Location: Best Western Chicago-Hillside. 4400 Frontage Road, Hillside, Illinois -- a near western suburb of Chicago. The room rate is $89 plus taxes. Mention the “Mucker Dum-Dum" when registering. Hotel phone: 708-544-9300. The hotel offers free shuttle service to and from only O’Hare Airport for its guests. Ask the hotel for more information. Convention Cost: $120 Includes four days packed with activities, including a dealers’ room, Mucker Jeopardy, a panel discussion hosted by author Stephen Korshak, a reception at the site of the planned new ERB museum in Oak Park, a tour of homes where ERB lived and wrote some of his most thrilling adventures, a banquet on Saturday night, and many hours of banter with fans. Your convention package will feature the Muckers’ special hardcover edition of “The Mucker” and “The Return of the Mucker,” featuring 40 illustrations contributed by 17 major genre artists and fans. The dust jacket features a full-color illustration by Artist Guest of Honor Tom Floyd. Guests of Honor George McWhorter, curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection at the Ekstrom Library of the University of Louisville. Thomas Floyd, creator, artist, writer of the online comic strip Captain Spectre. Stephen D. Korshak, author of ``Grand Master of Fantasy: The Paintings of J. Allen St. John’’ and ``From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul.’’ Make checks payable to Jeff Long and mail to: Jeff Long 4896 N. Ashland Ave., 2E Chicago, IL 60640 Name: Name as you want it on your badge: Address: Phone: E-mail: Golf shirt size (S, M, L, XL, XXL) ____ Number of Full price tickets ($120) ____ Dealer Table? (first come, first served) ____ Number of spouse tickets ($50) ____ (One for each full-price ticket purchased) Total amount enclosed: ____ Free admission for anyone who just wants to visit the dealers room. Comments? Suggestions? Schedule: Thursday Dealers' room open all day, Mucker Jeopardy, a presentation by author/ editor Stephen D. Korshak on the art of J. Allen St. John, and evening barbeque at Jerry Spannraft’s Friday Dealers' room open in morning, bus tour of Oak Park ERB homes, then on to a reception at the future home of the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest’s Edgar Rice Burroughs Museum. Saturday Dealers' room open in morning, Burroughs Bibliophile auction in afternoon, banquet/award presentation in evening Sunday Farewell breakfast on your own at the hotel restaurant; garden party at a Mucker’s nearby home in the afternoon. Early arrivals invited to join The Muckers at a nearby Safari Land on Wednesday for pizza, games, bowling, general good times. $12 at the door. Visit www.panthanpress.com/DumDum2010 for latest details. Questions? E-mail Jeff at panthanpress@yahoo.com Convention Committee: Joan Bledig, Mike Conran, Dave Gorecki, Jim Hadac, Ray Le Beau, Jeff Long, Ken Manson, Greg Phillips, Bill Ross, Jerry Spannraft.