Weather Forecast!

2010 Farmer’s Almanac calls for 39 degrees and rain on Farpoint weekend! Hooray!

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Online Registration Open

You can now go to www.farpointcon.com, click the “Register” button under the Farpoint logo at the top of the page and register for your 2010 membership. As a reminder, our online registration payments are handled by PayPal.com, where you can pay either from your bank account or by credit card.
If you use our online [...]

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Hello from ShoreLeave

Okay people – we’re here and have said hello to many of our friends so far today.
We’ve just announced our next batch of guests:
Felicia Day (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog/The Guild/Dollhouse/Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
USS Farragut
Glenn Hauman
Luna-C
TA Chafin
Keep checking back for more!

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See you at ShoreLeave!

Make certain to stop by the Farpoint table at ShoreLeave. We’ll be announcing an updated guest list, with an exciting announcement! You can also purchase your 2010 memberships – the price is the same for 2009.

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The Guests are coming, the Guests are coming!

The Farpoint web site, www.farpointcon.com, has been updated with our first guests for 2010.
Mira Furlan!
Keith R.A. DeCandido!
Tee Morris!
Marc Okrand!
Terri Osborne!
2010 Mid-Atlantic Podcasters Summit!
LIVE Performances By:
Prometheus Radio Theatre!
Boogie Knights!
Coskumite and C.L.A.N.S.!
More information will be available as plans develop.

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Folks are blogging about Farpoint.

Someone mentioned to me that Farpoint had been mentioned as a possible home for ‘bloggercon’ whatever that may be. In trying to ferret this out I came across some mentions of our con to ping. Since our page views were down to 8 yesterday I figured some new blogfodder couldn’t hurt. For your reading pleasure:
A [...]

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Farpoint is Coming

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone starting the day after tomorrow! If you’ve looked at the advance schedule posted to the blog and website, you’ll see that every day is very busy.
Friday starts with activities and panels in the early afternoon and culminates on Friday evening with the Opening Banquet, a live performance by [...]

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Hotel Update

The committee held a pre-con meeting with the Crowne Plaza staff last night, and all we can say is “WOW!” This group is relaxed, friendly, prepared and obviously thrilled to host Farpoint. We’ve worked with a LOT of teams in hotels over the years, and never seen one quite this enthusiastic about our [...]

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Farpoint 2009 Banquet – Final Announcement

Dear Friends of Farpoint,
The convention is almost here and we can hardly wait to see you on Friday!
Our gala dinner is being held at the Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane – now under new management! (See Below.) This lovely gothic manse, simply dripping with atmosphere, is located in the Atrium at the Crowne [...]

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P For Producer

If any of you Firefly fans out there have ever fantasized about taking revenge on a certain network for that abrupt and unfair cancellation, make sure you’re in the Greenspring ballroom at 2pm on Sunday to see the latest production by The Usual Suspects: P For Producer. There will be mayhem, explosions, and [...]

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