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Ok, I'm likely to be talking only to myself, here, since to attend a science fiction con(vention), you probably need to be able to get a hotel room and drive and or fly by yourself and most of you may be too young to have your own credit card with which to do these things and you may be unlikely to have parents who do the con thang and will cart you along, but I figured nothing ventured, nothing gained.
If you've never been to a science fiction convention, it's basically like a huge fan club getting together and shooting the breeze for half a week. Which convention you attend and where it's held (and by whom) will generally determine the character of the convention. There are cons for LotR, Anime, Gaming, Discworld, Horror, Fantasy, Monster Movies, Old-Time Radio, etc. etc. The Locus listing is a fun place to start if you're looking for a con in your area.
I'm going to be attending two different science fiction conventions here in Southern California: the San Diego Comic-Con and Worldcon (aka LA Con IV). This will be my 26th Comic-Con and my first Worldcon.
Comic-Con and Worldcon are two of the largest conventions around. Comic-Con is a combination of a lot of cons in one place: comic books, animation, films, television, anime, manga, and gaming are the main focuses, with Hollywood representing big-time. It's held in San Diego every year by the same people. It is much like going to Disneyland, without the rides, and much stranger costumes.
Worldcon is for folks who like science fiction, and particularly written science fiction. The convention travels into and out of the US in alternating years. Last year it was Glasgow. This year it's LA. Next year it's Yokohama. Its character changes each year because the hosts change, but the definition of this convention is the core membership that turns up every year (e.g., Diane Duane and Peter Morwood). This is much more a gathering of the clans.
I will, most probably, be simply trying to survive both conventions. But am I going to be bumping into anybody else from these boards at either of these gatherings? Shall we try and have a meal together sometime? And if you can't make it, is there anything in particular you would like con reportage on when I get back?
If you've never been to a science fiction convention, it's basically like a huge fan club getting together and shooting the breeze for half a week. Which convention you attend and where it's held (and by whom) will generally determine the character of the convention. There are cons for LotR, Anime, Gaming, Discworld, Horror, Fantasy, Monster Movies, Old-Time Radio, etc. etc. The Locus listing is a fun place to start if you're looking for a con in your area.
I'm going to be attending two different science fiction conventions here in Southern California: the San Diego Comic-Con and Worldcon (aka LA Con IV). This will be my 26th Comic-Con and my first Worldcon.
Comic-Con and Worldcon are two of the largest conventions around. Comic-Con is a combination of a lot of cons in one place: comic books, animation, films, television, anime, manga, and gaming are the main focuses, with Hollywood representing big-time. It's held in San Diego every year by the same people. It is much like going to Disneyland, without the rides, and much stranger costumes.
Worldcon is for folks who like science fiction, and particularly written science fiction. The convention travels into and out of the US in alternating years. Last year it was Glasgow. This year it's LA. Next year it's Yokohama. Its character changes each year because the hosts change, but the definition of this convention is the core membership that turns up every year (e.g., Diane Duane and Peter Morwood). This is much more a gathering of the clans.
I will, most probably, be simply trying to survive both conventions. But am I going to be bumping into anybody else from these boards at either of these gatherings? Shall we try and have a meal together sometime? And if you can't make it, is there anything in particular you would like con reportage on when I get back?
You'll just have to start campaigning some convention to take place in Dover so you can just walk or take the bus there.
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