Look for lots more at www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/ , Don Bassie's Made
in Canada science fiction website.
LLOYD'S CANCON LIST (as of September 7, 2004)
SEPTEMBER 12 - VANCOUVER COMICON, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. Comics
convention. Guests: TBA. Admission: $3. For more information,
users.uniserve.com/~lswong/comicon.html .
SEPTEMBER 12 - THE SHOW OF SHOWS, Days Hotel Downtown, Toronto, ON.
Collectibles show. Guests: Sybil Danning, Caroline Munro, Martine
Beswick. Admission: $10. For more information, hcanteen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
17-19 - FOOLSCAP VI, Bellevue Sheraton, Bellevue, WA. SF
convention. Guests: George R.R. Martin, Raven Mimura. Member****ps: $50
at the door. For more information, www.foolscap.org.
SEPTEMBER 18 - FLEETCON 3, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS. SF and gaming
convention. Member****ps: $5, other rates available. For more
information, www.fleetcon.ca .
SEPTEMBER 18-19 - IMPOSSIBLE REALITIES, Knights of Columbus Building,
Saint John, NB. Gaming convention. Member****ps: $20. For more
information, www.impossible-realities.com .
SEPTEMBER 23-26 - AMBERCON NORTH, Town Inn Suites, Toronto, ON. Gaming
convention. Member****ps: $80, limited number. For more information,
www.amberconnorth.com .
SEPTEMBER 24-26 - SCI-FI EXTRAVAGANZA 2004, Rochester Museum and Science
Centre, Rochester, NY. Media SF convention. Guests: Garrett Wang, Jeremy
Bulloch, Julie Benz, Vaughn Armstrong, Jason Carter, Dean Haglund, Tony
Amendola, Max Grodenchik, Casey Biggs, Robin Curtis, Robert O'Reilly,
J.G. Hertzler, Mary Kay Adams, Lolita Fatjo, John Kassir, Dee
Wallace-Stone, Greg Evigan. Admission: $60/weekend, $10/day. For more
information, www.sfedora.com/rochester,_ny.htm .
SEPTEMBER 24-26 - FOUNDATION GAMING CON, Okemos Holiday Inn Express,
Okemos, MI. Gaming convention. Member****ps: free. For more information,
www.foundation-games.com .
SEPTEMBER 24-26 - CONIFUR NORTHWEST 2004, Sheraton Tacoma Convention
Centre, Tacoma, WA. Anthropomorphic/furry convention. Guests: Chad
Krueger, Edd Vick. Member****ps: $45 at the door, other rates available.
For more information, www.conifur.org .
SEPTEMBER 25 - CANADIAN SPACE SUMMIT 2004, Ontario Science Centre,
Toronto, ON. Space advocacy conference. Guest speakers: Robert J.
Sawyer, Paul Delaney, Dan Falk, Kieran A. Carroll, Sherry Draisey.
Member****ps: $35 until September 11, $45 at the door. For more
information, www.css.ca .
SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 - PHANTASM, Market Hall, Peterborough, ON. Gaming
convention. Guest: Ed Greenwood. Member****ps: $25/weekend. For more
information, www.pipcom.com/~phantasm.
SEPTEMBER 26 - X-TRAVACON, Knights of Columbus Hall, Livonia, MI.
Guests: TBA. Member****ps: $3. For more information,
www.motorcitycomiccon.com .
OCTOBER 1-3 - SUNNYDALE CENTRAL 3, Radisson Hotel Toronto East, Toronto,
ON. Buffy/Angel convention. Guests: Clare Kramer, Jonathan M. Woodward,
Carrie Grace. Member****ps: Various. For more information,
www.primedia.ca/sunnydale .
OCTOBER 1-3 - TRINITYCON, Holiday Inn Southfield, Detroit, MI.
Gaming/comic/anime convention. Guests: Kevin Siembieda, Darien Watts,
Mark C. McKinnon, Johnny Bosch, Brad Swaile. Member****ps: $25, other
rates available. For more information, www.conventionenterprises.com .
OCTOBER 3 - POP CULTURE FAIR, Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre,
Edmonton, AB. Comics & collectibles show. Guest: Cary Nord. Admission:
$3, children free. For more information, www.popculturefair.com .
OCTOBER 7-10 - BOUCHERCON 35, Metro Toronto Convention Centre and
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON. World mystery convention. Guests:
Lindsey Davis, Peter Robinson, Jeremiah Healy, Natasha Cooper, Gary
Warren Niebuhr, more. For more information, www.bouchercon2004.com .
OCTOBER 8-10 - VCON 29, Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BC. SF
convention. Guests: Dave Duncan, Todd Lockwood, Dr. Jaymie Matthews,
Lisa Smedman. Member****ps: $40 until September 15, $50 at the door,
one-day member****ps available. For more information, www.v-con.ca .
OCTOBER 8-10 - CHIBICON 2K4, Holiday Inn Winnipeg South, Winnipeg, MB.
Amine and gaming convention. Member****ps: $25 until September 30, $30 at
the door. For more information, www.chibicon.ca .
OCTOBER 15-17 - MIGSCON XXV, Legion Branch 163, Hamilton, ON. Gaming and
miniatures convention. Member****ps: $20/weekend, one-day member****ps
also available. For more information, www.migscon.com .
OCTOBER 15-17 - HERO'S GAMBIT, St. Joseph's Hall, Saskatoon, SK. Gaming
convention. Member****ps: $18/weekend, other rates available. For more
information, www.herosgambit.com .
OCTOBER 15-17 - ANGLICON, Radisson Hotel SeaTac, Seattle, WA. British SF
convention. Guests: Virginia Hey, Heather Alexander, Phil & Kaja Foglio,
Gareth von Kallenbach. Member****p: $40 until October 1, $50 at the door,
children 3-15 $25, children under 3 free. For more information,
www.anglicon.com .
OCTOBER 16-17 - ASTRONOMI-CON TORONTO, Hilton Garden Inn, Oakville, ON.
Gaming convention. Guest: Phil Kelly. Member****ps: $100, limited number.
For more information, www.astronomi-con.com .
OCTOBER 16-17 - MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Novi Expo Centre, Novi, MI. Comics
and gaming convention. Guests: June Lockhart, Corbin Bernsen, Stan
Sakai, Bill Morrison, Eddy Newell, Rowena Morrill, Richard Hatch, Walter
Koenig, Amanda Pays, Anson Williams, more. Tickets: $15. For more
information, www.motorcitycomiccon.com .
OCTOBER 22-24 - CONCLAVE 29: URBAN FANTASY, Lansing Holiday Inn South
and Convention Centre, Lansing, MI. SF convention. Guests: Tanya Huff,
Heather Bruton, Barry and Sally Childs-Helton, Marty Fabish.
Member****ps: US$35 until October 1, $40 at the door. For more
information, www.conclavesf.org .
OCTOBER 22-24 - INCON 2004, Mirabeau Park Hotel, Spokane, WA. SF
convention. Guests: Robert Daniels, Kay Kenyon, Dragon Dronet.
Member****ps: $20 until October 1, $25 at the door. For more
information, www.inconsf.org .
OCTOBER 29-30 - HOWLOWEEN 2004, Best Western Convention Centre,
Coquitlam, BC. Anthropomorphic/furry convention. Member****ps: $35
pre-registration, $40 at the door. For more information,
www.howloween.org .
OCTOBER 29-31 - BORÉAL 2004/CANVENTION 24, Days Inn Midtown Hotel,
Montréal, QC. Francophone SF convention/national SF convention. Guests:
Karl Schroeder, Henri Lovenbruck, Joël Champetier, Patrick Senécal,
Élisabeth Vonarburg, Candas Jane Dorsey, Yves Meynard, many more.
Member****ps: $25 until September 30, $30 until October 22, $35 at the
door. For more information, www.congresboreasl.ca .
OCTOBER 29-31 - RINGCON, Doubletree Hotel SeaTac, Seattle, WA. Lord of
the Rings convention. Guests: Royd Tolkien, Bruce Hopkins, Cat & Judy,
Peter Tait, Greg Wright. Member****ps: $45 until October 15, $50 at the
door, other rates available. For more information, www.ringcon.com .
NOVEMBER 6 - AC3, Chimo Hotel, Ottawa, ON. Anime convention.
Member****ps: $20 until October 9, $25 at the door, children's rates. For
more information,
www.ac-cubed.ca .
NOVEMBER 13-14 - CON*CEPT 2004, Days Inn on Guy, Montréal, QC. SF
convention. Guests: Peter Williams, Douglas Arthurs, Harry Turtledove,
Anne Robillard, Phil Jimenez, Jean-Paul Eid, Hugh S. Gregory, Frédéric
Ouellet, Joël Champetier, Pascal Forget, Paul Bennett, Larry Stewart.
Member****ps: $36 before September 30, $40 at the door, on-day
member****ps available. For more information, www.conceptsff.ca .
NOVEMBER 14 - VANCOUVER COMICON, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. Comics
convention. Guests: TBA. Admission: $3. For more information,
users.uniserve.com/~lswong/comicon.html .
NOVEMBER 19-21 - U-CON, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Gaming
convention. Guest: Jervis Johnson. Member****ps: TBA. For more
information, www.ucon-gaming.org .
2005
JANUARY 14-16 - RUSTYCON 22, SeaTac Radisson Air****t Hotel, Seattle, WA.
SF convention. Guests: R. Stephen Adams, IKV T'Mar. Member****ps: $40
until December 1, $49.50 at the door. For more information,
www.rustycon.com .
JANUARY 21-23 - CONFUSION 31: 31 FLAVORS OF CONFUSION, Troy Marriott,
Troy, MI. SF convention. Guests: Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Derek Grime,
Christian Ready, David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, Steven Brust.
Member****ps: $30 until December 15, 2004, $40 at the door, other rates
available. For more information, www.stilyagi.org/cons/2005 .
FEBRUARY 12 - MICON, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Gaming convention. Guests & member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.geocities.com/miconmu/ .
FEBRUARY 25-27 - ANIMARITIME 2005, Mount Allison University, Sackville,
NB. Anime convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: $20 until January 31,
$25 at the dooir, on-day member****ps available. For more information,
www.mtaanime.org/animaritime .
MARCH 11-13 - TRUMPETER SALUTE 2005, Bonsor Community Complex, Burnaby,
BC. Gaming convention. Member****ps: $18, one day member****ps available.
For more information, www.trumpeterclub.com .
MARCH 24-27 - NORWESCON 28, Doubletree SeaTac Hotel, Seattle, WA. SF
convention. Guests: Michael Bishop, John Howe, Suzette Haden Elgin, Tom
Doherty, Alan Dean Foster. Member****ps: $50 until September 14, more
later. For more information, www.norwescon.org .
MARCH 26 - TRANSFORMERCON 2005, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel,
Toronto, ON. Toy collectibles convention. Guests: Pat Lee, Joe Ng, Alex
Milne, Rob Ruffolo, Adam Patyk, James "Brad Mick" McDonough.
Member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.transformercon.com .
MARCH 31 - APRIL 3 - AMBERCON 2005, Embassy Suites Detroit-Livonia,
Livonia, MI. Gaming convention. Member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.ambercon.com .
APRIL 1-3 - FilKONtario 15, Delta Toronto Air****t West, Toronto, ON.
Filking convention. Guests: Steve MacDonald, Judith Hayman, Carla
Ulbrich. Member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.filkontario.ca .
APRIL 8-10 - SAKURA-CON 2005, Seattle Air****t Hilton and Conference
Centre and Marriott Hotel, Seattle, WA. Anime convention. Guests: TBA.
Member****ps: $40 until January 1, $45 until March 1, $50 at the door,
children 6-12 half price, under 6 free, one-day p***** available. For
more information, www.sakuracon.org .
APRIL 22-24 - EERIECON SEVEN, Days Inn at the Falls, Niagara Falls, NY.
SF convention. Guests: Allen Steele, Julie Czerneda, Steven Brust, many
more. Member****ps: $35 until March 26, $40 at the door. For more
information: www.eeriecon.org .
APRIL 22-24 - PENGUICON 3.0, Hotel TBA, Novi, MI. Guests: Wil Wheaton,
Cory Doctorow, Kevin Siembieda. Member****ps: $30 until October 31, $35
until January 31, $40 until March 31, $35 at the door, youth rates and
one-day member****ps available. For more information, www.penguicon.org .
APRIL 29 - MAY 1 - TORONTO COMICON 2005, Hotel TBA, Toronto, ON. Comics
convention. Guests & member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.torontocomicon.com .
APRIL 30 - GENRECON 2005, Sarnia Public Library, Sarnia, ON. SF writing
convention. Member****p: free. For more information, genreconca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
20-23 - KEYCON 22, Radisson Hotel Downtown, Winnipeg, MB. SF
convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: $35 until January 1. For more
information, www.keycon.org.
MAY 27-30 - MEDIAWEST*CON 25, Lansing Holiday Inn Soiuth and Convention
Centre, Lansing, MI. Member****ps: US$47 until December 31, US$55 until
May 7, no member****ps at the door. For more information,
members.aol.com/MdiaWstCon/ .
MAY 27-29 - TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL, Hotel TBA, Toronto, ON. Guests
& member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.torontocomics.com/tcaf .
MAY 27-29 - ANIME NORTH 2005, Toronto Congress Centre and Doubletree
International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON. Anime convention. Guests and
member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.animenorth.org.
JUNE 10-12 - BLOODY WORDS VI: MURDER RIGHT & PROPER, Hotel TBA, Toronto,
ON. Mystery convention. Guests: Maureen Jennings, Anne Perry.
Member****ps: $150. For more information, www.bloodywords.com .
JUNE 24-26 - WEEKEND IN SHERWOOD IX, Holiday Inn Southgate Heritage
Centre, Southgate, MI. Convention for fans of "Robin of Sherwood".
Guests: Jason Connery, Mark Ryan, Jeremy Bulloch. Member****ps: US$75
until March 1, 2005, US$80 until June 16, no member****ps at the door.
For more information, ce.et.tudelft.nl/~tirza/RoS .
JULY 1-4 - WESTERCON 58 DUE NORTH, Westin Hotel, Calgary, AB. Regional
SF convention. Guests: Dave Duncan, S.M. Stirling, Mark J. Ferrari,
David Hartwell, Tom Doherty, Cliff Samuels, Eileen Capes, Dr. Phil
Currie. Member****ps: Various. For more information,
www.calgaryin2005.org .
JULY 15-17 - TORONTO TREK 19, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel,
Toronto, ON. Medis SF convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: TBA. For
more information, www.tcon.ca .
JULY 23 - NORTHERN ANIME FESTIVAL, Durham College, Oshawa, ON. Anime
convention. Guests & member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.northernanime.ca.
AUGUST 19-21 - ANIME EVOLUTION, Hotel TBA, Vancouver, BC. Anime
convention. Guests & member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.animeevolution.com .
SEPTEMBER 1-5 - CASCADIA CON, SeaTac Hilton and Conference Centre,
Seattle, WA. North American Interim Science Fiction Convention. Guests:
Fred Saberhagen, Liz Danforth, Toni Weisskopf, Kevin Standlee, Marc
Abrahams, Richard Wright. Member****ps: Various. For more information,
www.cascadiacon.org .
SEPTEMBER 24-26 - FOOLSCAP VII, Bellevue Sheraton, Bellevue, WA. Guests
& member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.foolscapcon.org .
NOVEMBER 11-13 - ASTRONOMICON 2005, Clarion Hotel Downtown, Rochester,
NY. SF convention. Guests: Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Bob Eggleton,
Roberta Rogow, Robert Weinberg, many more. Member****ps: $20 until
December 31, $30 until June 30, 2005. For more information,
www.astronomicon.info .
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