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                           Toronto Trek 15
                          July 20-22 , 2001
                      http://www.tcon.icomm.ca

    Regal Constellation Hotel - 900 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON, Canada

                        Just: 150 Days to go!

Guests So Far:
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       Andreas Katsulas                       Robert Trebor
      G'Kar - Babylon 5                    Salmoneus - Hercules
  Tomalak - Star Trek: TNG                       and Xena


   Authors attending:
        Julie Czerneda,                    James Alan Gardner, 
        (TT Anthology)                     (Writer's Workshop)

                       more guests to come...
   All guests appearances subject to professional commitments.


Art Contest (Update, More Information):
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We are looking for submissions for the T-shirt and crew pin. You don't 
have to be an artist to take part, our art department have taken people's
descriptions and stick figures ideas and create the piece of art. That's
how TT13 program book cover was designed. If you are and artist here is
some additional information: 

  T-Shirt Art 
    The design should fit within an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper 
    (vertical or horizontal). It must be one-colour "line art", 
    avoid any shading or half-tones. Gradations 'can' be used 
    but the lines must be clean and sharp. Avoid thin lines and 
    small detail as they might get lost due to being printed 
    onto cloth. Don't worry if you can't draw, our art department
    can help finalize and idea. 

  Crew Pin Art 
    The design can be any shape but must fit within a one inch 
    square area. It can't be too complex or detailed as it's only 
    one inch in size and the lines can't be too thin. Use a maximum
    of two 'spot' colours - meaning they can be any stand alone colours
    such as Light Blue, Medium Blue, Black, Dark Red, Yellow, etc., 
    but cannot be mixed to create a third, and they cannot touch. Each 
    colour must sit within its own area which is stamped-in to your 
    choice of silver or gold metal. Not all stamped-in areas have to be 
    filled with colour though - take a look at some of the previous 
    year's designs such as TT10 TT12 and TT13. 

Submission deadline is Mar. 16, 2001. 
- Full Credit will be given to each artist. 
- Art Work does not need to be finalized by this date - just in a state 
  for judging, finalist will be selected Mar. 18, 2001. 
- To enter eithere-mail us either a JPG or GIF, fax (e-mail us for phone
  number), or send it to our postal address. 
- TT reserves the right to make alterations to the art work, however these
  will be reviewed with the artist. If the changes are unacceptable to 
  the artist, the artwork will be removed from consideration. 

Each winner receives a membership for two and final copy of their
creation. 


Anthology: 
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Noted Canadian author Julie E. Czerneda will edit this year's 
TT "A Canadian Odyssey" themed anthology. Stories that look ahead 
with our unique viewpoint on what it might be like to live on 
other worlds, to meet other intelligences, taking that wee bit of
Canadian attitude with us. 

To submit a story for consideration send a copy on 8.5"x11" paper,
double spaced, max. 5000 words. Include a single page cover letter,
a cheque for $25 and an electronic copy (if possible) to the TT
postal address, post marked by Mar. 31, 2001. 

The top (max. 10) stories will be included in the anthology, with 
the best receiving a $100 prize, a membership to the next year's TT
and a copy of the anthology. 


Writer's Workshop: 
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Hosted by James Alan Gardner, Grand Prize winner of the Writer's of 
the Future contest and author of "Expendable", "Commitment Hour", 
"Vigilant" and "Hunted". 

Participants must pre-register and this workshop will be limited to 
the first 12 applicants. Submissions of either a short story or the 
first chapter of a work in progress must be mailed, with 
pre-registration, to Toronto Trek, Suite 0116, Box 187, 
65 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 1E6, postmarked
by June 1, 2001. In addition, participants are asked to bring 12 
copies of their submission to the workshop for critique by the 
other members of the workshop. 

The workshop will be Sunday, July 22, 2001, from 10:00am to 12:00pm 
at the Regal Constellation Hotel. 

Registration for this event $25 


Art Show:
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Toronto Trek hosts an impressive display of art from across North 
America. Themes range from science fiction and fantasy to 
representations of your favourite media characters. If you see 
something you like, Saturday night offers you a chance to bid on 
it in our art show auction. 

Team Eh will once again be organizing our expanded Art Show and we 
encourage new artists to display their artwork. 

The artist package - outlining panel fees, registration process and
other details -- will be sent out in late April; to add your name 
to our mailing list, send an email to teameh@hotmail.com and include
your complete postal address.


Charity Auction:
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This year's list of items keeps growing.  Be sure to keep checking on
our web page for the latest items.  If you have something to donate
(to help Ronald McDonald House) please e-mail us at tcon@icomm.ca



Masquerade  (Certificates)
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If you have not received your masquerade certificate or there was an 
error on the certificate, PLEASE, send us an e-mail at tcon@icomm.ca. 
Include in the e-mail your complete postal address, what the 
certificate should say and for what year. 

Saturday night, Toronto Trek host one of the largest Masquerade events
in North America.  We look forward to this years partipants.


Model Display: 
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Calling all model builders! We want to see your models, miniatures, 
origami and dioramas at Toronto Trek. The registration fee to enter is 
$1 and you must be an attendee of the convention. Categories include 
Kit-Built Models and Modified Model Kits, and will include different 
skill levels. 


Pokemon Tournament (Returns To TT15!  Prizes!!)
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That's right Pokemon fans!  We will be holding our second DCI (Wizards of
the Coast) Sanctioned Pokemon Tournament on Sunday, July 22.

How does your deck rate against the rest of the Pokemon League?  When you
buy a TT15 membership and enter the tournament you automatically become a
member of the Pokemon League.  After your games, your match results will
be
entered into the Pokemon League database and will count toward your
rating.

Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers as well as to the best placing
participants in the 11-14 year old and the 10 years of age or younger
categories.

Registration for the Pokemon Tournament is limited and we filled up last
year so get your membership to the convention early and don't forget to
indicate on your membership form that you want to enter the tournament.

There will be a tutorial for people new to the game at 10 a.m. and the 
tournament will begin at 11 p.m.  The tournament will last approximately 4
hours and promises to be lots of fun for players of all ages so bring your
Pokemon deck to TT15 and be ready to battle! 


Web Page
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For all the latest news on Toronto Trek, and other SciFi events in the 
Toronto area, watch our web page.  We have a news and information section,
a fan poll and what's on and coming up next on Space: The Imagination 
Station.  Plus you can subscribe or unsubscribe to this (tcon-news) and
the tcon-connections mailing list.

In addition to more guests, we will soon have a dealers and exhibitors
page and possible an announcement of a video game premier at TT.

Don't forget you can help Toronto Trek by adding a link from your web
page and adding our URL to your e-mail closing.  Our web page is:
"http://tcon.icomm.ca/"  (please don't use tcon.icomm.ca/tt15/ )

THANK YOU.


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