This is it!  Many of us will be finding our way to the Escapade hotel tomorrow, and the con officially begins on Friday morning. We are all looking forward to a weekend of fun and socializing and talking and playing and … and …

Weather

It looks like the weather in Los Angeles is going to be chilly (by California standards): low 60s and partially ( Read more... )

We are less than 6 weeks away from Escapade 2019! Are you getting excited? We are! The con comm is meeting regularly to plan all the things you look forward to and love about Escapade: the panels, the art show, the vid show, the Friday night party, and all the little details that make the weekend run smoothly.

We wanted to remind you about a few ( Read more... )

The Escapade 2019 panel programming needs YOU! Specifically your brilliant, funny, engaging, thought-provoking ideas for panels, and maybe your panel moderating talents, too!

The deadline to suggest topics for panels is this Monday, December 24.

Go read about the panels that your fellow Escapade members have already submitted, then think about ( Read more... )

The con comm is busy discussing and planning and getting ready to make Escapade 2019 a super fun time for all of us!  The con is just over two months away, and we wanted to remind you of a few things you can do to get ready for the con and help make it the experience you want it to be.

• Register! If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here:

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Have you joined the Escapade  group on Slack yet?  It’s another fun way to connect with your Escapade friends and receive news updates about the con.
Check out this introductory post from last year for more information about Slack:

New for 2018: Escapade is on slack!



Or go here to join the Escapade group:

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If you are attending Escapade 2018, make sure to book your hotel room by this Thursday 2/1 to be guaranteed the con rate for your room.  Don't delay!

https://escapadecon.net/location/

Registration

Did you know that you can still register for Escapade?  If you’ve been meaning to register, now is the time!  Tell your friends!  You can purchase attending memberships for the full weekend or single-day memberships here:

Register for Escapade



And if you’re feeling generous, you can purchase Escapade gift cards through that link, ( Read more... )

You have one more day to vote for Escapade panels and volunteer to moderate them! The deadline is midnight PST tomorrow, January 15.

Log in to the website and vote the following ways:

1) button on the home page

2) button on the Panels page

3) your “My Account” dashboard via the “My Panel Suggestions” link
4) via the following link if you are already ( Read more... )

Panel ballot voting deadline January 15:

Don’t forget to vote for Escapade panels!  The deadline is midnight PST on Monday 1/15, so you only have a few days left.

When you vote for panels, you can also volunteer to moderate them-remember that panels with moderators are more likely to make the final cut!

You must be logged in to the website to vote ( Read more... )

Registration:

Have you been meaning to register for Escapade 2018, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet?  Do you have a friend who has been thinking about attending, but hasn’t quite made up their mind?  There are still attending memberships available!  Don’t forget, membership caps out at 150, so registering early is never a bad idea.  We ( Read more... )