I-CON 29 Spring Newsletter

CON-LINK SPRING 2010

NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTHEAST’S LARGEST CONVENTION OF SCIENCE FICTION, FACT & FANTASY

WE’VE GOT CHARISMA!AND A WHOLE LOT MOORE!

ROND.MOORE

ROND.MOORE

PLUS...THE RETURN OF JACK MCDEVITT!A CYLON NAMED “SIMON”- RICK WORTHYVOLTAIRE IS IN THE HOUSE! TIFFANY GRANT& MORE!

GET THOSE COSTUMES READY& GET YOUR MEMBERSHIPS TODAY!

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Some Of Our Featured

GuestsANIME

Amy Howard WilsonBill RogersEddie Allen

Kristen NelsonKelli Shayne ButlerMichele KnotzTiffany Grant

COMICSAnanth PanagariyaJames Emmett

Michael TerraccianoYuko Ota

LITERATUREBill Fawcett

Barry MalzbergCarl Frederick

Carol EmshwillerDrew HenriksenJames FrenkelJody Lynn NyeJack McDevittKeith DeCandidoMike Resnick

Michael SwanwickNaomi NovikPaul LevinsonRobert J. SawyerSamuel R. DelanySara Beth DurstWilliam Latham

A L L P R O G R A M M I N G , I N C L U D I N G G U E S T S , E V E N T S , P R I C E S , A N D A L L

ANTHROPOMORPHICSMax "Skyfire" WestJohn SheehanPete StollerEgypt Urnash

www.iconsf.org & around the web- For all the latest info!

Follow I-CON on Twitter during the Con for schedule updates!

@iconsf29

The staff at I-CON is currentlyworking hard on securing more

guests and we hope to be able toannounce them soon. Please keep

checking the website for guestupdates that didn’t make it into the

newsletter in time, as well asupdates for all the other wonderful

areas of the convention.

www.iconsf.org

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MEDIACharisma Carpenter

Peter DavidRonald D. MooreRick WorthyTony Todd

GAMING& E-GAMINGAaron Rosenberg

BlixDave SimpsoniNDiRPG

Jess HartleyJason Libby

Miskatonic River PressOscar Rios

SlugFest GamesTom Lynch

PERFORMANCESAeroSith

Dennis “Crazy” CarterDevo SpiceMarc GunnPower SaladRoberta RogowWormQuartetVoltaire

O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N I S S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E W I T H O U T N O T I C E !

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SCI-TECHBrett ScudderHelio Takai

Dr. John MarburgerLiza MezzacappaIzaac FalkenDavid CarlosVince ColluraTom WysmullerGary Halada

FILMSAlain AlfaroBrian LonanoChad KushinsDoug CowellPenny Dreadful

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About I-CONI-CON P.O. Box 550 Stony Brook, NY 11790-0550 • Office Phone, Fax, & Voice Mail (631) 382-8297

Web Page www.iconsf.org • E-Mail [email protected] CON-LINK is published twice a year by ICON Science Fiction, Inc. Its purpose is to keep the members of our organizationinformed and updated about I-CON, the annual convention we hold each spring. The CON-LINK is also used to promote thevarious activities and other events we sponsor year round. It is available free to anyone who would like to receive it; just writeto us at the above address, e-mail us at [email protected] or leave a message at (631) 382-8297 with your name and complete

street address. Also, check our web page for regular updates: www.iconsf.orgEditors: Carl Fink, Roy Mauritsen. Design & Layout: Roy Mauritsen. Mailing Specialist: Beth Treckman.

WHO THE FRAK IS RON D. MOORE?Deeply rooted in the sci-fi genre, Ronald D. Moore got his start in the entertainment business onthe writing staff of Star Trek: The Next Generation. During his tenure there, he wrote or co-wrote27 episodes, including the two-hour series finale All Good Things, for which he won a HugoAward in 1994. In 1994, Moore joined the writing staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine assupervising producer and was elevated to co-executive producer the following year. Moore spentfive seasons on the series until the end of its successful run in 1999.Moore also served briefly as Executive Consultant on USA Cable’s series Good vs. Evil beforejoining the staff of Roswell as executive producer. After two seasons in that post, he took over thereins as showrunner from creator Jason Katims in its final year. In the fall of 2002, Moore wasnamed show-runner and executive producer of HBO’s critically-acclaimed one-hour dramaCarnivale.

In 2003, Moore created the re-imagined series, Battlestar Galactica and served asShowrunner/Executive Producer of the series which ran for four seasons. Battlestar was honored

with a prestigious Peabody Award and twice as an official selection of the AFI (American Film Institute) top television programs for 2005and 2006. In 2006, Ron was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series, and in 2008, he won an Emmy for theBattlestar Galactica webisodes.

In 2008, Moore co-wrote the pilot to the spin-off series Caprica, a drama set fifty-eight years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, andcurrently serves as executive producer for the series.

I-CON AWARDS & BANQUETEach year I-CON holds the Awards Banquet honoring guests foroutstanding achievements in their field or genre. This year, we arepleased to announce that the Awards Banquet will be held onceagain at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Saturday evening March27, 2010 starting at 5:30pm. Many of the guests will be thereespecially the honorees.The banquet is a served buffet with suchentrees as herb chicken, flank steak, vegetable lasagna, salmonwith butter dill sauce and penne a la vodka. The meal will alsoinclude salad, potato, vegetables and dessert. There will be a cashbar but the soda is free. The tickets are $35 for adults and $15 forchildren under 12. They will be available shortly online and also at

the box office. If you wish to buy tickets when you send in your membership, just include a separatepiece of paper specifying “banquet tickets” with your name(s) and the number of tickets. You caninclude the amount in the same check. Your tickets will be available to you when you pick upmemberships at pre-reg. If you are staying at the Holiday Inn, you will have time to relax afterwardsso that you can enjoy the Masquerade which will begin at 10pm. Or, there will be shuttle buses to takeyou back to the campus to enjoy more I-CON programming! Either way, an exciting evening and whoknows...you may even meet your favorite guest one on one in the relaxed atmosphere of the hotel.

The time has almost come. Hope everyone has been practicingand getting ready for I-CON 29's second year of Anime Idol!Do you think you have talent? Do you love singing your favoritesongs from your favorite anime/video games and want to showyou have what it takes? Then Anime Idol is for you!

For those who don't yet know, Anime Idol is a singing competitonthat will take place on Saturday and Sunday of the conventionwith auditions via online. Further information pertaining to onlineauditions are on the website for your convenience. Do nothesitate! Slots are still open and awaiting your entry! Get thosevoices warmed up because there will be fantastic judges andgreat prizes for those who rank highest in English and Japanese.

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Cosplay is a perennial animeconvention favorite. See yourfellow con-goers dressed upas your favorite characters -from any genre! If you haveyet to see one live, make sureyou make it to the I-CON 29Cosplay Competition!If you want to have yourcostume judged but don't havea skit idea, then the CosplayFashion Show is for you! TheCosplay Fashion Show willtake place right after theCosplay Contest, prior to theawards ceremony. If you justwant to cosplay around theconvention areas and have nointention of participating in

either contest, you do not needto register. Cosplay is beingused here to refer to the on-stage contest or fashion show,not cosplaying in general.Entries are judged forcraftsmanship & presentation.This is our Saturday nightstage event. Craftsmanshipjudging sessions are not opento public viewing.

For questions, please e-mailthe Cosplay ContestCoordinator at:[email protected] an eye on the I-CON 29webpage for our judgingapplications!

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FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW ABOUTCOSPLAY, the basic gist is that it's a fun event inwhich the entire purpose is to dress in costumeand show your talent! You and your friends havethe opportunity to make costumes, perhaps do alittle skit for added interest, and show it all off tohundreds of other people. Best of all, you have

the opportunity to win sweet prizes – all for the cost of aregular Icon admission! We're taking steps to make sure thatthis year's Cosplay is bigger and better than ever, so getstarted on those costumes and join us for all the fun,excitement and drama sure to ensue!

I-CON MASQUERADEBALL - Don't miss thisannual I-CON tradition. Ifyou wanna party, danceand socialize withfriends, then this is theplace to be. Masqueradeis a costume contestand late night danceparty hosted by LongIsland DJ Ken Deep and features surprise celebrity guest judges anda live performance by AeroSith: The Star Wars Parody band. Enter thecostume contest to win great prizes or just watch as some of the bestcostumers in all genres compete and show off their creations.

m a s q u e r a d e SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010 AT 10 PM AT THE HOLIDAY INN, RONKONKOMA, NY.

For those of you that don'tknow an AMV is an acronymfor *A*nime *M*usic *V*ideo.In its purest form an AMVconsists of some anime(Japanese animation) set to asong. However over timeAMV's have evolved into aunique new media art form.Just go to youtube.com andsearch for 'AMV.' You will findthousands of results. AMV'sallow for fans to view theirfavorite shows through thelens of music. AMV's canshow a completely new way tolook at an old classic, inspire

a fan to seek out somethingnew to watch, or just provideenjoyment. AMV contestsallow the editors to show offtheir hard earned skills tohundreds of fans. This year thecontest will allow contestantsto submit two AMV's to bettershow off their skills. Entries aredue March 8, 2010. For morerules please consult the fullAMV rules on the I-CON sitewww.iconsf.org. So get downto editing boys and girls, we'relooking forward to seeing whatyou bring to the table!

A M V c o n t e s t

AeroSith: The Star Wars parody band is back onceagain at I-CON. This year they are stopping off fromtheir world tour to perform a 'greatest hits' show for theirloyal Long Island fans. Expect the usual mayhem ofRock 'n Roll mixed with Star Wars and sillyness - asthey blow the roof off of I-CON's legendary Saturdaynight Masquerade Party. www.AeroSith.com

COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!

This year we are excited at our guest line up for I-CON 29. Iwould like to call I-CON 29 the independent Press andFreelance year as all of our guests have worked in or haveworked as freelancers, or publishers. We are pleased to

annouce our guests of honor Slugfest Games. SlugFest Gameshas been in existence since 2002 and has grown from ahumble company based out of a Long Island apartment to agaming behemoth based out of several homes and apartmentson two coasts! Slugfest Games is no stranger to I-CON as bothowners were once (and still are) beloved staff members. OurRobin D. Laws award for the best in gaming innovations goesto Miskatonic River Press. Miskatonic River Press was foundedin May of 2008 by Call of Cthulhu® great, Keith “Doc” Herber.A noted author and editor, and a Lovecraftian visionary. AfterDoc’s untimly death partner Tom Lynch took the mantle andhas been running the company with Doc’s passion. Returning

to I-CON this year is Jess Hartley. For the last ten years, JessHartley has worked as a novelist and freelance writer, editorand game developer. She has written extensively for WhiteWolf Publishing, for the World of Darkness core game line,Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage:The Awakening, Promethean: The Created, Changeling: TheLost, Hunter: The Vigil, Geist: The Sin-Eaters, Exalted (SecondEdition), and Scion. She's also done work in the gamingindustry for Margaret Weis Productions on the SupernaturalRPG line. Also returning to I-CON is IndIRpg, a group of NewEngland and Not so New Englandy Game Designers andPublishers who’s works have been seen through R.Talsoriangames, Eden Studios, Exile Game Studios and small presscompanies Chapter 13 Press and Dilly Green Bean Games.We have other gaming greats to mention such as AaronRosenberg Author and Game Designer and a special showingof the Dead Gentlemen’s Productions “The Gamers & TheGamers II”.

gaming reportRole-pl ay the n ight away!

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HELP WANTED!I-CON is an all volunteer not-for-profit organization; the con wouldnot exist with out the valuable help of our volunteer staff. Join ourteam and get a look at the behind the scenes action of the con.Volunteers are needed to set up the con and keep it runningsmoothly throughout the weekend.WHAT ARE THE PERKS?• Free membership to the convention.• Complimentary meals during volunteer hours.JOB REQUIREMENTS?• 8 (eight) hours of volunteer time before or during the conven-tion.• Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.• Any volunteer under the ageof 18 must have a parent’s signature.• All volunteers must have a photo ID.IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT TO VOLUNTEER,PLEASE E-MAIL [email protected].

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Let us help with making your arrangements for theconvention and while you're here, plan to visit some of ourlocal attractions either before or after the convention.

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I-CON's LARP Track has something for everyone this year!We have a great variety of genres to choose from that willallow you to immerse yourself in worlds of Heroism, Horror,Science-Fiction, & Fantasy. Maniacal Gamers Association(Vampire: the Requiem) - As a Vampire, can you rise aboveyour monstrous nature when disaster strikes and be a Heroto the humans, your natural food supply?Phoenix Outlaw Productions (Scion) - Embrace your Destinyas a child of the Gods!Vermin & Valor Productions - Play as a Hero or Villain in thecontinuing, unfolding Sci-Fi/Super Hero saga, The Chroniclesof the New Freedom Alliance.Black Tea Society (Cthulhu Mythos) - Can you keep your sanityafter seeing the true darkness of the Horror that lurks beneathus?

Ghostlight Games - Systems Malfunction is a post-apocalypticspacepunk/space opera, combining some elements ofcyberpunk, and horror with political maneuvering andespionage.NYC LARP (Vampire: the Masquerade) - Maneuver through thedangerous and turbulent waters of Vampiric intrigues in TheHampton's Court of the Night for a LARP called "In ExcessumVita".

This is just a sample of what the LARP Track is bringing you,and we have more LARPs coming to you as well.

In addition, for those of you not familiar with the World ofDarkness, the official Camarilla Fan Club will be on hand tointroduce you to the world of Modern Horror from White Wolf'saward winning games, whether a beginner or veteran LARPer.

And don't miss the panels we will be holding on LARP Design,LARPing for Beginners, and various others! So come join inthe fun of LARP and let your imagination run wild!"

LARP happeningslive ac t ion role pl ay ing

SPECIAL TRAVEL DEALSMAKING IT EASIER TO GET TO THE CONVENTION!Lin-Mar - Our Official Travel Agency - offers some greatpackages! go to www.travelwithlin-mar.com and click onI-CON packages to see all available and purchase.

ONE DAY TRAIN -- $49 PER PERSON• Saturday Admission Only, all functions†• Round Trip train fare on the LIRR from Penn Station to StonyBrook Station Departs Penn at 8:52 AM. Return traindeparts Stony Brook at 8:51 PM.

• Commemorative Gift & Souvenir Program Book

THREE DAY TRAIN PLUS HOTEL$125 TO $295 PER PERSON*•Friday through Sunday (3 days) all functions†•Round Trip train fare on the LIRR from Penn Station toRonkonkoma Station Departs Penn Station at 3:08 PM,3/26/10 (Friday)Return train departs Ronkonkoma stationat 4:40 PM 3/28/10 (Sunday)•Commemorative Gift & Souvenir Program Book•2 nights lodging in the host hotel (Holiday InnRonkonkoma)•Regularly scheduled bus transportation from the hotel toStony Brook University campus (main convention site)

*$125 per person quad occupancy, $145 per person tripleoccupancy, $175 per person double occupancy, $295 perperson single occupancy

† except banquet which is available at an additional cost

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REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA SHADOW CASTPERFORMANCE!Long Island's ZEN was founded in January2009 by Co-Director Jordana Dlugacz and wasthe first REPO! shadow cast to perform in NewYork State. The cast and crew of ZEN would liketo thank Brett and PJ Sherris of Summer CampCinema/REEL Entertainment, Inc. and theCinema Arts Centre for helping to give us ourstart. We also recognize our audiences for theirdedication and support, as well as the greaterREPO! shadow cast community. Mostimportantly, we extend our deepest gratitude toTerrance Zdunich and Darren Smith withoutwhose vision and collaboration there would beno REPO! The Genetic Opera; and, Darren LynnBousman for bringing it to the screen. Theyrepossessed our lives!

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LONG ISLAND JEDIThe Long Island Jedi are actors,non-actors, martial artists,costumers and performers whoshare a love for the galaxy's mostelegant weapon- the lightsaber!

Weekly training classes, fight scenechoreography, live performances, & charityevents. Visit our booth in I-CON’s Dealer Roomall weekend! “Padawan” saber training, groupdemos. Visit us at www.lijedi.com or email usat [email protected]

The Star Wars Fan Club, DOCKING BAY 516,presents 22 hours of fun stuff programmingspanning many different areas of fandom: HarryPotter, Stargate, Watchmen, James Bond, DoctorWho, Star Trek, South Park, and Star Wars of

course. Back by popular demand are game shows such asWheel of Fandom, I-CON Family Feud,and Star Wars Movie Quotes as well assome new games. And don't miss thefeatured event: The Star Wars VarietySpecial. This live stage show will featureStar Wars-themed skits, stand-upcomedy, musical performances, parodyacts, Star Wars costumed characters,and a few surprises. The show is an entertaining and hilariouscelebration of Star Wars fandom performed live. DB516.com

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Come and meet the 501ST, EMPIRE CITYGARRISON, or ECG where you can have yourpicture taken with the Stormtroopers and otherwearing replica costumes of your favorite Star Warscharacters.For more info about the 501st. Go toempirecitygarrison.com

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“OLD SCHOOL” GAMES – Atari, Nintendo 64, Sega, Super NES andmore!HARD TO FIND ACCESSORIES – if we don’t have it, we can mostlikely get it.INSIDER CLUB (10-10-10) - $10 per year, get 10% off used gamesand accessories and 10% more on your trade ins.WE CAN BRING THE GAMES TO YOU FOR A LARGE OR SMALLFUNCTION. We look forward to being your one-stop-shop for all of yourgaming needs.

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“MISERABLE MAN”PREMIERING AT I-CON 29

Miserable Man" is a dramatic comedy that tells the story of Jeremy, a young man who runs away from home following highschool graduation, only to find that his best friend has taken his "on the road" adventures and turned them into a hit undergroundcomic book! Now home for the first time in a year, runaway Jeremy must face the perils of visiting the family and friends heleft behind and dealing with the stress of being a local celebrity ... all while at a comic book convention were he is well-knownfor his notorious slacker behavior.

Using beautiful and hip Long Island locations (including last year's I-con convention!), "Miserable Man" is the first featurefilm from independent filmmaker Chad Kushins, and stars such fresh faces as Joshua Diolosa, Tom Rizzuto, Jen Raine, andAlyson Rogers.

FILMED ON LOCATION ON LONG ISLAND AND AT I-CON!

DON’T MISS IT!

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