Jim's past jobs may include goat herding in Nepal, giving swimming lessons to a Monacan princess, and testing elastic in a bra factory. Or we may have made this up.
If you'd like to know about previous FunCons, please see our short history of FunCons.
For information about things we got up to at Funcon One, please check out the Programme Items page. You can expect some similar things at Funcon Two - details of exactly what will be available closer to the convention.
Please also see our Code of Conduct to see how you should behave at FunCon.
A long, long time ago at a Worldcon far away I joined a group called Octarine. I enjoyed their humorous magazine full of anarchic humour, and one day I fell prey to their desire to run a convention of their own. I believed that I was signing on to provide help on the day, as a gopher perhaps. It seemed odd that they wanted me to attend so many meetings in the two year run-up, and by the end of the first meeting I became aware that I was actually on the committee of Inconsequential. We had a ton of fun. Friendships were forged and broken.
James has been involved in fandom and conventions since the early 1990s. He has helped organise many conventions in Ireland and abroad, including Octocon, Eurocon, Eastercons, Worldcons, and the first Funcon. He has been involved in fanzines, fan clubs and fan funds, and is a massive space nerd with a particular fascination about zero gravity toilets. A huge fan of LEGO, James will attempt to include it in convention programmes at every opportunity.
Emma is a long-time Hitchhikers' fan, having joined ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha when she was 15 years old (which she says is now far too long ago!). She has attended, and occasionally blown stuff up at, various convention over the years, and was on the committee for Lazlar Lyricon 3. She recently took up aerial fitness and likes to spend as much of her free time upside down in the air as possible, and encouraging others to join her.
I joined science fiction fandom when I was still at school, and met some great people and had some fantastic times as a result. My parents mightily disapproved as they thought I'd joined a cult, but I think I turned out okay in the end. I have excellent cat-herding skills due to being a fosterer of stray and unwanted kittens, and will show you All The Photos if you don't run away fast enough. I am apparently in charge of this convention and expected to solve any problems, but you will all be so well behaved that there won't be any, and I can spend my time sitting in the bar...
FunCon Two is a Fun Science Fiction Convention inspired by the works of authors such as Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Robert Rankin, and more. We run "kids program for adults", with plenty of active games, crafting and workshops, as well as amusing panel items and unexpected talks, with a fun science or science fiction twist.
When you join FunCon Two you are not just buying a ticket, but joining the FunCon family. FunCon is not a show you passively watch, but a series of fun events you can participate in to whatever degree you desire. To become a member of the FunCon family, visit our Registration page.
We want FunCon to be a fun, relaxed, and exciting con, and most importantly for everyone to enjoy themselves. Don't let your idea of enjoyment ruin someone else's convention.
The code of conduct is for everyone, and the committee will enforce it.
Everyone should feel welcome and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.
FunCon Two is a Fun Science Fiction Convention inspired by the works of authors such as Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Robert Rankin, and more. We run "kids program for adults", with plenty of active games, crafting and workshops, as well as amusing panel items and unexpected talks, with a fun science or science fiction twist.