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Second Chance Dobes - http://www.secondchancedobes.com/

I am a volunteer staff member for Second Chance Dobes. Second Chance Dobes Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Clinton, Michigan. Our mission is to foster, rehabilitate and help find Doberman Pinschers new homes, giving them a second chance on life. We provide any medical assistance needed to every dog that comes into our program along with spaying and neutering.


SCA - Society for Creative Anachronism - http://www.scademo.com/

The S.C.A. (The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.) is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known World" consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which may feature tournaments of; Heavy Combat, Archery, Fencing or Equestrian and arts exhibits, classes, workshops, dancing, feasts, and more. Our "Royalty" hold courts at which they recognize and honor members for their contributions to the group.


Penguicon www.penguicon.org

What is Penguicon?
To those of you familiar with the Linux and Open Source community, think of a weekend long Linux Users Group meeting with hundreds of other geeks which also just happens to have nationally acclaimed guests, its own wireless network, free caffeine and snacks always available, hotel room parties, lots of folks talking about Science Fiction and Fantasy, situated next to a place to buy really cool t-shirts and buttons and such, and with some extra events like amateur singing, anime, and a costume contest.

To those of you familiar with Science Fiction conventions, imagine all the convention features you know and love, with the addition of wireless internet access, computer gaming, people who know about online publishing / books on demand / digital art, a programming track involving computing topics and another one focusing on the crossover between Science Fiction and computing.

And what else is there at Penguicon? There is a shared computing and SF dealer's room. There is a Masquerade, and a rocking Dance. There are reading and signing sessions from our guest authors, 24 hour gaming, and a Live Action Role Playing game. There is a Linux Installfest, Birds of a Feather sessions, computing and programming tutorials, and info kiosks. A 24-hour Anime Room provided by the local anime convention Youmacon. In the complimentary hospitality suite, which is open to all attendees, we serve coffee, beer, the famed "Water Joe", OpenCola, and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen! We do technical presentations and seminars. There is a writing workshop. There are science fiction singalongs and comedy music concerts. There are homemade robots. Bubble machines. Starfleet Tux. Hardware hackers setting up Pringles cans as wireless antennas. Friendly authors beaming free science fiction stories to the PDAs of their fans. Experts on nanotechnology, biotech, A.I., and the Singularity. Human-speakable languages based on computer logic. A constructable marble rollercoaster. Board games played on Hoberman spheres. We're currently trying to arrange demos of molecular models made of balloon sculpture, and Menger cube fractals made of business cards!

All of this on a three day weekend. We're looking forward to seeing YOU there!

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