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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Born, raised, and still residing in Connecticut with his wife of five years, Rebecca (“Beckie”) Beas, Herbert A. Beas II is a long-time player of pencil-and-paper role-playing games from Dungeons and Dragons to Vampire: the Masquerade. Long hooked on the BattleTech tabletop war game franchise (and the MechWarrior role-playing game), Herb has been writing for both since 1997, with his debut in BattleTech Field Manual: Crusader Clans. Since then, he has contributed to (or written entirely) almost thirty sourcebooks, rulebooks, and scenario books set in the Classic BattleTech universe, as well as a handful of short fiction for the same universe, published on the game line’s official BattleCorps fiction site (www.battlecorps.com).

Rising to the role of Classic BattleTech’s assistant line developer (and junior continuity editor) after the game line’s move from FASA to Fanpro, Herb has also worked alongside the folks at WizKids on their Mage Knight and MechWarrior: Dark Age game lines, while also contributing to other fantasy and sci-fi game settings, including Reaper Miniatures’ CAV wargame, and Fast Forward’s Treasure Quests fantasy line.

Last year (2007), Herb was named as the latest Line Developer for Classic BattleTech amid the game’s move to a new company (Catalyst Game Labs)—and has been hopelessly buried with work ever since!

Beckie Beas, loving supportive wife of line developer Herb Beas. Beckie has had an interest in the occult for most of her life and enjoys talking about Aerosmith, Harry Potter and how much she loves Herb.