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Internet Access in Hotel (via postie)

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The previous information from the hotel about internet access was WRONG. At the front desk, they¹ll give you a ³user based code² for the wifi in the hotel. The code is Plaza1331. So, when you open your browser, hit the ³user based code² button, then enter this code, and you¹ll have access.

Sorry for the confusion,

–Jenn

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Last-minute Convention Details (via postie)

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Packing for Escapade: Be sure to bring a jacket. The forecast is chilly (high from 60-65) with a chance of rain. Bring walking shoes if that¹s your thing. There¹s a great promenade that runs along the beach, and we¹re planning at least one beach walk (on the sand) for those who like that sort of thing. Also, we¹re inviting all fan pairs (for those who even remember what that means) to bring a matching outfit to wear to the party on Friday night.

Wireless Internet at the Convention Hotel: As a part of our contract, wireless internet is complimentary for Escapade attendees who stay at the hotel. However, the hotel doesn¹t have a good system for this. So when you access the Œnet, it will tell you you¹re going to be charged. However, when you check out, the cost will be deleted from your bill. Make sure they do it!

Parking: Again, as part of our contract, parking is free, but only in the City garage (adjacent to the hotel). If you park in the hotel lot, they¹ll charge you a daily rate (I think it¹s $10/day, but don¹t quote me).

Early registration will be available in the con suite (on the 11th floor) on Thursday evening from 8 pm ­ 9:30. Before that time, the voodoo message board will be set up outside the con suite for ease of contacting your friends. You¹re welcome to show up at the con suite early, if you¹re willing to pitch in with convention prep.

Vid Equipment: In the Alt Programming/Video room, we¹ll have a flatscreen monitor/TV hooked to a combo DVD/VCR player. It can also accept VGA input from your computer, if you have one. If you¹re going to show video for your panel, please plan accordingly. In the con suite, there will be a DVD player connected for group viewing. The TVs in the normal guest rooms do not accept DVD input, unless you have the super-secret security key-thingy. (Shh, ask Melina, she knows.)

Farmers Market: There¹s a wonderful local farmers market on Saturday morning. It¹s about 2 blocks from the hotel, and well worth the walk for the excellent and healthy food.

FYI: We were contacted last week by a freelance reporter who wanted a press pass to attend Escapade so he could write an article for the LA Times. We declined his request. However, we would appreciate your thoughts on the subject. Please give the idea some thought this weekend, and then express yourself on the comments form on Sunday.

We¹re looking forward to seeing you!

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Massage! (via postie)

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Those of you who have been coming to Escapade for 10 years or more may remember Nicola, who provided massage services to Escapade members in years gone by. She has moved to northern California, but may be back in the area next weekend. She¹d love to offer massage again, if there are folks who want it. As a longtime friend of the convention, she would offer a discount rate of $45/hour, and could provide up to 4 massages per day.

If you¹d be interested in scheduling a massage, please drop me an email at jennifer@escapadecon.net. If anyone remembers getting massage from Nic in days gone by, feel free to share your memories. 🙂

–Jenn

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Escapade history, yay! (via postie)

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Coming up on 20 years of this party, we¹re doing our part to document the history of Escapade. You can check out (and add things) to the Escapade page at Fanlore: http://fanlore.org/wiki/Escapade. There are now sub-pages for each year of the convention, where Ellie has uploaded and linked PDFs of the program books for the first 10 years of the convention. More coming soon! We¹re also fleshing out the vid show info that someone else (maybe Rache?) started loading. So far, we have the vid lists for: 1994, 1999, 2001, and 2003-2009. Again, more coming soon.

We will also have an opportunity at the convention for you to record your memories of Escapades past. Please bring your best stories to share!

–Jenn

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Escapade Schedule Posted-Sign up for alt programming/video (via postie)

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The Escapade Schedule is now available online! Go here: http://escapadecon.net/?page_id=454 to see it. Also, now is the time to sign up for alternate programming/video. Any spot marked ³available² can be yours! Just fill out the form at the bottom of the page. Available/taken timeslots will be updated daily. All alt prog/video requests scheduled by Saturday morning will be included in the program book, and on the printed schedules. Requests received after that may not make it into the printed materials.

Go! Sign up now!

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Escapade Scholarship Fund Update (via postie)

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Thanks to everyone who has donated to the Escapade Scholarship Fund. Your support has been amazingly generous, and appreciated in these tough times. Due to your contributions (over $1200!), we have confirmed the following scholarship recipients: Agnes Tomorrow, Maygra de Rhema, and Raine Wynd, and have offered assistance to one other person (we¹ll post her name once everything is settled).

Here are the generous donors so far (in no particular order): Sandy, Katbear, anonymous, Meri, X, Snow, Kady Mae, Alison, Morgan Dawn & xlorp, Sinead, Jim, Lynn, and kerithwyn. And our special thanks go to Lys, who sponsored her friend Taselby before we even announced the scholarship fund!

It¹s not to late to donate http://escapadecon.net/?page_id=887, or nominate someone (yes, you can nominate yourself) who wouldn¹t be able to come without assistance.

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Vid Panels?!? (via postie)

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We couldn¹t help but notice the absence of vid focused programming at Escapade 20 (other than the Vid Review). Given how central vidding has been to Escapade over the years, we wanted to give vidders (or wannabe vidders) one more chance. Is there anything we could/should/want to talk about at Escapade? We¹re going to open up Alternate Programming sign ups Wednesday, and I¹d like to get some vid programming scheduled first. Do we have any volunteers?

–Jenn