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OVERVIEW
Welcome to the 40th Bouchercon World Mystery Convention to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15 - 18, 2009.
Registration
Early-bird registration fee of $125 is available for the first 200 registrants. Regular registration fee is $150. Register now!
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Two ways to register:
1. Snail mail: PDF Early Bird Registration Form
2. Online, click here | 
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Questions about the registration process? Visit the Registration page.
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Guest of Honor: Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler. After graduating from the University of Florida, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the crime beat. In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. The story helped Connelly land a job for the Los Angeles Times, bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.
After three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The Black Echo won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by the Mystery Writers of America.
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| Michael Connelly (photo by Terrill Lee Lankford) |
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| Toastmaster: S.J. Rozan
S.J. Rozan, a native New Yorker, is the author of ten novels. She has won the Edgar, Nero, Macavity, Shamus and Anthony awards for Best Novel and the Edgar award for Best Short Story. She is a former Mystery Writers of America National Board member, a current Sisters in Crime National Board member, and President of the Private Eye Writers of America.
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Fan Guest of Honor: Kathryn Kennison
Kathryn Kennison was born and brought up in Macon, Georgia where she attended Georgia Southern University. Since 1994 her job has been Director of E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center for University and Community Programs, Ball State University, and it is without question, she says, the best job in the world. “I'm the luckiest, most generously blessed person in the world to have it.”
Kathryn is the whirlwind force behind Magna cum Murder.
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| Kathryn Kennison |
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BOUCHERCON: At-a-Glance:
Bouchercon 2009 World Mystery Convention
Indianapolis, Indiana
October 15-18, 2009
program begins: Thursday at 9:00 a.m. (tentative)
program ends: Sunday at noon (tentative)
Check back to confirm times.
Pre-conference event:
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
DOYLE, BOUCHER, FLEMING -- THIS WILL BLOW YOU AWAY . . .
See the Breaking News page for more information.
Convention Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
One South Capitol Avenue,
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 46204
Tel: 1+317 632 1234
Fax: 1+317 616 6299
Bouchercon Rate:
The special rate for Bouchercon is $162.00 (plus taxes) per night.
GO TO: the Hyatt's Bouchercon Page to book your room online.
When reserving a room by phone, mention Bouchercon or Bcon to obtain the convention rate. The rate is available from October 10, 2009 to October 21, 2009. Come early, stay late, and enjoy all that Indy has to offer. |
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Available rooms include newly-renovated interiors feature sophisticated design and chic chrome accents, including granite sinks with Portico products and work desk with a high-backed executive chair. Views of the Indianapolis skyline or our spectacular 21-story atrium with cascading greenery complement amenities such as T-Mobile wireless Internet access and one king or two double Grand Beds with ultra-plush pillows, the softest of sheeting and thick down blankets piled atop irresistible pillow-top mattresses.
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis home page
download hotel floor plan (coming soon)
Hyatt map and directions |
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Directions from the Indianapolis International Airport (IND):
Take I-70 East to downtown.
Exit at Illinois Street North (79B). Proceed to Washington Street
Turn left.
Go one block to Capitol Avenue.
Turn left.
Hyatt Regency is on left.
(8 miles)
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Overflow hotel:
(right across the street from the Hyatt)
Embassy Suites
110 West Washington Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 46204
Tel: +1-317-236-1800
Fax: +1-317-236-1816
Embassy Suites website
Embassy Suites Mapquest
Bouchercon rate: $147 plus taxes (single or double room)
Snail mail:
Bouchercon 2009
c/o The Mystery Company
233 Second Ave SW
Carmel, IN 46032
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