fasteddy@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (John 'Fast-Eddie' McMahon) (03/22/90)
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A Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention in Southwest Virginia
The Virginia Tech Science Fiction and Fantasy Club
P.O. Box 256, Blacksburg, Virgina 24063-0256
(703) 953-1214 or TECHNICON@VTCC1.CC.VT.EDU
"A Great Place To Meet Great People"
Location - Donaldson Brown Continuing Education Center on the campus of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
in Blacksburg, Virginia. Blacksburg is 40 minutes southwest of
Roanoke and is the home port of the U.S.S. John B. McKay,
the Virginia Tech chapter of Starfleet.
When - Friday March 30th, Saturday March 31st, and Sunday March 32nd...
(whoops) and Sunday April 1st. The convention opens 2 P.M. on Friday,
and the fun lasts until 4 P.M. on Sunday.
Guests - Real Musgrave, Award-winning artist of the Pocket Dragons and the
Wizard Teddies.
Don Sakers, Author and anthologist (Leaves of October), editor of
"Carmen Miranda's Ghost is Haunting Space Station Three".
Special events - Sixth Annual Sci-Fi Jeopardy! Tournament. Annual Starfleet
BATRON 11 (Region 1/Battle Squadron 1) conference. Workshops
on Lojban, the logical language. Star Trek - The Next
Generation on the BIG screen. Saturday night dance.
Auction & Art Show - Matted 2D, 3D art welcome. Ten percent commission
retained on sold artwork. No hanging fee.
Dealer's Room - Tables are sold out.
Live Action Role Playing - "Technically Dead", A SF Murder Mystery.
$5 per player fee. Contact (by March 15)
Debbie Taylor, 105 Chirnside Court,
Virgina Beach, Virgina 23464.
Short Film and Video contest - Themes: SF, Fantasy, Horror or Animation.
Maximum length: 20 minutes.
Contact: Sean Reagan, POB 50327, Raleigh, NC
27650.
Hotel Information - Donaldson Brown Continuing Education Center
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
(703) 552-8322
$44+tax/Night (Single)
$52+tax/Night (Double)
$48+tax/Night (Single/Queen)
$52+tax/Night (Double/Queen)
Cost - $13 for Students (with ID), $16 for General fans, $40 for rich people
who love to overspend. Mail your check, along with your
name/address/favorite color to the address at the top of the flyer.
At door rates: Students (with ID) $16, General fans $19. One-day rates
to be announced at the door.
Each Technicon Seven comes with 50 percent RDA of 15 vitamins and nutrients.
100 percent of Sci-Fi RDA of panels, costume contest, gaming, con suite and
computer events.
Driving directions - Interstate 81 (Virginia) to Exit 37. Route 460/11 to
Christiansburg. Follow signs for Virginia Tech. Follow
460 to 460 Business/Main Street in Blacksburg. Turn left
on College Avenue in downtown Blacksburg. Donaldson Brown
is down College Ave on the left, you (probably) can't miss
it. Unless it falls in a black hole again.
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John "Fast Eddie" McMahon FASTEDDY@DFTNIC.GSFC.NASA.GOV
Code 630.4 - Advanced Data Flow Technology Office SDCDCL::FASTEDDY (SPAN)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD (301) 286-2045
Number 6: "Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your
imprisonment and will die here like rotten cabbages."
Number 2: "Keep going. They're loving it." [Alt.Tv.Prisoner]
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Administrivia - I've rethought my position and decided that only conventions
which specifically advertise some kind of Star Trek event as a
part of the activities are acceptable (this article *barely*
qualifies). This is to prevent the flood of announcements for
conventions that throw in "science fiction" as an afterthought - ed.
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