August 28-30, 2009 at the Albuq Grand Airport Hotel
Remember - Everything’s Better With Zombies!

Guest of Honor: MICHAEL CASSUTT, author/screenwriter, of California.
Cassutt has a short story, “The Last Apostle,” in the July issue of Asimov’s SF Magazine, now on sale.
Cassutt Profile

Toastmistress: CARRIE VAUGHN, author, of Colorado.
Vaughn talks about Kitty Raises Hell (the 6th book) and the future of Kitty with con co-chair Craig W. Chrissinger on the Fangoria website (posted May 29)!
Carrie’s Website

Guest Artist: PERI CHARLIFU, pottery & graphic artist, of Colorado.
Peri Art Samples

Craig C & Kristen D were elected co-chairs Sept 12, 2008.
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.

Suggestions/Ideas for 2009 Programming Items and Ways to make the con run smoother (and easier) are very much welcome! We’re looking for panel discussion topics, presentation themes, fan programming and video blocks. Please contact us. Suggestions are very, very much appreciated. Honest!

Help Spread the Word! Now you can download and print out the Bubonicon 41 flier. Make as many copies as you want and post responsibly; you know, ask permission first before posting, don’t break any laws, that sort of thing. Hand out to all your friends!

2009 MEMBERSHIP RATES:

$36 through August 8, 2009, and then $41.00 At the Door for adults (do not mail any memberships after August 8, please).
Youths 14-17 Years of Age $18.00 for the Whole Weekend
Daily Rates: $15 Friday, $21 Saturday, $15 Sunday.
Make all payments to the “NMSF Conference” and send to our PO Box, along with a short note listing who the payment covers.

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
2009 Room Rates: $97 single-double, $107 triple-quad.
Hotel Reservation Deadline For Guaranteed Rates is Monday, August 17, 2009

2009 PARTICIPANTS (Confirmed So Far)

Daniel Abraham, Mario Acevedo, Bruce D. Arthurs, Richard Berthold, Ben Bova, Suzy M. Charnas, Douglas W. Clark, Yvonne Coats, Terry England, Diana Gabaldon, Gordon Garb, Steven Gould, Sally Gwylan, Betsy James, Ed Khmara, Andy Kuhn, Jane Lindskold, Nathan Long, Emily Mah, George RR Martin, Victor Milan, Gail G. Miller, John Jos. Miller, Laura J. Mixon, Pati Nagle, Charles & Tauni Orndorff, John Pelan, Scott Phillips, John Maddox Roberts, Joan Spicci Saberhagen, Debbie Lynn Smith, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Jan & S.M. Stirling, David Lee Summers, Pari Noskin Taichert, Tentaclecraft, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman, Gerald Weinberg, Walter Jon Williams and Connie Willis.

BENEFICIARIES:

Bubonicon 41 will benefit the Williamson Library Collection at Eastern NM University and the Roadrunner Food Bank. We will donate all money raised in our Friday Night Charity Auction to these organizations, plus a portion of any profit made by the entire convention.
For 2008, that was a total of $950 to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the Williamson Library Collection and the Roadrunner Food Bank.

SATURDAY’S THEME:

The Theme for Saturday, August 29, 2009, is Everything’s Better With Zombies! Come celebrate the undead’s influence on film, books and comics with Perry Rodent and Terri Rodent.
Recommended Books: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen - because everything really is better with zombies, even “classic” literature! And check out Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema by Jamie Russell for essays and descriptions of various zombie films!

Also, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Bubonicon, which started back as a very, very small convention in 1969. Man was on the Moon, Star Trek’s three-year run had ended, Woodstock was held, the USA population was 200 millon, Easy Rider (shot in NM) was released; and the annual New Mexico celebration of SF, Fantasy and Horror was born!

We also encourage Bubonicon Artists to imagine a world of Zombie Rats in their Art Show pieces! We’ll even have a “Beast of Show” Award for artwork best portraying this year’s zombie theme.

2009 DEALERS ROOM - SOLD OUT AS OF 4/9/09!

Yes, they went up just a tad…
$75.00 for one table, which includes 1 membership
$105.00 for one table with 2 memberships
(Additional memberships may be purchased at $30 each - max four per table)
SPACE IS LIMITED - DEALERS ARE LIMITED TO 2 TABLES MAXIMUM
A Contract Must Be Submitted With Payment. Tables Are Not Considered Sold Until Payment and a Contract Are Received.
The Dealer Contract is now available as a PDF file!
You can e-mail Kennard Wilson or call him at (505) 550-6704 to get on a waiting list should we have any cancelations.
NO TABLES LEFT! TOO LATE FOR 2009…

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Hours (Kind-Of) Long, Recognition Fair, Self-Worth Much, Appreciated Highly!
Inquire Within

BUBONICON 40 - 2008

BUBONICON 40 IS LONG OVER! Thanks, everyone, for your assistance, support and presence in August 2008! 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!