…is August 24-26, 2012!
- We are open to suggestions, fan programming proposals, ideas for panel discussions, and more… FAN Programming Requests for Time/Space needed by Earth Day – Sunday, April 22, 2012.
2012 Guest of Honor: BRANDON SANDERSON
SF/Fantasy Author of Utah – The Alloy of Law, Wheel of Time, Mistborn, Elantris, The Way of Kings
Website: www.brandonsanderson.comB44 Toastmaster: MICHAEL CASSUTT
Screenwriter/Author of California – Heaven’s Shadow, Wild Cards, Max Headroom, Tango Midnight.
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cassutt2012 Guest Artist: URSULA VERNON
Book Illustrator/Author & Fantasy Artist of North Carolina.
Website: ursulavernon.com
CONVENTION HOURS:
Registration opens at 3:00 pm Friday, Aug 24, with the first program events in the 4:00 hour. On Saturday, Registration opens at 9:30 am, with first programming at 10:00 am. On Sunday, August 26, Registration closes at Noon, and Convention programming ends right around 5:00 pm…
BUBONICON 44 MEMBERSHIPS:
$35.00 through February 25, 2012
$38.00 February 26-May 12, 2012
Weekend Rates after May 12 coming soon, plus daily rates.
(US-drawn funds only, please. Checks, money orders or cash only! We will charge a fee for all returned checks equal to what our bank charges us.)
Youth Memberships (14-17 Years of Age): $23.00 for the entire 2012 weekend.
Use Our Handy-Dandy Pre-Registration Form in PDF format SOON (which will require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher) – and make all payments to the “NMSF Conference. –Yes, we need a registration form with your email, phone number and at least city & state!—
Please Be Patient! Bubonicon is undergoing some changes on the legal/business side of the convention. A PDF form and such will be on our website as soon as possible… Thank you for your support.
Sorry, but we are unable to process credit cards and Paypal at this time. We can only accept checks, money orders, and (in person) cash... USA Funds, please.
++PLEASE NOTE: Everyone over the age of 14 at Bubonicon must have a membership & badge to be in any of our programming rooms (this includes during the costume contest), the gaming room(s) and the con suite. We will be doing badge checks at various doors of entry… ++
CHILDREN POLICY & CONTACT INFO:
Children Under 14 Years of Age are free at Bubonicon 44, 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 CORRESPONDENCE TO:
NMSF Conference
PO Box 37257
Albuquerque, NM 87176
2012 HOTEL LOCATION:
Albuquerque Marriott Uptown
2101 Louisiana Blvd NE (Louisiana & I-40)
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: 800-228-9290 – Make Sure To Mention Bubonicon
2012 Room Rates: $99 single-double, $109 triple-quad.
Remember to let them know whether you’d like to be on the “party” floor, a quiet floor, or if you have no preference…
Hotel Reservation Deadline For Guaranteed Rates is Monday, August 13, 2012
NEW! Now you can do your <>reservation online!
**ROOM PARTY POLICIES***
At the Marriott, policies will be in effect for Room Parties/Club Rooms during Bubonicon 44—
- All Room Parties must be on the Party Floor. Any Room Parties on other floors may be closed down by the hotel.
- Any individual or group wanting to host a Room Party must inform the Bubonicon co-chairs (Craig & Kristen) at least 4 days (96 hours) in advance of the convention. Do NOT depend on the hotel to inform us. You must directly contact us!
- And the individual or group hosting a Room Party must inform the hotel management/reservations staff at least 4 days (96 hours) in advance.
- Nothing that blocks traffic will be allowed in hallways (robots, drink stations, mannequins, etc).
- No furniture shall be removed from the sleeping rooms. The nature of the hotel’s furniture will not allow this possibility.
- Noise must be kept to a reasonable level. Again, the hotel has the right to shut down any party deemed to be a nuisance to other guests. The same goes for Smoking! Party rooms could be held responsible for people smoking in the stairwell or hallway, and shut down. Please monitor your party guests…
- Any damage done to hotel property shall be the responsibility of the room renter, and will result in additional charges. Deliberate ignoring of these rules shall be grounds for banishment from the hotel and future Bubonicons.
2012 CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS
The Early Bird Award goes to Melinda Snodgrass! Runner-up verifications from Victor Milan and Walter Jon Williams.
2012 CANCELLATIONS
No one yet…
BENEFICIARIES:
Bubonicon 44 will benefit at least the Williamson Library Collection at Eastern NM University and the Roadrunner Food Bank.
2012 CON THEME is: The End of the World – Mayan-punk!
The Theme for the Con is what you’d expect for 2012, which marks the end of the Mayan calendar. Yes, it’s the Apocalypse! If you can attend only one convention before the end of the world, make it Bubonicon 44. After all, “It’s the end of the world as we know it and the con is fine.”
2012 DEALERS ROOM – Tables Go On Sale mid-February 2012 (No Information Before Then)
2012 Dealer Contracts and Tables Available mid-February – Payment & Contract Must Be Submitted Together!
$xx.00 for one space with one membership, $zzz.00 for a dealer space with two memberships. (Additional memberships may be purchased at $tt.00 each, with a maximum of four members per space.)
SPACE IS LIMITED – Only two spots will be allowed per merchant.
A Contract Must Be Submitted With Payment. Dealer Spaces are NOT considered sold until payment and a contract are received.
The Dealer Contract in pdf format will be available on THE DEALERS PAGE for download come February 2012.
In addition to the usual Books, Magazines, Artwork & Corsets/Costumes – we have had requests for “fun” dealers from our attendees (those with toys, jewelry, games, baubles, collectibles, trinkets, etc) -if anyone has such merchandise, you might do well in August 2012.
Due to a desire to have a variety of merchants in the Dealers Room, we will be capping the number of primarily book merchants in the room – we encourage these parties to bring additional collectibles, fun items, games, etc.
You can e-mail Dealer Liaison Caci Gallop with questions, or to be put on a waiting list should we have sell out.
THERE ARE XX Tables remaining , for Bubonicon 44.
Please email Caci at bubonicon–ät–gmail–d•t–com to get on the mailing list for information…
ASFS MOVED TO NEW HOME IN MAY 2011!
In May, the Albuq SF Society moved to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church on Ponderosa NE (the street just north of the Erna Ferguson Library, accessible from both San Mateo and San Pedro). We have been at the Airport Hotel since October 2009, but it was time to move. The church is giving us a very generous rental rate for a large space with its own bathrooms, plenty of chairs, round tables, a built-in counter and even a sofa!
Food is not permitted in the church, just like at the hotel – other than the annual Dessert Cookoff. Water bottles and lidded beverage containers are okay – for now. And be discreet with candy, please. We have to clean up after ourselves. You can contact Craig Chrissinger or Kevin Hewett through the ASFS info page. Thank you!
BUBONICON 43 – 2011
BUBONICON 43 WAS LAST AUGUST! Thank you all for your assistance, support and presence in August 2011! We had approximately 722 members in all – our largest convention to date. It was very successful, with good business in auctions and the art show. People really had fun with the “Steampunk” theme.
BUBONICON 43 was able to give a total of $3,000 to charities and non-profit groups, partly raised at Friday’s Late-Night Charity Auction. These funds are much appreciated by the Williamson Library Collection at ENMU, the local Roadrunner Food Bank, and the American Red Cross.
BUBONICON 42 – 2010
BUBONICON 42 WAS THE YEAR BEFORE LAST! Thank you all for your assistance, support and presence in August 2010! We had approximately 643 members in all. It was very successful, with closer-to-normal bids in auctions and the art show. People really enjoyed themselves for “Life, the Universe and Everything.”
BUBONICON 42 was able to give a total of $750 to charities and non-profit groups, partly raised at Friday’s Late-Night Charity Auction. These funds are much appreciated by the Williamson Library Collection at ENMU, the local Roadrunner Food Bank, and the Watermelon Mountain Ranch animal rescue.
BUBONICON 41 – 2009
BUBONICON 41 WAS THREE YEARS AGO! Thank you all for your assistance, support and presence in August 2009! We had approximately 637 members in all. It was very successful, though bids in auctions and the art show were down. People really enjoyed themselves when “Everything Was Better With Zombies.”
BUBONICON 41 was able to give a total of $600 to charities and non-profit groups, partly raised at Friday’s Late-Night Charity Auction. These funds are much appreciated by the Williamson Library Collection at ENMU and the local Roadrunner Food Bank.
SEND YOUR comments on 2009-2011, thoughts and stories to co-chairs Craig and Kristen. We’d love to hear about Bubonicons 41-43 from you all!
