Conucopia Infobot News - 29-Jun-1998 
Conucopia, c/o SCIFI, PO Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409.

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In this issue:  
        Beat the rate increase! Save $15! (Correction to last issue)
        Weapons Policy
        Have you moved?
        Other Web Site Features
        Service Mark Notice 


Beat the Rate increase! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Membership rates are going up!  We have a correction to last issue's 
notice - the rate will go from $70 to $85 on July 6, which is slightly
higher than we predicted last time.  Join now!  Make those checks payable 
to SCIFI, and send them to PO Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409.


Weapons Policy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

It is the policy of Conucopia that no real or realistic projectile weapons
may be carried anywhere within the convention except during the masquerade
or specially approved events. The use of a weapon during the Masquerade or
during a programming event must be approved by the Masquerade Director or
the Programming Coordinator respectively. No weapon of any kind may be
drawn or wielded in any area of the hotel or convention space. 

Conucopia defines a weapon as any object designed to cause damage, or any
replica of such an object, or any object that the Committee determines to
pose a risk to the safety of others or to personal or hotel property. The
Committee reserves the right to alter or amend this definition and the
right to impound weapons for the duration of Conucopia. Failure to
surrender a weapon for impounding is grounds for immediate revocation of
membership without refund and expulsion from the convention. 

Dealers who sell weapons must securely wrap each item at the point of sale
and provide each customer with a printed copy of these rules. 

We at Conucopia know that most people who would like to carry weapons are
sensible and careful individuals. However, we must keep in mind liability,
legal issues and our relationship with the hotel. The safety of you, the
members, must outweigh any other consideration and it is with this in mind
that these policies have been formed. 


   [Editor's note: if you want to print out a copy of the Weapons Policy,
    you can visit http://www.99.nasfic.org/main/weapons.htm and hit the 
    PRINT option on your browser.]


Have you moved? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

  Have you moved since you joined Conucopia?  If you voted last year at
  LoneStarCon 2, and then moved, or joined since then and moved, we'd 
  like to hear from you.  You can send change of address information by 
  e-mail to coa@99.nasfic.org, or on the web by using 
  http://www.99.nasfic.org/reg/coa.htm - please include your old address 
  and new address, and names of any other members moving to the same 
  place.  We'll be mailing out a Progress Report real soon now, and we'd 
  like to have an accurate mailing list. 

  If you're not sure whether we have your correct address, you can use
  http://www.99.nasfic.org/reg/members.htm  to look up your name in our 
  membership list.  If we don't show your correct city, write us and let 
  us know as soon as possible.

  Thank you!


Other Web Site Features * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

  Some recent updates to the web site include:

	Sample HTML for placing a link to Conucopia on your home page
 
        Revised staff roster - we will have a masquerade and are
        interviewing prospective masquerade directors.

Service Mark Notice * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

  Service Mark Notice: "World Science Fiction Society", "WSFS", "World
  Science Fiction Convention", "Worldcon", "NASFiC" and "Hugo Award" are
  registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society,
  an unincorporated literary society.

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