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Octocon is the Irish National Science Fiction Convention, running since 1990. This year, we are focusing on developing a sustainable future for the convention, which celebrates diversity, inclusion and accessibility to fandom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Octocon\u2019s membership ranges from 350-450 people across 10+ countries, including a healthy spread across the island of Ireland. Our current committee has links with creative and fandom groups around the country, as well as other events around the world, including Gaelcon (annual in Dublin); Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon For Our Futures; and Reconnect – Eastercon 2025 (Belfast). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to fully support them and to make the convention as inclusive and accessible as possible to everyone, we are seeking sponsorship to address the needs of the convention. Below are four ways you can support the convention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsor Irish Sign Language Interpreters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a fan-run convention, our capacity to hire interpreters is extremely limited. A donation to the convention of \u20ac300 would enable us to hire interpreters to cover key moments of the programme, including the open and closing ceremonies, and the Guest of Honour interview. In an ideal world, we would be able to cover more areas of the convention with interpreters, to provide access to members of the deaf community to the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your sponsorship will be acknowledged in a special thank you page in our programme book and on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Help with Printing Costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our programme book is a key souvenir of the convention. In the past few years, we have been unable to put it into print – partly because our convention ran online, and partly because of increased costs in printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention requires approximately \u20ac450-500 in total for the printing of the Programme Book. Regardless of whether this target is reached, a digital copy of the Programme Book will be made available through Issuu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising in the Programme Book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The programme book has advertising space available, at a cost of \u20ac150 for a full page, and \u20ac200 for the back cover. Half-page and quarter-page advertisements can be arranged at \u20ac80 and \u20ac40 respectively. Donations in excess of the quoted rate are greatly appreciated; any additional funding will go towards the other costs of the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-kind Sponsorships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aside from monetary support, in-kind sponsorship enables Octocon to move towards a sustainable future. We will always have need of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n