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.
2-8, World Boardgaming Championships, Lancaster, PA http://www.boardgamers.org/
5-8, ReConStruction, the 10th NASFiC, Raleigh, NC http://www.reconstructionsf.org/
5-8, Twelfth International Mars Society Convention, Dayton, OH http://www.marssociety.org/portal/c/Conventions/2010-annual-convention/
5-8, Gen Con Indy (gaming), Indianapolis, IN http://www.gencon.com/2010/indy/default.aspx
5-8, Mysterium 2010 (Myst computer game series), Minneapolis, MN http://www.mysterium.net/
5-8, BrickFair (LEGO), Chantilly, VA http://www.brickfair.com/
6-8, CrisisCon 2010, Huntsville, AL http://www.crisis.epicenternetworks.com/
6-8, ACD-Con 2010, Hildesheim, Germany http://www.acd-con.de/ (Site is in German only)
6-9, Costume College 2010, Woodland Hills, CA http://www.costumecollege.org/
6-8, Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2010: The Wild West, Denver, CO http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/
6-8, Castlefest (gaming), Lisse, Netherlands http://www.castlefest.nl/welkom.php?lang=en (Requires Flash and JavaScript)
6-8, VividCon 2010 ("fannish vids"), Chicago, IL http://www.vividcon.com/
6-8, Animethon 17, University of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.animethon.org/main/
6-8, Anime Festival Orlando 11, Orlando, FL http://www.animefestivalorlando.com/
6-8, Anime Overload 2, Austin, TX http://www.animeoverload.net/
6-7, Kin-Yoobi Con 2010 (anime), Chabot College, Hayward, CA http://www.gzronline.com/convention.htm
6-8, Fandemonium '10 (media), Nampa, ID http://www.fandemonium.org/
7-8, TOKON10, the 49th Japanese Science Fiction Convention, Tokyo, Japan http://www.tokon10.net/
7-9?, Dragonfire 22 (gaming), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa http://claws.za.net/Dragonfire2009/Dragonfire2009
7-8, Northern Michigan Anime Convention 2010: The Good, the Bad, and the Otaku (anime), Traverse City, MI http://www.nmacon.net/
13-15, ConStruct (DIY), Livonia, MI http://www.constructacon.org/
13-15, Tolkien Moot, Spokane, WA http://www.tolkienmoot.org/
13-15, ManorCon 2010 (filk), Crowcombe, UK http://www.walkerwork.co.uk/manorcon.html
13-15?, Dragonflight XXXI (gaming), Bellevue, WA http://www.dragonflight.org
13-15, Heat of Battle IV (wargaming), New Orleans, LA http://www.nationalww2museum.org/calendar/educational-wargaming-at-the.html
13-15, Guns of August (wargaming), Williamsburg, VA http://www.odms-club.com/convention/
13-15, Anime Detroit 2, Troy, MI http://animedetroit.org/
13-15, MatsuriCon 2010 (anime), Worthington, OH http://www.matsuricon.org/
13-15, Anime Evolution 2010, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC http://www.animeevolution.com/
13-15, Otakuthon (anime), Montréal, Québec http://www.otakuthon.com/2010/
13-15, Auto Assembly 2010 (Transformers), Birmingham, UK http://www.autoassembly.org.uk/
19-22, Game Fest South 3, Chattanooga, TN http://gamefestsouth.com/
20-22, 5Pi-Con, Enfield, CT http://www.pi-con.org/
20-22, Lomnitz-Con 2010, Lomnitz, Germany http://www.urania-dresden.de/SFClub.html (Site is in German only)
20-22, Wadfest 2010 (Discworld), Retford, UK http://www.wadfest.co.uk/
20-22, Manifest (anime), Melbourne, Australia http://www.manifest.org.au/ (Requires JavaScript)
20-22, Mizu Con (anime), Miami, FL http://www.mizucon.com/
20-22, Domikon 2010 (Star Trek), Donji Miholac, Croatia http://www.domikon.hr/eng-index.html
21, The Cybertronian Conference 2010 (Transformers), Tacoma, WA http://www.ggaub.com/tf/cybcon2010.html
26-27, 36th French national science fiction convention, Grenoble, France http://noosfere.org/convention2010/accueil/index.html
27-30, Tricon 2010 (Eurocon, Polish, Czech, & Slovak national sf cons), Český Těšín/Cieszyn, Poland http://tricon.info/
27-29, Bubonicon 42, Albuquerque, NM http://www.bubonicon.com/
27-29, ArmadilloCon 32, Austin, TX http://www.fact.org/dillo/
27-29, Context 23, Columbus, OH http://www.contextsf.org/
26-30, Eurofurence 15: 1001 Arabian Nights (furry), Suhl, Germany http://www.eurofurence.org/EF15/cont-main.html
26-29, KillerCon (horror/paranormal), Las Vegas, NV http://www.killercon.org/
27-29, Chibi-Pa: GO!!!!! (anime), West Palm Beach, FL http://www.chibipa.com/ (Site requires JavaScript)
27-29, Abunai 2010: The Power is Yours! (anime), Veldhoven, Netherlands http://www.abunaicon.nl/
27-29, AniNite'10 (anime), Vienna, Austria http://www.aninite.at/ (Site is in German only)
27-29, Inochicon 2010 (anime), Philadelphia, PA http://inochicon.com/
28-29, 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium, Portland State University, Portland, OR http://www.pdxzines.com/
1-5, Feral! (furry), Algonquin Park, Ontario http://www.campferal.org/
2-6, AussieCon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, Melbourne, Australia http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/
3-6, Dragon*Con, Atlanta, GA http://www.dragoncon.org/
3-5, Geek.Kon 2010, Madison, WI http://www.geekkon.net/
3-6, TCEP 17: One Night in Laurel (gaming), Laurel, MD http://barkingmad.org/conventions/tcep17/
3-5, Sac-Anime (anime/gaming), Sacramento, CA http://www.sacconventions.com/
3-5, Kuzuricon (anime), Battle Creek, MI http://www.kuzuricon.org/
3-6, AnimeFest, Dallas, TX http://www.animefest.org/
3-5, Kitsune Con (anime), Wooster, OH http://www.kitsunecon.com/
3-5, Mephit Fur Meet 2010, Olive Branch, MS http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
4-6, CopperCon 30, Mesa, AZ http://www.casfs.org/cucon/
4-5, Fanfair Fest, Vancouver, BC http://fanfairfest.com/
4-6, Anime Vegas 7, Las Vegas, NV http://www.animevegas.com/
4-6, Kumoricon 2010 (anime), Portland, OR http://www.kumoricon.org/
4-5, Darmstadt Spacedays (media/miniatures), Darmstadt, Germany http://www.spacedays.de/index.php?id=spacedays (Site is in German only)
9-12, XXIV Bachanalia Fantastyczne, Uniwersytet Zielonogórski, Zielona Góra, Poland http://www.bachanalia.zgora.pl/ (Site is in Polish only)
9-12, Alcon 2010 (anime), De Montfort University, Leicester, UK http://www.alcon.org.uk/news.php
10-12, OutsideCon 23 (relaxacon), Montgomery Bell State Park, Burns, TN http://www.outsidecon.com/
10-12, Reunion 8 (media), Daventry, UK http://www.sfball.com/reunion/index.php
10-12?, Erie Anime Experience III, Edinboro, PA http://erie-anime-experience.com/ (Requires Flash)
10-12, Nan Desu Kan (anime), Denver, CO http://www.ndkdenver.org/
10-12, Louisianime, Baton Rouge, LA http://www.louisianime.com/
10-12, Connichi 2010 (anime), Kassel, Germany http://www.connichi.de/ (Site is in German only)
11, Concrete Cow 10 1/2 (gaming), Milton Keynes, UK http://www.mk-rpg.org.uk/Concrete_Cow
17-19, Con*Stellation XXIX: Leo, Huntsville, AL http://www.con-stellation.org/constell/index.html
17-19, FenCon VII, Addison, TX http://www.fencon.org/
17-19, Elstercon 2010/SFCD-Con 2010, Leipzig, Germany http://www.elstercon.de/
17-19, FantasyCon 2010, Nottingham, UK http://www.fantasycon.org.uk/
17-19, AustriaCon 2010 (Perry Rhodan), Vienna, Austria http://www.frostrubin.com/cons/ac10/con_ac10.htm
17-19?, SIBCON XV (gaming), Butler, PA http://www.circleofswords.com/main/page.php?7
17-19, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Atlanta, GA http://www.awa-con.com/
17-19, Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, Seattle, WA http://www.mifff.org/index2.html
17-19, Horror Realm (media horror) Pittsburgh, PA http://www.horrorrealmcon.com/
18-19, Fantasticon 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.fantasticon.dk/fantasticon2010/english.php
18-19, Samurai no Hi (anime), Stargard Szczeci.ski, Poland http://samurainohi.pl/ (Site is in Polish only)
18-19, 2010 Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Portland, OR http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/
23-26, Hurricon 2010 (historical miniatures gaming), Orlando, FL http://www.hmgs-south.com/hmgs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=61
24-26, Foolscap 12, Redmond, WA http://www.foolscapcon.org/
24-26?, KrimiCon, Prague, Czech Republic http://www.festivalfantazie.cz/krimicon/
24-26, Inne Sfery 2010, Wrocław, Poland http://is.wielosfer.pl/ (Site is in Polish only)
24-26, Oxonmoot 2010 (Tolkien), Oxford, UK http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/
24-26, Da'con (alternate history), Thurrock, UK http://www.thegoldensprout.com/dacon
24-26, RainFurrest: Furst on the Moon (furry), Seatac, WA https://www.rainfurrest.org/
24-26?, Conception VIII (gaming), College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL http://www.concentricconventioncompany.com/ConceptionCon.html
24-26, Fields of Honor 2010 (gaming), Johnston, IA http://www.fields-of-honor.org/
24-26, 2010 Fall Gaming Hoopla, Lake Geneva, WI http://www.gaminghoopla.com/
24-26, Anime Crossroads, Indianapolis, IN http://animecrossroads.com/
25-30, ICon 2010 , Tel Aviv, Israel http://www.icon.org.il/2010/
25-26, Phantasm (gaming), Peterborough, Ontario http://phantasm.pfga.ca/index.html
25, Anime St. George, St. George, UT http://www.animesg.net/
25-26, J-CultureCon 2010 (anime), Derby, UK http://www.j-culturecon.co.uk/
1-3, VCon 35, Vancouver, BC http://www.vcon.ca/
1-3, Archon 34, St. Louis, MO http://www.archonstl.org/34/
1-3, Conjecture 2010, San Diego, CA http://2010.conjecture.org/
1-3, Con*Cept 2010, Montréal, Quebec http://www.conceptsff.ca/2010/conv2010.html
1-3, Buckeye Game Fest XI, Columbus, OH http://www.buckeyeboardgamers.org/buckeyegamefest.htm
1-3, GameCon Memphis, Memphis, TN http://www.gameconmemphis.com/
1-3, Nuke-Con 2010 (gaming), Council Bluffs, IA http://www.nuke-con.com/
1-3, FlatCon 2010 (gaming), Bloomington, IL http://www.flatcon.com/default.shtml
1-3, CthuluCon/H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Portland, OR http://hplfilmfestival.com/
1-3, RADFUR 2010 (furry), Adelaide, Australia http://radfur.safurs.net/
1-3, Realms Con (anime), Corpus Christi, TX http://realmscon.com/joomla/
1-3, Tsubasacon (anime), Huntington, WV http://www.tsubasacon.org/
1-3, Saboten-Con 2010 (anime), Mesa, AZ http://www.sabotencon.com/
2-4, SydCon 2010 (gaming), Glebe, Australia http://www.sydcon.info/
2, Plantacje (gaming), Szczecin, Poland http://plantacje.40i4.info/ (Site is in Polish only)
7-17, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Sitges, Spain http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng (Requires Flash)
7-10, Sirens (women in fantasy), Vail, Colorado http://www.sirensconference.org/
8-10, ConClave XXXV, Romulus, MI http://www.conclavesf.org/
8-10, Nawikon, Rzeszów, Poland http://nawigator.rzeszow.pl/nawikon/ (Site is in Polish only)
8-10, Albacon 2010, Albany, NY http://www.albacon.org/
8-10, FilkCONtinental 2010, Freusburg, Germany http://www.filkcontinental.de/2010/home/index_e.php
8-10?, Council of Five Nations XXXIII (gaming), Schenectady, NY http://www.swa-gaming.org/council
8-10, CelestiCon (gaming), San Ramon, CA http://www.celesticon.com/
8-10, Tactical Solutions 2010 (miniatures gaming), Spokane Valley, WA http://tactical-solutions-gaming.tripod.com/index.html
8-10, New York Anime Festival, New York City, NY http://www.newyorkanimefestival.com/
8-10, Anime Banzai 2010, Layton, UT http://www.animebanzai.org/main.php
8-10, EXP Con (anime/video gaming), St. Augustine, FL http://www.celesticon.com/
8-10, Motaku 2010 (anime), Kansas City, MO http://motaku.org/
8-10, Con-Galoosh 2010 (WDW Adventurers' Club), Orlando, FL http://www.congaloosh.org/home/
8-10, Spooky Empire (horror media), Orlando, FL http://www.spookyempire.com/index.html
9-10, NewCon V, Northampton, UK http://www.newcon5.com/
9-10, Buchmesse Con (BuCon) 24, Dreieich-Sprendlingen, Germany http://www.buchmessecon.info/ (Site is in German only)
9-10, FoxCon 2010 (gaming), Augusta, ME http://foxconmaine.com/
9-10, OshCon 2010 (gaming), University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI http://www.oshcon.org/
9-10, Furnace 2010 (gaming), Sheffield, UK http://rpgfurnace.com/
9-10, Cape & Kimono (anime), Québec City, Québec http://www.capekimono.com/
9-10, Conquest 2010 (media), Brisbane, Australia http://www.conquestforever.com/
9, JediCon WV VII (Star Wars), Wheeling, WV http://www.redbirdsolutions.com/jedicon/
9, Slag-A-Con (Transformers), Chesterfield, IN http://www.slagacon.com/
10-14, Utopiales 2010, Nantes, France http://www.utopiales.org/ (Site is in French only)
10, World Zombie Day, all sorts of places http://www.myspace.com/worldzombieday
14-17, Con on the Cob (gaming), Hudson, OH http://www.cononthecob.com/
14-17, Bouchercon 2010: Bouchercon By the Bay (mystery), San Francisco, CA http://www.bcon2010.com/welcome.php
15-17, Con: Version 26, Calgary, Alberta http://www.con-version.org/
15-17, WinCon 2010, Chicago, IL http://omgwincon.com/
15-17, Copernicon 2010, Toruń, Poland http://www.copernicon.pl/ (Site is in Polish only)
15-17, Drugie Chrzanowskie Dni Fantastyki, Chrzanów, Poland http://galatea.dragonfans.pl/ (Site is in Polish only)
15-17, Ring*Con 2010 (fantasy), Bonn, Germany http://www.ringcon.de/index_en.php
15-17, Arcana 40 (dark fantasy), St. Paul, MN http://arcanacon.com/
15-17, Viking-Con 29 (gaming), Tårnby, Denmark http://www.viking-con.dk/ (Site is in Danish only)
15-17, FallCon (gaming), Calgary, Alberta http://www.fallcon.com/
15-17, TRAVELLERcon/USA (Traveller RPG), Lancaster, PA http://www.travellercon-usa.com/
15-17, ValleyCon 36 (media), Fargo, ND http://www.valleycon.com/
15-17, Festival of Fantastic Films 2010, Manchester, UK http://www.fantastic-films.com/festival/
15-17, Another Anime Convention 2010: Gothic & Horror, Nashua, NH http://www.anotheranimecon.com/
15-17, Eirtakon 2010 (anime), Dublin College University, Dublin, Ireland http://eirtakon.com/vbdrupal/
16-17, Octocon, Dublin, Ireland http://www.octocon.com/
16-17, SavageCon 2010 (pulp), St. Louis, MO http://www.facebook.com/pages/SavageCon-2010/134220646608912
16, Sukoshicon (anime), Mobile, AL http://sukoshicon.com/mobile/
21-24?, Ohio Valley Filk Fest 26, Dublin, OH http://www.ovff.org/
21-24, Spieltage Essen/Comic Action (gaming/comics), Essen, Germany http://www.merz-verlag.com/spiel/e000.php4
21-22, BlizzCon 2010 (Warcraft/Starcraft/Diablo game universes), Anaheim, CA http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/
21-24, Bakuretsu Con 2010 (anime), Colchester, VT http://www.bakuretsucon.org/
22-24, MileHiCon 42, Denver, CO http://www.milehicon.org/
22-23, Rising Star 19, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV http://www.rising-star.org/
22-24, Pure Speculation, Edmonton, Alberta http://www.purespec.org/
22-24, Necronomicon 2010, St. Petersburg, FL http://www.stonehill.org/necro.htm
22-24, Capclave 2010, Rockville, MD http://www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave10/
22-24, Rock-Con 2010 (gaming), Rockford, IL http://rock-con.com/
22-24, CharCon 2010 (gaming), Charleston, WV http://www.charcon.org/
22-25, Gaelcon 2010 (gaming), Dublin, Ireland http://www.gaelcon.com/gaelcon/
22-23, SNAFU Con (anime), Reno, NV http://www.snafucon.com/
22-24, Espatrek (Star Trek), Valencia, Spain http://www.espatrek.org/index.php?lang=en
23-25, ICON 35, Cedar Rapids, IA http://www.iowa-icon.com/
23-24?, DAINA.CON 21, Goshike, Japan http://dainacon.cosmichorror.org/
23-24, FAN:dom Florida Convention, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL http://www.fandomfl.com/
23, Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, Toronto, Ontario http://specfic-colloquium.com/
23-24, Elliott's Fall Festival (furry), Orlando?, FL https://ele.furryhost.com/
23, Wie.MAI.KAI (anime), Wiesbaden, Germany http://www.wiemaikai.de/
23-24, F.A.C.T.S. 2010 (media), Flanders, Belguim http://www.facts.be/fa_index.html
27-31, Avalcon, Chotĕboř, Czechoslovakia http://festivalfantazie.cz/special/ (Site is in Czech only)
28-Nov 2, Hanse-Con 26, Lübeck, Germany http://www.sf-heinz.de/hc26/ (Site is in German only)
28-30?, SFTerraCon, Belgrade, Serbia http://www.sciencefiction.org.rs/ (Site is in Serbian only)
28-31, World Fantasy Convention 2010, Columbus, OH http://www.contextsf.org/WFC/
28-Nov 1, Oklacon 8: The Great Depression (furry), Watonga, OK http://www.oklacon.com/
28-31, Youmacon 2010 (anime), Detroit, MI http://www.youmacon.com/
29-31, Hal-Con, Halifax, Nova Scotia http://www.hal-con.com/
29-31, Beneluxcon 2010, Antwerp, Belgium http://www.futurevisions.be/2010/
29-Nov 1, XVI Mereth Aderthad/EstelCon (Tolkien), Valencia, Spain http://www.estelcon2010.org/
29-31, FurFright 2010 (furry Halloween), Cromwell, CT http://www.furfright.org/
29-31, Games People Play, Königsmoos, Germany http://www.spielespieler.de/infusions/aw_ecal_panel/view_event.php?id=29
29-31, MangaNEXT (anime), East Brunswick, NJ http://manganext.org/
29-31, Oni-Con (anime), Houston, TX http://oni-con.com/
29-31, AniMaCo (anime), Berlin, Germany http://animaco.de/ (Site is in German only)
29-31, Central Canada Comic Con, Winnipeg, Manitoba http://www.cccomiccon.com/
29-31, Hallowhedon 2 (Joss Whedon), Heathrow, UK http://massiveevents.co.uk/hallowhedon2/
30, MarsCon Masquerade Ball IV, Bloomington, MN http://marscon.org/2011/ball.php
30-Nov 6, KomiksFEST! 2010 (media), Prague, Czech Republic http://www.komiksfest.cz/2010/english
31, 7. Vienna Fantasy Gaming Convention, Vienna, Austria http://www.fantasygamecon.at/ (Site is in German only)