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This convention list was inspired by the MAGICIAN, Chris O'Shea.  He needed some details for his convention list - Connotation about German conventions because his source had dried up. I was able to provide details of German and other European cons because of my knowledge of German, Swedish and French. This convention list has grown from those small beginnings. The details listed here are largely drawn from the original sources but they are supplemented by information that Chris has put on his website. This is to ensure that when two or more conventions share the same weekend, you can choose which one you would like to go to. Please note that external links are in normal type and local links are in bold type.
I retain the copyright to these pages but they may be copied for the benefit of fans provided an acknowledgement of this source is given.
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Important Notes for Fans
I request all con runners to look at the way that I display the information for each convention in my convention list and then send me an email with the appropriate details for the con concerned - preferably in the style and the order that I use. I now have a page with an explanation of the layout that I use and a copyable layout sequence that you can use to paste the bare bones of a convention entry in an email. It will also help you to remember to include items like the date and the location.
If your convention is listed here, please add a link to this page.

Go to the layout form page

I am happy to include any information regarding SF and fantasy related conventions in my list but I cannot afford a lot of time these days to go looking for it or ferrreting out details from a disorganised website. (Beware of using Microsoft Frontpage to produce web pages. Websites created this way will often cause non-Microsoft browsers to crash. If a website crashes Netscape 4.7, it will not be knowingly listed. Don't alienate a lot of potential visitors.)

I now have a policy of not showing emails in the usual format on my website. Newly received email addresses (as of September 2002) are now shown as they are spoken in Britain. My email address is now in the form: wilf dot james at ntlworld dot com.
This does not make the email address unusable to humans but it beats most spammers' robots. I try to prevent spammers sending spam to con runners by this method.
I typically get 90 emails a day, of which between 80 and 86 are spam so I am very much aware of the spamming problem. I am therefore removing all instances of my conventional email address from this website.

Suggestions for Anti-Spam Legislation

I have generally received compliments about the way that I present convention information in my list but that does not mean that it cannot be improved. I welcome any suggestions or comments that could lead to an inprovement in the way that the information is presented. There was no date index system included in the original list until someone said that she found the very long list hard to browse through to find a convention. I trust that the indexing system that I have devised has provided a partial solution to that problem. The change in presenting email addresses to a form that spammers' robots could not collect came about after some conrunners wanted their email addresses omitted to avoid getting spam. I started by changing a to ä, e to é o to ö etc. and @ to § to make the email addresses readable to humans but useless to spammers. Then I saw how someone had used the written version of the spoken form. I thought that it was a better way than I had thought of to beat spammers so I now use it for all new email addresses.

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This is a link to the letter I have sent to my MP.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I ALWAYS USE THE DD/MM/YYYY format for dates.

Past Conventions
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are now recorded on their own pages too.
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Conrunners from all over the world are invited to send me details of their events in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian or Swedish. I will translate the text into English and submit the result to the sender for approval. Your flag will be added (if it is not displayed already) as soon as I get con information from your country.
Send me details of your event at my spamproof? email address: wilf dot james at ntlworld dot com

Please note the format that I use and send me the con details in the same format. This will make it easier for me to display your con as you would like it displayed on this page. Go to the layout form page to see how it should be done.
Media Fans - Please note that actors and other media personnel's (past) roles are omitted. (You should know what they have done!) :-)

Please note: The translations of the con descriptions are more fannish than pedantic. The con information has been checked from the original sources where possible.

These con listings have been taken or translated from ConNotation, Ansible  Fans Across the World, the SFCDSF-Infodienst, Jenga's Massive List and other websites in Europe. More convention information is always needed.
Wilf James,106 Jarden, Letchworth, Herts. SG6 2NZ, UK.
Please send your comments to wilf dot james at ntlworld dot com (and include the word Convention in the subject line to keep out of the spam).

This page was partially updated at 01:00 GMT 20/01/2012
The dd/mm/yyyy format is used throughout this web site

The prices quoted for memberships in more than one currency are set by the con organisers.
Small changes are NOT recorded as updated! My conversions are in parentheses ().
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07/01/2011-09/01/2011  
GaFilk
Location:
Atlanta area, Georgia (near Hartsfield Airport)
Guests of Honour: Seanan McGuire
Toastmaster: Matt Leger
Interfilk Guest: Howard Scrimgeour
The Super Secret Guest will be announced 1 December 2010.
Membership: $40 US until 1 December 2010, then it jumps to $50 US.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport Hotel
Note: a relaxi-filk-con now in its 13th incarnation
Contact: GaFilk, Post Office Box 712, Alpharetta, Georgia USA 30009-0712
Email: There is a “contact us” page at the website which will link you to the proper people to contact at http://gafilk.org/contact_us.htm
Webpage: http://www.gafilk.org

18/02/2011 - 20/02/2011  
Basauricon 2.0
International Scifi Convention
Location:
Basauri (Biscay, Spain)
Guests of Honour:
Michael Shanks, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Trucco, Kevin Sorbo
Membership:
VIP ticket Euro 150.00 (includes cocktail party with GoH), Weekend ticket Euro 25.00, Day ticket for Saturday or Sunday Euro 10.00
Accommodation:
Triple room Euro 75.00, Double Euro 66.00 or Euro 70.00 (depends on the hotel), individual room Euro 58.00 or Euro 60.00 (depends on hotel)
Email:
contacto at basauricon dot com
Webpage:
http://basauricon.com/english.htm 
18/02/2011 - 20/02/2011  
FARPOINT
Location:
Crowne Plaza Baltimore North, Timonium, MD 21093
Guests of Honour:
Adam Baldwin, John Billingsly, Bonita Friedericy
Membership:
Full Weekend: USD 80.00 All at the door prices + USD 5.00
Saturday Only:
USD 55.00; Sunday Only: USD 40.00 Child Membership (Good for the weekend - no daily child memberships) USD 25.00
Friday Only
USD 10.00; Saturday Evening Only USD 10.00 (Included with a Saturday Only or a Weekend Badge)
Banquet:
USD 45.00 Deposit - no banquet tickets will be available at the door
Accommodation:
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, Maryland, USA 21093; USD 125 per night, plus tax. Hotel registration deadline is January 15, 2010! You must mention that you are a Farpoint Convention attendee for the discount rate.
Note:
We will be having some web artists, a large gaming room and 1 autograph from each Guest of Honor is included in the registration fee.
Contact:
Sharon Van Barclom Farpoint Enterprises, Inc., 11708 Troy Court, Waldorf, Maryland 20601
Email:
trekcontact at comcast dot net or betspots at gmail.com
Webpage:
http://farpointcon.com/index.php 
25/02/2011 - 27/02/2011  
MystiCon
SciFi/Fantasy/Horror
Location:
Roanoke, Virginia USA
Guests of Honour:
Brinke Stevens, Media Guest of Honor (others will be added to the website as confirmed for honors)
Membership:
prices vary and are included on the site
Accommodation:
Holiday Inn Tanglewood, Roanoke, Virginia USA
Contact:
mike foley
Telephone:
4342093199
Email:
mysticon dot web at gmail dot com
Webpage:
http://www.mysticon-va.com/


25/02/2011 – 27/02/2011  
VULCAN EVENTS SCI-FI CONVENTION TAMPA
Location:
Doubletree Hotel Tampa Westshore Airport, 4500 West Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida, United States 33607, Tel: 1-813-879-4800
Guests of Honour:
Guests include Robert O'Reilly, J.G. Hertzler, Lee Arenberg, Martin Klebba, Steven Culp, and guest author Peter David plus more to be announced.
Membership:
Tickets start at USD 40.00 to USD 195.00 for an all-inclusive ticket.
Accommodation:
Same as con hotel. Special rates for con attendees of USD 99.00 per room. Mention Vulcan Events when making reservation or make reservation online via our website.
Note:
Panels, Q&A, Klingon Feast, Photo Ops and more! A great weekend planned, be there!
Contact:
Fernando Martinez and Javier Garcia
Telephone:
+1 401 4 VULCAN (+1 401 488 5226)
Email:
info at vulcanevents dot com
08/04/2011 - 09/04/2011 
DORTCON 2011
Location: Fritz-Henssler-Haus, Dortmund, Germany, http://www.fhh.de/
Guests of Honour: Charles Stross, Leo Lukas. Alexander Preuss
Membership: EUR 22,50 (until 31/12/2010), EUR 27,50 (until 06/03/2011), EUR 35,00 at the door
Accommodation: please check website for hotel list
Contact: DORTCON 2011 c/o Arno Behrend, Kaiserstr. 38, 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 211 9894195
Email: ArnoRBehrend at aol dot .com
Webpage:  http://www.dortcon.de 
22/04/2011 - 25/04/2011  

Illustrious, the 62nd Eastercon
Location:
The Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC, Birmingham, UK
Guests of Honour:
David Weber, Peter F. Hamilton, David A. Hardy, Roz Kaveney, Vince Docherty
Membership:
Adult: GBP 55.00, Under 25: GBP 30.00 Unwaged: GBP 30.00, Under 18: GBP 20.00, Under 12: GBP 10.00 Under 5: GBP 1.00, Apocryphal: GBP 1.00
Accommodation:
Single GBP 60.00, Double or twin GBP 50.00 (Per person per night) Telephone: 0121 780 4242
Parking:
GBP 3.00 per night for those staying at the hotel
Contact:
Illustrious c/o John & Fran Dowd, 4 Burnside Avenue, Sheffield, S8 9FR, England.
Webpage:  
http://www.illustrious.org.uk   
13/05/2011-15/05/2011
WALTZ ON THE WYE
Steampunk Feastival
Location:
Chepstow
Membership & Other Details:
See Website
Webpage:
http://wyewaltz.org 

20/05/2011-22/05/2011
ALT FICTION 
Spring Writing Weekend
Location:
Legacy Chesterfield Hotel, Malkin Stree Chesterfield S42 7UA
Guests:
Simon Clark & Tony Ballantyne
Membership & Accommodation:
GBP 180.00
Phone:
(Alex) 07896 228367
Email:
alt dot fiction@ritingeastmidlands dot co dot UK  

28/05/2011
THE WRITE FANTASTIC MAY EVENT 2011
Location:
St. Hilda's College Oxford
Guests: 
See website.
Advance Tickets:
GBP 15:00 GBP 12.00 students & Concessions GBP 18.00/15.00 on the door.
Webpage:
www.thewrite fantastic.com  
27/05/2011 - 29/05/2011  
TIMEGATE
- A Doctor Who and Stargate convention.
Location:
Holiday Inn Select - Perimeter, 4386, Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia.
Guest of Honour:
Andrew Cartmel
Membership:
USD 25.00 until 06/09/2010, then USD 35.00 until 01/05/2011. USD 45.00 at the door.
Accommodation:
Holiday Inn Select - Perimeter. Quote room prices for single double, triple and suites if available. Also say if con is organising accommodation and if any discounts are applicable.
Contact:
Kris Harter, 2665 Meadow Court, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341
Email:
krish at timegatecon dot org
Webpage:
http://www.timegatecon.org/

27/05/2011 - 29/05/2011  
CONduit 21:
Caped CONduit
Location:
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Guests of Honour:
Carole Nelson Douglas (Author), Brian C. Hailes (Artist), Joey Shoji (Filk)
Membership:
Adult rate is USD 35.00 until May 1, 2011, then USD 45.00 at the door. Please see http://conduit.sfcon.org/regform_online.php#rates for all the various rates. Group rates are available for groups of 10+ all coming together.
Accommodation:
Radisson Downtown Salt Lake City, 215 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. Reservations: 1-888-201-1718 US & Canada toll free, local 1-801-531-7500, fax 1-801-328-1289, hotel email is rhi underscore slcu at radisson dot com
Note:
CONduit has one of the largest art shows in the intermountain west, as well as one of the largest masquerades (costume contest). We have writing and art workshops and presentations, as well as panels and other presentations on a wide variety of genre topics.
Contact:
CONduit, P.O. Box 11745, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147-0745 USA
Email:
info at sfcon dot org
Webpage:
http://conduit.sfcon.org/  
28/05/2011 - 29/05/2011    
The Turtle Moves!
The Netherlands Discworld Convention
Location:
NH Atlanta in Rotterdam Holland
Guest of Honour: 
Sir Terry Pratchett? (Subject to confirmation)
Membership:
Euro 50.00, Children 6-18 years Euro 30.00, Concessions Euro 40.00
Contact:
info at dutchdwcon dot nl
Webpage:
http://www.dutchdwcon.nl
04/06/2011 09:30-16:00
BSFA & SFF AGMs & Mini Con
Location: T
he Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BQ
Cost: Free!
Webpage:
http://www.sf-foundation.org/events

Webpage: http://bsfa.co.uk 
17/06/2011 - 19/06/2011    
EUROCON 2011
Location:
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Guests of Honour:
Elizabeth Bear, Ian McDonald, John-Henri Holmberg & Jukka Halme
Membership:
GBP 35.00, EUR 40.00, SEK 400 until 01/05/2011 then GBP 45.00, EUR 50.00, SEK 450.00
Accommodation:
See Website (It is in English)
Note:
There will be three programme streams starting on Friday
Contact:
(Rita Medany) uk dot eurocon2011 dot se
Webpage:
http://eurocon2011.info.se

25/06/2011-26/06/2011
ALT.FICTION
Location:  
QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS
Guests of Honour:
Alastair Reynolds & Dan Abnett
Tickets:
Weekend GBP 45.00, Saturday, GBP 30.00, Sunday GBP 20.00 Ring 01332 290606 or go to website
Email:
alt dot fiction at writingeastmidlands dot co dot UK
Webpage:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/altfiction 
1/7/2011 - 4/7/2011  
WESTERCON 64:
The West Coast Science Fantasy Conference
Location:
San Jose, California
Guests of Honour:
Patricia A. McKillip, Phil & Kaja Foglio, Mike Willmoth
Membership:
Attending: USD 65.00 - Supporting: USD 25.00 - Upgrade Supporting to Attending: USD 40.00
Accommodation:
The Fairmont
Contact:
Westercon 64, SFSFC, Inc., P.O. Box 61363, Sunnyvale, California 94088-1363
Webpage:
www.westercon64.org  
11/07/2011  
North American Discworld Convention 2011
Location:
Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Guest of Honour:
Sir Terry Pratchett
Membership:
Adult membership USD 75 until December 1, 2010, USD 100 at the door. Children's membership USD 45 for children 3-12, supporting membership (for non-attending members) is USD 30
Accommodation:
Madison Concourse Hotel. We have arranged accommodations with a special rate of USD 120 per night.
Contact:
NADWCon PO Box 259411 Madison, WI 53725-9411
Email:
NADWCon2011 at gmail dot com
Webpage:
http://www.nadwcon.org  

16/07/2011
Camp Zombie Mini Con 2011
Location:
Wyndyke Farm, Preston New Rd, Blackpool, UK FY4 4XQ
TIME:
10am – 2am Sunday
Membership: T
ickets are £20+£5 booking fee which includes FREE overnight camping
Contact:
Karl 07954 179 712 / Gary 07832 166 914
Webpage:
www.dogbiscuitevents.co.uk  
21/07/2011-24/07/2011 
AN UNOFFICIAL HARRY POTTER CONFERENCE
Location:
University Of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Membership:
Limited to over 16s. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
Note:
This conference has no connection with J K Rowling or Warner Bros. Entertainment or book publishers.
Webpage:  
www.diacon-alley.co.uk 
22/07/2011-24/07/2011  
ESTCON 2011
Location:
Saarjärve camping in South Estonia
Guests of Honour:
TBA
Membership:
ca 20 EUR
Accommodation:
6 EUR for two nights in a bed (but you may "crash" or put up a tent for free)
Note:
It’s a relaxing, comfortable convention when the Baltic summer is at its best. “Small” but cosy and full of opportunities to make new acquaintances in a vacation environment in a summer resort in southern Estonia, while engaging in your guilty pleasures of science fiction and fantasy.
Contact:
Liisa Vesik
Telephone:
+37 56687913
Email:
liisa.vesik at gmail dot com
Webpage:
http://www.ulme.ee/Estcon/Estcon-2011/In-English
13/08/2011 - 14/08/2011
CLAUDIA CON
Location:
London, England
Guests of Honour:
Claudia Christian, John Coppinger, Patricia Tallman, Steven L. Sears, Nicola Bryant, Derek Lyons, Suanne Braun, Paris Jefferson, Patricia Healy, Jeremy Bulloch, Mike Edmonds, Frazer Hines, Linda Thorson, Alan Flyng, Peter Roy,
Membership:
50 GBP each day, or 100 GBP for all weekend
Accommodation:
Renaissance Hotel, London Heathrow. Special rate 66.67 GBP for Single room if booked by 18/07/2011
Note:
There is an optional dinner with the stars on Saturday evening (an additional 50 GBP) followed by a screening of the Babylon 5 episode “Acts of Sacrifice”. Claudia plans on teaching the audience the “Boom Shakalaka Dance” Breakfast with the stars on Sunday (an additional 25 GBP), and Sunday evening Claudia will be celebrating her birthday in the hotel lobby bar.
Contact:
http://www.claudiaconuk.com/contact.htm

Webpage: http://www.claudiaconuk.com/index.htm 
17/08/2011 - 21/08/2011      
RENOVATION
69th Worldcon
Location:
Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV, USA.
Guests of Honour:
Ellen Asher, Charles N. Brown (in memoriam),Tim Powers, Boris Vallejo.
Membership:
USD 140.00 USD 50.00 supporting, under-17s USD 75.00, under-7s free;
Note:
see www.renovationsf.org for presupp/site selection voter discounts. All rates good to 30 April 2010.
Contact:
PO Box 13278, Portland, OR 97213-0278, USA;
Email:
info at renovationsf dot org

02/09/2011 - 05/09/2011   
COPPERCON 31
- Sci-Fi convention
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn, 11460 West Hilton Way, Avondale, Arizona, USA 85323
Guests of Honour:
Carrie Vaughan – The Kitty Norville series, Voices of Dragons, Discord’s Apple
Membership:
USD 35.00 until 30/04/2011.
Accommodation:
Same as con hotel. Hotel rate is $89 single thru quad. Reservations (623) 882-3351 (Please mention CopperCon 31 when making a reservation).
Note:
Live action role-playing games, Interactive appearances of internationally acclaimed and local authors, A masquerade contest, Dealer room, Filk singing, Art and writing workshops for kids and adults, Dozens of discussion panels relating to writing, literature, film, science and more!
Email:
info at coppercon dot org
Webpage:
http://www.casfs.org/cucon/

17/09/2011-18/09/2011   
From Imagination To Reality - Space & SF Convention
Location:
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA UK
Membership:
GBP 45.00 One day, GBP 80.00 both days
Webpage:
www.bis.space.com  
24/09/2011
TITANCON -
SF/F Literary, Media & Gaming Con - Belfast
Location:
Europa Exhibition Centre, Belfast
Guests of Honour:
Ian McDonald, Kristian Nairn
Membership:
GBP 10.00 - Supporting GBP 5.00
Webpage:
www.titancon.com  

25/11/2011 - 27/11/2011    
DARKOVERCON 34
(aka Darkover Grand Council)
Location:
The Crown Plaza Baltimore, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, Maryland 21093 410-252-7373.
Guests of Honor:
Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman,
Artist GOH:
TBA
Musical Guest of Honor:
Clam Chowder
Special Guest:
Katherine Kurtz
Other guests:
Tamora Pierce, C.S. Friedman and Diana Paxson.
Membership:
USD 50 until 1/11/2011, then USD 55 until 24/11/2011.
Children 6 to 12 USD 25 until 1/11/2011, then USD 27 until 24/11/2011.
Children under 6 free.
Accommodation:
Same as con hotel. USD 97 (+ 14% tax)/night for up to 4 people. Use Darkover when calling the hotel to get the group rate or use code DGC on the hotel website.
Note:
The con features full programming tracks in science fiction and fantasy, steampunk, music and esoterica, as well as hands-on crafts workshops, dealer's room, art show, dances, videos, gaming, author readings and other special events. Find us on facebook at Darkover Grand Council.
Contact:
Armida Council, P.O. Box 7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907
Email:
Jaelle at darkovercon dot org
Webpage:
http://www.darkovercon.org  

30/09/2011- 02/10/2011
Fantasycon 2011
Location:
Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton
Guests of Honour:
Gwyneth Jones, Brian Aldis, John Ajvide Lindqvist, & Peter Atkins
Mistress Of Ceremonies:
Sarah Pinborough
Membership:
GBP 55.00 (GBP 50.00 for BFS members) rising to GBP 65.00 & GBP 60.00 on 01/07/2011 Saturday only GBP 40.00
Contact:
Fantasycon 2011, 10 Haycroft Gardens, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3FE
Webpage:
www.fantasycon2011.org  

15/10/2011-16/10/2011
OCTOCON
- The National Irish Science Fiction Convention
Location:
The Camden Court Hotel, Dublin 2, Ireland
Guest of Honour:
John Higgins
Membership:
See website
Webpage:
www.octocon.com  


22/10/2011
Bristol-CON 11
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Location:
Ramada Hotel, Radcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NJ
Guests:
Juliet McKenna, Justina Robson, Stephanie Burgis, Paul Cornell, Colin Harvey, John Meaney, Gareth L. Powell, Alistair Reynolds
Membership:
See website
Webpage:
www.Bristolcon.org   

04/11/2011 - 07/11/2011
IRISH DISCWORLD CONVENTION
Location:
Falls Hotel, Enistymon. Co. Clare, Ireland
Membership:
See website
Webpage:
www.idwcon.org   

11/11/2011 - 13/11/2011
NOVACON 41
Location:
Park Inn Hotel, Nottingham
Membership:
GBP 40.00 - rising after Eastercon 2011
Guest of Honour:
John Meaney
Contact:
Novacon 41, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, S2 3HQ
Webpage:
www.novacon.org.uk  

02/12/2011-04/12/2011  
SMOFCON 29
(Plus Conrunner 3)
Location:
Park Plaza Victoria Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Guests of Honour:
None
Membership:
GBP 35.00, Euro 40.00, US, Australian & Canadian $ 50.00 (A credit card payment system is coming)
Accommodation:
Park Plaza Victoria Hotel - Euro 110.00 per room per night plus 5% tax (Special convention rate)
Email:
info at smofcon29 dot org
Webpage:
http://www.smofcon29.org

27/01/2012 - 29/01/2012  
COSine
Location:
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Guest of Honour: Charlie Stross
Membership: USD 35.00 until 31 December, 2011
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Hotel
Note:
A small literary convention held in the Rocky Mountain West for the past 8 years. Previous GOHs include Joe Haldeman and Barbara Hambly.
Contact: Joe Sokola
Email: cosine at firstfridayfandom dot org
Webpage: http://firstfridayfandom.org/cosine

17/02/2012 - 19/02/2012  
Tsukino Con Anime and Japanese Cultural Convention

Location: ECS Building, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Guests of Honour: Kelly Clark, LoadingReadyRun, The Slants
Membership: CND 0.00 children under 10, must be accompanied by 18+ at all times. Students and under 18 weekend pass CND 20.00. Adults weekend pass CND 25.00. USD taken at par.
Accommodation: No accommodation available at University, Victoria is full of many splendid hotels.
Email: info at tsukinocon dot com
Webpage: http://tsukinocon.com


25/02/2012 - 26/02/2012  
Satellite 3
Location:
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
Guest of Honour:
Charles Stross
Membership:
(until 31/12/2010) Adult 40 GBP, Supporting 10 GBP, Child 10 GBP, Infant 1 GBP
Accommodation:
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow (see website for details)
Contact:
Satellite 3, PO Box 3738, Glasgow G41 4YD
Email:
enquiries at satellite3 dot org dot uk
Webpage:
http://www.satellite3.org.uk/  
09/03/2012 - 11/03/2012
Katcon - Beneluxcon
Location:
Hotel Noordzee, Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Guests of Honour:
Gwyneth Jones / Ann Halam, Jan J.B. Kuipers
Membership:
until January 1st. 2012: € 45,- for members of NCSF, € 50,- for non-members of NCSF, € 15,- for children 7 - 18 years, accompanied by an adult, € 0,- for children under the age of 7, € 25,- for students
Accommodation:
single room: €90,- per night, double room: €105,- per night, including breakfast.
Contact:
Katcon, de Rogge 6, 5384 XD Heesch, the Netherlands
Email:
katcon at beneluxcon dot nl
Webpage:
http://beneluxcon.nl/en/Welcome.html

16/03/2012 - 18/03/2012
   
OMNI-CON
Multigenre Fan Convention
Location:
Tennessee Technological University Roaden University Center, 1000 N Dixie Ave, Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Guests of Honour:
TBA
Membership:
Preregistration $5 One Day/$8 Full Pass; $7 One Day or $10 Full Pass at the convention.
Accommodation:
TBA
Note:
This convention features several contests and tournaments with cash prizes, a fully stocked video game room and tabletop gaming area, a vendor room/art show, informative panels, a viewing room, and stage area. Please check website for updates, such as guests and con hotel information.
Contact:
Omni-Con, TTU Box 5264, Cookeville, TN 38505
Email:
conchair at omnicon dot us; artshow at omnicon dot us
Webpage:
omnicon.us 
22/03/2012 - 25/03/2012
DEEPCON 13
Location:
Albergo Ambasciatori - Via dei Villini 8 - 03015 FIUGGI FR - Italia - Tel. +39.0775.514351
Guests of Honour: Bruce Boxleitner, David Nykl, Giuseppe Lippi, Lolita Fatjo
Membership: Full package with meals and lodging (Thursday through Sunday) Euro 295,00; Students (7-14) Euro 240,00; Children (<=6) Euro 200,00.
Admission for all 4 days (Thursday through Sunday, no meals or lodging) Euro 85,00; Students (7-14) Euro 40,00; Children (<=6) free. Club membership 20 euro (required, in addition to other fees) For other rates, please see the registration form: http://deepcon.it/_pdf/Deepcon2012-Eng.pdf
Accommodation: in the same hotel hosting the Con, unless overwhelmed by con participants, else accomodation will be provided in nearby hotels (Fiuggi is known for its hot springs and spas).
Note: Will host the UraniaFest, for the 60th anniversary of the Urania science fiction novel collection
Contact: Associazione Culturale Deep Space One - via Filippo Meda 159 - 00157 ROMA RM - Italia
Telephone: +39.340.6244976 - Skype ds1.it
Email: segreteria at ds1 dot it
Webpage: http://deepcon.it/

06/04/2012 - 09/04/2012  
Olympus
Eastercon 2012
Location:
Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, London, UK
Guests of Honour:
Paul Cornell, George R.R. Martin, Steph Swainston
Fan Guests of Honour:
Margaret Austin, Martin Easterbrook
Membership:
Adult: GBP 55.00, Unwaged: GBP 45.00, Supporting: GBP 20.00, <=17: GBP 20.00, <=11: GBP 5.00,
<5: GBP 1.00, Apocryphal/Soft Toy: GBP 1.00, Beeble Bear: GBP 1.42
Accommodation:
(per night) Single Room: GBP 64.00, Twin or double room: GBP 84.00
Contact:
Rita Medany, 4 Evesham Green, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9RX
Email:
enquiries at olympus2012 dot org dot uk
Webpage: 
http://www.olympus2012.org/
12/04/2012 - 13/04/2012  

SCIENCE AND SCIENCE FICTION
International academic conference
Location:
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Guests of Honour:
Paul Davies and Joan Slonczewski
Accommodation:
Hilton, Tulsa Southern Hills, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Contact:
Andrew Lang
Telephone:
918-495-6692
Email:
alang at oru dot edu
Webpage:
http://lxsrv7.oru.edu/~alang/sciencefiction/
20/04/2012 - 22/04/2012  

GnomeCon
Location:
301 Governor Treutlen Drive Pooler, Georgia USA 31322
Guests of Honour: None
Membership: $25 for 3 day membership until Feb. 29th (pre-reg special $35 includes t-shirt and pair of 6-sided dice with GnomeCon Logo) $30 3 day membership March - April 15th (no goodies), $35 at the door for 3 day membership
Accommodation: Savannah Conference Hotel http://savannahconferencehotel.com Mention GnomeCon for special rate.
Note: Savannah's first official gaming (euro, rpg, miniature), sci-fi and fantasy convention
Contact: Anne El-Habre 615 Valleybrook Road Savannah, Georgia USA 31419
Telephone: 912-660-1177
Email: gnomecon at yahoo dot com
Webpage: http://gnomecon.org  
26/04/2012 - 29/04/2012  
Kontakt
Eurocon 2012 & 34th SFeraKon
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Guests of Honour: Tim Powers, Charles Stross, Darko Macan
Webpage: http://zagreb-eurocon2012.com/
14/7/2012 - 15/7/2012  
CON 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
(Celebrating the golden age of Science Fiction Movies, TV shows and Radio)
Location: Amora Hotel Riverwalk, 649 Bridge Rd, Richmond Victoria, Australia
Guests of Honour: None at this stage
Membership: AU$50.00
Accommodation: Available at venue
Note:
A unique fan run convention celebrating a genre that has long since been forgotten by the science fiction community ... but not anymore.
Contact: Darren Maxwell, PO BOX 2045, Rowville Victoria, Australia 3178
Email: con9fromouterspace at gmail dot com
Webpage: http://www.con9fromouterspace.com  
24/08/2012 - 27/08/2012  
The Eighnnnnnnnn Discworld Convention
Location:
The Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC, Birmingham, UK
Guest of Honour: Sir Terry Pratchett
Membership: TBA
Telephone: +44 (0) 7092 394940
Contact: Discworld Convention 2012, PO Box 4101, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 9AJ
Email: Info at dwcon dot org
Webpage: www.dwcon.org
01/11/2012 - 04/11/2012    
World Fantasy Convention
Location:
Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, Suites & Conference Centre
Guests of Honour:
Elizabeth Hand, John Clute, Richard A. Kirk
Special Guest:
Tanya Huff
Toastmaster:
Gary K. Wolfe
Membership:
CDN 135.00 Supporting: CDN 50.00
Contact:
WFC 2012, 2, Farm Greenway, Toronto ON, Canada, M3A 3M2
Webpage: 
www.wfc2012.org
22/02/2013 - 24/02/2013  
REDEMPTION 13
Location:
Britannia Hotel, Coventry
Guests of Honour:
TBA
Membership:
GBP 60.00 until 31/08/2011 then GBP 65.00 until 31/08/2012, then GBP 70.00 until 11/02/2013
For more membership rates see website
Accommodation:
Britannia Hotel, Coventry - for room rates see website
Contact:
Ian Murphy, 61 Chaucer Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8SP
Email:
info at conventions dot org dot uk
Webpage: 
www.smof.com/redemption
31/10/2013 - 02/11/2013   
World Fantasy Convention
Location:
Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel
Email:
info at wfc2013 dot org
Webpage:
www.wfc2013.org 

These con listings have been taken or translated from:
ConNotation Ansible  Fans Across the World, the SFCD  SF-Infodienst  Jenga's SF and Gaming Convention Lists
 and other websites in Europe and the USA.
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