Analog -- Upcoming Events

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.

1—3 July 2005
CONVERGENCE 2005 (Minnesota SF conference) at Sheraton South, Bloomington MN. Guests include: Mercedes Lackey, Marv Wolfman. Registration: $40 until 15 May 2005, $55 at the door. Info: info@convergence-con.org; www.convergence-con.org; CONvergence, 1437 Marshall Ave., Suite 203, St. Paul MN 55104; (651) 647—3487.

1—4 July 2005
GAYLAXICON 2005 (SF conference for gay fans and their friends) at Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge MA. Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold. Fan Guests of Honor: Cast & crew of Star Trek: Hidden Frontier. Registration: $50 to 31 May 2005, more at the door. Info: gsfs@gaylactic-network.org; www. gaylaxians.org/gaylaxicon2005; Gaylaxicon 2005, Box 1059, Boston MA 02103-1059.

1—4 July 2005
WESTERCON 58: "DUE NORTH" (Western Science Fantasy Conference) at Westin Calgary Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Author Guest of Honor: S.M. Stirling. Canadian Author Guest of Honor: Dave Duncan. Artist Guest of Honor: Mark Ferrari. Fan Guests of Honor: Cliff Samuels, Eileen Capes. Publisher Guest of Honor: Tom Doherty. Editor Guest of Honor: David Hartwell. Science Guest: Phil Currie. Registration: USD65/CAD80 until 15 March 2005. Info: info@calgaryin2005.org; http://calgaryin2005.org; Calgary in 2005, Box 43078; DVPO, Calgary, Alberta T2J 7A7, Canada.

8—10 July 2005
READERCON 16 (literary-oriented SF conference) at Burlington Marriott, Burlington MA. Guests of Honor: Kate Wilhelm, Joe Haldeman. Registration: $35 until 1 July 2005, $45 at door. Info: info@readercon.org; www.readercon.org; Readercon, Box 38-1246, Cambridge MA 02238-1246.

15—17 July 2005
CONFLUENCE 2005 (Pittsburgh area SF conference) at Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh PA. Guest of Honor: Tamora Pierce. Featured Filker: Escape Key. Registration: $40. Info: confluence@spellcaster.org; http:// www.parsec-sff-.org/confluence; Confluence Box 3681, Pittsburgh PA 15230-3681; (412) 344—0456.

15—17 July 2005
TRINOCCON 2005 (Carolinas SF conference) at Durham Marriott and Civic Center, Durham NC. Literary Guest of Honor: Joe R. Lansdale. Artist Guest of Honor: Charles Keegan. Registration: $30 until 18 June 2005, $35 at the door. Info: info@trinoc-con.org; www.trinoc-con.org; TrinoccoN Corp., Box 10633, Raleigh NC 27605 0633.

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.