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    Friday, May 16th, 2008
    12:01 pm
    [waylanderpk]
    Perth Science Fiction Club
    After much running around and head bashing I have secured a location for the 1st meeting on the 25th of May (Yes only a week away).

    Cost
    $5

    The Time
    1pm to 5pm

    The Address:
    Belmont Training Room at 275 Abernethy Road.

    1-2pm Social
    2-3pm Presentation - Still looking for Volunteers. Anything SF/Fantasy would be great. Even if its something you have presented at Swancon. (Is my desperation showing ;) )
    3-4pm What Now? Discussion about what is next.
    4-5pm Formation of adhoc steering body (Assuming we think its worthwhile), to move forward.



    Link to Map

    My apologies to those that find the location difficult, hopefully we can secure some better premisies if this thing becomes regular,

    Current Mood: busy
    Monday, May 12th, 2008
    10:31 am
    [mynxii]
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    Greetings all,

    Next on the movie screening roller coaster of 2008 is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

    Come along and appreciate another 'last hurrah' movie, and with cheap tickets and great company there's nothing to lose! Invite along friends, family even work colleagues - the more the merrier and all are welcome.

    Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

    IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882/

    Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images. Note: (this is not the official Australian rating - this is apparently not assigned yet).

    Details:

    When: May 22nd 2008
    Where: Belmont Reading Cinema
    Time: 8pm (approximate, pending confirmation).
    Cost: $10
    Why: Fundraising and social event for Swancon and Genghiscon.

    Please contact Ju with numbers: transcendancing@yahoo.com.au or 0439354992 on the day.

    Swancon and Genghiscon memberships will be available from committee on the night.

    Cheers,

    Ju

    Current Mood: busy
    Current Music: nil
    Monday, April 28th, 2008
    4:15 pm
    [mynxii]
    Iron Man - this Thursday - Confirmed time 7pm
    Greetings all,

    The screening for Iron Man is this week on May 1st. Time is CONFIRMED FOR 7PM

    WHAT:: Iron Man Screening
    FOR: Swancon and Genghiscon, social and fundraising.
    COST: $10
    DATE: May 1st
    IME: 7PM
    WHERE: Belmont Reading Cinemas
    RSVP: Numbers to Ju! transcendancing@yahoo.com.au

    You will also be able to purchase memberships for Swancon next year, Genghiscon and probably order T-shirts as well.

    More on the movie! Iron Man:

    IMDB review says this:

    "Film That Lives Up To Its Hype And The Expectations Of Comic Readers.

    As an avid reader of the Iron Man comics, I was excited but also very scared that this movie would flop.

    While Robert Downey is not the biggest name in Hollywood, he plays the part perfectly and I was greatly impressed by how he portrayed Iron Man so well."

    Link to IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/

    Classification (OFLC): M (Moderate Action Violence).

    Current Mood: cheerful
    Current Music: "Void" - Darren Hayes
    Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
    10:44 am
    [chaosmanor]
    Slashcon 08

    6pm 20th June- 1pm 22nd June
    at Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra, Western Australia.


    For the first time, and through the generous support of the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation, Slashcon has been able to invite a Guest of Honour!


    Guest of Honour:
    [info]angstslashhope! Hope is a Melbourne-based fan, slasher, writer, trouble-maker, vidder, wiki-whizz, enabler, Organization For Transformative Works Wiki Committee Chair and all-round fabulous person, who has written a thesis on Supernatural fanfic. Fannishly, she started in Lord of the Rings and then moved through Lotrips, The Faculty, 21 Jump Street, Firefly/Serenity and now Supernatural. You need to meet Hope, before her Die Hard 4 obsession gets too embarrassing.

    Accommodation:
    In anticipation of larger number of attendees than usual, and as part of our continued plans for world domination, Slashcon 08 has booked two cottages, with the intention of offering con-goers the choice between 'loud' and 'quiet' accommodation. When you're booking, make sure to tell us whether you want to party or sleep.

    Food:
    [info]chaosmanor will be doing the cooking, as at previous Slashcons. There will be be vegetarian lasagna on the menu. When you're booking, please list food preferences and allergies.

    Transport:
    Your convenors will be wrangling car-pooling. If you need a lift, or are travelling down by car and have room for more passengers, let us know!

    What you need to bring:
    Bedding, towel, clothes, personal supplies, alcohol, laptops and snacks. We provide three meals a day, and tea and coffee. Fairbridge will be cold in June, so dress warm.

    Programming:
    [info]cupidsbow will be putting together a program. If there's something you want to see on it, let her know. If you want to deliver a paper, lead a panel, read a story, or teach interpretative dance, this is your chance. Email Cathy at cupidsbower(at)gmail(dot)com.

    Cost:
    $80 per person. If you're planning on coming along, please register your interest by emailing Elaine at chaosmanor(at)gmail(dot)com. Payment can be made to Elaine in person, if you can catch up with her before the con, or you can pay at the con. Early registration is vital, however.

    Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation
    Slashcon 08 is a Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation event.

    Sunday, April 20th, 2008
    9:01 pm
    [waylanderpk]
    Perth Science Fiction Club
    I've decided to move forward on the Idea of a regular meeting for Science Fiction Fans.
    Currently the plan is to meet once a month, last Sunday of the month from 1pm to 5pm, $5 entry, Tea/Coffee/Milo free.

    The first meeting will be on the 25th of May, though I'm stuck for a venue. Ideally the venue should be cheap, near public transport (on a Sunday), have multiple rooms and a kitchen.

    If anybody has any suggestions please leave me the details and I'll investigate, I'd love to find a venue in the next week.

    I have agreement in principal from WASFF that they will sponsor approximately 6 meetings and see where it goes from there. The only thing holding me back presently is the lack of a Venue.

    Planned activities
    1pm - 2pm Social, introductions
    2pm - 3pm Presentation (any volunteers?)
    3pm - 4pm Discussion "What next?"
    4pm - 5pm Form an Adhoc group to oversee the next 5 meetings and kick things off.
    6:02 pm
    [mynxii]
    Iron Man Screening - May 1st!
    Greetings all, (x-posted)

    There will be a Swancon/Genghiscon screening of Iron Man on May 1st. Time yet to be confirmed (likely to be around the 7pm mark).

    WHAT:: Iron Man Screening
    FOR: Swancon and Genghiscon, social and fundraising.
    COST: $10
    DATE: May 1st
    TIME: Unconfirmed, likely around 7pm mark.
    WHERE: Belmont Reading Cinemas
    RSVP: Numbers to Ju! transcendancing@yahoo.com.au

    You will also be able to purchase memberships for Swancon next year, Genghiscon and probably order T-shirts as well.

    More on the movie! Iron Man:

    IMDB review says this:

    "Film That Lives Up To Its Hype And The Expectations Of Comic Readers.

    As an avid reader of the Iron Man comics, I was excited but also very scared that this movie would flop.

    While Robert Downey is not the biggest name in Hollywood, he plays the part perfectly and I was greatly impressed by how he portrayed Iron Man so well."

    Link to IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/

    Classification (OFLC): M (Moderate Action Violence).

    Current Mood: cheerful
    Current Music: nil
    Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
    8:51 pm
    [buoy_wonder]
    Volunteers needed!
    Hi Everyone

    My name is Alistair McKie and I’m the volunteer coordinator for Contact: Swancon 2009. I was previously the volunteer coordinator for Swancon 2005 and have been helping out with various other Swancons as a volunteer.

    A bit about me first. My hobbies are reading (mostly SF), cooking, watching cheesy T.V shows and long walks on the beach. I also spend a large amount of time hunched over computers making them work better (for varying values of better). You have probably seen me at Swancon running around setting up events and being very hung-over at the breakfast buffet.

    My focus this year is to ensure that Swancon runs smoothly and delivers the con experience you have all come to expect. To do this I need you. More specifically I need you to volunteer to help prepare for and make Swancon happen. You can volunteer to help with things like setting up the con, fund raising events or with the pre-con organisation. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though and there are plenty of things that need doing that would suit you and your ability to help.

    Volunteering for Swancon is fun and a great way to give back to the community. Right now I’m just after expressions of interests and any recommendations that people have. So if you want to help or know someone that does, please contact me at volunteers@swancon.com . Also feel free to approach me at any pre-con events and offer your help (I will make it quite obvious who I am at our events, like our upcoming Iron Man screening in may).

    Thanks in advance,

    Alistair

    Current Mood: excited
    Friday, April 11th, 2008
    11:03 pm
    [tikiwanderer]
    Nostalgia post
    Just for interest's sake, I've put up a post listing the Swancons I've been to and a few main memories of them (funnily enough, most of costumes :-). It's currently at the top of my journal, if anyone's interested in a little nostalgia. I was trying to work out how many Swancons I'd been to, and it turned into this.

    Cheers
    Tiki
    Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
    7:13 pm
    [black_samvara]
    Swancon Social BBQ = Open Programming Meeting / Post Con Debrief
    A friendly reminder that the Swancon Social BBQ is also an Open Programming Meeting / Post Con Debrief.

    If you have words, plans, schemes, feedback etc. and want to share - come along and chat.

    You can also email programmer@swancon.com
    Monday, April 7th, 2008
    11:42 pm
    [mynxii]
    Swancon Social BBQ - Final Numbers Please!
    Those interested in attending the BBQ will remember the 'expression of interest' I took? If you could please confirm to me your attendance, number of adults and children, and remind us of any dietary considerations we should be aware of, that would be fantastic.

    Please note this is for -final- numbers, previous expressions of interest are appreciated, but this is for catering numbers.

    Fundraising BBQ
    As part of our social and fundraising events this year, Swancon 2009 would like to invite you to a casual BBQ. We'll provide the food, soft drinks and fun activities; all you need is your picnic blanket! This is a family friendly event.
    Date Sunday April 13th
    Time 1pm
    Location Kings Park - Western Power Playground
    Cost $10 adults, children under 12 are free
    Please register your interest with the committee ASAP including the numbers of adults and children attending; an email address or phone number to contact in case of inclement weather; and any dietary requirements (gluten, nuts, other allergies, vegetarian, vegan etc).

    Committee contact would be myself, transcendancing@yahoo.com.au, mobile number is: 0439 354 992 for that day.

    Current Mood: calm
    Current Music: nil
    Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
    4:19 pm
    [mynxii]
    Spiderwick Chronicles - TONIGHT
    Last call for those wanting to attend - I still have space :)

    6:45pm - Belmont Reading Cinema $10.

    I'm not on email from now till after the movie though, so if you want to come, give me a call: 0439354992.

    Current Mood: cheerful
    Current Music: nil
    Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
    10:25 pm
    [splanky]
    The Terry Tin Total

    At Swancon

    [info]martinlivings provided a tin for donations for alzheimers research inspired by the Match It For Pratchett campaign. Well done Martin for arranging this, and thanks to everyone who donated!  We opened the tin on the weekend and we have raised a grand total of $400.

    Martin has donated the money to Alzheimer's Australia on behalf of Swancon and Terry Pratchett.  The receipt can be seen here.

     

     

     



    Current Mood: pleased
    10:11 pm
    [kathrynlinge]
    2008 Art Show
    Hi All,

    I did my best to record the 2008 Swancon Art Show by taking photos of all (most?) of the entries, which are are now in this flickr set for posterity. Unfortunately it's not a perfect set - some of the photos are blurry or have reflections becasue they were too darn shiny for my camera (so sorry if it's your work :-/). I'd scribbled down names and titles as I went along - scribble being the operative word. So if any corrections are required to names or title, please let me know ;-)


    Cheers,
    Kathryn
    3:19 pm
    [mynxii]
    Spiderwick Chronicles - Registration Sheets
    Hi all,

    I have between Friday and now, misplaced my registration sheet that people kindly provided me with expression of interest to turn up to the movies this week.

    I seem to have put it into a 'safe' place that I can no longer find.

    Can I please request that you email me and let me know if you're able to make it or not, if you ONLY filled out the written sheet? If you've since emailed me, then it is fine, I have it all.

    The BBQ sheets have similarly gone missing, but I'll give it another day or two before I send out a call for people to give me the info all over again.

    I'm dreadfully sorry for the inconvenience, but am thanking you in advance for your assistance in this!

    See you at the movies (and the BBQ)

    Current Mood: mildly annoyed
    Current Music: nil
    Monday, March 31st, 2008
    12:05 pm
    [mynxii]
    6:45pm Spiderwick Screening time CONFIRMED
    Hi all,

    Just confirming the screening time, due to the length of the film and other cinema factors, the time of the screening is 6:45pm not 7pm as previously hoped.

    Apologies for any inconvenience, feel free to let me know if that will definitely mean you can't make it.

    If you have any queries, please email me: transcendancing@yahoo.com.au

    Current Mood: busy
    Current Music: nil
    11:01 am
    [mynxii]
    Movies: Spiderwick Chronicles
    Hi all,

    Swancon and Genghiscon are proud to present the first social movie screening for the year The Spiderwick Chronicles. Any fundraising raised from this will be shared 50/50 between the two conventions.

    "Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. "

    Featuring Nick Nolte, Freddie Highmore (Astro Boy), Joan Plowright and Martin Short. PG Rated.

    Key details:

    Belmont Reading Cinema
    $10
    April 3rd (Thursday evening)
    7pm (this is almost certain, but not confirmed).

    Please RSVP to me if you'd like to attend, this is an expression of interest only and not an absolute committment, email transcendancing@yahoo.com.au and let me know how many tickets you're interested in. Please feel free to invite your friends, family and colleagues - share the cheap movie deal around!

    Please feel free to circulate the information on the screening widely (the genghiscon list and swancon list are covered). There are a heap of other screenings coming up including Iron Man, Indiana Jones 4, Dark Knight and more. Feel free to suggest something if you think it would make a great screening!

    Current Mood: productive
    Current Music: nil
    Sunday, March 30th, 2008
    10:33 pm
    [stephbg]
    Masquerade judging
    I posted this on my own blog ([info]stephbg) and have collected some useful feedback there. I reproduce it here for additional thoughts.

    This won't be as detailed as I was planning, but if I don't do it now it won't happen.

    If I were Queen: Steph's assessment techniques for masquerade judging. An off-the-cuff list which in practice would be developed with The Powers That Be and in reference to the actual prize categories for that year.

    I'm *very* interested in feedback.

    ( Read more... )

    Current Mood: risky
    3:54 pm
    [punkrocker1991]
    SwanCon Feedback Request
    As I have offered to assist the next two conventions with their marketing, I'm seeking feedback from the list.

    If you are interested, please provide comments on the following:

    1. What did you like about this year's convention?

    2. What did you dislike about this year's convention?

    3. What have you liked about previous conventions?

    4. What have you disliked about previous conventions?

    5. What would you like to see at future conventions?

    --
    Please note, comments are screened so I can ensure that all comments are supplied anonymously to the relevant convention committees.
    Saturday, March 29th, 2008
    10:20 pm
    [black_samvara]
    Swancon2009 - Programmer and Open Programming / Debrief
    Greetings and Salutations

    As some most of you have already figured out, I'm the programme coordinator for Swancon2009.

    For the curious - at work I'm a business systems analyst, which means I spend a lot of time talking to people and looking for best fit solutions then trying to talk people into implementing them. Often IT is involved - it makes me happy. I'm also a reader and collector of speculative fiction. I love first contact novels, space opera, fantasy and stories about small, furry animals. I have a soft spot for 1930's detective novels, the supernatural and Modesty Blaise. I adore movies with explosions, pirates, aliens, giant space robots, dinosaurs, time travel, spaceships, camels and muscle-ly running (alas, they don't all go together). I can also be easily distracted by anime, comics, trivial pursuit, television, interactive sports, online RPGs, puppies and songvids.

    There will be a Social BBQ in two weeks which is also the first open programming meeting / post con debrief - please come and chat if you have things to share. There will be other opportunities to contribute to the programme throughout the year and I welcome all suggestions. Feel free (feel positively encouraged) to contact me if you have a burning desire to run a panel/workshop/game or an even more burning desire to dob someone else in.
    Thursday, March 27th, 2008
    11:46 am
    [mynxii]
    Spiderwick Chronicles - Swancon/Genghiscon Social Screening
    Hi all,

    Swancon and Genghiscon are proud to present the first social movie screening for the year The Spiderwick Chronicles. Any fundraising raised from this will be shared 50/50 between the two conventions.

    "Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures."

    Featuring Nick Nolte, Freddie Highmore (Astro Boy), Joan Plowright and Martin Short. PG Rated.

    Key details:

    Belmont Reading Cinema
    $10
    April 3rd (Thursday evening)
    7pm (this is almost certain, but not confirmed).

    Please RSVP to me if you'd like to attend, this is an expression of interest only and not an absolute committment, email transcendancing@yahoo.com.au and let me know how many tickets you're interested in. Please feel free to invite your friends, family and colleagues - share the cheap movie deal around!

    Please feel free to circulate the information on the screening widely (the genghiscon list and swancon list are covered). There are a heap of other screenings coming up including Iron Man, Indiana Jones 4, Dark Knight and more. Feel free to suggest something if you think it would make a great screening!

    Current Mood: exhausted
    Current Music: nil
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