Last year one of my favorite conventions was Shore Leave. It was a nice mid-sized con that offered a great mix of science fiction and actual science programming, along with interesting celebrity Q&As, and vendors. Shore Leave is a fan-run convention held in Baltimore, Maryland (USA). It is happening July 9-11, 2010 at the Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn.

The cost of attending a convention tends to be one of the primary concerns for people, especially given the downturn in the economy. How much does it cost to attend a convention? Well, the answer to that is almost always, “It Depends.” There are a lot of factors that go into determining how much the grand total will be. Fear

Phoenix’s premiere SCIENCE FICTION convention, COPPERCON (SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2010) celebrates its 30th anniversary with a show-stopping combination of fantastic guests, great programming, and a new venue that will knock everyone’s socks off! CopperCon is proud to feature WORLD FANTASY AWARD winning author STEPHEN R. DONALDSON (Chronicles of Thomas Covenant), BRAM STOKER AWARD winning author WESTON OCHSE (Scarecrow Gods), BRAM STOKER AWARD

Hurricane Who is a Doctor Who convention held in Orlando, Florida (USA). This year, it is happening October 29 through October 31, 2010 at the Doubletree Resort Orlando hotel. Hurricane Who is run by a fan group that organizes ‘Doctor Who’ events in the Orlando, Florida area, and 2010 marks the second year for the convention. Guests for the 2010

Although The Convention Fans Blog is mostly geared towards fandom conventions in the US and Canada, I wanted to take a moment to post about FedCon, which is Europe’s biggest Star Trek and sci-fi convention. This year, FedCon is being held April 30 – May 2nd, 2010, at the Maritim Hotel Bonn in Germany. FedCon is celebrating it’s 19th year