OCTOBER 14-16 - HERO'S GAMBIT, St. Joseph's Hall, Saskatoon, SK. Gaming
convention. Registration: $18. For more information, www.herosgambit.com
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OCTOBER 14-16 - MIGSCON 26, Royal Canadian Legion, Hamilton, ON. Gaming/
military convention. Member****ps: $20. For more information,
www.migscon.com .
OCTOBER 15 & 16 - MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi,
MI. Comics convention. Guests: Many! Registration: Various rates. For
more information, www.motorcitycomiccon.com .
OCTOBER 16 - 33rd ANNUAL CANADA'S GREATEST COLLECTOR'S TOY SHOW, Skyway
Trade and Conference Centre, Toronto, ON. Member****ps: $8, $6 seniors,
$1 children. For more information, www.ctcs.org .
OCTOBER 20-22 - THE USES OF THE SCIENCE FICTION GENRE: AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
Academic conference. Highlight speaker: Robert J. Sawyer. Registration:
C$50 to the public, C$20 students, C$50 banquet. For more information,
contact mberman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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OCTOBER 21-23 - BORÉAL 2005, Hotel Days Inn Metro Centre, Montréal, QC.
Francophone SF convention. Guests: Joël Champetier, Patrick Senécal,
Élisabeth Vonarburg. Member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.congresboreal.ca .
OCTOBER 21-23 - CONIFUR NORTHWEST, SeaTac Radisson Air****t Hotel,
Seattle, WA. Anthropomorphic convention. Guest: David Hopkins.
Member****ps: US$40. For more information, www.conifur.org .
OCTOBER 21-23 - BAKURETSU CON, Best Western Burlington Windjammer Inn &
Conference Centre, South Burlington, VT. Anime/gaming convention.
Member****ps: US$40 at the door. For more information,
www.bakuretsucon.org .
OCTOBER 21-23 - CHIBICON, Clarion Hotel & Suites, Winnipeg, MB. Anime
convention. Member****ps: $25. For more information, www.chibicon.ca .
OCTOBER 21-23 - TRINITYCON 2005, Holiday Inn Southfield, Southfield, MI.
Gaming/comics/anime convention. Guests: Dwayne McDuffie, Johnny Yong
Bosch, Barren Watts, Kevin Siembieda, Carmen Bellaire, Alex Marciniszyn,
Julius Rosenstein, Randi & Roger Cartier, more. Member****ps: US$25
pre-reg., US$30 at the door. For more information, www.trinitycon.net .
OCTOBER 23 - TOY, MODEL AND COLLECTIBLES SHOW, Heritage Hall,
Vancouver, BC. Member****ps: $2, kids $1. For more information,
www.mypage.uniserve.ca/~lswong/Comicon.html .
OCTOBER 29&30 - HOWLOWEEN 2005, Best Western Convention Centre,
Coquitlam, BC. Anthropomorphic convention. Registration: C$35/US$26
until October 10, C$40 at the door. For more information,
www.howloween.org .
OCTOBER 29&30 - ASTRONOMI-CON TORONTO 2005, Games Workshop Battle
Bunker, Oakville, ON. Gaming convention. Registration: $75. For more
information, www.astronomi-con.com .
OCTOBER 29 - SNAP! COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL, Al Matta Hall, Dearborn, MI.
Guests: Dean Stahl, Matt & Mikey Cossin, Craig Bogart, Joanne Estep,
Paul Sizer, Jane Irwin, Jason Brooks, Dara Naraghi, more. For more
information, www.greenbrain.biz/SNAP!.htm .
OCTOBER 30 - FALL 2005 COMIC S****TS CARD SHOW, Ottawa Civic Centre,
Ottawa, ON. Admission: Free. For more information,
www.comicbookconventions.com/ottawafall2005.htm .
NOVEMBER 4-6, FANTASY WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Bloor
Cinema, Toronto, ON. SF&F film festival and competition. Tickets: TBA.
For more information, www.fwifft.com .
NOVEMBER 4-6 - CON*CEPT 2005, Montreal, QC. CANCELLED
NOVEMBER 4-6 - U-CON, University of Michigan Union Building, Ann Arbor,
MI. Gaming convention. Guest: Pedro Barrenechea. Registration: TBA. For
more information, www.ucon-gaming.org .
NOVEMBER 11-12 - CANADIAN SPACE SUMMIT 2005, University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON. Space conference. Speakers and registration: TBA. For more
information, www.css.ca/summit2005/ .
NOVEMBER 11-13 - ASTRONOMICON 2005, Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester,
NY. SF convention. Guests: Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Bob Eggleton,
Roberta Rogow, Robert Weinberg, Erwin Strauss, Steve Bennett, many more.
Member****ps: US$35 until October 1, 2005, US$40 at the door. For more
information, www.astronomicon.info .
NOVEMBER 11-13 - GATHERING MIST, Renaissance Fallsview Hotel, Niagara
Falls, ON. Pagan conference. Member****ps: $70, deluxe registration and
Saturday packages available. For more information,
gatheringmist.thunderdragon.ca .
NOVEMBER 11-13 - YOUMACON, Troy Hilton Hotel, Troy, MI. Anime
convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: US$30 until June 30, US$40 at the
door. For more information, www.youmacon.com .
NOVEMBER 13 - X-TRAVA CON, Knights of Columbus Hall, Livonia, MI.
Comics/gaming convention. For more information,
www.motorocitycomiccon.com .
NOVEMBER 19&20 - AC3, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON. Anime convention.
Guests: Les Major, Tim Park, Kevin MacKeever, Dan Woren. Member****ps:
$25 until October 22, $35 at the door. For more information,
www.ac-cubed.ca .
NOVEMBER 20 - VANCOUVER COMICON, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. Comics
convention. Member****ps: $3. Guests: TBA. For more information,
www.mypage.uniserve.ca/~lswong/Comicon.html .
NOVEMBER 25-27 - CON NO BAKA 1, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel,
Toronto, ON. Anime/gaming convention. Guests: Derwin Mak, more.
Member****ps: C$30/US$24 until May 31, C$37.50/US$30 until September 30,
C$45 at the door. For more information, www.connobaka.com .
NOVEMBER 26 - FUN PROMOTIONS COMIC BOOK & TOY SHOW, Capitol Hill
Community Centre, North Burnaby, BC. Admission: Free. For more
information, www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99 .
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JANUARY 13-15 - RUSTYCON 23, SeaTac Radisson Air****t Hotel, Seattle, WA.
SF convention. Guests: Mike Moscoe, Ruth Thompson, Clan Burnout/Carbon
Based Rentals. Member****ps: US$40 pre-reg., US$50 at the door. For more
information, www.rustycon.com .
JANUARY 20-22 - SYNTHETIC CONFUSION, Troy Marriott, Troy, MI. SF
convention. Guests: Vernor Vinge, Steve Stiles, Mitchell Burnside Clapp,
Chuck Firment, Heather Alexander. Member****ps: US$30 December 1. For
more information, www.stilyagi.org/cons/confusion.html .
JANUARY 28 & 29 - COMUNICON, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
NB. Gaming convention. Guests and member****p: TBA. For more information,
www.wallscrawls.com/comunicon .
FEBRUARY 24-26 - ANIMARITIME 2006, Mount Allison University, Sackville,
NB. Anime convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: $20 until Jnaaury 30,
2006, $25 at the door. For more information,
www.animaritime.mtaanime.org .
MARCH 10-12 - TRUMPETER SALUTE, Bonsor Community Complex, Burnaby, BC.
Member****ps: $18, $15 for club members. For more information,
www.trumpeterclub.com .
MARCH 24-26 - OFFICIAL STARGATE SG-1 & STARGATE ATLANTIS CONVENTION,
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BC. Media SF convention. Guests:
Gary Jones, James Bamford. Member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.creation.com .
MARCH 24-26 - SAKURACON 9, Wa****ngton State Convention & Trade Centre,
Seattle, WA. Anime convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: US$45 until
February 28, 2006. For more information, www.sakuracon.org .
MARCH 31 - APRIL 2 - AD ASTRA 2006, Hotel TBA, Toronto, ON. SF
convention. Guests: Ray Harryhausen, Terry Brooks, Peter David, Betsy
Mitchell, David Warren, plus satellite linkup with Ray Bradbury, more.
Member****p: C$40 until November 30, C$50 until February 28, 2006, $60 at
the door. For more information, www.ad-astra.org .
MARCH 31 - APRIL 2 - FilKONtario 16, Hotel TBA, Mississauga, ON. SF
filking convention. Guests: Chris Conway, Tanya Huff, Judi Miller.
Member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.filkontario.ca .
MARCH ??-?? - ASTRONOMI-CON VANCOUVER. All details TBA. For more
information, www.astronomi-con.com .
APRIL 7-9 - UBCon 2006, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Gaming
convention. Guests and member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.ubsarpa.com, and click on UBCON.
APRIL 13- 15 - NORWESCON 29, DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Air****t, SeaTac,
WA. SF convention. Guests: Lois McMaster Bujold, Donato Giancola, Robert
J. Sawyer, DAW Books. Member****ps: US$50 until December 31, 2005. For
more information, www.norwescon.org .
APRIL 21-23 - EERIECON EIGHT, Days Inn at the Falls, Niagara Falls, NY.
SF/dark fantasy/horror convention. Guests: Harry Turtledove, Tanya Huff,
Esther Friesner, more. Member****ps: TBA. For more information,
www.eeriecon.org .
APRIL 21-23 - PENGUICON 4.0, Sheraton Detroit Novi, Novi, MI. SF
convention/ Linux conference. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: US$30 until
October 31, US$35 until January 31, 2006, US$40 until March 31, 2006.
For more information, www.penguicon.org .
APRIL 28-30 - PARADISE COMICS TORONTO COMICON, National Trade Centre,
Toronto, ON. Comics convention. Guest: Stan Lee. Member****ps: TBA. For
more information, www.torontocomicon.com .
APRIL 29 - TRANSFORMERSCON 2006, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel,
Toronto, ON. Convention for the toy/comic/shows/movies. Guests: Joe Ng,
Alex Milne. Admission: TBA. For more information,
www.transformerscon.com .
MAY 5-7 - CORFLU 23, Hotel TBA, Toronto, ON. Fanzine convention.
Member****ps: TBA. For more information.
MAY 19-21 KEYCON 23, Radisson Winnipeg Downtown, Winnipeg, MB. SF
convention. Guests: Ruth Thompson, Barron Vangor Toth. Member****ps: $35.
For more information, www.keycon.org .
MAY 26-28 - ANIME NORTH, Toronto Congress Centre & Doubletree
International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON. Anime convention. Guests and
member****ps: TBA. For more information, www.animenorth.com .
MAY 26-29 - MEDIAWEST*CON 26, Lansing Holiday Inn South and Conference
Centre, Lansing, MI. Media SF convention. Member****ps: US$42 in US,
US$47 outside of US until December 31, US$50 in US, US$55 outside of US
until May 6, 2006, or until limit of 900 reached. For more information,
members.aol.com/MdiaWstCon/mwc.htm .
JUNE 16-18 - GAYLAXICON 2006, Best Western Primrose Hotel, Toronto, ON.
GLBT SF convention. Guests: Richard Arnold, Michael Rowe. Member****ps:
C$50/US$40. For more information, gaylaxicon.gaylacticnetwork.org/2006 .
JULY 1-4 - THE GATHERING OF THE FELLOW****P 2006, Sheraton Centre
Toronto, Toronto, ON. Tolkien convention. Guests: Ted Nasmith, Carl
Hostetter, Arden Smith, Michael Drout, Verlyn Flieger, more.
Member****ps: Various rates and packages. For more information,
www.tolkiengathering.org .
JULY 7-9 - TT20, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON.
Trek/media SF convention. Guests: Michael Shanks, Amber Benson, Larry
Stewart, more to come. Member****ps: C$60 full weekend, more at the door,
other levels available. For more information, www.tcon.ca/tt20/ .
JULY 14-16 - GARDEN CITY ANIME FESTIVAL, Hotel TBA, St. Catharines, ON.
Anime convention. Guests and member****p: TBA. For more information,
www.gcaf.org .
JULY 22 - NORTHERN ANIME FESTIVAL, Durham College and University of
Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON. Anime convention. Guests:
Brianne Siddall, Smantha Inoue Harte, Les Major, Scott Ramsoomair, Team
Para*Flash. Registration: $17, $20 at the door. For more information,
www.northernanime.com .
AUGUST 4-6 - INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOMORPHIC FESTIVAL, Montreal Hilton
Laval, Laval, QC. Furry convention. Guests: TBA. Member****ps: $30
preregistration, $35 at the door, $15 children, sponsor****p levels
available. For more information, www.anthrofest.org .
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