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  "ICon 98: Onwards..."

   • g*****t@***.com
     16/09/1998 00:00:000 UTC

     "ICon 98: Onwards..."

     An Israeli Sci-Fi Convention

     6-8 October, Sukot

     The Biggest Sci-Fi convention ever held in Israel. a National 3-day

     extravaganza of sci-fi, STAR TREK and Fantasy, from 10:00 in the morning

     to around 01:00 at night each day, in the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, held

     jointly by "STARBASE 972: the Israeli STAR TREK Fan Club" and "The

     Israeli Society for Sci-Fi and Fantasy".

     The convention deals with the future of humanity, and does so in a

     number of themes and activities.

     Two noted English sci-fi authors are visiting the convention: Ian Watson

     and Brian Stableford (on behalf of the British Council). They will

     discuss with the audience and lecture on their sci-fi, on their

     experience in the field and on subjects relating to the conventions'

     theme.

     On the side of STAR TREK, the convention is held around the BORG,

     part-human part-synthetic alien beings who are in a constant search to

     perfecting themselves, by conquering other worlds, other cultures,

     technologies, ideas, minds and bodies, and assimilating them into their

     existence, their collective. All episodes related to the BORG will be

     screened, amongst them never before seen and very-important-episodes

     from the STAR TREK series VOYAGER, along with a screening of STAR TREK:

     FIRST CONTACT. Also will be shown an episode of the original series

     which has a similar outline of story, and for the first time in a long

     time in Israel, the movie that started it all, the movie that took STAR

     TREK into its adventures on the big screen -- STAR TREK I: The Motion

     picture.

     Other activities include a panel discussion of experts and fans alike

     about the borg and a STAR TREK and BORG prize-wining quiz (for

     registration: 03-9223548).

     Attempts are being made to include BABYLON 5 in the convention as I

     write this announcement. Hopefully, there will be screenings of the two

     BABYLON 5 TV movies, "In The Beginning" and "Thirdspace", but that is

     not a certain fact for now.

     Another theme in the convention is the HABITAT project. A group of

     experts in different areas (sociology, technology, physics, biology,

     etc.) will discuss with the audience, based upon lectures given at the

     convention and earlier knowledge, the project of designing and building

     a generation ship in order to sustain human life beyond the solar

     system. This project will attempt to shape a generation ship

     technologically as well as socially.

     Together with all of that, there are screenings of masterpieces in the

     world of Sci-Fi, among them Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey

     (Based upon the book by Arthur C. Clarke) and it's continuation: 2010.

     Other movies include TERMINATOR 2: Judgment Day -- The Director's Cut,

     12 Monkeys and much much more.

     For Fantasy Lovers, There is a lecture by Emanuel Lottem on "Religion

     and Fate in The Lord of the Rings", followed by a screening of "Return

     of the King", an animated movie telling the story of the third book in

     the Lord of the Rings trilogy. There might be some other Tolkien

     surprises but these are not yet set.

     For more information on the con, please refer to the con's site:

     http://inflow.corky.net/~dotan/ICon98

     Or to our telephone hotline, where people are waiting to receive your

     calls, explain all about the con and each activity in it, send you a

     schedule by fax and even take your prebooking registration (a wise thing

     to do -- prebook to make sure you have seats in your desired activities)

     by credit card.

     For more information and for a prebooking form, contact:

     s**********2@***.com

     or at ICon 98's website in a few days too.

     Thank you and hope to see you there...

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       • r******n@***.com
         17/09/1998 00:00:000 UTC

         Remins me of conversations I've had at Chabad in Stony Brook.

         Is replicator food kosher?

         Even if it's replicated pork?

         Do Observant Jewish Starfleet officers work on Shabbos?

         How is time determined for daily prayers and holidays?

         Jerry Katz