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Welcome to The Genre Traveler! Please sign up using the form to the right so that you'll get all the latest updates to the site. You also might want to sign up for the RSS feed, which you can do via email or your favorite RSS Reader. Possibly, but that won't make a difference. Total Confusion, New England's largest game convention, is in a month and online pre-registration is now open. The 22nd annual convention will be held February 21-24, 2008, at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, Mass. For more information, visit www.totalcon.com.

The Women in Games International conference will take place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, from 11 am to 5 pm. the keynote speaker will be Dona C. Bailey, creator of the Centipede video game, one of the first video games to incorporate artificial intelligence. She'll be taking a look at where video games have been, where they are now and where she'd like to see them go in the future. Other events will include panels covering why having a diverse development team is good for the bottom line and women and online games. Roundtables will cover attracting women into games, planning a long-term career and more. For more information, check out the official website.

Always wanted to visit Italy but just haven't been able to get there? Well the next best thing will be available for your computer next month. "AnaCapri: The Dream", a unique first person adventure game for the PC, uses more than 8,000 detailed photographs taken around the real island of Capri and its charming village of AnaCapri. Created by Got Game Entertainment, the game allows players to search the island, learn its history while searching for clues to a mystery, or simply take a vivid virtual tour of the island in "exploration mode". In the game, players assume the role of an expert in ancient civilizations summoned to AnaCapri where they must search for an ancient artifact once believed lost to the ages. On the trail for clues, users encounter real villagers of AnaCapri, as well as historical figures who once lived on the island. "AnaCapri: The Dream" is rated "E 10+" (everyone 10 and older) by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. The game's simple point and click interface is suitable for even those with the most basic of computer skills, while the game's story transports players to another time and place. For more information, visit www.anacaprithedream.com.

August 2007

Aug. 1-15
Artifacts of a Nether World
Art & Objects by Dan Chessher
Hyaena Gallery
Burbank, Calif.
www.hyaenagallery.com

Aug. 10-12
Horrorfind Weekend
Marriott Hunt Valley Inn
Hunt Valley, Md.
www.horrorfindweekend.com/state/maryland/august/

Aug. 11, 2007
LA Myth: A group art show
Meltdown Comics
Los Angeles, Calif.
meltcomics.com or myspace.com/lamyth

Aug. 24, 2007
23rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards
The Caltech Athenaeum
Pasadena, Calif.
RSVP for reservations:
(323) 466-3310 or (800) 624-6504 in California
Outside California (800) 624-7907

September 2007

Sept. 7-9, 2007
Baltimore Comic Con
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Md.
www.comicon.com/baltimore/

October 2007

Oct. 5-7, 2007
Chiller Theatre
Hilton Parsippany
Parsippany, N.J.
www.chillertheatre.com
Note: Deadline to order advanced tickets is Sept. 22

Oct. 19-21, 2007
Screamfest
Wyndham Orlando Resort
Orlando, Fla.
Special Guest: Robert Englund
www.spookyempire.com

Oct. 12-21, 2007
Screamfest Horror Film Festival & Screenplay Competition
Grauman's Mann Chinese 6
Hollywood, Calif.
www.screamfestla.com

Until I can get the searchable database developed and running, I'm stuck with listing cons in each issue and, if I miss some, here in the blog. Here is a list of ones coming up in the second half of next month.

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April 17: LoreCon 3
Burlington, Vt.
Guests include: Steve Kenson
Focus: Gaming
www.lorecon.com

April 19 - 22: Sleuthfest
Miami Beach, Fla.
Guests include : Linda Fairstein and Rene Balcer
Focus: Mysteries
www.mwa-florida.org/sleuthfest.htm

April 20 - 22: Anime Boston
Boston, Mass.
Guests include: Junji Nishimura, Chris Bevins and Luci Christian
Focus: Anime
www.animeboston.com

April 20 - 22: Anime St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo.
Guests include: Vic Mignogna
Focus: Anime
animestl.com

April 20 - 22: C4 Con
Providence, R.I.
Guests include: Jess Hartley
Focus: Gaming
www.c4con.com

April 20-22: Eeriecon Nine
Niagara Falls, NY
Guests include: Steven Brust and Nancy Kress
Focus: SF, F & H
www.eeriecon.org

April 20 - 22: NoBrandCon
Eau Claire, Wis.
Guests include: Lisa Furukawa and Tiffany Grant
Focus: Anime
www.nobrandcon.com

April 20 - 22: Ravencon
Richmond, Va.
Guests include: Robert J. Sawyer, Steve Stiles and Jan Howard Finder
Focus: SF, F, H
ravencon.com

April 20 - 22: ShowMeCon
St. Louis, Mo.
Guests include: Barri L. Bumgarner, Mike Cole and Tom Meserole
Focus: SF, F
www.showmecon.com/news.php

April 20 - 22: Starfest
Denver, Colo.
Guests include: Rachel Luttrell, Kate Vernon and Gil Gerard
Focus: SF
www.starland.com

April 20 - 22: Horrorfest
Denver, Colo.
Focus: H
www.starland.com

April 20 - 22: Terra Nova
Adelaide, South Australia
Guests include: Avery Brooks and Barry Jenner
Focus: SF
www.terra-novaevents.com/index.php

April 21 - 22: Alternative Press Expo
San Francisco, Calif.
Guests include: Kevin Huizenga, Hope Larson and Francoise Mouly
Focus: Comics
www.comic-con.org/ape

April 21 - 22: Armageddon: Pop Culture Expo
Wellington, New Zealand
Guests include: Steve Blum, Kevin Weisman and Vic Mignogna
Focus: SF, F, Comics
www.pulpexpo.com

April 21 - 22: Midwest Nonsport Trading Card Show
Bolingbrook, Ill.
Guests include: Cynthia Cummens, Dave Dorman and Katie Cook
Focus: Trading Cards
www.nonsportcardexpo.com

April 21 - 22: Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo
Columbus, Ohio
Guests include: Dave Sim
Focus: Comics
www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm

April 22: X-Trava Con
Livonia, Mich.
Focus: Comic book, toys and non-sports card show.
motorcityconventions.com

April 27: First Contact
Carlton, Victoria (Australia)
Guests include: Don S. Davis
Focus: SF
www.firstcontactconventions.com.au

April 27 - 28: Hollywood Collectors Show
Burbank, Calif.
Guests include: Lee Ving, Marcia Wallace and Bill Marx
Focus: Autograph and collectibles show
www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com

April 27 - 29: Pittsburgh Comicon
Monroeville, Penn.
Guests include: Eric Adams, Darryl Banks and Sara Rickart
Focus: Comics
www.pittsburghcomicon.com

April 28: TransformersCon
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Guests include: Michael Bell and Alex Milne
Focus: The Transformer cartoons and movie
www.transformerscon.com

April 29: Friends of Science Fiction
Bankstown, New South Wales (Australia)
Guests include: Don S. Davis and David Deluise
Focus: SF
www.fsf.net.au

April 29: MCBA MicroCon
St. Paul, Minn.
Focus: Comics
www.mncba.com