Aug. 1st, 2010

jen_qoe: Image of Lara Croft holding a gun (jenny quantum)
Ooooooh... sneaky advance news...

According to Martin Roberts (via facebook,) next year Fcon will be in Brighton, in the same hotel wot WHC was in this year.  With the ever awesome Sarah Pinborough as MC.

Nifty!  The drive's much nicer than the Nottingham trek and there's a sea view!  A sea view, people!!  And I may get to actually walk outside and see it this time!  ;-P

(Alas, the parking is utterly shite.  And you need a second mortgage to pay for it.)

But, still, Brighton!  Woot!

And next year is also the British Fantasy Society's 40th birthday so expect fun stuff.  And parties.  With drinking.  Lots and lots of drinking.  And shenanigans.  And more parties.  Possibly there might be some convention stuff slipped between parties.  But you can still drink during the aforementioned convention stuff.  (I don't drink, so the whole convention boozing thing remains a strange custom... but y'all go ahead and get bladdered.  I'll collect the blackmail... ;-D )

No news on who is doing the actual organising of it yet, though given the location, I have a few suspicions...
jen_qoe: Image of Lara Croft holding a gun (jenny quantum)
Yep, it's definitely Brighton!

See the BFS announcement here for the full details...

But, in short:
Fantasycon 2011 will be held at the Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton (right opposite Brighton Pier)
On: 30th Sept - 2nd Oct 2011
Early ticket price is £35 until this September when it will rise in stages 'til the event next year.  (You're all con-goers aren't you? You know the routine!)

Mistress of Ceremonies is Sarah Pinborough, and other Guests of Honour to be announced at a later date.

The official website will eventually be at: www.fantasycon2011.org  (but isn't quite up yet.)

The brave fools (er, stalwart organisers) who are in charge are:

Chair - Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane
Associate Chair (Logistics/Volunteers) - Alex Davis
Hotels - Helen Hopley
Memberships - Mia Morgan-Ford
Online PR - Martin Roberts
Site
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Marie O'Regan and Peter Keighrey
Dealers' Room
- James Bacon

So there you go.  More info as and when I can wrench it out of someone!  ;-)

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