NEWS:
6 November 2007
437 pounds of food left to haul (to tune of "100 bottles of beer on the wall")
The Crisis Center of Iowa City gratefully accepted 437 pounds of leftovers from the Icon 32 consuite (including my wife's desert bread). It was donated in the name of the Mindbridge Foundation.
4 November 2007
Icon 32 snapshot
With approximately 400 members, Icon 32 looks to continue Icon 31's trend of turning a large profit.
And Icon 33 looks to have a good start with 89 preregistrations so far.
If you are interested in providing more feedback, send your e-mail address to iconprereg@aol.com with the subject line "Icon 32 feedback survey request". We will contact you via e-mail with a survey form to let us know how to do better during Icon 33.
25 October 2007
Survey Asks . . . for Heroes of Icon panel
Please download and fill out this Heroes_of_ICON_Survey.pdf and send to jmaak@southslope.net .
24 October 2007
Program Book Proof
For those who can't wait to see the program book, here it is.
22 October 2007
More space/time at the Marriott
We found out that the room block at the hotel filled some time last week. We contacted the hotel this morming, and they have already generously increased the size of the block and extended the cut-off to October 26th. If you were turned away last week, please try them again. Please register under group code "icoicoa"
The one person who contacted us that they had made a reservation outside the block has been moved into the block. You should be able to change your reservation from outside the block to in the block yourself. If, after contacting the hotel, you have not recieved satisfaction from the hotel, contact hotel@iowa-icon.com with your confirmation number.
15 October 2007
Preregistration is now closed.
There are 4 Benefactor and several Sponsor slots still available if you wish to upgrade or purchase at the door. If you wish to join the Writer's workshop, please send in a check for $50 At-the-Door membership with your manuscripts
10 October 2007
Hotel block deadline extended to October 19th
Filling the block enables us to lower the cost of the rooms and the function space, so please stay at this hotel. You are able to stay Thursday night, November 1st, and Sunday night, November 4th, at the convention rate of $89/night also, not just Friday and Saturday. Please register under group code "icoicoa"
Base rate is $89 per night but you may be eligible for discounts. After reserving your room with the hotel, people who want to do room parties need to send their name and hotel confirmation number to hotel@iowa-icon.com. We will assure your room is in the correct area.
8 October 2007
Four Oaks needs
While the benefit auction will provide cash, Four Oaks has need for other materials alos. If you wish to give something on the list, there will be a collection area near the Art Show entrance.
4 October 2007
Writer's Workshop still has openings
Whether you have a manuscript or just want to learn from someone who has taught at the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop, contact us for inclusion in this 5 hour workshop Sunday.
4 October 2007
501 Legion
ICON 32 is please to announce that members of the 501st Legion (the premiere STAR WARS® costuming organization on this planet) will be joining us this year. More info on Other Notables page.
3 October 2007
the great Luke Ski
At Dragon*Con 2004, Dr. Demento declared "the great Luke Ski" to be his radio program’s "Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century". Since then, Luke has held onto that title by having a song within the top five of "The Dr. Demento Show’s" year-end "Funny 25″ countdown of his most requested songs of the year for five years in a row. His song parodies, originals, stand-up and sketches about pop culture phenomena have make him a favorite performer at science-fiction and fandom conventions all across the midwest and beyond.
2 October 2007
Benefit Auction Benefiting Four Oaks in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, IA
Once again, ICON will be holding an (almost) No-Minimum Bid Benefit Auction during the Art Auction at 5:30 pm on Saturday. (The minimum bid is actually one dollar.)
All of the donated items will be sold to benefit Four Oaks in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, IA. Four Oaks is one of the largest not-for-profit, child welfare / juvenile justice agencies in Iowa, serving over 7000 people annually throughout the state. Four Oaks services are focused on, and rooted in, the family. They empower children and families to achieve stability, self sufficiency and permanency. Items that are being auction can be viewed as you walk into the ICON 32 Art Show (Oakdale 1.) All of the items from Art in an Hour will be added to the auction table around 3pm on Saturday. ICON would like to thank all that donate items to the benefit auction and all who purchase items from the benefit auction. A strong show of support at the auction helps to show ICON's community spirit of caring and concern towards supporting families throughout Iowa.
27 September 2007
Hotel Parking - how to make the most of it
The parking areas by the hotel are owned by the city of Coralville. Charges are $0.75 per hour with a maximum of $8.00 per day. The hotel front desk can sell you a pass to allow in and out privileges to be sure you don't end up paying more than $8.00 per day regardless of how much you go in and out. You can get this whether you are staying in a room at the hotel, or not.
If you get an $8.00 pass from the hotel at 5:00pm on Friday, this pass is good through 5:00pm on Saturday, so you will not need to pay for three days parking in order to attend all three days of the convention.
Please do not park at the museum to try to avoid the parking charges, they WILL tow. You'll need to find someplace a little further afield to fully avoid the parking fee. You can also try some carpooling to lower these costs.
25 September 2007
Corrected days of week for Deadlines In October
There are still spaces available for the Writer's Workshop, but you must buy a membership and submit your manuscript by 1 October 2007.
Mail-in Art for the Art Show and Print Shop need to be mailed by 8 October 2007.
Preregistrations to the con close Saturday 13 October 2007 by postmark. Saturday 13 October 2007 11:59 PM by Paypal.
30 August 2007
Change to Room Party procedure
After reserving your room with the hotel, people who want to do room parties need to send their name and hotel confirmation number to hotel@iowa-icon.com. We will assure your room is in the correct area.
16 August 2007
Icon launches into MySpace and Benefactors have 6 slots left.
Since we are limiting the number of Benefactors to those we can support the extra perks to, I suppose we need to mention that there are just 6 slots left to fill.
28 July 2007
Forms added to Artshow page.
15 July 2007
Pages for Panels and Programming have been updated
24 May 2007
The author guest of honor for ICON 32 will be Jack McDevitt, winner of the latest Nebula award for novel given out May 12th, 2007. He's also got another book coming out right around ICON.
http://www.sfwa.org/members/mcdevitt/
Joe Haldeman has a small part in a new documentary film called OPERATION HOMECOMING, about what returning Iraq war veterans are writing. Here's a URL for the trailer (Joe's not in it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsglD_S1iiY.
Icon 32 will be held Friday November 2nd to Sunday November 4th, 2007, in Coralville, Iowa at the
Marriott® Hotel Coralville Hotel & Conference Center
300 East 9th St.
Coralville, Iowa 52241 USA
Phone: 1-319-688-4000
Fax: 1-319-688-4050
Base rate is $89 per night but you may be eligible for discounts.
- This hotel is nonsmoking
- Convenient to I-80, University of Iowa, downtown Coralville/Iowa City and the Eastern Iowa Airport
- State-of-the-art event facilities with 60,000 square feet of flexible space, catering, a/v equipment
- Coralville hotel restaurant, free wireless Internet, Business Center, pool, whirlpool, health club
Filling the block enables us to lower the cost of the rooms and the function space, so please stay at this hotel. It is service animals only.
Icon 32 is under the management and support of the Mindbridge Foundation
which is also producing Gamicon Rho and AnimeIowa 2008.
