Ladies of Sci-Fi Con

[rayman]

I might as well plug where I'm going to be at, it's Vulkon Entertainment's Ladies of Sci-Fi May 18-20 2007 in Orlando, Florida. Guests included Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis), Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Nicole de Boer (Deep Space Nine, The Dead Zone), more guests to be announced. The hotel is conveniently located near the airport, more information on their website (removed) see you there.

[fringey]

rayman wrote: I might as well plug where I'm going to be at, it's Vulkon Entertainment's Ladies of Sci-Fi May 18-20 2007 in Orlando, Florida. Guests included Torri Higginson (Stargate Atlantis), Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), Nicole de Boer (Deep Space Nine, The Dead Zone), more guests to be announced. The hotel is conveniently located near the airport, more information on their website (removed) see you there.





If I don't make All_Con this is definitely one to consider.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

[rayman]

I'm looking forward to it, especially now that we have a new hotel. The original hotel was starting to get boring, plus it was kind of small to accommodate convention goers.

[fringey]

rayman wrote: I'm looking forward to it, especially now that we have a new hotel. The original hotel was starting to get boring, plus it was kind of small to accommodate convention goers.



All_con is looking more like a go for me at this point. I am excited, cause I have never been to Dallas and this looks like a "relaxacon". No dealing with thousands of fans, no having got go through tons of tracks of programming and pick out the panel I want to miss least, etc. I love Dragn Con, and wouldn't miss it, but it CAN get tiresome dealing with the crowded dealer and panel rooms, half hour waits on an elevator, etc. Hell, just getting through the hotel lobby itself can take a while! A small con DOES have it's advantages.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

[rayman]

fringey wrote: rayman wrote: I'm looking forward to it, especially now that we have a new hotel. The original hotel was starting to get boring, plus it was kind of small to accommodate convention goers.



All_con is looking more like a go for me at this point. I am excited, cause I have never been to Dallas and this looks like a "relaxacon". No dealing with thousands of fans, no having got go through tons of tracks of programming and pick out the panel I want to miss least, etc. I love Dragn Con, and wouldn't miss it, but it CAN get tiresome dealing with the crowded dealer and panel rooms, half hour waits on an elevator, etc. Hell, just getting through the hotel lobby itself can take a while! A small con DOES have it's advantages.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

Vulkon isn't very big compared to the other guys like Mega-Con or Dragon-Con, but it does have some top-notch guests. I kind of like the small cons myself even though the admission prices are ridiculous nowadays, I guess they have to compete with the big boys. Another reason I heard was that managers for these actors were finding out that other actors were getting paid more for their appearances, so that kind of snowballed. It killed a few independent con organizations from making a profit and some just got out of the business.

[fringey]

rayman wrote: fringey wrote: rayman wrote: I'm looking forward to it, especially now that we have a new hotel. The original hotel was starting to get boring, plus it was kind of small to accommodate convention goers.



All_con is looking more like a go for me at this point. I am excited, cause I have never been to Dallas and this looks like a "relaxacon". No dealing with thousands of fans, no having got go through tons of tracks of programming and pick out the panel I want to miss least, etc. I love Dragn Con, and wouldn't miss it, but it CAN get tiresome dealing with the crowded dealer and panel rooms, half hour waits on an elevator, etc. Hell, just getting through the hotel lobby itself can take a while! A small con DOES have it's advantages.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

Vulkon isn't very big compared to the other guys like Mega-Con or Dragon-Con, but it does have some top-notch guests. I kind of like the small cons myself even though the admission prices are ridiculous nowadays, I guess they have to compete with the big boys. Another reason I heard was that managers for these actors were finding out that other actors were getting paid more for their appearances, so that kind of snowballed. It killed a few independent con organizations from making a profit and some just got out of the business.



All-con is amazingly cheap, just $25 for all three days. And that is both pre-paid and at the door. Of course, I will spend a couple hundred bucks in gas getting there, but it does give me a chance to give my new (to me) PT Cruiser a nice road workout.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

[rayman]

Admission is $20 a day at the door but that's not counting reserved seating, autographs from each person and if you want to attend the entire weekend. Those tickets cost $99.00 online, not counting expenses like food and something you see at the dealers room.lol

[fringey]

rayman wrote: Admission is $20 a day at the door but that's not counting reserved seating, autographs from each person and if you want to attend the entire weekend. Those tickets cost $99.00 online, not counting expenses like food and something you see at the dealers room.lol



But that $99 price includes an autograph from each guest, right?

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

[rayman]

fringey wrote: rayman wrote: Admission is $20 a day at the door but that's not counting reserved seating, autographs from each person and if you want to attend the entire weekend. Those tickets cost $99.00 online, not counting expenses like food and something you see at the dealers room.lol



But that $99 price includes an autograph from each guest, right?

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

That's right all autographs, but I'm sure if you want a second signature for something you have that's a separate charge.

[fringey]

rayman wrote: fringey wrote: rayman wrote: Admission is $20 a day at the door but that's not counting reserved seating, autographs from each person and if you want to attend the entire weekend. Those tickets cost $99.00 online, not counting expenses like food and something you see at the dealers room.lol



But that $99 price includes an autograph from each guest, right?

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

That's right all autographs, but I'm sure if you want a second signature for something you have that's a separate charge.



That's actually an excellent deal with autographs going for $20-$30 each each anymore.

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.

[rayman]

Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackoff (Starbuck) has been added as a guest.

[rayman]

Well I attended this con and had a good time, the guests were great. Will post pictures later. Vulkon Entertainment puts together decent conventions so people should visit their website. (removed)

[fringey]

rayman wrote: Well I attended this con and had a good time, the guests were great. Will post pictures later. Vulkon Entertainment puts together decent conventions so people should visit their website. (removed)



Glad you had a great time. Mine is next weekend. Which also has the added bonus of being my first road trip since I got the KISS Kruiser 6 months ago! Adventure Con, here I come!

Patrick
a.k.a. Fringey, The Fringe Element
"A life lived without passion is a life not lived.