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.
21–23 April 2006
RAVENCON 2006 Doubletree Inn at the Richmond Airport, Sandston, VA. Guest of Honor: Terry Brooks. Artist Guest of Honor: Tom Kidd. Guest of Honors: Lee & Alexis Gilliland. Membership: $20 to 9/30/05. Info: RavenCon, Box 70430, Richmond, VA 23255-0430; e-mail: mike@nthzine.com; website: www.ravencon.com
4–7 May 2006
Nebula Awards Weekend 2006 (Annual SFWA Awards presentation and conference) at Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ. TM: Connie Willis. Registration: full weekend (incl. banquet) $110 until 31 March 2006; more later; (all events except banquet) $35 until 31 March 2006, more later. Info: www.sfwa.org/awards/2006; nebulas2006@gmail.com; (480) 423-0649; SFWA, Box 877, Chestertown, MD 21620.
5–7 May 2006
LEPRECON 32 (Phoenix area SF conference) at Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix, AZ. Art-oriented SF & Fantasy con. Artist Guest of Honor: Alan M. Clark. Writer Guest of Honor: John Vornholt. Special Media Guest: Bill Blair. Local Artist Guest of Honor: Gilead. Music Guest: Bill Laubenheimer. Registration: $40 until 15 April 2006. Info: www.leprecon.org; lep32@leprecon.org; (480) 945-6890; LepreCon 32, Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285.
26–29 May 2006
BALTICON 40 (Baltimore area SF conference) at Marriott’ s Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD. Guest of Honor: Neil Gaiman. Artist Guest of Honor: Lisa Snellings-Clark. Musical Guest of Honor: Lorraine a’ Malena. Special Guest of Honor: Gene Wolfe. 2005 Compton Crook Award Winner: Tamara Siler Jones. Registration: $43 until 28 February 2006; later to be announced. Info: www.balticon.org; balticoninfo@balticon.org; (410) 563-2737 (voice); (410) 879-3602 (fax); Balticon 40, Box 686, Baltimore, MD 21203-0686.
26–29 May 2006
MISCON 20 (Montana SF conference) at Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center, Missoula, MT. Guest of Honor: Jerry Oltion. Artist Guest of Honor: Frank Wu. Special Media Guest: Dragon Dronet. Registration: $25 until 31 April 2006; then $30. Info: www.miscon.org; chair@miscon.org; (406) 544-7083; Miscon, Box 7721, Missoula, MT 59807
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).
