…is August 24-26, 2012!
PRICING/REGISTRATION • HOTEL • PARTICIPANTS • DEALERS
Announcements:
- We are open to suggestions, fan programming proposals, ideas for panel discussions, and more.
- Don’t forget our pals at the 2nd Albuquerque Comic Expo, June 8-10, 2012, at the convention center! Kevin Smith, Stan Lee, Kevin Sorbo, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Jim Kelly, Ben Templesmith, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Jusko, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, Melinda Snodgrass, Daniel Abraham, Ian Tregillis, Scott Phillips and more! Volunteer workers are needed very much! www.abqcomicexpo.com.
- ART SHOW FORMS are now available for download on our Art Show page.
- Diana Rowland has agreed to be Toastmistress at Bubonicon 45 in August 2013. More announcements coming!
2012 Guest of Honor: BRANDON SANDERSON
SF/Fantasy Author of Utah – The Alloy of Law, Wheel of Time, Mistborn, Elantris, The Way of Kings. 2012 Hugo Nominee! Website: www.brandonsanderson.com
B44 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. 2012 Hugo Nominee for “Digger.”
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 PASSES:
$40.00 May 13-August 4, 2012
Purchase Weekend Passes at the Door after August 4.
Daily rates also available at the door.
Do NOT mail anything after August 4.
(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/credit union charges us.)
Youth Passes (14-17 Years of Age): $23.00 for the entire 2012 weekend.
Use Our Handy-Dandy Pre-Registration Form in PDF format (which will require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher) – and make all payments to Bubonicon Inc –Yes, we need a registration form with your email, phone number, city & state!
Please Be Patient! Bubonicon is undergoing some changes on the legal/business side of the convention. 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 pass & 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:
Bubonicon 44
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! You will be able to do your reservation online! Link coming soon.
***ROOM PARTY POLICIES***
At the Marriott, policies will be in effect for Room Parties/Club Rooms:
- All Room Parties must be on the Party Floor. Any Room Parties on other floors may be closed down by the hotel.
- Individuals or group hosting a Room Party must inform Bubonicon co-chairs Craig & Kristen at least 4 days in advance of the convention.
- And the individual or group hosting a Room Party must inform the hotel management/reservations staff at least 4 days in advance.
- Nothing that blocks traffic will be allowed in hallways.
- No furniture shall be removed from the sleeping rooms.
- 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 (even in hallways or stairwells)!
- 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! Other verifications from Daniel Abraham, Mario Acevedo, Richard Berthold, David Boop, Adam Jarmon Brown, Craig A. Butler, Peri Charlifu, Gordon Garb, Janice Gelb, Steven Gould, Warren Hammond, Betsy James, Darynda Jones, Susan Krinard, Jane Lindskold, George RR Martin, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Pati Nagle, Charles & Tauni Orndorff, Scott Phillips, John Maddox Roberts, Joan Saberhagen, Caroline Spector, S.M. Stirling, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Walter Jon Williams and Connie Willis.
2012 CANCELLATIONS
No one yet….
HOW DO I GET CONSIDERED AS A PARTICIPANT?
We have a rather large cast of players already, but we’re willing to consider additions of writers & artists. Send an email to bubonicon–ät–gmail–d•t–com with your credentials/areas of expertise, background and/or bio, and a list of your publications. And thus you will be considered…
BENEFICIARIES:
Bubonicon 44 will benefit 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 – SOLD OUT!
2012 Dealer Contracts and Spaces Available Now – Payment & Contract Must Be Submitted Together! Write to the Dealers Liaison to be put on a waiting list!
$85.00 for one space with a table and one membership, $170.00 for a dealer space with two memberships. (Additional memberships may be purchased at $35.00 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 is available on THE DEALERS PAGE for download.
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, a maximum of 10 book dealers spaces will be sold for 2012. Book dealers qualify as the majority of proceeds from this space are from primarily book sales. Further, we will be limiting the number of small press/self-published dealer spaces to 4 out of those 10 book dealer spaces. Small press/self-published qualifies as a book dealer with less than 12 titles.
You can e-mail Dealer Liaison Caci Gallop with questions, or to be put on a waiting list now that 2012 is sold out.
THERE ARE NO Spaces remaining as of March 25, for Bubonicon 44. Sorry!
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!
