Saturday, January 19, 2008

Convention Listings - Updated: 01-19-2008

An excellent source for local and regional conventions is the Northwest Science Fiction Resources NW Convention Listing.

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Conflikt: January 25 - 27, 2008, Renton Holiday Inn, Renton, WA.
Website: http://conflikt.org/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/conflikt
Guest of Honor Steve Macdonald , Interfilk Guests Stephen Joel and France (EU filkers), and ToastMistress Callie Hills

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BeyondCon: February 9 - 10, 2008, Inn at Gig Harbor, Gig Harbor, WA.
Website: http://www.beyondcon.org/

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Radcon: February 15 - 17, 2008, Tri-Cities, WA.
Website: http://www.radcon.org/news.php

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ConQuest NW: February 15 - 18, 2008, Bellevue, WA.
Website: http://www.conquestnw.com/

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Potlatch 17: February 29 - March 2, 2008 - Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.potlatch-sf.org/

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Anime Oasis Nana: March 13 - 16, 2008, Boise, ID.
Webite: http://www.animeoasis.org/

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Norwescon 31: March 20 - 23, 2008, Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport, SeaTac, WA.
Website: http://norwescon.org/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/norwescon
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/norwescon
Norwescon Forums: http://www.freepowerboards.com/norwescon/
Forum for parties and rule changes at Norwescon: http://norwesconclubs.freeforums.org/

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GameStorm 10: March 29 - 30, 2008, Vancouver, WA.
Website: http://www.gamestorm.org/

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Portland Comic Book Show: April 13, 2008, Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.portlandcomicbookshow.com/

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Stunptown Comics Fest: April 26-27, 2008, Lloyd Center Doubletree, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/

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Emerald City ComiCon: May 10-11, 2008, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

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MisCon 22: May 23 - 26, 2008, Missoula, MT.
Website: http://www.miscon.org/

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The Pirate Gathering: May 23 - 26, 2008.
"We are an organization within the boundaries of the Society for Creative Anachronisms (or SCA for short) which deals in all aspects of nautical life between the historical periods of 600 through 1650 AD.

The 9th Gathering is ever closer to our doors. We are looking to have the gathering at Horning's Hideout on the same weekend as usual (Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-26th 2008). For those of you not familiar with this site, it is in the Forest Grove/Hillsboro area."
The Gathering: http://thepirategathering.org/

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ConComCon 15: June, 2008 - Details to be announced.
Website: http://www.swoc.org/ccubed/

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Westercon 61: June 3 -6, 2008, JW Marriott Resort, Las Vegas, NV.
Website: http://www.westercon61.org/


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Spokane Comic Convention: June 7, 2008.
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/spokanecomicon07

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SpoCon 2008: August 1 - 3, 2008, Spokane, WA.
Website: http://www.spocon.us/
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/spocon

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Fandemonium 08: August 1-3, 2008, Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, ID.
Website: http://www.fandemonium.org/

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Denvention 3 - The 66th World Science Fiction Convention: August 6 - 10, 2008, Denver, CO.
Website: http://www.denver2008.com/

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Gatecon CA 08: August 21-24, 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Website: http://gatecon.com/vancouver/index.asp

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ValhallaCon: August 29 - 31, 2008, Bellingham, WA.
ValhallaCon is the successor to VikingCon, Bellingham's premiere SF/F convention. ValhallaCon 2008 will take place in Bellingham, Washington, and is tentatively scheduled for August 29 through 31, 2008
Website: http://valhallacon.com/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/valhallacon/
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/valhallacon

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PAX 2008: August 29 - 31, 2008, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/

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Foolscap X: September 26-28, 2008, Bellevue Sheraton, Bellevue, WA.
Website: http://www.foolscapcon.org/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/foolscapseattle/

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RainFurrest 2008: September 26 - 28, SeaTac, WA.
Website: http://www.rainfurrest.com/

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VCON: VCON 33 is planned for October 2008. The exact weekend is yet to be determined.
Website: http://www.vcon.ca/

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Orycon 30: November 21-23, 2008
Official website: http://www.orycon.org/orycon30/

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North American Discworld Con: Sept 4 -7, 2009 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, AZ
Website: http://www.nadwcon.org/

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2009 World Fantasy Convention: November 5 - 8, San Jose, CA
Website: http://www.sfsfc.org/worldfantasy/wfc2009/

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Seattle in 2011 World Con Bid:
Website: http://www.seattlein2011.org/


Additional Convention Links:
Bell Con 2007
MySpace Profile: http://www.myspace.com/bellcon2007

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Dragonflight
Official website: http://www.dragonflight.org/

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Kumoricon
Official website: http://www.kumoricon.org/

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Mountain-Con
Official website: http://www.MountainCon.org

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Rustycon
Website: http://www.rustycon.com/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/rustycon
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/rustycon

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ConHeaven - For more details check out the ConHeaven blog

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