Here is the press release issued by Gary Swaty on May 30, 1999.
Filk will happen at CopperCon 19. We will again have a Filk Suite. There will be NO SMOKING in the Filk Suite. Filkers may gather informally in the Suite during the day if they wish to convive.The CopperCon 19 Filk Guest is Mitchell Burnside-Clapp. Mitchell is the author of the "Falling Down on New Jersey" Filk Song". He runs a Satellite Launch Start-up company, Pioneer Rocketplane. He will be doing a Concert, Filk Circles, a Filk Panel and likely a Science Panel as well.
Anyone wishing to receive the latest info can send Email to garyswaty@cafs.org and you will be added to the list.
The schedule is less fluid now. The certainties are Bardic Circle in the evenings and a GOH Filk Concert (most likely on Saturday afternoon). I am also planning a Filk 101 panel tentatively titled "The Essence of Filk." A Sunday 1:00 pm Concert with several singers is planned.