Keynote Events for Phoenix Rising Sold Out

[merihastyent]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007

Contact: Amy Tenbrink, Lead Event Organizer
press at thephoenixrises.org


KEYNOTE EVENTS FOR PHOENIX RISING SOLD OUT

NEW ORLEANS, La., April 4, 2007 – Two of the keynote presentations for
Phoenix Rising, a Harry Potter conference to be held in New Orleans
May 17-21, 2007, have sold out. There are no remaining tickets for
Transformation: From Influence to Inspiration with Dr. Anne Heibert
Alton, or for Transformation: From Fan to Fandom, which is a unique
walking dinner at the Aquarium of the Americas that will be followed
by a panel on the fan community and include Dr. Henry Jenkins of MIT,
Melissa Anelli (The Leaky Cauldron), Simon Branford (formerly of
FictionAlley), Jennie "Zsenya" Levine (The Sugar Quill), and moderator
Catherine Tosenberger. If there are any unclaimed tickets, they will
be available at the door.

Phoenix Rising also announced a reminder today that online
registration for the conference closes on April 11, 2007, at 12:01
a.m. While passes and limited tickets will be available at the door,
those who wish to reserve a place in the Borders Riverside Quidditch
Tournament are encouraged to register in advance, as no tickets for
the tournament will be sold after the close of online registration.
The tournament will include the Alivan's Winged Lions, the Knight
62442 Werewolves; the Whimsic Alley Sea Serpents; the Borders Potion
Masters; the Shrieking Shack Marauders; the Owl Appreciation Society
Fighting Owls; the World Confederation of Pirates and Ninjas
Pontchartrain Pirates; and the Betas Anonymous Punctuation Pixies. 
All teams will play at least three matches of outdoor Quidditch,
complete with spectators, and at the end of the tournament, the
winners will take home the famed Delta Cup.
 
Registered attendees may visit
<http://www.thephoenixrises.org/registration> and use the "change my
registration" option to add the tournament to any registration.
Additionally, non-attendees may take part in the tournament by
visiting and using the "purchase tickets only" option. Until 12:01
a.m. on April 11, anyone may purchase Quidditch tournament
registration, tickets for the Storyville wizard rock event on Bourbon
Street, and for the other keynote events, presented by Susan Aikens of
Borders, Inc., Danny Bilson of Electronic Arts, and Jon Burlingame of
the University of Southern California.

Registrations include admission to all five days of the conference,
including lectures, panels, workshops, roundtable discussions,
hands-on programs, and special programming such as Squashy Purple
Sleeping Bag Movie Night, a live PotterCast, a live Spellcast as part
of Artists and Authors Night, and the Snape: Friend or Foe? panel; the
Overture Dinner and Coda Breakfast; a ticket to Phoenix Rising's New
Orleans-style Masquerade Ball; and a conference t-shirt.


Links: <http://www.thephoenixrises.org/registration>
<http://www.thephoenixrises.org/events/quidditch/>

About Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Rising (<www.thephoenixrises.org>), a Harry Potter conference
for adult scholars, students, professionals and fans, is presented by
Narrate Conferences, Inc. (<www.narrateconferences.org>), a 501(c)(3)
charitable organization that produces dynamic, innovative events.
Phoenix Rising is an unofficial event, and is not endorsed, sanctioned
or any other way supported, directly or indirectly, by Warner Bros.
Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers, or J. K. Rowling and
her representatives.