From inconindy at gmail.com Sun Jun 4 10:24:55 2023 From: inconindy at gmail.com (InConJunction SF&F Convention) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2023 10:24:55 -0400 Subject: [InConJunctionNews] InConJunction 42: Space is Big is COMING SOON!! Message-ID: Greetings and salutations, friends, fans, and family! It’s nearly InConJunction time, and so here is your annual (well, “annual”, since we never remember to send emails) email for the con! I’m Beckie Margedant, your conchair for InConJunction 42: Space is Big! We are excited to announce that we have a new home for 2023. We will be at the Wyndham Indianapolis West, July 7-9, 2023! For those of you old timers, this is the same hotel as the Adam’s Mark that we moved away from many many years ago. We have a stellar guest list for this year, and some other fun things to announce. GUESTS OF HONOR! Mary Robinette Kowal Author Author, puppeteer, genuinely nice human- Best known for her Lady Astronaut series! We’re super excited to have her with us for InConJunction. Joy Hernandez Artist An Indianapolis staple, Joy Hernandez is best known for her Bean the Astronaut murals around town, and is an extremely talented artist and space enthusiast, Her work can be found at the Full Circle Nine Gallery, a gallery she founded and owns inside the Circle City Industrial Complex, near downtown Indianapolis. Five Year Mission Musicians Returning to the InConJunction scene for the first time in over 10 years, it’s Indy’s own Star Trek rock band! They will be on stage Saturday night at 10:30pm, and hanging out and doing things all weekend! Mikey Mason Toastmaster Muncie, Indiana’s Comedy Rock Geek Mikey Mason will be here to usher in the convention and be ridiculous throughout the weekend. JD Kennedy Gaming A long term InCon attendee, JD Kennedy has had their hands in so many TTRPGs that it isn’t even funny (although they are genuinely one of the funniest humans you can ever meet). Check out their charity RPG event InCon weekend! Moxie Anne Magnus Variety How can we have Five Year Mission without their personal hair stylist!? Moxie Anne Magnus, the USS Enterprise’s Chief Cosmetologist, will be on hand InCon weekend to delight and thrill us all. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS! CHARITIES This year’s charities will be Indy Reads and The Damien Center. WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM RETURNS InConjunction is pleased to announce the return of the Writers' Symposium. The Writers' Symposium will be 15+ hours of panels, workshops, and events hosted by experts in the creative writing community on a variety of topics. The central event of the Symposium, Art Inspired Art, will be an interactive writing event after which participants will be able to submit pieces written during the event to a professional editor and have a chance of being published in next year's InConjunction programming guide. Join us for a fun weekend of writer-focused fun. The Symposium is free to participate in this year, as part of the celebration of its grand return. HOTEL InConJunction has moved for 2023, as mentioned above! Get your room for the con now- Rooms start at $149, and can be found at InConJunction 42 - SF&F Convention - Hotel Information . Please get your room by June 15th to guarantee the $149 rate. REGISTRATION You can get your badge at InConJunction 42 - SF&F Convention - Registration Information or at the door. Daily rates are the door only, and we’re happy to announce that the Saturday Night Special is back. Starting at 6pm Saturday, you can get a $20 wrist band that will get you into Weird Science, the Five Year Mission concert, and all other content until doors shut Saturday night. DONATIONS We’re always looking for donations and sponsors for the con. If you’re interested in donating towards the con or to the charity auction, let us know! Sponsorship info can be found at InConJunction 42 - SF&F Convention - Sponsorships , and you can always drop a line or donate through our paypal link on the front page! If you have charity auction items, bring them with you to the con and drop them off with our ops department. We hope to see you at the con! Beckie Margedant Conchair InConJunction 42: Space is Big July 7-9, 2023 Wyndham Indianapolis West -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: