Dateline: 05-12-2003

Deadlines, Programming Info and Savage Aural Hotbed!

Registration Update - May 15 (This THURSDAY!)

There are only a few days left to pre-register for CONvergence at our pre-reg rate of $40 per adult. That's a big savings over the $55 at-the-door rate. You can also get a supporting membership for only $20 until May 15, allowing you to upgrade to a full membership at the door for only an additional $20, effectively locking in the $40 pre-reg rate. To take advantage of these rates, your registration form with payment must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2003. If you need a form, visit our web site at www.convergence-con.org and visit the registration section. Or contact us and we'll send one to you!<>/p>

Savage Aural Hotbed to Play CONvergence

Savage Aural Hotbed will be playing at CONvergence on Friday July 4, in a concert free for all registered members of the convention.

Savage Aural Hotbed creates their compelling sound using conventional and "found object" percussion instruments, bass guitar, electronically modified horns and vocals, and power tools. With up to four people drumming, they provide visual, as well as aural excitement with their high energy rhythms, flailing arms, and flying sparks.

CONvergence is pleased to welcome this exciting band to our convention. For more information on the band and their unique music, visit www.savageauralhotbed.com.

Programming Info Online

We encourage all of you to check the preliminary programming schedule and grid which is on-line now. The schedule is at http://www.michaell.org/schedule.phtml and the grid is at http://www.michaell.org/grid.phtml.

Several great panel ideas may not make the final schedule if panelists cannot be found to sit them. These include: Marvel Movie Mania, One Ring Continues To Rule Them All, Beginners Guide To The Art Show, When Would You Go?, 98 figures of Lead on the Wall, Can Nintendo make a game without Mario in it?, Back to the Future - The Future is Yesterday, The State of Sci-fi Narrative in Video Games, HeroClix, What makes a good DVD?, Science Fiction Music Panel, Welcome Back Potter, Movie Rumors Panel, John Carpenter Intervention, Artistic Influences, The Real Physics of Time Travel, Extra-Solar Planet Update, and The Gazebo is Still Dead.

If any of these interest you -- or you have friends that might be interested in them -- please let us know as soon as possible.

We can use additional panelists for other programming items as well, so please read the list and send us an email if you see something you'd like to be a part of.

T-Shirt Reissue Poll Deadline - Thursday May 15

To celebrate CONvergence's fifth anniversary, we thought it would be fun treat to reissue one of our more popular, out of print convention T-shirts from past years of the convention. We've been running an on line poll to determine which of three designs would be the most preferred option for a new print run of shirts. The shirt design with the most votes will be re-issued and will be available alongside our new 2003 designs at the merchandise table at the convention.

To cast your vote, go here.

The poll closes May 15, so cast your vote today!