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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Hello!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">LEOCON will take place on Saturday, April 14, 2012 in the Hall of Languages (mostly) at A&M-Commerce. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">LEOCON is the first science fiction and fantasy con at A&M-Commerce, organized by Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers). Our organization aims to cover all the genres, areas, media, and types of science fiction and fantasy, and we have special interest groups in anime/manga, costuming and cosplay, steampunk, tabletop gaming, card games, online gaming, live action role playing, superheroes, and more!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">You can find more information on LEOCON here:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The SYPHERS Blog: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://leoconn.wordpress.com/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://leoconn.wordpress.com/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">LEOCON 2012: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Registration: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/con-admissions/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/con-admissions/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Guests of Honor: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/guests-of-honor/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/guests-of-honor/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">We have opportunities for presenting in all the areas of interest that our group covers: you can participate in a number of ways.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">1. If you have a paper on an sf/f topic in any media, you can give an academic presentation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">2. If you have a group of friends who like to talk about any sf/f topic in any media (urban fantasy, Dr. Who, Mass Effect 3, anything!), you can organize a roundtable (5-7 people having a 'conversation' and involving the audience). No writing necessary here!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">3. If you have a skill you'd like to teach, you can give a workshop (we have ones already scheduled on fanfiction and livestreaming) on "How to Do X."!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">4. If you write in any fantastic genre, you can read your creative work (poetry, fiction, it's all good)! </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">5. If you create and sell anything related to the fantastic (and we have a pretty flexible definition of the fantastic), you can get a table as a vendor (if you are planning only to promote/sell your work, you don't have to pay the very low registration fee! </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">6. If you want to use this event to promote your student organization, we can bring you in as a "vendor" and provide a table. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">So, if you're interested, check out the blog (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/con-admissions/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://leoconn.wordpress.com/leocon/con-admissions/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">) and send your proposal to:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:Robin_Reid@tamu-commerce.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Robin_Reid@tamu-commerce.edu</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">(As long as you send in the form by April 1, you can pay the early bird rate at the door!).</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Live Long and Prosper!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Yours,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Robin</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Professor of Literature and Languages</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Texas A&M University-Commerce</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Commerce, TX 75429</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">903.886.5268</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Fax: 903.886.5980</FONT></SPAN></P>
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