Apr 12, 2006 - Site Downtime - Some of you may have noticed problems with the I-CON site over the past few days. We have been having hardware issues with our server, which have now been resolved. All site functionality should now be fully restored... if you notice any issues, please email webmaster@iconsf.org. Thank you.

Mar 22, 2006 - Important Travel Update! - The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be taking place this Sunday, resulting in closures on Nichols Road between the Long Island Expressway and Rt. 347. Please use these directions to get to the convention on Sunday.

Mar 22, 2006 - New I-CON Community - ICON Science Fiction, Inc. is proud to announce its new project, community.iconsf.org. Designed to encourage community involvement and the open sharing of ideas and information, community.iconsf.org is our new hub for everyone who is interested in Science Fiction, Fact, and Fantasy (and Gaming, Anime, and everything else you might see at I-CON - and likely a whole lot more!). We encourage you all to stop in, take a look, and speak your mind - this site was created to allow you to immerse yourself further in the things that matter to you (and us).

Mar 22, 2006 - Indie Film Schedule - In addition to the main schedule and gaming schedule linked from our home page, the Indie Film schedule is now online. Also, an HTML (webpage) version of the schedule is coming soon, we thank everyone for their patience.

Mar 21, 2006 - Schedule Coming Soon Posted! - We know that many of you were anxiously awaiting the schedule for I-CON. Well, it's here! Go to the site index and check it out to see everything what I-CON 25 has in store for you!

News Archive

Hello everyone and thank you all for attending our auctions in the past and future! We had a great time raising a lot of money last year and look forward to doing it again! So while you're running about enjoying the fun, adventure and special je ne sais quoi that is our three day festival please remember that a big part of that extraordinary feeling is making off with some great swag! And no where at I-CON will you get better bargains then at our Annual Charity Auction! Folks have really scored some legendary deals, and best of all did it for the good of our community. Let's all have another amazing I-CON, and always fight the good fight.

This year's Charity Auctions, held on Saturday and Sunday, will befit the Child Life Program at Stony Brook University Hospital. The Child Life Program at Stony Brook University Hospital strives to reduce the negative impact of stressful or traumatic life events and situations that affect the development, health and well-being of infants, children, youth and families. They embrace the value of play as a healing modality as we work to enhance the optimal growth and development of infants, children and youth through assessment, intervention, prevention, advocacy, and education.

Child Life Specialists Provide:

• Non-medical preparation for tests, surgeries, and other medical procedures.
• Support during medical procedures.
• Therapeutic medical play using special dolls, stuffed animals and medical equipment.
• Activities to continue normal growth and development of infants, children and adolescents in hospital patient rooms and/or activity areas.
• Sibling support.
• Support for grief and bereavement issues.
• Emergency room interventions.
• Hospital pre-admission tours and information.
• Outpatient consultation with families.
• Collaboration with various pediatric therapies.
• Support hospital school programs.
• Supervision and education of students in Child Life.
• Orientation, training, and supervision of volunteers, including pet therapy programs.
• Coordination of special events, holiday celebrations, entertainment, and donations.
• Education for the community on the needs of children and their families.

In the words of one of the Child Life Specialists at Stony Brook University Hospital:
"We assure you that every cent of the money you have, and continue to raise goes to effective programming to make hospitalization easier for the children and families for whom we care."

http://www.childlife.org/