pre-reg question

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This year('09) was my fifth Dragon*con, and I've always tried to get my pre-reg application in by the first deadline, so as to get the best price. For next year's con, though...I'm afraid I might have hit a snag. I'm hoping not, but wanted to double-check, and figured someone else might have one or both of the same questions, so...*shrug*

As I'm getting married in January, changing my last name and moving to another state...what would be my best bet as far as membership goes? When I apply for membership do I put the new name on the application even though it won't be my legal name for another two months, or do I put the "old"(current) name on there and then pester someone after it changes?

Also, with the mail thing, I seem to recall that the first round of postcards generally goes out around February? If this is the case, then my address will be changing between when I would normally send in paperwork/payment, and I will most likely not know the new address by that deadline.

If I register pre-wedding will I have to do extra paperwork and pay a transfer fee to change the name my badge is under? Am I better off just waiting and paying the higher price later on? I remember a post this past year about sending in the proper information later on with memberships purchased online, is that something I can do?

Thanks!

Update to the SAVE THE TROLL website!!

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The response has been fantastic. I cannot thank you enough.

Again, if you cannot spare anything for the auctions, simply spreading the word is more than enough!!

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Signed author's copy MOVE UNDER GROUND

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Laurell K Hamilton on Board for 2010

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Laurell K Hamilton is already scheduled for DragonCon 2010. I'm of mixed feelings on this. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the first few books of the Anita Blake series while on the other hand, the last handful of books in the series really turned me off...and if you ever read the books, you'll understand exactly what kind of irony that is.

I already have one book signed thanks to the efforts of a good friend, and would probably like to have another one signed, but the question would be: Could I keep my mouth shut about using smut to the detriment of the plot? I'm not sure I can since that was what ruined the series for me. I could excuse the Meredith Gentry series because smut actually had a purpose in the plot...until I got to one book that started with smut and wasn't even finished with the first scene when I was half way through the book.

Don't get me wrong. I like smut in my urban fantasy as much as the next geek, but preferably not when it overshadows the plot. There are books specifically for smut's sake. If I wanted that, those are the books I would buy. Needless to say, I stopped buying the Anita Blake and the Meredith Gentry books.

When will Jim Butcher come to con???!!!