17–19 February 2006
BOSKONE 43 (New England SF conference) at Boston Sheraton, Boston, MA. Guest of Honor: Ken MacLeod; Official Artist: Donato Giancola; Special Guest: Cory Doctorow; Featured Filker: Steve Macdonald. Registration: $43 until 16 January 2006. Info: www.nesfa.org/boskone/; b43info@boskone.org; Boskone 43, Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701; Fax: (617) 776-3243.
24–26 February 2006
SHEVACON 14 (Shenandoah Valley SF conference) Writer Guest of Honor: Catherine Asaro; Artist Guest of Honor: Joe DeVito. Info: http://www.shevacon.org/; registration@shevacon.org; SheVaCon, P.O. Box 416, Verona, VA 24482-0416.
3–5 March 2006
MARSCON 2006 (Twin City area SF conference) at Holiday Inn Select, Bloomington, MN. Theme: Things that go bump in the night. Guests: Dean Haglund, Paul Lawrence, Hugh S. Gregory. Registration: $42 until 31 January 2006, $55 at door. Info: http://marscon. org/2006/index.php; info06g@marscon. org; MarsCon, Box 21213, Eagan, MN 55121.
15–19 March 2006
27th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS (Academic SF & fantasy conference) at Wyndham Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Theme: Drawn by the Fantastic: Comics, Graphic Novels, Art, and Literature. Guest of Honor: Charles Vess. Guest Scholar: M. Thomas Inge. Special Guest Writer: Kathleen Ann Goonan. Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss. Info: www.iafa.org
17–March 2006
LUNACON (New York area SF conference) at Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Guest of Honor: Jim Butcher. Artist Guest of Honor: David B. Mattingly. Fan Guest of Honor: Byron Connell. Costumer Guest of Honor: Lisa Ashton. Registration: $40 until 14 February 2006, $50 at door. Info: www.lunacon.org/lunacon2006/; info@lunacon. org; Lunacon 2006, PMB 234, 847A Second Ave, New York, NY 10017-2945.
23–26 March 2006
AGGIECON 37 (Texas SF conference) at Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Registration: $20 until 18 March 2006, $25 at door ($5 discount for students). Info: http://Agiecon.tamu.edu/; DeamonRyoko@yahoo.com; AggieCon, Cepheid Variable (958460), Box 5688, Aggieland Station, College Station, TX 77844-9081.
24–26 March 2006
COASTCON 29 (Gulf coast SF conference) at Treasure Bay Hotel, Biloxi, MS. Guests: Noel Neill, Ben Dunn, Deborah LeBlanc, Dave Arneson, New Voyages cast & crew. Registration: $30 in advance, $40 at door. Info: www.coastcon.org/CCWEB/CC29/cc29.html; coastcon_inc@yahoo.com; CoastCon, Box 1423, Biloxi, MS 39533.
24–26 March 2006
MIDSOUTHCON 24 (Middle South SF conference) at Memphis, TN. Guests of Honor: Glen Cook, David Weber. Artist Guest of Honor: Lubov. Media Guests of Honor: Regina Pancake, Christian Colquhoun. Filk Guest of Honor: Tom Smith. Registration: $30 until 1 March 2006, then $35. Info: www.midsouthcon.org; info@midsouthcon.org; Midsouthcon, Box 11446, Memphis, TN 38111-0446.
31 March–2 April 2006
AD ASTRA 2006 (Toronto area SF conference) at Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Guests of Honor: Ray Bradbury, Terry Brooks, Peter David, Ray Harryhausen, Betsy Mitchell, Rowena Morrill, David Warren. Registration: USD50/CAD50 until 28 February 2006, USD65/CAD65 at the door. Info: www.ad-astra.org; info@ad-astra.org; Ad Astra, Box 7276, Station A, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5W 1X9; +1.888.792.9367. n
23–27 August 2006
L.A.CON IV (64th World Science Fiction Convention) at Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA. Guest of Honor: Connie Willis. Artist Guest of Honor: James Gurney. Fan Guest of Honor: Howard DeVore. Special Guest: Frankie Thomas (Tom Corbett, Space Cadet). Registration: $150/C$195/€125/£72 until 14 September 2005. 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. Nominate and vote for the Hugos. Info: www.laconiv.org; info@laconiv.org. L.A.con IV, c/o S.C.I.F.I., Inc., Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409. International Agents: Canada: Lloyd & Yvonne Penney, 1706-24 Eva Road, Etobicoke, ON M9C 2B2, Canada (Canadian cheques to Lloyd Penney). UK: John Harold, Robbie Bourget, 8 Warren Close, Langley Slough, Berkshire SL3 7UA, UK (UK/Euro cheques to John Harold).
