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2–5 July 2009
WESTERCON 62/FIESTACON (Western North America science fantasy convention) at Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, AZ. Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Lockwood; Writer Guest of Honor: Alan Dean Foster; Editor Guest of Honor: Stanley Schmidt; Fan Guests of Honor: Jim & Doreen Webbert; Toastmasters: Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Membership after 31 December 2008 to be announced.
Info: www.fiestacon.org/; fiestacon@leprecon.org; (480) 945-6890; FiestaCon, c/o Leprecon, Inc., PO Box 26665 Tempe, AZ 85285
17-20 July 2009
MYTHCON 40 (Mythopoeic Society annual conference) at UCLA deNeve Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. Author Guest of Honor: James A. Owen; Scholar Guest of Honor: Diana Pavlac Glyer. Theme: Sailing the Seas of Imagination. Banquet with Mythopoeic Awards. Membership: Mythopoeic Society members $65, non-members $75 until 15 May; $5 more thereafter. Info: http://www.mythsoc.org/ mythcon/40/; correspondence@mythsoc.org ; Edith L. Crowe, Corresponding Secretary, The Mythopoeic Society, PO Box 6707, Altadena, CA 91003
31 July-2 August 2009
DIVERSICON 17 (Twin Cities multimedia conference) at Best Western Bandana Square, Saint Paul, MN. Guest of Honor: Kay Kenyon; Special Guests: Michael Levy, Sandra Lindow. Honoring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe. Membership: $30 (adult), $20 (student), $5 (supporting) until 14 July 2009; $40 (adult), $30 (student) 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
ANTICIPATION (67th World Science Fiction Convention) at Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Guests of Honor: Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth Vonarburg; Fan Guest of Honor: Taral Wayne; Editor Guest of Honor: David G. Hartwell; Publisher Guest of Honor: Tom Doherty; MC: Julie Czerneda. Membership: until 15 July 2009 (see website for latest details): CAD/AUD 240, USD 200; GBP 135; EUR 145; JPY 18000; supporting membership CAD/AUD 55; USD 50; GBP 30; EUR 35; JPY 6000. 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: http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/ Home C.P. 105, Succursale NDG, Montréal, Québec, Canada H4A 3P4
4–7 September 2009
North America Discworld Convention (conference dedicated to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books) at The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe, AZ. Guest of Honor: Terry Pratchett; 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.
18–20 September 2009
FENCON VI (Dallas/Ft Worth area SF conference) at Crowne Plaza North Dallas, Addison, TX. Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold; Music Guest of Honor: Carla Ulbrich; Fen Guest of Honor: Warren Buff; Artist Guest of Honor: Kurt Miller; Toastmaster: Paul Cornell; Special Guest: Keith R.A. DeCandido. Membership: $35 until 1 September, $40 at the door.
Info: http://www.fencon.org/, FenCon, PO Box 701448, Dallas, TX 75370-1448.
2-6 September 2010
AUSSIECON FOUR (68th World Science Fiction Convention) at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Guest of Honor: Kim Stanley Robinson; Artist Guest of Honor: Shaun Tan; Fan Guest of Honor: Robin Johnson. Membership from 1 January 2009 until some later date (see website for latest details): AUD 210, USD 175, CAD 185, GBP 100, EUR 120, JPY 16000; supporting membership AUD 70, USD 50, CAD 50, GBP 25, EUR 35, JPY 4900. 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:
info@ aussiecon4.org.au, GPO Box 1212, Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3001
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