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DATE: May 24-27, 2019 VENUE: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore MD Balticon 53 Program Book:       Read the Balticon 53 Pocket Program A.K.A Schedule of Events       Read the Balticon 53 Rocket Mail Friday Edition at Con Updates and News       Read the Balticon 53 Rocket Mail Saturday Edition at Con Updates and News       Read the Balticon 53 Rocket Mail Sunday Edition at Con Updates and News       Read the Balticon 53 Rocket Mail Monday Edition at Con Updates and News GoH: Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch ART GoH: Charles Vess Music GoH: Blibbering Humdingers featuring Scott and Kirsten Vaughan 2019 Compton Crook Award Winner: R. F. Kuang 2018 Compton Crook Award Winner: Nicky Drayden 2019 Heinlein Award Winner: Gregory Benford Ghost of Honor: Jack L Chalker Balticon 53 Committee & Staff: Chair : Rodger Burns Vice Chair : Michael Rafferty Treasurer : David Walter Secretary : Patti Kinlock Hotel Liaison : Dale Arnold Hotel Liaison Staff : Arnold Blumberg Communications Balticon Website : Marv Zelkowitz, Marilyn Mix, Brian Groover Social Media : Matt Shogren Print Publications : Patti Kinlock, Nora Echeverria BSFAN Editor/Advertising : Patti Kinlock Pocket Program : Gwyn Fireman Rocket Mail Editor : Brian Groover Balticon Badges & T-Shirt Design : Nora Echeverria Postcards, Fliers, Business Cards : Patti Kinlock, Nora Echeverria Promotional & Event DVDs : Eric “Dr Gandalf ” Fleischer Promo Loop Slideshow : Eric “Dr Gandalf ” Fleischer Promo Loop Assistants : Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Nora Echeverria Operational Areas Registration Coordinator : Megan Allen-Kingsland Registration Staff : Ben Allen-Kingsland, Sarah Kilkowski, Brian Kilkowsski, Greg Seidman, Stephanie Wideman Registration Data Entry (Pre-Con) : Patti Kinlock Computer Services : Michael Rafferty, Brad Ackerman, Greg Seidman At-Con Services (Volunteers and Information Desk) Coordinator : Paul O’Neil At-Con Services Senior Staff : Muriel “Dr Mom” Hykes At-Con Services Staff : Kenn Breckenridge, Sharessa Elliott Accessibility Desk Coordinator : Ellen Montgomery Accessibility Desk Assistant Coordinator : Ruth Schoonover-Field Balticon Information Team (Pre-Con) : Patti Kinlock, Dale Arnold Berserker Lair : Mykeal Spivey Ops & Security Head : Steve Clark Truck Crew Head : Sonya Bleakley Truck Driver : Robert Schwier Building Storage & Organization : Eric Gasior, Evan Haag Tech Technical Director : Samuel Kopel Assistant Technical Director : Robert Markowitz Technical Director Assistant : Sarah Sexton Build Captain : Larry Schroeder Godfather of Tech : Marty Gear (in spirit) Master Electrician : Matt Klein Lighting Designer : Liana Olear Sound Designer : Eric Honour Video Designers : Eric “Dr Gandalf ” Fleischer, Jeff Poretsky Program A/V Head : Matthew Shogren Head Rigger : Jennifer Logsdon Watertable Room Captain : Eric Gasior Science Program Tech : Paul Loeschke Science Program Assistants : Lauretta Nagel, John Appel, Henry Meier Tech Staff : Techno-Fandom and a cast of thousands Events GOH Liaison : Debi Chowdhury GOH Liaison Staff : Bill Parker, Carole Parker, John McWilliams, Gary Ehrlich, Mr. Iwik BSFS Books for Kids Charity Auction Coordinator : Kelly Shannon Pierce Charity Auction Assistant : Jim Wilmering BSFS Books for Kids Liaison : Ben Allen-Kingsland BSFS Books for Kids Auctioneer : Eric “Dr Gandalf ” Fleischer Masquerade Director : “Dr Karen” Purcell Masquerade Green Room : Stephen Bartosz, Kim Price Den Parent : Mitch Hemhuter Masquerade Master of Ceremonies : Carl Cipra Masquerade Judges–Presentation : Anastasia Holt, Marianne Pease, Heidi Hooper Masquerade Judges–Workmanship : Jeannette Holloman, Gaia Eirich Masquerade Judges' Clerk : Ron Robinson Masquerade Photographer : Ken Warren Fan Photography Wrangler : Bear Field Film Festival : Marv Zelkowitz Concerts (Filk & Other Musical Mayhem) : Gary Ehrlich Writers’ Workshop Coordinator : Steve Lubs Poetry Workshops Coordinator : Brian Groover Fixed Functions Hospitality/Con-Suite : Leigh Eirich, Denise Cutair Con-Suite Staff : Mark Roth, Will Kennard, Sam Hogan Program Participants’ Green Room : Eileen Shaivitz Art Show Director : Nora Echeverria Art Show Co-Director : Anna Scott Art Show Assistants : Meredith Martini, Susan Wheeler Art Show Auctioneer : Eric “Dr Gandalf ” Fleischer Art Show Staff : Brad Ackerman, Joni Dashoff, Robert Ferguson, Jennifer Lenhoff, Nicole Lenhoff, John McWilliams, Kayla Scott Dealers’ Room Coordinator : Kelly Shannon Pierce At-Con Dealers’ Room Coordinator : Stephen Clark Dealers’ Room Staff : Jim Wilmering Video Room : Thomas “the Red” Horman Anime Room : Leona Thompson Gaming Coordinator : Michelle Hymowitz Hal Haag Memorial Game Room : Eric “hymie!” Hymowitz Miniatures Gaming : Chuck Rosenberg RPG Gaming : Tamara Curry LARP : Karen Miden Artist Alley : Pre-con Ann Marie Rudolph / at con Maria Thompson Fan Tables & Parties : Jasen Stengel Sales Table : Patti Kinlock Sales Table Staff : Carol Reynolds, Sharessa Elliott, George the Dragon Restaurants/Parking Discounts : Miriam Winder-Kelly Programming* Head : Lisa Adler-Golden Software Wrangler : Eric Gasior Program Track Leadsare: After Dark : Nobilis Reed Anime : Leona Thompson Children's : Eta Hack Costuming/Makers : Pavlina Gardner Gaming : Michelle Hymowitz, Eric "hymie!" Hymowitz Literary : Gaelin “Bugsy” Bryant, John Edward Lawson Music/Filk : Gary Ehrlich, Emily Lewis New Media : John Walker Science : Miriam Winder-Kelly Skeptics : J.D. Mack Teaching with Science Fiction : Art Boorman Video : Thomas “the Red” Horman General Advice and Sanity Checks : Elektra Hammond, Father John Robison *All other program tracks led by Lisa Adler-Golden with input from other programming staff. Awards Administration Compton Crook Award Committee : Sam Lubell, Bruce Kaplan, Nora Echeverria Compton Crook Award Judges : The Members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society Jack L. Chalker Young Writers’ Contest : Miriam Winder-Kelly, Ben Allen-Kingsland, Marv Zelkowitz, Amy Kaplan Poetry Contest Coordinator : Patti Kinlock Poetry Contest Judges : Vonnie Winslow Crist, Katie Hartlove Amateur Writing Contest Coordinators : Tim Paggi, David Vaughan Amateur Writing Contest Judges : Karlo Yeager, John Zaharick, Szu-Chien (Ben) Wang, Lesa Gould, Sarah Pinsker, Miriam Winder-Kelly, Dale Arnold Robert Heinlein Award Coordinator : Dale Arnold Robert Heinlein Award Judges : The Heinlein Award Committee Administration Computer Admins : Nora Echeverria, Eric Gasior, Michael Rafferty BSFS President : Dale Arnold BSFS Treasurer : Maria Thompson Visit Baltimore Liaison : Peter Eirich Just a Simple Tailor : Eric Gasior Balticon 53 Ancecdotes and stuff: If you have any information concerning this convention that you would like to see included here, please send it to "webmeister at bsfs dot org" and look for it to be published here!!

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