JANUARY 2003
SPOOKYCON (Jan 9-12 '03) Holiday Inn Chinatown, San Francisco CA. Guests: Poppy Z. Brite, Geoff Cooper, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Dave Parker, David J. Schow, Scott Spiegel, Serena Valentino, plus Mike Mendez, Ramsey Campbell and Bernie Wrightson. Memb: $40. Info: Spookycon, 3012 16th Ave. #207, San Francisco, CA 94103; website: www.spookycon.com
RUSTYCON (Jan 10-12 '03) DoubleTree Hotel Bellevue, Bellevue WA. GoH: Dave Duncan. AGoH: Gail Butler. Special Media Guest: Eugene Roddenberry. Fan Group GoH: Knight Hawks. Memb: $40 to 11/30/02, then $55. Info: Rustycon 20, Box 84291, Seattle WA 98124-5591; website: www.rustycon.com/20/home.asp
ARISIA '03 (Jan 17-19 '03) Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston MA. GoH: Harry Turtledove. AGoH: TBA. FGoH: Anthony R. Lewis, F.N. Memb: $30 to 11/30/02, then $40. Info: Arisia, Bldg. 600, PMB 322, 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge MA 02139; e-mail: info@arisia.org; website: www.arisia.org
CHATTACON XXVIII (Jan 17-19 '03) The Read House Hotel, Chattanooga TN. GoH: Gregory Benford, Christopher Stasheff. Artist Guest: Steve Hickman. Special Guest: Greg Bear. TM: Charles Grant. More guests TBA. Info: Chattacon 28, Box 23908, Chattanooga TN 37422-3908; website: www.chattacon.org
CONFUSION (Jan 24-26 '03) The Van Dyke Park Suites, Warren MI. GoH: Melissa Scott. Sci. GoH: Jack Cohen. AGoH: Alan Clark. FGoH: Roberta Kennedy. TM: Patrick O'Leary. Memb: $25 to 10/1/02, $30 to 12/1/02, then $35 (checks to AASFA). Info: ConFusion, Box 8284, Ann Arbor MI 48107; e-mail: confusion@stilyagi.org; website: www.stilyagi.org/cons/confusion.html
MARSCON (Jan 24-26 '03) Clarion Hotel, Williamsburg VA. Info: MarsCon, c/o Michelle Fraser, Box 8143, Yorktown VA 23693; e-mail: info@marscon.net; website: www.marscon.net
VERICON (Jan 24-26 '03) Harvard University, Cambridge MA. Guests: Patricia C. Wrede, T. Campbell, Mike Kunkel, Judd Winick, Catherine Asaro, Adam Golaski, Jeff Paris, Tee Morris, Charles Vess. Info: e-mail: conchair@vericon.org; website: www.vericon.org
FEBRUARY 2003
CAPRICON XXIII: GODS VS MONSTERS (Feb 6-9 '03) Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights IL. GoH: Tim Powers. FGoH: Bill Roper. Memb: $35. Info: website: www.alyse.org/capricon
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING XXI (Feb 12-15 '03) Provo UT. GoH: Patricia C. Wrede. Academic Guest: Michael R. Collings. Memb: Free. Info: 3163 JKHB, Provo UT 84602; Linda Adams, (801) 378-4455; e-mail: ltue@byu.edu; website: http://humanities.byu.edu/ltue/
BOSKONE 40 (Feb 14-16 '03) Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston MA. GoH: David Brin. AGoH: Jim Burns. Special Guest: Charles N. Brown. Featured Filker: Clam Chowder. Memb: $40 to 1/19/03. Info: Boskone 40, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; fax: (617) 776-3243; e-mail: boskone@nesfa.org; website: www.nesfa.org/boskone
RADCON 3C (Feb 14-16 '03) Pasco West Coast Hotel, Pasco WA. AGoH: NeNe Thomas. Artist Rising Star Guest: Rich Schleifer. Fan Guest: Gene Ambacher. Memb: $15 to Halloween 2002, $20 to 2/2/03, $25 at door. Info: RadCon, PMB# 162, 2527 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick WA 99336-3126; e-mail: Kevin Stiles, kstiles@pasco.wednet.edu; website: www.radcon.org
CONDFW (Feb 21-23 '03) Radisson Hotel Dallas North, Richardson TX. Guests: David Cherry, Brad W. Foster, Aaron Allston, Lillian Stewart Carl, P.N. Elrod, Lee Martindale, Martha Wells, more. Memb: $20 to 12/31/02, then $25 (checks to ConDFW). Info: ConDFW, 2183 Buckingham Rd. #282, Richardson TX 75081; e-mail: info@condfw.org; website: www.condfw.org
POTLATCH 12 (Feb 21-23 '03) Ramada Plaza Hotel International, San Francisco CA. Book of Honor: The Instrumentality of Mankind, by Cordwainer Smith. Memb: $35 to 10/31/02, $40 to 2/8/03, then $45. Info: Potlatch 12, c/o Lyn Paleo, 6405 Regent St., Oakland CA 94618; e-mail: info@potlatch-sf.org; website: www.potlatch-sf.org
SHEVACON 11 (Feb 21-23 '03) Holiday Inn Roanoke Tanglewood, Roanoke VA. GoH: Hal Clement. AGoH: Daniel Trout. MC: Rikk Jacobs. Memb: $15 to 10/31/02, $20 to 2/10/03, $25 at door. Info: SheVaCon, Box 416, Verona VA 24482-0416; (540) 248-4152; e-mail: themecon@juno.com; website: www.shevacon.org
CONDOR X (Feb 28-Mar 2 '03) DoubleTree Hotel - Del Mar, San Diego CA. Guests: TBA. Memb: $30 to 11/30/02, $35 to 1/31/03 (checks to Con-Dor). Info: ConDor, Box 15771, San Diego CA 92175-5771; e-mail: info@condorcon.org; website: http://members.cox.net/dkeais/condor
MARSCON 2003 (Feb 28-Mar 2 '03) Holiday Inn Select, Bloomington MN. GoHs: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Actor GoHs: Julie Caitlin Brown, Lev Mailer. Fan/Makeup Artist GoH: David Mendez. Musical Guests: The Nick Atoms. More guests TBA. Memb: $30 to 10/31/02, $40 to 1/31/03, then $50. Info: e-mail: 2003info@marscon.org; website: http://marscon.org/2003
NONCON (Feb 28-Mar 2 '03) Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY. Guests: TBA. Memb: $10 to 2/14/03, then $15. Info: Nonhuman Student Organization, Box 3817, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie NY 12604-3817; e-mail: chair@noncon.net; website: www.noncon.net
MARCH 2003
MECON 6 (Mar 7-9 '03) Belfast, UK. Guests: Peter F. Hamilton, Paul J. Holden, more TBA. Memb: £13 to 10/31/02, £15 / EUR23.20 to 3/6/03, then £18. Info: MeCon 6, 30 Bendigo St., Belfast BT6 8GD, UK; e-mail: mecon@qubscifi.org.uk; website: www.mecon.org
STELLARCON 27 (Mar 14-16 '03) High Point Radisson, High Point NC. Guests: Marilynn Byerly, Bill Fawcett, dgk goldberg, Jody Lynn Nye, Julie Anne Parks, Stephen Mark Rainey, more. Memb: $30 to 2/1/03, then $40. Info: Stellarcon 27, 5701 Running Ridge Rd., Greensboro NC 27407; (336) 294-8041; e-mail: info@stellarcon.org; website: www.uncg.edu/student.groups/sf3/stellarcon.htm
TECHNICON 20 (Mar 14-16 '03) Red Lion Inn, Blacksburg VA. GoH: Janet Kagan. Guests: Amira, Tom Atkinson, Carolyn Clowes, Angela Kessler, Warren Lapine, Ryck Neube, Bambi Nieto, Don Sakers, more TBA. Info: e-mail: info@technicon.org; website: www.technicon.org/tcon20
24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS (Mar 19-23 '03) Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hilton, Dania FL. Theme: What Might Be Going to Have Been: Dark Myths and Legends. GoH: Charles de Lint. Special Guest Writer: Ramsey Campbell. Guest Scholar: S.T. Joshi. Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss. Memb: $85 to 1/1/03, $100 to 3/15/03, $125 at door (checks to IAFA). Info: Katy Hatfield, ICFA Registrar, Box 10416, Blacksburg VA 24062; website: www.iafa.org
AD ASTRA (Mar 21-23 '03) Toronto Colony Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GoH: Michael Moorcock. AGoHs: Robert Gould, Alan Lee. More guests TBA. Info: e-mail: info@ad-astra.org; website: www.ad-astra.org
COASTCON XXVI (Mar 21-23 '03) Mississippi Coast Convention Center, Biloxi MS. Guests: TBA. Memb: $30 to 1/1/03, $35 to 3/1/03, $40 at door. Info: CoastCon, Box 1423, Biloxi MS 39533; (228) 435-5217; e-mail: coastcon@coastcon.org; website: www.coastcon.org
LUNACON 2003 (Mar 21-23 '03) Rye Town Hilton, Rye Brook NY. GoHs: Spider & Jeanne Robinson. AGoH: Rowena. FGoHs: Joni & Todd Dashoff. TM: Susan de Guardiola. Memb: $37 to 5/27/02. Info: Lunacon 2003, Box 3566, New York NY 10008-3566; e-mail: info@lunacon.org; website: www.lunacon.org
DORTCON 2003 (Mar 22-23 '03) Fritz-Henssler Hause, Geschwister Scholl Strasse 33-37, Dortmund, Germany. GoHs:Larry Niven, Barbara Slawig. Memb: EUR20 to 12/30/02, EUR25 to 3/15/03, then EUR30. Membership payments to: Irma Leu, Berliner Strasse 206, 45144 Essen, Germany. Info: Michael Ehrt/Astrid Zwingelberg, Uhlandstrasse 11, 59439 Holzwickede, Germany; e-mail: info@dortcon.de; website: www.dortcon.de
I-CON 22 (Mar 28-30 '03) SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY. Guests: James Gunn, Harlan Ellison, Julius Schwartz, James Morrow, John L. Coker, Martha Trachtenberg, Jennifer Brehl, Tony Ruggiero, more TBA. Memb: $28 to 1/1/03, $35 to 3/1/03; then $40. Info: I-CON, Box 550, Stony Brook NY 11790-0550; (631) 587-5592; fax: (631) 632-6355; e-mail: info@iconsf.org; website: www.iconsf.org
APRIL 2003
ODYSSEY CON III (Apr 4-6 '03) Radisson Inn, Madison WI. GoH: Harry Turtledove, Catherine Asaro. Cartoonist GoH: John Kovalic. Guests: Joan D. Vinge, Jim Frenkel. Memb: $25 to 1/1/03, $35 to 3/15/03, $40 at door. Info: Odyssey Con, 901 Jenifer St., Madison WI 53703; e-mail: oddcon@oddcon.org; website: www.oddcon.org
WILLYCON V (Apr 4-6 '03) Wayne State College, Wayne NE. GoH: Wil McCarthy. AGoH: TBA. FGoHs: John & Belinda Jamison. Info: WillyCon V, Wayne State College, 1111 Main St., Wayne NE 68787; (402) 375-7321, (402) 375-7259; e-mail: scifict@wsc.edu, or rovick11@wsc.edu; website: www.wsc.edu/student/activities/clubs/sfclub/willycon
FANTASM 2003 (Apr 17-20 '03) Sheraton Colony Square, Atlanta GA. Memb: $45 to 4/3/03, then $50. Info: Fantasm, 67 Gail Dr., Athens GA 30606; (706) 369-1561; e-mail: info@fantasm.org; website: www.fantasm.org
NORWESCON 26 (Apr 17-20 '03) SeaTac WA. GoH: Jane Yolen. AGoH: Jim Burns. Sci. GoH: Geoffrey Landis. Special GoH: Michael Whelan. Memb: $45 to 9/15/02. Info: Norwescon, Box 68547, Seattle WA 98168-0547; e-mail: info@norwescon.org; website: www.norwescon.org
WORLD HORROR CON 2003 (Apr 17-20 '03) Airport Hilton Hotel, Kansas City MO. GoH: Graham Masterton. AGoH: Nick Smith. Ed. GoH: Don D'Auria. MC: Laurell K. Hamilton. Special GoH: Forrest J Ackerman. Memb: $100 to 2/28/03, then $125 (checks to KaCSFFS). Info: WHC 2003 c/o KaCSFFS, Box 2000, Lee's Summit MO 64063; Dee Willis, (913) 248-9808; e-mail: d_r_willis@yahoo.com; website: www.whc2003.org
EMOTICON 2003 (Apr 18-21 '03) Hotel Ibis Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand NatCon. Guests: Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mary Maclachlan. Memb: NZ$80 to 12/31/02, then NZ$90. Info: Emoticon, Box 74-013, Market Rd., Auckland, New Zealand; 649-846-3766; fax: 649-846-1415; e-mail: enquires@emoticon.sf.org.nz; website: http://emoticon.sf.org.nz
MINICON 38 (Apr 18-20 '03) Minneapolis MN. GoHs: Robert J. Sawyer, Carolyn Clink. FGoH: Sue Mason. Musician GoH: Steve Macdonald. Memb: $35 to 10/31/02, $45 to 3/17/03, $70 at door. Info: Minicon 38, Box 8297, Lake St. Station, Minneapolis MN 55408; e-mail: request@minicon.mnstf.org; website: www.mnstf.org/minicon38
NEBULA AWARDS WEEKEND 2003 (Apr 18-20 '03) Marriott Center City, Philadelphia PA.
SEACON '03 (EASTERCON) (Apr 18-21 '03) Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, Leisc., UK. 54th British NatCon. GoHs: Chris Baker, Christopher Evans, Mary Gentle. Memb: £40 to 11/1/02, then more (cheques to Seacon03). Info: Seacon 03, 8 The Orchard, Tonwell, Herts, SG12 OHR, UK; e-mail: info@seacon03.org.uk; website: www.seacon03.org.uk
CORFLU 20 (Apr 25-27 '03) Best Western InnTowner Hotel, Madison WI. Fanzine fans' convention. Memb: $45 / £30 to 4/30/03, $60 / £40 at door. Info: Corflu 20, c/o Tracy Benton, 108 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison WI 53705; e-mail: corflu20@tds.net; website: www.mailbag.com/users/billzilla/corflu.html
JERSEYDEVILCON 3 (Apr 25-27 '03) Edison NJ. GoHs: Harry Harrison, Brian Lumley, Bob Skir, The Donewitz, Bard & Vicki Borah Bloom, more TBA. Memb: $30 to 12/31/02, $35 to 3/31/03, then $40. Info: JerseyDevilCon, Box 403, Metuchen NJ 08840; e-mail: Steven Yoder, JerseyDevilCon@aol.com; website: www.jerseydevilcon.com
MAY 2003
LEPRECON 29 (May 16-18 '03) Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix AZ. GoH: TBA. AGoH: Larry Elmore. Local Artist Guest: Madame M. Media Technical Guest: Richard Coyle. Memb: $30 to 12/31/02, other rates TBA.Info: LepreCon 29, Box 26665, Tempe AZ 85285; (480) 945-6890; e-mail: lep29@leprecon.org; website: www.leprecon.org/lep29
2nd INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF SCIENCE AND SCIENCE FICTION (May 19-25 '03) Timisoara, Romania. GoH (West): Ian Watson (UK). GoH (East): István Nemere (Hungary). GoH (Host): Danut Ungureanu (Romania). FGoH: Vincent Docherty (UK). TM: Roberto Quaglia (Italy). Ghost of Honor: H.G. Wells. Hosted by the H.G. Wells Society (Romania). Sponsored by the Timisoara Branch of the Writers Association of Romania and the SF e-zine Concatenation. Memb: Free. Banquet: £20 / $37. Info: website: www.concatenation.org
BALTICON 37 (May 23-26 '03) Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore MD. GoHs: Steve Miller, Sharon Lee. Featured Artists: Omar & Sheila Rayyan. Featured Filker: Steve MacDonald. 2002 Compton Crook Winner: Wen Spencer. Memb: $35 to 12/15/02, $40 to 2/28/03, $40 to 4/30/03, then $50. Info: Balticon 37, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686; (410) 536-2737; e-mail: bsfs@balticon.org; website: www.balticon.org
CONDUIT 13: THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES (May 23-25 '03) Wyndham Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City UT. GoH: Harry Turtledove. Memb: $26 to 10/31/02, $32 to 2/28/03, $38 at door. Info: CONduit, Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT 84147-0745; (801) 294-9297; e-mail: conduit@conduit.sfcon.org; website: http://conduit.sfcon.org
OASIS 16 (May 23-25 '03) Radisson Plaza Orlando, Orlando FL. GoH: Robert J. Sawyer. Memb: $20 to 12/31/02, $25 to 4/30/03, $30 at door. Info: OASFiS, Box 940992, Maitland FL 32794; website: http://oasfis.org/oasis_16.html
BOOKEXPO AMERICA (May 30-Jun 1 '03) Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles CA. Info: BookExpo America, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk CT 06851; (203) 840-5614; fax: (203) 840-9614; e-mail: comments@bookexpo.reedexpo.com; website: http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com/
CONCAROLINAS 2003 (May 30-Jun 1 '03) Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte NC. Memb: $25 to 5/1/03, then $35. Info: ConCarolinas, PMB 2004, 401 Hawthorne Ln., Ste. 110, Charlotte NC 28204; e-mail: concarolinas@yahoo.com; website: www.secfi.org/concarolinas
JULY 2003
HAVEN 2003 (Jul 3-6 '03) Montgomery Civic Center / Embassy Suites Hotel, Montgomery AL. Memb: $15 to 12/1/02, $20 to 3/1/03, $25 to 6/15/03. Info: Haven Convention Group, Box 241232, Montgomery AL 36124-1232; website: www.haven-con.com
WESTERCON 56 (Jul 3-6 '03) SeaTac DoubleTree Hotel, SeaTac WA. GoH: Bruce Sterling. AGoH: Lisa Snellings. Ed. GoH: Claire Eddy. FGoH: Saul Jaffe. TM: Connie Willis. Memb: $75 at door. Info: Westercon 56, Box 1066, Seattle WA 98111; (206) 723-9906; fax: (206) 374-2188; e-mail: info@wester56.org; website: www.wester56.org
CONSTRUCTION (Jul 11-13 '03) Hanover International Hotel & Club, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK. Conrunners convention. Memb: £25. Info: ConStruction, 63 Providence Way, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England CF5 9QH, UK; e-mail: ConStruction@DragonEvents.Ltd.UK; website: www.DragonEvents.ltd.uk
READERCON 15 (Jul 11-13 '03) GoHs: Rudy Rucker, Howard Waldrop. Memb: $30 to 2/28/03. Info: Readercon, Box 38-1246, Cambridge MA 02238-1246; e-mail: info@readercon.org; website: www.readercon.org
T-CON 2003 or T3 (Jul 19-21 '03) Shiobara-cho, Tochigi, Japan. 42nd Japanese National SF Con. Info: e-mail: contact@t-con2003.gr.jp; website: www.t-con2003.gr.jp/
AUGUST 2003
FINNCON X (Aug 1-3 '03) University of Turku, Turku, Finland. GoHs: Michael Swanwick, Steve Sansweet, Boris Hurtta. Memb: Free. Info: Johanna Ahonen, +358 40 532 9298; e-mail: jokaah@utu.fi or conitea2003@utu.fi or Ben.Roimola@sci.fi; website: www.finncon.org
TORCON 3 / WORLDCON 61 (Aug 28-Sep 1 '03) Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Royal York Hotel (and others), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GoHs: George R.R. Martin, Frank Kelly Freas, Mike Glyer. GoHst of Honor: Robert Bloch. TM: Spider Robinson. Memb: $170 / C$250. Info: Torcon 3, Box 3, Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1A2, Canada; e-mail: info@torcon3.on.ca; website: www.torcon3.on.ca
DRAGONCON (Aug 29-Sep 1 '03) Atlanta Hyatt Regency, Atlanta GA. Info: www.dragoncon.org
SEPTEMBER 2003
ARCANA 33 (Sep 26-28 '03) St. Paul MN. GoH: Gahan Wilson. Info: http://pages.prodigy.net/rekal/index.html
OCTOBER 2003
WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2003 (Oct 30-Nov 2 '03) Washington, DC. GoH: Brian Lumley. More guests TBA. Info: www.worldfantasy.org
2004
CONCOURSE (EASTERCON) (Apr 9-12 '04) Winter Gardens, Blackpool, UK. 55th British National SF Convention. GoHs: Mitchell Burnside Clapp, Danny Flynn, Christopher Priest, Philip Pullman, Sue Mason. Memb: £32. Info: Concourse, 479 Newmarket Rd., Cambridge, CB5 8JJ, UK; (+44) (0) 7092 221 702; fax: (+44) (0) 7092 007 464; e-mail: concourse@eastercon.com; website: www.eastercon.com/concourse
BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Jun 4-6 '04) McCormick Place, Chicago IL. Info: BookExpo America, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk CT 06851; (203) 840-5614; fax: (203) 840 9614; e-mail: comments@bookexpo.reedexpo.com; website: http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com/
NOREASCON 4 / WORLDCON 62 (Sept 2-6 '04) Hynes Convention Center/Boston Sheraton Hotel/Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston MA. GoHs: Terry Pratchett, William Tenn. FGoHs: Jack Speer, Peter Weston. Memb: $140 to 2/28/03. Info: Noreascon Four/MCFI, Box 1010, Framingham MA 01701; fax: (617) 776-3243; e-mail: info@noreascon.org; website: www.noreascon.org
2005
BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Jun 3-5 '05) Jacob K. Javits Center, New York NY. Info: BookExpo America, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk CT 06851; (203) 840-5614; fax: (203) 840-9614; e-mail: comments@bookexpo.reedexpo.com; website: http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com/
TOLKIEN 2005: THE RING GOES EVER ON (Aug 11-15 '05) Aston University, Birmingham, England. Celebrating 50 years of The Lord of the Rings. Memb: $60 / £40 / EUR72 to 12/31/02 (discounts avail. for participating society members). Info: www.tolkiensociety.org/2005
INTERACTION/WORLDCON 63 (Aug 4-8 '05) Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow Moat House & City Inn Hotels, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. GoHs: Greg Pickersgill, Christopher Priest, Robert Sheckley, Lars-Olov Strandberg, Jane Yolen. Memb: $115 to 4/21/03, then more. Info: Interaction, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 3HQ, UK or PO Box 58009, Louisville KY 40268-0009, USA; e-mail: info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk; website: www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk
