I-CON SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION RETURNS TO STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY IN STONY BROOK, NEW YORK

I-CON 29 WILL BE HELD MARCH 26-28, 2010

Stony Brook, NY, October 4, 2009: Icon Science Fiction, Inc. announced today that its annual festival celebrating literacy, science, and entertainment education will return to the campus of Stony Brook University. Every year, I-CON brings together major figures from the worlds of film and television, literature and publishing, science and technology, comics, gaming, and anime for a three-day festival to promote literacy and education. Members of the general public are invited to participate in discussions and seminars about topics ranging from space exploration to film production.


In 2010, I-CON will return to its original home, Stony Brook University, after being held at Suffolk County Community College in 2009.


“I-CON has always been a Stony Brook event,” said Icon Science Fiction President Jeff Nagel. “Last year, we couldn't hold it there because of construction, but we're all excited to return to the place where I-CON began.”

I-CON Event Chair John Hudson said, “We want to be very clear that we had a great experience working with Suffolk Country Community College. We very seriously considered holding the convention there again. The deciding factor was that Stony Brook offered us much more function space, which lets us hold a larger convention without needing two separate facilities.”


The goal of I-CON is to promote literacy, along with public knowledge of science, technology, and the arts. Past guests have included actors such as Sean Astin and George Takei, movie-makers including the great Ray Harryhausen, eminent scientists like Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Michio Kaku, as well as authors including the late Arthur Clarke and best-seller Charlaine Harris.



For more information, visit www.iconsf.org.


"There are bigger shows, and there are more specialized events, but there is nothing like I-CON," says Hudson. "We combine a huge vendor area with all different types of programming, whether you like Magic: The Gathering, science fiction novels, martial arts, dancing, or Star Wars. There's something for everyone at I-CON."


About Icon Science Fiction, Inc.: Icon Science Fiction, Inc. is a membership-based 501 (c) (3) educational charity which promotes literacy and education. Each year, Icon (with no hyphen) holds an event called I-CON (with a hyphen) to carry out this mission. Icon is a wholly volunteer-run and volunteer-managed organization, with no paid staff. 100% of any monies received by Icon are devoted to its corporate goals.