Breakfast Banquet with Guests of Honor & Special Guests

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As you've hopefully heard, we're having a breakfast banquet on Sunday of the con with the guests of honor and some other special guests. They're all awesome folks to chat with, so we hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity.

Sales of tickets to the banquet [edit: have ended]. There will be no sales of tickets at the con.

Tickets are $35. The banquet will be on Sunday at 11am.

Michael Anderson – Art/Entertainment
Kelley Armstrong - Writer GOH, Literature SOLD OUT
Bob Eggleton – Art, Media
Eric in the Elevator – Fan, Art/Entertainment, Gaming SOLD OUT
Shaenon K. Garrity - Webcomics GOH, Art
Seanan McGuire – Music/Filk, Literature
Hildy Silverman – Literature, Fandom
Josh Simpson - Artist GOH SOLD OUT
Cecilia Tan - Literature
Catherynne M. Valente - Literature
Rene Walling - Fan GOH
Frank Wu - Art

Buy your ticket here!

What to wear at The Westin.

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One heads-up about the new Arisia hotel that I feel compelled to share, after doing numerous bookseller trade show events there. In years past, they have kept it very, very, VERY warm in the function rooms and restaurants. Even on the coldest days, I've never felt so much as a draft in their lobby, and in the pub it can get downright tropical.

Things may have changed there since last year's Boskone [the most recent event I attended there], but better to be safe than sorry. Light interchangeable layers, not sweaters, will serve attendees well for those who are not costuming, even if we have another MLK weekend blizzard.

Update on Writing Workshops

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Nisi Shawl's Writing the Other workshop is full as of now. Everyone who signed up should have received a confirmation email -- if not, check your spam filters and/or email goh at arisia dot org.

Kelley Armstrong's YA fiction workshop still has spaces and is now first-come-first-served, without priority for students. Everyone already signed up is about to get a positive confirmation email.

DESPERAT TO SELL 3 DAY MEMBERSHIP

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Bought for $50 so will sell for that which is a bargain now, as price has gone to $60.  I can transfer badge number with Arisia - they suggested I post here.

I am out of work and ill and I cannot attened!  Please email me davysitter@gmail.com

DIANE

Packing Tips, from Ziggurat Labs

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As you prepare for the convention known as Arisia, the folks at Ziggurat Labs would like to offer these packing tips to enhance your Mad Science experience:

1. Pack Pajamas*!
Ziggurat Lab's annual pajama party runs from 7:30 to 1am on Friday night. Why, you may even want two sets: one for the kid-friendly first hour, and another for the grown-up** hours!

(*or Pyjamas, for those with a superior orthographic sensibility)
(**for all ages of grown-ups.)


2. Pack your boots
In case you haven't noticed, it's snowy out there! Boots with lasers mounted on them could melt the ice for you. Is that too much to ask?


3. If you pack a Wormhole, remember your extractor!
Nothing's worse than getting all your Con goodies neatly packed into a quasi-atomic radius... and then realizing you can't get them back out once you're home.


Happy packing, and remember, it's for Science!

Arisia congratulates the winners of the 2008 and 2009 Carl Brandon Awards.

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Arisia congratulates the winners of the 2008 and 2009 Carl Brandon Awards.

2008 Parallax - Distances, by Vandana Singh
2008 Kindred - "Ghost Summer", by Tananarive Due
2009 Parallax - Half World, by Hiromi Goto
2009 Kindred - Liar, by Justine Larbalestier

The Carl Brandon Society will be presenting these awards at Arisia 2011 to the winners or their representatives. These awards are sponsored by a grant from Arisia, Inc. We invite everyone to join our gala celebration on Sunday January 16th at 3:30pm in Commonwealth C.