Welcome
“We know life ain't all roses this far out from the core. Heck, out here in the New London system, we're more familiar with what feeds the roses, if you catch our drift. It can be hard making an honest living. Too hard, some say, but not us.
We got our principles. And that might mean we got to work a bit harder'n others, but we sleep better, and we party harder too. Outpost Britannia ain't exactly one of them fancy USCon stations, but we can still throw a heck of a party.
Set in the heart of London's Docklands, RBW is a residential furry convention with a focus on fun, music and community spirit. Returning to the fantastic Britannia International Hotel for a second year, RBW-2010 will be taking you on an adventure deep into frontier space. “Space Cowboys” will bring the far reaches of the galaxy right to our charming little island.
This year will see the return of many of the events that have contributed to making the convention so successful, not least amongst them our signature Saturday night Boat Party aboard the M.V. Erasmus; the best equipped party vessel on the Thames.
So strap on your LifeSuit and do some exploring, cause the best party in the 'verse ain't just gonna come to you!
Latest news
Announcing the RBW Codex!
//2010.Sep.2nd/Thursday
We're really proud of our theme this year, and we'd love it if you got into the swing of it too, so we're launching the RBW Codex for all registered attendees to help us expand the Britanniaverse. Post stories, write journals, and re-imagine yourself in the space-cowboy setting. We'll hand-pick our favourites and feature them on the front page of the codex or even in the conbook! Log in and start world-building at http://rbw.org.uk/codex
Secondly, it's payday for a lot of you. Don't forget that your registration needs to be paid up by October 1st at the latest. Sign-up has been phenomenal this year. Our executive sponsorships have sold out (twice!), and we're starting to run low on regular and sponsor tickets too, so if you want to be sure to have a place on the best party boat in the system, make sure you sign up today! Head over to http://rbw.org.uk/registration and make sure you book your hotel room early to get the best price.
Events, Conbook Content and Payments
//2010.Aug.15th/Sunday
New things! Good things!
We here at Outpost Britannia figure you guys are due some good news, so we've been working on some new stuff for you all!
Event schedule published
We've published the first draft of our event schedule. Unlike last year's, it's tied to the same data that Russet, our tireless Event Coordinator, manages, so it'll stay up to date with any changes as the party draws near. Head on over to our events section and check it out!
Conbook submission deadline extended
We're still on the lookout for awesome artwork and stories. RBW 2009 set a new benchmark for conbook quality and we want to smash it this year, so we're extending our submission deadline for conbook art to October 1st. Miyabi's written a bunch of information about how to get your stuff to us, so fire up your canvases and get doodling!
Payment deadline approaching
Don't forget that your registration needs to be paid up by October 1st at the latest. The response has been phenomenal this year. Our executive sponsorships have sold out (twice!), and we're starting to run out of regular and sponsor tickets too, so if you want to be sure to have a place on the best party boat in the system, make sure you sign up today! Word is that we've got some special surprises for our guests this year, but it's worth more than my (rather attractive, if I do say so) rosettes to tell you what they are. Just make sure you don't miss out. Head over to http://rbw.org.uk/registration and make sure you book your hotel room early to get the best price.
Mail problems redux
//2010.Aug.11th/Wednesday
A couple of months ago, a server problem caused us to send too much mail. This month we've had the opposite problem. If you've been expecting a confirmation mail, or a reply to a question from one of our staff, please log into your registration and check your messages. There have also been a couple of important announcements regarding bookings made through 1800Hotels.
I'm very sorry for any delays or inconvenience caused by this latest issue. To make sure this doesn't happen again, we've been testing an alternative mailing service for a couple of months - we want to make sure it's absolutely perfect before we switch over. If you've signed up to receive announcements by email, we'll let you know when we've moved to the new system.
We also post all our announcements on Twitter (follow @rbwcon), on Livejournal (befriend rbwnews), on the UKFur forums (read RBW forum), and as an RSS feed for services like Google Reader.