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MESSAGE BOARD
HOTEL GROUP CODE = LOSLOSA
VIDEO/PHOTO/FILM DISCLAIMER
For LOSCON Historical Archives and Future Loscon promotions we will be filming, video recording and taking various photographs during the convention. If you wish not to be recorded or photographed please inform the official media crew, via archivist@loscon.org.
Thank You.
Media Crew: Tadao T., Mike T., Kermitt D.
PANEL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE POSTED
The tentative panel programming schedule as well as the autograph session schedule has now been posted. Use this list to start planning your convention attendance. The list of Programming Participants has been updated with biographies for the majority of scheduled attendees. Pre-registration has now been suspended (11/18) but you can still join at the door and there will be even daily rates available. Other recent items posted includes a list of items to be auctioned off on Sunday at the Alan Rothstein Memorial Pillar Auction. For more information visit the Charity Page.
ANIME NEWS
Brett Achorn, head of Anime Programming, has just let us know that he has gotten the license to show Millennium Actress in the Anime Room. For more information visit the Anime Page.
OCTOBER NEWS NOTES
The Website has been updated again after the webmaster got a new laptop (the last went crash ... literally). Several pages of information have been added, including: A list of artists who have reserved space, bid sheets and control sheets for the artists, a list of fan groups who have reserved fan tables, a fairly complete list of program participants, biographies for most of these participants, a children's programming page, an outlining of various convention services, and much more.
SEPTEMBER NEWS NOTES
The WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED!! Artist information and the Space Reservation Form is now up on the Art Show page, get your space now! Any groups interested in having a party at Loscon, please contact the party maven at partymaven@loscon.org. Meanwhile, Hotel has assured me that we should be receiving the Hotel code on short notice. Panel Programming ideas and a current participant list should be posted next week. Remember Committee, there is a meeting Saturday September 25! More information will be posted following this meeting.
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Did I mention we're moving to a new hotel?
The LAX Marriott, which has hosted previous LOSCONS and even Westercons is our home again, and we're all excited about it! Our full committee recently had a walk through of the hotel, and everyone is energized about the property.
And the hotel staff is * really * looking forward to having us there. I've been working on Cons for over 30 years, and I've never seen a hotel this glad to see us coming (I have seen a few glad to see us go, but hey, they were fuggheads)!
However, Loscon is certainly more than just a hotel, and this year is going to be * lot * more. Our guest of honor, Tim Powers, Wendy Pini, Kathryn and James Stanley Daughtery, along with LASFS Special Guest David Gerrold are all working with us to provide some of the best programming we've seen.
We're going to have a larger dealer's room, a larger art show and some neat speciality programming.
With all this, I hope to start a growth of attendance to Loscon. We're doing some outreach this time out that we haven't tried before, and we're hoping to spread the One True Word.
But if this is to succeed, we need your help too. We're working to make this Loscon Neo Friendly. Fandom is fun, but it sometimes a steep learning curve in the begnning. We'd like to change that. If you're willing to help us in this endeavour, drop us some email.
We look forward to seeing you at Loscon this November.
Oh, did I mention we're moving?
WEBSITE NOW UP
The website has now been developed beyond the initial basic page. Feel free to peruse all the pages that have been posted, including the latest membership list. More information will be posted within the next few weeks as it becomes available. I must personally apologize for the delay and any inconvience or uncertainty it may have caused. -- Webmaster
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