San Jose (Silicon Valley/Southern San Francisco Bay Area), California (April 25-28, 2008)
Details:
Chair: Kevin Roche
Event Subtitle: Adventures in the Costume Continuum
Sponsored By: The UnConventional Foundation, Inc.
Theme: Mad Science
Venue: DoubleTree San Jose, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, California 95110
Membership Fees: Starting: $50; Ending: $110
One Day: $35 (Friday), $45 (Saturday OR Sunday Only), $20 Monday (includes the Mouse-Kerade)
Evening Event passes: $5 per event
Supporting Fees: $35
– Kid in Tow* membership: Free for Children 5 and under when accompanying a paid adult
– Youth* memberships: $35 (age 6-12 inclusive*)
*Age determined as of April 20, 2008
Final Membership: Unknown
Attending Membership: Unknown
Friday Social: Victorian Underwear Party
Special Activities: Costumer Swap Meet, Field Trips, The Mouse-Kerade (at the Reanimated Canine Party), Hall Costume Contest, Mad Science Fair, Costume-Con Television (CCTV)
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient(s): Betsy R. Marks
Related Data:
- Conference Committee
- Program & Participants
- Publications (Unknown)
- Merchants (Dealers’ Room)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade Gallery and Rules
- Historical Masquerade Gallery and Rules
- Parallel Dimensions in Design Contest Gallery and Rules
- Doll Contest Gallery and Rules
- Mad Science Fair Gallery and Rules
- Mouse-Kerade Gallery and Rules
- Friday Night Social Gallery and Information
- Themed Hall Costume Rules
- Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade
- Historical Masquerade
- Future Fashion Show
- Doll Contest
- Mad Science Fair
- Mouse-Kerade
- Friday Night Social
Site Selection (held at Costume-Con 23 in Ogden, Utah):
50 ballots were received. Tallies were as follows:
- 45 – Silicon Valley, California
- 1 – Write-in: Baptistown, NJ
- 1 – Write-in: Andy and Kevin’s Place
- 1 – No Preference
- 2 – Invalid ballots
Reviews/Related Websites:
- http://www.cc26.info/ and http://www.cc26.org/
Pioneered:
- Mad Science Fair and Prop Exhibition
Miscellaneous Notes:
- NA
