TypeCon 2001 will take place from July 13 through
July 15. Workshops begin Friday morning and are held
at the University of Rochester. Conference panels and
presentations will begin Friday evening and run through
Sunday afternoon. Conference sessions will take place
in the Four Points Sheraton in downtown Rochester, New
York.
Scheduled activities include:
Pool Party/Ice-Breaker Welcome Reception
Vendor Area
New Type Gallery
Charitable Typographic Auction Chank Army Awards
TypeCon2001 is brought to you by the Society
of Typographic Aficionados, a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to the study and promotion of type and typographically
relevant topics.
Tom Phinney from Adobe will be giving a demonstration on the latest
that Adobe has to offer OpenType font developers. He will give a
hands on explanation of the improved Font Developers Tool Kit and
the capabilities of OpenType in InDesign.
Ted Harrison from FontLab will be walking you through
the ease of use of the latest font development software.
FontLab is currently
the only font creation software packages that is commercially
supported.
These workshops will be offered Friday,
July 13, prior to the conference. The workshops
will be held in the computer labs at nearby University
of Rochester. Seats are limited, so be sure to register
early.
If you'd like your promotional material in the Conference Welcome
Bags (Goodie Bags), there is a $50.00 handling fee. If you would
like to donate items of typographical keepsake or an item of value
and not intended for promotion or advertisement, those items can be
added to the Welcome Bag at no charge.
There are many opportunities to be entertained in Rochester and the
surrounding area:
The Cary Collection - contact David Pankow at the Cary Collection
East End Music Festival, Friday night
Rochester Red Wings (AAA Minor League Baseball)*
www.visitrochester.com
Women's Suffrage Museum/Susan B. Anthony House
George Eastman House and Photography Museum
Strong Children's Museum
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester Musuem and Science Center
Many opportunites for fine and casual dinding and entertainment within
walking distance of the Hotel.
*Discount Admission Tickets are available.
Additionally, Niagara Falls is only 1 1/2 hours away by car, as well as
casinos, Buffalo and the Roycrofters in East Aurora. The Albright Knox
Museum is in Buffalo, featuring one of the finest collections of Modern and
Pop Art in the Northeast.
Donations are being accepted for the Conference Auction. The Auction will
be held Sunday afternoon (July 15). Auction Items should
be of a typographically relevant nature and not advertising
or promotional items, unless those items have significant
value as historical or ephemeral keepsakes. Items can
be donated up to 8 pm Saturday night before the Auction,
with a preferred starting bid amount. Auction items
not sold will be returned. All proceeds from the Auction
go to SoTA. SoTA will issue a receipt for approximate
values. Sponsors are highly encouraged to donate items
to the auction.
The Organizers of TypeCon 2001 would like to thank
the people below for volunteering. We are no longer
in need of volunteers. Thank you:
Dan Brumley
Stephen Coles
Jan Conradi
Timothy Conroy
Mario Estioko
Kim Fleischman
Amy Fox
Kimberly Kllc-Di Pietro
Joseph Murray
Hector Sanchez
Gloria Schaefer
Heidi Wirth
Shirley Zimmer
Ed Benguiat
Sparky Buck - Chank
Matthew Carter - Carter & Cone
Joshua Darden - ScanJam/HTF
Tony Di Pietro - Absolute URL
Chank Diesel - Chank
John Downer
El Mack - Chank
Carima El-Behairy - P22
Rodney Shelden Fehsenfeld
Chris Gee
Nick Greco - Dimensional Illustrators
James Grieshaber - P22
Bob Goods - Cohen & Lombardo, P.C.
Allan Haley - AGFA/Monotype
Sibylle Hagmann - Kontour!
Ted Harrison - FontLab
Cyrus Highsmith - Font Bureau
Richard Kegler - P22
CHris MacGregor - MacGregor Media
Frank Martinez
Laurence Penney - MyFonts.com
Tom Phinney - Adobe
Tamye Riggs - Corp.Unit/TypeLife.com
Rich Roat - House Industries
Frank Romano - RIT
Stuart Sandler - Font Diner
Shumon Shariff - U of R
Nick Shinn - Shinn Type Foundry
Ralph Smith - Phil's Fonts
Brian Sooy - Sooy Type Foundry
Tim Starback - Emigre
Terri Stone - MacWorld
Don Synstelien - SynFonts
Carol Wahler - Type Directors Club
Brian Willson - 3IP
Delve Withrington - FontShop
Kat Ziegler - Dimensional Illustrators
Vendors Tables in the Vendor area are provided first
come first serve. There are a limited number of tables
available. Vendor Tables are $85/table for the duration
of the conference. The tables are 6 foot tables, dressed
in black and white. The vendor area will be locked each
night. There is a $100 fee to the hotel for phone line
hookup (credit card, internet access, etc.).
Advertising Space is availble in the Conference Program
Guide in 1/4 page at $50.00, 1/2 page at $90.00, and
full pages at $150.00. Ads must be submitted as an Illustrator
EPS with fonts embedded or a Freehand EPS with fonts
converted to outlines. Include a PDF or printed proof
with file. Send files to James
Grieshaber or via post to:
SoTA
2604 Elmwood Avenue, # 167
Rochester, NY
14618-2295, USA
All art must be received by June 16, 2001. Make checks
paybale in U.S. funds (checkr money order) to Society
of Typographic Aficionados.
