[SA] [ST] Arisia Relaxacon!

Tue May 8 16:41:45 EDT 2007

I would like know if the proposed "marathon Hugo Nominees viewing session"  
will include any of the "shorts" (the longs I can rent -- the shorts have 
always  been a problem to find).

-Mary * the pest

In a message dated 5/7/2007 12:19:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
KOVALCIK at ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:

YOU'RE  INVITED!!!

What:  A Weekend-Long Get-Away
Who:  All Arisia  Volunteers, Staff, & Program Participants
Where:  Hilton, Dedham  (just outside of Boston)
When:  June 8-10, 2007
Cost:   $15/weekend or $10 Friday or Saturday

Arisia is having a "Relaxacon"  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relaxacon)
This is an opportunity for all of  us to get together without having to
do any real work.

Activities  Include:
SMOFing
ConSuite (with  food and drinks)
Movies (Perhaps a marathon Hugo  Nominees viewing session?)
Pool and Jacuzzi (until  midnight just for us)
Tennis, Racketball, Basketball,  Exercise Room, Jogging
Hotel surrounded by wooded  conservation grounds
Local trips & hikes to Blue  Hills & other sights
Nearby shopping, restaurants,  movies, & golf

PLEASE JOIN US!!!

This is meant as a get  together for Staff, Volunteers, and others
interested in Arisia. We expect  there to be lots of talk about SF,
SMOFing, and food / drink. People might  also want to bring some light
games to play. Think of it as a big Consuite  or Staff Den. We hope to be
able to arrange free WiFi access especially in  and around the Consuite.
Jack Dietz will be in charge of the Consuite. If  you are interested in
helping out with that, please let us know.

In  order to provide food / drink for a Consuite, the cost is $15 for  the
weekend or $10 for Friday or Saturday. Sunday is free as it is a  half
day, and we're having the Arisia Corporate meeting at the hotel at 2  PM
on Sunday. This would be a good opportunity to come and see an  Arisia
Corporate meeting for those interested in getting more involved  with
running Arisia.  Children under 5 are free and between 5 and 21  are half
price.

We have negotiated a room rate of $99 per night plus  tax for 1-4 people
at the Hilton Dedham Hotel (including 3 days before and  after the
Relaxacon for those who really want to get away). There is free  parking.
The hotel has a Jacuzzi and heated indoor swimming pool which will  both
be available until midnight especially for us. There are  tennis,
racquetball, and basketball courts. You can also work out with  exercise
equipment or jog on a lovely outdoor trail. The hotel is  surrounded by
wooded conservation grounds. Nearby there is plenty of  shopping and
restaurants on Route 1, as well as a large National Amusements  movie
theater and golf nearby.

To book a hotel room, you can call  1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) and ask for
the Arisia block at the Dedham, MA  Hilton or start  from
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DDHDHHF-Hilton-Boston-Dedham-Massachuset
ts/index.do
and  enter your desired dates followed by the Group/Convention Code of
"ARI".  Rooms booked at the Arisia rate may be cancelled up until 4 PM on
the day  of arrival. Our room block is scheduled to expire soon, so
please reserve  ASAP.

To register for the Relaxacon itself via PayPal, you can go  to
http://2008.arisia.org/RelaxaconReg (please be sure to fill in the  "Name
of Membership" field during checkout, especially if buying more than  one
membership) or see me, Ben Levy, or Conor Walsh (who has volunteered  to
be Registrar for this) at a Corporate / ConCom meeting or mail a mail  a
check to Arisia Relaxacon, Building 600, PMB 322, 1 Kendall  Square,
Cambridge, MA 02139.

If you have any questions please email  arisia.relaxacon at gmail.com or
contact one of  us.
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