I’m pleased to announce that David Mack will be joining us in Ronkonkoma this August. David is the author of over 25 novels, including both media tie-in novels like the Star Trek Vanguard series that he co-created, and original novels like his thriller The Calling. His best-selling works also include comics, non-fiction and TV and movie scripts. We’re looking forward to talking to him in August, and I know you are, too.
Stay tuned for more announcements!
Hurry and get your membership tonight! Save money and get exactly the same LI-CON!
Thanks to everyone who has already registered, and I look forward to seeing you at the convention.
Carl
We’re meeting tomorrow at the Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon, NY, United States at 7:30. Come discuss this Dickensian steampunk novel, and help us pick the next book to talk about.
We’re happy to announce that David and Amy will be back for LI-CON 2.
And we’re off! To register for LI-CON and take advantage of our early-registration discounts, please visit the ICON store. And while you’re there, also sign up for the Science and Technology Year in Review dinner.
ICON, our parent company, sponsors many events other than LI-CON. This coming January 22 (Thursday), we’re holding a special benefit dinner. Our host will be John Rennie, who you may remember as a guest at the first LI-CON. John is a former editor-in-chief of Scientific American, as well as the host of several TV shows for the Weather Channel. He’ll be reviewing the year 2014 in science. Everyone gets a nice meal at Domenico’s restaurant in Levittown as well.
This is a benefit dinner, which will raise money for ICON Science Fiction, Inc. We are a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, meaning donations are tax-deductible. If you would like a charity receipt for your donation for tax purposes, just ask. Remember that any money raised goes directly back into throwing these events, or other charitable activities. We have no paid staff.
To register, click here:
Of course, I, your LI-CON Chair, will be discussing the Year in Bad Science at Arisia in Boston, on January 18. (The event runs all of Martin Luther King Day weekend.) Arisia’s schedule is subject to change.
If you attend both, you win a special prize to be revealed later. Come and introduce yourself to me at both events. This offer does not apply to ICON volunteers and I’m not promising the prize is expensive.
I hope to see you at both events.
Carl
I’m incredibly happy to announce that LI-CON 2 will be held from August 14-16, 2014, at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Ronkonkoma, NY. Pre-registration should open next week, and expect the announcement of some guest names (and a revamp of this web site) very soon indeed.
The Clarion is in Suffolk County, near MacArthur Airport. If you’re wondering why we moved, it is not because of any problems with the Best Western we used for LI-CON 1. The management and staff there could not have been more helpful and kind. It’s just that the facility is too small for everything we want to pack into our second effort. We look forward to working with the Clarion next year.
Please feel free to post any questions below as comments, or use the Contact Us page under Info to email us. However, as soon as we can put up anything about guests or registration or hotel reservations, that information will be posted, so subscribe to our newsfeed or follow us on Facebook or Twitter (link on the right of this window) and you’ll be the first to hear.
I look forward to seeing you at the convention.
Carl Fink
LI-CON 2 Chair
If you’d like to say “Hi.” I’ll be on these Philcon panels:
Fri 7:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two (1 hour)
NATURE, RED IN TOOTH AND CLAW? (1789)
[Panelists: Lisa Adler-Golden (mod), Carl Fink, Jay Wile, L Hunter
Cassells, JJ Brannon]
Recent scientific findings indicate that chimpanzees are violent in
nature, committing acts that look like murder and even war. Does
this mean that intra-species violence is inevitable? Does it depend
on the species? And what could it mean for humanity to learn that
some of our closest relatives in the animal world are, like us,
inclined to violence
Sat 10:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Two (1 hour)
STEM EDUCATION INSPIRATION (PT. 1) (1782)
[Panelists: Inge Heyer (mod), Earl Bennett, Carl Fink, John Monahan,
Robert C Roman, Katie Gardner]
American schoolchildren famously lag behind some of their
international peers in math and science knowledge. What are some
ways of making up this gap and enabling American children to be
global competitors in science and technology
Sat 12:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two (1 hour)
THE SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE (1788)
[Panelists: Carl Fink (mod), Brian Gray, John Monahan, Jay Wile,
Inge Heyer, Muriel Hykes]
Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
MARKETING SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS (1869)
[Panelists: Carl Fink (mod), Gary Feldbaum, Savan Gupta, Inge Heyer,
Lynn E. Cohen Koehler, Sue Ellen Colter]
Science Fiction conventions must keep seeking and attracting new
members if we’re going to not only survive but thrive. This panel
will discuss the various ways in which we can reach out beyond those
who already attend conventions and to bring back those have not
wanted to return
Join us over dinner as we discuss “Lady of Devices” by Shelley Adina. You can buy a copy via our Amazon Affiliates store located here (http://tinyurl.com/ICONBookClub) – there is a Kindle version of the book too! Details are on the event page.
Come to Philcon to see me (Carl, con Chair) and Heather Dawn (Vice-Chair). We’ll be there having fun. I’ll be doing some panels, and you can find Heather and me around, either at the ICON table or at our party.
It is very possible that we’ll have some exciting news for you by then, too (he said mysteriously).
