FunCon 1

By funcon_admin, 29 May, 2022

Join us for a weekend of fun, science (with added fun), and science fiction (also with added fun) in the Palace Hotel, Buxton, for the weekend 31st May - 2nd June 2024. There may or may not be leopards, and your face probably won't get eaten. Special rate of £55 for the whole weekend for those registering at Satellite 7 (does not include insurance against being eaten by leopards). Register here!

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 and Worldcons. 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.

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. 

This is Denise. She likes axes.

I am Irish, and currently live in London working on the Railway. I went to Lazlar Lyricon 2 and the Incon conventions and they had an irrevocable imapct on my life. Since then I have been involved with various conventions, and most recently was involved with the World Science Fiction convention. I read too many comics and too few books, like pens and letter writing, do fanzines, and enjoy facilitating everyone having a great time. 

Rarely spotted at conventions, normally found scuttering around behind the scenes, or whispering ideas into the ears of the unfortunate.

Dave is the probably the only one of us who does any real work. The rest of us sit around drinking beer and talking about doing con stuff. But who actually gets off their behind and actually does stuff? Dave, that's who.

Tobes may be descended from Jesus. Or possibly the French royal family. Maybe both.

Rumour has it he's been coming to conventions since some time in the sixteenth century. He does not appear to age.

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.