[notacon-announce] Hey there! We've been busy here with Notacon...

[Froggy]

Hi gang, it's been awhile since I've posted here, and there's a lot of cool 
things going on and some good information you should be aware of.

First of all, Notacon is now only 50 days away!  Can you believe it?  We 
sure can't, but that means we are only redoubling our efforts here to make 
sure this years event is bigger, better and more fun than last year's. 
Here's a couple cool things you might not know about:

- Our first tier of tickets is almost sold out!  If you need to get into 
Notacon as inexpensively as possible, now is the time to buy your ticket. 
Once the first block is sold out it's gone!  Also, make sure you book your 
room early before our room block is sold out!

- Our entire speaker line is posted!  The schedule is subject to change, but 
we hope to present the slate of speakers as listed: 
http://www.notacon.org/speakers.html

- There are prizes this year for the Anything but Ethernet event, courtesy 
of EAE sales and Serial Wombat!

- Froggy, Tyger, Vitruvius and Muchomas were interviewed by a local blogger 
collective called Meet the Bloggers.  Their podcast includes our hour long 
interview.  We had a great time!  Information about that can be found at 
http://www.meetthebloggers.net/

- The same gang also did an interview with Cool Cleveland 
(http://www.coolcleveland.com/) and we look forward to seeing a pre-event 
writeup in a future issue!

- All Notacon attendees can compete and participate with Blockparty events. 
Not exactly sure what Blockparty and the Demoscene is about?  Check out 
http://www.notacon.org/blockparty.html

- Finally, we are always looking for extra helpers and volunteers.  If you 
are interested, please read the section on Volunteering on our "Getting 
Involved" page.  Specifically, get on our mailing list now!  That page can 
be found at http://www.notacon.org/community.html


That's about all for now, please remember we have an RSS feed now of all 
major announcements and updates.  Remember, time is running out, register 
for Notacon and book your room!  We all look forward to seeing you there!