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TuckerCon
In memory of Wilson "Bob" Tucker
August 2-5, 2007
Collinsville, Illinois (St. Louis, Missouri area)
St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd., hosts of Archon, St. Louis' premier
SF/Fantasy convention, is hosting the 2007 North American Science Fiction
Convention (9th NASFiC), since the Worldcon has been awarded to a non-North
American site (Yokohama, Japan).
To allow out-of-town families to attend before Fall school sessions begin, we
rescheduled the 2007 convention for a four-day weekend two months earlier than
usual -- 2-5 August instead of our usual first weekend in October. This will place
our St. Louis area convention a month before the Yokohama Worldcon, instead of a
month after the Worldcon if we had scheduled our normal weekend.
GUESTS:
(our previously-announced Guest, actress Mira Furlan, has accepted a part in a new television series her husband is producing in Belgrade, and will not be able to attend Archon 31)
Fan
GoH: Nancy "Cleo" Hathaway
TM: Roger Tener
Masquerade
MC: Author Vic Milán
Media/Workshop
Guest: Actor Lani Tupu
Last-Minute Special
Guest: Actor Richard Hatch
FACILITIES:
Travel directions to Archon
Airport/Train Station Transportation
Location map for local hotels and restaurants
Scooter/"Mobie" rentals
Smokefree restaurants
Explore St. Louis - Area attractions, shopping, more
Gateway Center floor plans
Holiday Inn floor plans
Unused portions of the room blocks for all hotels, except the Holiday Inn, will be released on or about July 1st.
The Holiday Inn block will be released on June 1st.
The room rates listed below do not include 11% or 13% tax.
CONVENTION HOTEL:
Holiday Inn: 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive,
Collinsville, IL 62234-6104; 1-800-551-5133
($119.95 single-quad, $189.95 for parlor half of Junior
Suites; includes coupons for full American breakfast for up to two people per room per day).
Internet access: Wireless Ethernet, all rooms, Wired Ethernet "bridges" available on request
Sold Out
NOTE: All reservations are required to include at least Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights, and will be charged to your credit card at the time
of booking. Reservations cancelled on or after June 1st, 2007 will
not be refunded.
HOW TO MAKE RESERVATIONS: You have three options:
1) Use your credit card online by using the national Holiday Inn reservations web site - you
must specify "Group Code" ARC;
2) Or use your credit card by mail by filling out, signing, and
returning a form agreeing to the above noted terms, and a separate form
with the credit card information including a photocopy of both sides
of the credit card - for an Adobe PDF copy of the two forms, click here
- you may also get them from the hotel by phoning in your tentative
reservation and requesting the forms be mailed to you;
3) Or pay with a Cashiers Check or Money Order - mail the form from
option 2 with the Cashiers Check or Money Order in the amount of $135.54
per night per room ($119.95 + 13% tax; Parlor rooms are $214.64 per
night including tax), or make your reservation by phone, following up
with the mailed Cashiers Check/Money Order by 1 June, 2007 - note
that NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
PARTIES: The ground-floor wing
leading to the indoor pool will be blocked as the dedicated party wing
(partiers should let both the hotel and the Archon committee
know if they plan to host a party, so we can guarantee a room in that
section. NO parties will be allowed on other floors.
NOTE: If your party causes damage to your room,
the hotel will bill Archon, and we will bill you. Also note
that if you plan to attach anything to the walls, floor, or ceiling inside
or outside of your room, you must visit the front desk and get their approval first (Hint: Use Blu-Tac/Hobby Tack/equivalent, not tape).
For more information, and to register your party online, see
http://www.archonstl.org/31/arcparty.html; for a list of currently-announced parties, see http://www.archonstl.org/31/partylist.html. If you
need a two- or three-room suite for your party, and the hotel tells
you they are already booked, contact Rich Zellich via email
or by telephone at (636) 326-3026 evenings and weekends (some of the
two- and three-room suites are booked by the convention, and can be
released for one or more nights to those throwing major parties,
scheduling permitting).
We have all of the Holiday Inn's function space (in addition to the entire
convention center), and the con suite will be on the ground floor, with
access to the patio for smokers.
Except for the COURTYARD, the public areas of the hotel's first
floor are designated NON-SMOKING.
ADDITIONAL HOTELS:
The closest of these hotels are sold out, including
rooms held outside the Archon block, although a few rooms may open up
due to late cancellations. We will be running an air-conditioned,
wheelchair-capable, shuttle bus to the local hotels from 1/2 hour before
the con to 1/2 hour after Midnight daily (Sunday ending time TBD, see
the daily con newsletter or ask at Con HQ). At the driver's discretion,
passengers may be dropped off and picked up at restaurants along
the route. Unfortunately, we will not be able to extend
the shuttle service to the Caseyville and Fairview Heights overflow hotels.
Six of the following seven hotels are on the opposite side of the Gateway
Center from the Holiday Inn (the Extended Stay Suites, Super 8, and
Fairfield Inn are on the street leading to the Gateway Center, and the
others are on a separate access street behind them). See map for relative locations.
Extended Stay Suites ($75 sngl-quad - Continental breakfast included; (618) 345-0800)
6 Gateway Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: "Data ports" on the telephones; no broadband access (Wireless Ethernet available to most rooms on the parking lot side; not advertised)
Sold Out
Fairfield Inn ($99 sngl-quad - Continental breakfast included; (618) 346-0607)
4 Gateway Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: Wired Ethernet, all rooms, free, Wireless Ethernet in the lobby
Sold Out
Super 8 ($62.99 sngl-quad - Continental breakfast included; (618) 345-8008)
2 Gateway Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: Wireless Ethernet, all rooms
Sold Out
Hampton Inn ($82 sngl-quad - Continental breakfast included; (618) 346-4400)
7 Commerce Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: Wireless Ethernet, all rooms, free, must have compatible computer (no wireless cards available from front desk)
Sold Out
Comfort Inn ($75 sngl-quad - Continental breakfast included; (618) 346-4900)
8 Commerce Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: Wireless Ethernet, all rooms
Sold Out
Days Inn - was Ramada Ltd. ($70 sngl-quad; (618) 345-2000 or make reservations via their web page)
12 Commerce Dr., Collinsville
Internet access: Wireless Ethernet, all rooms
Sold Out
Drury Inn Collinsville
(not co-located with the other hotels, above - just across
the highway) ($99 sngl-quad - Free hot breakfast included; (618) 345-7700)
602 N. Bluff, Collinsville
Internet access: Wired Ethernet in all rooms & wireless ethernet in the lobby, both free
Sold Out
The following hotel is on the other side of the
highway and down the road ~1/2 mile from most of the
above - it is reasonably close, but you
probably wouldn't want to walk to or from it. We do hope to run a
wheelchair-capable shuttle bus to this hotel.
Best Western Collinsville Inn (Free breakfast; (618) 345-9500)
552 Ramada Blvd., Collinsville
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The following hotels are a few miles away - they are
reasonably close and convenient, but only if you have vehicular transportation.
The Caseyville hotels are 8.5-11.5 miles from the convention center,
depending on hotel, and the Fairview Heights hotels are about 9 miles away.
As of 26 June, all the following hotels have rooms available.
Quality Inn & Suites; (618) 398-6745
off Interstate I-64 Exit 9, at 2180 Patricia Dr., Caseyville
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites (618) 397-3300
off Interstate I-64 Exit 9 (IL 157), at 2423 Old Country Inn Dr., Caseyville
Internet access: Free wireless Internet access
Drury Inn Fairview
Heights ($99 sngl-quad - Free hot breakfast included; (618) 398-8530)
off Interstate I-64, Exit 12, North to 12 Ludwig Dr. Fairview Heights
Internet access: Free high-speed Internet access
Super 8 Fairview
Heights ($74.99 Tue-Thu, $79.99 Fri-Sat sngl-quad - Free SuperStart Plus breakfast, Pets allowed; (618) 398-8338)
Interstate I-64 Exit 12 at IL 159, North to 45 Ludwig Dr., Fairview Heights
Internet access: Free high-speed Internet access
Ramada Fairview
Heights ($75 sngl-quad - Free Extended Continental breakfast buffet, Pets allowed; (618) 632-4747)
Interstate I-64 Exit 12 at IL 159, North to 6900 N. Illinois St., Fairview Heights
Internet access: Free wireless Internet access
PROGRAMMING:
The convention will have 6-10 tracks of programming starting at Noon on Thursday, plus children's
and Grand masquerades, around-the-clock gaming, 3 video rooms (2 of them
24-hour), Friday night Artist Reception, Thursday night dance, Friday
night dinner theater & GoH speeches and Awards ceremonies, Friday night
theme dance (theme TBA), Saturday night dance, Friday
(and possibly Saturday) night pool party, all-night filking from 9pm or earlier on
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, and a dedicated track of children's
programming (NOT a baby-sitting service). Additionally,
both Art and Charity auctions will be held, and there will be a
Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Blood Drive
run by the Red Cross, probably on Saturday.
We have one of the best art shows in the midwest, and one of the best
masquerades anywhere in the country.
Filking: There will be a full Filk Track, complete with seminars, panels, theme
filks, and the usual concerts by GoHs and others. Open Filking,
scheduled for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, will be in the
Filk Suite, Room 441 in the Holiday Inn. There will also be a number
of other events occuring in this room, so mind the locations given in
the Pocket Program. Concerts will be in the Gateway Center, usually in the
LaSalle Room or Ballroom A. Other events will be held when and where they
can be fitted into the schedule and available space.
Our Filk Guests of Honor, Barry and Sally Childs-Helton, are
recognized as academics of some note as well as being filkers of reknown.
Mary Crowell is also attending, thus giving us the largest number of
doctorates to ever participate in the filk section of Archon. Add to
the mix Tom Smith (the World's Fastest Filker) and The Great Luke Ski,
stir in Blind Lemming Chiffon,
Gary Ehrlich, and Archon resident filker Gary Hanak, and you're bound to
experience something during the weekend you've never experienced
before. You may even survive it, who knows?
Note that open filking on Saturday night will not begin until the
Masquerade is over, as many filkers are Masquerade participants.
New Media Track: Do you have a SF/Fantasy, Game, or Horror related Podcast,
Blog, or Fan made/Independent film/video that you would like to showcase, or
talk about? For Podcasts, Blogs and film/video panels, contact Darrell Flynn,
with "Fan made media" in the subject line. For getting your Film or Video shown at Archon, contact Dave Schuey,
with "Fan made media" in the subject line. Note: DVD and VHS are the
preferred formats; contact Dave for the technical feasibility of other formats.
Podcasters, we are putting together a list of Guests who have indicated
they are interested in being available for interviews, please contact
Darrell Flynn (put "podcast guest list" in the subject line) for a
current list.
Podcast workshop: Interested in podcasting, but don't
know where to get started? Then let the creators of the #1 gaming podcast
on the internet get you up to speed. This workshop will teach you
everything you need to know to get started in this fast growing grass roots medium.
A four hour workshop, hosted by St. Louis area podcasters Dan Repperger, Chad
Wattler, Adam Pinilla, and John Grana of Fear the Boot podcast, will create an episode of an
actual podcast, following the process from concept to recording to publication.
Contact Dan Repperger to register for the workshop; due to the hands
on nature of this workshop, attendance size will be limited to 12-15 people.
Academic Track: For you academic types, there's a
Call For Papers to be presented this year as part of our Academic
programming track. See http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/Cultural-Historical/2490.html for details.
Media Track: Interested in doing media (movies, TV,
comics-to-movies crossover, etc.) programming? Contact Rob Levy using Subject line "Archon Media Programming".
COSTUME DESIGNERS AND STUDENTS:
Elizabeth Covey has offered to do one-on-one portfolio reviews at Archon.
This is a unique chance for costumers, students, and amateur
designers to have a pro evaluate your work and give you advice on
working in the world of theatre and design. This opportunity is
usually only offered as part of a university program, so we are
very fortunate to have her volunteer to do this. Portfolio reviews
will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis, and you must
sign up with the Costume Programming Director, Ramona Taylor at
fabrichoarder@aol.com.
Join John Douglass Friday through Sunday at 9am for a relaxing way to
start your day at TuckerCon with Yoga Classes. To participate, you'll
need a yoga mat or bath towel and, optionally, a hand towel. Yoga apparel
or loose clothing recommended.
Check out the website for other exercise classes or programming options
during TuckerCon. We are hoping to have Tai Chi as well as Belly Dancing
classes and a 5K fun-run/walk as a minimum.
For more information about Archon Programming, and especially to volunteer for program/panel/etc.
participation, contact Michelle Zellich and Ramona Taylor, (636) FAN-3026,
or fill out our PDF Programming Survey,
then print it and mail to the PO Box, Attn: "Programming".
VOLUNTEERS: Sign up
now to help out at the con! Let us know if you have experience, or a particular
interest, in any specific area(s). Volunteers who work more than 6 hours
qualify for special benefits, and more for the Volunteer who works the most
hours. Volunteers who work 20 or more hours will receive a special-edition
Archon Volunteers T-shirt.
For more information, or to volunteer, contact
the Archon Volunteers Department.
MASQUERADE: Archon has become one of the major costuming/masquerade
conventions in the country, and features author Vic Milán as MC.
Revised stage, with a wider performance area to accommodate larger costumes and group entries. The basic layout is unchanged - it's just bigger and better. The new stage layout is available for viewing on our masquerade webpage.
Audience members: Arrangements may be made for those with special needs. We will seat those with wheelchairs, walkers, or children in strollers early. For more information, contact the house manager, Beth Bancroft, by email (mention "Archon Masquerade" in the subject) or at (618) 346-2681.
Hearing-impaired fen: We are considering sign-interpreting the masquerade. If you would be interested in this service, please contact the masquerade directors and let us know. Also, if you know ASL and would like to volunteer to do the sign-interpreting, we would like to hear from you.
Costume programming: If you would like to contribute to a costuming panel or workshop, please contact Ramona Taylor by email (be sure to mention "Archon Masquerade Programming" in the subject) or the Archon PO Box.
Fan photographers: We need to hear from you if you want a spot backstage at the masquerade this year. Contact the masquerade directors to reserve your place now - limited space is available, and there may not be any left at the con. NO FLASH PHOTGRAPHY ALLOWED during the masquerade.
Registration: Because we anticipate a high number of entries this
year, we are closing registration for the masquerade on Friday at 10pm.
NO SATURDAY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THIS YEAR. If you will be
arriving at Archon on Saturday, you must make prior arrangements to
register! So, in order to register for the masquerade in a timely
fashion, you have three options:
1. Before the convention - you can register online at our website,
at www.archonstl.org/masq;
2. Before the convention - you can contact Sheila or Scott at 314-
961-8972, or by mail at 9119 Madge Ave, Brentwood, Mo, 63144. We
can send you a registration packet for you to fill out and return;
3. At the convention - you can stop by our Masquerade Registration
table and pick up the forms to fill out and return. We will be
open as soon as the main registration table opens on Thursday, and
will accept registrations until Friday at 10pm.
For Additional information, contact Sheila Lenkman & Scott Corwin,
9119 Madge, St. Louis, MO 63144; (314) 961-8972.
CHARITY & OTHER AUCTIONS: Our charity has not yet been selected. In addition to the
annual Charity Auction, we expect to provide time and space for other
auctions (TAFF, DUFF, etc.). If you have items to donate to Archon's
charity auction, or want to coordinate another auction,
please contact Mike Hatley, 220 S. 4th St., Dupo, IL 62239; (618) 286-3938.
GAMING: Gaming runs its own, extensive, programming;
events this year will include Collectible Card Game tournaments, sanctioned
RPGA, Call of Cthulhu, AD&D, and other miniature-based games. There will
also be scheduled game demonstrations and introductory game scenarios.
For more information, write Archon 31, Attn: Gaming Dept., c/o the PO box, contact
Jon Bancroft, (618) 346-2681,
or see
http://webpages.charter.net/arcgaming/arcgame.htm.
CONTESTS & WORKSHOPS:
WRITERS CONTEST: Third Annual Amateur Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing Contest.
Entrants must be 18 or older and pre-registered as Archon 31 members. The
contest is limited to the first ten qualified manuscripts received. The
contest will be judged by a group of Archon Professional Writer Guests; the
winner will be announced at Opening Ceremonies on Thursday evening. The
prize package includes a reading scheduled for the amateur writer, a plaque,
and a one-year subscription to Speculations magazine. All contest
finalists will receive a written critique of their manuscript.
Note: Pay attention to the 15 June 2007 submission deadline; submissions
will be mailed to the judges O/A 1 July, 2007.
See the complete contest rules for further details,
or contact Beth Bancroft, P.O. Box 27, Collinsville, IL 62234.
ANIME' MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST: Archon's
third anime' music video contest! It will feature a showing of submitted
AMV's, and will be a competition between fans in the field of digital video
editing. For more information, see http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=868245#868245.
SCREEN WRITING WORKSHOP: This
will be an extra-fee workshop run by Lani Tupu and Tee Morris.
For more information, see http://www.archonstl.org/31/fp2s.html.
ARTISTS:
ART SHOW:
Hanging fees are $25 for each full 4' wide x 7' tall panel or 30" x 6' table,
$12.50 for a half panel/table; limit 3 per artist or agent. Mail-in art
is accepted if accompanied by reusable packing and payment for return
shipping. No store-bought pieces are allowed. Print shop fee is $12
with no limit on the number of different pieces or the quantity of each
piece entered. Print shop artists must be in attendance; no mail-in art
is accepted in the print shop.
Junior (age 13-17) and Juvenile (under 13)
space is FREE, but is limited to one half panel or table (artists 17 &
under may enter art in the main show, but must pay full price for space and
the art must be of adult quality).
A 10% commission will be charged on all art show
(including Junior/Juvenile), print shop, and resale shop sales (resale shop
fees and rules are the same as for the regular art show). For more information,
or to reserve panel/3D-table space, write c/o Susan Bolhafner, 3523 Sidney,
St. Louis, MO 63104; (314) 865-1834.
For detailed information, see http://www.archonstl.org/31/artist_guidelines.html
Current list of exhibiting artists.
ARTIST ALLEY:
The Artist Alley will be located in the main hallway outside the Art show
in the Gateway Center, and will consist of 21 6'x30" tables. Tables are
$60; space will be assigned on a first-requested/first-assigned basis. If
electrical service is required, it will be billed at the current Gateway
Center rate. NOTE: It is cheaper if requested in advance; if you ask for
electricity on arrival, it will cost significantly more.
Artist Alley occupants must have a valid convention Membership; it is
not included in the table fee.
For full details, and a registration form, see http://www.archonstl.org/31/artist_alley_rules_and_form.pdf.
TABLES WERE SOLD OUT, WITH A WAITING LIST,
BUT TWO HAVE OPENED UP THREE DAYS BEFORE THE CON. Contact John Sies if you want one of these tables.
Current list of Alley denizens.
CALL FOR ART:
We are preparing the program book for this year's event and are
putting out a request to all attending artists to submit a piece (or
more if you like) of art for inclusion. The art will be used for fill
and other convention promotion (flyers, ads, progress reports). While
there is no payment, you will receive an acknowledgment byline on your
art.
For full details see http://www.archonstl.org/31/call_for_art.html.
DEALERS:
DEALERS ROOM:
There will be 85-90 tables - a very favorable ratio for the expected
2500-3500 attendees. Rates are $110 for the first 8' table, $125 for
the second table, and $150 for the third; dealers will normally be
limited to 2 tables each.
NO memberships are included in table prices, and all workers must have a
valid convention badge.
When requesting tables, please specify the number of tables desired,
what type of merchandise you plan to sell, and if you require electricity
(electricity will be billed separately at the convention center's
current quoted rates; their 2006 rates were $35 for up to 500 watt
service, $45 for 501-1000 watt service, $55 for 1001-1500 watt service,
and $65 for 1501-2000 watt service if ordered in advance, or $50, $60,
$70, and $80 if ordered at the convention).
Sales Tax: Dealers are responsible for obtaining an Illinois tax
identification number and paying all sales taxes. If you do not have an
Illinois tax ID number, you will not be eligible for tables.
For additional information, table requests, and payments, write to
Dealers Room, Archon 31/TuckerCon/9th NASFiC, PO Box 8387, St. Louis, MO 63132-8387,
or contact Jill Lybarger via email.
Dealers Information Letter.
Dealers Table Request Form.
Illinois Tax ID Application Form.
Current list of dealers, classified by type of merchandise.
NOTE: The Dealers Room is now sold out, and has a lengthy waiting list.
SMALL PRESS ALLEY:
This will be a place for authors and "small press" publishers to sell
their books separately from the Dealers Room, similar to the Artists
Alley. It will tentatively be located in the long rear entry hallway
leading to Registration; 6'x30" tables will be $85 each, or $45 for a
half table.
Current list of Alley denizens.
For further details, contact the Dealers Room department head (Jill Lybarger, see above).
INFORMATION TABLES:
WORLDCON AND BID INFORMATION TABLES:
We are providing information tables for sitting Worldcons and Worldcon
bidders. Tables are currently allocated for the following groups:
Nippon 2007 Worldcon
Denvention 2008 Worldcon
Kansas City in 2009 bid
Montreal in 2009 bid
Melbourne in 2010 bid
Seattle in 2011 bid
If you are a Worldcon bidder and are not in the above list, please let
us know as soon as possible. Also, if you are one of the above, and do
NOT intend to utilize an information table at our convention,
please let us know so we can release the allocated space.
We do not intend to provide information tables for hoax or party
"bidders", due to space constraints. However, if you really want a table,
please request it anyway, in case space does become available.
By arrangement with Nippon 2007, the Worldcon administering voting
for the 2009 Worldcon site, there will be a site selection voting
table in the information table area. This table will be manned
by members of the Kansas City and Montreal bids, with possible
assistance by our convention Volunteers. Site ballots cast at
TuckerCon will be forwarded to the Nippon 2007 North American
Representative.
For additional information and table requests, write to
Information Tables, Archon 31/TuckerCon/9th NASFiC, PO Box 8387, St. Louis, MO 63132-8387,
or contact us via email.
FAN AND CLUB INFORMATION TABLES:
As usual, we will have several tables available for non-commercial fan,
club, and convention groups. You might only have a table for a day or
a half-day, and you may have to share an 8' table with another group,
depending on the number of table requests we receive. No selling is
allowed at these tables, with the exception of club or convention
memberships, or club T-shirts, buttons, etc.
For additional information and table requests, write to
Fan/Club Tables, Archon 31/TuckerCon/9th NASFiC, PO Box 8387, St. Louis, MO 63132-8387,
or contact David Phelps via email.
For current Fan/Bid table assignments/locations, see http://person2person.faithweb.com/fantable.html.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Registration:
Opens Noon Thursday, in the Gateway Center
Open Friday 9am-midnight, Saturday 9am-Midnight, and Sunday 10am-2pm
After-hours registration will be in the Holiday Inn Con HQ, in one of the ground-floor Executive Conference Rooms
Masquerade Registration:
Open 1pm-8pm Thursday, in the Gateway Center
Open Friday 10am-10pm
NO SATURDAY SIGNUP THIS YEAR! No late registrations will be allowed!
Programming:
Thursday - Gateway Center hours 1pm-Midnight; Holiday Inn hours 1pm-????
Friday - Gateway Center 10am-Midnight; Holiday Inn 10am-????
Saturday - Gateway Center 10am-Midnight; Holiday Inn 10am-????
Sunday - Gateway Center 10am-5pm; Holiday Inn 10am-5pm
Open Filking:
~9-10pm until ???? Thursday and Friday nights, Saturday night after the Grand Masquerade ends until ????;
Suite 441 in the Holiday Inn
Video 1 & 2 (Holiday Inn):
Thursday 6pm thru Sunday 4pm
Gaming Registration (Gateway Center):
Thursday - 1:30pm-9pm
Friday - 9am-8pm
Saturday - 9am-8pm
Sunday - 9am-Noon
Gaming (Holiday Inn):
1pm Thursday continuously thru 5pm Sunday
Gaming (Gateway Center):
Thursday - 1pm-Midnight
Friday - 9:30am-Midnight
Saturday - 9:30am-Midnight
Sunday - 9:30am-5pm
Art Show:
Thursday setup, 10am-10pm Show opens to the public at 5pm
Friday, 10am-8pm (setup ongoing)
Reception, Friday, 9pm-Midnight
Saturday, 10am-2:30pm
Saturday, 3pm-end of auction (open 1 hour after the auction for sales)
Sunday, 10am-Noon
Artist Check-Out, Sunday, Noon-3pm No early birds, please!
Artist Alley:
Hours open are at the discretion of the individual artists
Thursday, 2pm-Midnight
Friday, 9am-Midnight
Saturday, 9am-Midnight
Sunday, 9am-Noon
Small Press Alley:
Hours open are at the discretion of the individual authors/publishers
Thursday, 2pm-Midnight
Friday, 9am-Midnight
Saturday, 9am-Midnight
Sunday, 9am-Noon
Dealers:
Dealer setup 9am-2pm Thursday
Open 2pm-8pm Thursday,
10am-6pm Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday, and 10am-2pm Sunday
Dealer teardown starts at 2pm Sunday, and must be completed by 5pm
Opening Ceremonies:
Thursday night, 7pm
Artist's Reception:
Friday night, 9pm-Midnight
Friday Evening Dinner Theater Banquet:
Friday night, 7-10pm (dinner theater at 7pm, followed ~9pm by Awards presentations and GoH speeches)
Thursday Night Dance:
9pm-????, Holiday Inn ballroom
Friday Night Dance:
9pm-????, Holiday Inn ballroom
Saturday Night Dance:
9pm-????, Holiday Inn ballroom
Closing Ceremonies:
Sunday, 4pm
Children's Masquerade:
Saturday afternoon, 3pm (time may change)
Grand Masquerade:
Saturday, 7pm
Charity Auction:
Day and time TBD
Hospitality:
More-or-less continuous; beer-serving hours TBD
Green Room:
Continuous (may be closed for special events, such as Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Grand Masquerade, etc.)
ADVERTISING:
PROGRESS REPORT AND PROGRAM/SOUVENIR BOOK ADVERTISING:
Rates are $500 for a four-color back cover (Program/Souvenir Book only, and only if not used by our Artist Guest of Honor),
Professional $300 or Fan $200 for a B&W back cover,
$500 for an inside color cover (if available),
Pro $225/Fan $125 for an inside B&W cover,
$200/$100 for a full inside page,
$100/$50 1/2 page horizontal or $110/$55 1/2 page vertical,
$60/$30 1/4 page horizontal;
$70/$35 1/4 page vertical;
Fan-only noncommercial business-card size ads are $10.
The Program Book will be 8.5" x 11", tentatively with a four-color cover by our Artist Guest of Honor.
For more information, write the Archon 31 PO Box, contact
Rich Zellich, (636) FAN-3026,
or see http://www.archonstl.org/31/ad_rates.html.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING:
Do you have a membership to sell? Looking for a roommate to share your
hotel room expense? Need a ride? Have a ride to offer? Need additional
costumers for your Masquerade group entry?
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MEMBERSHIP:
Beginning 16 February 2007, the Attending rates are $120 Adult,
$75 Young Adult (age 11-16 as of 2 Aug 2007), and $65 Child (age 6-10 as of
2 Aug 2007). Children under the age of 6 may be registered, and will receive
their own badge, but will not receive any publications. Advance
memberships will not be accepted online or by mail after 20 July, 2007.
Pre-Supporter price breaks are no longer in effect.
The Supporting rate (which gets you all convention publications, but does
not convey attendance rights) is $35. Conversion from Supporting to
Attending will be the difference between $35 and the applicable Attending
rate at the time of conversion.
One-day memberships will only be sold at the door; members
who choose to stay for additional days can upgrade for the difference
between the one-day rate and full membership. One-day rates are:
Adults:
Thursday/Friday (combined) - $50
Saturday - $60
Sunday - $30
Young Adults (11-16):
Thursday/Friday (combined) - $30
Saturday - $40
Sunday - $15
Children (6-10):
Thursday/Friday (combined) - $25
Saturday - $35
Sunday - $10
Parent-In-Tow - $10 (one-day or full weekend; this membership class is
only for parents who are attending for the sole purpose of chaperoning
minor children)
The usual Archon practice of comping pro and past-GoH memberships will
be changed for this convention only; see our
Guest Membership Policy for details.
Need something different for your favorite fan for Christmas
(birthday/anniversary)? How about a membership in Archon 31?
Just pick the level/type of membership you want and we'll send
them a gift receipt in your name.
To see if you were a Site-Selection Voter, or if you have
already converted or registered, check here.
To join or convert, fill out this form online, or print and fill out this form and mail it to the PO Box.
For post-registration information, contact the Registrar, Maureen Davis.
Please include "Archon 31", "TuckerCon", or "NASFiC" as part
of the Subject line of any email you send to us; it will assist in
receiving your messages and not having them accidentally deleted as Spam.
BANQUET:
The Dinner Theater Banquet will be held on Friday evening,
starting at 7pm.
Mike "Missouri" Smith will be producing the audience-participation fannish
mash-up murder mystery "Lost on Gilligan's Island"; the dinner and play are
expected to last between one and two hours. Guest of Honor speeches and
Awards presentations (Archon Hall of Fame, etc.) will immediately follow.
ALL CONVENTION MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING GOH SPEECHES AND
AWARDS CEREMONIES; estimated start time for these is around 9pm.
Dinner menu:
Mixed Garden Greens with Italian or Ranch Dressing
Roasted Top Round of Beef Carved Tableside, with Natural Au Jus and Horseradish Cream Sauce
Green Beans Almondine
Roasted Vegetables
Minnesota Wild Rice
Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls with Sweet Cream Butter
Mini Dessert Table
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Iced Tea, and Water.
Dinner/Theater cost: $26. To purchase banquet tickets, fill out
this form
online, or print and fill out this form
and mail it to the PO Box.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & CONTACTS:
INFORMATION: Archon 31/TuckerCon/9th NASFiC, P.O. Box 8387, St. Louis, MO 63132-8387
HOTLINE: Rich and Michelle Zellich, (636) FAN-3026 (636-326-3026)
Please include "Archon 31", "TuckerCon", or "NASFiC"
as part of the Subject line of any email you send to us; this will assist
in receiving your messages and not having them accidentally deleted as Spam.
POINTS OF CONTACT:
Art Show:
Susan Bolhafner, 3523 Sidney St., St. Louis, MO 63104; (314) 865-1834
Artist's Alley:
John Sies, 10 Highview Dr., Jacksonville, IL 62650
Charity & Other Auctions:
Mike Hatley, 220 S. 4th St., Dupo, IL 62239; (618) 286-3938
Children's Programming:
Steve Bolhafner, 3523 Sidney St., St. Louis, MO 63104; (314) 865-1834
Con Chairs:
Steve Norris and Michelle Zellich
Dances & Events:
John Mitchell, 4997 Miami, St. Louis, MO 63139; (314) 481-1637
Dealers Room:
Jill Lybarger, 4508 Cleveland, St. Louis, MO 63110; (314) 664-6387
Fan/Club Liaison:
David Phelps, 7511 Teasdale, St. Louis, MO 63130; (314) 725-1868
Filking:
Gary Hanak, 3185 Moss Bend Ct., St. Charles, MO 63303; (636) 685-6469
First Fandom Liaison:
Joan Knappenberger, 1474 Summerhaven Dr., St. Louis, MO 63146; (314) 997-3782
Gaming:
Jon Bancroft, 9 Orchard Ln., Collinsville, IL 62234; (618) 346-2681
Hotel & Party Room Liaison:
Rich Zellich, 1738 San Martin Dr., Fenton, MO 63026-2304; (636) FAN-3026
Masquerade:
Sheila Lenkman & Scott Corwin, 9119 Madge, St. Louis, MO 63144; (314) 961-8972
Media Guest Liaison:
Mary Stadter
Anime'/Music Video Contest:
Gary Lisk
Press Liaison:
Brooks Powell, 4102 Hartford Street, St. Louis, MO 63116, (314) 359-0349
Pro Liaison:
Les Haven, 1923 McDowling Dr., Huntsville, AL 35803; (256) 880-7863
Programming:
Michelle Zellich, 1738 San Martin Dr., Fenton, MO 63026-2304; (636) FAN-3026
Publications:
John Sies, 10 Highview Dr., Jacksonville, IL 62650
Registration:
Maureen Davis
Security:
Steve Norris, 128 Freeman, St. Louis, MO 63129; (314) 892-9869
Note: This Steve Norris is NOT the Con Co-Chair.
Small Press Alley:
Jill Lybarger, 4508 Cleveland, St. Louis, MO 63110; (314) 664-6387
Video Rooms:
David Schuey, 9015 North Ave., St. Louis, MO 63114; (314) 429-0540
Also see http://web.mac.com/groovydave1/iWeb/Video%20Page/Home.html
VIP/Pro Guest Liaison (Local Transportation):
John Novak, 5705 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63111; (314) 351-3906
Volunteers:
Jason Halbert
Webmaster:
Rich Zellich, 1738 San Martin Dr., Fenton, MO 63026-2304; (636) FAN-3026
Writers Contest:
Beth Bancroft, 9 Orchard Ln., Collinsville, IL 62234; (618) 346-2681
World Science Fiction Society, WSFS, World Science Fiction Convention,
Worldcon, and NASFiC are service marks of the
World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. The WSFS Constitution, Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc., can be found
here.
You can contact the WSFS Mark Protection Committee by email.
Last update: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 by Rich Zellich