Announcement from Nimbus - 2003!

[Gwen]

Welcome to this brief announcement from Nimbus - 2003.

First, a reminder that the hotel rate at the Swan is
only guaranteed for another 4 days. After Tuesday,
June 16, our rate will be given on an "availability"
basis... so if you want to be assured of the
$139/night room rate, make your reservations online
this weekend or Monday.

You can reserve your hotel room here:

http://www.hp2003.org/nimbustravel.html


Second, we just want to let you know that the list of
programme session synopses and our presenters'
biographical information is now up on our website.
Simply click on any presenters' name or the abstract
for any presentation and see a pop-up box to tell you
more about it. Be aware that the pop-up will only pop
up one at a time (that is, you have to close one
before you can open another).

The programming listing is here:

http://www.hp2003.org/nimbuspgmtrack.html


Third, a final appeal for sponsorship support. Our
sponsorship deadline is June 15th. That doesn't
actually mean you should stop giving! We'll gladly and
gratefully accept donations, either monetary or
in-kind, right up until the symposium itself. What it
*does* mean is that we can't guarantee acknowledgement
in the programme after the 15th. We will be making our
final agenda decisions based on what we've received by
the end of the weekend. So far, we've been just
thrilled with the support of you, the fans, and your
websites and your employers and your families and
friends. This is the last big push, so please, if you
haven't contributed to any of the fundraising
campaigns, or if you've been considering a personal
sponsorship, do it now so we can make sure you get
every thank-you you deserve.

Sponsorship information is here:

http://www.hp2003.org/nimbushelpsp.html

And here's some ongoing fandom fundraisers:

http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/60198


Next, a bit of bragging: we have a new section at our
website called "In the News." This is a listing of
news articles, notices, and other mentions Nimbus -
2003 has received from online and print journals,
conference bloggers, and any other little publicity we
receive. If you see an article mentioning us, please
make sure we know about it. Also, if you know of an
opportunity to help publicize the event, please let
our Public Relations officer, Lynn Chealander, know
about it. You can write to her at press @ hp2003.org.

http://www.hp2003.org/nimbusnews.html


Finally, don't forget to order your Nimbus gear and
wear it next week to the Order of the Phoenix MeetUp
in your neighbourhood! If you need Nimbus gear, you
can get it at Cafe Press
(http://www.cafeshops.com/hpefinc). If you haven't
voted yet for your MeetUp location, you can do it
through http://www.MUARI.org!

At 500 registrants and counting, Nimbus - 2003 is
going to put us all on Cloud Nine!

Gwen

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