Thank you!

We wish to thank all the Guests and Attendees for joining us at ImagiCon 2009.  Thank you to the vendors and dealers, to the artists, to all the staff and volunteers who made ImagiCon 2009 a spectacular event! 

A very special "Thank You" to:  Rave Motion Pictures for handing out our postcards with every ticket they sold and allowing us to costume each weekend; DNA Creations (Drew Sadler) for the wonderful dioramas at the convention  Best Buy (Paul Rose, Will Satterfield, Adam Johnsey, and the Geek Squad crew;) Kingdom Comics (Stan Daniels;) Books, Beans, & Candles  for accepting and handling our Art Work this year; the Mississippi Mando Squad for helping us from the very beginning, and Books-A-Million for our posters and postcards in their stores.

A special ‘Thank You’ goes out to the various media for their wonderful coverage of the event: 

ABC Channel 33/40 (to ABC video link) 

Fox 6 (to Fox video link)

CBS 42 (to CBS video link) 

WERC 960 - the “Dominick Brascia Show”

The Birmingham News (to the News link)

Birmingham Magazine

and Bright House Media (Tim and Renda Carr.)

Last week’s FOX episode of Bones (The Princes and The Pear) may have generalized the whole science fiction/fantasy convention genre and theme by using generic names for the science fiction/fantasy genre’s games, movies, comics, books, anime, etc. and the characters within them.  But they used the distinct name of ImagiCon for the convention where the fans came to celebrate, to learn more, and become part of the science fiction/fantasy genre.

Even though the Bones episode was unlocking the death of a “booth babe” at the ImagiCon convention, did they inadvertently unlock secrets to the real ImagiCon? Unknowingly and unwittingly did this episode unlock secrets behind why the real ImagiCon came to be?  Secrets and symbols to unlocking the riddles that answers why ImagiCon is important to the fabric of this universe and the alternate realities connected to it?  Secrets to Imagination, the founding principal behind ImagiCon?

Watch this week’s FOX episode of Bones to find the clues to answering the riddles of ImagiCon that will put you onto the path of ImagiCon’s Live Action Quest.  But act quickly, and be diligent, who knows how long these unsuspecting transmission will be broadcasted and how many more will follow. And keep your keys, symbols, and secret pass codes and pass phrases safe to locate and decipher transmitted messages as they occur leading up to ImagiCon’s premiere event.

To begin your journey in the FOX episode of Bones:  Remember that the true path is marked by the amalgamation of the flames of the serpent and the milestones of the obelisk.  Find this sigil to lead your way and seek Mr. Durf in the episode who displays the initial meme that can provide ImagiCon results to the searching candidate.  The League of Legends awaits your allegiance and is in need of your help!  Or are you the type to conspire with the Cabal Network?

Click here to watch the episode: http://www.fancast.com/tv/Bones/94501/1040839716/The-Princess-and-the-Pear/videos And of course, if you have any trouble or need to ask a question, contact your local League of Legends agent: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SYNOPSIS:
ImagiCon is a weekend-long LIVE celebration of Science Fiction and Fantasy media. Featuring a broad range of activities and presentations related to the genres' entertainment mediums such as books, comics, television, film, music and gaming,  ImagiCon offerings will include electronic and RPG gaming, a vendor hall, and a professional artists' exhibition and sale.  ImagiCon will also present live music, demonstrations and performances, costume contests and a masquerade ball, panels with celebrities and authors, workshops with artists and costume designers, screenings of genre films and fan club gatherings of Sci-Fi and Fantasy-related entertainment from across the region.

LOCATION:
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35203

DATE:
March 27 – 29, 2009

SPONSOR and CIVIC PARTNERS:
Books-A-Million, Best Buy/Geek Squad, Kingdom Comics, LifeSouth, Mix 102.5, Birmingham Area Cultural Arts Alliance

A new future for the fans of Sci-fi and Fantasy entertainment, comes the premiere of ImagiCon, Birmingham's extravaganza of television and film celebrities, best-selling authors, renowned artists, and authorities from the fields of science, paranormal, multi-media and more.  ImagiCon's broad range of activities will cover the genres' entertainment mediums such as books, comics, television, film, music and Internet and will include:   panels with celebrities and authors, workshops with artists, film producers and costume designers, film & video screenings,  gaming (electronic, RPG, LARP etc.), art exhibitions, vendor and exhibitor halls, and gatherings of Sci-Fi and Fantasy-related fan clubs.

Taking full advantage of a clean slate in Birmingham, ImagiCon chairman, Tom Wood hopes to offer entertainment options that have never been fully implemented by previous events.  

"The Con directors and staff are exploring diverse avenues of presenting and experiencing events and activities at a Science-fiction and Fantasy conventions.  As a first-year event, we have a unique opportunity to serve a wide range of fandom and interests in creative and compelling ways.", says Wood.