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Anthony Lewis
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11—13 March 2005
CONSECRATION 1 (New Chicago area SF conference) at Doubletree Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel, Rosemont IL. Guest of Honor: Randall Ingermanson. Registration: $25 until 31 January 2005, $35 at door. Info: www.consecration-con.org; chair@consecration-con.org; ConSecration I, Box 8193, Bartlett IL 60103-8193.
11—13 March 2005
STELLARCON 29 (North Carolina SF conference) at Downtown Marriott, Greensboro NC. Guests of Honor: Janny Wurts, Don Maitz. Registration: $30 until 1 February 2005, $35 thereafter. Info: www.stellarcon.org; stellarcon@yahoo.com; Stellarcon 29, Box 4, EUC, UNCG, Greensboro NC 27412.
24—27 March 2005
NORWESCON 28 (Northwest Regional SF conference) at DoubleTree SeaTac Hotel, SeaTac WA. Guest of Honor: Michael Bishop. Artist Guest of Honor: John Howe. Science Guest of Honor: Suzette Haden Elgin. Spotlight Publisher: Tor Books. Special Guest of Honor: Alan Dean Foster. Info: www.norwescon.org; info@norwescon.org; (206) 270-7850; Norwescon 28, Box 68547, Seattle WA 98168-0547.
25—28 March 2005
PARAGON2/EASTERCON 2005 (56th British National SF Convention) at Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK. Guests of Honor: Richard Morgan, John & Eve Harvey, Ben Jeapes, Ken MacLeod, Robert Rankin. Registration until November 2004: £40 attending, £15 supporting, £20 junior, £5 child. Info: www. paragon2.org.uk; sofa@paragon2.org.uk; +44(0) 114.281.0674; John Dowd, 4 Burnside Ave., Sheffield S8 9FR, UK.
25—28 March 2005
PARAGON2/EASTERCON 2005 (56th British National SF Convention) at Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK. Guests of Honor: Richard Morgan, John & Eve Harvey, Ben Jeapes, Ken MacLeod, Robert Rankin. Registration until November 2004: £40 attending, £15 supporting, £20 junior, £5 child. Info: <www. paragon2.org.uk>; <sofa@paragon2. org.uk>; +44(0) 114.281.0674; John Dowd, 4 Burnside Ave., Sheffield S8 9FR, UK.
1—3 April 2005
MIDSOUTHCON 23 (Middle Southern conference) at Holiday Inn Select, Memphis, TN. Guest of Honor: Esther M. Friesner. Artist Guest of Honor: Steve Hickman. Gaming Guest of Honor: Games Workshop. Registration: $30 until 1 March 2005, $35 at door. Info: <info@midsouthcon.org>; <www. midsouthcon.org>; (901) 274-7355, (731) 664-6730. (731) 664-4320 (fax); Midsouthcon, Box 11446, Memphis, TN 38111-0446.
1—3 April 2005
TECHNICON 22 (Southern Virginia SF conference) at Blacksburg, VA. Theme: The Age of Chivalry. Guests of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold and Pete Abrams. Info: <info@technicon.org>; <www. technicon.org.>
8—10 April 2005
I-CON 24 (Long Island SF conference) at SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY. Info: <info@iconsf.org>; <www.iconsf. org>; (631) 632-6045, (631) 632-6355 (fax); I-CON, Box 550 Stony Brook, NY 11790-0550.
8—10 April 2005
ODYSSEY CON V (Wisconsin area SF conference) at Radisson Inn, Madison, WI. Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold. Registration: $35 until 20 March 2005. Info: <oddcon@oddcon.org>; <www.venture1.com/~oddcon/home. html>; (608) 260-9924; Jerome Van Epps, 901 Jenifer St., Madison, WI 53703.
8—10 April 2005
WILLYCON 7 (Nebraska SF conference) at Wayne State College, Wayne, NE. Guest of Honor: Julie E. Czerneda. Artist Guest of Honor: A.B. Word. Fan Guest of Honor: Rodney Ruff. Registration: $15 until 1 March 2005, $20 thereafter. Info: <RoVik1@wsc.edu>;<http://wildcat.wsc.edu/clubs.sfclub.text_site/willycon>; WillyCon, Student Center, Rm. 103, Attn: Ron Vick, 1111 Main St., Wayne, NE 68717.
21—24 April 2005
AGGIECON 36 (Texas SF conference) at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Registration: $15 student/$20 non-student until 31 March 2005, $20 student/$25 non-student at the door. Info: <Maya_fh@tamu.edu;<http://aggiecon. tamu.edu.>
20—22 May 2005
MOBICON 8 (Gulf Coast conference) at Airport Plaza Hotel, Mobile AL. Guests: Bill Blair, David Beauchamp, Glenda Finkelstein. Registration: $35 until 1 May 2005, then $40. Info: www.mobicon.org; Mobicon, Box 161632, Mobile AL 36616-2632.
27—29 May 2005
CONQUEST 36 (Kansas City SF conference) at Kansas City MO. Guest of Honor: Joe Haldeman. Fan Guests of Honor: Les & Jeanette Roth. Artist Guest of Honor: Theresa Mather. TM: George R.R. Martin. Registration: $35 until 28 March 2005, then $40. Info: joyce@downing.net; www.kcsciencefiction.org/con36.htm; ConQuesT 36, Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171.
27—29 May 2005
OASIS 18 (Orlando SF conference) at Radisson Plaza Hotel, Orlando FL. Guest of Honor: Jane Lindskold. Registration: $25 until 30 April 2005, $30 at door. Info: oasfis@sff.net; www.oasfis.org/ oasis_18.html; OASFiS, Box 592905, Orlando FL 32859-2905.
27—30 May 2005
BALTICON 39 (Baltimore area SF conference) at Baltimore MD. Info: balticoninfo@balticon.org; www.balticon.org; Balticon, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686; (410) 563-2727; fax: (410) 879-3602.
4—8 August 2005
INTERACTION (63rd World Science Fiction Convention) at Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Moat House & City Inn Hotels, Glasgow, Scotland. Guests of Honor: Robert Sheckley, Jane Yolen, Greg Pickersgill, Lars-Olov Strandberg. Registration until 31 July 2004: Attending USD170/GBP 95/EUR 145, Supporting USD45/GBP 30/EUR 45. 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: Interaction, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S2 3HQ, U.K. or Interaction, P.O. Box 58009, Louisville, KY 40268-0009; info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk; www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk.
1—5 September 2005
CASCADIACON (North American Science Fiction Convention/NASFiC) at Seattle Airport Hilton & Conference Center, Seattle WA. Guest of Honor: Fred Saberhagen. Artist Guest of Honor: Liz Danforth. Editor Guest of Honor: Toni Weisskopf. Fan Guest of Honor: Kevin Standlee. Science Guest of Honor: Marc Abrahams. Registration: to be announced. Info: webmaster@cascadiacon.org; www/cascadiacon.org; Cascadia Con, Seattle NASFiC, Box 1066, Seattle WA 98111.
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