From: lmann@jjmhome.UUCP (Laurie Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom,ne.general
Subject: Boskone 30 Preregistration Closes on January 25
Date: 22 Jan 93 00:01:13 GMT
Followup-To: poster

Sheraton Tara in Framingham from February 19-21.  Preregistration requests
must be postmarked by Monday, January 25.  The prereg rate is just $29, and
will be $40 at the door.   With guests like Joe Haldeman, Thomas Kidd,
and Beth Meacham, you'll be in for a weekend of fun and surprises.
 
We're going to look at Joe Haldeman's life, see an amazing Tom Kidd
slide show, and hear about the inner workings of publishing from Beth
Meacham.  Special events over the weekend include:
 
    *    several filk concerts during the weekend, featuring Duane Elms
    *    Meet-the-VIPs on Friday night
    *    the silent movie Nosferatu with a live Klezmer Band Friday night
    *    a fabulous art show with ongoing art programming and demos
    *    Saturday evening's Regency dance with a live band
    *    an original Joe Mayhew play about a cross-time bus Saturday night
    *    the ultimate in midnight horror:  Saturday night karoake
    *    a Dead Dog banquet Sunday night
    *    the revival of Sunday night Punday as a benefit event, to raise
         money for the George Alec Effinger fund.
 
Oh, and maybe we'll all figure out "Where's Farquahar?"
 
Yes, rooms are still available at the Sheraton-Tara.  Call 508-879-7200
to take advantage of the special convention rate.
 
Boskone panels feature writers, arists, publishers and fans including:
 
Ellen Asher, John Barnes, Lisa Barnett, Thomas Canty, Elisabeth Carey,
Jeffrey A. Carver, Chris Claremont, Hal Clement, Bruce Coville, Kathryn Cramer,
Don D'Ammassa, Daniel P. Dern, Tom Doherty, John R. Douglas, Thomas A. Easton,
Bob Eggleton, Janice M. Eisen, Gregory Feeley, Beth Fleisher, Michael F. Flynn,Esther Friesner, Craig Shaw Gardner, Greer Gilman, Geary Gravel, P. M. Griffin,Gay Haldeman, David G. Hartwell, Peter J. Heck, Rusty Hevelin, Merle Insinga,
Alex Jablokov, Saul Jaffe, Jane Jewell, Rick Katze, Mark Keller,
James Patrick Kelly, Daniel Kimmel, Ellen Kushner, Evelyn & Mark Leeper,
Fred Lerner, Tony Lewis, Shariann Lewitt, Jim & Laurie Mann, Joe Mayhew,
Ron McCutchan, Patricia A. McKillip, Ken Meltsner,
Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Mark & Priscilla Olson, Marie A. Parsons,
Steven Popkes, Charles Ryan, Don Sakers, Darrell Schweitzer, Melissa Scott,
Delia Sherman, Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz, Sheila Williams, Connie Willis,
David W. Wixon, Ben Yalow, Jane Yolen
 
And some of the panels include:
 
Artificial Worlds: From Space Stations to Dyson Spheres
Biblical Themes in SF and Fantasy
Reality Check: The Eco Crisis
World Building: Extinction
The Monsters and the Critics: Fantasy of Manners
Fantasy without Tolkien
Philosophical and Moral Implications of AI
The Net of a Million Lies
Religious Intollerance in SF and Fandom
The Roots of SF: 19th Century and Beyond
Science Fiction on the Sixties: Effects of SF and Fantasy on the Sixties
Social Science Modelling
Too Topical?  How Do the Award Winners of Yesterday Hold Up Today?
 
And there is a huckster room, parties, video room, informal filking,
surprises, a con suite and a special discount for the abundant Sunday
brunch for convention menbers.
 
To join, send your name, address and $29 (check, MasterCard, or VISA
accepted) to:
 
Boskone XXX
PO Box 809
Framingham, MA  01701-0203
 
At the door, registrations cost $40 for the weekend, $20 for Friday
only, $25 for Saturday only, and $15 for Sunday only.  Babysitting and
children's activities (DragonsLair) available for children with
memberships.

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