ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, October 6, 1993                   TAG: 9310060188
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-16   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

TECHNICON MEMBERS SOUGHT

Pre-registration memberships to Technicon, a science fiction convention scheduled for next year at Virginia Tech, will be valid only until Oct. 15.

General memberships until then will be $20. Student memberships are $18 and, for members of High Flight, the national conference of Queen's Own, the Mercedes Lackey Fan Club, also $18.

Technicon will host the High Flight conference as well as the Starfleet Batron regional conference.

It is scheduled for April 15-17 at the Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education. Author guests so far include Holly Lisle, Chris Guin, Ellen Guon, Greg Rose, Don Sakers and Tom Atkinson.

Dealers, gaming, animation, game shows, a dance, costume contest, art show and auction are among the scheduled activities. Further information is available from: Technicon, P.O. Box 256, Blacksburg 24063. Call 951-7232. 


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