Apr 12, 2006 - Site Downtime - Some of you may have noticed problems with the I-CON site over the past few days. We have been having hardware issues with our server, which have now been resolved. All site functionality should now be fully restored... if you notice any issues, please email webmaster@iconsf.org. Thank you.

Mar 22, 2006 - Important Travel Update! - The Suffolk County Half Marathon will be taking place this Sunday, resulting in closures on Nichols Road between the Long Island Expressway and Rt. 347. Please use these directions to get to the convention on Sunday.

Mar 22, 2006 - New I-CON Community - ICON Science Fiction, Inc. is proud to announce its new project, community.iconsf.org. Designed to encourage community involvement and the open sharing of ideas and information, community.iconsf.org is our new hub for everyone who is interested in Science Fiction, Fact, and Fantasy (and Gaming, Anime, and everything else you might see at I-CON - and likely a whole lot more!). We encourage you all to stop in, take a look, and speak your mind - this site was created to allow you to immerse yourself further in the things that matter to you (and us).

Mar 22, 2006 - Indie Film Schedule - In addition to the main schedule and gaming schedule linked from our home page, the Indie Film schedule is now online. Also, an HTML (webpage) version of the schedule is coming soon, we thank everyone for their patience.

Mar 21, 2006 - Schedule Coming Soon Posted! - We know that many of you were anxiously awaiting the schedule for I-CON. Well, it's here! Go to the site index and check it out to see everything what I-CON 25 has in store for you!

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Game Shows

This year the I-CON trivia Contest will be holding three games.

The Batman Trivia Contest:
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1966 Batman TV show, our first trivia game contest will be about Batman. Including question drawn from DC Comics, books, movies, and the show it self.

If we are going to do Batman, we have to do Superman and Spiderman

The Superman Trivia Contest:
Test your knowledge of the man of steel.

The Spiderman Trivia Contest:
Find out why he is called the "Amazing Spider-Man."

Sci-Fi Human Cross-Universal Intertemporal Chess!

Presented by Docking Bay 516

Did you ever want to see Captain Kirk battle Darth Vader, or see Harry Potter take on a Stormtrooper, or Superman face a Dragon? Well now you can witness - or participate in - this chess game with human pieces in Sci-Fi/Fantasy costumes. Don't worry, this isn't a fight, it's entertainment. There will be lots of laughs as two special guests guide their costumed pieces through a 35 minute match. Pieces will overtake others in a mock battle all in fun. All ages are invited. If you have a great costume of just about anything and want to show it off, please sign up by emailing chess@iconsf.org.