Convention News and Listings for January 2008

Convention News:
Save Mountain Con: Fans of Mountain Con are hoping to help the convention pay some outstanding bills. Check out their web site if you are interested in helping: http://mountaincon.org/x/page/

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Norwescon 31 - Norwescon 31 Meeting - Saturday Jan 5
Just click on this link above for more details.

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The Intergalactic Bank of Timbuktu recently posted a few convention related bulletins that I felt should be posted to this blog ~ Jim

Rustycon January 11th - 13th, Holiday Inn at Seatac
Buy your badges now. Support the convention and keep the good times rolling. IBT will be there this year in full effect. This is your time to collect on the big Money for Norwescon and your last chance before then to get a free account. Find those account cards, they will soon be worth more than you can imagine!

Norwescon Furniture move prices posted in Forum
Pricing for the removal of furniture of for parties and convention space has been posted on the free forum. Those involved please update your information.

Upcoming Conventions & Events:
Another good resource for conventions and events is Northwest Science Fiction Resources. Check out their listing of local conventions here.

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Rustycon 25: January 11 - 13, 2008, Seatac Holiday Inn, SeaTac, WA.
Website: http://www.rustycon.com/
LiveJournal community: http://community.livejournal.com/rustycon
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/rustycon

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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.
http://www.portlandcomicbookshow.com/

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The Pirate Gathering: May 23 - 26th 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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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.
Official website: http://www.spocon.us/
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/spocon

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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
Official 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.
Official website: http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/

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

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RainFurrest 2008: September 26 - 28, SeaTac, WA.
Official website: http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/

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VCON: VCON 33 is planned for October 2008. The exact weekend is yet to be determined.
Official 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
Official website: http://www.nadwcon.org/

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

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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ConHeaven - For more details check out the ConHeaven blog