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Lloyd's Cancon List for September 2006 onwards
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Author: Lloyd Penney
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LLOYD'S CANCON LIST



SEPTEMBER 1-3 - FAN EXPO CANADA, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, 
ON. Multi-media, multi-interest convention. Guests: William Shatner, Leonard 
Nimoy, Carrie Fisher, Billy Boyd, James Callis, Gates McFadden, Robert 
Picardo, Jeffrey Combs, Alice Cooper, Linda Blair, Verne Troyer, Juliet 
Landau, Morena Baccarin, Paul McGillion, Tommy Tallarico, Yasuhiro Imagawa, 
Travis Willingham, Aaron Dismuke, Vic Mignogna, Guillermo del Toro, Roddy 
Piper, Michael Berryman, Ben Chapman, Walter Phelan, Jim Lee, many more. 
Admission: $20 basic pass, $39 all access pass. For more information, 
www.fanexpocanada.com.



SEPTEMBER 2-6 - FERAL! 2006, Camp Arowhon, Algonquin Provincial Park, ON. 
Anthropomorphic fan camp. Memberships: $300, maximum 150. For more 
information, www.campferal.org.



SEPTEMBER 10 - BURLINGTON TOY & COLLECTIBLES SHOW, Burlington Holiday Inn, 
Burlington, ON. Admission: $3, children under 12 free. For more information, 
sbuckley@cogeco.ca.



SEPTEMBER 10 - VANCOUVER COMICON, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. Guests and 
admission: TBA. For more information, 
mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Elswong/Comicon.html.



SEPTEBMER 16 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Capitol Hill Community Centre, 
North Burnaby, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



SEPTEMBER 17 - MONTREAL COMIC BOOKS/ORIGINAL ART/NON-SPORTS CARDS 
CONVENTION, Palais de Congres, Montreal, QC. Guests and memberships: TBA. 
For more information, majorcomics.safeshopper.com/14/cat14.htm?23 .



SEPTEMBER 17 - X-TRAVACON, Knights of Columbus Hall, Livonia, MI. Comics, 
toy and card show. Admission: US$3. For more information, 
www.motorcityconventions.com.



SEPTEMBER 18 - FLEETCON 2006, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS. SF/gaming 
convention. Admission: $5. For more information, www.fleetcon.ca.



SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 - ROYALCON 2006, Days Hotel & Conference Centre, Montreal, 
QC. Gaming convention. Guests: Sean Punch, Lucien Soulban, Robert Dubois, 
Francis Larose, Marc-Alexandre Vezina. Passes: $25, one-days available. For 
more information, www.royalcon.ca.



SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 - PHANTASM 15, Peterborough Public Library, Peterborough, 
ON. Gaming convention. Guests: TBA. Passes: $25. For more information, 
www.peterboroughathome.com/phantasm/ .

OCTOBER 6-8 - VCON 31, Executive Airport Plaza Hotel, Richmond, BC. Science 
fiction convention. Guests: Barbara Hambly, Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Randy 
McCharles. Memberships: $50 until September 15, $60 at the door. For more 
information, www.v-con.ca .



OCTOBER 6-8 - CONCLAVE 31, Crowne Plaza Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, MI. 
Science Fiction convention. Guests: Catherine Asaro, Voltaire, Rene & Carole 
Gobeyn, Emerald Rose. Memberships: US$30 until January 20, US$35 until April 
21, US$40 until Labor Day, US$45 at the door. For more information, 
www.conclavesf.org.



OCTOBER 13-15 - CON*CEPT 2006, Hotel TBA, Montreal, QC. Science fiction 
convention. Guests: Robert Charles Wilson, Steve Bacic, Larry Stewart, more. 
Memberships: $45 until September 15, $50 at the door, other rates available. 
For more information, www.conceptsff.ca.



OCTOBER 14 & 15 - PURE SPECULATION II: ELECTRUM BOOGALOO, Delta Edmonton 
South, Edmonton, AB. Gaming convention. Guests: Wil Wheaton, Minister Faust. 
Passes: $30, $40 at the door. For more information, www.purespeculation.com.



OCTOBER 14 & 15 - MOTOR CITY COMIC CON, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, MI. 
Guests and tickets: TBA. For more information, www.motorcityconventions.com.



OCTOBER 15 - 34th ANNUAL CANADA'S GREATEST COLLECTOR'S TOY SHOW, Skyway 
Trade & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON. Admission: $8, seniors $6, children 
6-12 $1, under 6 free. For more information, www.ctcs.org.



OCTOBER 20-22 - CON-FUSION 2006, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. 
Gaming convention. Admission: $12, $7.50 for students and alumni. For more 
information, www.warhorn.net/confusion2006 .



OCTOBER 21 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Capitol Hill Community Centre, 
North Burnaby, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



OCTOBER 22 - 3rd ANNUAL CANADIAN STARWARS AND 80S TOY EXPO, Burlington 
Holiday Inn, Burlington, ON. Admission: ?? For more information.



OCTOBER 22 - MODEL TOY & COLLECTIBLES SHOW, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. 
Guests and admission: TBA. For more information, 
mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Elswong/Comicon.html.



OCTOBER 28 - HOWLOWEEN 2006, Best Western Convention Centre, Coquitlam, BC. 
Anthropomorphic/furry convention. Memberships: $20 at the door. For more 
information, www.howloween.org.



NOVEMBER 3-5 - BAKURETSUCON, Hampton Inn, Colchester, VT. Anime convention. 
Guests: Steve Bennett, Cynthia Martinez, Brian Wilson. Memberships: $40 at 
the door. For more information, www.bakuretsucon.org.



NOIVEMBER 3-5 - YOUMACON 2006, Hilton Detroit/Troy, Troy, MI. Anime 
convention.Guests: Lou Albano, Matt Hill, Tony Oliver, Brett Weaver, Dave 
Anez, Robert and Emily deJesus, The Spoony Bards. Memberships: ?? For more 
information, www.youmacon.com.



NOVEMBER 4 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Croatian Cultural Centre, 
Vancouver, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



NOVEMBER 5 - VANCOUVER COMICON, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, BC. Guests and 
admission: TBA. For more information, 
mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Elswong/Comicon.html.



NOVEMBER 10-12 - ASTRONOMICON 10, Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, NY. 
Science fiction convention. Guests: Catherine Asaro, Julie Bell, Bjo & John 
Trimble, Toni Weisskopf, Pamela Sargent, Julie Czerneda, more. Memberships: 
US$30 until September 30 . For more information, www.astronomicon.info.



NOVEMBER 17-19 - U-CON 2006, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Gaming 
convention. Guests: Ed Greenwood, Jim Dietz. Memberships: TBA. For more 
information, www.ucon-gaming.org.



NOVEMBER 18 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Capitol Hill Community Centre, 
North Burnaby, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



NOVEMBER 18 & 19 - AC3 06, Travelodge Ottawa West, Ottawa, ON. Anime 
convention. Guests: Gisele Lagace, Les Major Tim Park, Lisa Ray. 
Memberships: $30 at the door. For more information, www.ac-cubed.ca.



NOVEMBER 19 - X-TRAVACON, Knights of Columbus Hall, Livonia, MI. Comics, toy 
and card show. Admission: US$3. For more information, 
www.motorcityconventions.com.



DECEMBER 2 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Croatian Cultural Centre, 
Vancouver, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



DECEMBER 9 - POP CULTURE COLLECTIBLES FAIR, Capitol Hill Community Centre, 
North Burnaby, BC. Admission: Free. For more information, 
www.geocities.com/turnbuckle99/ .



2007



JANUARY 19-21 - MOONBASE CONFUSION, Troy Marriott, Troy, MI. Science Fiction 
convention. Guests: Elizabeth Moon, Bill Higgins, Howard Waldrop, Paul "PZ" 
Myers, Steve MacDonald, Mike Glicksohn. Memberships: US$30 pre-registration, 
US$45 at the door, other rates available. For more information, 
www.stilyagi.org/cons/2007/ .



FEBRUARY 2-4 - PANDEMONIUM 24, Delta Toronto East, Toronto, ON. Gaming 
convention. Memberships: TBA. For more information, www.realmsquest.org, and 
click on Pandemonium.



FEBRUARY 23-25 - ANIMARITIME 2007, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB. 
Anime convention. Guests: TBA. Memberships: $20, $25 at the door. For more 
information, www.mtaanime.org/animaritime .



MARCH 2 & 3 - NOHCON, Daemen College, Amherst, NY. Anime convention. Guests 
& memberships: TBA. For more information, www.nohcon.com .



MARCH 2-4 -  AD ASTRA 26, Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley, Toronto, ON. 
SF/comics convention. Guests: TBA. Memberships: $35 pre-registration. For 
more information, www.ad-astra.org.



MARCH 23-25 - FilKONtario 17, Delta Toronto Airport West, Mississauga, ON. 
Filking convention. Guests and memberships: TBA. For more information, 
www.filkontario.ca .



MARCH 23 - 25 - THE OFFICIAL STARGATE SG-1 & STARGATE: ATLANTIS CONVENTION, 
Hilton Metrotown, Vancouver, BC. Guests: Carry Chalk, Rochel Luttrell, 
Martin Wood. Memberships: $529 gold package. For more information, 
www.creationent.com.



MARCH 24 - NISHIKAZE III, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB. Anime 
convention. Admission: TBA. For more information, www.nishikaze.org .



MARCH 29 - APRIL 1 -  WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2007, Toronto Marriott 
Downtown Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON. Guests: Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy 
Kilpatrick, John Picacio, Peter Crowther, Don Hutchison, Sephera Giron, 
more. Memberships: US$100/Can$115 until November 10, US$120/Can$137 until 
March 1, 2007, US$140/Can$170 at the door. For more information, 
www.whc2007.org.



APRIL 13-15 - LORE CON 3, Hotel TBA, S. Burlington, VT. Gaming conventions. 
Guests and memberships: TBA. For more information, www.lorecon.com.



APRIL 20-22 - EERIECON 9, Days Inn at the Falls, Niagara Falls, NY. Dark 
Fantasy/horror convention. Guests: Steven Brust, James Alan Gardner, Nancy 
Kress, more. Memberships: TBA. For more information, www.eeriecon.org.



APRIL 20-22 - PENGUICON 5.0, Troy Hilton, Troy, MI. SF/open source software 
convention. Guests: Bruce Schneier, John Kovalic, Randy Milholland, more. 
Memberships: TBA. For more information, www.penguicon.org.



MAY 18-20 - KEYCON 007, Radisson Hotel Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB. Science 
fiction convention. Guests: Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, L.A. 
Williams. Memberships: $40 until December 31, $45 until April 30, more at 
the door. For more information, www.keycon.org .



MAY 19 & 20 OTAFEST 07, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. Anime 
convention. Admission: Free with donation of non-perishable food item. For 
more information, www.otafest.com .



MAY 25-27 - ANIME NORTH, Toronto Congress Centre & Doubletree International 
Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON. Anime convention. Guests and memberships: TBA. For 
more information, www.animenorth.com.



JUNE 8-10 - PARADISE TORONTO COMICON, Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition 
Place, Toronto, ON. Guests and memberships: TBA. For more information, 
www.torontocomicon.com.



JULY 6-8 - TT21, Doubletree International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, ON. Media SF 
convention. Guests and memberships: TBA. For more information, www.tcon.ca.







2008



OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 3 - WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2008, Hotel TBA, Calgary, 
AB. Guests and memberships: TBA. For more information.
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