SentiCon

SentiCon was a fan-run slash convention first held in 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Frequently Asked Questions for Alt.tv.sentinel, accessed May 11, 2011 It began as a convention "solely devoted to The Sentinel but -- like ZebraCon, which began as a Starsky & Hutch con and later shifted to embrace all fandoms -- after 2002 SentiCon evolved into a multi-fandom slash con." It also began as a gen and slash convention, but formally declared itself as a slash convention in 2001 due to a lack of gen attendees. 2001 SentiCon webpage
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Every year, the convention would have a different theme. SentiCon 5 was known as "The Sleep-Over" and attendees were encouraged to come to the Saturday Night Festivities dressed in wacky pajamas and slippers. In 2006, the final year that the convention was held, the theme was "Pirates," in honor of the upcoming release of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.senticononline.com via wayback machine, accessed May 11, 2011
 
The convention had a fanzine dealer's room, fan-run panels2003 Panels via wayback, accessed May 11, 2011, an art show for fannish art2004 Art Show via wayback, accessed May 11, 2011 and a writing contest2004 Writing Contest via wayback, accessed May 11, 2011. It also announced the winners of the Cascade Awards - awards given to fan writers and artists every year in recognition of their contributions.
This was an "adults only" slash con, and no one under the age of 18 was admitted.
==Comments from One of the Organizers==
In 2012, TM Alexander said: 
==Awards==
See Cascade Awards.
==Writing Contest==
The convention hosted a writing contest. Rules from the 2004 contest are available at this archive of the Contests and Games page.
*1998 Winners are listed on this archive of the original webpage.
*1999 - Accidents by Virginia. Jim and Blair go on vacation and Jim will never be the same. (Winner of the 1999 SentiCon challenge writing contest) 
*2000 - I Knew I Shoulda Moved To Florida by wolfpup. Her entry in the SentiCon Story Contest. The rules were to write a short story 1-3pgs using as many of the TS episode titles as possible in the story.
* Spelunking by stormheller. Jim meets Blair. (A slashy retelling of “The Switchman”). Tied with CJ Andre for Best Drama Story, 2003 SentiCon Writing Contest.
==T-Shirts==
From the 2006 Senticon page: 
==1998==
Senticon 1 - A Weekend in Cascade was held Sept. 25-27, 1998 in Grand Rapids, MI.
The first tape's content: Opening with Johnny Disco, Q&A with stunts and technical, Q&A withstand-ins, Enter Bilson and Demeo
The second tape's content: Enter Richard and Garrett, Q&Q cast, auction, blooper reel
 Image:senticon1998tape1front.jpg|front of the first con tape 
 Image:senticon1998tape1back.jpg|back of the first the con tape 
==2000==
SentiCon 2 was held at the Lexington Hotel Suites in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The con committee SentiCon 3 :
Temple Acolytes (Con-Com):
* Chair & Co-Chair: PJ & TM Alexander
* Programming: TM Alexander
* Dealers' Rooms: PJ Alexander 
* Art Show: Karen River
* Video Room Host: Martha Peplinski
* Panther Squad (Security): Keith Grunenwald
* Wolf Pack (Gofers): Laura Townsend 
* Mistress of Ceremonies: Karen B
Flyer from SentiCon 2 (2000):
==2001==
SentiCon 3 was held March 2-4, 2001.
Info was here.
==2002==
Flyer from SentiCon 4 (2002):
==2003==
SentiCon 5 was held in 2003.
SentiCon 5 was known as "The Sleep-Over" and attendees were encouraged to come to the Saturday Night Festivities dressed in wacky pajamas and slippers.
FRIDAY
*12:00 Bridging Realities: AUs and Crossovers. An ancient warrior and his beautiful captive…an intergalactic traveler who falls in love with the alien being who saved his life...the reunion of an anthropologist from Cascade and his old friend who works for some top-secret government project in Colorado…. NightOwl explores the infinte realms of fantasy and oddly crossed paths.
*1:00 Fanon VS. Canon. How many times have you said it, yourself? "That didn't happen on the show!"The Rentgirls discuss the fannish penchant for adding to -- or completely altering -- a show's mythos.
*2:00 Woobies and Pookies: Tough Guys and the Guys They'll Do Anything For. Does Jimmy-whimmy love his Blairsey-waresy? Enough to hunt down and kill the bastards who did this to him! The Chicas expose the soft pink underbelly of our favorite heroes.
*3:00 Due South. Do you love the Mountie and his two little Rays of sunshine? Stormy offers a Canadian perspective on the series that spanned three Diefenbakers, two partnerships, and a national border.
*4:00 Smallville: Changing the Universe. This ain't your daddy's Superman. Most teens are worried about pimples. Clark's biggest worry is Kryptonite. CJ and Barb have the scoop. Warning: Anyone arriving in Spider-Man jammies will be turned away.
SATURDAY
*9:00 Holy Mother Grammatica. Remember watching Grammar Rock during your Saturday morning cartoons? Tell Conjunction Junction to stop the train, because the Holy Mother is holding another session of her popular discussion about fan writing.
*10:00 Zine Publishing. Want to produce your own fanzine? Members of Blackfly and Duet Presses offer a How-to guide that's better than anything you could get from Canadian Tire.
*11:00 OZ: Shankings and Death Row and Tits, Oh My! Discuss the gritty HBO series "OZ," now in its final season, with Star and the Chicas.
*12:00 Lord of the Rings Trivia Game! Susan and Vickie host a trivia game full of questions for fans of both book and film versions of Tolkien's work. This game will lead into the discussion panel. For folks not versed in the ways of Middle Earth, this is a super way to get acquainted with one of the greatest classics of our time.
*1:00 Lord of the Rings: Still the Prettiest Pervy Hobbit Fanciers with Pointy Hats Who are Still Not King. The second film is out. The Hobbitses are filthy, Gimli got tossed, and Legolas still doesn't have a hair out of place. Karen, Vickie,Susan and Rayden will use this hour to convince you to follow them to the nearest theater.
*2:00 Sentinel Family Feud: The Final Feud. Veteran players go out with a bang, not a whimper! This round of SentiCon's signature game should not be missed!
*3:00 Sentinel Jeopardy! Casey and Alix host a new "game show" for Sentinel fans!
*4:00 So You Want to Make a Songvid. Victoria and Melodie walk you through the process of creating your own fannish music videos. Songvids to follow this panel will include the premiere of some of Mel's work, as well as some classics by some well-known fannish music video producers.
SUNDAY
*3:00 I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together… The last panel, where PJ and Tam welcome those who haven't left to offer suggestions, lodge complaints, and otherwise make comments about this year's con and about SentiCon 6.
*The Last Supper. For folks staying on an extra night (leaving Monday), a relaxing, post-con dinner at a nearby restaurant (ie, Fridays) with PJ and Tam. This is a great tradition of winding down that we enjoy sharing with anyone who cares to tag along!2003 schedule page via wayback, accessed May 11, 2011
===2003: Con Reports===
 
==2004==
SentiCon 6 was held in 2004.
Sample activities from the 2004 convention can be found on this schedule page . 
==2005==
SentiCon 7 was held in 2005.
==2006==
SentiCon 8 was held September 29th - October 1st, 2006.
In 2006, the final year that the convention was held, the theme was "Pirates," in honor of the upcoming release of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.
===2006: Con Reports===
==References==
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