Analog -- Upcoming Events

13—15 February 2004
BOSKONE 41 (New England Regional SF Conference) at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston MA. Guest of Honor: Stephen Baxter. Official Artist: Richard Hescox. Special Guest: Betsy Mitchell. Featured Filkers: Bill & Brenda Sutton. Registration: $41 until 10 January 2004, more thereafter and at the door. Info: Boskone 41, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; fax: (617)776-3243; info@boskone.org; www.nesfa.org/boskone.

2—4 April 2004
COASTCON XXVII (Gulf Coast SF conference) at Gulf Beach Resort and Mississippi Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, MI. Registration: $35 until 1 March 2004, $40 at the door. Info: CoastCon 27, Box 1423, Biloxi, MS 39533; coast_inc@yahoo.com or chairman@ coastcon.org; www.coastcon.org.

2—4 April 2004
ODYSSEY CON IV (Wisconsin area SF and gaming conference) at Radisson Inn, Madison, WI. Guests of Honor: Joe Haldeman, David Weber. Registration: $40. Info: Jerome Van Epps, 901 Jenifer St., Madison WI 53703; (608) 260-9924; oddcon@oddcon.org; www.oddcon.org

8—11 April 2004
GAYLAXICON 2004: SAN DIEGO (SF conference for gay fans and their friends) at Red Lion Hanalei Hotel, San Diego, CA. Guests of Honor: David Gerrold, Joe Phillips. Registration: $50 until 29 February 2004, $60 at door. Info: Gaylaxicon 2004, 1010 University Ave, PMB #946, San Diego, CA 92103-3395; Gaylaxicon2004@aol.com; www.gaylaxicon.org/2004/index.htm

8—11 April 2004
WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2004 at Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix, AZ. TM: David Morrell. Artist Guest of Honor: Caniglia. Editor Guest of Honor: Stephen Jones. Writer’s Workshop Guest of Honor: Mort Castle. Registration: $120 until 31 March 2004, $130 at door. Info: World Horror 2004, c/o LepreCon, Inc., Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285; (480)945-6890; fax: (480)941-3438; whc2004@ leprecon. org or mwillmoth@compuserve.com; www.leprecon.org/whc2004.

15—18 April 2004
NEBULA AWARDS WEEKEND 2004 (Annual SFWA Awards) at WeNOREASCON 4 (62nd World Science Fiction Convention) at Sheraton Boston, Marriott, and Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Guests of Honor: William Tenn, Terry Pratchett, Jack Speer, Peter Weston. Registration: Attending USD160, Supporting USD35, Child USD105. 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: Noreascon 4, Post Office Box 1010, Framingham, MA 01701. FAX: +1.617.776.3243. info@noreascon.org , www.noreascon4.org

2—6 September 2004
NOREASCON 4 (62nd World Science Fiction Convention) at Sheraton Boston, Marriott, and Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Guests of Honor: William Tenn, Terry Pratchett, Jack Speer, Peter Weston. Registration: Attending USD160, Supporting USD35, Child USD105. 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: Noreascon 4, Post Office Box 1010, Framingham, MA 01701. FAX: +1.617.776.3243. info@noreascon.org , www.noreascon4.org

5—7 December 2004
SMOFCON 21 (Conference for people who run SF conferences) at Embassy Suites, Rosemont, IL. Registration: $45. Info: SMOFcon 21, 707 Sapling Lane, Deerfield, IL 60015-3969, info@midfan.org, www.midfan.org/Smofcon. html.