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Farpoint

Feb 13th, 2009-Feb 15th, 2009 • Crowne Plaza Baltimore North

Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

comics, fan, filk, film, media, science, science fiction, technology,

A fan-run media and more convention focusing on entertainment provided by and for fans! Farpoint hosts the best mix of celebrity, science, author, artist, podcasting, comics, gaming and live performance programs on the East Coast. 2009 guest list is headed by Alan Tudyk (“Wash” from Firefly/Serenity), along with television legend Harve Bennett, authors Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman and more. Live Performances by Prometheus Radio Theatre, Boogie Knights, Insane Ian and Luna-C.

(http://www.farpointcon.com/)

FilKONtario

Apr 3rd, 2009-Apr 5th, 2009 • Delta Hotel Toronto Airport West

Mississauga, ON L4W 2L2

fan, fantasy, filk, science, science fiction,

FilKONtario is the annual filk convention in Toronto (okay, Mississauga) Canada, and we hold the Filk Hall of Fame yearly inductions. Toronto also has a lively filk crowd who meet monthly to sing and play! GoH: Heather Dale, Filk Waif: Urban Tapestry, Special Writer Guest: Robert J. Sawyer.

(http://www.filkontario.ca/)

Penguicon 7.0

May 1st, 2009-May 3rd, 2009 • Crowne Plaza

Romulus, MI 48174

anime, comics, fan, fantasy, film, literary, media, roleplaying game, science, science fiction, technology, video game,

Spider Robinson, Wil Wheaton, Rasmus Lerdorf, Jane McGonigal, CandyFab, John “maddog” Hall, Steve Eley, giant singing tesla coils. More than 1,000 geeks who gather annually in southeast Michigan to celebrate science fiction and fantasy, free and open source software, and other geek interests. A party in a hotel all weekend bursting with creativity and intelligence— and free beer! Packed with scheduled content crossing disciplines, full of celebrities and experts, opening the source of everything by teaching you HOWTO. Encouraging you, the attendees, to teach us what you know. A half-dozen conventions combined. Concerts, anime, costuming, games, LAN party, comics, podcasts, and one of the most renowned hopitality suites in America. Mix and match a weekend that’s just for you!

(http://penguicon.org)

Bay Con

May 22nd, 2009-May 25th, 2009 • The Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara

Santa Clara, CA 95054

fantasy, filk, larp, literary, roleplaying game, science, science fiction, space western,

One of the five largest regional annual science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States. BayCon has been a sf staple in Northern CA annually since 1982. Emphasis on writing and art, but you can also enjoy costuming, hard science, music, gaming, etc. Did someone say boffer wars?

(http://baycon.org/2009)

Confluence

Jul 24th, 2009-Jul 26th, 2009 • Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport

Coraopolis, PA 15108

fantasy, filk, literary, science, science fiction,

Guest of Honor: John Scalzi; Featured Filk Guest: More Difficulties; With additional guests yet to be announced!

(http://www.parsec-sff.org/confluence/)

Foolscap

Sep 25th, 2009-Sep 27th, 2009 • Marriott Redmond Town Center

Redmond, WA 98052

comics, fantasy, literary, science, science fiction,

A science fiction conference celebrating flat stuff (art, books, comic books) and funny hats. Our 2009 Guests of Honor are writer Peter David and artist Jeff Sturgeon. We will also welcome back our Librarian-in-Residence Kristen Edwards. We expect to have at least one guest science or engineering speaker from the University of Washington.

(http://foolscap.org/)

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