Hartford, Connecticut (May 26-29, 2000)
Details:
Co-Chairs: Jill Eastlake & Susan de Guardiola
Venue: Hilton Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Membership Fees: Starting at $50, ending at $80
One Day: $35 (Fri, Sat-Sun), Free (Mon only)
Supporting Fees: $25 throughout
Sponsored By: Boston Convention Engineering Corporation (BCEC)
Final Membership: 325 (approximately)
Attending Membership: 275
Theme: Carousels
Friday Social: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court / Grand Ball
Special Activities: Friday Afternoon: Bushnell Carousel Social, All weekend: Vintage Dance Programs, 24-Hour Sewing Room
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient(s): Sandy Pettinger & Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.
Convention Committee:
ADMINISTRATION
- Co-Chairs: Jill Eastlake and Susan de Guardiola
- Advisors: Byron Connell, Betsy R. Marks, Gary Feldbaum, Marty Gear‡ and Sharon Trembley
- At Con Assistant to Jill: Bridget Boyle
- Treasurer, Convention Office, Insurance: Skip Morris
- Assistant Treasurer, Mail Drop and Mailings: Rae Bradbury-Enslin
- Secretary, Con Advertising Page Swaps: Pat Vandenberg
- Airport Shuttle: Susan de Guardiola and Skip Morris
- Disability Access: David Silber
- Email List Maintenance: David Silber and Jill Eastlake
- Hotel Liaison: Seth Breidbart, Jill Eastlake and Skip Morris
- Licensing: Donald E. Eastlake, 3rd and Jill Eastlake
- Pre-Registration and Badges: Donald E. Eastlake, 3rd
- Publicity: Dina Flockhart and Ann Catelli
- Freebees and Sales Items, Program Book Advertising: Dina Flockhart
- Table and Flyer Coordination: Warren Mayer
- Flyer Production: Betsy R. Marks
- On-site Registration: Ira Donewitz and staff
- Ribbons: Sharon Sbarsky
- Sign Artwork: Shanti Fader
- Sign Shop: Joni Brill Dashoff, Jared Dashoff and Laura Paskman Syms
- Site Selection: Ken Warren
- Truck Drivers/Loaders: Liz Orenstein, Suford Lewis and Skip Morris
- Web Site: Lee Morey
- Convention Attorney: Linda Abrahams
ESSENTIALS
- Masquerade Green Room Director: Joan Bradt
- Friday Night Social: Stephanie Carrigg and Warren Mayer
- Hall Costume Awards: Elaine Mami
- Official Photographers: Greg Bradt (off-site) and Ken Warren (main tent)
- Off-Site Photo Ops Coordinator: Jeff Poretsky
- Sewing Rooms: Max Helfant‡
- Program Development: Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. and Sandy Pettinger
- Programming Master Scheduler: Robert Sacks‡
- Technical Director: Marc Gordon
- Assistant Technical Director: David Silber
- Lighting Director/Designer: Arthur ‘Boots’ Coleman
- Mommy: Cathy Srygley
- Tech Crew: Aaron ‘Pup’ Block, Deryl Burr, Donald E. Eastlake, IV, Dale Farmer, Alex ‘Siggy’ Latzko, Liz Orenstein, Jeff Poretsky, Dr. Karen Purcell, Rachel Silber, Alan ‘Hobbit’ Walker, Bridget Boyle, Joanne Handwerger, Talia Lefton, Gabriel Lefton, Skip Morris
- Videographer and Video Director: Rich Macchi‡
- Tape Duplication: Ray Swaggerdy, Carl Mami
- Video Masquerade: Bruce Briant‡
- Vintage Dance Track: Chris Imershein and Susan de Guardiola
- Certificate Prod. and Calligraphy: Elle Anderson
- Fan Photo Coordinator: Greg Bradt
- Head Ninja: Ann Catelli
- Equipment Loan: Arisia, BSFS, and NESFA
PUBLICATIONS
- All Cover Art and Design: Sandra Snow, Rae Bradbury-Enslin and Craig Enslin
- Future Fashion Folio: Sharon Sbarsky, Rae Bradbury-Enslin and Craig Enslin
- Mapmaker: Allan Kent
- Newsletter, Pocket Program Programming Info: Robert Sacks‡
- Pocket Program Editor: Skip Morris
- Assistant: Betsy R. Marks
- Official Emblem, PR and Program Book, Interior Art: Shanti Fader
- PR and Program Book Editor: Tina Connell
- Restaurant Guide: Byron Connell
FIXED FUNCTIONS
- Con Suite: Elle Anderson and Irene Harrison
- Con Suite Supplies: Ann Catelli and Irene Harrison
- Dealers’ Room: Devra Langsam and Mary Otten
- Doll and Carousel Creature Contest: Ann Catelli
- Exhibits: Suford Lewis and Peggy Kennedy‡
CON SUITE SPONSORS
- Friday afternoon: Chicago CC21 Bid
- Friday night: CC19 (Calgary) and CC20 (Melbourne)
- Lunchtimes: Charlotte in 2004 WorldCon Bid
- Saturday night: MCFI Boston in 2004, WorldCon Bid
- Sunday night: Ken Warren and Vicki Warren Anniversary
CON CHAIRS’ HEROES
Craig Enslin and Rae Bradbury-Enslin, Marc E. Gordon, Irene Harrison, Suford Lewis, Skip Morris, Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr., Sandy Pettinger, Robert Sacks‡ and Pat Vandenberg
FANTASY and SCIENCE FICTION MASQUERADE
- Director: Sharon Trembley
- Judges: Darla Kruger, Elaine Mami, David Doering, Trudy Leonard, Duane Elms and Kathryn Elms
- Master of Ceremonies: Toni Lay‡
- Front of House: ‘Zanne Labonville
FUTURE FASHION SHOWCASE
- Director: Rae Bradbury-Enslin
- Single Pattern Contest: Barb Schofield
- Master of Ceremonies: Tony Lewis
- Folio Slide Handling: Hans Kernast
- Future Fashion Folio Judges: Sharon Sbarsky, Suford Lewis, Rae Bradbury-Enslin
- Future Fashion Show, Single Pattern Contest, Bathing Beauty and Beefcake Contest Judges: Richard Hill, Laurel Cunningham-Hill and Suford Lewis
HISTORICAL MASQUERADE
- Directors: Carol Salemi and Deborah K. Jones
- Judges: Darla Kruger, Diane Kovalcin and Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.
- Master of Ceremonies: Craig Enslin
ON-SITE VOLUNTEERS
Many, many people generously contributed their time to CC18. Ushers, ninjas, den-mommies and registration helpers are just a few examples. They are too numerous to name individually, but they have the heartfelt thanks of the entire CC staff!
Related Data:
- Program & Participants
- Publications
- Merchants (Dealers’ Room)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade Gallery and Rules
- Historical Masquerade Gallery and Rules
- Future Fashion Folio Design Contest Gallery and Rules
- Bathing Beauty/Beefcake Contest Gallery and Rules
- Single Pattern Competition Gallery and Rules
- Doll Contest Gallery and Rules
- Video Masquerade Rules
- Once and Future Fashion Show (Saturday):
- Historical Masquerade
- Future Fashion Show
- Single Pattern Competition
- Bathing Beauty/Beefcake Contest
- Science Fiction / Fantasy Masquerade (Sunday)
- Doll Contest
Site Selection Voting Results:
And the winner is…Hartford, Connecticut
Ken Warren, the Site Selection Commissioner, received a total of 113 votes by the February 1, 1998 deadline. The deadline was for when the ballots were received, not for their postmarked date. An additional 30 votes were received after the deadline but were not counted (and would not have affected the outcome). The official count was as follows:
Site Preference / Votes Received
* Hartford / 85
* Southern California / 27
* No Preference / 1
The new Costume-Con 18 committee is working diligently to contact those people who purchased their CC18 memberships prior to this Site Selection ballot. Please watch this space for further announcements, and for the link to the new CC2000 website, which should be up and running shortly.
In the meantime, you can find the Facsimile Bid Flyer for Costume-Con 18 (reproduced [url=https://www.costume-con.org/CClink/bids18/ct.shtml#flyer]here[/url], without original artwork).
Other Bids: Los Angeles, CA. See [bids18] Bid Archive for more information [Coming soon]
Reviews/Related Websites:
- NA
Pioneered:
- First switching of Historical and SF/F Masquerades
- First full Vintage Dance program
- Carousel Creature Contest
- First use of current Site Selection procedures and employment of Costume-Con ConStitution as the governing document for CC events
Miscellaneous Notes:
CC18’s Historical Masquerade was held on Saturday in conjunction with the Future Fashion Show, Single Pattern Contest and Bathing Beauty/Beefcake Contest, all under the title “The Once and Future Fashion Show.” The Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade was held on Sunday evening.
