[Noisebridge-discuss] Any Sci-Fi Fans Out There?

[Mark Cohen]

For what it's worth, I volunteered for about 4 years at BayCon. It was always a blast.

If you have the time you won't regret it.

Mark

On Mar 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Mike Higashi wrote:

> I'm looking for science-fiction (or fantasy) fans who might be interested
> in volunteering at a science-fiction convention.  (Imagine a mashup of
> a book festival and a geekfest.  That gives you a picture of the kind of
> event I'm talking about, one with authors and scientists, not media stars.)
> 
> BayCon can use a few people who can help make decorations to fit
> various themes, a few people to help at the registration desk, and
> perhaps one or two to help with loading and unloading a truckload
> of supplies
> 
> BayCon takes place over four days on the last weekend in May (the
> Memorial Day weekend), from Friday, May 27nd through Monday,
> May 30th, in Santa Clara.  A four-day membership is currently $70
> online, and will be $80 at the door.  Regrettably, a staff membership
> is not free, but costs $20.  OTOH, in exchange the convention will
> cover one-fourth of the cost of a room, so if you share a room with
> three other staffers, the room will be paid for.  This makes working
> BayCon the best deal for a starving hacker who wants to attend.
> 
> If you want to give a talk at BayCon (for example, on Spacebridge)
> but don't feel like being on multiple panels throughout the con, then
> being a staffer is the easiest way get your talk accepted.
> 
> Anyone interested should email me off-list (to save traffic on the list).
> 
> Added bonus:  There's a Fan Table area where dot-orgs can get
> table space to promote their group.  The table is free, but does not
> include any memberships to BayCon.
> 
> Second added bonus:  It's likely you'll also find some hot chocolate
> being served at BayCon, based on the recipe I developed in the
> Noisebridge kitchen.  (My thanks to all of the NB taste testers!)
> 
> www.baycon.org
> 
> Mike Higashi
> Registration Co-Head
> BayCon 2011
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Mark Cohen
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Science is a way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility.
-Carl Sagan, 1996