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Hotel

Conterpoint 2010 will be at the Chase Suite Hotel in Rockville, Maryland (formerly the Woodfin Suites). See the Hotel Information and Directions Page for details.

A day or two before the con, you may want to check the local weather forecasts from The Weather Channel or The Washington Post.
 

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Registration

Registration (PDF flyer Plain Text flyer) is $50 until May 31, 2010 or $60 at the door for the entire convention. Small children (up to age 6) in the keeping of their parents are admitted free of charge; junior memberships for children aged 7-12 are $10 for the weekend. Single day rates will be available at the door. (But of course, we want you to come for the whole weekend and experience all the fun and festivities we have planned!)

Conterpoint will be offering a Premier Membership. Watch this page for information on cost and details of the goodies our Premier Members will receive. Supporting Memberships are available for $15. Supporting Members will get a copy of the convention songbook and program book.
Songbook & Song Contest

Gary McGath will again be producing our songbook. Please send your submissions to Gary McGath, 42 Heather Court, Nashua NH 03062, or by e-mail to (songbook atsimbol mcgath dot com). The deadline for submissions is May 23rd, 2010.

We will have a songwriting contest; however the theme has not yet been determined. Entries that have been previously published in print or online must have appeared after June 22, 2009. All entries must be performed at the convention. If you cannot attend (or prefer not to perform), someone else may present your entry.
 

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Volunteers

Running a convention takes all the help we can get. Anyone willing to work a shift at the registration table, con suite, etc. should contact the appropriate member of the committee (see below). Volunteers to help with the late-night hours in the con suite would be particularly welcomed. We also need people interested in helping with child care and children’s programming.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Conspiracy donations to the con suite are enthusiastically welcomed. We will also be keeping a kosher table. Con suite staff will direct you where to place contributions. Naturally, kosher food only should be placed on the table marked for that purpose.
Programming

Our programming will feature the usual array of concerts, workshops, one-shots and theme filks, plus the fabulous Interfilk auction. We expect a number of special programs celebrating 20 years of the Northeast Filk Convention, including a memorial concert to honor those members of our community who have passed away.

The schedule will be posted shortly before the convention. In the meantime, watch our conterpoint LJ for details.

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Ed Stauff and Mary Ellen Wessels: We are excited to have Ed and Mary Ellen (better known to most filkers as “MEW”) as our Guests of Honor. MEW was the Toastmistress for the first Contata in 1994 and has run vocal and performance workshops at a number of conventions, including the first Conterpoint in 1993. Ed is a man of many talents, including being an exceptional pianist and a choir leader. He is also a composer who has developed choral arrangements for a number of filk songs, folk songs, and hymns.

Juanita Coulson: Who better to help us celebrate 20 years of NEFilk than one of the grande dames of filk? Juanita has been part of the filk community since the term was first coined in the 1950's. In addition to her own songs, which include classics such as “Chess”, “name” and “The Mummy Shuffle”, she has also set a number of Indiana poet Martha Keller's works to music. Juanita is the author of over a dozen books, including Space Trap, Star Sister, and the four books of the Children of the Stars series.

Jonathan and Debbie Baker: Jonathan and Debbie have been involved in the Northeast filk community since the early 90's. Their Kosher con suites have been a highlight at Contata, Concerto, and Conterpoint. Jonathan and Debbie have also served as chair and hotel liaison for Contata, among other roles. In addition to their filk activities they have run the staff lounge for Lunacon and Philcon. In her spare time, Debbie writes fanfiction in the X-Files, Voyager, Smallville, and Highlander universes, among many others.

Char MacKay: Our Interfilk guest comes to us from the other Washington. Spokane, to be exact. In addition to being a great singer and fine songwriter, Char also plays folk drums and is a bellydancer. She and her husband Randy are the Guest Liaisons for SpoCon, their local convention.
Related Links

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Our Sister Filk Conventions

GAFilk
ConFlikt
The UK Filk Convention
Consonance
FilKONtario
D-F-D-F
The Floating Northeast Filk Convention
HarmUni
ConChord
FilkCONtinental
Ohio Valley Filk Fest

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Organizations & Awards

Conglomeration
Filk Hall of Fame
Interfilk
MASSFILC
NYMFO
Pegasus Awards

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Committee

Con Chair: Gary Ehrlich (electro atsimbol speakeasy DOT net)
Registration and Treasurer: Steve Brinich (sbrinich atsimbol speakeasy DOT net)
Hotel Liaison: Crystal Paul (malachite atsimbol speakeasy DOT net)
Programming: Sheryl Ehrlich (sherylg atsimbol speakeasy DOT net)
Con Suite: Catherine Birzer (sherylg atsimbol speakeasy DOT net)
Sound/Recording: Scott Dorsey (kludge atsimbol panix DOT com)
Songbook: Gary McGath (songbook atsimbol mcgath DOT com)

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Please see our LiveJournal community, conterpoint, for the latest updates and discussion and to post any questions you may have.