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This listing is reproduced from the May 2000 issue of Locus Magazine. Late corrections and additions may be sent to the Locus Online; otherwise please send all convention information to Faren Miller c/o Locus. Listings are drawn from a multitude of sources, each prone to typos (not to mention our own), and places and dates have a way of changing suddenly. So be sure to check with the convention committee before making final plans. We take no responsibility for errors.

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APRIL 2000

CONTRAPTION WHY...2K? (Apr 7-9 '00) Michigan Inn, Southfield MI; rms $79/$83. GoHs: Poppy Z. Brite, Caitlin R. Kiernan. FGoH: George "Stan" Stanley. Science GoH: Bill Breuer. Special Guests: Hal Clement, Nick Pollotta. Memb (checks to "Forbidden Knowledge"): $35. Info: Contraption, Box 214055, Auburn Hills MI 48231; e-mail contraption@contraption.org; website:
http://contraption.org

Con-Quest IV (Apr 14-16 '00) Tampa Airport Hotel, Tampa FL; rms $79. Memb: $35. Info: G. Koger, 6017 Pine Ridge Rd., PMB 202, Naples FL 34119-3956; (877) 860-0085 ext 656; website: www.angelfire.com/fl/FloridaConQuest/index.html

NAME THAT CON 13: MOO GOO GAI CON (Apr 14-16 '00) Ramada Inn, Eureka MO; rms: $65. GoHs: Joe Haldeman, Robin Bailey. AGoH: Lubov. Special Guest: Wilson "Bob" Tucker. FGoH: Michael Henry. TM: Mickey Zucher Reichert. Memb: $30. Info: NTC 13: MooGooGai Con, Box 575, St. Charles MO 63302; e-mail: ntc@stlf.org; website: http://stlf.org/ntc

OPCON XI - THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (Apr 15 '00) Oak Park and River Forest H.S., Oak Park IL. GoH: Jody Lynn Nye. Memb: $7.00. Info: Ms. Sandra Price OPRF H.S., 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park IL 60302; e-mail: opcon_xi@yahoo.com; website: http://oprfhs.org/activ/scifi/opcon

THE RITE OF ASCENION (Apr 15 '00) Primrose Bestwestern, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoH:Jule Czerneda. Klingon Con. Memb: $25. Info: TROA, 1411-20 Forest Manor Rd., Toronto, ON, M2J 1M2, Canada; e-mail: info@riteofascension.freeservers.com; website: http://riteofascension.freeservers.com

IMAGINE CON 2000 (Apr 20-23 '00) Virginia Beach Pavilion/Double Tree Hotel, Virginia Beach VA; rms: $95 sngl, $115 quad. GoH: Kevin J. Anderson. Media GoH: Ray Park. AGoH: Larry Elmore. FGoH: Ed Kramer. Memb: $40. Info: Imagine Con, 1118 Willow Ave, Chesapeake VA 23325; (757) 424-1853; e-mail: info@imaginecon.com; website: www.imaginecon.com

NORWESCON 23 (Apr 20-23 '00) Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, SeaTac WA; rms: $94. GoHs: David Brin, Gregory Benford. AGoH: Barclay Shaw. FGoHs: John & Bjo Trimble. Memb: $55. Info: Norwescon 23, Box 68547, Seattle WA 98168; (206) 270-7850; e-mail: info@norwescon.org; website: www.norwescon.org

SWANCON 25 (Apr 20-24 '00) The Ascot Inn, Ascot WA, Australia. Australian National Convention. GoHs: Connie Willis, Robin Hobb. Australian GoH: Garth Nix. FGoH: Ian Nichols. Memb:A$70, A$20 supp. Info: Swancon 25, GPO Box G429, Perth WA 6892, Australia; e-mail: swancon25@megabyte.murdoch.edu.au; website: www.swancon.iinet.net.au

BALTICON 34 (Apr 21-23 '00) Baltimore Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore MD; rms $114. GoH: Octavia E. Butler. AGoH: Wendy Pini. Ed. GoH: Richard Pini. Fan AGoH: Stephen Stiles. Memb: $45. Info: Balticon 34, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203; (410) 563-2737; e-mail: bsfs@balticon.org; website: www.balticon.org

MINICON 35 (Apr 21-23 '00) Minneapolis Hilton & Towers, Minneapolis MN; rms: $72. GoH: Maureen F. McHugh. AGoH: John Berkey. FGoH: Lenny Bailes. Memb: $70. Info: Minicon 35, Box 8297, Lake St. Stn., Minneapolis MN 55408; e-mail: request@minicon35.mnstf.org; website: www.mnstf.org/minicon35

2KON: EASTERCON 2000 (Apr 21-24 '00) Central Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland. British National Convention. GoHs: Guy Gavriel Kay, Deborah Turner Harris, Katherine Kurtz. Memb: £35. Info: 2Kon, 30 Woodburn Terrace, St Andrews KY16 8BA, UK; US info: 2Kon, c/o Ben Yalow, 3242 Tibbett Ave, Bronx NY 10463; e-mail: 2kon@dcs.st-and.ac.uk; website: http://www-theory.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/2Kon

FANCON 2000/ITALCON XXVI (Apr 28-May 1 '00) San Marino, Italy. GoH: Morgan Llywelyn. Memb: free. Info: Segreteria FANCON c/o Keltia Editrice, Rue du Bailliage 5 - 11100 Aosta, Italy; 0165-364040; fax: 0165-33377; e-mail: fancon@keltia.it; website: www.fantascienza.com/italcon/2000/index.html

LITUANICON 2000 (Apr 28-30 '00) Vilnius, Lithuania. GoH: Algis Budrys. Memb: $10. Info: Lituanicon, c/o Gediminas Beresnevicius, Antakalnio 65-33, LT-2040 Vilnius, Lithuania; e-mail: bgedimin@takas.lt

MAY 2000

Con-Dor 2K (May 5-7 '00) Doubletree Hotel - Del Mar, San Diego CA; rms $99 sngl/dbl; $109 tpl; $119 quad. GoH: Vernor Vinge. Memb: $35. Info: Con-Dor, Box 15771; San Diego CA 92175; e-mail: pearls@bigfoot.com; website: www.soar.to/condor or http://members.home.net/dkeais/condor

DEMICON 11 (May 5-7 '00) University Park Holiday Inn, Des Moines IA. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. AGoH: Susan Van Camp. FGoHs: Alois & Wendy Tschampl. TM: Rusty Hevelin. Memb: $38. Info: DemiCon, Box 7572, Des Moines IA 50322-7572; website: www.dmsf.des-moines.ia.us/demicon/demicon.html

ROC*KON 2000 (May 5-7 '00) Best Western InneTowne, Little Rock AR; rms $55 sngl/dbl, $62.50 tpl/quad. GoH: Patricia C. Wrede. AGoH: Jamie Murray. FGoH: Carlotta Vaughn. Special Guest: Myhr. TM: Libby Singleton. Memb: $28. Info: Roc*Kon, PMB #207, 12111 West Markham #14, Little Rock AR 72211; e-mail: admin@rockon.org; website: www.rockon.org

WORLD HORROR CON 2000 (May 11-14 '00) Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver CO; rms $125/159/179. GoHs: Peter Straub, Melanie & Steve Rasnic Tem, Harlan Ellison, J. Michael Straczynski. Ed. GoH: Ellen Datlow. TM: Dan Simmons. Memb: $125. Dealer table: $135 1st, $100 ea add'l. Info: WHC2000 Inc., Box 32167, Aurora CO 80041; e-mail: trbarker@earthlink.net or EBryant330@aol.com; website: www.whc2000.org

MARSCON 2000 (May 12-14 '00) Radisson South, Bloomington MN; rms $95/more. GoHs: Don Perrin, Margaret Weis. Media GoHs: Mark Allen Shepherd, Lisa Betto. AGoH: Denise Boie. FGoH: Jack Borkowski. Science GoH: Donald R. Schmitt. Posthumous Guest: Chesley Bonestell. Memb: $45. Info: MarsCon 2000, Box 600458, St. Paul MN 55106; (612) 724-0687; e-mail: marscon2k@hotmail.com; website: www.marscon.com

MOBICON 2000 (May 12-14, '00) Ramada Inn on the Bay, Mobile AL; rms: $49. Guests: Sharon Green, media guests. Memb: $25. Info: Mobicon, Box 161632, Mobile AL 36616; e-mail: president@mobicon.org; website: www.mobicon.org

CONDUIT 10 (May 19-21 '00) Salt Lake Airport Hilton, Salt Lake City UT; rms $75. GoH: Charles de Lint. AGoH: Brian Durfee. Memb: $36. Info: CONduit 10, Box 11745, Dept. PRI, Salt Lake City UT 84147; (801) 294-9297; e-mail: conduit@conduit.sfcon.org; website: http://conduit.sfcon.org

KEYCON 2000 (May 19-21'00) Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; rms C$79. GoH: Jennifer Roberson. AGoH: Igor Kordey. FGoH: Tim Hogue. Media GoH: Brian Downey. Special Guest: Michael Sheard. Memb: C$50. Info: Keycon 2000, Box 3178, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 4E6, Canada; website: http://members.tripod.com/~keycon2000

LEPRECON 26 (May 19-21 '00) Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, Scottsdale AZ; rms $72, suites $125. GoH: John DeChancie. AGoH: Lubov. Local AGoH: Larry Vela. Musician GoH: Marilyn Miller. Memb: $35. Info: LepreCon 26, Box 26665, Tempe AZ 85285; (480) 945-6890; e-mail: lep26@leprecon.org; website: www.leprecon.org/lep26

NEBULA AWARDS WEEKEND (May 19-21 '00) Crowne Plaza, NY NY; rms: $231. Grand Master: Brian Aldiss. TM: Scot Edelman. Author Emeritus: Daniel Keyes. Banquet: Saturday night, $99 (incl. entrance to parties); parties-only tickets: $39. Checks payable to SFWA. Info: Terry McGarry, Box 2479, Grand Central Station, New York NY 10163; (212) 286-5687; e-mail: Terry_McGarry@sff.net; website: www.sfwa.org/awards/current.htm

SON OF BEACHCON/DEEPSOUTHCON 38 (May 19-21 '00) Jekyll Inn, Jekyll Island GA; rms: $79/more. GoH: Jack McDevitt. Special Guest: Allen Steele. AGoH: Ron Walotsky. FGoHs: P.L. Caruthers-Montgomery & Larry Montgomery. TM: Jack Haldeman. Memb: $35; cks to DeepSouthCon 38. Send to Steve Francis, 5503 Matterhorn Dr., Louisville KY 40216. Dealer info: Klon Newell, 305 Stoneland Dr., Athens GA 30606. Info: Son of Beachcon(DSC 38), Box 1271, Brunswick GA 31521; e-mail: wcfrancis@compuserve.com or wefrancis@technonet.com; website: www.technonet.com/~wcfrancis/flyer.htm

BAYCON 2000 (May 26-29 '00) Doubletree Hotel, San Jose CA; rms: $81 sngl/dbl, $91 tpl/quad. GoH: Esther Friesner. AGoH: Baron Engel. FGoH: Dave Clark. Memb: $70. Info: BayCon 2000, Box 610427, San Jose CA 95161; (408) 450-1788; e-mail info@baycon.org; website: www.baycon.org/2000

CONQUEST 31 (May 26-28 '00) Park Place Hotel, Kansas City MO. GoH: Walter Jon Williams. AGoH: Brad W. Foster. FGoHs: Dick & Leah Smith. TM: Darrell K. Sweet. Memb: $30. Info: ConQuest 31, Box 36212, Kansas City, MO 64171; (913) 768-0779; e-mail: SFreader@unicom.net; website: www.kcsciencefiction.org/con31.htm

LIBERTYCON 14 (May 26-28 '00) Ramada Inn South, Chattanooga TN. GoH: C.J. Cherryh. AGoH: Jon Stadter. Very Special Guest: Kenneth Waters. TM: Wilson ''Bob'' Tucker. Memb: $35. (Limit 450 attendees.) Info: LibertyCon 14, Box 695, Hixson TN 37343-0695; (423) 842-4363; e-mail: libcon@cdc.net; website: www.cdc.net/~libcon

MARCON 35 (May 26-28 '00) Hyatt Regency, Columbus OH; rms $94. GoH: Janny Wurts. AGoH: Don Maitz. Filking GoH: Steve Macdonald. Costuming GoHs: Josef and Kit Matulich. Gaming GoHs: Kevin and Maryann Siembieda. Media GoHs: Richard Chevolleau, Leni Parker, Dr. Demento. Memb: $40. Info: MARCON, Box 141414, Columbus OH 43214; (614) 470-5448; e-mail: info@marcon.org; website: www.marcon.org

MISCON 2000 (May 26-28 '00) Doubletree Hotel Edgewater, Missoula MT; rms $79. Guests: Fred Saberhagen, Tom Smith, Steve Jackson. Memb: $25. Info: Miscon 2000, Box 7721, Missoula MT 59807; e-mail: enigma@bigsky.net; website: www.miscon.org

OASIS 13 (May 26-28 '00) Radisson Plaza, Orlando FL; rms $79. GoH: Elizabeth Moon. AGoH: Rowena. Filk Guests: Bill & Brenda Sutton. Guests: Ben Bova, Jack McDevitt, Mike Resnick, more. Memb: $26. Info: Oasis 13, Box 940992, Maitland FL 32794; (904) 263-5822; e-mail: (Jim Rogers & Terry Dahl, chairs) jcr@digital.net; website: http://oasfis.org

VCon 25 (May 26-28 '00) Days Hotel, Surrey, B.C., Canada. GoHs: Robert J. Sawyer, Spider & Jeanne Robinson. FGoHs: Lloyd & Yvonne Penney. TM: Mr. Science. Memb: $30 US (C$45). Info: VCon 25, Box 274 - 1857 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6J 1M4; (604) 731-7553; e-mail: rgraeme@home.com

WISCON 24 (May 26-29 '00) Concourse Hotel, Madison WI; rms $85. GoHs: Charles de Lint, Jeanne Gomoll. Memb: $50. Info: WisCon c/o SF3, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701; e-mail: wiscon.concom@lists.best.com; website: www.sf3.org/wiscon

JUNE 2000

BOOK EXPO AMERICA (Jun 2-4 ’00) McCormick Place, Chicago IL. Info (website): http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com

CLAVECON (Jun 2-4 ’00) Ramada Inn, Fanwood, NJ. Emphasis: Legal Aspects of SF. FGoH: William Willis, Jr. Esq. Memb: $20 Info: Clavecon, Box 10734, New Brunswick, NJ 08906; e-mail: clavecon@hotmail.com

CON D’OR (Jun 2-5 ’00) West Plaza, Wellington, New Zealand; rms NZ$110 sngl/dbl, NZ$130 tpl, NZ$150 suites. New Zealand Nat’l SF Con. GoHs: Tad Williams, Sean McMullen. FGoH: Maree Sole. Memb: NZ$70. Info: e-mail: enquiries@condor.sf.org.nz; website: www.condor.sf.org.nz

CONSORTIUM (Jun 9-11 ’00) Hobby Airport Radisson, Houston TX; rms $75. GoH: Elizabeth Moon. AGoH: Nιnι Tina Thomas. FGoH: Tony Elam. Guests: Walter Jon Williams, Wil McCarthy, more. Memb: $30 at door. Art show info: e-mail bryn@blkbox.com Dealer table: $20 table; $40 2 tables + con pass.Info: ConSortium, c/o Horizon Games, 349 El Dorado, Houston TX 77598; (218) 286-9282; e-mail: HorizonG@flash.net; website; www.horizongames.com/consortium

Foolscap II(Jun 9-11 ’00) Southcenter Best Western, Tukwila WA. GoHs: Frederik Pohl, Ginjer Buchanan. Memb: $45 at door. Info: Foolscap II, c/o Little Cat Z, Box 2461, Seattle WA 98111-2461; e-mail: foolscap@alexicom.net; website: www.alexicom.net/foolscap/index.htm

SF TAGE NRW XII (Jun 9-12 ’00) CANCELLED

ConFuse 00 (Jun 16-18 ’00) Ryds Herrgard, Linkoping, Sweden. GoH: Stephen Baxter. Memb: SEK 250. Info: ConFuse 00, Hans Persson, Domaregatan 8, SE-586 63 Linkoping, Sweden; e-mail confuse@lysator.liu.se; website: www.lysator.liu.se/confuse/ [in Swedish]

CONJURATION 2000 (Jun 16-18 ’00) Ramada Inn, Columbia MO. GoH: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. AGoH: Erin McKee. FGoH: Chris “Klinger” Felknor. MC: Keith Berdak. Memb: $30. Info: Conjuration, Box 874, Columbia MO 65205; e-mail: conjure@gte.net; website: http://home1.gte.net/conjure/

DUCKON IX (Jun16-18 ’00) Sheraton Arlington Park, Arlington Heights IL; rms $75, suites $100. Special Guest: Barry Longyear. GoH: Catherine Asaro. YAGoH (Hal Clement Winner): Larry Segriff. Memb: $40. Info: DucKon IX, Box 4843, Wheaton IL 60189; e-mail info@duckon.org; website: www.duckon.org

SEMINARIUM LITERACKIE 2000 (Jun 16-18 ’00) Katowice, Poland. Memb: 35zl. Info: Slaski Klub Fantastyki, 40-956 Katowice, skr. poczt. 502, Poland; e-mail: skf@skf.w.pl; website: www.skf.w.pl

MIDWESTCON 51 (Jun 22-25 ’00) Hampshire House Hotel and Conference Center, Springdale OH; rms: $79. Relaxacon. Memb: $30. Info: (checks payable to) Pat Sims, 34 Creekwood Square, Glendale OH 45246-3811; website: www.cfg.org/midwestcon/index.htm

PARCON 2000 (Jun 23-25 ’00) Sumperk, Czech Republic. Memb: c. $10. Info: Jan Vasat, Fibichova 13/113, 787 01 Sumperk, Czech Republic; e-mail: vasat@smp-su.cz

SFRA 2000 (Jun 28-Jul 2 ’00) Comfort Inn, Cleveland OH; rms $72, suites $82. GoH: Richard A. Lupoff. Guests: Karen Joy Fowler, Geoffrey A. Landis, Maureen F. McHugh, Mary Doria Russell, Joan Slonczewski. Memb: $100-$125. Info: Joe Sanders, Dept. of English, Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Dr., Kirtland OH 44094; e-mail: joesanders@aol.com

DRAGON*CON 2000 (Jun 29-Jul 2 ’00) Hyatt Regency, Atlanta GA; rms: $129/129/142/152. Guests: Lynn Abbey, Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, Terry Brooks, Nancy Collins, James P. Hogan, Katherine Kurtz, more. Memb: $75 at door. Info: Dragon*Con 2000, Box 16459, Atlanta GA 30321-9998; (770) 909-0115; website: www.dragoncon.org

ALIENS STOLE MY HANDBAG! (Jun 30-Jul 2 ’00) Shepperton Moat House Hotel, Shepperton, Surrey, UK; rms £25 per person. Theme: SF & Humor. GoH: Robert Rankin. Memb: £27.50 at door. Info: Aliens Stole My Handbag, c/o Stefan Lancaster, 16 Dulverton Rd, Ruislip Manor, Middlesex HA4 9AD, England; e-mail: aliensstolemyhandbag@lostcarpark.com; website: www.lostcarpark.com/aliensstolemyhandbag/

INCONJUNCTION XX (Jun 30-Jul 2 ’00) Indianapolis Marriott, Indianapolis IN; rms $76. GoH: Steven Barnes. AGoH: Deborah DiFazio. Science GoHs: Christopher Dunn, James O. Farlow. FGoHs: Steve and Sue Francis. SFX Props Guru: Mike Moore. TM: Arlan K. Andrews. Memb: $35. Info: InConJunction - Registration, PO Box 19763, Indianapolis IN 46219; e-mail: chairbeing@inconjunction.org; website: www.inconjunction.org

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