Multiple Alternate Reality Convention- right in Columbus,OH and our club does participate, especially this year!
Memorial Day Weekend (May 22md - 24th 2009) Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH.
Marcon 44: British Invasion!
This year the theme is British Sci-Fi, British Fantasy, British Movies and anything else British we can fit in - obviously our Ohio based Doctor Who clubs year to shine!
Our club usually runs a British themed video room all three days - with the theme placed squarely in our venue, we will be increasing our output to two video rooms to run all three days, giving us a chance to show off more foriegn scifi than ever before! As we will also be looking to increase our panels and participation in all areas, volunteering is a must! Contact us with ideas, suggestions, and where you'd like to help.
Our goal is to make science fictions fan aware of the great fun BBC has created, from classic sci-fi series, Doctor Who (of course), Blake7, Trifods, and Red Dwarf, to the new stuff from this century, including Hyperspace, Life On Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Jeckyl and of course, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Yes, also new specials with Doctor Who!
and yes, there's plenty of other stuff, for fans of other scifi, fantasy, filk, and games.
Largest science fiction and fantasy convention in North America:
Labor Day Weekend (August 29th - September 1st, 2008) in Atlanta, GA.
Thanksgiving Weekend(November 28th-30th, 2008)Somewhere in Chicagoland, USA.
West Coast Doctor Who Convention:
February 13th-15th, 2009, Los Angeles Airport Marriot Hotel, Los Angeles ,CA.
Here's a little scrapbook from the Chicago TARDIS convention the club has been to.
The Doctor Who Columbus taking a group picture with Maureen O'Brien(Vicky), Sylvester McCoy(7th Doctor), Sophia Aldred(Ace) and Gabriel Wolf (Sutek from Pyramid On Mars and Satan from The Satan Pit-talk about your type casting!). Okay, not the whole club went ... but the rest of us are just jealous.
Yes, even if Sylvester McCoy is sticking his tongue out.
Ken with Maureen O'Brien and Gabriel Wolf.
Matt and Bro meet Sylvester McCoy in 1988! Time travel 18yrs forward, and Matt and Bro meet Sylvester McCoy in 2006!
***Result: Sylvester McCoy Plaque gift, just waiting for Matt to add the new picture.***