1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Art Show...........................................................................32 Hotel Map........................................................................74 Café..................................................................31 Info Desk..........................................................................28 Capricon History..............................................................71 In Memoriam...................................................................23 Charity............................................................22 Letter from the Chair.........................................................4 Code of Conduct................................................................6 Operations.......................................................................26 ConSuite..........................................................................28 Parties..............................................................................34 Dealers............................................................................36 Phandemonium Events....................................................36 Department Hours...........................................................74 Programming...................................................................38 Filk...................................................................................30 Thursday....................................................................38 Gaming............................................................................66 Friday.........................................................................40 Goat Droppings..................................................................28 Saturday.....................................................................50 Gophers...........................................................................36 Sunday.......................................................................59 Guests of Honor.................................................................8 Anime........................................................................64 Scott Lynch.................................................................10 Gaming.....................................................................66 Eric Wilkerson............................................................12 Kids...........................................................................69 Wendy Zdrodowski.....................................................14 Programming Participants ...............................................63 Stacey Gordon............................................................16 Registration.....................................................................28 Mark Oshiro...............................................................18 Special Events...................................................................37 Mae The Bellydancer...................................................20 Teen Lounge.....................................................................28 Hotel...............................................................24 What is Phandemonium?...................................................5 CAPRICON 36 CON COM Con Chair: Marinda Darnell Gophers Second: Cari Knuth Programming Seconds: Official Guilty Parties: Green Room Head: Erik White Helen Montgomery Lincoln Grumble Green Room Second: Mike Bucz Sharon Waltham David Duhan Guest Liaison Pre-Con: Program Ops Head: Mascot: Tim Dinan Marinda Darnell Karen Hawkins-Kamper Mascot Second: Mike Cyganiewicz Guest Liaisons At-Con: Publications Head: Anime Head: D’Andre Williams Tracy Lunquist Emily Knowles-Grumble Anime Second: Chris Krolczyk Richard Barfuss Publications Second: Art Show Head: Hotel Liaison: Terrence Miltner Joshua Grumble Samantha Haney Press Hotel Second: Bonnie Jones Registration Head: Bea Romero Art Show Second: Laurie Rich Information Desk Head: Registration Second: Harvey Pierson Awards: JohnPaul Kroschel Michael Kelly Signage: Helen Montgomery Capricon Café Head: Xap Esler Information Desk Second: Social Media: Debbie Fligor Capricon Café Second: Sandra Levy Social Media Second: Rebecca McManamon IT Head: Chris Dundon Marinda Darnell ConSuite Head: Debbie Landmann Kids Programming: Sandy Heltzer Special Events Head: ConSuite Second: Rachel Landmann Kids Programming Second: Mike Cyganiewicz Dealers Room Head: Alan Voecks Michelle Friman Special Events Second: Dealers Room Second: April Voecks Main Mailing: Helen Montgomery Dennis Dombrowski Dealers Room Pre-Con: Sandra Levy Marketing Head: Ed Friman Special Events Programming: Design: Emily Knowles-Grumble Marketing Second: Joe Karpierz Jason Betts Equipment / AV Head: David Ifversen Master of Ceremonies: David Abzug Teen Lounge Head: Connor Williams Exhibits: David McCarty Operations Head: Ellisa Oliva Teen Lounge Responsible Adults: Filk Head: Debbie Gates Operations Second: D’Andre Williams Filk Second: Bill Roper Rhiannon Catherwood Kiera Williams Gaming Head: Jenna Kantor Parties Liaison: Peter Heltzer Time Lord: Leane Verhulst Gaming Second: Jesi Merrick Parties Fifth: Sondra de Jong Treasury: Leane Verhulst Goat Droppings Editor: Dan Berger Photography: Marc Domask Treasury Second: Sydnie Krause Gophers Head: James Rogers Programming Head: Jason Betts Webmaster: Matthew Duhan 2 3 WELCOME TO CAPRICON 36 WHAT IS PHANDEMONIUM? Phandemonium, Inc. sponsors the annual science fiction convention Capricon as our main goal, while ensuring that attend- FEBRUARY 11-14, 2016 ees at Capricon have as much fun as possible. Additionally, we promote Science Fiction as a genre and support the Chicagoland Science Fiction community. Your registration at Capricon automatically includes membership in Phandemonium for the year. The Board of Directors chooses the chairperson for the next Capricon, while seeing to the continuing needs of Capricon itself, in addition to running Fannish events throughout the year. Phandemonium looks for ways to be more involved in the ETTER FROM THE ON HAIR community. We host events on a bimonthly basis including: L C C - Book Club (Evanston) Capricon 36. Has it been that many years? The stories that can be told by the people who have passed through the - Euchre Club (Chicago) halls of the various hotels are fantastic. From the Holiday Inn, Evanston with Chip Bestler as the Con Chair, to the Up to date information on these and other events can be found on our blog (www.capricon.org/blog) or on our social media sites. Purple Hyatt with Alice Bentley and Amy Schaefer as Chairs, to the Westin Chicago North Shore where we are now. If you are interested in any of our ongoing programs, have new ideas, or just have questions about Phandemonium please We have been here at this Westin for 8 years consecutively now; the longest of any hotel so far in our history. look for a board member this weekend and let’s have a chat. My first Capricon was number 22, Deb Kosiba’s Fun and Games. I had never attended a fan run convention The corporation consists of five parts: before; only Gen Con and Dragon*Con. The close community that welcomed me with open arms, with no questions 1. The Board of Directors who are responsible for stewardship of the Corporation. asked, was just tremendous. Where was this community before? I was home. 2. The Annual Ad-Hoc Convention Committee who does all the hard, and often thankless, work it takes to hold the con- During the planning of Capricon 35 I started to get an urge to really run a convention of my own. I had not vention each year. planned on uttering those words for another 10 years or so, but the urge just really started to build. Around me were 3. The Keepers of Valuable Knowledge who perform specific necessary duties and/or provide continuing knowledge of how all of these fantastic people, and I wanted to share my vision with everyone. My Con Com has done a fantastic job to accomplish the important tasks related to the Corporation. being who they are: wonderful, creative, supportive people that can take any idea and expand upon it. This year’s 4. The Corporate Staff who perform vital functions in support of the Board of Directors and the Corporation as a whole. theme of Once Upon a Capricon has grown from my initial vision of Storytelling to something much, much larger. 5. The Membership, which includes anyone who has purchased an annual membership. Much grander than I could have created on my own. There will be an open Board meeting on Sunday, February 14th to discuss corporation business and to elect two new board I hope you enjoy what we have in store for you this year as you help us write this chapter of the story of Capricon. members to replace those retiring. All corporation members are invited and encouraged to attend and vote. Cheers! The Board of Directors will be holding a panel on Saturday, February 13th to give the membership a chance to ask questions about the organization and to meet the candidates who are running for the Board of Directors. Phandemonium is always looking for those in our membership who want to become more involved—especially with the annual Ad-Hoc Convention Committee. If you have ever thought that being on a ConCom would be fun, then 1) you’re right! and, 2) you can! Marinda Darnell Please see any board member over the weekend for more information on how to become more involved in the convention or Chair in Phandemonium as a whole. Capricon 36 Phandemonium Board President - Helen Montgomery Board Members (Elected) Corporate Staff (Appointed Positions): Helen