Many aspects of participation in Minicon require advance communication with the committee. Do you:
** want to suggest a programmed gaming event?
** want to enter a costume in the masquerade?
** have videotapes of other cons and SF events?
** have an idea for hosting Minneapolis in '73?
** want to get your artwork seen or sold?
** want a table in the Dealers' Room?
** want to play music at Dark Star Cafe?
If you wish to participate, contact Minicon as soon as possible.

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Gaming plans this year include greater control of the space, so that a variety of games can continue to be played throughout the convention. Proposals for programmed gaming events will be considered.

Planning to compete in the Masquerade this year? You can pre-register by mail. Registration for the masquerade will also be available at the convention, but the cutoff will be 10 am Saturday. We'll require your presence at a rehearsal during the afternoon, and the show is at 7 pm.

The awards will follow the same pattern as last year, including Director's Choice and the ever-popular Dumper award. We will have five categories; Young Fan, Novice, Journeyman, Recreation and Master. Entries will be judged both on performance and workmanship.

The stage setup will be the same as last year, with a wheelchair ramp to enter the stage and wide platform stairs to exit. Should you have any other special needs, please contact us.

Have you videotaped authors, artists, or conventions? Network '73 would love to see them, with an eye to airing some of them. Send them to the Minicon P.O. Box! VHS, SVHS, 8mm, 3/4 or even PAL -- we can play 'em all.

Minneapolis in '73 is an intimate hospitality area sponsored by Minicon and hosted by fans near and far. Suite hosts change every 2 to 4 hours, so something unusual is usually happening. Some hosts promote a specific theme; others don't.

If you've got an idea for an event you'd like to host in the suite at Minicon 31, let us know -- pronto!

Art show submissions

Minicon's Art Show welcomes art from sf&f artists. Plan to bring (or send) framed originals or glass or jewelry or prints or 3D items or.... We offer an information packet on how to submit artwork.

If you can't attend the convention but wish to display your art: get an art show packet, then mail artwork to Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Book Store, 2864 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55407. Mark the packages clearly Attention: Minicon Art Show. All artwork must be received by Friday, March 29, 1996 or it will be returned unopened.

T-Shirt Art Sought

Minicon 31 is looking for you ideas and artwork for this year's t-shirt! This year's convention theme is "Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You." Use of the theme in your design is strongly encouraged (but not necessary). Send quality black & white PHOTOCOPIES of camera-ready art or digital art on a 3.5-inch disk to T-Shirt at the Minicon P.O. Box. The deadline is February 14, 1996.

Art selected for Convention T-Shirt will receive 10% royalty, based on unit price, for T-Shirts sold at the convention. Art used on volunteer T-Shirts will also receive monetary remuneration. Art not selected may be used in Minicon publications without payment. Art will not be returned. (Sorry.)

Publications Welcomes "Fillos"

If you have one-color artwork that could fill spaces in Minicon 31 publications, please send it to the Publications department at the Minicon P.O. Box. We don't promise to use it, we won't pay you, and we won't return it (so don't send originals!), but we will credit you if your art appears.

The Minicon 31 Dealers' Room has no more tables available.

If you've already reserved a table but haven't received a confirmation card, contact us.

Dark Star need musicians to entertain the caffeinated masses. To receive a scheduled time slot, musicians should sign up by March 15, although open mike time will also be available at the convention.

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