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!

News Archive

Kathy Sands went from children's fantasy to hard science fiction in 5th grade. When she left the Army and her first husband in 1977, she took over Tales from the White Hart, a Baltimore science fiction bookstore which had been started by Sue Wheeler in '75. Leo Sands married into it in '79 and made it possible to relocate the shop to larger quarters that year. Besides new and used science fiction and fantasy, the store also carried a full line of filk music and used media fanfiction zines. After 3 years in a row in the red in the early '90's, they shut the store down (both Sandses now work for the Social Security Administration), but continued dealing at conventions, often selling most of the day and filking almost all night. It took a couple of decades to get out Kathy's first CD (Scaring the Sheep), then only a couple of years to produce her 2nd (No Sheep Aloud); the target for her 3rd (Do Hackers Dream of Electric Sheep) is this coming Memorial Weekend. All of these were produced by techie Harold Stein and feature Marc Glasser as accompanist. She's done filk concerts on both sides of the Pond, but this is her first time as a featured guest.