On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Jim Sharkey wrote:
> To further educate me, Julia wrote:
>
> >Let's see. My sister's not really into SF (but enjoys some
> >fantasy); we paid for a one-day membership for her (Saturday) when
> >it was in Baltimore in '98 <Snip many cool things>
>
> How much did a one-day pass run? I didn't see any data about one day
> passes on the Philly site. And I take it at some point they post the
> daily itineraries?
Let's see. They post a program sometime before the con starts, but I'm
not sure just how far in advance. They *do* have to get the info to the
printer's at some point to have the programs done up in time for the
people who show up on the first day of the con, but I don't know how much
lead time they need on that. There *will* be changes to the program at
the last minute; there are handouts at the con that document those.
I'm not sure at what point they post info about one-day memberships. I've
never paid attention to it until I've actually gotten to the con; prices
vary from one day to another, with the most popular day (Saturday) being
the most expensive. About all I remember is that Saturday at ChiCon last
year was $80; it may have been a mere $50 at LoneStarCon in '97, and it
was $65 for a Saturday membership at Bucconeer in '98. So the price is
going up, looks like. (I'm not sure on the Saturday rate in '97, though.)
About all I ever had to worry about was a) how much it was going to cost
me to get my sister in for the day, and b) how much to tell Jeff it was
going to be so he'd know before he came on out to the con.
> Sorry for pestering you, though I bet I'm not the only one who's
> interested.
Not a problem.
Julia
