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3.22 - The Urban Nerd Con II

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Release Date: 11/10/2023

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The Sistas welcome back our first second appearance guest. Our friend Roy M. Evins is back giving us all the details for the upcoming: The Urban Nerd Con.

Below is the list of Early Bird ticket prices! These prices will be valid until 11:59pm Sunday February 4th 2024.   

Name - TUNC-Young Nerd Badge-Donated $25
Description-This is the standard Donated weekend Young Nerd Badge. This badge is for students 17 and under.
Link: https://square.link/u/4kIQBSLh

Name - TUNC-Young Nerd Badge $25
Description - This is the standard weekend Young Nerd Badge. This badge is for students 17 and under.
Link: https://square.link/u/83im5J8U

Name - TUNC Early Bird-Adult Weekend $50
Description - This is the Early Bird Pricing for the Adult Weekend Badge. This gets you in to all standard Con events, panels and workshops.
Link: https://square.link/u/TBM4mqCS

Name - TUNC-Early Bird - Friday Adult Badge $30
Description - This is the Early Bird badge for Friday only. This will get you into all standard events on Friday of the Con.
Link: https://square.link/u/wtBCU6VD

Name - TUNC-Early Bird - Saturday Adult Badge $40
Description - This is the Early Bird badge for Saturday only. This will get you into all standard events on Saturday of the Con.
Link: https://square.link/u/Xx2p8Vwq

Name - TUNC-Early Bird - Sunday Adult Badge $30
Description - This is the Early Bird badge for Sunday only. This will get you into all standard events on Sunday of the Con.
Link: https://square.link/u/mAezXPaw

Name - TUNC - Early Bird Star Trek $75
Description - The TUNC Early Bird Star Trek Tract guest receives early entry and preferred seating for tract panels, special tract event entry.
Link: https://square.link/u/1iin4POg

Name - TUNC - Early Bird Star Trek-VIP $100
Description - The TUNC Early Bird Star Trek VIP guest receives early entry and reserved seating for tract panels, special event entry, Swag Bag Exclusive tract event
Link: https://square.link/u/s7ELxP2v

Name - TUNC - Early Bird Stargate $75
Description - The TUNC Early Bird Stargate Tract guest receives early entry and preferred seating for tract panels, special tract event entry
Link: https://square.link/u/bBVQClxA

Name - TUNC - Early Bird Stargate-VIP $100
Description - The TUNC Early Bird Stargate VIP guest receives early entry and reserved seating for tract panels, special event entry, Swag Bag Exclusive tract event
Link: https://square.link/u/P6Yza7bI

Name - TUNC - Early Bird VIP - $300
Description - The TUNC Early Bird VIP guest receives early entry and reserved seating for Con panels, special event entry, Swag Bag Exclusive.
Link: https://square.link/u/PeHQvzk6

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