April Sanderson wrote:
> Can I order a t-shirt even if I dont go?

Yes!  I expect to use CafePress again, so ordering isn't tied to
registration.  Previous years' items should still be available.

2004: <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon>
2005: <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon05>
2006: <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon06>
2007: <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon07>
2008: <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon08>

But no pretending you went to a Lemurcon just because you bought
the shirt!  :)

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

I vote for black or dark lettering (please not multi-colored!).  The shorter
muzzle is definitely better but I think I like the lettering closer to the face.
I'm not keen on the ? before 1983, I'd probably just leave out the dates
altogether.

It's a very nice drawing, too.

Anthony

--- In lemurcon@yahoogroups.com, "Eden" <lemurness@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey all!
>
>     Finally got some concepts finished for the design this year! I want
> to get some input from everyone on them, though, before we submit the
> final product!
>
>     This year I decided to go with a drawing of Tidus in memory of his
> passing last December. I had been planning on making a very simple
> design done in a calligraphy brush-art style, hoping it'd look basic but
> still elegant. However, my mom suggested I try referencing a certain
> photo by David Haring, as she thought it looked really striking and
> seemed like a good way to remember him. Going with the second idea, the
> semi-final product is THIS.
> <http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee129/Zahzu/09LemurCon-Concept3-v5.p\
> ng>
>
>     There are three alternate versions that have different colors on the
> lettering beside him. We have GREEN
> <http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee129/Zahzu/09LemurCon-Concept3-v4.p\
> ng> , MULTICOLORED
> <http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee129/Zahzu/09LemurCon-Concept3-v3.p\
> ng>  , and the very first concept, BLACK
> <http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee129/Zahzu/09LemurCon-Concept3-v2.p\
> ng> . The black example has a few other differences. A longer snout on
> Titus (this was the original- I shortened it after looking at the
> reference photo), less decorative plant-matter in his hand, and the
> lettering is closer to his face.
>
>     If anyone has feedback on these designs, let me know! Tell me which
> look you like, point out anything you don't like, etc. These designs are
> for you guys, so I always like to hear what you think! (:  Some concerns
> I've heard so far include things such as how the ? before 1983 looks odd
> (I can agree, there. I just didn't know his exact age, only an
> estimate). Should I just remove that and leave only the December 3rd
> date when he passed? Or should I remove the date altogether? It was also
> mentioned that the black lettering seemed to compete for attention with
> the rest of the design. I tried to fix that by changing the color of the
> text- did that help at all? If so, which do you guys prefer? If it's the
> font itself that's the problem then I could go in and change that.
>
>     Any feedback is welcome! (: Hope you guys like this year's design!
>
>        ~ Eden
>

Hi Vance.
John & I will be there this year.
We'll be attending as Mr. & Mrs. Flores. Got married in Italy in July.

We both have photos from last year up on our Flickr accounts:
johnmflores and indri500. We add more occasionally. I'll try to get some more up
there soon since I finally have some time.

I'll get our registration forms out to you soon.
I loooove the sifaka constellation black t-shirt! Thanks for putting that up!

~Priscilla

--- In lemurcon@yahoogroups.com, Vance Kochenderfer <vkochend@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone!
>
> Sorry about not getting this out sooner, but here is the grand
> announcement for Lemurcon 2009!  Based on the feedback from
> everyone involved, I've chosen the weekend of September 11-13 for
> this year.
>
> Attached is the registration form (also accessible from
> <http://www.nyx.net/~vkochend/lemurcon/2009/regform2009.txt>).
> The semi-official hotel will once again be the Homestead Suites
> Durham - University location.  As of today, their rates seem to be
> $50/night for a single or $60/night for a double room.
>
> I don't have any word yet from Ken about who we might be able to
> get to present this year, but will pass this info along once I
> hear anything.
>
> Please mail me your registration early, and direct any questions
> either here or directly to me.  Hope to see you there!
>
> Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
> vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger
>

I finally posted the best of my lemurcon 2008 photos.
Go to Flickr.com and search for me: Indri500. They're under my 'lemurs' set.
I also have some from previous years in that set, but the ones from last year
are labeled as such.
If anyone wants a copy of the original file (primarily because you're in it,)
I'd be happy to send it to you.
~Priscilla

indri500@... wrote:
>
> John & I will be there this year.

Excellent!  I currently have three people who have sent in their
forms already.  SEND ME YOUR REGISTRATIONS, PEOPLE!

> I loooove the sifaka constellation black t-shirt! Thanks for putting
> that up!

Oh, I had forgotten I did that.  For everyone else's benefit: in
addition to the CafePress links I posted before, I also created a
replica of the 2001 design at <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon01>.
Their preview kinda sucks; you can see a better idea of what it
looks like at <http://www.nyx.net/~vkochend/tshirt2001lg.gif>.

It's not *exactly* the same as the screen-printed original, but
it's the closest you're going to get without robbing someone who
was there in 2001.  Glad to hear the CafePress version came out
looking OK.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Hear ye, hear ye!  All coming to Lemurcon who have not yet
registered, drop whatever you are doing!  Head over to
<http://www.nyx.net/~vkochend/lemurcon/2009/regform2009.txt>,
print and fill out the form, and mail it in!

Get it into the mailbox by this Thursday to be sure I receive it
in time!

We will be having talks by:

Tom Struhsaker, who has researched the influence of vegetation
characteristics on primate abundunce in Tanzania; and

Amy Schrier, who has studied social relationships between groups of
baboons in Ethiopia.

There will of course be plenty of lemurs as well, but they're not
talking.

Don't wait another hour - do it now!

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

I've put up the store for Lemurcon 2009 t-shirts, mugs, etc. on
CafePress at <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon09>.

Again, many thanks to Eden for providing the artwork.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Vance Kochenderfer wrote:
> I've put up the store for Lemurcon 2009 t-shirts, mugs, etc. on
> CafePress at <http://www.cafepress.com/lemurcon09>.

Oh, and if there are any items not there you'd like, just let me
know and I'll add them.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

I've added the tote bag to the CafePress store.

As for schedule, I need to confirm the details with Ken and DLC.
Tentatively, Friday dinner we'll be leaving the hotel at 6:30pm to
go to Bullock's Bar-B-Que, and Saturday at the Lemur Center will
start at 9:00am.

Look for a followup posting with the full details.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Okay, here's the plan for this weekend:

Friday, 11 September
   6:15 PM - Meet in hotel parking lot
   6:30 PM - Head to Bullock's Bar-B-Que <http://bullocksbbq.com/> for
             dinner

Saturday, 12 September
   8:30 AM - Meet in hotel parking lot
   8:45 AM - Caravan over to Lemur Center
   9:00 AM - Lemur Center Tour
  10:30 AM - Presentation by Tom Struhsaker
  11:30 AM - Presentation by Amy Schrier
  12:30 PM - Lunch and frantic spending at gift shop
   1:00 PM
     to    - Unguided lemur viewing and volunteer project, head back to hotel
   4:30 PM
   6:15 PM - Meet in hotel parking lot
   6:30 PM - Head to Ken and Bonnie's home for dinner

Sunday, 7 September
   9:45 AM - Meet in hotel parking lot
  10:00 AM - Head to Honey's <http://www.honeysrestaurant.com/index.htm>
             for end-of-con breakfast
  11:30 AM (ish) - Possible additional face time with the lemurs,
                   depending on participant interest and availability
                   of someone to let us in to the Lemur Center

It's a rather small crowd this year, so we can be flexible to a
degree.  The timing for the trek to Bullock's is pretty fixed
(because they close early), and the start time at the Lemur Center
on Saturday.

See you soon!

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

 

Okay, here's the plan for this weekend:

Friday, 11 September
6:15 PM - Meet in hotel parking lot
6:30 PM - Head to Bullock's Bar-B-Que <http://bullocksbbq.com/> for
dinner

Saturday, 12 September
8:30 AM - Meet in hotel parking lot
8:45 AM - Caravan over to Lemur Center
9:00 AM - Lemur Center Tour
10:30 AM - Presentation by Tom Struhsaker
11:30 AM - Presentation by Amy Schrier
12:30 PM - Lunch and frantic spending at gift shop
1:00 PM
to - Unguided lemur viewing and volunteer project, head back to hotel
4:30 PM
6:15 PM - Meet in hotel parking lot
6:30 PM - Head to Ken and Bonnie's home for dinner

Sunday, 7 September
9:45 AM - Meet in hotel parking lot
10:00 AM - Head to Honey's <http://www.honeysrestaurant.com/index.htm>
for end-of-con breakfast
11:30 AM (ish) - Possible additional face time with the lemurs,
depending on participant interest and availability
of someone to let us in to the Lemur Center

It's a rather small crowd this year, so we can be flexible to a
degree. The timing for the trek to Bullock's is pretty fixed
(because they close early), and the start time at the Lemur Center
on Saturday.

See you soon!

Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@nyx.net | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger

Priscilla Petitti wrote:
> The actual lemur time seems pretty short. Is it shorter than usual?

No, it's basically the same schedule as normal.  We will probably
have quite a bit of time after lunch for lemur-gazing.  I believe
there will be a project, but it doesn't sound like they've had a
chance to prepare anything really heavy duty for us so it ought
not to consume a massive amount of time.

> Also, who's coming so far?

It's a short list this year:  Keith Arnold, Janet Arnold, Anthony
Brewer, Priscilla Petitti Flores, John Flores, and Vance
Kochenderfer.  I was hoping a few more would sign on at the last
minute, but other concerns intervened for them.

Some other events I've been involved with have seen reduced
attendance this year - I guess people are cutting back on travel
in general.

So we will be the few, the proud, the Lemurines.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Janet Arnold wrote:
> Do you by chance have that link or could you possibly get directions
> from the hotel for us directionally impaired people?

Not sure exactly what they're referring to, but there is this:
<http://map.duke.edu/?z=2&x=104.94&y=-205.72>.  You can also use
the directions to the maintenance shop:
<http://www.dukeforest.duke.edu/location/df_maintenance_dirs.pdf>.
Once you reach the shop, you'll keep going on the gravel road
until you either reach the gate (use the call box if it's closed)
or the large gravel parking lot.

There's also the Google map <http://tinyurl.com/l6jgm3>.  Note
that the street they have incorrectly marked as "Rigsbee Road" is
actually named Lemur Lane.

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Someday I will get to join you all at the official Lemurcon.  In the meantime, I
am fortunate enough to live in San Francisco where we have a really great lemur
exhibit.

I've posted a short video and a couple of pictures (camera phone only, so not
the best, but something is better than nothing) from a recent trip.  The video
is really cute.  I hope you all enjoy!

http://lemurware.blogspot.com/2009/09/promised-sf-zoo-imagery.html

- Walter Korman

I haven't got all my photos online yet, but here are a couple of videos from
last weekend.

The lemurs and the backpack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwrnGIXGft4

Fox in the lemur house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxk7lInieoU

Enjoy!

Anthony

Wow,

Great stuff.  Wish I had been there.

Thanks Ken

Hi everyone-

Sorry for not speaking up earlier; been catching up on work and
sleep this week.

I just wanted to thank all those who came out to Lemurcon this
year - Anthony, Janet, John, Keith, and Priscilla - you are the
reason Lemurcon even exists.

Special thanks to Ken Glander for putting forward the time and
effort out of his weekend to show us around, as well as convincing
two interesting speakers to join us.  Not to mention he and Bonnie
serving as such gracious hosts on Saturday night.

Somehow I missed Anthony's original post to the list, but I'll be
collecting together links to everyone's pictures/video in a single
location for easy reference as I become aware of them.  Which
reminds me I haven't even looked at my own camera since getting
back.

Until Durham 2010...

Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
vkochend@...          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger

Hey folks.
I'm asking an artist friend of mine if she'll do some commissions with lemurs.
Her name is Lora Shelley and she's really great at drawing & painting animals
and she makes hand painted ceramic pendants, finger puppets, hand puppets,
everything.

This is her shop on Zazzle:
http://www.zazzle.com/tigerheaddesigns

She's on Flickr.com too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorasnewartwork/

I wanted to gauge the interest out there so I can get her motivated to do some
stuff for me and give her some ideas.
Any ideas/suggestions?


~Priscilla