26—29—MisCon, Box 7721, Missoula MT 59807. (406) 544-7083 miscon.org. Jerry Oltion, Frank Wu, Dragon Dronet.
26—29—CostumeCon, Box 7572, Des Moines IA 50323. cc24.dmsfs.org. Hotel Ft. Des Moines. Costumers’ annual con.
26—29—ConQuest, Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171. kcsciencefiction.org. Airport Hilton. General SF/F con.
26—29—WisCon, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701. sf3.org. Kate Wilhelm, Jane Yolen. Feminism and SF.
AUGUST 2006
23—27—LACon IV, Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409. [email protected]. Anaheim CA. Connie Willis. The WorldCon. $175.
AUGUST 2007
2—5—Archon, Box 8387, St. Louis MO 63132. archonstl.org. Collinsville IL. 2007 No. American SF Convention. $60+.
30—Sep. 3—Nippon 2007, Box 314, Annapolis Jct. MD 20701. nippon2007.org. Yokohama Japan. WorldCon. $180.
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