Welcome to Helicon 2

Welcome at last to Helicon 2. This page contains information about the hotel, about the convention convention and about St Helier.

As usual, there are a number of general notices, but in particular:

ALL MEMBERS MUST WEAR THEIR MEMBERSHIP BADGES AT ALL TIMES

We’re not just being officious, the Dealers Room has to remain members only or else we open ourselves up to countless problems under St Helier’s trading laws. If you lose your badge, please go to Registration where they will issue you with a new one (for an amount proportional to the remaining time of the convention).

If you want to help out with the convention, please come and talk to Ops or go to the gopher hole in
the Fliquet Room.

Please do not attach posters or flyers to any surface with tape or blutac. The hotel has been redecorated at vast expense and they are extremely concerned about damage. If in doubt, ask at Ops and they will suggest possible alternatives.

Please turn off mobile phones in all programme rooms and respect no-smoking areas. These include all the programme rooms and the Dealers’ Room. The Minstrel Room, which is the convention bar, has also been designated a no-smoking area. You can smoke in any of the public areas of the hotel.
You should note that drinks prices in the public bars, such as the Atrium Bar, may be higher than prices in the convention bar.

Members should not wear/carry weapons, or anything that could be mistaken for one. If you need to
display a weapon as part of a masquerade costume, you must come to Ops first and they will
peacebond it for you.

Registration

Registration opens on Thursday at 16:00. It is open during the convention from 09:00 to 18:00, except on Monday when it closes at 14:00

Dealers Room/Art Show times

The Dealers Room and Art Show are in the Empire Room. The opening hours are:

Friday 12:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 –18:00
Sunday 10:00 –18:00
Monday 10:00 –14:00

Banquet

The banquet is a ticket-only event on Saturday evening, with a restricted number of tickets available from Registration at £30 each. There is a vegetarian option available. Please ensure that you book tickets early on to avoid disappointment. The De France has produced some memorable banquets in the past and we hope this will be no exception.

Kaffeeklatsches

A Dutch invention popularised by the 1990 Worldcon, ConFiction, and now a regular feature of Worldcons, these events offer a small group of people the opportunity to talk with a favourite author over coffee. Obviously, each of these sessions can only manage a small number of people so we ask you to sign up in advance. A full list of who is on when will be posted at Registration.

Games

The Sorel room has been reserved for those wanting to play games. Do not confuse this with the hotel’s own Games Room which has a selection of video and pinball machines as well as a pool table. This is located next to the swimming pool.

Chaos Costume

The Belval room has been reserved for chaos costume.

Shopping

The centre of Jersey has a great many interesting shops. Unfortunately, a lot of these will be closed over Easter, especially on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Shops will probably be open on Saturday, but not all of them.

Supermarket, Cash machines etc.

The nearest cashpoints to the hotel are located in the Grand Marche supermarket which is about 5 minutes walk from the hotel. Turn left at the bottom of the hotel drive and then right into Stopford Road. Take the first left into a new road, not marked on many street maps, the supermarket is about
100 yards along on the right. The Grand Marche is closed on Easter Friday and Easter Sunday, but is open on Saturday and Monday.

Chemist

The nearest chemist/pharmacist to the hotel is down Stopford Road, about 8 minutes walk from the hotel.

Phone

If you get lost, the hotel is in St Saviours Road and the phone number is 614000.