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  • #76
    I'm in the process of completing my passport application and deciding whether the bank account will look healthy enough to merit a trip in April. AC/DC are doing more shows around Eastern USA at the end of March / early April so I'd love to see them again if I got the chance too. See how the next month or so progresses, fingers crossed!

    Cheers,
    Adam.

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    • #77
      That's amazing, AW....I swear to God I was wearing my AC/DC tee shirt yesterday. It must be destiny for you to get over here.
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      • #78
        Someone has asked whether there are available spots left....

        Someone has had difficulty with the PayPal payment procedure....
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        • #79
          Someone wanted to know the name of the hall and address....
          Here they are :

          The conference venue will be at the Maryland Historical Society in the France Hall Auditorium in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon District.

          The address of the MHS is 201 West Monument Street

          . We will have talks in France Hall 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, April 9 and 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm Sunday, April 10, with a bus tour of downtown Baltimore on Sunday morning for those who don't have sore heads from Saturday night festivities.

          The Hotel that I will be staying at is the Mount Vernon Baltimore.
          The address is 612 Cathedral Street.

          Proximity of the two :
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          • #80
            Questions for the (hopefully) still interested readers....

            Who has registered ?

            Have you found lodgings ?

            Any difficulties in using PayPal ?

            Has the line of communication between Chris and yourself been what it should be ?

            Do you have questions ?

            The reason I ask is that the interest level regarding this Convention at this point in time seems to be on the level of watching paint dry.

            Anyone ?
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            • #81
              I ought to have said that the interest level from the membership isn't very high at the moment....not Chris or Janis.
              My mistake.
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              • #82
                Hi Howard

                Actually there's quite a lot happening. I am finalizing work on a full website for the conference and have been promoting RipperCon on Facebook while fielding questions about the event from various people. We have been nailing down the program for both days, including panels and moderators. There will be two panels: a Panel on Ripper Fiction on Friday afternoon featuring David Sterritt, Stephen Hunter, and Lenne Miller (Mr. Hunter's researcher) to be moderated by Janis, and a Panel on Ripper Suspects on Saturday morning including Martin Fido, Robert Anderson, and Michael Hawley, moderator to be announced.

                Janis thinks we can draw in Sherlock Holmes devotees for RipperCon, so we have added a talk on The Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle where Janis and I will talk on the topic. Also I am planning for Saturday lunchtime a trivia session which will feature book prizes, including a signed copy of Neil Bell's excellent Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London, which Neil is kindly sending over especially for RipperCon. Many thanks in advance, Neil!

                Best regards

                Chris

                Christopher T. George, Lyricist & Co-Author, "Jack the Musical"
                https://www.facebook.com/JackTheMusical/ Hear sample song at https://tinyurl.com/y8h4envx.

                Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conferences, April 2016 and 2018.
                Hear RipperCon 2016 & 2018 talks at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Howard Brown View Post
                  We will have talks in France Hall 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, April 9 and 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm Sunday, April 10, with a bus tour of downtown Baltimore on Sunday morning for those who don't have sore heads from Saturday night festivities.
                  I believe the schedule has changed to begin around 1pm Friday and wrap up Saturday evening, with the bus tour the only Sunday event. I stand to be corrected, but do to this I'm now planning to arrive Thursday evening.

                  JM

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by JMenges View Post
                    I believe the schedule has changed to begin around 1pm Friday and wrap up Saturday evening, with the bus tour the only Sunday event. I stand to be corrected, but do to this I'm now planning to arrive Thursday evening.

                    JM
                    Hi Jonathan

                    Yes you are correct. In order to tighten up on expenses, and have a continuous two days of talks, we opted to start at the Maryland Historical Society at 1:00 pm on Friday and run until 6:00 pm, then resume 9:00 am on Saturday and run until 5:00 pm.

                    Best regards

                    Chris
                    Christopher T. George, Lyricist & Co-Author, "Jack the Musical"
                    https://www.facebook.com/JackTheMusical/ Hear sample song at https://tinyurl.com/y8h4envx.

                    Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conferences, April 2016 and 2018.
                    Hear RipperCon 2016 & 2018 talks at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

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                    • #85
                      RipperCon now has a website at http://rippercon.com/

                      Best regards

                      Chris
                      Christopher T. George, Lyricist & Co-Author, "Jack the Musical"
                      https://www.facebook.com/JackTheMusical/ Hear sample song at https://tinyurl.com/y8h4envx.

                      Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conferences, April 2016 and 2018.
                      Hear RipperCon 2016 & 2018 talks at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

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                      • #86
                        Good news! After changing ownership, the Mount Vernon Hotel, our base hotel for RipperCon April 8-10 in Baltimore, can now take bookings. See below.

                        Hello Christopher,

                        We just now have our systems up and running. Below is the link for your group. All they have to do is click and book their rooms.

                        Rippercon

                        Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you for you patience.

                        Thank you,

                        Gretchen Shaffer
                        SALES MANAGER
                        COMMUNE HOTELS + RESORTS
                        Alila | Joie de Vivre | Thompson Hotels | tommie
                        612 Cathedral Street
                        Baltimore MD 21201
                        phone 410-727-7101
                        fax 410-789-3312
                        Christopher T. George, Lyricist & Co-Author, "Jack the Musical"
                        https://www.facebook.com/JackTheMusical/ Hear sample song at https://tinyurl.com/y8h4envx.

                        Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conferences, April 2016 and 2018.
                        Hear RipperCon 2016 & 2018 talks at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

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                        • #87
                          I'm spreading the word on Facebook, CG...

                          Glad this got sorted out and I know you are too.
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                          • #88
                            2 PM on Saturday is show time for the kid !

                            Heads up all you newspaper-heads :

                            I'm interested in setting up a discussion group for all folks who trawl the newspapers and have a genuine interest in utilizing the contemporary press to Ripperology's advantage......either at a local taproom or my room or wherever.

                            We'll call it the Press Corps.

                            Get in touch with me via private message or email.
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                            • #89
                              Originally posted by Howard Brown View Post
                              I'm spreading the word on Facebook, CG...

                              Glad this got sorted out and I know you are too.
                              Great. Thanks, Howard.

                              As noted we now have a website which gives the complete rundown of speakers and times:

                              http://rippercon.com/rippercon-speakers/

                              http://rippercon.com/rippercon-schedule/

                              Registration costs and bus tour price are given on the main page --

                              http://rippercon.com/

                              As noted, our base hotel for RipperCon is the Mount Vernon Baltimore Hotel, a block east of the Maryland Historical Society where the talks will take place 1 pm to 6 pm on Friday, April 8 and 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, April 9, with the bus tour taking place on the morning of Sunday, April 10 as the last event of the weekend.

                              Rooms can be booked at the Mount Vernon Baltimore Hotel for the special price of $119 a night by going to Rippercon
                              Christopher T. George, Lyricist & Co-Author, "Jack the Musical"
                              https://www.facebook.com/JackTheMusical/ Hear sample song at https://tinyurl.com/y8h4envx.

                              Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conferences, April 2016 and 2018.
                              Hear RipperCon 2016 & 2018 talks at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

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                              • #90
                                So...back to my question.....which Forums members will be there ?
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