Official Sci - Fi and Fantasy Convention thread

Exactly what it says. This is a thread dedicated exclusively to Sci - Fi and Fantasy conventions. It can be general Sci - Fi or it can be dedicated to a specific show.

Any and all information on conventions can be posted by anybody on the JC. Discussion about attending a convention should be okay and of course we'll probably all want reports from those of us JCers who attended one for how a convention went.

Much thanks to Errant_Venture for permission to create this valuable resource for Sci - Fi fans.

Here are two conventions to start this off:

Book your tickets for the PASADENA, CA. Sci-fi Summit. Pasadena
Con Center, Pasadena, Ca. Fly in to Burbank, Ca. Get warm! Jet
Blue and other airlines have great deals now. Book your hotel rooms
online by going to the Creation Entertainment website
http://creationent.com

Dates: March 10-12, 2006 You can pre register at the Pasadena
Convention Center on Thursday evening 3/09/06. Guest speakers with
autographs, photo ops, etc. include:

*Evangeline Lilly
Avery Brooks
J. Frankes
G. Wang
Joel Gretsch
Wally Schirra
Alan Bean
Antony Head
Battlestars James Calles and many more.

AUGUST DETAILS FOR LAS VEGAS - OH MY ...

THE LAS VEGAS HILTON HOTEL
Thursday - Sunday
August 17 - 20, 2006
Hilton - Las Vegas
3000 Paradise Rd.

Guests:

William Shatner
Avery Brooks
Jonathan Frakes
Nichelle Nichols
George Takei
Walter Koenig
Robert Picardo
Robert Justman
Diana Muldaur
Tim Russ
Michael Westmore
WILLIAM SHATNER

AVERY BROOKS


JONATHAN FRAKES
Commander Riker of Star Trek: The Next Generation

NICHELLE NICHOLS
Uhura

ROBERT PICARDO
Star Trek: Voyager - The Doctor

ROBERT JUSTMAN
At this year's event honoring Star Trek's 40th Anniversary we're
pleased to welcome one of the producers of the series that started
it all. Mr. Justman's career spans more than 35 feature films and
500 TV episodes, pilots and movies. In 1964, he met Herb Solow and
Gene Roddenberry and was hired as the assistant director on "The
Cage," the first Star Trek pilot. He was soon back, but now as the
Associate Producer of the second Star Trek pilot and the series
which followed. He became Co-Producer for the show's third and final
season.
In October, 1986, he teamed up again with Roddenberry to produce
and help create the most successful syndicated television show of
this or any other era, the Peabody Award-winning Star Trek: The Next
Gener
GEORGE TAKEI
WALTER KOENIG

DIANA MULDAUR
Ms. Muldaur has had one of television's most varied careers,
appearing on virtually all of the popular TV series of the 1960's
and 1970's, she is best known to Trekkers for her work on Star Trek:
The Next Generation playing Dr. Kate Pulaski, and two appearances on
classic Trek: Dr. Miranda Jones in "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"
and Lt. Cmdr. Ann Mulhall/Thalassa in "Return to Tomorrow" Ms.
Muldaur's convention appearance on Thursday will be the first in
well over a decade!

TIM RUSS
Tuvok of Star Trek: Voyager

MICHAEL WESTMORE
Makeup Design and Supervision for Star Trek DS9, Voyager,
Enterprise, and several of the films.

RONALD HELD, PhD
In astrophysics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will give a
Power Point presentation on "FASTER THAN LIGHT TRAVEL", in which he
will discuss the theoretical sciences behind Star Trek, including
wormholes.

Actors Gary Jones and Dean Haglund bring over 45 years of combined
comedy improv experience to the CREATION ENTERTAINMENT stage (on
Saturday) as Captain James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock. In a hilarious 60-
minute show, Gary and Dean will create, with the help of the
audience, an impromptu episode of the beloved original STAR TREK
television show. With audience suggestions ranging from "the name of
the planet," the "special power of the planet's evil queen," to
the "true nature of the relationship between Kirk and Spock," their
show can't fail to have audi

 

The Motor City Comic Con is in May. I've been to a few in the past, and they seem to be hit-or-miss, depending on what guests and dealers are there. The upcoming one in May looks to be pretty good, with a giant reunion of cast members from the old Batman TV show (Batman, Robin, Catwoman x2, and Batgirl... along with the Batmobile, Batcycle, and Batcomputer), and with Star Wars guests such as Carrie Fisher, Warwick Davis, Matthew Wood, and Dave Barclay.

 

Sounds good Yoda Jeff

 

There is a BSG con this summer based on the new show that will be a good event to attend.

 

I wonder if Gen Con would go under this.

~PK~

 

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Drugs are bad, mmkay?

 

What are the dates and who from the show is attending?

I think if it has anybody related to Sci - Fi attending (even novel authors - I know I'll be trying to get and post info on the Star Trek book line's convention Shore Leave on this thread) then it counts enough to post info on it.


Fast EDIT: Clicking on the creation link this morning I saw that there was a Xena/Hercules convention this weekend. Here is all the information from Creation

THE OFFICIAL XENA
CONVENTION 2006
BURBANK, CA
Fri., Sat. & Sun. January 13-15, 2006
Burbank Airport Hilton and Towers
2500 Hollywood Way

Updated: January 9, 2006





STAY OVERNIGHT WITH US
AT OUR HOST HOTEL & PARTY!

PRE-REGISTRATION for WEEKEND PATRONS: Thursday Night 7:00-9:30 PM. Not a necessity, but we will get your registration done, give you your proper wristbands, have souvenirs and schedules: it is a lot of fun too to mingle with fellow fans, and once registration is taken care of you don't have to wait on line again! We will also have WILL CALL open for those coming to pick up tickets (all fans from outside the US) and those with any outstanding ticket issues.
SHOW HOURS:
FRIDAY CONVENTION: Noon to 7 pm Daily Academy Ballrooms 1, 4-6
FRIDAY NIGHT CABARET: 9pm (starring MICHAEL HURST and featuring JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND, ADRIENNE WILKINSON, TIM THOMERSON Academy Ballrooms 1, 4-6
SATURDAY CONVENTION: Noon to 7 pm Daily Academy Ballrooms 1, 4-6
SATURDAY DIONYSIAN DESSERT DANCE PARTY: 9PM (Open to Gold Weekend Patrons Only) Junior Ballroom (main hotel building in the lobby, not in convention center)
SUNDAY BREAKFAST & CHARITY AUCTION: 8am (Open to Gold Weekend Patrons Only)
Academy Ballroom 2-3 SOLD OUT
SUNDAY CONVENTION: Noon to 7 pm Daily Academy Ballrooms 1, 4-6
PHOTO OPS: Sunset B, located behind main theatre
HUDSON LEICK'S YOGA CLASS: Saturday 9am Sunset A-B Rooms, located behind main theatre
FAN RELAXATION LOUNGE: Sunset A
DAY CASH FOOD CONCESSIONS: Academy 2-3
Autographing and photo ops may on occasion occur before or after opening and closing hours. If so, it will be indicated on the schedule of events.

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EVERYONE AGREED THAT 2005 WAS THE BEST CONVENTION EVER!
LINK HERE TO READ ALL ABOUT IT:
WE HOPE TO HAVE AS MUCH FUN & EXCITEMENT IN 2006!



Lucy Lawless
Costume Contest!
Renee O'Connor
Photos by: STEVEN L. SEARS

2006 Convention Guests

Lucy Lawless
Renee O'Connor
Michael Hurst
Hudson Leick
Tsianina Joelson

Victoria Pratt
Jennifer
Ward-Lealand
Adrienne Wilkinson
David Franklin
T.J. Scott

Katherine Fugate
Tim Thomerson
Steven L. Sears
LUCY LAWLESS
Xena - Appearing Sunday

RENEE O'CONNOR
Gabrielle - APPEARING SATURDAY ON STAGE, doing Photo Ops Sunday.

MICHAEL HURST
Iolaus and director of episodes

HUDSON LEICK
Callisto

TSIANINA JOELSON
Varia

VICTORIA PRATT
Xena: Warrior Princess playing Cyane, Mutant X - Shalimar Fox and Cleopatra 2525-Rose "Sarge"



ADRIENNE WILKINSON
Livia/Eve

JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND
Boadicea

T.J. SCOTT
Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series) - Director episodes "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts", "Callisto", "Is There a Doctor in the House?", "Return of Callisto", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Adventures in the Sin Trade" and "Adventures in the Sin Trade II"

DAVID FRANKLIN
Brutus

TIM THOMERSON
Meleager

STEVEN L. SEARS
Writer, Co-executive Producer, Supervising Producer

KATHERINE FUGATE
Writer



Here are the TENTATIVE DAYS of appearance for our guests:
FRIDAY
DAVID FRANKLIN
TSIANINA JOELSON
ADRIENNE WILKINSON
TIM THOMERSON

SATURDAY
RENEE O'CONNOR
MICHAEL HURST
JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND
STEVEN SEARS
SUNDAY
LUCY LAWLESS
HUDSON LEICK
VICTORIA PRATT
KATHERINE FUGATE



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i want to hit the vegas one. Let me know if anyone else is headed to that, well meet up and paint the town red.

dkt

 

Here is info on a LOTR Convention:

THE ONE RING CELEBRATION: THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION FOR LORD OF THE RINGS FANS
Authorized by New Line Cinema
PASADENA, CA
Fri., Sat. & Sun. January 20-22. 2006
Pasadena Center
300 E. Green St.



Sign up for our TheOneRing.net CELEBRATION E-list to receive the latest updates on this event!

Updated: January 9, 2006





STAY OVERNIGHT WITH US
AT OUR HOST HOTEL & PARTY!

SHOW HOURS
Friday 1pm to 7pm
Friday Night Entertainment Show 9pm: One Ring Celebration Costume Competition and The Fenians plus a Cash Bar.
Saturday 11am to 6pm
Saturday Night Dessert Party 9pm: Featuring The One Ring Awards Presentation, Fellowship: The Musical segments, "Hobbit Sisters," Singing Gandalf, and Karaoke, Delicious Desserts and A Cash Bar.
Sunday Morning 10am: The One Ring Brunch & Charity Auction with BILLY BOYD, raising funds for The Epilepsy Connection of Glasgow.
Sunday 11am to 6pm
Note: certain events require separate ticket, please read below details. Autographs and photo ops may take place outside of the times stated above. A complete specific schedule will be available on site and at this location the final week before the event.

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We would like to take this opportunity,
on behalf of Creation Entertainment and TheOneRing.net
to thank LOTR fans from around the world for
helping to launch The One Ring Celebration in 2005.
Click here for some great photos of this unprecedented event!

And now, onto the 2006 One Ring Celebration!

2006 GUEST STARS

Elijah Wood
Sean Astin
Billy Boyd
Miranda Otto
John Noble

Daniel Reeve
ELIJAH WOOD
Frodo

SEAN ASTIN
Sam

BILLY BOYD
Pippin

MIRANDA OTTO
Eowyn



Watch this space for guest updates!
JOHN NOBLE
Denethor

DANIEL REEVE
Calligrapher and Cartographer. Designer of all the maps, books, scrolls, parchments and inscriptions in the LOTR films.



November 21: We have just been advised by Charles Ross' representation that he will not be able to perform at the event.
We are working on replacement entertainment that will be announced soon.



Here, as of November 30, are the tentative days of appearance of the main guests that have been booked so far:
FRIDAY
DANIEL REEVE

SATURDAY
ELIJAH WOOD
SEAN ASTIN
JOHN NOBLE
SUNDAY
BILLY BOYD
MIRANDA OTTO

LORD OF THE RINGS/TOLKIEN SCHOLARS/ARTISTS/OTHER GUESTS

Dr. Anne Petty
Lynnette Porter
Dr. Amy Sturgis
Greg Wright
Cynthia Cummens

Colleen Doran
Mike Foster
Laura Cooper
George Beahm
Tim Kirk
DR. ANNE PETTY
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Tolkien Studies; Comparative Mythology; Creative Writing; Literary Criticism; Technical Writing/Editing
Anne Petty has a Ph.D. in English from Florida State University with emphasis in Comparative Mythology and Creative Writing. Her dissertation topic was the mythopoeic structure of J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction (specifically, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings).

Academically, she has written educational multimedia scripts, published articles in literary journals, taught composition and literature, and presented seminars on technical and creative writing. She has published three books of literary criticism and several chapters in anthologies on J. R. R. Tolkien.

Anne?s new fantasy novel, Thin Line Between (Book 1 of a four-volume dark fantasy series titled The Wandjina Quartet), was published in May 2005 from Cold Spring Press/Simon & Schuster. Book 2 of the series, The Dangerous Place, will follow in the spring of 2006;

Her comprehensive book on J.R.R. Tolkien's major themes, Tolkien in the Land of Heroes: Discovering the Human Spirit, was published in September 2003 and was named #1 of the ?Top 10 Books on Tolkien Mythology? by About.com reviewer Esther Lombardi.


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LYNNETTE R. PORTER
Earned a Ph.D. in English, with specializations in rhetoric, composition, and te

 

Bumping this up to ask that if anybody went to the Hercules/Xena convention this past weekend to feel free to come in and tell us about it.

Same for those going to the LOTR Con this weekend

 

Just a heads up to anyone who goes to some of you who may at least go to Gen Con. We are discussing who we would like to see as the guest of honor this year. If there is anyone you want to me or suggest click on this link and sign up and submit a suggestion.

The Con Season is Upon us and it will be what we make of it!

~PK~

 

Upping for anybody going to a convention or have information about a Sci - fi and/or Fantasy convetion.

 

Our con isn't until October. But I'm going to go to it this year, my first Con.

 

Anything on the east coast?

Warrior_of_Mandalore Strikes Again!

 

it'd be nice if there was something in the midwest like in chicago

 

Conor, I'm in ND, and we have one. It helps that Kevin Sorbo is from ND, since he's been in a few sci-fi/fantasy shows. And, he's come almost every year for ours.

edit: Found some cons in Chicago: http://www.exisle.net/mb/lofiversion/index.php/t35285.html

 

i'll probably get crucified for this but what does ND stand for? i bet it's something obvious i cant come up w/ it

 

North Dakota...





...I'll get the cross.

Warrior_of_Mandalore Strikes Again!

 

I'm going to the Trek convention in Sacramento this year. Can't make it to Vegas.

 

You people are so lucky.

 

Warrior is wise.