| Yes. I recently received their progress report in the mail.
I don't see any copyright notice on it, and I presume they'd want it
publicized, so, here are some quotations from the PR:
Guest of Honor Jack L. Chalker
Artist Guest of Honor Bob Walters
Fan Guests of Honor Richard Hill and Laurel Cunningham
Additional Guests include:
Carol Emschwiller, Aline Boucher Kaplan, Daniel Dern, Sharon Lee, James
MacDonald, Gregory Feeley, Steve Miller.
ARISIA
Suite 322, 1 Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
Location:
Vista International hotel
70 Third Avenue,
Waltham, MA 02154
617 290-5600
Membership is $25 before 12/31/90 and $35 after.
Membership limited to 1500
Dave C.
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Dealer's room rates are $40 for one table, $100 for two tables -
everyone working a table will need a convention membership. There will
also be a "dealer's row" for those who want to set their own hours -
these are rooms you can sell things from....for more info wrote ARISIA,
attn: hucksters...
The masquerade will be held on Saturday night - sign up until 4 pm on
Saturday - there will be judging according to Costumers Guild rules for
those who would like to enter. For mroe information and pre-reg,
contact Donna M. Dube, 27 Grassmere Road, Hyde Park, MA 02136
ARISIA actively encourages hall costuming, ribbons will be awarded to
outstanding hall costumes.
There are lots of rules around the weapons policy. Costume weaponry
may be carried as part of a costume during the convention but:
it must be an accessory to the costume
you must register it with con security
you must register EACH weapon with security
it must be peace-bonded
you must behave responsibly
it must be LEGAL in massachusetts
NO WORKING FIREARMS will be allowed.
they reserve the right to classify something vaguely weapon-like as an
OBNOXIOUS ITEM, depending on the actions taken with it....
Group rates are available...
5% discount for 10-14 memberships bought at once
10% for 15-19
15% for 20-29
20% for 30+ memberships
this means one check is sent to them, and they must receive it by
December 31, and the names of all people must be received by January
10 1991.
They will need techies to run lights and sound and projectors - every
con needs lots of volunteers to run it (and they'll be providing a free
TEAM ARISIA t=shirt for 8 hours of work. For 16 hours of work, your
membership will also be reimbursed.
There will be an amateur video contest.
There will be lots of films.
There will be lots of videos - including Jittlov, Japanimation, and
just about everything else - shown around the clock.
There will be round the clock gaming.
There will be a Society for Interactive Literature (SIL) game based on
Isaac Asimov's foundation series. Rates for this live role-playing
game are $10 until November 1, $15 thereafter. For information write:
John O'Neil - 9 Chauncy Street, Apt #32, Cambridge, MA 02138. The game
is called "Foundation and Destiny"
There will be filking, including a concert, panels, workshops on guitar
and singing, and children's filks. There will also be a theme song
contest.
There will be a con suite - the them eis "Fun with light and sound" -
during selected times arcade style video games will be available along
with food and drinks.
There will be an icebreaker - you will get a questionnarie if you
preregister. You will be provided with a list of your 10 most
compatible and 10 least compatible other convention members - ther will
be an icebreaker dance and you can have fun there, really.
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| I am the "area head" for filking at Arisia this year. Any requests for info
about the song contest sent by mail will be forwarded to me; so if you were
thinking about this you can send email to me instead if you like.
The program this year is experimenting with the idea of an ongoing interactive
"space opera" during the convention; this is NOT the role playing game being
run by the Society for Interactive Literature. Among other touches, we are
interested in having theme music for the major characters, such as the singer/
storyteller who appears from time to time in the movie Cat Ballou.
If you are seriously interested in submitting lyrics (or even a score) for this,
please contact me for a contest kit.
Unlike NESFA, which runs song contests to collect material for songbooks which
it publishes, Arisia does not wish to retain any rights to entries after the
convention. I can suggest several filk-zines where you might want to publish.
We can, however, guarantee an audience and appropriate recognition to any
entries that we use. Further details are specified in the kit.
-- Spencer
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| SF-LOVERS Digest Thursday, 24 Jan 1991 Volume 16 : Issue 25
A B S T R A C T
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Date: 13 Jan 91 03:38:03 GMT
From: ph@ama-1.ama.caltech.edu (Paul Hardy)
Subject: Arisia
ARISIA: New England's Most Diverse Science Fiction Convention
February 1st-3rd, 1991
at the Vista International Hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts
Guest of Honor: Jack L. Chalker
Artist GOH: Bob Walters
Arisia '91 is coming to the Boston Area at the easily accessible Vista
international Hotel in Waltham, MA. Dedicated to promoting all aspects of
fandom, we will be hosting such events as Film & Video Programming,
masquerade Ball, Art Show & Sale, Amateur Video Contest, and of course the
ICEBREAKER for our Pre-registered Members. Want more details? Read on!
Propoganda or...
Why you should attend Arisia
Fun People! Party and celebrate the genre with hundreds of your closest
friends.
Arisia Icebreaker Questionnaire will be sent to all Pre-registered Con
Members. Fill it out and return it to receive a list of your 10 most and
10 least compatible Con Members; the other 1,479 are up to you.
Costumes Galore! We strongly support costuming both in and out of
Masquerade. We will be awarding prizes for hall costumes. Weapons are
allowed subject to Massachusetts State Law and our rules. Details will be
included in your pre-registration packet.
Huckster's selection will be even bigger and better. A wealth of exotic
merchandise can be found in the Huckster's Room and on Dealer's Row in the
Con Suite.
Gaming area available at all hours sane/otherwise. There will be a
dedicated around the clock space, and a signup board will be available.
There will be scheduled gaming events and anyone running a scheduled event
can receive credit for up to 4 hours of Gopher time which is applied toward
a Team Arisia T-shirt.
Easily Accessible to everyone. The Vista is right off of route 128/I-95
and parking is free. We will provide shuttle service from the Alewife MBTA
station for those using public transportation. If you are arriving by
plane at Logan Airport, speak with your airline about free helicopter
service to The Vista.
Film & Video Program from long long ago and theaters far far away. Well
worth the trip to see outstanding works within the genre.
Amateur Video Contest is your chance to direct SF&F. Please enquire about
our guidelines.
Support the Arts! Delicate to demented to out of this dimension. Arisia
offers an awesome Art Show with, of course, an auction to follow.
Live Plays and a Filk Concert will be held this year, complementing our
varied programming. We encourage special interest groups to participate.
Panels and more Panels! Controversial and mellow, serious and fun,
mainstream and offbeat; we have them all for your enjoyment and
edification.
Con-Suite with free munchies, where you can have "Fun with Light and
Sound."
Arisia Needs You!
Remember, Arisia is biomechanically powered, requiring a large number of
people to exist. We are more than willing to show someone the ropes in an
area that interests them. it can be more fun to work at a convention than
it is just to go to one.
Gophers receive the following benefits: all gophers have access to the
gopher hole, a place to relax and eat. Anyone doing two or more hours of
work setup Thursday night or breakdown Sunday evening will receive a "Lens"
(irridescent button). After 8 hours of duty, you will receive a Team
Arisia T-shirt.
Have we forgotten anything?
Please tell us. We want your input.
This convention is for you.
For more information write to:
Arisia Inc.
1 Kendall Square
Suite 322
Cambridge, MA 02139
Our computer contact number is 617-364-1576 (8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
1200 baud).
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