TypeCon2008 Update - 3/24/08 - First Speakers, Pricing, and Hotel Announced
TypeCon2008: Punkt
July 15-20, 2008
Hyatt Regency Downtown
Buffalo, New York
presented by The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA)
in partnership with the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative, the Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School, the Roycroft Campus Corporation/Roycroft Inn, the University at Buffalo, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
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- TypeCon2008 Registration Fees Announced
- Book Your Hotel Room at the Hyatt Regency in Buffalo
- Join SOTA or Renew Your Membership for 2008
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Get ready for TypeCon2008! This year’s conference is going to be an incredible event you won’t want to miss. TypeCon2008 features more than 70 legends and innovators. Early confirmed participants include Chuck Bigelow, Matthew Carter, John Downer, Akira Kobayashi, David Pankow, Elizabeth Resnick, Stefan Sagmeister, Erik Spiekermann, Ilene Strizver, Jakob Trollbäck, Doyald Young, and NLXL. TypeCon2008 explores type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, the American Arts and Crafts movement, and much more. Special events include the third annual Type and Design Education Forum, an exhibition of international type and design, and a closing night gathering at the home of the Roycrofters. Read on for more info about TypeCon2008 and how you can be part of it!
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TYPECON2008 REGISTRATION FEES ANNOUNCED
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TypeCon2008: Punkt
July 15-20, 2008
Hyatt Regency Downtown
Buffalo, New York
Type comes alive this summer as Buffalo plays host to TypeCon2008: Punkt. From the irreverent to the serious, the eclectic to the traditional, and the modern to the historical, SOTA’s tenth conference is a letterfest created for type lovers at every level.
TypeCon2008 will offer a variety of great presentations and panel discussions, focused hands-on workshops, tours, special events, an international exhibition of new type and design, and more.
Conference registration fees are as follows:
Early registration (through April 28)
SOTA members: $235 professionals/$125 students
Non-members: $275 professionals/$150 students
Regular registration (April 29 through June 16)
SOTA members: $275 professionals/$145 students
Non-members: $320 pro/$165 students
Late/walk-up registration (after June 16)
SOTA members: $320 professionals/$165 students
Non-members: $375 pro/$185 students
Optional pre-conference workshops
Wednesday-Thursday, July 16-17 - 9:00 am-5:30 pm
$50 per half-day session | $100 per full-day session (plus materials/lab fees, if any)
Secure registration and detailed conference info will be available on the TypeCon2008 website next month. The latest TypeCon2008 news is announced in this newsletter and on the TypeCon website. Visit http://www.typecon.com and check out the TypeCon blog and other info.
TypeCon2008 website - http://www.typecon.com
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NOW BOOKING - TYPECON2008 HOTEL AND HEADQUARTERS - HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN BUFFALO
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The TypeCon2008 conference hotel and headquarters is the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo. The center of activity for TypeCon2008, the Hyatt is in a terrific central location near to the main workshop venue, dining, and nightlife.
The Buffalo Hyatt Regency is currently undergoing a massive renovation, and just installed the wonderful Grand Beds we enjoyed so much in Boston. We’ll be in comfy updated digs during TypeCon2008. The Hyatt has plenty of space for us, an inviting restaurant and lounge in the atrium, an award-winning steakhouse on the premises, fitness center, and many other amenities.
The Hyatt Regency is offering TypeCon2008 attendees an incredible rate on rooms - just $124 (plus tax) per night for single/double rooms. This is a great deal in Buffalo during the height of summer, and the hotel will be completely sold out during TypeCon2008. Book your room ASAP - the special TypeCon2008 attendee rate is available until June 18, 2008, or until our room block fills, whichever comes first. We always fill our room block fast, and demand is higher than ever this year. Book now to avoid disappointment.
To book online with your credit card, please visit this link:
Enter your travel dates in the “Find Rooms and Rates” section, and enter G-SOTA in the field calling for Group/Corporate #.
To book by phone, call the Hyatt Reservations Department at 1-800-233-1234 and mention TypeCon and Group Code G-SOTA.
Hyatt Regency Buffalo information site - http://buffalo.hyatt.com/
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BECOME AN OFFICIAL AFICIONADO - JOIN SOTA TODAY!
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Please join us in our efforts to support the typographic arts and artists, and increase our educational programs. By joining SOTA, you will become part of an open community dedicated to achieving these goals and more. Your ideas and your vision are crucial to the advancement and strengthening of this community!
SOTA members also receive discounted TypeCon admission - even more reason to join now.
SOTA is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization, and we rely on the support and involvement of our members to accomplish our mission. There is so much that we can do together - join SOTA today!
Membership benefits - http://www.typesociety.org/membenefits.html
Membership levels - http://www.typesociety.org/memlevels.html
Direct link to membership registration - http://www.sotalink.com/membership/membership.php
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ABOUT TYPECON AND SOTA
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TypeCon is the annual conference of SOTA, an international non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type design, typography, and the related arts. For more information about SOTA, please visit the website at http://www.typesociety.org.
Have questions, need answers? Send us an email! mailto:info@typesociety.org.
See you in Buffalo!