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"...they anonLike the statues they once were, the angels stand tall, eyes fully open now. Their proud wings, so long unused, unfurl slowly as the dust of ages falls from them like snow. A wild joy fills their eyes that were once stone cold. They called, you answered, and now they await your coming.
There is much to do to prepare their beloved Montréal, the City of a
Thousand Steeples, for you, their honoured guests, and so with a
flurry of white, the angels fly softly into the night...
The final DJ has been announced for the Friday
night. Details are linked from the events page. Pre-registration is now closed, but tickets for all events are still available. Details can be found on the Tickets page.
Updates have also been made to the
Events,
Fashion Show,
Sponsors,
Writers,
Workshops,
Team, and
Links pages,
and some general housekeeping was done around the site.
There is still space for a couple of workshops. Anyone who is
interested in presenting a workshop should contact Siobhan.
People who are interested in participating in the Fashion Exhibit
should contact Sandra and Karen.
Updates have been made to the hotel page to include a list of
amenities located close to the official hotel and to add some of
the hostels in Montrél where those on a budget might find
alternative accomodations.
Updates have been made to the travel page to include driving
directions to the official hotel.
Driving directions to the official hotel have also been added to the
travel page.
The fashion show organizer will be closing the period for admissions
by designers at the end of the week. People who are interested in
showing their designs should contact her before this time.
An "allies" page has been added to the site to showcase the people
and businesses who have been very generous in donating
gifts to be used as prizes and giveaways throughout the Convergence
VIII weekend.
As always, volunteers are always needed to help things run more
smoothly both before and during the event. Anybody who would like to
pitch in and help make Convergence a success should contact Matt
Ardill at mardill@rogers.com.
A new mailing list has been set up for people travelling to Montreal
from the UK. For information on how to subscribe, visit
A mail-in registration form has been added to the hotel page for
those who wish to make their reservations by email or fax.
Also a venue has been added for the Sunday night. The War in Heaven
Masquerade Ball will be held at Foufounes Électrique, a
spaceous club that allows for multiple DJs. A full update can be found
on the
venue page.
Details at being confirmed and the most recent updates will be found here. You can also watch for announcements on alt.gothic.convergence and related newsgroups, or on the afterglow mailing list.
Any concerns or questions can be directed to the Convergence VIII
committee at convergence8@virulent.org
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