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13–15 February 2009
BOSKONE 46 (New England regional SF & fantasy conference) at Westin Waterfront, Boston, MA. Guest of Honor: Jo Walton; Official Artist: Stephan Martiniere; Special Guest: Irene Gallo; Featured Filker: Dr. Seti; NESFA Press Guests: Greg & Astrid Bear. Art show, dealer’s room, gaming, talks, panels, music, whimsy. Membership: $46 in advance, more at the door. Info: www.boskone.org; info-b46@boskone.org; (617) 776-3243 (fax); Boskone 46, PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701.
27 February–1 March 2009
SheVaCon 17 (SF conference) at Roanoke Virginia. Writer Guest of Honor: Larry Niven; Art Guest of Honor: Ernie Chan; Fan Guest of Honor: Carla Brindle. Multi-genre con: art room, dealer’s room, gaming, anime room, video room, computer room, masquerade/ cosplay, workshops and panels. Membership: $35 until 31 December 2008, $40 thereafter and at the door. Info: www.shevacon.org; PO Box 7622, Roanoke, VA 24019-0622.
13–15 March 2009
MADICON 18 (Virginia area SF conference) at James Madison University Festival Center, Harrisonburg, VA. Guest of Honor: L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Info: www.madicon.org.
3–5 April 2009
WILLYCON XI (Nebraska SF conference) at Wayne State College, Wayne, NE. Author Guest of Honor: M. R. Sellars; Artist Guest of Honor: Maria J. William; Fan Guest of Honor: Rod Vasek; Alumni Fan Guests of Honor: Matt and Jen Ptacek. Membership: $15 until 1 March 2009, $20 thereafter and at the door, $10 students with school ID, FREE WSC students. Info: wildcat.wsc.edu/clubs/willycon/; RoVick1@wsc.edu or ToYoung1@ wsc.edu; (800) 228-9972.
10–12 April 2009
MINICON 44 (Twin Cities area SF conference) at Sheraton Bloomington, Bloomington, MN. Panel discussions, readings, signings, costuming, films, gaming, art show, dealers, kids’ programming, music, parties, various special events. Author Guest of Honor: Karl Schroeder; Artist Guest of Honor: Stephan Martiniere; Scientist Guest of Honor: Seth Shostak. Memberships $50 until 15 March ($25/$30 for students). Info: minicon44.mnstf.org; request@minicon44.mnstf.org; Minicon 44, P.O. Box 8297, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
17–19 April 2009
JordanCon (Fan conference celebrating the works of Robert Jordan) at The Embassy Suites, Alpharetta, GA. Guest of Honor: Harriet McDougal; Fan Guest of Honor: Wilson Grooms. Membership $60 until 15 March 2009; $60 at the door. Info: www.ageoflegends.net/; JordanCon Registration, Age of Legends, LLC, PO Box 767353, Roswell, GA 30076.
24–26 April 2009
Odyssey Con 9: Year of the Cow (Madison area SF conference) at Radisson Hotel, Madison, WI. Guests of Honor: Emma Bull and Tobias Buckell; Fan Guest of Honor: Georgie Schnobrich. Membership: $35 [$25 student] until 10 April 2009; $45 [$35 student] at the door. Info: www.oddcon.com; oddcon9@oddcon.com; (608) 772-4455; Odyssey Con, PO Box 7114, Madison, WI 53707.
30 April–3 May 2009
2009 Eaton Science Fiction Conference (Academic SF conference) at University of California, Riverside. Theme: Extraordinary Voyages: Jules Verne and Beyond. Presentation of the Second Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award to Frederik Pohl. Membership: $125 for 3 days, $55/day, $25 student-checks payable to UC Regents. Info: http://eatonconference.ucr.edu/; eatonconference@ucr.edu; Special Collections, Rivera Library, UC Riverside, PO Box 5900, Riverside, CA 92521-5900, attn: Sarah Allison; (951) 827-3233.
22–24 May 2009
ConQuesT 40 (Kansas City area SF conference) at Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Kansas City, MO. Guest of Honor: John Scalzi; Artist Guest: Oberon Zell; Anime/Media Guest: Jerry Gelb; Fan Guest: Ed deGruy; Toastmaster: Ellen Datlow. Membership: $30 until 1 January 2009; later to be announced. Info: http:// www.conquestkc.org/; ConQuesT 40, P.O. Box 36212, Kansas City, MO 64171
22–24 May 2009
OASIS 22 (Orlando area SF conference) at Sheraton Orlando Downtown, Orlando, FL. Writer Guest of Honor: Peter David; Special Guest Writer: John Ringo; Editor Guest of Honor: Toni Weisskopf; Artist Guest of Honor: Johnny Atomic. Membership: $35 until 30 April 2009, $40 at the door. Info: www.oasfis.org/oasis; OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL 32859-2905.
5–7 June 2009
SOONERCON 2009 (Oklahoma SF conference) at Oklahoma City, OK. Guests: Eric Flint, Selina Rosen; Artist Guest of Honor: Brad Foster. Info: www.soonercon.info; info@soonercon.com; SoonerCon, c/o Atomic Comics, 6006 S Western, Oklahoma City, OK 73139, (405) 632-2848.
1–3 August 2009
DIVERSICON 16 (Multimedia conference) at Holiday Inn Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN. Guest of Honor: Anne Frasier; Special Guest: Nnedi Okorafur-Mbachu, Ph.D. Membership: $25 until 15 March 2008, $30 until 14 July 2008, $40 at the door. Info: http://www.diversicon.org/, diversicon@gmail.com, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408-0036
6–10 August 2009
DENVENTION III (66th World Science Fiction Convention) at Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado. Hotels include Adam’s Mark (party hotel), Hyatt Regency. Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold; Artist Guest of Honor: Rick Sternbach; Fan Guest of Honor: Tom Whitmore; TM: Wil McCarthy. Membership: (until further notice; see website): USD 175; supporting membership USD 40; child (until 12 as of 6 August 2008) USD 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. Nominate and vote for the Hugos. Info: www.denvention3.org; president@denvention.org. Denvention 3, P.O. Box 1349, Denver, CO 80201 USA.
4–7 September 2009
North America Discworld Convention (conference dedicated to Terry Prachett’s Discworld books) at The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, AZ. Guest of Honor: Terry Prachett; other guests: Esther Friesner, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood. Info: www.nadwcon.org, info@nadwcon.org, (480) 945-6890, North American Discworld Convention 2009, c/o Leprecon, Inc., P.O. Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285.
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