Apr 4, 2008 - Barry Malzberg Cancellation - We regret to announce that Barry Malzberg will not be appearing at I-CON 27.

Apr 4, 2008 - Jon Rosenberg and Steven Cloud will not be appearing - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Cloud are unable to appear at I-CON 27.

Mar 28, 2008 - Conrad Brooks Cancellation - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Conrad "The Gielgud of Bad Movies" Brooks will not be appearing at I-CON.

Mar 27, 2008 - Rocky Horror Picture Show! - It's a contest! You can be a mad scientist, biker zombie, or suburban housewife losing her inhibitions. Win fabulous prizes!

Mar 18, 2008 - RepRap Demo Cancelled - We regret to announce that RepRap.org's Zach Smith will be unable to attend I-CON. The RepRap demonstration has been canceled.

Mar 16, 2008 - BattleStar Galactica Season Premiere! - Come see the season premiere of the hit series on a big screen, with 700 of your closest friends. Win BSG DVD sets!

Mar 9, 2008 - GM Signup - Interested in running an RPG? Sign up to be a GM.

Mar 9, 2008 - Awards Banquet - Tickets are now available online for the Awards Banquet. This event is held each year honoring guests for outstanding achievements in their field or genre. This year, the Awards Banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Saturday April 5, 2008 starting at 5:30pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit the Awards Banquet page

Mar 9, 2008 - Cosplay Competition - This I-CON 27 Cosplay Competition is now open to all types of cosplay, not just anime! Registration closes March 28, so hurry over to the Anime page to register online!

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Website: http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/est/people/fp/reaven.html

Sheldon J. Reaven is a professor at SUNY/Stony Brook, in the Department of Technology and Society, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (where he directs a graduate program in Energy and Environmental Systems, and in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. He is a graduate of Princeton University (B.A.) and the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.)

He works on (1) environmental disputes, such as those over nuclear waste and power risks, recycling and pollution prevention, global warming, and cool futuristic technologies, and (2) philosophy and history of science and technology, especially the diagnosis of methodological, conceptual, and ethical issues underlying scientific controversies. And, for the past eight years, (3) he has been working on nuclear, chemical, and biological threats and teaching courses on WMDs, homeland security, and the war on terror.

Professor Reaven is an inveterate military history buff, a passionate crusader for classical music, and an ardent admirer of golden retrievers -- the Cadillac of Dogs. Frightened in his tender years by giant ants in Them and the giant squid in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, he has been an aficionado of science fiction ever since. Inasmuch as he has the requisite strange and wide-ranging interests, he was Faculty Advisor to I-CON and to the Science Fiction Forum for twelve years.