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Dear Mr. Berry,
Thank you for purchasing a membership to CAN-CON 2013 on October 4-6! Our records indicate that you’ve purchased:
If you purchased via PayPal, please retain your receipt as proof of purchase. If you purchased a student membership, please be sure to bring student identification when you arrive at the convention. If you purchased a banquet ticket, the ticket will be available upon registration on the weekend of the convention. If this information is incorrect, please notify us immediately.
We’ve got an exciting line-up this year with: Robert J. Sawyer as Author Guest of Honour, Hayden Trenholm as Editor Guest of Honour and Mark Robinson as Science Guest of Honour. We’re also hosting the Aurora Awards this year, which we haven’t done since 1995! There’ll be a banquet, an Awards ceremony, and a vendor room with many of the nominees’ works available for purchase.
If you haven’t checked out this year’s Aurora Nominees yet, we encourage you to do so via the following hyperlink:http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/ To vote you must be a member of CSFFA and the cost is only $10. Please encourage your fellow Canadian writers, editors and artists and fans with your vote.
Also new this year, we’ve relocated the convention to a downtown venue to the joy of many. We’ll be at the Minto Hotel at 185 North Lyon St. Ottawa and hope you’ll like this new hotel as much as we do. There is plenty of public transportation to the area but there is no free parking unfortunately . The hotel offers underground parking at a rate of $7.96/night for guests (rate is higher for non-guests and both rates are subject to change) and the City of Ottawa offers parking at various locations. Please refer to the City of Ottawa website for more information: http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/transportation-and-parking/parking/city-parking-lots
To make a hotel reservation, you may use the following hyperlink: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/Minto-Suite-Hotel/bookings.jsp?hotelId=10002&rateplanid=1366470 or you may call the hotel directly. Local 613-232-2200 Toll-Free 1-800-267-3377. Be sure to use the CAN-CON 2013 name for the convention’s reduced rate. The special rate of $154 will be available until 6pm FridaySeptember 2013. Although several rooms are type are available now (Studio suite through to 2-Bedroom suites) as the date approaches availability decreases, so be sure to book early! All rooms reserved after the September 6, 2013 cut-off date will be subject to the hotel’s regular rates.
Keep an eye on our website, Twitter account or FaceBook group for news and updates as we approach the weekend of the convention. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us through our email address at: can.spec.lit@gmail.com.
2013 is going to be a GREAT year, one we’ll never forget and we’re so glad that you’ve chosen to be a part of it. Some of the best support you can provide is to spread the word about our convention so please tell a friend about us if you think they might enjoy the convention. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Caycee Price
CAN-CON 2013
Communications Team
can.spec.lit@gmail.com
www.can-con.org
P.S. Don’t forget to vote for your Aurora favourites, here: http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/2013/05/19/2013-voters-package/
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