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Date:

July 10th, 2009 4:30 PM

Header:

OSFEST 2

Bulletin:

OSFest 2 Is Coming!

Another Small Step
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo II
To Omaha, Nebraska
July 17-19, 2009
We will again be celebrating the best in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. From July 17 to 19, 2009, visit with some of the creators of its literature, art, and dramatic presentations.
OSFest will be a convention based on the Worldcon™ model, with panel discussions, workshops, and demonstrations on writing, science, your favorite movies and TV shows, costuming, art, and techie stuff. OSFest will also feature gaming, anime, filking, readings, autograph sessions, and dealers in SF/F merchandise, along with a con suite where you can relax and meet other fans, a teens-only lounge, and an art show and auction. In addition, you will be able to show off your costumes in our hall and masquerade costume contests.

Writer Guest of Honor: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta

Science Guest of Honor: Bridget Landry

Artist Guests of Honor: John and Denise Garner

Master Toastmaster: Rusty Hevelin and his beautiful assistant Igor: Denny Lynch

Those who attended partook of the pleasures of 1919 Root Beer. The Brewers on our ConCom decided they could do one better. The OSFest 2 con suite will feature true home brewed root beer this year. But the effort was not without some cost and lessons were learned in the initial efforts. Those lessons were: click here.

Hotel Information:
Comfort Inn & Suites
7007 Grover Street
Omaha, NE 68106
Phone: (402) 934-4900
Fax: (402) 933-1204

The Comfort Inn & Suites® hotel is conveniently just off the 72nd street exit of Interstate 80.

Hotel room rate price decline: $79 for a regular room and $119 for a suite

Just mention "OSFest" when you book your rooms.

Are you interested in hosting a room party? Contact our Hotel Liasson to get your room on our party floor and get details on how to make your party hotel safe. Just click here to drop John Pershing an email.

A variety of restaurants and cocktail lounges are located in the surrounding area. The on-site Firewater Grille and Lounge is a full-service restaurant with an open-air dining area, featuring island cuisine in a family-friendly environment.

Guests of this Omaha hotel are invited to enjoy amenities and features like:

Free continental breakfast, including hot waffles.
Free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms
Free coffee
Pet-friendly hotel (one time pet fee)
They promise the pool area will be fixed by next summer.
There are after hours activities available at the Festival but only if you stick around. So get a hotel room and party with us through the night.

http://www.osfes.org/osfest.htm

Contact Information
Telephone: 402-991-7934
Postal address
7934 Grover Street Omaha, NE USA
Electronic mail
General Information: omahascifi@gmail.com
Convention Information: webmaster@osfes.org
Webmaster:
webmaster@osfes.org

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