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25—27 April 2003
JERSEYDEVILCON 3 (New Jersey SF conference) at Edison NJ. SF Guest of Honor: Harry Harrison. Horror Guest of Honor: Brian Lumley. Media Guest of Honor: Bob Skir. Fan Guest of Honor: The Donewitz. Local Pro Guests of Honor: Bard & Vicki Borah Bloom. Registration: $35 until 31 March 2003, $40 thereafter and at the door. Info: JerseyDevilCon, Box 403, Metuchen NJ 08840; JerseyDevilCon@aol.com, www.jerseydevilcon.com.
16—18 May 2003
LEPRECON 29 (Phoenix area SF conference) at Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix AZ. Artist Guest of Honor: Larry Elmore. Local Artist Guest: Madame M. Media Technical Guest: Richard Coyle. Info: LepreCon 29, Box 26665, Tempe AZ 85285; +1.480.945.6890; lep29@leprecon.org; www.leprecon.org /lep29
23—26 May 2003
BALTICON 37 (Baltimore area SF conference) at Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore MD. Guests of Honor: Steve Miller and Sharon Lee. Featured Artists: Omar and Sheila Rayyan. Featured Filker: Steve MacDonald. 2002 Compton Crook Winner: Wen Spencer. Registration: $45 until 30 April 2003, then $50. Info: Balticon 37, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686; +1.410.536.2737; bsfs@balticon.org; www.balticon.org
23—25 May 2003
CONDUIT 13: THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES (Utah SF and Gaming Conference) at Wyndham Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City UT. Guest of Honor: Harry Turtledove; Featured Guest: L. E. Modesitt. Registration: $32 until 28 February 2003, $38 at door. Info: CONduit, Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT 84147 0745; +1.801.294.9297; conduit@conduit.sfcon.org; http://conduit.sfcon.org
23—25 May 2003
OASIS 16 (Orlando Area SF Society Convention) at the Radisson Plaza Orlando, Orlando, FL. Author Guest of Honor: Robert J. Sawyer. Artist Guest of Honor: Stanley Morrison. Filk Guest of Honor: Ann Morris. Registration: $25 until 1 May 2003, $30 at the door. Info: OASFiS, Box 940992, Maitland, FL 32794-0992; +1.407.263.5822; http://oasfis.org/oasis_16.html
30 May—1 June 2003
CONCAROLINAS 2003 (Carolina area SF conference) at Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte NC. Guests: Karen Taylor, Andy Duncan, Scott Nicholson, d.g.b. goldberg. Registration: $25 until 1 May 2003, then $35. Info: ConCarolinas, PMB 2004, 401 Hawthorne Ln., Ste. 110, Charlotte NC 28204; concarolinas@yahoo.com; www.secfi.org/concarolinas
6—8 June 2003
DUCKON 12 (SF conference with stress on YA and children’s literature) at Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood, Chicago IL. Guest of Honor: Tanya Huff. Artist Guest of Honor: Patricia D. Breeding-Black. Filk Guests of Honor: Bill & Brenda Sutton. Mad Scientist Guest of Honor: Trace Beaulieu. Fan Guest of Honor: Jim Rittenhouse. Registration: $35 until 1 May 2003, $50 thereafter. Info: DucKon 12, Box 4843, Wheaton IL 60189; info@duckon.org; www.duckon.org
6—8 June 2003
KONNIPTION (formerly Conjuration, central Missouri SF conference) at Ramada Inn, Columbia MO. Guest of Honor: James Rollins/James Clemens. MCs: Susan Eisenhower, Zo Allen. Fan Guest of Honor: Jeff Orth. Registration: $20 until 30 April 2003, $30 thereafter. Info: CMSFE, Box 1345, Columbia MO 65205-1345; www.konniption.org
3—6 July 2003
WESTERCON 56 (West coast science fantasy conference) at SeaTac DoubleTree Hotel, SeaTac WA. Guest of Honor: Bruce Sterling. Artist Guest of Honor: Lisa Snellings. Science Guest of Honor: Dr. Michio Kaku. Editor Guest of Honor: Claire Eddy. Fan Guest of Honor: Saul Jaffe. TM: Connie Willis. Registration: $75. Info: Westercon 56, Box 1066, Seattle WA 98111; +1.206.723.9906; fax: +1.206.374.2188; info@wester56.org; www.wester56.org
28 August—1 September 2003
TORCON 3 (61st World Science Fiction Convention) at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Royal York Hotel, et al., Toronto, Ontario. Guest of Honor–George R. R. Martin; Artist Guest of Honor–Frank Kelly Freas; Fan Guest of Honor–Mike Glyer; TM–Spider Robinson. Registration–$145 (CAD 220) until 1 January 2002, going up thereafter, even more at the door. (These are the latest rates posted on the Internet as of the time this column went to press.) This is the SF universe's annual get-together. Professionals and readers from all over the world will be in attendance. Talks, panels, films, fancy dress competition–the works. Info: Torcon 3, Post Office Box 3 Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1A2, Canada (remember postage is $0.60 from US to Canada); email–info@torcon3.on.ca; URL–www.torcon3.on.ca(Note to US readers–first class postage to Canada is $0.60 for the first ounce.)
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