The guys at MountainCon have announced that the fourth event will be held this year, September 19-21, 2008, at the Davis County Convention Center (that's Ogden for those of you not familiar with the area.)
For those not familiar with Mountain-Con, it's a Science Fiction and Fantasy convention. It's a convention for fans. Here is a small description from the official web site:
We acknowledge that individuals and groups have the right to determine which aspect of fandom brings them the most amount of fun. This could include roleplaying games, reading boooks or comics, acquiring & displaying various collectables, anime & cosplay, writing professional or fan stories, performing community service, enjoying TV & movies, live-action role-playing, collecting autographs & meeting guests, collectable card game tournaments, creating fan films, joining fan clubs, filk singing & music, assembling & wearing costumes, traditional wargaming & miniatures, creating fanzines & websites and anything else we may have failed to mention...
One of the really cool things at this convention is a costume parade that is held one evening during the convention. The idea is to have people dress up as their favorite fictional character and walk through the convention hall. It was pretty cool.
The convention has local and regional authors, artists, cartoonists and celebrities. I was excited to attend the 2007 convention because Garrett Wang was one of the special guests. Garrett was Ensign Harry Kim on the show Star Trek: Voyager (my favorite trek series by far.)
This convention has an eclectic mix space discussions, writing advise, a dealer room where you can buy the latest in books and games, to author signings and movie viewing's. Its a great three day event.
The group is offering a weekend pass to the event for $25 if you purchase before the end of February 2008. This is a great deal. Get your tickets now. I bought months in advance last year and I'm glad I did.
They are taking applications for guest and presenters. If you are interested in participating visit the web site and download the applications.
I'll post more as this event gets closer. I'm really excited there will be a fourth event. Thanks guys.
