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In article <BxH91n.4yE@phage.cshl.org> boutell@isis.cshl.org (Tom Boutell) writes:
   I'm a relative newcomer to the New York area. Are there any major
   (or decent minor) cons in the New York City area? I had assumed there
   would be at least one, but have found no reference yet.

From cons.txt on elbereth.rutgers.edu:

March 19-21, 1993 (New York)

   LUNACON 36.  Rye Town Hilton, Rye Brook, NY.  GoH: Orson Scott Card;
   AGoH: Barclay Shaw; Pub. GoH: Richard Curtis; FGoH: Alexis Gilliland.
   Memb: $25 until 2/20/93, $35 after.  Info: Lunacon 36, Box 338, New
   York, NY 10150-0338.

This is the big NY Con.  It's about 1500 people.  Asimov used to
go regularly :-<  It's a good time.

There's another big one out on the Guyland:

April 16-18, 1993 (New York)

   I-CON XII.  SUNY, Stony Brook, Long Island, NY.  Guests: Gregory
   Benford, Edward Bryant, Craig Shaw Gardner.  Memb: $22 until 12/31/92.
   Info: I-Con, P.O. Box 550, Stony Brook, NY 11790.

And relatively nearby is:

November 13-15, 1992 (Pennsylvania)

   PHILCON '92.  Adam's Mark Hotel, City Avenue & Monument Road,
   Philadelphia PA; rms $98/$105/$112/$120. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: Boris
   Vallejo; Filk GoH: Tom Smith; SGoHs: Pamela Sargent, Ray Harryhausen.
   Memb: $30 (children under 6 free, 6-12 $15).  Info: Philcon '92, P.O.
   Box 8303, Philadelphia, PA 19101; (609)764-8294.

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