Stony Brook, NY, Dec 31, 2009: Icon Science Fiction, Inc. announced today that Doctor John H. Marburger will be speaking at its annual convention in 2010. Doctor Marburger served as Science Adviser to President George W. Bush and as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2001 to 2009. From 1980 to 1994 he served as President of Stony Brook University.
In 1997 Marburger became president of Brookhaven Science Associates, which operates Brookhaven National Laboratory under contract from the Federal Government.
Doctor Marburger’s own research was in the field of laser physics. He has also served as chairman of the department of physics and Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California.
“Doctor Marburger’s contributions to physics as well as his experience in government and in education make him a perfect I-CON speaker. Our goal is education. Nobody has more to teach than John Marburger,” said I-CON Event Chair John Hudson.
“Doctor Marburger has been a supporter of the convention since it began 29 years ago, when he was President of Stony Brook. We’re thrilled to see him return,” said Lee Wilbur, head of Science and Technology programming for I-CON.
The goal of I-CON is to promote literacy, along with public knowledge of science, technology, and the arts. Past guests have included actors such as Sean Astin and George Takei, movie-makers including the great Ray Harryhausen, eminent scientists like Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Michio Kaku, as well as authors including the late Arthur Clarke and best-seller Charlaine Harris.
For more information, visit www.iconsf.org.
About Icon Science Fiction: Icon Science Fiction is a membership-based 501 (c) (3) educational charity which promotes literacy and education. Each year, Icon (with no hyphen) holds an event called I-CON (with a hyphen) to carry out this mission. Icon is a wholly volunteer-run and volunteer-managed organization, with no paid staff. 100% of any monies received by Icon are devoted to its corporate goals.
Not like the fairy tale story in Shrek, I will be attending a small anime convention in a place I never thought of before. And that place is in Arizona outside of Phoenix, the convention is Saboten-Con. It was a last minute decision because of a family emergency and the con is taking place next door where I made plans to stay.
And its only 6 days away from the con I’ve been waiting for since April, and that is Zenkaikon. And that is where I’ll report my experience from this Arizona based convention.
I-CON will be returning home to Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, for the 29th I-CON. The dates have changed to March 26 - 28. For 2009, I-CON was held at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood due to renovations in the sports complex where majority of I-CON was held.
I-CON announced lower admission prices compared to last year’s. More information can be found on their website at www.iconsf.org.
We have been working hard all year, with already 44 episodes released this year alone, we’re not finished with the year yet! We have a few other cons to go to before the year ends out but we are pleased to announce the list of conventions we are expecting to attend for 2010. So as of August 25, 2009, here the list of conventions (with confirmed dates) we are planning to attend for 2010:
Katsucon, National Harbor, MD - February 12-14
Wicked Faire, Somerset, NJ - February 19-21
I-CON, Long Island, NY - March 26-28
Castle Point Anime Convention, April 11
Anime Mid-Atlantic, Hampton, VA - June 18-20
PortCon Maine, Portland, ME - June 24 - 27
Otakon, Baltimore, MD - July 30 - August 1
New York Comic Con, New York, NY - October 8-10
New York Anime Festival, New York, NY - October 8-10
If you have others in mind, contact us at community@vidgle.com! We may add more, we may drop some down the road. And at these cons, be sure to check out our new store in the dealers room, Save Point Store; the official dealer of Vidgle’s Con Goer!
VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA — July 23, 2009: The staff of Zenkaikon is excited to announce a new contest in which two lucky attendees will have the chance to enjoy lunch with voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch. They are also pleased to add two more guests for their 2009 event - voice actress Trina Nishimura, and the creators of the webcomic “Geeks Next Door.” (more…)
Baltimore, MD (July 19, 2009) – As of the close of the convention, the head of Otakon Registration announced an unofficial headcount of 26,350 members from picked up pre-registration and at-con registration. Usually, the difference between the unofficial numbers and the official confirmed headcount is a couple hundred members, according to Otakon officials. (more…)
Baltimore, MD (July 19, 2008) – As of the close of registration Saturday evening, the head of Otakon Registration confirmed a headcount of 25,108 members from picked up pre-registration and at-con registration. Pre-registration pick-ups and purchased memberships will continue through Sunday. (more…)
Anthony here, and I am so excited for this year’s Otakon. Tonight, there was an estimated of over 10,000 to pick up their pre-register badge for this weekend’s Otakon. (more…)
VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA — July 2, 2009: The staff of Zenkaikon is pleased to announce another four guests for its 2009 convention. New additions to the guest list include visual kei band Geist, the creators of the web comic Friday Knights, and the Geek Comedy Tour. Due to popular demand, the staff also welcomes back anime comedian Uncle Yo for his third straight year. (more…)
