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General sci-fi/fantasy
Location: Imperial College Union Building, South Kensington, London, UK
Guests of Honour: Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Peter F Hamilton
Film: Paycheck (in an actual cinema, free with membership)
Membership: TBD, less than £10, even less for students
Contact: Eemeli Aro ICSF, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BB London, UK
Email: picocon at icsf dot co dot uk
Webpage: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/icsf/social/events/picocon.html 

13/02/2004 - 15/02/2004
BOSKONE 41

Science Fiction Convention
Location: Sheraton Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Guests of Honour: Stephen Baxter, Richard Hescox, Betsy Mitchell
Membership: USD 41 until 18/1/04
Accommodation: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. USD 125 single; USD 135 double; USD 145 triple; USD 155 quad
Note: February often has cheap airfares from Europe to Boston!
Contact: PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701 USA
Fax: 1-617-776-3243
Email: info at boskone dot org
Webpage: http://www.boskone.org

Toronto Comicon
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests of Honour:  Igor Kordey others TBA
http://www.hobbystar.com  

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05/03/2004 - 07/03/2004  
MECON 7
Location:

Senior Staff Common Room. Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Guests of Honour: Ian McDonald, Robert Rankin and Paul Holden (More TBA)
Membership: (Weekend) GBP 14:00 or EUR 22.00 rising to GBP 16.00 or EUR 25.00 at 30th May
Membership: (One day) GBP 8.00 or EUR 13.00 (unchanged)
Supporting Membership: GBP 7.00 or EUR 11.00 (unchanged)
Contact: Mecon, 12, Hopefield Avenue, Belfast, BT15 5AP
Email: mecon7 at hotmail dot com
Webpage: http://www.mecon.org.uk 

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12/03/2004 - 14/03/2004   
Mount Olympus Xena/Hercules convention
Location: Ramada Plaza hotel, Bristol, UK
Guests of Honour: Wally Green, (Xena) Ian Edgington, Mike Collins (Comics) & King Arthur Uther Pendragon
Membership: GBP £55.00
Accommodation: £40.00 per person per night in double/twin; single rooms £55
Note: All profits going to the Kevin Smith memorial trust
Contact: Kumara conventions, P.O. Box 3250 GLASTONBURY, GLASTONBURY, BA6 9WL (Somerset) (U.K.)
[Please include SAE or enough to cover return postage]
Email: kumara at dapc dot freeuk dot com
Webpage: www.kumara.org.uk 

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20/03/2004 - 21/03/2004
Toronto Anime Con/TransformersCon
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests of Honour:  Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Chris Sabat, Brad Swaile, Dreamwave
studios and more TBA
http://www.hobbystar.com  

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20/03/2004 - 21/03/2004  
Cult TV Expo
Location: Ramada Plaza O'Hare 6600 North Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Illinois
Guests of Honour: Richard Hatch, Laurette Spang, Anne Lockhart, Sarah Rush
Membership: USD 20 Per Day or USD 30 for the 2 Day Pass
Accommodation: Ramada Plaza/Inn O'Hare Con Rates are Plaza USD 85 a Night, Inn USD 65 a Night ask for the Cult TV Expo Rate or Give Our Group Code: CGCULT
Contact: DG Promotions 4558 Water St. Columbiaville, MI 48421 USA
Telephone: 01 810 793-2988
Fax: SAME
Email: dgpromotions at intouchmi dot com
Webpage: http://dg-promotions.5u.com/galactica.htm 

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01/04/2004 - 04/04/2004
Euro-Convention
Location:

Castle De Berckt, Baarlo, The Netherlands
Accommodation: ’Kasteel De Berckt’ (40 places)
Membership: Euro 170.00 (GBP122.00)
Contact:
Email:
Webpage: http://www.1strof.com/eurocon/  

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03/04/2004 - 04/04/2004  
OLNFC Con 1 (a gathering of Leonard Nimoy fans)
Membership: GBP 40.00 PER PERSON.(plus hotel charges)
Accomodation: Best Western Royal Leamington Hotel, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Room Rate: GBP 100.00 per room for the 2 con nights(single,twin or double)
(Friday night at con rate for travellers is optional extra) (Includes continental breakfast)
Note: the convention is a registration/hotel package,there will be no on-door admittance
Contact: OLNFC, 22 Purefoy Rd, Coventry CV3 5GL England
Email: maggyolnfc at yahoo dot com
Webpage: http://www dot the official leonard nimoy fan club dot com 

08/04/2004 - 12/04/2004
CHRONOPOLIS:SWANCON 29

09/04/2004 - 12/04/2004
Concourse

63 Providence Way, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 9QH, United Kingdom
E-mail: concourse at ntlworld dot com
Webpage: http://eastercon.com/concourse

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09/04/2004 - 12/04/2004  
ConTour the 25th National Science Fiction Convention of New Zealand.
Location: Rotorua, New Zealand
Contact: P.O. Box 74-013, Market Rd, Auckland, New Zealand
E-mail:  enquiries at contour dot sf dot org dot nz
Webpage: http://contour.sf.org.nz  

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26/04/2004
Brisbane Stargate Convention
Location: Chifley at Lennons Hotel, Upper Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Guests of Honour: Corin Nemec
Membership: AUD 30 General, AUD 50 Standard, AUD 100 VIP. All prices will increase after 25th March 2004.
Accommodation: Not organised by the con. Many options available at the hotel or nearby.
Note: 100% pure Stargate Experience.
Contact: Vortex Events, GPO Box 2004, Brisbane QLD 4001
Telephone: +61 (0) 7 3356 54 72
Email: vortex underscore events at yahoo dot com dot au
Webpage: http://www.vortexevents.com

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Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests of Honour:  TBA
http://www.hobbystar.com  

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30/05/2004
Toronto Sci Fi Con
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests of Honour:  Casey Biggs, others TBA
http://www.hobbystar.com  

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14/05/2004 - 16/05/2004
Opus Fantasy Arts Festival
Location: Marriott South East Denver, Denver, Colorado
Guests of Honour: Robert Asprin, Steven Brust, Kevin J Anderson, Theresa Mather, Adam Hughes, Voltaire
Membership: USD 30 until 31/03/04
Accommodation: Marriott Soth East Denver, Denver, Colorado. USD 69 single; USD 69 double;Note:
Contact: 397 South Revere Street, Aurora Colorado 80012 USA
Fax: 1-303-364-6003
Email: carpovita at earthlink dot net
Webpage: http://www.faefests.com

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28/05/2004 30/05/2004 
The Event -

www.crashdown-events.co.uk  

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28/05/2004 - 31/5/2004
Balticon 38
Location: Baltimore Maryland USA
Guests of Honour: Lois McMaster Bujold - author, Dave Seeley - Art,Heather Alexander - Music,
                           Patricia Bray - 2003 Compton Crook Award Winning Author.
Membership: USD 37.00 until Dec 15th 2003. USD 42.00 from Dec 16th until Feb 28th 2004. USD 47.00 from
Mar 1st until Apr 30th 2004. USD 52.00 after and at the door.
Accommodation: At the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel
Contact: Balticon 38, P.O.Box 686, Baltimore,MD 21203-0686
Telephone: 1 410 563 2737
Email: bsfs at bsfs dot org
Webpage: http://www.balticon.org 

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29/05/2004 30/05/2004

  
CONVIVIAL -

The Civilised Convention on the Scientific Romance
Location: The Quality Central Hotel, Glasgow
Membership: Until 12/04/2004 GBP 30.00; then GBP 35.00; Childen 6-15 GBP 15.00; Childen under 6 free.
Supporting Membership: GBP 10.00 Conversion to full membership is the difference when supporting paid for.
Deposit for Formal Meal: GBP 5.00
Note: There will be a bias towards Victorian Science Fiction
Contact: Convivial, Lowhil House West, Eaglesham, Glasgow, G76 0NU U.K.
E-mail:  correspondence at convivial dot org dot UK
Webpage:  http://www.empirewideweb.com  

11/06/2004 - 13/06/2004
Sci-Fi Summer Con
Location:

Atlanta Crown Plaza Perimeter NW Hotel, Georgia, USA
Guests of Honour: audre
Membership: USD 20.00 before May 20th, USD 25.00 at the door
Accommodation: Special low rate when mention Sci-Fi Summer Con
Note: Fan run convention with art show and auction, writers' and artists' workshops, lots of fun!
Contact: Chris Jones
Email: info at sfscon dot org
Webpage: http://www.sfscon.org

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18/06/2004 - 20/06/2004  
CONFUSE 2004
Location:

(I was there in 2002)
Webpage: http://www.lysator.liu.se/confuse/    

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19/06/2004 - 20/06/2004
Coloniacon 16
Location: Jugendpark Köln (Youth Park Cologne) Germany (by the Zoobrücke (The Zoo Bridge)
Guests of Honour: A very long list of those who have verbally agreed to attend is on the web site.
Membership: EURO 16.00 (GBP (12.00) (for two days)
Accommodation: Local Hotels/Youth Hostels or bring your own tent. (EURO 7.50 inc. Sunday breakfast)
Breakfast: (Sunday) EURO 4.00
Contact: Ralf Zimmermann (via web site.)
Note: I have been to two Coloniacons and I know that non-German fans are always made very welcome - (Wilf).
Email: hondo at demondestroyer dot de
Webpage:  http://www.coloniacon.de/  

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Science Fiction, Fantasy and Beyond. Canada's largest Science Fiction and Fantasy fan run event.
Location: DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel - 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Guests of Honour: Actors: Walter Koenig, Christopher Judge, Ralee Hill, Lani John Tupu, George Hertzberg, Stephanie Romanov, check web page for latest updates.
Guests of Honour: Authors: Robert J. Sawyer, Julie E. Czerneda, Kenneth Tam, Robyn Burnett, Norma McPhee, Edo van Belkom, Nikki Stafford, G.D. Marrow, Derwin Mak, Dr. Isaac Szpindel, more to come - check the web page for the latest updates.
Guests of Honour: Science/Other: Inge Heyer (Space Telescope Science Institute), Larry Stewart (MC - Aurora Award Winner), Filk Guest: TBA
Membership: USD 40, Cdn 50; Fri. Only: USD 16, Cdn 20; Sat. Only: USD 32, Cdn 40; Sun. Only: USD 24, Cdn 30.
Accommodation: DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel: Single Cdn 119, Double Cdn 119, Triple Cdn 139, Quad Cdn 159.
Note: Consuite, crash space available for volunteers.
Contact: P.O. Box 7097, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5W 1X7
Telephone: +1 416 410 8266
Email: tcon at icomm dot ca
Webpage: http://tcon.icomm.cahttp://tcon.icomm.ca 

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10/07/2004 - 11/07/2004    

Finnish National SF Con and Animecon
Location: University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Guests of Honour: Robin Hobb, Gwyneth Jones, and fandom GoH Toni Jerrman (chief editor of the best scifi magazine in Finland, Tähtivaeltaja) There will be also an Animecon GoH Yoshitoshi Abe.
Membership: FREE!
Note: It is traditional at Finncons to open the doors to the general public throughout the con. Typical attendance can be over 3,000. Also, at the same time and same place there is Animecon. Finncon is a part of Jyväskylä Arts Festival, http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/kesa
Getting There: Jyväskylä is in central Finland, and there are excellent train connections to Jyväskylä. There is also an airport (but RyanAir only flies to Tampere, which is 200km fron Jyväskylä)
Accommodation: Sleeping bag (mixed) accommodation available in a nearby school, prices will be announced later (but it will be cheap!) Also some hotels give a discount for Finncon guests.
Webpage: http://www.finncon.org in English

INFLUENCED AND INFLUENCING The Tolkien Society's annual seminar, a day of talks and discussion.
Location: St Martin's College, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Guest of Honour: Colin Duriez
Membership: GBP 15 (Tolkien Society members GBP 13)
Accommodation: There is no accommodation arranged, if you need accommodation before or after the seminar contact Carlisle Tourist
Information on +44 (0) 1228 625600
Note: Lunch and mid morning and mid afternoon tea and coffee are included in the price.
Contact: Jenny Curtis, Booking Officer, 85 Woad Lane, Great Coates, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 9NB, United Kingdom
Email: bookings at tolkiensociety dot org
Webpage: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/seminar

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16/07/2004 -18/07/2004
ESTCON 2004

Ojaäärse resort, near Rakvere (North-East part of Estonia)
Guests of Honour: To be announced.
Membership: Euro 15.00 (GBP11.00)
Contact: Raul Sulbi, Estcon 2004, Mõisavahe 23-31, 50707 Tartu, ESTONIA
Note: The characters ä (0228) õ (0245) are obtained by pressing the left Alt key and typing the bracketed number on the numeric keypad.
Programme: The programme will be mostly in English.
Webpage: To be announced  

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05/08/2004 - 08/08/2004   
Eurocon 2004
Location:

Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Guests of Honour: Sergey Lukyanenko
Accommodation: There are many hotels at cheap prices. Follow the links from the website.
Note: There is plenty of info in English with useful links on the website already but the website is still not complete.
Email: ivan at bgcon dot org
Webpage: http://www.bgcon.org 

06/08/2004 - 08/08/2004  

Science Fiction and Fantasy Multimedia Convention
Location: Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Guests of Honour: Michael Williams, author; Tom Kidd, artist; Tom Smith, filk
Membership: USD 25.00 until July 25, 2004; USD 35.00 thereafter and at the door
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel and Conference Center (formerly Hurstborne)
Note: Offers art show, masquerade, con suite, 24-hour programming and gaming and more
Contact: Sean Reck, Co-Chair
Email: conglomeration at iglou dot com
Webpage: http://www.conglomeration.org  

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20/08/2004 - 23/08/2004   
Discworld Convention IV,
Location: Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, UK
E-mail: info at dwcon dot org 

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20/08/2004 - 22/08/2004  
PALATINECON/SFCD CON
Location:

Wilf James, 106 Jarden, Letchworh, Herts SG6 2NZ UK (wilf dot james at ntlworld dot com)
E-mail:  info at palatinecon dot de
Webpage:  http://www.palatinecon.de

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20/08/2004 - 22/08/2004   
Swecon 2004 Hosted by the Stockholm Trekkers.
Location: Årsta Folkets Hus, Stockholm
Guests of Honour: M. John Harrison, Tim Russ and Jeffrey Combs
Fan Guest of Honour: Dave Lally
Membership: Captain's Pass: SKR 500.00 GBP 37.00 (SKR 650.00 at the Door) Library Pass: SKR 300.00 GBP 22.00 (SKR 400.00 at the door)
Supporting Membership: SKR 100.00 GBP 8.00
British Contact for membership payments: Dave Lally, 64 Richborne Terrace, London SW8 1AX
Contact: Thomas Dahl
E-mail: the2mas at bredband dot net
Note: The website is in English!
Webpage: http://experience.bounceme.net/swecon/  

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27/08/2004
Canadian National Comic Book Expo
Location:

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guests of Honour:  TBA
http://www.canadiannationalexpo.com  

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27/08/2004 - 29/08/2004   
Robin of Sherwood Legend 2004 The UK convention for the fans of the 1980s TV series
Location: Swindon Hilton Hotel, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Guests of Honour: Phil Rose
Membership: £65.00
Accommodation: £60 per double/twin room per night B&B
Contact: ROS Legend, 41 Roseheath, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2NG
Email: roslegend at ntlworld dot com
Webpage: http://www.roslegend.co.uk 

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28/8/04 - 29/8/04
Raining Hollywood: NW Sci-Fi Convention & Collector Show
Location: Seattle Marriott Airport Hotel 3201 South 176th Street, Seattle, Washington
Guests of Honour: David Carradine, Tanya Roberts, Marc Singer, Margot Kidder, Ray Park, Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Richard Hatch, Russell Johnson, Daniel Logan, Michael Jai White, Gary Graham, Stu Phillips, France Nuyen, Dick Durock, and a special surprise guest
Membership: $8.00 per day
Accommodation: Seattle Marriott Airport Hotel - $89.00 per night
Note: special charity dinner with the stars on Saturday evening
Contact: Marjon Sullivan
Telephone: (253) 538-0883
Fax: (253) 538-0883
Email: dreamlogicfilms at aol dot com
Webpage: http://www.raininghollywood.com

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02/09/2004 - 06/09/2004  
NOREASCON FOUR

62nd World Science Fiction Convention
Location: Hynes Convention Center, Sheraton Boston, Boston Copley Marriott, Boston, Massachusetts
Guests of Honour: Terry Pratchett, William Tenn, Peter Weston, Jack Speer
Membership: USD 180 until 29/2/04; Supporting: USD 35; Children (12 and under): USD 105; Installment plans are available.
Accommodation: Sheraton Boston and Copley Marriott Hotels, Boston, Massachusetts.
Note: Hugo and Retro-Hugo Awards.
Contact: PO Box 1010, Framingham, MA 01701 USA
Fax: 1-617-776-3243
Email: info at noreascon dot org
Webpage: http://www.noreascon.org 

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10/09/2004 - 12/09/2004

Cult Tv and General Sci-Fi
Location: The Holiday Inn, Leicester City. UK
Guests of Honour: Matt Winston, Greg Itzin, Malachi Throne, Victor Brandt, Michael Sheard, Richard Arnold, Nana Visitor, Robert Beltran & Virginia Hey
Membership: Full Weekend Adult £70 Child £50 Full Weekend (Alumni Ticket) Adult £85 Child £65 Day Rate Adult £50 Child £35
Accommodation: Executive (Single or Double)£75.00 per room per night.Standard (Single, Double or Twin)65.00 per room per night.
Both room types include a Full English Breakfast for up to 2 people, to be taken in the 'Vermont' Restaurant.
Rooms are available for up to 2 people, with a choice of Executive Double, Standard Double or Standard Twin, there are no single rooms, but
single occupancy is available at the full room rate.
Note:If you require a smoking room, please indicate this on your form when you book. SF Ball Ltd cannot guarantee a smoking room will be
available, but we will endeavor to allocate you one. The hotel has an indoor pool, sauna & whirlpool. Further information
regarding the Holiday Inn, Leicester City can be found at their official website.
Charity: The Rainbows Children's Hospice <http://rainbows.eazytiger.net/#> in Loughborough, Leicestershire is the
charity being supported by SFB at Reunion. /Rainbows/ specialises in supporting terminally ill children and their families.
Contact: Reunion 2, Flat 3, Blighwood, 57 Surrey Road, Dorset. BH12 1HF United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)70 9281 2101
Fax: +44(0)87 0134 1028
Email: info at sfball dot com
Webpage: http://www.sfball.co.uk/reunion

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17/09/2004 - 19/09/2004
OXONMOOT 2004 A convention based on the works of J R R Tolkien mainly for fans of his books although fans of the films are welcome.
Location: St Hilda's College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Membership: GBP 27.50 (Tolkien Society members GBP 22.50)
Accommodation: St Hilda's College, Oxford GBP 127.50 per person for two nights (Friday & Saturday) single room, ensuite. GBP 92.00 per person
for two nights (Friday & Saturday) single room, shared bathroom.
Note: Includes an art show, dealers' room and ceremony of remembrance at Tolkien's graveside on Sunday.
Contact: Jenny Curtis, Booking Officer, 85 Woad Lane, Great Coates, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN34 9NB, United Kingdom
Email: bookings at tolkiensociety dot org
Webpage: http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/index.html

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01/10/2004 - 03/10/2004  

Swissotel Dusseldorf / Neuss, Germany
Guests of Honour: Patrick Stewart, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, more to come
Membership: 3-day admission ticket between Euro 95.00 and Euro 120.00 (TBA)
Contact: René Ahlberg, Am Knill 6, 22147 Hamburg, Germany
Telephone: 0049 40 64892306
Email: info at galileo7 dot de
Webpage: http://www.galileo7.de 

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02/10/2004 - 03/10/2004

(DR WHO CONVENTION)
Location: Gladstone Hotel, Liverpool, UK
Guests of Honour: Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Nicholas Courtney, Debbie Watling, Anneke Wills and many many more
Membership: GBP65.00 Full price weekend. Other prices on website
Accommodation: Contact hotel for details
Contact: Indelible Promotions, PO Box 6777, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8ZD
Email: daleks at indelible dot org dot uk
Webpage: http://www.indelible.org.uk  

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08/10/2004 - 10/10/2004  

The Vancouver Area Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Gaming Convention
Location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel, 6083 McKay Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5H 2W7, Canada
Guests: Writer GoH: Dave Duncan, Artist GoH: Todd Lockwood, Science Guest: Dr. Jaymie Matthews,
Special Guest: Lisa Smedman
Membership: CAD 25.00 or USD 20.00 until 30/04/2004, then CAD 30.00 or USD 25.00 until 15/07/2004, then CAD 40.00 or USD 30.00 until 15/09/2004. CAD 50.00 at the door.
Accommodation: CAD 105 single or double; CAD 15.00 for cots, maximum occupancy 4 per room.
Note: The convention hotel is within easy walking distance of one of the largest shopping complexes in Greater Vancouver, and conveniently close to the Metrotown SkyTrain station.
Webpage: http://www.v-con.ca

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08/10/2004 - 11/10/2004
CULT TV FESTIVAL 2004, Media (TV)
Location: Sand Bay Holiday Village, Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, England.
Guests of Honour: Vaughn Armstrong, Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, John Levene, Nicholas Young, PJ Hammond, Shaun O'Riordan, Peter Tuddenham, Peter Vaughan, Jenny Hanley, Pat Roach, Sally Geeson, Freddie Jones, Joe McGrath – there are always more than 25 celebrity guests at each Festival!
Membership: Registration from Noon Friday until Noon Monday is GBP 79.00 per adult, GBP 39.00 per child aged 10 to 15. Children up to and including 9 Years old are Free - ages as at 8 October 2004. Registration desk open at 10.00am on the Friday.
Accommodation: Three nights on-site Bed, Breakfast and Evening Meal is 99 GBP per adult sharing a double or twin room (i.e., 33 GBP per night), half this price for children aged 2 to 15 years old, with Under 2s free. An adult single occupancy supplement of £50.00 is applicable, so we advise you find someone to share with, to help us get as many people as possible on-site.
Note: Unlike other events, the Cult TV Festival is packaged a four day residential multi-streamed non-stop holiday break, organised by unpaid volunteers, in aid of UNICEF. No-one offers you more in an event anywhere!!!
Contact: Cult TV Festival, P.O. Box 1701, Wolverhampton WV4 4WT, UK.
Telephone: +44 (0)7952 313003 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Email: enquiries at cult dot tv
Webpage: http://www.Cult.TV

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09/10/04  
Buchmesse Con 2004 (12:00 - 23:00) SF-Con zur Frankfurter Buchmesse.
                                (The SF convention at the Frankfurt Book Fair)
Location: Bürgersaal Dreieich-Buchschlag Forstweg 3. (nähe Frankfurt)
              (The Citizens' Hall at Dreieich-Buchslag)
              Take the S-Bahn to Buchschlag/Sprendlingen
Membership: Euro 8.00 (Euro 6.00 for concessions & members of SFCD and PRFZ)
Webpage: http://www.buchmessecon.de 

16/10/2004 - 17/10/2004 
OCTOCON - The National Irish Science Fiction Convention
Location: Glenroyal Hotel, Straffan Road, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland

Tanith Lee
Other Guests: Storm Constantine, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, John Kaiine, Dirk Maggs, Anne McCaffrey, Kim Newman, Michael Scott
Membership: Until 1 Oct 2004 EURO 40.00 GBP 30.00 Junior: EURO 25.00 GBP 20.00 Supporting: EURO 10.00 GBP 7.00
Contact UK: Octocon, c/o Dave Lally, 64 Richborne Terrace, London SW8 1AX, England
Payment: Make Sterling cheques payable to 'Dave Lally #2 A/C'
Contact Eire: Octocon 2004, Basement Flat, 26 Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. Ireland
Payment: Make Irish cheques payable to 'Octocon'
Email: info2004 at octocon dot com.
Webpage: http://www.octocon.com

28/10/2004 - 02/11/2004  

Location: Quality Hotel, Walsall
Guest of Honour: Ian Watson
Membership:  GBP 33 reg _until end of Eastercon then GBP 36.00 to 26 Oct; GBP 40.00 at door.
Contact: 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, S2 3HQ;
Telephone: +44 (0) 114 281 1572
E-mail: xl5 at zoom dot co dot uk  

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05/11/2004 - 07/11/2004 

Cult TV Expo+
Location: Romulus, Michigan, USA
Postponed to 18/02/2005 - 20/02/2005  

05/11/2004 - 07/11/2004  

Multi-media sci-fi & fantasy
Location: Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth
Guest of Honour: Lionel Fanthorpe, Bernard Pearson, Michael Sheard, Stephen Briggs.
Membership:  GBP 30.00 reg, GBP 27.00 concessions, single day rates will be available.
Contact Mrs M.Pritchard, 4 Gleneagle Ave, Plymouth, PL3 5HL
Telephone: +44 (0) 1752 267873
E-mail: enquiries at armadacon dot org
Webpage: www.armadacon.org 

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13/11/2004 - 14/11/2004 
P-CON II (Irish Literary SF Convention)
Location: Ashling Hotel, Parkgate St, Dublin 8.
Guests of Honour: Juliet E McKenna + other guests
Membership: GBP 15.00 Euro 20.00 (supporting membership GBP 7.00 Euro 10.00)
Accommodation: Information via hotel website: http://www.slovobooks.com/phoenix/Accommodation.php
Note: There is no rise in rates after Eastercon, and hopefully not at all, depending on circumstances. We're trying to keep the price down!
Contact: C/O Yellow Brick Rd, 8 Bachelor's Walk, Dublin 1, Ireland
Telephone: 00353 1 668 3382
Email: phoenixconvention at yahoo dot co dot uk
Webpage: http://www.slovobooks.com/phoenix/

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20/11/2004 - 21/11/2004
Wardrobe 2004 - The British Costume Convention
Location: Quality Hotel, Walsall, WS5 3AB (not the same one as Novacon!)
Guest of Honour: None
Webpage: www.britishcostumeconvention.org.uk

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26/11/2004 28/11/2004  
DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING 27
Location: Holiday Inn Timomium, Timoium, Maryland
Guest of Honour: Tamora Pierce
Membership: USD 40.00 until 1/11/2004 after that and at the door USD 45.00
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Timomium. Convention rate of USD 84.00 per night, plus tax.
Contact: Armida Council, PO Box 7203, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20907
email: jaelle at radix dot net
webpage: http://www.darkovercon.com 

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SMOFCON 22 Convention about running science fiction conventions.
Location: Wyndham Washington, D.C. Hotel, 1400 M Street North West, Washington, D.C.
Guests of Honour: n/a
Membership: USD 70.00 at the door
Accommodation: same as con hotel. Convention Rate of $119 per night. Suites for $200 per night.
The SMOFcons* are annual gatherings for discussion of the organization and management of science fiction conventions. The art of SF convention management from small local conventions to the annual World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) is discussed and dissected. The 2004 SMOFcon is being hosted by the Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA).
Contact: Peggy Rae Sapienza 12606 Eldrid Court, Silver Spring, Maryland USA 20904-3505
Telephone: (301) 622-1928 in USA
Fax: (301) 622-1951 in USA
Email: peggyraes at Comcast dot net
Webpage: http://www.seahunt.org/smofcon22/  

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