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UNITED STATES and CANADA - BY DATE

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
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/
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 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 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 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 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/
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/
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/
Nov ? Darkovercon 31
"Gnomeward Bound"
Website yet to be updated
TBA MD www.darkovercon.org

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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

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