Bubonicon 40/41 (2008 & 2009)

BUBONICON 41 - August 28-30, 2009

STAY TUNED FOR BUBONICON 41 - coming August 28-30, 2009, to Albuquerque at the Sheraton/Albuq Grand Airport Hotel!

Guest of Honor: Michael Cassutt, author/screenwriter, of California.
Toastmistress: Carrie Vaughn, author, of Colorado.
Guest Artist: Peri Charlifu, pottery & graphic artist, of Colorado.
Craig C & Kristen D were elected co-chairs Sept 12.
We will be at the same hotel, though it should be remodeled and under the Sheraton banner in 2009. More details to be announced soon.
Memberships for 2009 attendees are $30 through February 7, 2009. Make payments to the “NMSF Conference” and send them (with a note) to the PO Box!
Suggestions/Ideas for Programming Items and Ways to make the con run smoother (and easier) are very much welcome! Please contact us.

Bubonicon 40 - 2008

BUBONICON 40 IS OVER! Thanks, everyone, for your assistance, support and presence! We had approximately 537 members in all, and went slightly in the red. Still, it was a huge success (largest art sales and Sunday auction to date) and people really enjoyed themselves.
BUBONICON 40 was able to give a total of $950 to charities and non-profit groups, all raised at Friday’s Late-Night Charity Auction. These funds are much appreciated by the organizations, like the local Roadrunner Food Bank.

SEND YOUR comments on 2008, thoughts and stories to co-chairs Craig and Kristen. We’d love to hear about Bubonicon 40 from you all! Suggestions for Bubonicon 41 in 2009 also are much, much appreciated. Honest!

Bubonicon 40 was August 22-24, 2008

Held at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel Albuquerque, New Mexico

2008 Membership Rates were:

$40.00 At the Door for adults. $18.00 Youths 14-17 Years of Age for Whole Weekend Daily Rates: $15 Friday, $20 Saturday, $15 Sunday.
Special Late Night Rate for those attending Only At Night AFTER Registration Closes - Please contact us! Must be paid in advance of convention! One Rate Good For Two Nights!
Make all payments to the “NMSF Conference” and send to our PO Box, along with a short note listing who the payment covers (too late for 2008, suckers).
Children Under 14 Years of Age are free, BUT must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, and must exhibit proper hotel etiquette (i.e., not running through the hallways). Children under 14 will not be allowed in the Art Show without a guardian due to possible mature themes being exhibited.
Address All Mail & Memberships To:
NMSF Conference
PO Box 37257
Albuquerque, NM 87176

Hotel Location:

The Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel (formerly the Wyndham) 2910 Yale Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: 505-843-7000 local 800-227-1117 toll free 2008 Room Rate: $90 single-double, $100 triple-quad Hotel Reservation Deadline For Guaranteed Rates was Monday, August 11, 2008

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS WERE

Mario Acevedo, Richard Berthold, Ben Bova, Suzy M. Charnas, Douglas W. Clark, Yvonne Coats, Dr. Larry Crumpler, Terry England, Gordon Garb, Steven Gould, Sally Gwylan, Betsy James, Andy Kuhn, Jane Lindskold, Emily Mah, George RR Martin, Victor Milan, John J. Miller, Laura J. Mixon, Pati Nagle, Richard E. Peck, John Pelan, Scott Phillips, John Maddox Roberts, Joan Spicci Saberhagen, Debbie Lynn Smith, Melinda Snodgrass, S.M. Stirling, David Lee Summers, Eldon Thompson, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Jerry Weinberg and Walter Jon Williams.

BENEFICIARIES:

Bubonicon 40 benefited the Williamson Library Collection at Eastern NM University, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and the Roadrunner Food Bank. We donated all money raised in the Friday Night Charity Auction to these organizations, plus a portion of any profit made by the entire convention. For 2008, this was a total of $950.

SATURDAY’S THEME WAS:

The Theme for Saturday, August 23, was The Rat Stuff in the Year of the Rat. Celebrate Perry Rodent’s 40th year and the Chinese zodiac all in style. Whether it’s a trip to the stars or an Asian voyage, we invite you to use your imagination on this special day. We also encouraged our Bubonicon Artists to celebrate 40 years of Perry Rodent in their Art Show pieces! It’s not every year that a rat turns 40, after all…

2008 Dealers Room Sold Out Early! Don’t Wait Too Long Once Bubonicon 41 Rates Are Posted!

Please feel free to sign up on the dealers waiting list. Rates for the 2009 convention should be posted by late January. And, yes, they are going up just a tad…