MarsCon 2010 After Event Reprot

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Elements of the IKV Rakehell descended on the Holiday Inn, Bloomington, a day early for MarsCon 2010 in order to set up the ship's party room. Much decorating was done by the crew, with dinner afterwards. On Friday, the first day of the convention, many of the crew members were there ...

MarsCon 2009 Report

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Well, it's over. MarsCon 2009 has happened and we're now back at home. We had a good time. I've posted a full report on the Quadrant Website, including photos. Hopefully I'll be able to get the video edited over the next few days, but am not counting on it. Now all ...

MarsCon 2008 Videos Online Now

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Finally, after getting past the audio syncing problem with one of the clips, I have completed the videos and uploaded them to YouTube. Faces of British troops have been digitized. MarsCon 2008 Part 1 [flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STb536Lot5Y] MarsCon 2008 Part 2 [flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gva82d5ntww] Enjoy

MarsCon 2008 and the British Invasion

Friday, March 7th, 2008

MarsCon 2008 took place over the Leap Year Weekend of February 29th through March 2nd at the Holiday Inn Select in Bloomington, MN. MarsCon is mid-sized event with an attendance of about 850, which is up a bit from last year, and does not include the spontaneous British Invasion ...

MarsCon 2007 Part 2

Monday, March 5th, 2007

MarsCon was well attended, despite the winter storms that hit the region on Thursday and Friday, with 675 people in attendance. Although down a bit from last year due to snows and bad driving conditions, the con was an overwhelming success. The Rakehell was very well represented, with most of ...

MarsCon 2007, Day 1

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

MarsCon 2007 is off to a good start with lots of good panels guests and parties! After missing the first panels on Friday and Opening Ceremonies due to a luggage mishap, it was full party mode on the first evening of the con. The IKV Rakehell has put on a ...