Eastercon 2008
March 21st - 24th 2008 - Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, London, UK
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This page covers new information for the con. You're probably going to hear things sooner if you track our LiveJournal and Yahoo groups (see the sidebar, under Community, but the major details will be recorded here too, as we approach the con.
26th March:
- We're putting the at-con newsletters on-line.
25th March:
- The Convention is now over. Even the Dead Dog Party's finished.
- We are collecting feedback and convention reports.
- We are also planning to relax and recover...
19th March:
- There will be an extra panel at 4pm Sunday in Victoria/Edward, called 'The Work of Arthur C Clarke'. Panellists to be announced.
- The writing workshop is now full
18th March:
- Advance membership is now closed.
16th March:
- For any interested or attending journalists: we now have a press policy.
15th March:
- The threat of a BA pilots strike has been lifted.
- We have a general travel update.
- Added a separate page with hotel floor plans.
13th March:
- The Programme booklets are now available, in their final form.
- We are having a group meal on Thursday evening.
7th March:
- On-line booking for paid-in-full bookings via credit cards only extended until 18th March.
- Postal bookings (cash, cheque, credit card) closing later this evening.
- Anyone taking advantage of the extension will not receive PRs through the post - they'll have to collect their PRs from Ops on arrival.
6th March:
- Guests of Honour Neil Gaiman, Charles Stross and China Mieville are included in the Recommended Reading: 2007 list from Locus
4th March:
- Advance Booking closes on Friday 7th March
- Programme updated
28th February:
- Sunday night entertainment bod Mitch Benn has interviewed Guest of Honour Neil Gaiman, and there's a podcast! (The Gaiman interview starts at 24 minutes in.)
26th February:
- PR3 now on the website
25th February:
- To make sure we've got all your details and room booking information right, we've sent an email to each members today with their membership and Radisson room booking details for confirmation. If you did not receive an email with your booking details from membership@orbital2008.org today, please first check in your spam folders in case the message went there. If you still can't find it and have booked for the convention, please email membership@orbital2008.org to let us know; quoting your membership number if possible.
20th February:
- Mitch Benn will be entertaining us on the Sunday evening.
- The art show display boards are now full. Small amount of space left for 3D art, sculptures, etc.
13th February:
- The dealers room is now full.
- Today's issue of 2000AD has a lovely advert by SMS on the back (image opens in a separate window).
10th February:
- Draft programme now available
9th February: Balance is due today for any tables booked in the dealers room, if you've only paid a deposit.
7th February: Programme participants emailed with details of their scheduled items. If you believe you're on the programme somewhere, and haven't received an email, then check your spam filters, and then contact us.
25th January: the Radisson Edwardian (the main hotel) released a small number of twin/double rooms for us. More details here.