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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!   Web thethunderchild.com [N. AMERICA BY DATE ] [N. AMERICA BY LOCATION ] [THE WORLD] UNITED STATES and CANADA - BY LOCATION: 2008 Canada, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes 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/ USA California, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 29 -Mar 2 ConDor 2008 Handlery Hotel & Resort 950 Hotel Circle North CA http://www.condorcon.org/ Florida, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes May 23-25 Oasis 21 Sheraton Downtown Orlando Orlando FL http://www.oasfis.org/oasis/. Sponsor's website: http://oasfis.org/: Orlando Area Science Fiction Society June 14 Assimilationcon "Florida's newest science fiction experience" Website yet to be updated The Radisson Worldgate Resort FL www.assimilationcon.com See all press releases here. August 2-13, 2008 Ancient City Con Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverwalk Downtown Jacksonville, FL www.ancientcitycon.com Georgia, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes May 23-26 Time Gate 08 Holiday Inn Select Atlanta GA http://timegatecom.org June 6 - 8 SCI FI SUMMER CON Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Marietta Marietta Georgia www.sfscon.net Illinois, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Nov 14-16 WindyCon 35 "First contact" The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard Illinois http://www.windycon.org/ Iowa, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 31- Nov 2 ICON 33 Marriott® Hotel Coralville Hotel & Conference Center Coralville IA http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ Maryland, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes May 23-26 Balticon 42 Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley MD http://www.balticon.org/ 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/ Massachusetts, 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 http://2008.arisia.org/ Jan 25-27 Vericon Harvard University Cambridge MA http://www.vericon.org/main.html Feb 15-17 Boskone 45 "NESFA's regional Science Fiction Convention" Westin Waterfront Boston MA http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/ Michigan, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 18-20 Confusion "Brought to you by the Stilyagi Air Corps" Troy Marriott Troy MI http://www.stilyagi.org/cons/2008/ April 18-20 Penguicon Open Source Software and Science Fiction Convention Troy Hilton Troy MI http://www.penguicon.org/ Minnesota, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 29 -Mar 2 MarsCon (Bloomington) Holiday Inn Select Bloomington MN http://www.marscon.org/ March 21-23 Minicon 43 Sheraton Bloomington Hotel Bloomintgon MN http://mnstf.org/minicon/ Mississippi, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes April 11 - 13 CoastCon 31 Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi MS www.coastcon.org Nebraska, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes April 4 - 6 WillyCon Wayne State College NE www.willycon.com Contact ScFanta1@wsc.edu New York, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Mar 14-16 Lunacon 51 Rye Town Hilton Rye NY http://www.lunacon.org/ April 4 - 6 I-Con 27 Stony Brook University NY http://www.iconsf.org/ Ohio, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Apr 24 - 7 BotCon 2008 Transformers Hyatt Regency Cincinatti OH http://www.botcon.com/ Pennsylvania, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes July ?, 2007 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/ Tennessee, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes June 27-29 Hypericon 4 Days Inn Stadium Nashville TN http://hypericon.info/ Texas, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 22 - 24 ConDFW "A fantasy and science fiction event" Radisson Hotel Dallas North Richardson TX http://www.condfw.org/ Mar 27-30 Aggie-Con 39 "The Winds of Change" The Memorial Student Center at Texas A&M University College Station TX http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/?q=aggiecon 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 ? Oni-Con Anime convention Website not yet updated TBA TX http://www.oni-con.com/ Virginia, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 18 - 20 MarsCon (Williamsburg, VA) "Southeastern Virginia's Premiere Relaxi-con" TBA Williamsburg VA http://www.marscon.net/ 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. http://wff5.tripod.com/index.html April 25-27 RavenCon Crowne Plaza West Richmond VA http://www.ravencon.com/ Wisconsin, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes April 4 - 6 Odyssey Con 2008 "SuperMoo" Raddisson Inn Madison WI http://www.oddcon.com/index.php May 23-26 WisCon 32 World's Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention The Concourse Hotel Madison WI http://www.wiscon.info/ Washington State, 2008 Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 11-13 RustyCon 25 "A science fiction & fantasy convention" Seatac Holiday Inn Seattle WA http://www.rustycon.com/ March 20-23 Norwestcon 31 Seatac Doubletree Hotel Seatac WA http://www.norwescon.org/ [US BY DATE ] [US BY LOCATION ] [THE WORLD] Archives 2006: California Date Convention Location State Notes Jun 30 - Jul 3 Westercon 60 "Gnomeward Bound" San Mateo Marriott San Mateo California http://spfii.org/westercon60/ Georgia Date Convention Location State Notes 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 http://2007.atlantagallifreyans.org/ Illinois Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 5-8 Archon 30 Collinsville, IL Gateway Center Collinsville Illinois http://www.archonstl.org/30/index2.html Nov 10-12 WindyCon 33 "First contact" The Wyndham O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont Illinois http://www.windycon.org/ Iowa Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 13-15 ICON 31 "Gallium: The Other Soft Metal" Clarion Hotel Cedar Rapids Iowa http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ Kentucky Date Convention Location State Notes Sep 28 - Oct 1 BotCon 2006 Transformers Hyatt Regency Lexington Lexington Kentucky http://www.botcon.com/ Oregon Date Convention Location State Notes Nov 17-19 OryCon 28 "Portland's Premier Science Fiction / Fantasy Convention": "The Digital Age" Portland Marriott Waterfront Portland Oregon http://www.orycon.org/orycon28/ Texas Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 20-22 Oni-Con 2006 Anime convention George R. Brown Convention Center Houston Texas http://www.oni-con.com/ Nov 2-5 World Fantasy Convention 2006 Robert E. Howard Centennial Renaissance Hotel Northwest Austin Texas http://www.fact.org/wfc2006/ Archives 2007 Canada Date Convention Location State Notes 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/ Florida Date Convention Location State Notes May 25-27 Oasis 20 International Plaza Resort and Spa Orlando Florida http://oasfis.org/oasis/ Orlando Area Science Fiction Society: http://oasfis.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. Illinois Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 8-11 Capricon XXVII "A celebration of high fantasy" Sheraton Chicago Northwest Arlington Heights Illinois http://capricon.org/capricon27/ Maryland Date Convention Location State Notes May 25-28 Balticon 41 Marriott's Hunt's Valley Inn Hunt Valley Maryland http://www.balticon.org/ Nov 23 - Nov 25 Darkovercon 30 "Gnomeward Bound" Holiday Inn Timmonium Timmonium Maryland http://www.darkovercon.org Massachusetts 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 26-28 Vericon Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts http://www.vericon.org/main.html Feb 16-18 Boskone 44 "NESFA's regional Science Fiction Convention" Westin Waterfront Boston Massachussetts http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/ Michigan Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 19-21 Confusion "Brought to you by the Stilyagi Air Corps" Troy Marriott Troy Michigan http://stilyagi.org/cons/2007/ April 20-22 Penguicon Open Source Software and Science Fiction Convention Troy Hilton Troy Michigan http://www.penguicon.org/ Minnesota Date Convention Location State Notes Mar 2-4 MarsCon (Bloomington) Holiday Inn Select Bloomington Minnesota http://www.marscon.org/ April 6-8 Minicon 42 Hotel TBD Bloomintgon Minnesota http://mnstf.org/minicon/ New York Date Convention Location State Notes Mar 16-18 Lunacon 50 Rye Town Hilton Rye New York http://www.lunacon.org/ Mar 23-27 I-Con XXVI Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma Ronkonkoma New York http://www.iconsf.org/ Pennsylvania Date Convention Location State Notes 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/ Tennessee Date Convention Location State Notes June 15-17 Hypericon III Days Inn Stadium Nashville Tennessee NOTE: Tentative hotel http://hypericon.info/ Texas Date Convention Location State Notes Feb 23-25 ConDFW "A fantasy and science fiction event" Radisson Hotel Dallas North Richardson Texas http://www.condfw.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 Sep 21-23 FenCon IV It's going to be Fantastic Crowne Plaza Hotel, North Dallas/Addison, 14315 Midway Road, Addison Texas www.fencon.org Virginia Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 19-21 MarsCon (Williamsburg) "Southeastern Virginia's Premiere Relaxi-con" Holiday Inn Patriot Williamsburg Virginia http://www.marscon.net/ 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 April 20-22 RavenCon Doubletree Inn at the Richmond Airport Richmond Virginia http://www.ravencon.com/ Wisconsin Date Convention Location State Notes April 13-15 Odyssey Con 2007 "SuperMoo" Raddisson Inn Madison Wisconsin http://www.oddcon.com/index.php May 25-28 WisCon 31 World's Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention The Concourse Hotel Madison Wisconsin http://www.wiscon.info/ Washington State Date Convention Location State Notes Jan 12-14 RustyCon 24 "A science fiction & fantasy convention" Seatac Holiday Inn Seattle Washington http://www.rustycon.com/ April 5-8 Norwestcon 30 Seatac Doubletree Hotel Seatac Washington http://www.norwescon.org/ [US BY DATE ] [US BY LOCATION ] [THE WORLD] Archives 2006: California Date Convention Location State Notes Jun 30 - Jul 3 Westercon 60 "Gnomeward Bound" San Mateo Marriott San Mateo California http://spfii.org/westercon60/ Georgia Date Convention Location State Notes 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 http://2007.atlantagallifreyans.org/ Illinois Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 5-8 Archon 30 Collinsville, IL Gateway Center Collinsville Illinois http://www.archonstl.org/30/index2.html Nov 10-12 WindyCon 33 "First contact" The Wyndham O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont Illinois http://www.windycon.org/ Iowa Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 13-15 ICON 31 "Gallium: The Other Soft Metal" Clarion Hotel Cedar Rapids Iowa http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/ Kentucky Date Convention Location State Notes Sep 28 - Oct 1 BotCon 2006 Transformers Hyatt Regency Lexington Lexington Kentucky http://www.botcon.com/ Oregon Date Convention Location State Notes Nov 17-19 OryCon 28 "Portland's Premier Science Fiction / Fantasy Convention": "The Digital Age" Portland Marriott Waterfront Portland Oregon http://www.orycon.org/orycon28/ Texas Date Convention Location State Notes Oct 20-22 Oni-Con 2006 Anime convention George R. Brown Convention Center Houston Texas http://www.oni-con.com/ Nov 2-5 World Fantasy Convention 2006 Robert E. Howard Centennial Renaissance Hotel Northwest Austin Texas http://www.fact.org/wfc2006/