Picocon 24

Picocon 24 took place on Saturday 17th February 2007 at Imperial College Students Union on Prince Consort Road in South Kensington, London.
 

Picocon 24 was a very sucessful convention, raising a great deal of money for both the society and RAG - of particular note was the bidding war during the Destruction of Dodgy Merchandise, which saw 'The Spot' (a respray of a spiderman figue) sold for an absolutely incredible amount of money.

 Guests of Honour

Charlie Stross Born in Leeds, England, Charles knew he wanted to be a science fiction writer from the age of six. He made his first professional sale, the short story 'The Boys' to Interzone in 1986. He began writing fiction in earnest again in 1998, including titles such as the singularitypunk 'Accelerando', the cross-genre Lovecraftian SF spy thriller 'The Atrocity Archive', and the acclaimed space opera 'Singularity Sky' and its sequel 'Iron Sunrise'. Official site dmoz.org links

Ken MacLeod Ken has studied Zoology, researched in biomechanics and worked as a computer analyst. Now a full-time writer, he has published several novels including the politically-charged postcyberpunk Fall Revolution series, beginning with 'The Star Fraction', the post-singularity space opera 'Newton's Wake' and the UFOlogical alternate history/space opera Engines of Light series beginning with 'Cosmonaut Keep'. Ken's homeland of Scotland is portrayed in a variety of forms in his science fiction. Official blog dmoz.org links

Farah Mendlesohn Farah is a lecturer at Middlesex University in London, a critic and writer on science fiction. She has written and edited a number of titles on the subject, including The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (co-edited with Edward James), which won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Related Book. She is currently the editor of 'Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction'. Official blog

 Prices

Membership for the whole day is:

£4 for ICSF members
£6 concessions (with valid ID) - students/DHSS/OAP/children
£8 full price

ICSF membership is not required for attending Picocon.

 Directions to Picocon

Here's a general map of the area, pointing at the entrance to Beit Quad (which houses the Union) off Prince Consort Road.

The easiest way to get to Picocon is by tube; both Gloucester Road Station and South Kensington Station are within easy reach. The following TfL maps are accurate enough, as long as you ignore the place names: from Gloucester Road Station and from South Kensington Station.

The buses C1, 9, 10, 49, 52, 70, 74, 345, 360 and 414 all stop nearby. Please look here for further information from TfL - in particular the South Kensington spider map may be helpful.

Our mail address is the following:

ICSF
Imperial College Student Union
Beit Quad
Prince Consort Road
SW7 2BB London
UK

 Timetable

Timetable

For more information, please contact Alex Trenchard, the Picocon Sofa (as opposed to chair), at picocon@icsf.org.uk.