B. Wilkinson, 2 Hobbs Close, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3UX, Great Britain
faworld[at]bjw.cix.co.uk
* = New or Amended entry
FilkOntario 11: 30 March-1 April, Mississauga, ON, Canada. Filk. GoH: Bill & Brenda Sutton. Att: $42 'til 31/10/00. Contact: 145 Rice Ave, Unit 98, Hamilton, ON, L9C 6R3. Haymon[at]bserv.com
Swancon 2001 The Masquerade: Aussie Nat. SF Con, 12-16 April, Perth, WA, Australia. Att. A$80, $100 on door. GoH Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis Morley, Kate Orman and Sue Ackerman. Contact: Swancon 2001, PO Box 162 Nedlands WA 6909, Australia. (Email: swancon2001committee[at]egroups .com; http://www.sf.org.au/swancon2001)
Paragon: Eastercon, 13-16 April, Hinckley, UK. Contact: S. Lawson, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, S2 3HQ, UK (email: members.paragon[at]keepsake-w eb.co.uk; http://www.keepsake-web.co.uk/ paragon)
OdysseyCon: New Zealand NatCon, 13-16 April, Auckland, New Zealand. GoH Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Lyn McConchie, Brian Howell. Att. NZ$70 'til 12/04/2001, NZ$80 on door. Contact: P.O. Box 74-013 Market Rd, Auckland New Zealand. Email: enquiries[at]odysseycon.sf.org.nz http://www.odysseycon.sf.org.nz
Italcon 27/ Torino Comics 2001 27-29 April, Torino Esposizioni, Turin, Italy. GoH: Norman Spinrad; Maurizio Manzieri. Contact: Circolo Culturale L'ALTROQUANDO C.P.133, 10036 Settimo Torinese(TO), Italy. (email italcon2001[at]fantascienza.com ; www.fantascienza.com/italcon)
* Lituanicon 2001: 3rd Millenium: Technology vs. Magic: 28-30 April, Kaunas, Lithuania. Att. 10LTL (c.2.5$). Contact: Vytautas Jonaitis (vytjon[at]pit.ktu.lt), Emilis Dambauskas lunatic[at]dokeda.lt, 8-286-07732) http://www2.omnitel.net/feniksas/Lituanicon01/
* SF Seminar Special: The World of Canadian Science Fiction 29 April, Embassy of Canada, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo local SF convention. http://www.sfseminar.org/ email JBB02104[at]nifty.ne.jp
Arracon: 30 April-3 May, Elblag, Poland. Att. 60 zl 'til 31/3/01, then 80 zl. Contact: Marcim Grygiel, Skr. poczt. 20, 82-312 Elblag 13, Poland. (email: pipok[at]vc.pl, marcin_grygiel[at]zt.elblag.tpsa.pl, http://www.gabo.pl~fremen)
Babylon 5 Con: 'spring', Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: ab.planck[at]privat.utfors.se.
V-Con/Canvention 4-6 May, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Theme 2001-a Space Oddity. GoH: Lynne Abbey, Pat Turner, James Earnest. Att. $45.00 on door. contact: 1410 Regan Ave, Coquitlam, BC, V3J 3B5, Canada. http://www.v-con.org
Avalcon 4-7 May, Chotebor, Czech Republic. vaclav.pravda[at]seznam.cz
Keycon 18-20 May, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. GoH:Spider Robinson, Phil & Kaja Foglio. Contact: PO Box, 3178, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 4E6, Canada (Kim at (+1-204)669-6053)).
Seccond: 25-27 May, Swindon, UK. GoH: Paul McAuley. Contact: seccond[at]seccon.org.uk; http://www.seccon.org.uk/
13th SF Days NRW: June, Germany. Cancelled. Check: http://www.epilog.de/sftagenrw; sftagenrw[at]epilog.de
Fantastika 2001(Swecon): 15-17 June, Stockholm, Sweden. GoH: Karolina Bjallerstedt Mickos, Robert Rankin, Robin Hobb, Jean-Claude Mezieres, Pierre Christin. Att. 200 SEK 'til 1/01/01, then 250 SEK 'til 1/06/01. Contact: c.gomez[at]telia.com; tomas.cronholm[at]mbb.ki.se http://fantastika.dynarc.se/
A Celebration of British SF: 28 June-1 July, Liverpool, UK. GoH: Brian Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, John Clute, Nicola Griffith, Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod. Att. 235UKP all inc. Contact: SF Foundation, 22 Adington Road, Reading, RG1 5PT, UK.
PARCON: A Communication Odyssey – 20th Czech & Slovak nat con, 6-8 July, Czech Republic. SF&F, ST, Babylon 5, Discworld, games, contests, SF&F story competition "Karel Capek Award", videos &movies, party. Contact: londo[at]babylon5.cz
* 28th FRENCH NATIONAL SF CONVENTION 12-15 July, Paris, France. Contact: Alain Huet, 138, rue Gabriel Péri (2A), 93200 Saint-Denis, France. (email: AlainHuet[at]aol.com; http://www.noosfere.com/noosfere/convention/)
* Shore Leave: July 13 – 15, Hunt Valley, MD, USA. Media SF & science. Preregistration deadling 31/05/01. Contact: Shore Leave, PO Box 6809, Towson, MD 21285-6809, USA; tel: +1410-496-4456 (24-hr hotline); email: information[at]shore-leave.com; http://www.shore-leave.com
* Finncon-Baltcon: (Baltcon) 14-15 July, Jyvaskyla, Finland. GoH: Jonathan Carroll, Richard Stallman, Stelarc, Ahrvid Engholm. Attn. Free. Contact: irma.hirsjarvi[at]jkl.fi; 42[at]jyu.fi; japietik[at]tukki.cc.jyu.fi;http://www.finncon.org see also http://www.jyvaskyla.fi/kesa/
ConStruction: 27-29 July, UK. Con running. Contact: ConStruction, 32 Theobald Road, Cardiff, CF5 1LP, UK. (email: ConStruction[at]hotmail.com; http://members.xoom.com/con_stru ct/)
Odyssee:Aug/Sept, Germany. Cancelled. Check: http://www.epilog.de/sftagenrw; sftagenrw[at]epilog.de
Tatracon: 6-12 August, Tatra Mountains, Slovakia. Contact: tvreduta[at]mestosnv.sk; http://www.tatracon.host.sk
* Con-Version XVIII: 10-12 August, Calgary, AB, Canada. GoH:David Drake, Jean-Pierre Normand. Att. 50$ 'til 30/04, $55 01/05-31/07, $60 on door. Contact: PO Box 20098, Calgary Place RPO, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 4J2, Canada. (Fax (+1-403) 277-4251 http://www.con-version.org)
Atlantykron 10-19 August, Capidava, Romania. Att. $20 (inc. tent space). Contact: srepi[at]yahoo.com
DraculaCon: Eurocon 2001: 16-19 August, Capidava, Romania. Att: $30 (inc. tent space), $100 on boat. Contact: srepi[at]yahoo.com
* 40th Japan National SF Convention 18-19 August, Chiba, Japan. Contact: http://www.sf2001.com; info[at]sf2001.com
Eboracon: 24-26 August, York, UK. Unicon. GoH: Douglas Hill, Stan Nicholls, Ann Gaye. Att. 25UKP (20UKP student). Contact: "sparks" Mike Rennie, 68 Crichton Avenue, Burton Stone Lane, York, YO30 6EE, UK. (email: eboracon[at]psych.york.ac.uk; http://www-u sers.york.ac.uk/~amr107/eboracon/index.html)
HarmUni24-26 August, York, UK. Filkcon. GoH: Juliane Honisch, Kerstin Dröge. Run joint with Eboracon. Contact: http://www.filk.co.uk/harmuni.html
Saltsjöcon: 24-26 August, Fisksätra, Sweden. Filk & relaxcon. GoH: Sverre Schriwer, Tim & Annie Walker. Contact: wolf[at]sigmatc.a.se
* PentaCon: SFCD Con, 24-26 August, Dresden, Germany. Contact: URANIA SF-KLUB TERRAsse, Ralf Krämer, Otto-Dix-Ring 35, 01219 Dresden, Germany. (tel./fax: +49 (0) 351 275 2834; http://www.urania-dresden.de
The Millenium Philcon (Worldcon): 30 August-1 September, Philadelphia, PA, USA. GoH: Greg Bear, Stephen Youll, Gardner Dozois, George Scithers. Contact: Suite 2001, 402 Huntingdon Pike Rockledge, PA 19046 USA. (email: phil2001[at]unix3.netaxs.com; http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001/)
Polcon 2001: Polish Nat Con. 13-16 September, Katowice, Poland. GoH Robert Silverberg, Marek S Huberath, Dorota Malinowska, Andrzej "Bilbo" Kowalski. Att. 55 zl 'til 15/06/01, 65 zl 'til 15/08/01, 75 zl 'til 15/09/01. Contact: Slaski Klub Fantastyki, 40-956 Katowice, skr. Poczt 502, Poland. (Email skf[at]skf.from.hell.pl; http://www.skf.w.pl, http://www.skf.from.hell.pl)
Istrocon: 14-16 September, Bratislava, Slovakia. Contact: istrocon[at]istrocon.sk; http://www.istrocon.sk
Hypotheticon: 22-23 September, Glasgow, Scotland. Att. 15 UKP 'til 1/1/2001. Contact: Hypotheticon 2001, 25 Ravenscraig Ave., Paisley, PA2 9QL, UK (email: secretary[at]hypotheticon2001.co.uk)
HispaCon 'Salduba': Spanish National Con, 27-31 September, Zaragoza, Spain. Contact: jochu[at]ctv.es; sagacomic[at]jazzfree.com http://salduba2001.8k.com/
* FilkContinental: 28-30 September, Freusburg, Germany. Att. 55 DM. Registration deadline 20 July 2001. Contact: Kirstin Tanger Post Box/Postfach 023 545 D – 10127 Berlin GERMANY. (tel. +49-30-49766569; http://www.filkcontinental.de/fc2001/eindex.html
Akrostikon: 28-30 September, Göteborg, Sweden. GoH: Lars Jacobsson, Pål Eggert. Contact: akesson[at]tsl.uu.se.
* Imladris: 5th Krakow Weekend of SF. October, Krakow, Poland. http://konwenty.fandom.art.pl/imladris/
* Zahcon 2001: 4-7 October, Torun, Poland. http://konwenty.fandom.art.pl/zahcon01.htm
Octocon 13-14 October, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. GoH: Anne McCaffrey. Contact: http://www.octocon.com; email: chairman[at]octocon.com UK Agt. D Lally, 64 Richborne Terrace, London, SW8 1AX.
* HanseCon 17: 25-29 October, Lübeck, Germany. Att. 30 DM. Contact: Heinrich R. Arenz, Burgstraße 33, 60316 Frankfurt, Germany. (hra.hanse[at]freenet.de
* World Fantasy Convention 1-4 November, Montreal, PQ, Canada. GoH: Fred Saberhagen. Contact: Bruce Farr, 7002 N.6th Ave,Phoenix, AZ, 85021, USA. (email: 2001wfc[at]yahoo.com)
Horror Con: 2-4 November, Stockholm, Sweden. GoH Hans Arnold. Contact: j.n.alroth[at]telia.com.
* Novacon 31: 9-11 November, Walsall, UK. Att. £32 'til Easter. Contact: 379 Myrtle Rd, Sheffield, S2 3HQ.
Smofcon 19 7-9 December, York, UK. International Con running con. Att. 25 UKP. Contact: KIM Campbell 69 Lincoln St Leeman Rd. YORK YO26 4YP, UK. kcampbell[at]cix.co.uk
Helicon 2 (Eastercon): 29 March – 1 April, Jersey, UK. Att. 35UKP. Contact: Helicon 2, 33 Meyrick Drive, Wash Common, Berkshire RG14 6SY, UK (email: helicon2[at]smof.demon.co.uk; http://www.smof.demon.co.uk /helicon2.htm)
Damn Fine.. Convention: (Twin Peaks) 3-6 May, Shepperton, UK. Att. Norwegians 0UKP, others 20UKP. Contact: Damn Fine Convention, 37 Keens Road, Croydon, CR0 1AH, ENGLAND. email: info[at]damnfineconvention.org.uk ; http://www.damnfineconvention.org.uk
Downunder con festival: 1-30 June. SF con every weekend. (Combined with a bid for Corflu) Contact: Eric Lindsay, PO Box 640, Airlie Beach, Qld 4802, Australia. (email: eric[at]wrevenge.com.au)
Convergence: 41st Australian NatCon: 7-10 June, Melbourne, Australia. GoH Joe Haldeman, Sean Williams, Gay Haldeman, Lucy Sussex, Jack Dann, Race Mathews. Contact: GPO Box 1212k Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia http://www.vicnet.net.au/~converge/; contact-convergence[at]egroups.c om
* ColoniaCon 15: SFCD Con., 22-23 June, Köln, Germany. Contact: http://www.coloniacon.de
* Eurocon 2002: 1-7 July, Chotebor (and Prague), Czech Republic. Prague visit 1-3. Contact SFC Avalon, c/o vaclav.pravda[at]seznam.cz; http://eurocon2002.scifi.cz/
* U-CON: 41st Japan National SF Con., 13-14 July, Shimane, Japan. Contact: http://homepage2.nifty.com/u-con/; email: u-con[at]mbf.nifty.com
Discworld Convention 2002: 16-19 August, Hinckley, UK. GoH: Terry Pratchett. Contact: send an SAE to Discworld Convention 2002, 23 Medora Road, Romford, RM7 7EP, UK. http://www.dwcon.org/; email: info[at]dwcon.org; mailing list http://www.dwcon.org/mai lman/listinfo/2002/
* 29th French National SF Con: 29 August-1 September, Liège, Belgium. Att. Euro 39 'til 15/07/01, Euro 45 'til 30/04/02, Euro 55 on door. Contact: Alain le Bussy, rue du Cimetière, 21, 4130 Esneux, Belgium.
Con Jose (Worldcon): 29 August-2 September, 2002, San Jose, USA. GoH Vernor Vinge, David Cherry, Bjo & John Trimble, Ferdinand Feghoot, Tad Williams. Att. $120. Contact: Con Jose, PO Box 61363, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-1363, USA. (Email: ConJose[at]sfsfc.org; http://www.conjose.org/)
World Fantasy Con: 1-4 November, Montreal, PQ, Canada. GoH:Fred Saberhagen. Contact: Bruce Farr, 7002 N.6th Ave,Phoenix, AZ, 85021, USA; 2001wfc[at]yahoo.com
Torcon III (Worldcon): 28 August-1 September, Toronto, Canada. Att: $170. GoH: George R.R. Martin Frank Kelly Freas Mike Glyer, Spider Robinson, Robert Bloch. Contact: PO Box 3, Station A, Toronto, ON, M5W 1A2, Canada, email: info[at]torcon3.on.ca http://www.torcon3.on.ca
USA Boston in 2004 – Contact: info[at]mcfi.org; http://www.mcfi.org; or Tim or Marcia Illingworth; Charlotte in 2004: Contact: charlotte2004[at]earthling.net; http://scenic-city.com/charlot te2004/
Great Britain Worldcon Bid 25/8/2005-29/8/2005. Location: Glasgow. Pre-support: UKP5, Eur8, $8, A$12, NZ$15, Yen950. Contact: UK in 2005, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, S.Yorks, S2 3HQ, UK. (email: uk2005[at]hotmail.com; http://www.uk2005.org.uk)
There are rumours of an Australian bid for Worldcon in Melbourne: email Rose at mitchell[at]vicnet.net.au;get the gossip at http://www.egroups.com/invite/aussiecon4 Japan have officially announced for 2007 details at: http://www.nippon2007.org
There are rumours that Australia may move to 2009...
Thanks for help, info, etc. to John Mansfield, Andy Sawyer, Roger Robinson, Dave Langford, Marc Ortlieb, Inge Heyer, Sorin Repanovici & others.
Aussie events: annual calendar at http://www.vicnet.net.au/~sfoz/2001cal.htm
Things rather better. I got a holiday in Liverpool, Manchester, and visiting Wigan Pier. Got some work done at the SF Foundation too – and showed I hadn't completely forgotten how to calatogue! They've got some books that need a good new home, see: http://www.liv.ac.uk/%7Easawyer/sale.html