Hey Gang! If you know of cons up-coming in your area, please post it here! This will especially be helpful to help the SF1701st in planning displays and/or promoting the club! Thank you!

Steve

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Science Fiction & Fantasy return to Richmond with RavenCon 2013, a weekend celebrating the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. (And as we’re playing the Edgar Allan Poe angle, we’re Mystery friendly, too!) Join our guests for panel discussions and workshops that can only happen at RavenCon! Workshops, Gaming Room open 24/3, an ever expanding list of Guests, Charity Auction, The FuMP, Groups and Organizations, lots of great stuff in the Dealer’s Room, Con Suite, spontaneous laughter and general merriment.

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STAR TREK: VOYAGER	STAR TREK: PHASE II	STAR TREK AUTHOR	STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE	STAR TREK AUDIOBOOKS	KLINGON LANGUAGE

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JUNE 7 – 9, 2013 VULCAN, ALBERTA, CA

Our SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOR and EMCEE for Spock Days 2013 is:

MR. ROBERT PICARDO – “The Doctor” in Star Trek Voyager!!

Mr. Ethan Phillips – “Neelix” in Star Trek Voyager

Mr. Rick Sternbach, Star Trek Senior Illustrator

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Comic-Con International: San Diego returns to the San Diego Convention Center in 2013, the 44th year for the show, making it the country’s longest continuously-run comics and popular art convention.

JULY 18-21, 2013
Preview Night: July 17
San Diego
Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.,
San Diego, CA 92101

Thursday, Friday, Saturday:
9:30AM - 7:00PM
Sunday:
9:30AM - 5:00PM
Extended program hours Thursday, Friday, and Saturday after 7:00PM

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Welcome to Shore Leave 35

August 2 - 4, 2013

Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn 
245 Shawan Road 
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031 
Tel. 410-785-7000

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Space City Con
August 2-4 2013
Houston Marriott Westchase
2900 Briarpark Dr. 
Houston, Texas 77042USA

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Dragon*Con 2013 will be held Labor Day weekend
August 30 - September 2, 2013, Atlanta, GA
Clickk here for Featured Guests!

Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe!

Dragon*Con is a 4-day event comprising approximately 3500 hours of panels, seminars, demonstrations, and workshops, with over 30 specialized programming tracks that include writing, alternate history, art, anime, gaming, science fiction and fantasy literature, comic books, costuming, space science, online media, independent film, podcasting, Asian cinema and culture, robotics, filk, scientific skepticism, dark fantasy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, X-Files, Joss Whedon creations, apocalyptic themes, Anne McCaffrey's Pern, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, British and American SF television, the Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival, and general programming which specific Guests of Honor attend.

From its origin, music has also been a significant feature of Dragon Con, with performances by groups and artists such as Abney Park, Blue Öyster Cult, The Crüxshadows, Celldweller, Ego Likeness, I:Scintilla, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Bella Morte, Chick Corea, Edgar Winter, Emerald Rose, Ghost of the Robot, Godhead, Iced Earth, Voltaire, Jefferson Starship, The Misfits, GWAR, Man or Astroman?, The Bloodhound Gang, Spock's Beard, and Mindless Self Indulgence.

More information can be found on our website at:
http://www.dragoncon.org/ 





ALL GUESTS AND EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

LISTING BY CITY

Boston, MA June 8-9, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention Chicago, IL Apr. 6-7, 2013 - The Vampire Diaries Official Convention May 31 - Jun. 2, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention Aug. 16-18, 2013 - Official STARGATE Convention Oct. 25-27, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural Dallas, TX August 17-18, 2013 - The Vampire Diaries Official Convention Sep. 20-22, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas, NV April 13-14, 2013 - The Vampire Diaries Official Convention Aug. 8-11, 2013 - The Official Star Trek Convention Mar. 13-16, 2014 - Salute to Supernatural Los Angeles, CA Nov. 22-24, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural Feb. 7-9, 2014 - The Official Xena Convention Feb. 14-16, 2014 - Grandslam Convention: The Star Trek & Sci-Fi Summit

Nashville, TN Sept. 7-8, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention Orlando, FL Dec. 14-15, 2013 - The Vampire Diaries Official Convention Parsippany, NJ July 13-14, 2013 - The Vampire Diaries Official Convention Philadelphia Area April 26-28, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention San Francisco, CA Nov. 8-10, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention Seattle, WA Aug. 24-25, 2013 - Official Star Trek Convention Toronto, ON Oct. 11-13, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural Vancouver, BC Aug. 23-25, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural Whippany, NJ May 3-5, 2013 - Salute to Supernatural

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Convention listings from
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Sci-Fi Conventions

Notable Science Fiction Conventions from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Listed by date.

Ad Astra	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	General	[2]	2013-04-05
ConGlomeration	Louisville, Kentucky	USA	General	[31]	2013-04-05
RavenCon	Richmond, Virginia	USA	General	[98]	2013-04-05
WillyCon	Wayne, Nebraska	USA	General	[125]	2013-04-05
Eurocon	Kiev	Ukraine	SF/F	[45]	2013-04-11
FilKONtario	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	Filk	[51]	2013-04-19
Starfest	Denver, Colorado	USA	SF/F/H	[109]	2013-04-19
TrekTrax Atlanta	Atlanta, Georgia	USA	Star Trek	[115]	2013-04-19
EerieCon	Niagara Falls, New York	USA	SF/F/Horror	[44]	2013-04-26
Penguicon	Pontiac, Michigan	USA	General	[93]	2013-04-26
Sci-Fi on the Rock	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada	SF/F/H	[101]	2013-04-26
Wales Comic Con	Wrexham, Wales	UK	General	[123]	2013-04-28
Boréal	Quebec City, Quebec	Canada	SF/F	[13]	2013-05-03
DemiCon	Des Moines, Iowa	USA	General	[37]	2013-05-03
Dimension Jump	Birmingham, England	UK	Red Dwarf	[38]	2013-05-03
Maleyevka seminars	Staraya Ruza, Dubulti	Soviet Union/Russia	General/literature	[70]	2013-05-08
Åcon	Mariehamn, Åland	Finland	SF/Fantasy literature	[1]	2013-05-09
FedCon	Düsseldorf	Germany	General	[47]	2013-05-09
LepreCon	Phoenix, Arizona	USA	SF/F	[66]	2013-05-09
SFeraKon	Zagreb	Croatia	SF/F	[103]	2013-05-10
Nebula Awards Weekend	San Jose, California	USA	General	[84]	2013-05-16
MOBICON	Mobile, Alabama	USA	General	[81]	2013-05-17
Sci-Fi Valley Con	Altoona, Pennsylvania	USA	SF/F/Horror	[100]	2013-05-17
Balticon	Baltimore, Maryland	USA	General	[11]	2013-05-24
BayCon	Santa Clara, California	USA	SF/F	[12]	2013-05-24
CONduit	Salt Lake City, Utah	USA	General/Lit/Media	[27]	2013-05-24
ConQuesT	Kansas City, Missouri	USA	General	[33]	2013-05-24
MediaWest*Con	Lansing, Michigan	USA	SF/F	[74]	2013-05-24
TimeGate	Atlanta, Georgia	USA	Doctor Who	[114]	2013-05-24
WisCon	Madison, Wisconsin	USA	General	[127]	2013-05-24
Wizard World	Various	USA	General	[128]	2013-05-30
ConCarolinas	Charlotte, North Carolina	USA	SF/F	[23]	2013-05-31
Hypericon	Nashville, Tennessee	USA	General	[59]	2013-06-14
BotCon	San Diego, California	USA	Transformers	[15]	2013-06-27
ApolloCon	Houston, Texas	USA	General	[6]	2013-06-28
DucKon	Schaumburg, Illinois	USA	General	[42]	2013-06-28
Festival fantazie	Chotěboř	Czech Republic	General	[49]	2013-06-28
Soonercon	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	USA	General	[105]	2013-06-28
CONvergence	Bloomington, Minnesota	USA	General	[34]	2013-07-04
Westercon	Sacramento, California	USA	SF/F	[124]	2013-07-04
Finncon	Various	Finland	SF/F	[52]	2013-07-05
InConJunction	Indianapolis, Indiana	USA	SF/F	[64]	2013-07-05
Readercon	Boston, Massachusetts	USA	SF LIT	[99]	2013-07-11
G-Fest	Rosemont, Illinois	USA	Japanese Monsters	[57]	2013-07-12
New Zealand NatCon	Wellington	New Zealand	General	[85]	2013-07-12
Confluence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	USA	General	[29]	2013-07-19
STARFLEET International Conference	Dallas, Texas	USA	Star Trek	[110]	2013-08-01
Diversicon	Saint Paul, Minnesota	USA	SF/F	[40]	2013-08-02
SpoCon	Spokane, Washington	USA	General	[106]	2013-08-09
GenCon	Indianapolis, Indiana	USA	General	[56]	2013-08-15
Bubonicon	Albuquerque, New Mexico	USA	SF/F	[16]	2013-08-23
Geek.Kon	Madison, Wisconsin	USA	General	[55]	2013-08-23
Polcon	Various	Poland	General	[95]	2013-08-29
Worldcon	Various		SF/General	[131]	2013-08-29
Dragoncon	Atlanta, Georgia	USA	General	[41]	2013-08-30
Festival of Fantastic Films (UK)	Manchester, England	UK	SF/F	[50]	2013-09-20
Gaylaxicon	Atlanta, Georgia	USA	General	[54]	2013-10-03
Archon	St. Louis, Missouri	USA	General	[8]	2013-10-04
FenCon	Dallas, Texas	USA	General	[48]	2013-10-04
VCON	Lower Mainland, British Columbia	Canada	SF/F	[119]	2013-10-04
Capclave	Washington, D.C	USA	General	[17]	2013-10-11
CAN-CON	Ottawa, Ontario	Canada	SF LIT	[18]	2013-10-11
Con†Stellation	Huntsville, Alabama	USA	General	[22]	2013-10-11
Octocon	Dublin	Ireland	General	[90]	2013-10-12
Arcana	St. Paul, Minnesota	USA	Dark Fantasy	[7]	2013-10-18
Conjecture	San Diego, California	USA	General	[32]	2013-10-18
MileHiCon	Denver, Colorado	USA	SF/F	[79]	2013-10-18
F.A.C.T.S.	Ghent	Belgium	General	[46]	2013-10-19
Ohio Valley Filk Fest	Dublin, Ohio	USA	Filk music	[91]	2013-10-25
World Fantasy Convention	Brighton, England	UK	Fantasy	[130]	2013-10-31
Comikaze Expo	Los Angeles, California	USA	General	[36]	2013-11-01
Hal-Con	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Canada	General	[58]	2013-11-08
Novacon	Nottingham, England	UK	General	[89]	2013-11-08
OryCon	Portland, Oregon	USA	General	[92]	2013-11-08
TusCon	Tucson, Arizona	USA	SF/F/H	[117]	2013-11-08
Windycon	Lombard, Illinois	USA	General	[126]	2013-11-08
ICON 38	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	USA	SF/F	[60]	2013-11-15
Loscon	Los Angeles, California	USA	General	[68]	2013-11-29
SFContario	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	General	[102]	2013-11-29
Starbase Indy	Indianapolis, Indiana	USA	Star Trek	[108]	2013-11-29
Arisia	Boston, Massachusetts	USA	General	[9]	2014-01-17
ConFusion	Ann Arbor, Michigan	USA	General	[30]	2014-01-17
MarsCon	Williamsburg, Virginia	USA	General	[73]	2014-01-17
Chattacon	Chattanooga, Tennessee	USA	General	[20]	2014-01-24
Capricon	Wheeling, Illinois	USA	General	[19]	2014-02-06
Gallifrey One	Los Angeles, California	United States	Doctor Who	[53]	2014-02-14
MarsCon	Bloomington, Minnesota	USA	General	[72]	2014-03-07
All-Con	Dallas, Texas	USA	General	[5]	2014-03-13
ConDor	San Diego, California	USA	General	[26]	2014-03-21