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Last Updated July 17, 2002
EuroCon 2002-
Website: http://www.avalcon.cz
Email: Vaclav Pravda
Where: Chotebor & Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: July 1, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance: 1500
Location: Cultural House Junior, Sokolovna
Description: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Gaming, Anime, Comics Convention.
Anime Expo 2002-
Website: http://www.anime-expo.org/
Email: Information
Where: Long Beach, California USA
Dates: July 4, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Hyatt Hotel and the Long Beach Westin Hotel
Description: Anime Convention.
Florida Con-Quest Ft. Lauderdale-
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/FloridaConQuest
Email: MsGirt
Where: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
Dates: July 4, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance: 300+
Location: Inverrary Plaza Resort
Description: Gaming Convention.
Nero NJ-
Website: http://www.neronj.com
Email: New England Role Playing Organization (NERO) Alliance
Where: Farmingdale, New Jersey USA
Dates: July 4, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Camp Sacawjewia
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
Origins 2002-
Website: http://www.originsgames.com
Email: Jonathan Albin Marketing And Sales Director
Where: Columbus, Ohio USA
Dates: July 4, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance: 9000+
Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center
Description: Gaming Convention.
Westercon 55: Conagerie-
Website: http://www.westercon.org/55/
Email: Bruce Pelz
Where: Los Angeles, California USA
Dates: July 4, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Location: Los Angeles Airport Wyndham Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
AmberCon UK-
Website: http://www.aparker.co.uk/amber/
Email: Simone Pharoah-Metcalf
Where: Reading, England
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Renaissance Hotel
Description: Gaming Convention. Amber diceless roleplaying
Castle Con-
Website: http://www.fantek.org/fantek2/ccon/index.html
Email: Cheryl Evry
Where: Reston, Virgina USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance: 3-500
Location: Sheraton Reston Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
CONvergence-
Website: http://www.convergence-con.org
Email: Information
Where: Bloomington, Minnesota USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Radisson South
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
DwarfCon-
Website: http://www.bad-sports.com/~dwarfcon/index.html
Email: Shane Ericksen
Where: Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Lyndale Secondary College
Description: Gaming Convention.
Endercon-
Website: http://hatrack.com/endercon.shtml
Email: Information
Where: Orem, Utah USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 6, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Utah Valley State College
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
InConJunction 2002-
Website: http://www.inconjunction.org
Email: Con Chair
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites
Description: Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention.
Japan Expo-
Website: http://www.japan-expo.com/
Email: Jean-François DUFOUR
Where: Paris, France
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Espace Austerlitz
Description: Anime Convention.
Nexus 2002-
Website: http://www.enterthenexus.com/
Email: Nexus
Where: Bristol, UK
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Jarvis International Hotel
Description: Science Fiction, TV/Media Convention.
Sci-Fi Summer-
Website: http://www.sci-fi-summer.com/
Email: Joe Vecchio
Where: Atlanta, Georgia USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Marriott Century Center
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
Toronto Trek 16-
Website: http://www.icomm.ca/tcon/
Email: List administrator
Where: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Regal Constellation Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention. aka TT16.
Wizard World Chicago-
Website: http://news.wizardworld.com/Comics/WizWorldChi.asp
Email: Jim McLauchlin
Where: Rosemont, Illinois USA
Dates: July 5, 2002 - July 7, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Description: Comics Convention.
Bifrost 2002-
Website: http://www.bifrost.org.uk/
Email: Mark Caldwell
Where: Cradley, Heath, Birmingham, UK
Dates: July 6, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Haden Hill Leisure Centre
Description: Gaming Convention.
Dagorhir Ragnarok XVII-
Website: http://www.dagorhir.com/
Email: David Vierling
Where: Pomeroy, Ohio USA
Dates: July 7, 2002 - July 13, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Wisteria
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
Pulpcon-
Website: http://www.girasolcollectables.com/
Email: Information
Where: Dayton, Ohio USA
Dates: July 11, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Dayton Convention Center
Description: TV/Media Convention.
Anthrocon 2002-
Website: http://www.anthrocon.org/
Email: Information
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: The Adam's Mark Hotel
Description: Furry Fandom Convention.
Beauty and the Beast Convention 2002-
Website: http://www.dreamthedream.org/
Email: Information
Where: Orlando, Florida USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn International Drive Resort
Description: Beauty and the Beast Convention.
Big Apple Comic Con-
Website: http://www.bigapplecon.com/
Email: Big Apple Conventions
Where: New York, New York USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 13, 2002
Attendance:
Location: St. Paul Church Auditorium - Columbus (9th) Ave. & 60th St.
Description: Comics Convention.
G-FEST 2002-
Website: http://g-fan.com/
Email: J D Lees
Where: Arlington Heights (Chicago), Illinois USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Radisson Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention. Japanese sci-fi and fantasy. The western world's largest gathering of giant monster fans.
Readercon 14-
Website: http://www.readercon.org/
Email: Information
Where: Burlington, Massachusetts USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: The Burlington Marriott
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
Sci-Fi Expo - Bossier City-
Website: http://www.scifiexpo.com/
Email: atomic-entertainment
Where: Bossier City, Louisiana USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Location: Convention Center
Description: TV/Media Convention.
Shore Leave 24-
Website: http://www.shore-leave.com
Email: Information
Where: Hunt Valley, Maryland USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Location: Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
Star Trek Grand Slam-
Website: http://www.creationent.com/
Email: Creation Entertainment
Where: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Description: Star Trek, TV/Media Convention.
Starfury: Chariots of War IV-
Website: http://www.starfury.co.uk
Email: Sean Harry
Where: Heathrow, London, England, UK
Dates: July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Thistle Hotel
Description: TV/Media Convention.
Animethon 9-
Website: http://www.anime-alberta.org/animethon/
Email: Information
Where: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Grant MacEwan Community College (city centre campus)
Description: Anime Convention.
Attack! 2002-
Website: http://geocities.datacellar.net/ddwguk/attack.htm
Email: Information
Where: Devizes, Wiltshire, Great Britain
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Devizes Corn Exchange
Description: Gaming Convention. 3 floors of traders, demonstration and participation games, bring and buy, liscensed bar and refreshments.
Contagion 2002-
Website: http://www.contagion.co.uk
Email: Information
Where: Glasgow, Scotland
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 15, 2002
Location: Central Hotel
Description: TV/Media Convention.
Star Trek
NewWorldsCon 2002-
Website: http://www.newworldscon.de
Email: Holger Sauer
Where: Leipzig, Germany
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: see website
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
U-Con the 41st Japan National SF Convention-
Website: http://homepage2.nifty.com/u-con/
Email: Hirohide Hirai
Where: Tamayu Township, shimane pref., Japan
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Location: Hotel Gyokusen
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
Xanodria Medieval Fantasy-
Website: http://www.xanodria.com/
Email: Xanodria Productions
Where: Hamburg, Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 13, 2002 - July 14, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Blue Mountain Campground
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
Auckland Diplomacy Championships-
Website: http://daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm
Email: Will Black
Where: Auckland, New Zealand
Dates: July 14, 2002 - July 15, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Newmarket Returned Services Club
Description: Diplomacy Convention.
ClueFest 11-
Website: http://hometown.aol.com/cluefest/Cluefest.html
Email: Information
Where: Plano, Texas USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: The Harvey Hotel
Description: Mystery Convention.
Conestoga 2002-
Website: http://www.sff.net.people/sfreader/conestoga.htm
Email: KD Wentworth
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 600
Location: Sheraton Tulsa, Highway 169 At East 41St
Description: Gaming Convention.
Convulsion 2002-
Website: http://www.glorantha.co.uk/convulsion/convulsion.html
Email: David Scott
Where: Leicester, England, UK
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 22, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Digby Hall, University of Leicester
Description: Gaming Convention.
Costume College 2002-
Website: http://www.costumecollege.org/
Email: Darla Kruger
Where: Van Nuys, California USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Airtel Plaza Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention. Theme: Costuming
Gyricon-
Website: http://www.gyricon.com
Email: Angus Smith
Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 200
Location: Marriott Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel
Description: RPGA Convention.
Impossible Realities-
Website: http://www.impossible-realities.net
Email: Bob Tait
Where: Saint John, New Brunswick Canada
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 250
Location: Knights of Columbus Hall, 24 Coburg Street
Description: Gaming Convention.
LAIRE - Live Action Roleplaying Experience-
Website: http://www.laire.com
Email: Rhonda Farmer
Where: Sparta, New Jersey USA
Dates: July 19, 2002
Attendance: 100
Location: Camp Sacajawea Girl Scout Camp
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
ManorCon-
Website: http://www.diplom.org/manorcon
Email: Information
Where: Birmingham, England, UK
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Shackleton Hall, Birmingham University
Description: Gaming Convention.
Queens Con 1-
Website: http://more.at/phantom_of_krankor
Email: Information
Where: Charlotte, North Carolina USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn University
Description: RPGA Convention.
Shoujocon-
Website: http://www.shoujocon.com
Email: Information
Where: New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 1200
Location: New Brunswick Hilton
Description: Anime Convention.
Svaha: No Sleep Til Wreska-
Website: http://www.wildgazebo.com/
Email: Wild Gazebo Productions
Where: Somerset, New Jersey USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 100
Location: The Somerset Marriott
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
Vulkon Tampa-
Website: http://www.vulkon.com/
Email: Joe Motes
Where: Tampa, Florida USA
Dates: July 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 750
Location: Tampa Airport Hilton
Description: TV/Media Convention.
Big-D Collectible Show-
Website: http://home.swbell.net/donmaris/bigdshow.html
Email: Don Maris
Where: Dallas, Texas USA
Dates: July 20, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance: 1100
Location: Mesquite Convention Center Hwy 635 & Military Parkway
Description: Comics Convention.
FeenCon.2002-
Website: http://beam.to/feencon
Email: Tatjana Schwabe
Where: Herne (Northrhine West), Germany
Dates: July 20, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Kulturzentrum Herne
Description: Gaming Convention.
FlatCon-
Website: http://www.flatcon.com/
Email: C David Ross
Where: Bloomington/Normal, Illinois USA
Dates: July 20, 2002 - July 21, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University
Description: Gaming Convention.
War Party-
Website: http://www.hmgsgreatlakes.org
Email: Dave
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Dates: July 20, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Knights of St. John Hall
Description: Historical Miniatures Convention.
Jerry Doyle Cruises the Caribbean with fans-
Website: http://www.SwainWorldCruises.com
Email: Susan Helfrich
Where: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
Dates: July 21, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance: First Year
Location: Holland America Cruise Line, Maasdam
Description: Babylon 5 Convention.
Historicon 2002-
Website: http://www.hmgs.org/eastcons.htm
Email: Pat Shields
Where: Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 25, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Lancaster Host Resort
Description: Historical Miniatures Convention.
Playwak 2002-
Website: http://manta.univ.gda.pl/~demonek/collaps/index.html
Email: Tomek Truszkowski
Where: Kartuz, Poland
Dates: July 25, 2002 - August 5, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Gowidlino - 15 km from Kartuz
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
BotCon 2002-
Website: http://www.botcon.com
Email: Information
Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Grand Wayne Center
Description: TV/Media Convention. The Official Convention featuring The Transformers
Confluence 14-
Website: http://trfn.clpgh.org/parsec/conflu/index.html
Email: PARSEC
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Four Points Sheraton
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
FBICon-
Website: http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/
Email: Information
Where: Scottsdale, Arizona USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Quality Suites
Description: Gaming Convention. aka Flying Buffalo Inc. Con.
HAWAII ALL-COLLECTORS SHOW-
Website: http://www.ukulele.com/collect.html
Email: None
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
Description: Comics Convention.
HexaCon 12-
Website: http://www.casfs.org/hexacon/index.html
Email: Bob LaPierre
Where: Phoenix, Arizona USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Embassy Suites North
Description: Gaming Convention.
LibertyCon 16-
Website: http://www.libertycon.org/
Email: libcon
Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Description: Science Fiction Convention. CANCELLED
NCC 2002-
Website: http://www.ncc-cons.co.uk
Email: Matt
Where: Heathrow, UK
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 29, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Radisson Edwardian Hotel
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
Otakon-
Website: http://www.otakon.com/
Email: General Information
Where: Baltimore, Maryland USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Baltimore Convention Center
Description: Anime Convention.
Ropecon 2002-
Website: http://ropecon.roolipeli.net/
Email: Tiedotus
Where: Helsinki, Finland
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Dipoli Congress Center, Otaniemi Campus, Espoo
Description: Gaming Convention. (Finnish site)
Scap...err whatever 2002-
Website: http://www.bluelady.org/
Email: Miranda
Where: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Cincinnati Marriott North
Description: Farscape Convention.
SpaceCon: 2002-
Website: http://www.stonehill.org/
Email: Ellen Lindow
Where: Tampa, Florida USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn-Crown Plaza
Description: Space:1999 Convention. CANCELLED
Syraandor: NERO Alliance New Hampshire-
Website: http://www.syraandor.com/
Email: Shane A. White
Where: Claremont, New Hampshire USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Syraandor site
Description: Live Action Role Playing Event.
VikingCon 19-
Website: http://www.bsffc.org/vikingcon/
Email: Information
Where: Bellingham, Washington USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Western Washington University
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
VidCon 2002-
Website: http://www.stonehill.org/
Email: Debra Hicks
Where: Tampa, Florida USA
Dates: July 26, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn-Crown Plaza
Description: Science Fiction Convention.
An Evening with Andrew Robinson-
Website: http://www.utevents.co.uk/
Email: Uncharted Territories
Where: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dates: July 27, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn
Description: Star Trek Convention.
Best Of Both Worlds 16-
Website: http://www.bobw.com.au/
Email: Information
Where: Sydney, Australia
Dates: July 27, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Millennium Hotel
Description: Farscape Convention.
ConGames 2002-
Website: http://www.stonehill.org/
Email: Heather Cote
Where: Tampa, Florida USA
Dates: July 27, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Holiday Inn-Crown Plaza
Description: Gaming Convention.
Construction-
Website: http://www.DragonEvents.ltd.uk
Email: Information
Where: Wales, UK
Dates: July 27, 2002 - July 29, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Cardiff
Description: Con-Running Convention.
Mythcon 33-
Website: http://www.mythsoc.org/
Email: Marion Van Loo
Where: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dates: July 27, 2002 - July 29, 2002
Attendance:
Location: Boulder Ramada Inn and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's Mary Rippon Theatre
Description: Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention.
UB Summer Games-
Website: http://www.ubsarpa.com
Email: Keegan S Daley
Where: Buffalo, New York USA
Dates: July 27, 2002 - July 28, 2002
Attendance: 100-150
Location: University At Buffalo
Description: Gaming Convention.
qep'a' HutDIch-
Website: http://kli.org/stuff/qepa.html
Email: Dr Lawrence Schoen
Where: King Of Prussia (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania USA
Dates: July 31, 2002 - August 4, 2002
Attendance: ~20
Location: Radisson Valley Forge Hotel
Description: Klingon Language If you ever wanted to improve your Klingon speaking and listening skills, this is the place to do it, whether you're fluent or just a beginner.
PHATCON:Perth Heroic Adventure Tournament Convention-
Website: http://play.at/thehall
Email: Jason King
Where: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dates: July 2002
Attendance: 70
Location: The Hall Of Heroes And Heroines Gaming Club
Description: Roleplaying Convention.