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Con-tact: Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions and Events For information only. ALWAYS check convention websites for the most up-to-date information. The Thunder Child is not affiliated with any convention or responsible for anything that may change. Conventioners, authors, book stores, etc. please send your press releases to Events Con-tact. We need convention correspondents also! Email us if you'd like to share your experiences at the conventions you attend! [N. AMERICA BY DATE ] [N. AMERICA BY LOCATION ] [THE WORLD] UNITED STATES and CANADA - BY DATE: 2010 January, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes January 15-18 Arisia '18 "New England's largest and most diverse science fiction and fantasy convention" Hyatt Regency Cambridge Cambridge MA 2010.arisia.org/ January 15-17 RustyCon 29 "A science fiction & fantasy convention" Seattle Airport Marriott Seattle WA www.rustycon.com/ January 15-17 MarsCon (Williamsburg, VA) "Southeastern Virginia's Premiere Relaxi-con" Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg VA www.marscon.net/ January 22-24 Confusion "Brought to you by the Stilyagi Air Corps" Detroit Marriott Troy MI www.stilyagi.org/ February, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes February 5-7 Aggie-Con 41 College Station Hilton Hotel College Station TX aggiecon.tamu.edu/?q=aggiecon February 11-14 Capricon 30 "A celebration of high fantasy" Westin Chicago North Shore Wheeling IL www.capricon.org/ February 12-14 Boskone 47 "NESFA's regional Science Fiction Convention" Westin Waterfront Boston MA www.nesfa.org/boskone/ February 12 – 14 ConDFW 9 "A fantasy and science fiction event" Crowne Plaza Suites Dallas-Park Central TX www.condfw.org/ February 19-21 ConNooga Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel Chattanooga TN www.connooga.com February 26 -28 ConDor 2010 Handlery Hotel & Resort 950 Hotel Circle North CA www.condorcon.org/ March, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes March 5-7 MarsCon (Bloomington, MN) Holiday Inn Select Bloomington MN www.marscon.org/ March 5-7 CoastCon 33 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi MS www.coastcon.org March 10 - 13 Williamsburg Film Festival Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg VA Notes: Mostly western films and actors, BUT, The Solar Guard Academy holds its reunion here. wff5.tripod.com/index.html March 19-21 Lunacon 53 Rye Town Hilton Rye NY www.lunacon.org/ March 19-21 Vericon X Harvard University Cambridge MA www.vericon.org/main.html March 26-28 I-Con 29 Stony Brook University NY www.iconsf.org/ April, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes April 1-4 Norwestcon 33 Seatac Doubletree Hotel Seatac WA www.norwescon.org/ April 2 - 4 Minicon 45 Sheraton Bloomington Hotel Bloomintgon MN mnstf.org/minicon/ April 9 - 11 WillyCon 12 Student Center on the campus of Wayne State College NE www.willycon.com . Contact ScFanta1@wsc.edu April 9-11 RavenCon Holiday Inn Koger Center Richmond VA www.ravencon.com/ April 16 - 18 Odyssey Con 10 Raddisson Hotel Madison WI www.oddcon.com/index.php April 30-May 2 Penguicon Open Source Software and Science Fiction Convention Troy Marriott Troy MI www.penguicon.org/ May, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes May 28-30 Oasis 23 Marriott Downtown Orlando Orlando FL www.oasfis.org/oasis/. Sponsor's website: oasfis.org/: Orlando Area Science Fiction Society May 28-30 Time Gate 10 Holiday Inn Select Atlanta GA http://www.timegatecon.org/ May 27-31 WisCon 34 World's Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention The Concourse Hotel Madison WI www.wiscon.info/ May 28-31 Balticon 44 Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley MD www.balticon.org/ June, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes June 11 -13 SCI FI Summer Con Crowne Plaza NW at Powers Ferry Atlanta GA www.sfscon.net June 24-27 BotCon 2010 Transformers Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center Lake Buena Vista FL http://www.botcon.com/ June 4-6 Hypericon 6 Days Inn Stadium Nashville TN http://www.hypericononline.com/ July, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes July 1 - 4 Westercon 63 Conchord 23 Pasadena Hilton Hotel Pasadena California http://www.westercon63.org/index.html/ July 10-11 Ancient City Con Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Terrace Pavilion 1 Florida www.ancientcitycon.com August, 2010 None at this time September, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes September 17-19 FenCon 7 Crowne Plaza Hotel, North Dallas/Addison, 14315 Midway Road, Addison Texas www.fencon.org September 23-25 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention Hunt Valley Marriott, 245 Shawan Road Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21031 Maryland www.MidAtlanticNostalgiaConvention.com October, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes Oct ? Gaylaxicon Annual international gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & friends Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Gaming Convention The Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Montreal Canada http://www.2010.gaylaxicon.org// Oct ? Oni-Con Anime convention Website not yet updated TBA TX http://www.oni-con.com/ Oct 1-3 Archon 34 Westport Plaza St. Louis Missouri http://www.archonstl.org/ November, 2010 Date Convention Location State Notes November 5-7 ICON 35 Cedar Rapids Marriott Iowa http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ November 12-14 OryCon 32 "Portland's Premier Science Fiction / Fantasy Convention" Portland Doubletree Hotel Portland OR http://www.orycon.org/ [US BY DATE ] [US BY LOCATION ] [THE WORLD] ARCHIVES 2006: Date Convention Location State Notes Sep 28 - Oct 1 BotCon 2006 Transformers Hyatt Regency Lexington Lexington Kentucky www.botcon.com/ Oct 5-8 Archon 30 Collinsville, IL Gateway Center Collinsville Illinois www.archonstl.org/30/index2.html Oct 5-8 Gaylaxicon Annual international gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & friends Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Gaming Convention Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square, Atlanta Georgia 2007.atlantagallifreyans.org/ Oct 13-15 ICON 31 "Gallium: The Other Soft Metal" Clarion Hotel Cedar Rapids Iowa www.mindbridge.org/icon/ Oct 20-22 Oni-Con 2006 Anime convention George R. Brown Convention Center Houston Texas www.oni-con.com/ Nov 2-5 World Fantasy Convention 2006 Robert E. Howard Centennial Renaissance Hotel Northwest Austin Texas www.fact.org/wfc2006/ Nov 10-12 WindyCon 33 "First contact" The Wyndham O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont Illinois www.windycon.org/ Nov 17-19 OryCon 28 "Portland's Premier Science Fiction / Fantasy Convention": "The Digital Age" Portland Marriott Waterfront Portland Oregon www.orycon.org/orycon28/ 2007 Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 12-14 Arisia '07 "New England's largest and most diverse science fiction and fantasy convention" Hyatt Regency Cambridge Cambridge Massachusetts http://2007.arisia.org/ Jan 12-14 RustyCon 24 "A science fiction & fantasy convention" Seatac Holiday Inn Seattle Washington http://www.rustycon.com/ Jan 19-21 Confusion "Brought to you by the Stilyagi Air Corps" Troy Marriott Troy Michigan http://stilyagi.org/cons/2007/ Jan 19-21 MarsCon (Williamsburg) "Southeastern Virginia's Premiere Relaxi-con" Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg Virginia http://www.marscon.net/ Jan 26-27 Vericon Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts http://www.vericon.org/main.html Feb 8-11 Capricon XXVII "A celebration of high fantasy" Sheraton Chicago Northwest Arlington Heights Illinois http://capricon.org/capricon27/ Feb 16-18 Boskone 44 "NESFA's regional Science Fiction Convention" Westin Waterfront Boston Massachussetts http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/ Feb 23-25 ConDFW "A fantasy and science fiction event" Radisson Hotel Dallas North Richardson Texas http://www.condfw.org/ Mar 2-4 MarsCon (Bloomington) Holiday Inn Select Bloomington Minnesota http://www.marscon.org/ Mar 7-10 Williamsburg Film Festival Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg Virginia Notes: Mostly western films and actors, BUT, The Solar Guard Academy holds its reunion here, and Richard Anderson of the several bionic tv series is scheduled to be a guest. http://wff5.tripod.com/index.html Mar 16-18 Lunacon 50 Rye Town Hilton Rye New York http://www.lunacon.org/ Mar 22-25 Aggie-Con 38 "The Winds of Change" The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University College Station Texas http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/info.html Mar 23-27 I-Con XXVI Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma Ronkonkoma New York http://www.iconsf.org/ April 5-8 Norwestcon 30 Seatac Doubletree Hotel Seatac Washington http://www.norwescon.org/ April 6-8 Minicon 42 Hotel TBD Bloomintgon Minnesota http://mnstf.org/minicon/ April 13-15 Odyssey Con 2007 "SuperMoo" Raddisson Inn Madison Wisconsin http://www.oddcon.com/index.php April 20-22 Penguicon Open Source Software and Science Fiction Convention Troy Hilton Troy Michigan http://www.penguicon.org/ April 20-22 RavenCon Doubletree Inn at the Richmond Airport Richmond Virginia http://www.ravencon.com/ May 25-28 Oasis 20 International Plaza Resort and Spa Orlando Florida http://www.oasfis.org/oasis/. Sponsor's website: http://oasfis.org/: Orlando Area Science Fiction Society May 25-28 Balticon 41 Marriott's Hunt's Valley Inn Hunt Valley Maryland http://www.balticon.org/ May 25-28 WisCon 31 World's Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention The Concourse Hotel Madison Wisconsin http://www.wiscon.info/ June 15-17 Hypericon III Days Inn Stadium Nashville Tennessee http://hypericon.info/ Jun 30 - Jul 3 Westercon 60 "Gnomeward Bound" San Mateo Marriott San Mateo California http://spfii.org/westercon60/ July 13 - 14, 2007 The Blob Fest Annual re-enactment of the "Fleeing the theater scene" from The Blob, (1957) The Colonial Theater 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, 19460 Pittsburgh, PA www.thecolonialtheatre.com/ September 21-23 FenCon IV It's going to be Fantastic Crowne Plaza Hotel, North Dallas/Addison, 14315 Midway Road, Addison Texas www.fencon.org September 29-30, 2007 Assimilationcon "Florida's newest science fiction experience" Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando Florida Hotel Orlando, Florida www.assimilationcon.com See all press releases here. October 12- 14, 2007 Con*Cept 2007: Where Science Fiction Meets Fantasy "Montreal's only fan run annual science-fiction and fantasy convention" Days Hotel Montreal, Quebec Canada www.conceptsff.ca/ Nov 23 - Nov 25 Darkovercon 30 "Gnomeward Bound" Holiday Inn Timmonium Timmonium Maryland www.darkovercon.org January, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 18-21 Arisia '08 "New England's largest and most diverse science fiction and fantasy convention" Hyatt Regency Cambridge Cambridge MA 2008.arisia.org/ Jan 11-13 RustyCon 25 "A science fiction & fantasy convention" Seatac Holiday Inn Seattle WA www.rustycon.com/ Jan 18-20 Confusion "Brought to you by the Stilyagi Air Corps" Troy Marriott Troy MI www.stilyagi.org/cons/2008/ Jan 18-20 MarsCon (Williamsburg, VA) "Southeastern Virginia's Premiere Relaxi-con" TBA Williamsburg VA www.marscon.net/ Jan 25-27 Vericon Harvard University Cambridge MA www.vericon.org/main.html February, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 14-17 Capricon XXVIII "A celebration of high fantasy" Sheraton Chicago Northwest Arlington Heights IL www.capricon.org/capricon28/ Feb 15-17 Boskone 45 "NESFA's regional Science Fiction Convention" Westin Waterfront Boston MA www.nesfa.org/boskone/ Feb 22-24 ConDFW "A fantasy and science fiction event" Radisson Hotel Dallas North Richardson TX www.condfw.org/ Feb 22-24 ConNooga Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel Chattanooga TN www.connooga.com Feb 29 -Mar 2 MarsCon (Bloomington, MN) Holiday Inn Select Bloomington MN www.marscon.org/ Feb 29 -Mar 2 ConDor 2008 Handlery Hotel & Resort 950 Hotel Circle North CA www.condorcon.org/ March, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Mar 5-7 Williamsburg Film Festival Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg VA Notes: Mostly western films and actors, BUT, The Solar Guard Academy holds its reunion here. wff5.tripod.com/index.html Mar 14-16 Lunacon 51 Rye Town Hilton Rye NY www.lunacon.org/ Mar 14-16 Omega Con Sheraton Birmingham Birmington AL portal.omegacon.us/ March 20-23 Norwestcon 31 Seatac Doubletree Hotel Seatac WA www.norwescon.org/ March 21-23 Minicon 43 Sheraton Bloomington Hotel Bloomintgon MN mnstf.org/minicon/ Mar 27-30 Aggie-Con 39 "The Winds of Change" The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University College Station TX aggiecon.tamu.edu/?q=aggiecon April, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes April 4 - 6 I-Con 27 Stony Brook University NY www.iconsf.org/ April 4 - 6 WillyCon Wayne State College NE www.willycon.com . Contact ScFanta1@wsc.edu April 4 - 6 Odyssey Con 2008 "SuperMoo" Raddisson Inn Madison WI www.oddcon.com/index.php April 11 - 13 CoastCon 31 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi MS www.coastcon.org April 18-20 Penguicon Open Source Software and Science Fiction Convention Troy Hilton Troy MI www.penguicon.org/ Apr 24 - 27 BotCon 2008 Transformers Hyatt Regency Cincinatti OH http://www.botcon.com/ April 25-27 RavenCon Crowne Plaza West Richmond VA www.ravencon.com/ May, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes May 23-25 Oasis 21 Sheraton Downtown Orlando Orlando FL www.oasfis.org/oasis/. Sponsor's website: oasfis.org/: Orlando Area Science Fiction Society May 23-26 Time Gate 08 Holiday Inn Select Atlanta GA http://timegatecom.org May 23-26 Balticon 42 Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley MD www.balticon.org/ May 23-26 WisCon 32 World's Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention The Concourse Hotel Madison WI www.wiscon.info/ June, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes June 6 - 8 SCI FI Summer Con Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Marietta Marietta Georgia www.sfscon.net June 14, 2008 Assimilationcon "Florida's newest science fiction experience" The Radisson Worldgate Resort,Kissimmee FL www.assimilationcon.com See all press releases here. June 27-29 Hypericon 4 Days Inn Stadium Nashville TN http://hypericon.info/ July, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes July 3 - 6 Westercon 61 "Gnomeward Bound" JW Marriott Resort Las Vegas NV http://spfii.org/westercon61/ July 11-12, 2008 The Blob Fest Annual re-enactment of the "Fleeing the theater scene" from The Blob, (1957) Website yet to be updated The Colonial Theater 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA, 19460 PA www.thecolonialtheatre.com/ August, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes August 2-13, 2008 Ancient City Con Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverwalk Downtown Jacksonville, FL www.ancientcitycon.com October, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes October 3-5 FenCon V It's going to be Fantastic Crowne Plaza Hotel, North Dallas/Addison, 14315 Midway Road, Addison TX www.fencon.org Oct 3-5 Archon 32 Collinsville, IL Gateway Center Collinsville IL http://www.archonstl.org/32/index.html Oct 10 -13 Gaylaxicon Annual international gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & friends Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Gaming Convention The Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda MD http://www.gaylaxicon2008.org/ Oct 31- Nov 2 ICON 33 Marriott? Hotel Coralville Hotel & Conference Center Coralville IA http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ October ? Con*Cept 2008: Where Science Fiction Meets Fantasy "Montreal's only fan run annual science-fiction and fantasy convention" Website yet to be updated TBA Canada www.conceptsff.ca/ Oct ? Oni-Con Anime convention Website not yet updated TBA TX http://www.oni-con.com/ November, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Nov 14-16 WindyCon 35 "First contact" The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard IL http://www.windycon.org/ Nov 21-23 OryCon 30 "Portland's Premier Science Fiction / Fantasy Convention": "The Digital Age" Portland Marriott Waterfront Portland OR http://www.orycon.org/orycon30/ November 12-14 Omega Con The Lodge at Crooked Lake Siren WI http://www.omegacon.org/ Nov ? Darkovercon 31 "Gnomeward Bound" Website yet to be updated TBA MD www.darkovercon.org