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This list is still very much under constructions. If you know of any gaming conventions that should be listed here, drop me note at john.desmarais@attglobal.net.

• ConCarolinas - ConCarolinas is a general Science Fiction convention. For our first year, 2002, we plan to hold a mini-con as a fundraiser for 2003. The first con will run on Saturday and Sunday, hosting a variety of events including gaming, panels, fan activities (Filking, SCA, videos, etc.), a con-suite, a dealer room and small art show. And yes, we plan to have some guests present as well. In 2003 we will hold our first full-blown Science Fiction con. It will be larger than year 1, using more space, having more panels, a full art show, a bigger dealer room and more guests! In year 3 (2004), we hope to be hosting DeepSouthCon (DSC) in conjunction with ConCarolinas.
• ConQuest - ConQuest features many different kinds of games, including miniatures games, role playing games (RPGs), board games, collectible card games (CCGs), and live action role playing games (LARPs). We welcome all gamers and their families to participate in this wonderful weekend experience.
• DunDraCon - The longest running Role Playing Game convention, with over 150 convention sponsored games, and dozens of tournaments and seminars.
• FlatCon - FlatCon is a gaming extravaganza hosted at Shirk Athletic Center of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois on July 20-21, 2002. Roleplaying, miniature, board, and card games and tournaments from a wide variety of genres will be represented and demonstrated. Vendors will range from Anime to gaming to fantasy gifts to comics and back. Our purpose is to promote the gaming hobby.
• GameCon II - A miniatures and Role-Playing convention in Oakland, CA.
• Gamicon - Gamicon is the annual game fair held in Iowa City, Iowa. Gamicon offers attendees a variety of games, including role playing games (RPGs), collectable card games, board and strategy games, miniatures events, and live action role playing games (LARPs), as well as special guests, an auction, and FREE pop all weekend (That's soda, for those of us not from the mid-west).
• Gen Con - In 1967, a group of friends gathered together to play board wargames. It was this weekend gathering that initiated an annual gathering drawing over 22,000 people from around the world, known today as the Gen Con® Game Fair.
• GNA's Into the Woods CampCon - Combining camping with gaming, GNA's Into the Woods CampCon is offering all manner of board games, RPGs, live-action gaming, and RPGA events -- all in a beautiful 40 acre group camp group in Santa Barbara, California.
• Jonescon - As Gainesville, Florida's only gaming convention JonesCon strives to provide the best pure gaming experience around. We at JonesCon have always had a "Player First" attitude. With that thought in mind we are still offering a great weekend of gaming for only $10. No movies, no con suites, no expensive guests, just great gaming at the same low price as last year (and the year before, and the year before that, etc...)!
• ManaFest - A fantastic game-a-thon with all sorts of great gaming: including Role Playing Games, board games, collectible card games and miniatures!
• MarsCon - Basically MarsCon is a weekend party for people who enjoy Science Fiction. It's a chance to get together, meet new friends and talk about SF, or Fantasy or whatever else you like to talk about. If you like to game, we have lots of gaming. We have Japanese Animation. We have Special Music. We have Panels and Workshops. We have a small but nice Dealers Room. We have a huge indoor heated pool. Add the God Emperor of All Con Suites and you have a great recipe for a con. Basically, we have lots of fun.
• M.A.C.E - North Carolina's premier gaming convention. MACE is dedicated to providing the highest quality games and related activities to you the gamer.
• Origins - Origins is a national gaming convention started in 1975 by The Avalon Hill Game Company and Interest Group Baltimore, and is owned and sponsored by the Game Manufacturers Association. It is the premier showcase of the adventure gaming industry.
• OurCon - Five-College Area's convention dedicated to hobby games, such as role-playing games, miniatures games, etc.
• Plattecon Mu - Plattecon is a gaming convention held at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville, it was started in 1987 by the Platteville Gaming Association to provide a convention for gamers in Southwest Wisconsin.
• PolyCon - PolyCon is the premiere gaming convention of the Central Coast of California. Since 1983, we've provided the gaming community with a place to gather to enjoy gaming and fun. PolyCon is located on the campus of California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo, California. The main con is usually held in the college's dorm buildings, in late June.
• PrinceCon - Highly experienced GMs run inter-related adventures for 48 hours straight in this annual convention, hosted by Princeton University's gaming club every spring.
• Shauncon & ThunderCon - Kansas City role-playing conventions run by The Role-Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd.
• SheVaCon - A science fiction, fantasy and horror convention in Roanoke, VA.
• Slugathon - The Association of Jason's Ex-Roommates (AJER) proudly presents the only semi-annual South Bay gaming convention, Slugathon. This time around promises to kick some major gaming ass! As always, we've got live Wiz-War & no game fees.
• U*Con Gaming Convention - U•Con is an annual Gaming Convention held in Ann Arbor Michigan, at the Michigan Union on the campus of the University of Michigan,Ann Arbor.
• WarpCon - WarpCon is the annual gaming convention run by the Wargaming and Roleplaying Society of University College Cork. We're one of the largest student-run gaming conventions in the world, and last year we were awarded the accolades of being both UCC Society Event of the Year and Irish National Colleges Event of the Year. We run a massive range of gaming events over the weekend of the convention, covering the entire spectrum of gaming. Wargaming, roleplaying, CCGs, LARPS and networked computer gaming are all on the timetable for this year, as well as our annual special events like the White Wolf Triway. There's also social events in the bar every night of the con. We do our utmost to make Warpcon the best convention it can be, and this year, it's going to be even better.
• Winter Fantasy - After a few years as a general consumer convention the RPGA has reclaimed Winter Fantasy for its own and made it the club’s signature event of the year.