Swancon 2006
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Swancon 2006 Renaissances
Swancon 2006 was the 31st annual West Australian Science Fiction Convention, held on March 3th-6th 2006.
Committee
- President-Elect-For-Life-Beloved-Of-The-People-Generalissimo: Ken McCaw
- Treasurer: Chris Creagh
- Vice-President: PRK
- Secretarial Lap Cat: Jaunita Landéesse
- Programming: Stephen Griffiths
- Fund Raising: Christopher Phillips
- Assistant Gaming Coordinator: Owen Wylde
- Art Show Coordinator: Tracey Sorensen
- Hucksters Coordinator: Amy Hightower
- MC / Video: John Robertson
- Gaming Coordinator: David Gunn
- Webmistress: Elizabeth Powell
- Masquerade Coordinator: Anysia
- Doubting Wife: Mel McCaw
Guests
- GoH: Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Ippongi Bang, Adrian Bedford
- Fan GoH: Danny Oz, Alethea Raspa
- Invited guests: Kjartan Arnorsson, Bruce Rowe, Ian Tregonning
Venue
The Acacia Hotel (now the All Seasons Hotel). The nightly con rates for rooms at the hotel were $168 (suite), $148 (deluxe or triple), $108 (superior queen or twin share), or $98 (single), including breakfast.[1]
Suggested alternative accomodation options were Northlodge Accommodation and Britannia on William.
Memberships
Door prices
- Full: $130
- Day: Friday:$20, Saturday-Monday:$45
Movie Screenings
Fundraising screenings of the following movies were held:
- Legend of Zorro
- Chronicles of Narnia
- Corpse Bride
- The Elemental Might
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Night Watch
- Serenity
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Ghost Busters
- Land of the Dead (cancelled)
- Labyrinth
- Inside the Tardis (Dr. Who live stage show)
- Sin City
- Fantastic Four
- War of the Worlds
- Batman Begins
- Mr and Mrs Smith
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
