12–14 January 2007
ARISIA ’07 (Boston area speculative fiction conference) at Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA. Writer Guest of Honor: Esther Friesner; Artist Guest of Honor: Hilary Scott. Registration: $35 until 15 December 2006; $40 at the door. Info: www.arisia.org; info@arisia.org; Bldg. 600, PMB 322, 1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge MA 02139.
12–14 January 2007
RUSTYCON 24 (Seattle area SF conference) at Seatac Holiday Inn, Seattle WA. Guest of Honor: Terry Bisson; Artist Guest of Honor: Rob Alexander. Registration $40. Info: www.rustycon.com; PO Box 27075, Seattle WA 98165-1475.
19–21 January 2007
CONFUSION (Michigan area SF conference) At Detroit-Troy Marriott, Detroit MI. Guest of Honor: Elizabeth Moon; Fan Guest of Honor: Bill Higgins; Science Guest of Honor: Paul Myers; Music Guest of Honor: Steve Macdonald; TM: Howard Waldrop. Registration: $30 in advance; $45 at door (checks to AASFA). Info: www.stilyagi.org/cons/2007; ConFusion, Box 8284, Ann Arbor MI 48107.
19–21 January 2007
COSine 2007 (Colorado Springs area SF conference) Clarion Hotel, Colorado Springs CO. Guest of Honor: Connie Willis. Registration: $35. Info: www.firstfridayfandom.org/cosine/.
19–21 January 2007
MARSCON (Tidewater Virginia SF conference) at The Holiday Inn Patriot, Williamsburg VA. Info: www.marscon.net; info@marscon.net; Marscon, 4618 Olde Stone Way, Chesapeake VA 23321.
8–11 February 2007
CAPRICON XXVII: A CELEBRATION OF HIGH FANTASY (Fantasy conference) at Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights IL. Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold; Artist Guest of Honor: Erin McKee; Fan Guest of Honor: Cat Faber. Registration: $70 at door. Info: http://capricon.org/capricon27; info@capricon.org.
16–18 February 2007
BOSKONE 44 (New England SF conference) at Westin Waterfront, Boston MA. Guest of Honor: David Gerrold; Official Artist: Gary A. Lippincott. Special Guest: Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.; Featured Filkers: Lee and Barry Gold. Registration: $44 to 16 January 2007, more at the door. Info: www.nesfa.org/boskone; b44info@boskone.org; Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; fax: (617) 776-3243.
30 August–3 September 2007
NIPPON 2007 (65th World Science Fiction Convention) at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. Guests of Honor: Sakyo Komatsu and David Brin. Artist Guests of Honor: Yoshitaka Amano and Michael Whelan; Fan Guest of Honor: Takumi Shibano. Registration: USD180/ JPY20,000 until 30 June 2006, for thereafter. 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. This is only the third time Worldcon will be held in a non-English speaking country and the first time in Asia. Info: www.nippon2007.org; info@nippon2007.org; Nippon 2007/ JASFIC, 4-20-5-604, Mure, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0002. North American agent: Peggy Rae Sapienza, Nippon 2007, PO Box 314, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, USA. UK agent: Andrew A. Adams, 23 Ivydene Road, Reading RG30 1HT, England, U.K. European agent: Vincent Doherty, Koninginnegracht 75a, 2514A Den Haag, Netherlands. Australian agent: Craig Macbride, Box 274, World Trade Centre, Victoria, 8005 Australia.
