WOW! Only 20 more days until I see Pere! Er, see all of you at Shibaricon! How excited am I? Very! How excited are you?



SHIBARICON 2007
MAY 25-28, 2007
CHICAGO, IL USA

Only 2 weeks left to register! Whether a full registration or day
pass, all registrations must be in by 5/15/07. This ShibariCon will
be the best yet, don't miss it!

Want to know what's been happening and what to expect at ShibariCon?

- New Equipment! That's right, several folks have been working
diligently to make sure that this year ShibariCon has an excellently
equipped playspace. This weekend the team is gathering to build even
more pieces - all to answer past requests for more suspension frames
and other furniture suitable for rope bondage. We are very excited
to have the new items to make our evening festivities that much more
fun!

- New Classes! New classes this year include:
--- Thomas "Keckler" Lewis, Mr. Boston Leather 2006, will teach
Fundamentals of Rope Bondage & Bound Together: Double Bondage for
Lovers & Others
--- M. Yu, our resident practitioner of Chinese medicine and
anatomy expert will present Biomechanics for Rope Players I
(Beginner) & Biomechanics for Rope Players II (Suspension) as well as
Body Manipulation with Rope for Pain & Pleasure
--- Claire Adams is back this year and among the 5 classes she
is teaching with Damon Pierce are CBT Predicaments: Bondage & Pain &
Bottom's Boot Camp
--- DogTrainer1974 of www.meninrope.com will teach us all
how to adapt Body Harnesses for Men & create Rope Clothing
--- Sir C, cleverly devilish and much admired sadist, will give
us her take on Predicaments in Bondage and reprise her wildly popular
Hojojutsu & Jujutsu for the BDSM Practitioner
--- Suzanne Sxy Sadist will present a special extended version
of Intention, Connection & Breath which includes an Ecstatic Breath
Workshop
--- Mike West, rope instructor, performer & sadist from the west
coast will teach Need for Speed: Techniques & Practice for Lightning
Quick Suspension & Preparing & Conditioning Hemp Rope
--- Graydancer will present a Shibari Performance Workshop as
well as an open-mike style cabaret one evening for all you aspiring
performers and exhibitionists

- Many of the favorites from past years will be reprised including:
--- Lochai: Artistic Aspects of Shibari & Laughter in Rope
--- Tatu: Japanese Chest Harnesses & Sex, Shibari Style as well
as a very special tea where you can experience Chado, the Japanese tea
ceremony
--- Shevah: Bottoms' Round Table
--- Taipan: Intermediate & Advanced Suspension Workshops
--- Lady Gold: Psychology of Bondage

... and that's less than half of our presenters! There is so much
more and not enough room here to talk about it all. Please go to
www.shibaricon.com for more information on our many presenters
& over 80 classes!

I hope many of you will be able to join us for these 4 wonderful days
of bondage, fun & friendship that gets better every year! Don't
forget our great location, the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, offers a shuttle
from the airport as well as convenience to transportation to downtown
Chicago for those of you who want to take some time to go sightseeing
or shop at IML.

Don't forget registration will close after 5/15/07! Our rate at the
hotel will be offered for all rooms reserved by 5/16/07 - don't
forget to reserve your room when you register! The link to reserve a
room can be found at www.shibaricon.com/venue

This event is a labor of love for so many who work diligently all
year to make it happen. All of us look forward to reuniting with old
friends and meeting new rope-lovers.