27–30 May 2011
BALTICON 45 (Baltimore area SF conference) at Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD. Guest of Honor: Dr. Benjamin Bova; Artist Guest of Honor: Vincent Di Fate; Music/Filk Guests of Honor: Bill and Brenda Sutton; Special Guest of Honor: Steve Geppi. Membership: TBA. Info: http://www.balticon.org; balticoninfo@balticon.org; Balticon, PO Box 686, Baltimore, MD 21203.
3–5 June 2011
SOONERCON 20 (Oklahoma SF, Fantasy, and Gaming conference) at Sheraton Downtown, Oklahoma City, OK. Writer Guest of Honor: Tim Powers; Artist Guest of Honor: Darrell K. Sweet; TM: Selina Rosen. Memberships: check website. Info: http://www.soonercon.com; +1.405.310.9255; SoonerCon Syndicate, 1848 Hemingway Drive, Edmond, OK 73013.
24–26 June 2011
APOLLOCON 2011 (Houston SF, Fantasy, and Horror Convention) at DoubleTree Houston Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX. Editor Guest of Honor: Ann VanderMeer; Fan Guest of Honor: Jeanne Gomoll. Memberships: Friday $20, Saturday $25, Sunday $20. Full memberships to be announced—see website. Info: www.apollocon.org; info.2011@apollocon.org; PO Box 541822, Houston, TX 77254.
17–21 August 2011
RENOVATION (69th World Science Fiction Convention) at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV. Guests of Honor: Ellen Asher, Charles N. Brown, Tim Powers, Boris Vallejo. Membership from 1 October 2010 until some later date (see website for latest details): Attending-Adult: $180; Attending-17 to 21: $100; Attending-0 to 16: $75; Supporting: $50. [Ages as of 17 August 2011]. 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.renovationsf.org, info@ renovationsf.org, PO Box 13278, Portland, OR 97213-0278. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Renovation-The-69th-World-Science-Fiction-Convention/ 112169025477179?ref=ts; LiveJournal: http://community.livejournal.com/renovationsf
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