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You have no doubt come here to find out what sorts of gaming conventions are convening around the world. Keep in mind that maintaining a good convention calendar is a time taxing endeavor. I seem to have lost that time myself, but have no fear, there are many good listings that you can check, and I have linked many of them for you here.
Australian Role-Playing Convention Calendar: Yes, it's regional, but it's good to have a geographic fix. If this is your stomping grounds, then here's a central listing.
Bay Area Game Convention List: Again, a good regional tool.
Boldo's Armory: It's international and regional. That's a tough site to maintain.
ConCentric Rings: This is actually a web ring, but it's a good way to check things out for the standard convention shopper.
ConMen Syndicate: Gaming e-zine and convention listings.
ConTemporal: Pegasus Publishing actually publishes a hard copy of convention listings. If you want a huge listing by month and weekend, you might want to subscribe.
Falcon Science Fiction and Fantasy Society : Promotes science fiction and fantasy in Nova Scotia through game cons, writing contests, artwork, costumes.
Fandata: If you are willing to wade through a heckofalota listings, you might find this site worth while.
Historical Miniatures: There are a lot of listings for HMGS games on this page.
Jenga: This is often the most comprehensive of the independent listings that I have located. Even when I was updating regularly, I could never outdistance this list for long. It always lapped me within a month.
NE US SF: If you want a Sci Fi Con in the North East US, check this listing.
Rocky Mountain Benefit Gamers Association: Raises money for small, local charities in the Rocky Mountain region, typically by holding various events throughout the year, many of which are gaming.
RPGA Convention Calendar: Darn it all. If you want good D&D games, you just gotta go to an RPGA event! I know I do.
RPGA UK: The official listing site for the Role Playing Games Association's UK, Ireland and South Africa branch
RPG Registry Database of role-playing Conventions, players, and games.
SF-Lovers: It's a good site to find Sci Fi listings.
SF Site: Conventions - Gaming and Other: Science-Fiction gaming convention calendar.
Steve Jackson Games Convention and Trade Show Schedule: This is a good list. It's not just a trade show listing.
UK RPG Convention Calendar: If you can get around any excess verbosity, it's a good regional listing.
Now that you've made it this far, you may want to see some of my local listings. I live in Oklahoma and I support local gaming in this state. If you're looking for or have a game convention in this state or in a state boardering this one, please let me know, and I'll list it here. There's a handy form at the bottom of this page that lists all the information that I like to post.
April 2002
SteelCon 2002: The Riddle of Steel April 19-21 at the Holiday Inn in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This is a great convention put together by locals who care about the gaming community. For information e-mail ivorystl@ionet.net or call (405) 372-3905.
Southern Plains Gaming Expo May 31-June 2 at the Knights Inn Hotel [East Lamar Boulevard @ Collins (Hwy 157) ] in Arlington, TX. For more info e-mail zill@airmail.net.
ProtoCon 4 September 6-8 at the Reed Arena at Texas A&M in College Station, TX. ProtoCon is a student-run gaming convention at Texas A&M University. For more information write to The Gaming Club - 959480, Texas A&M University, Student Organization Finance Center, P.O. Box 5688 Aggieland Station, College Station, TX. 77844-9081 or e-mail protocon@tamu.edu
King Arthur Faire October 4-7 in Stroud, Oklahoma. Step back in time to the days of King Arthur. Meet Merlin. Marvel at the sights and sounds of medieval Europe. This faire event follows the days of King Arthur's reign on a year by year basis. It's fun, and I hope to see y'all there.