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The Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention.
Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-25, 2009
This is a temporary page pending construction of a comprehensive website for this years Balticon. Information is updated as confirmed, so check back for the wonderful future artistic site upgrade.
Spread the love! Download the Balticon 43 PDF flyer!
Guests of Honor:
Author Guest of Honor: Charles Stross
Artist Guest of Honor: Pending
Music/Filk Guest of Honor: Mary Crowell
2008 Compton Crook Award Winner: Mark L. Van Name
A Four Day, 24-hours-a-day Extravaganza!
   
Over 300 Hours of Multi-Track Programming featuring authors, publishers, editors,
artists, scientists, musicians and other creative SF luminaries. Join over a thousand SF fans for the
area's largest and longest running convention of its kind! Visit our huge art show, dealer's room,
concerts, dances, gaming room and video room. Everything Science Fiction and
Fantasy in one huge package.
Notice to prospective Balticon program participants. Invitations will
start going out by Oct. 17, 2008. If you wish, you may download the
survey (in Word)
here
and email it to
program@bsfs.org.
A list of potential program ideas is
available
here. You may send additional ideas to
program@bsfs.org.
Inquiries received after Jan. 15, 2009
will not be guaranteed a program slot.
Hotel:
    To be held at Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley Maryland.
410-785-7000
800-228-9290
If you go to the Hunt Valley Marriott Web site,
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwihv-baltimore-marriott-hunt-valley-inn/
then, on the right side of the page there is a "Group code" box down
near the bottom of the "check rates and availability" area (you may
need to expand this area).
--> enter BCNBCNA (upper/lower case doesn't matter) for a two double bed room
--> enter BCNBCNB for a king sized room
This works for THURSDAY MAY 21 thru SUNDAY MAY 24 nights. This covers
the main convention nights.
Cost per night per room (USD) - $132.00
Estimated government taxes and fees - $18.48
Registration:
    Pre-registration is available by mail. Please send name, address, email address & phone number with payment to:
Balticon 43 Registration, PO Box 686, Baltimore, MD 21203-0686
Membership rates are $45.00 for adults and $23.00 for children (age 6-12) till December 31, 2008.
GROUP RATE FOR MEMBERSHIPS: Buy ten memberships at one time of one type and get the eleventh free. Must provide names and
addresses and pay with one check or credit card transaction. Great for fan clubs, family groups or
circles of friends. Buy 20 and get two free. For details write "registration at bsfs dot org"
This offer is ONLY available by MAIL. This offer can NOT be completed online.
Participants:
The list is always subject to change, but here is a list of
confirmed participants for Balticon 43.
Young Writers Contest:
Read about the Balticon Young
Writers Contest
Poetry Contest:
Read about the Balticon Poetry
Contest
Contact Us:
For all issues, other than the registration one above, contact "chair at balticon.org"    
   
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