A near-term listing of sf conventions and other events of interest, as printed in Picofarad. For information on cons further out, see Picofarad's recurring convention list.
6-8, Bayou Wars XVI (gaming), New Orleans, LA http://www.bayouwars.org/
6-8, Prairiecon 2008 (gaming), Brandon, Manitoba http://www.prairiecon.com/home.php
6-9, Phenomenon 2008 (gaming), Daramalan College, Canberra, Australia http://pheno.ozgamer.net/
6-8, SoonerCon 2008: Pieces of '08 (gaming/media-ish), Oklahoma City, OK http://www.soonercon.com/
6-8, OMG!!con III (anime), Paducah, KY http://www.omgcon.com/
6-8, OtakuOmaha 2008 (anime), Omaha, NE http://www.otakuomaha.com/
12-15, Fandango in Kara-Dag, Koktebel, Russia http://www.fantclubcrimea.info/festival.html
13-15, DucKon 17: The Maltese DucKon, Naperville, IL http://www.duckon.org/
13-15, Swecon/ConFuse 2008, Linköping, Sweden http://www.lysator.liu.se/confuse/ (In Swedish only)
13-15, Lomnitz-Con 2008, Lomnitz, Germany http://www.urania-dresden.de/SFClub.html (In German only)
13-15, ConComCon 15 (con-running), Seattle, WA http://swoc.org/ccubed/
13-15, Rapier 2008 (gaming), Jacksonville, FL http://www.rapiercon.com/
13-15, El Paso Anime Con 2008, University of Texas, El Paso, TX http://www.elpasoanimecon.org/
13-15, Anime Mid-Atlantic, Virginia Beach, VA http://www.animemidatlantic.com/
14, Assimilation II: Reloaded (media), Orlando, FL http://www.assimilationcon.com/
19-22, Convention Alley (Harry Potter), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario http://www.conventionalley2008.org/
20-22, Fourth Street Fantasy Convention, Minneapolis, MN http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
20-22, Contata 5/NEFilk 18 (filk), Parsippany, NJ http://www.contata.org/
20-22, Lake Geneva Con IV (gaming), Lake Geneva, WI http://www.trolllord.com/newsite/events/lggc.html
20-22, LionCon 2008 (Narnia), Biola University, La Mirada, CA http://www.lioncon.org/
20-23, ConFuzzled 2008 (furry), Manchester, UK http://www.confuzzled.org.uk/
20-22, AnimeNEXT, Meadowlands, NJ http://www.animenext.org/
21-22, ColoniaCon 18, Koeln, Germany http://www.coloniacon.eu/ (In German only)
21, Locus Awards, Seattle, WA https://secure.locusmag.com/About/2008LocusAwardsAd.html
21-22, MittsommernachtsCon 2008 (gaming), Laimering, Germany http://www.spielespieler.de/news.php
21-22, JAFAX 13: Night of the Living Otaku (anime), Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI http://www.jafax.org/
21, TFcon (Transformers), Toronto, Ontario http://www.transformerscon.com/
25-29, Origins Game Fair, Columbus, OH http://www.originsgamefair.com/
26-July 6, Festival Fantazie, Chotĕboř, Czech Republic http://www.festivalfantazie.cz/
26-29, Midwestcon 59 (relaxacon), Cincinnati, OH http://www.cfg.org/midwestcon/
26-29, Arcon 24 (gaming), Oslo, Norway http://www.spillfestival.no/ (In Norwegian only)
26-29, ColossalCon 7 (gaming/anime), Cleveland, OH http://www.colossalcon.com/2008/
26-29, Anthrocon 2008: It's a Jungle Out There! (furry), Pittsburgh, PA http://www.anthrocon.org/
27-29, Hypericon 4, Nashville, TN http://www.hypericon.info/
27-29, Apollocon 2008, Houston, TX http://www.apollocon.org/
27-29, Q-Con XV: Dragonslayers (gaming), Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK http://www.q-con.org.uk/
27-29, PersaCon 2008 (anime), Huntsville, AL http://pc.epicenternetworks.com/
27-30, 12th Annual Gathering of the Gargoyles (Gargoyles TV show), Chicago, IL http://www.gatheringofthegargoyles.com/
28-29, ConRunner 2008, Wolverhampton, UK http://www.conrunner.org.uk/
28-29, Northern Anime Festival, Durham College, Oshawa, Ontario http://www.northernanime.ca/
2-3, XVI Encontro Internacional de RPG (gaming), São Paulo, Brazil http://www.devir.com.br/rpg/eirpg-p.php (In Portuguese only)
3-6, Westercon 61: Burning Fan, Las Vegas, NV http://www.westercon61.org/
3-6, Play On Con (gaming), Birmingham, AL http://www.playoncon.com/
3-14, FLIP 2008 (gaming), Parthenay, France http://intownet01.cc-parthenay.fr/flip/portail/
3-6, PortConMaine 2008: Mecha-PortCon (anime/gaming), South Portland, ME http://www.portconmaine.com/
3-6, Anime Expo 2008, Los Angeles, CA http://www.anime-expo.org/
3-6, CONvergence 2008 (media), St. Paul, MN http://www.convergence-con.org/
4-6, InConJunction XXVII, Indianapolis, IN http://www.inconjunction.org/
4-7, PetermännchenCON, Schwerin, Germany http://www.sf-heinz.de/ (Site is in German only)
4-6, PolyCon XXVI - Steampunk (gaming), San Luis Obispo, CA http://polycon.punk.net/pc26/
4-6, The Black Road (Amber RPGs), Marlborough, MA http://www.theblackroad.com/
5, Chibicon 2008 (anime), Utrecht, Netherlands http://chibicon.nl/ (In Dutch only)
5-6, Animex 2008 (anime), Monterrey, Mexico http://www.ecreativo.com/animex2008/index.php (In Spanish only)
10-13, Campbell Awards/SFRA 2008: Teaching, Reading, and Creating Science Fiction (symposium), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS http://www.sfra.org/
10-13, Portus 2008 (Harry Potter), Dallas, TX http://www.portus2008.org/
11-13, LibertyCon 21, Chattanooga, TN http://www.libertycon.org/
11-13, OSFest (Omaha Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival), Omaha, NE http://www.osfes.org/osfest.htm
11-13, Shore Leave 30 (media), Baltimore, MD http://www.shore-leave.com/
11-13, Polaris 22 (media), Toronto, Ontario http://www.tcon.ca/polaris
12-13, Anime TuCon, Tuscon, AZ http://www.animetucon.com/
12-13, Bad Wolf Convention (Doctor Who/Torchwood), Birmingham, UK http://www.badwolfconvention.co.uk/
13, PM2008 (Patrick McGoohan), Portmeirion, UK http://www.theunmutual.co.uk/pm2008.htm
16-20, Dexcon 11 (gaming), East Brunswick, NJ http://www.dexposure.com/dexcon11.html
17-20, Readercon 19 (books only), Burlington, MA http://www.readercon.org/
17-20, Necon (Northeastern Writers' Conference) 28, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI http://www.campnecon.com/
18-20, SFCD-Con 2008, Mühltal-Trautheim, Germany http://www.sfcd-con.de/ (In German only)
18-20, Lazy Dragon Con (relaxacon), McKinney, TX http://www.lazydragon.com/con/
18-20, METROCON - Year 6 (anime), Tampa, FL http://www.metroconventions.com/
CANCELLED, Daigacon (anime), Bowling Green, KY http://www.daigacon.org/
18-20, Ikasucon 2008 (anime), Fort Wayne, ID http://www.ikasucon.org/
23-27, qep'a' wa'maH loS'DIch (15th Klingon Language Institute conference), Essington, PA http://www.kli.org/stuff/qepa.html
24-27, Dum Dum 2008 (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Waterloo, IA http://www.erbzine.com/dumdum/
24-27, Historicon 2008 (historical miniatures), Lancaster, PA http://www.historicon.org/
25-27, Conestoga 12, Tulsa, OK http://www.sftulsa.org/conestoga/
25-27, Trinoc*coN 9, Durham, NC http://www.trinoc-con.org/
25-27, M. O. O. N. Con, Spring Green, WI http://www.mooncon.bravehost.com/
25-27, Confluence 2008, Pittsburgh, PA http://www.parsec-sff.org/confluence/
25-27, ConVersation (relaxacon), Ann Arbor, MI http://con-versation.com/
25-27, Open Gaming Convention 2008 (gaming), Manchester, NH http://www.ogc-con.com/
25-28, ManorCon XXVI (gaming), University of Leicester, Leicester, UK http://www.diplom.org/manorcon/nextcon.htm
25-27, MerpCon IV (Tolkien-inspired gaming), Spokane, WA http://www.merpcon.com/
25-27, Ai-Kon 2008 (anime), Winnipeg, Manitoba http://www.ai-kon.org/
25-27, Tokonatsu 2008 (anime), Milton Bryan, UK http://www.tokonatsu.org.uk/
25-27, MACOnvention 2008 (anime), Leonding, Austria http://www.maconvention.info/maconvention-2008 (In German only)
25-27, Mysterium 08 (Myst computer game series), Boston, MA http://www.mysterium.net/
26-27, Finncon 2008, Tampere, Finland http://2008.finncon.org/en/
26-27, Otakuthon (anime), Montréal, Québec http://www.otakuthon.com/en/
26-27, AVCon 2008: The Space Opera (anime), Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia http://www.avcon.org.au/
July 31-Aug 3, Pulpcon 37, Dayton, OH http://www.pulpcon.org/
July 31-Aug 3, Oslo Science Fiction-Festival, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway http://www.oslosf.no/ (In Norwegian only)
1-3, Diversicon 16: Oh, Sweet Mystery..., Minneapolis, MN http://www.diversicon.org/
1-3, SpoCon 2008, Spokane, WA http://www.spocon.us/
1-3, Stocon 08, Stockholm, Sweden http://stocon08.warp10.se/ (In Swedish only)
1-3, T&T Convention (gaming), Scottsdale, AZ http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/tntconv.htm
1-3, SydCon 2008 (gaming), Lund, Sweden http://www.sydcon.org/
1-3?, NärCon (gaming), Örebro, Sweden http://www.narcon.se/
1-3, Costume College 2008, Van Nuys, CA http://www.costumecollege.org/
1-3, FA: United 2008 (furry), Newark, NJ http://www.faunited.org/
1-3, Animethon 15, University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.animethon.org/
1-3, MechaCon IV: Pushing the Sky (anime), Lafayette, LA http://www.mechacon.com/
1-3, Animagic 2008 (anime), Bonn, Germany http://www.animagic-online.de/ (In German only)
1-3, Yasumicon 2008 (anime), Florida International University, Miami, FL http://www.yasumicon.com/
1-3, Kakkoi Con (anime), Minneapolis, MN http://www.kakkoicon.com/ (Requires JavaScript)
1-3, Matsuri Con (anime), Herning, Denmark http://www.matsuricon.dk/
1-3, DefCon 7 (media), Tulsa, OK http://www.tulsadefcon.com/
1-3, ConnectiCon (media), Hartford, CT http://www.connecticon.org/
1-3, Fandemonium 2008 - Farewell to Mundane (media), Nampa, ID http://www.fandemonium.org/
2-3, Ani-Jam 2008 (anime), Fresno, CA http://www.ani-jam.com/
2-3, Ancient City Con (anime/gaming), Jacksonville, FL http://www.ancientcitycon.com/
3, Zuiichi (media), Vancouver, WA http://www.dreamlandjapan.com/zuiichi/
5-10, World Boardgaming Championships, Lancaster, PA http://www.boardgamers.org/
6-10, Denvention 3, the 66th Worldcon, Denver, CO http://www.denvention.org/
7-11, Terminus 2008 (Harry Potter), Chicago, IL http://www.terminus2008.org/
8-10, Ropecon 2008 (gaming), Espoo, Finland http://www.ropecon.fi/index_en.html
8-10, Dragonflight 2008 (gaming), Bellevue, WA http://www.dragonflight.org/convention/
8-10, San Japan 1.5 (anime), San Antonio, TX http://www.san-japan.org/
8-10, Otakon 2008 (anime), Baltimore, MD http://www.otakon.com/default2.asp
8-10, AmeCon 2008 (anime), University of Leicester, Leicester, UK http://www.amecon.org/
8-10, MahouCon '08 (anime), Huntington Beach, CA http://mahoucon.org/
9-10, Dragonfire 2008: Emerald (gaming), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa http://www.rpg.co.za/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&board=9.0
9, Kin-Yoobi Con (anime), Hayward, CA http://www.gzronline.com/kin-yoobi-con2008_main.htm
14-17, Game Fest South, Chattanooga, TN http://gamefestsouth.com/
14-17, Gen Con Indy (gaming), Indianapolis, IN http://www.gencon.com/2008/indy/
14-17, Anime Festival Orlando IX, Orlando, FL http://www.animefestivalorlando.com/
14-17, Eleventh International Mars Society Convention, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO http://www.marssociety.com/portal/c/Conventions/2008/convention-2008-event
15-18, Mythcon XXXIX - The Valkyrie and the Goddess: The Warrior Woman in Fantasy (symposium), New Britain, CT http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon39.html
15-17, ArmadilloCon 30, Austin, TX http://www.fact.org/dillo/
15-17, Con-Version XXIV, Calgary, Alberta http://www.con-version.org/
15-17, AnimeIowa 2008, Corallville, IA http://www.animeiowa.com/
15-17, VividCon 2008 ("fannish vids"), Chicago, IL http://www.vividcon.com/
15-17, Anime Festival Wichita 2008, Wichita, KS http://www.afwcon.org/
21-24, Olicon 2008, the 35th French national science fiction convention, Nyons, France http://www.olicon2008.fr/
21-24, Gatecon Ca - Jack's in Town (media), Vancouver, BC http://www.gatecon.com/
22-24, Bubonicon 40, Albuquerque, NM http://www.bubonicon.com/
22-24, 3Pi-Con, West Springfield, MA http://www.pi-con.org/
22-24, Parcon, the Czech/Slovak national sf convention and Euroconference, Plzeň, Czech Republic http://parcon.fandom.cz/index_en.php
22-25, Discworld Convention 2008, Birmingham, UK http://www.dwcon.org/
22-24, MatsuriCon 2008 (anime), Worthington, OH http://www.matsuricon.org/
22-24, Anime Evolution 2008, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia http://www.animeevolution.com/
22-24?, Tomo-Dachi (anime/gaming), University of Ulster, Ulster, UK http://www.tomo-dachi.com/
24-28, Feral! (furry), Algonquin Park, Ontario http://www.campferal.org/
27-31, Eurofurence 14 (furry), Suhl, Germany http://www.eurofurence.org/EF14/cont-main.html
28-31, Ambercon Arizona (Amber RPG), Phoenix, AZ http://fabienbadilla.com/AmberConArizona-Main.html
28-29, Kita-Kon v2.0 (anime), Thunder Bay, Ontario http://www.kita-kon.org/
29-Sep 1, Dragon*Con, Atlanta, GA http://www.dragoncon.org/
29-31, MeCon, Belfast, UK http://www.mecon.org.uk/
29-31, 9. Elstercon 2008: "Projekt Mensch", Leipzig, Germany http://www.fksfl.de/elstercon2008/elstercon.html (In German only)
29-31, Mephit Fur Meet, Memphis, TN http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
29-Sep 1?, Tacticon 2008 (gaming), Denver, CO http://www.denvergamers.com/
29-Sep 1, Con-X-treme (anime), San Jose, CA http://www.con-x-treme.com/
29-31, Sac-Anime, Sacramento, CA http://sacanime.com/
29-Sep 1, AnimeFest, Dallas, TX http://www.animefest.org/
29-31, AniNite'08 (anime), Vienna, Austria http://2008.aninite.at/ (In German only)
30-Sep 1, Anime Vegas 2008, Las Vegas, NV http://www.animevegas.com/
30-Sep 1, Kumoricon 2008 (anime), Portland, OR http://www.kumoricon.org/