27–30 August 2010
DISCWORLD CONVENTION at Hilton Birmingham Metropole, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, B40 1PP, United Kingdom. Guest of Honor: Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE. Memberships: £60 attending, £20 supporting. Info: info@dwcon.org; PO Box 4101, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 9AJ, UK.
27–29 August 2010
AU CONTRAIRE (31st New Zealand national SF conference) at Quality Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. (Stop in on the way to Aussiecon.) Guest of Honor: Sean Williams; Fan Guest of Honor: Paul Mannering. Membership: NZ$60, Supporting: NZ$15; Friday only NZ$20, Saturday only NZ$40, Sunday only NZ$40. Info: http://www.aucontraire.org.nz/; info@aucontraire.org.nz; PO Box 10104, Wellington 6143, New Zealand.
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 September 2009 until some later date (see website for latest details): AUD 275, USD 225, CAD 255, GBP 140, EUR 1165, JPY 22,500; 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:http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/, info@aussiecon4.org.au, GPO Box 1212, Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3001
4–6 September 2010
COPPERCON 30 (Arizona SF conference) at Windemere Hotel, Mesa, AZ. Guests of Honor: Stephen R. Donaldson, David Lee Summers, and Weston Ochse. Membership: $45 at the door. Info: http://www.casfs.org/cucon/index.html; info@coppercon.org; PO Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082.
17–19 September 2010
FANTASYCON 2010 (British Fantasy Society annual convention) at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, U.K. Guest of Honor: Lisa Tuttle; MC: James Barclay. Membership: £75 after 1 July 2010. Saturday only £45. Members of the BFS pay £10 less in each case. Info: http://sites.google.com/site/fantasycon2010/; fcon@britishfantasysociety.org.
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