1. What is ToriCon?
2. What will we do at ToriCon?
3. How much will it cost me and what do I get?
4. What about hotel costs and information?
5. How do I register for ToriCon?
6. What about forms? I LOVE forms!
7. What rules are there for behavior at ToriCon?

ToriCon is an annual convention for toriphiles and one of the RAINN birthday party fundraisers (#303). Information about ToriCons is made available at www.rmta.org, posted to rec.music.tori-amos under the -G- threadmarker and also sent to the people who have signed up for the mailing list by writing CONtacts-subscribe@con.rmta.org. You can always get a current copy of the ToriCon FAQ by mailing toricon-faq@con.rmta.org. Mail angela@rmta.org if you have difficulty signing up for the mailing list or have any questions not answered in the FAQ.

This is the 8th annual convention organized by members of rec.music.tori-amos, and all toriphiles and their friends are welcome to attend. ToriCon 2003 will take place in St.Louis, Missouri, the weekend of August 15-17. Proceeds go to RAINN, the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network founded by Tori. ToriCon 2002 raised more than $3000 for RAINN through registration and an online auction, and we hope to do as well this year. If you are a victim of rape, abuse, or incest, you can call RAINN for counseling toll free at 1-800-656-HOPE.

We have plans for a buffet banquet and dance at the hotel Saturday night, and that’s really the main scheduled activity. The banquet will consist of a deluxe pasta bar and a fondue station for dessert.

There is always space available in the hotel for people to meet and hang out at all times during the weekend, and we have a local guide for attendees which recommends nearby activities, restaurants, etc. In short, we try to keep you busy. If previous cons are any indication, you’ll get about 4 hours of sleep the entire weekend. :) Most of our activities throughout the weekend will be spontaneous, although there is always one group activity for Saturday before the banquet, determined in advance by attendee vote.

The registration fee for ToriCon this year is $65. Those 21 or over who wish to partake of alcohol at the con should add $20 to their fee.

Here’s what you get for your fee:

• ToriCon 2003 ID badge
• The ToriCondom
• A guide to stuff in the con’s hosting city
• Dinner at Saturday’s banquet and dance
• Admittance to our hospitality suite
• Group higs
• Other assorted goodies yet to be determined
• The chance to meet the lovely and talented organizers of this fine event

We will be staying at the Sheraton Saint Louis City Center. It’s a recently renovated building with a gym, an olympic-sized pool, a hot tub and two restaurants. The spacious rooms — you may choose between the king bed or two queens, both of which come with a full queen sleeper sofa — include a wet bar, a mini-fridge, a hair dryer and coffeemaker. The hotel is conveniently located near a Metrolink station with trains coming from the airport.

Covered on-site parking at the hotel is $8/per day.

The hotel room rate for this year is $97 a night plus tax, which is very reasonable when rooms are shared. Our rates are available for the Wednesday and Thursday nights before the con and the Sunday night after, and we encourage people to come early and stay late for maximum enjoyment. The organizers will be making the reservations in order to get these rates, and we will have a room quota to fill, so please don’t call directly to make reservations. Use the reservation form in section 6 of this FAQ to make reservations through us.

You can use the following chart to figure hotel cost per person for ToriCon 2003, taxes included:

Here are our requirements and deadlines, all forms are to be found in section 6 of this FAQ, and if you are registering via the web, you only need click submit to send them. Lucky you!

You must register and pay the registration fee in order to attend, even if you are local and not staying at the hotel. As deadlines come up, warnings will be posted on rmta and to the mailing list.

June 13: Angela must have received your completed registration form through this site or by email to angela@rmta.org. If you send in your registration form late, we cannot guarantee that we can accept your registration.

June 20: Angela must have received a room reservation form from someone in your group through this site or by email to angela@rmta.org. If it is not received on time, we can’t guarantee your reservation at con rates.

June 20: Aimee must have received your registration fee of US$65 (US$85 if you are 21 or over and choose to partake of alcohol) by snail mail or by paypal. You can pay through paypal by sending the proper amount plus a $3 service fee to toricon@rmta.org when logged into your paypal account or by using the buttons below:

If you pay by snail mail, send your check or money order in US$ made out to Little Blue World. We recommend that US residents mail this by June 13 to make sure it arrives on time. For those outside the US, we recommend sending it by June 6. Please, use a security envelope for your payment and DO NOT send cash through the mail. Send your payment to:

ToriCon 2003
P.O. Box 430121
St. Louis, MO 63143

Well, then enjoy! This section contains the roomate request, registration, and reservation forms. Please pay attention to deadlines.

Finding roommates: We recommend finding roommates on rmta, and you are also welcome to bring along your own friends/lovers/relatives. You should try either emailing people you’d like to room with or posting under the -G- header requesting a space in someone’s room or offering any extra space in yours. If you need help finding roommates, please fill out the following form ASAP and submit it through this site, or send it by email to angela@rmta.org. Angela will be trying to assist people in finding roommates right up to our deadlines, but the sooner you send this in the sooner you’ll know if we can make a match and the sooner you’ll be able to send in the completed room reservation form.

Room reservation forms: AFTER you have arranged for any roommates you want, have someone in your room fill this in and send it to angela@rmta.org by June 20. We do not play musical rooms anymore, because it was way too complicated. We recommend that you either get together with roomies who are staying the same nights as you are, or that you make separate arrangments to switch to a different room on an extra night. For instance, if Bramble and Nymsa are rooming together Friday and Saturday, but Nymsa wants to stay Sunday night also, Nymsa can make private arrangements to bunk in someone else’s room Sunday night and pay them cash for her share of the room. However, Nymsa should still be listed with Bramble on the room reservation form. If anyone needs help finding people to stay with on an extra night, mail angela@rmta.org for assistance.

Any sexual behavior at ToriCon is to take place privately, in your private room and only in the presence of people who wish to participate or watch. You have the right to kick people out of your room if you don’t wish them to watch or participate, but keep in mind that this might not be applicable if they are your roommate and wish to sleep, etc. Any disputes will be handled by Koren or Aimee, and if necessary by hotel security.

These rules also apply to the use of illegal drugs (or underage use of alcohol). All of these things are your business and your decision, but they must not be done publicly or in the presence of those who object. Also, please note that the organizers will not take responsibility for any lawbreaking you may do at ToriCon; it is up to you to deal with the consequences of your own actions.

There should be no pressure on any attendee of ToriCon to do anything they don’t want to, be it sexual or otherwise, regardless of their reason for abstaining. This will be enforced. If there are any problems of this (or any) nature, attendees should immediately report to Koren. Remember, if you don’t let us know there’s a problem, we don’t have a chance to fix it.