The PARSEC Convention List

Welcome to the PARSEC convention list! This is a list of cons within driving distance of Pittsburgh that PARSEC members may be interested in going to. Ok, so some of them aren't that close. But they still look interesting!

If you want to make corrections or additions to the list, please mail Mia Sherman (mias@speakeasy.net)

When is it?	What Con?	What's so special about . . . .	Any PARSEC members going?
January 18-20, 2002	Arisia '02, Boston MA	GOH: Katherine Kurtz, Tristan Alexander
January 18-20, 2002	ConFusion 2002, Warren MI	GOH: George R.R. Martin, Pete Abrams, Heather Alexander
January 25-27, 2002	Genericon XV, Troy NY
January 25-27, 2002	Vericon, Cambridge, MA	Guests: Terry Moore, Esther Friesner
February 8-10, 2002	Ad Astra 2002, Toronto, Ontario CAN	GoH: Guy Gavriel Kay, Alan Lee
February 15-17, 2002	Boskone 39, Framingham MA	GOH: Neil Gaiman, Stephen Hickman, Tom Holt
February 15-17, 2002	Farpoint 2002, Hunt Valley, MD	Media. GoH: George Takei, Robin Curtis, Philip Anglim
February 15-17, 2002	Katsucon 8, Baltimore MD	Anime
February 15-18, 2002	Costume-Con 20, Melbourne Australia	Costuming
March 1-3, 2002	JohnCon '02, Baltimore MD	Gaming
March 1-3, 2002	NonCon 2, Poughkeepsie NY	Rosemary Edghill, Rachel Pollack
March 8-10, 2002	Intercon B, Chelmsford MA	Gaming
March 15-17, 2002	Lunacon 2, Rye Brook NY	GOH: Alan Dean Foster, James Gurney
March 22-24, 2002	Millenicon 16, Kings Island OH	GOH: Maureen McHugh, Tom Smith	Possible: Mia
April 5-7, 2002	FilkOntario, Mississaugh, ONT	Filking; Joey Shoji, Dave Weingart, Tanya Huff
April 5-7, 2002	JerseyDevilCon 2, Somerset NJ	Fantasy GOH: Terry Pratchett	Possible: Ann, Mia
April 11-14, 2002	World Horror 2002, Rosemont IL	GOH: Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman
April 19-21, 2002	EerieCon 4, Niagara Falls, NY	GoH: Octavia Butler, Darrell Schweitzer, Heather Bruton	Possible: Ann, Mia
April 19-21, 2002	I-Con 21, Long Island NY	GoH: Andreas Katsulas, Richard Biggs, Jason Carter
April 25-28, 2002	Nebula Awards Banquet Weekend, Kansas City, MO	Nebula Awards
May 24-26, 2002	Anime North 2002, Toronto ONT	Anime
May 24-27, 2002	Balticon 36, Baltimore MD	GOH: Phil and Kaja Foglio, Mark Rogers, Carol Salemi
May 24-26, 2002	Marcon 37, Columbus OH		Possible: Mia
June 14-16, 2002	Anime MidAtlantic, Richmond VA	Anime
June 21-23, 2002	Contata 3, Rockville MD	Filk: Dandelion Wine, Solomon Davidoff, Steve Brinich, Andrew Eigel	Possible: Randy, Mia
June 21-23, 2002	Monster Bash 2002, Butler PA	Monster Movies
June 27-30, 2002	Midwestcon 53, Cincinnati OH
June 28-30, 2002	Top Secret ConTraption, Romulus MI
July 4-7, 2002	Origins	Gaming	Possible: Mia
July 5-7, 2002	InConJunction, Indianapolis, IN	GOH: Richard Hatch, Larry Bond, Musica Subterranea, Dr. James Farlow
July 5-7, 2002	Toronto Trek 16, Toronto ONT
July 12-14, 2002	Anthrocon 2002, Philadelphia PA	GoH: Lisanne Norman, Heather Bruton
July 12-14, 2002	Readercon 13, Burlington MA	GOH: Octavia Butler, Gwyneth Jones
July 12-14, 2002	Shore Leave 24, Hunt Valley MD
July 26-28, 2002	Confluence, Pittsburgh PA	GOH: Hal Clement	All PARSEC members and friends should go to this one. :)
July 26-28, 2002	Otakon 2002	Anime
August 29-September 2, 2002	ConJose, San Jose CA	WORLDCON
October 4-6, 2002	Albacon 2002, Schenectady NY	GoH: Mike Resnick, Tom Kidd
October 4-6, 2002	Intercon XVII, Timonium MD	Live-action Roleplaying
October 31 - November 2, 2002	World Fantasy Convention 2002, Minneapolis MN	Dennis Etchison, Jonathon Carroll, Kathe Koja, Stephen Jones, Dave McKean
November 1-3, 2002	Astronomicon '02, Rochester NY	GoH: David Weber, Ruth Thompson, Forrest J. Ackerman
November 1-3, 2002	Ohio Valley Filk Fest 18, Dublin OH	Filk con. GoH: Heather Rose Jones	Ann, Mia, Greg. Randy?
November 8-10, 2002	EclectiCon, Newark NJ	Media fanzines
April 17-20, 2003	World Horror Convention, Kansas City, MO	GOH: Laurell K. Hamilton, Nick Smith
April 18-21, 2003	Costume-Con 21, Skokie IL	Costuming
August 28-September 1, 2003	Torcon 3, Toronto,Ontario CAN	WORLDCON	Ann Cecil, Greg Armstrong, Mia Sherman
April 2-5, 2004	Costume-Con, Atlanta GA	Costuming
September 2-6, 2004	Boston in 2004, Boston MA	WORLDCON. GoH: Pittsburgh's own William Tenn! (aka Phil Klass)	Greg, Mia
January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005	I5 in 05, Interstate 5	WORLDCON BID
August 4-8, 2005	UK in 2005, Glasgow, Scotland	WORLDCON BID
Labor Day Weekend, 2006	DAL-2006, Dallas, TX	WORLDCON BID
August 31-September 4, 2006	Kansas City in 2006, Kansas City, MO	WORLDCON BID
Unknown in 2006	LA in '06,Los Angeles, CA	WORLDCON BID
Unknown in 2007	Nippon in 2007, Tokyo, Japan	WORLDCON BID