CONtraflow • November 4-6, 2011

CONtraflow 2011 will feature scientist, public speaker, and award-winning author David Brin as our Author Guest of Honor.  Also featured will be Dr. Demento’s “Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century”, the great Luke Ski as our Musical Guest of Honor; long-time leader in the New Orleans fan community Robert Neagle as our Fan Guest of Honor; and game master and designer Michael "Scotty" Scott as our Gaming Guest of Honor.

David Brin the great Luke Ski Robert Neagle Michael Scott

Author Guest of Honor
David Brin

Musical Guest of Honor
the great Luke Ski

Fan Guest of Honor
Robert Neagle

Gaming Guest of Honor
Michael Scott

 

News From The Chairman:

Breaking Hotel News

Our hotel, The Clarion Inn New Orleans Westbank in Gretna is changing names and will become a Quality Inn and Suites. How does this impact CONtraflow attendees? Very little as only the sign has changed for now. The reservation and billing system are the same and the staff will still answer the phone "Clarion Inn."

If you need a room call (504) 366-2361 and mention Contraflow. When you arrive, look for 100 Westbank Expressway. The sign will say Quality but you are in the right place!

On November 4-6, 2011, CONtraflow will take place at the following address:
100 Westbank Expressway
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 366-2361

 
T-30 and Counting...
CONtraflow is less than a month away!  If you haven't checked back in awhile, we have loads of new Guests, Events, Dealers, and a tentative list of Panels for your perusal.
 
Rest In Peace, Debbora

Sadly, we received word paranormal lecturer and artist Debbora Wiles has passed away. She has appeared at many local and regional conventions and many of us have met her on several occasions. She was an announced guest for CONtraflow but recently had to cancel due to a prolonged illness. Our thoughts are with her family.

 
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About CONtraflow

CONtraflow is a fan convention held in the Greater New Orleans area.

It focuses on science fiction, fantasy, comics, and related literary genres in any form, including but not limited to writing, visual arts, dramatic arts, and interactive fiction.

 

Registration

CONtraflow is a pay-one-price science fiction convention.  We don’t have any “levels” of passes that grant the holders particular privileges.  When you pay your hard-earned dollars to come to CONtraflow, you are a member of the convention, with the same rights and privileges as the rest of your fellow fen.

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Dealers' Room

CONtraflow will have a Dealers’ Room, featuring merchants selling a variety of merchandise relating to science fiction, fantasy, comics and gaming.

 

Hotel Info

CONtraflow is pleased to announce our convention hotel will be the Clarion Inn New Orleans Westbank in Gretna, Louisiana — just 3 short miles from the historic French Quarter.

Rooms will be available at a very reasonable price of $79/night (plus tax) for CONtraflow attendees.

Note: Our hotel is in the process of changing names and will become a Quality Inn and Suites.  Only the sign has changed for now; the reservation and billing system are the same and the staff will still answer the phone "Clarion Inn."

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Charity

In fulfillment of CONtraflow’s mission to promote all types of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature, the CONtraflow Board of Directors are thrilled to announce that New Orleans Public Library is our convention charity. We hope to not only support the goals of New Orleans Public Library in serving the reading interests of the greater New Orleans area but also in promoting literacy to build a better New Orleans.

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Room Parties

One thing people look forward to at science-fiction conventions is the chance to socialize with fellow fen in person, and what better way to do that than with a rocking block of awesome room parties?

We at CONtraflow seriously love a good room party and we invite you to BRING IT on Saturday night when our roving panel of cleverly disguised anonymous judges will eat, drink and schmooze their way from party to party until they arrive at a decision!

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