Toronto Trek Guest Update
Joseph W. Casey
Toronto Trek 15
July 20-22, 2001
http://www.tcon.icomm.ca
Regal Constellation Hotel,
900 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON, Canada
Space: The Imagination Station - Media Sponsor
Guests so far:
Tim Choate
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"Zathras" - Babylon 5
Dark Skies and Crusade
Andreas Katsulas Robert Trebor
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"G'Kar" - Babylon 5 "Salmoneous" - Hercules
"Tomalak" - Star Trek: TNG and Xena: Warrior Princess
Armin Shimerman
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"Quark" - ST: Deep Space Nine
"Principal Snyder" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Pascal" - Beauty and the Beast
Who's Next? More to come...
Note: all guests appearances subject to professional commitments.
Author Guests:
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Julie Czerneda Gemma Files James Alan Gardner
"In the Company of Others" "Bottle of Smoke" "Hunted"
Tanya Huff Robert J. Sawyer David Shtogryn
"Valor's Choice" "Calculating God" "Northern Frights"
Douglas Smith
"What's in a Name" ...and more to come.
Science Speaker
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Inge Heyer
Space Telescope Science Institute
Tim Choate: (* NEW *)
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Most people know Tim as Babylon 5's Zathras. Zathras is oldest living
Caretaker of Great Machine. Tim acting career started by appeared
on Broadway in Hugh Leonard's Tony award winning play DA, with Bernard
Hughes, and then later with Brian Keith. Other stage work includes
Beth Henley's Pulitzer prize winning comedy Crimes of the Heart,
Idiot's Delight, The Show Off, The Philanthropist and received the
Best Actor Award from the Connecticut Critics Circle.
Other television appearances include: Newhart, Frasier, Murder She
Wrote, Coach, Cagney and Lacy and Diagnosis Murder. Plus the
telefilms Gunsmoke: The Long Ride, Spy and Blind Witness.
T-Shirt Art and Pin Winners
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Congradulations to our three winners in this years Art Design
contest for T-Shirt art and crew pin art. The winner are:
Chad Wm Porter - Winning Sales T-Shirt Design
Kristopber Webb - Winning Crew Pin Design
David Andoff - Winning ConCom Shirt Design
The winning designs will be posted on the web site shortly.
Thank you to everyone who submitted an idea!
This Year's Information:
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ART SHOW & AUCTION: TT hosts an impressive display of art from across
North America. Themes range from science fiction and fantasy to
representations of your favourite media characters. If you see
something you like, Saturday night offers you a chance to bid on it in
our art show auction.
CHARITY AUCTION: The web page lists all the great items up for bid in
this year's Auction. Let's make 2001 our most successful year for
helping out Ronald McDonald House. Contact us if you would like to
make a donation.
CONTRIBUTING MEMBERSHIP: Can't make Toronto Trek this year? Don't
want to have to wait in those longs autograph line ups? Why not
consider a Toronto Trek Contributor Membership. For $30 Cdn
($24 USD) you will receive an autograph (not personalized) program
booklet.
DEALERS ROOM: Our dealers room is back and this year and we will have
a lot of new (including psychics) and interesting stuff as well as
the usual wide array of exceptional offerings. We will be adding a
Dealer's web page to our site shortly, so be sure to check it out!
If there is something in particular you are looking for, let us know
and we will pass it along to the dealers.
Attention Dealers: contact us if you haven't yet received your
dealer's contract.
Yes, our 2 hours dealers/visitors pass will be available again
this year.
FAMILY PASS: Our Sunday Family pass, which allows up to 2 adults and 4
children to attend Toronto Trek, on Sunday, for just $75.
FAN CLUBS: Fan clubs can advertise their clubs to the attendees of
Toronto Trek by signing up for Fan Dealer tables. The tables are free,
but there is a $50 (Cdn) administration fee. This includes one
membership to the convention. If you wish to purchase a fan club table
please send your name, your club name, your mailing address, phone
number and e-mail address to "Toronto Trek Attn: Dealers" either to
our P.O.Box or to our e-mail address (tc...@icomm.ca).
We also offer special rates for advertising in our progress report
and program booklet. Pre-register 5 or more (must come in one
envelope) and we will give you a free 40 word classified in the
Toronto Trek Program Booklet.
FAN FICTION: In order to help promote the ever-popular part of fandom
known as fan fiction, Toronto Trek is offering a limited number of
free tables to fanzine editors or publishers wishing to come to
Toronto Trek to sell their fanzine. Please note that while the table
is free, there will be a small administration fee of $20 (Cdn) per
table to cover the mail out, photocopying, our cost of the rental
of the table and the myriad of other administration charges we will
incur by offering these tables. For further information contact
Toronto Trek and include your mailing address, phone number and
e-mail address to "Toronto Trek, Attn: Dealers" to either our P.O.Box
or to our e-mail address (tc...@icomm.ca).
HOTEL: BOOK YOUR ROOMS NOW!! We have still occasionally hear reports
of people having problems booking rooms for the convention. Rooms
are STILL available. A tip, make sure you mention "Toronto Trek"
immediately when you call to make your reservations.
LOOKING FOR: Trying to find someone to share a room with at TT? Have
room in your car for another person (to car pool)? Check out our
looking for page. http://tcon.icomm.ca/tt15/index.php3?pg=looking
LOST: At last years Toronto Trek, Chil's Kahles Bat'leth. if you have
any information please e-mail us.
MODEL BUILDERS: This year, there will be a hands-on panel for beginning
and novice modelers! Although some parts and supplies will be supplied
for experimentation, please bring your own models and supplies (i.e.,
model cement, sandpaper, exacto knives, etc.). The panel will be 1-4
hours of hands-on fun!
MODEL DISPLAY: Calling all model builders! We want to see your models,
miniatures, origami and dioramas at TT. The registration fee to enter
is $1 and you must be an attendee of the convention. Categories
include Kit-Built Models and Modified Model Kits, and will include
different skill levels.
POKEMON TOURNAMENT: It's Back! We will be holding our second DCI
sanctioned Tournament on Sunday, July 22. In addition to all our
great gaming events at TT. Please indicate you would like to take
part on the registration form.
PROGRAM BOOKLET: The deadline to advertise in this year's Program
Booklet is quickly coming (May 15, 2001). This years booklet will
be 8.5 x 11" and rates are as follows:
Cdn USD
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Inside Cover CALL
Full Page: $300 $200
Half Page: $150 $100
1/4 Page: $ 75 $ 50
Bus. Card: $ 50 $ 40
We will take JPG or GIF or Camera Ready Artwork. Remeber to include
0.5" margin on all sides. If you have any questions PLEASE feel free to
contact us.
SATURDAY EVENING DINNER: Last year's dinner was such a huge success,
people are still talking about it. The dinner is a chance to have
a good sit down meal, talk and relax with your friends, all before
the masquerade. Plus you never know who will be sitting at the table
with you. We haven't finalized the menu choices for this year but
we recommend you sign up before it sells out.
STARLOST: (The Starlost Ark Restoration Project) For those who remember
The Starlost TV series that was filmed in Toronto back in 1973 you will
recall the Spaceship in the show. It was called the Earthship Ark.
Well, its being restored at the moment and will hopefully be able to
be shown at future conventions. We are asking if anyone has any props
from this show or any of the original domes from the Ark model to please
contact Victor Feldman at: victor...@hotmail.com
U.F.O.: CATCH ONE ON VIDEO! Use your ingenuity and imagination to catch
a "U.F.O." on video and you could win! Videos must be between 2 and 4
minutes long and on standard VHS. To enter, videos must be dropped off
at the Con Office during the convention before 4pm Sat., July 21, and
can be picked up in the Video Room immediately after Closing Ceremonies.
Videos must be cued and clearly labeled with your name. We are not
responsible for loss, damage or video cassettes not picked up!
VIDEO ROOMS: Our regular and Anime video rooms will be back this year.
If there is something you would like to see, drop us an e-mail.
WRITERS WORKSHOP: Hosted by James Alan Gardner, Grand Prize winner of
the "Writer's of the Future" contest and author of "Expendable,"
"Commitment Hour," "Vigilant" and "Hunted". This Sunday session has
a pre-registration fee and your pre-registration SHOULD INCLUDE either
a short story or the first chapter of a work in progress. Attendance
is limited to 12 people so be sure to pre-register early.
Remember to bring enough copies, of your work, to the session for the
other attendees.
Haven't Pre-registered yet? Fill out the following Pre-Registration
form print it and mail it to the address below. Don't have a printer?
Write us with all the information below included. Just be sure to
print clearly!
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(Deadline: Postmarked before June 1, 2001)
Please send in one form per person.
Please PRINT clearly.
Name: ____________________________________________________
Badge Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City: _________________________ Prov/State: _____________
Country: __________________ Postal/Zip Code: _____________
Phone: ( ______ ) ______ - __________
E-mail: ____________________________________________________
Age: up to 12, 13-18, 19+ Gender: Male Female
To receive a confirmation, I have included:
[ ] My e-mail address, please send it there
[ ] a SASE (International pre-reg do not need to include the stamp)
If you have any mobility issues
[ ] Please notify the mobility access liaison I will be attending.
[ ] Please have the mobility access liaison send me more information.
Pokemon Tournament:
[ ] I would like to attend the Sunday Pokemon Tournament starting at
11am. I understand seating is limited, available on a first come
first serve basis.
(Circle All Choices Below,prices)
Pre-Registration Fee: $_____ Cdn: Wk:$42 F:$20 Sa:$35 Su:$25
USD: Wk:$32 F:$15 Sa:$27 Su:$20
Reserved Seating: $_____ Cdn: Wk:$36 Sa:$20 Su:$20
USD: Wk:$27 Sa:$15 Su:$15
Saturday Dinner: $_____ Chicken Beef Vegetarian
Cdn: $35 USD: $27
Cdn U.S.
T-Shirt:$20 ($15) x ___ =$_____ S M L XL
Colour: Black, Tan
Size XXL:$23 ($17) x ___ =$_____ XXL
Colour: Black, Tan
Size XXL:$23 ($17) x ___ =$_____ XXL
Colour: Black, Tan
Size XXXL:$25 ($20) x ___ =$_____ XXXL
Colour: Black ONLY
Writer's Workshop: $_____ Cdn: $25 USD: $20
(include 1 copy of work with pre-reg and bring copies to session.)
Contributor Membership: $_____ Cdn: $30 USD: $24
Total $_____ in Cdn or U.S.
Make Cheque or Money Order payable to: Toronto Trek and Send to:
Toronto Trek,
Suite 0116, Box 187, 65 Front Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
M5J 1E6
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ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
What a long strange trip it's been!
I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess,