BiCon 2003

[ciphergoth]

In less than a week, BiCon 2003 starts.

Now, I love BiCon: I've been going every year since 1991. I've helped run three BiCons including the one last year, so I have a fairly good idea what makes a BiCon. I've been to some wonderful ones, some OK ones, and some which were somewhat chaotic but which went well simply because the right people were brought together.

But from every sign I see about this year's BiCon, it stands every chance of being absolutely the best BiCon ever. It is simply the largest and most competent team, with the best leadership, in the best city, for a very long time. And not just the best so far, either - it may stand as a high point in BiCon history for a long time to come. Maybe forever - there won't be a BiCon forever, you know.

Don't miss out. Don't say "oh, maybe I'll go next year". Don't wonder if you can get the time off work. Go talk to your boss now and book the time off. Come to BiCon. It is the most fantastic time it is possible to have, and it is about to be more fantastic than ever before.

Friday 22nd to Monday 25th August 2003, University of East London, Docklands, London. Book now.

Comments

[taimatsu]

God, don't *do* this to me. I'm *dying* to be there but a close childhood friend of my boyfriend is getting married in Scotland that same weekend and we just can't do both. I simply can't go. I had been looking forward to it since last time (last year was my first ever) but, well, it'll have to be next year in Manchester after all. This girl's only getting married once (we hope) and that's the way it is. :(

[ex-suum-cuiq980.livejournal.com]

Friday 22nd is likely to be a very very high stress day.... :(

[mistdog.livejournal.com]

You've been going since 1991 - ULU.

I know cause Kay and I stayed with you at your Mum's!

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

That was 1992, wasn't it? My understanding of what happened when is here:

http://www.bicon.org.uk/archives.html

Let me know if it's wrong - thanks!

[djm4]

Our 'BiCon tour t-shirts' have it right. But, you see, I asked Marcus, and he is The Man Who Knows What's Going On.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Erk, just noticed that that page gets it wrong - one year has two BiCons! Fixed now - and I'll fix the above. 1991, phew!

[booklectica]

Apparently one year *did* have two BiCons, so that's correct.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Yes, but that was way off in the distant past, when BiCon was a completely different event. I've listed BiCons since BiCon 7 since that's what I know for sure from memory - if anyone (ie lovingboth, mhw) wants to fill in details for BiCons still earlier I'd be delighted.

Maybe I should put a page on the Wiki...

[lovingboth]

1984 The Politics of Bisexuality Conference - somewhere in East London.

1985 Second PoBC - The London Lesbian & Gay Centre

1985 (I can't remember what they called it) - Edinburgh, Pleasance

1986 'Fourth Bisexual Conference' - London, Mary Ward Centre

1987 'Fifth...' - Edinburgh, Pleasance

1988 'Sixth...' - London, Hampstead

[lovelybug.livejournal.com]

*cheers* yayay BiCon :D

[softfruit.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely go this year, though not turning up for the 2004 one has a definite appeal :oP

[barakta]

Awww.... You'll just have to make sure that you get a back massage from the delightful conflux because you FLOATED for the rest of 2000 Bicon, which was Vair cool!

Also if you do turn up to 2004 I will feed you pizza (altho I can't remember if you gave me pizza, or I gave you pizza in 2k)

HUgs
Natalya

[softfruit.livejournal.com]

I think I gave you pizza, though I have no idea - most of that BiCon was/is a blur.

On the other hand, if I don't turn up to 2004, we'll have a bisexual conference with no one in charge and no one knowing what the hell is supposed to be going on, which might make it the definitive bisexual gathering.

[barakta]

cat-herding!!!

Heh. Well this time I will give you pizza! :) I just remember being very skint and scabby at that BiCon. I'm looking fwd to having saved up and being able to afford stuff :) That way I can be nice to the skint ppl for a change ;p

Natalya

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Well, you and purplerabbits are the other two great BiCon organisers, but I can talk up other BiCons another time - today seems like a good day for talking up 2003 :-)

[softfruit.livejournal.com]

fx:curtsies for two... quite concur on the talking up 2003 now theme. One of my local media contacts seemed quite nonplussed when I said I didn't want them running BiCon 2004 as a story until after BiCon 2003!

[pixel-person.livejournal.com]

:( u know i want to go! :(
at reading that weekend bah!

-e-
xx

[narnee.livejournal.com]

Isn't it too late to book and get accomodation?

[thekumquat.livejournal.com]

Only for on-site accomodation - you can even turn up on the day!