Stumptown Comics Fest 2011

STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST 2011 ANNOUNCES DATES, NEW VENUE, GUEST LINEUP

The 8th annual Stumptown Comics Fest will take place on April 16th and 17th, and be held in its new location at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. In recent years the exhibition hall has been packed to the gills; this move to the Convention Center will give attendees room to breathe with 30,000 square feet of exhibition space (nearly double the square footage) and will allow the amount of table to be increased with room for future growth.

A small number of guests have already been confirmed for the next fest, from local, national, and even international stages. Guests are to include: Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Molly Crabapple (illustrator, founder of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School), Kurt Busiek (writer for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image), Larry Marder (Tales of the Beanworld), and Barry Deutsch (Hereville). This list is by no means complete, and regular announcements will be made over the coming months as more details are confirmed.

Indigo Kelleigh, founder of the Stumptown Comics Fest, is returning as the festival director for the next three years (2011-2013). Kelleigh brings his experience in both event coordination and the comics industry to the team, and is already working to make this upcoming year a peak at what’s to come. Shannon T. Stewart, Festival Director for the 2009 and 2010 fests and a current Board member of the Stumptown Comics Foundation, is supportive of Kelleigh’s involvement. "We're all elated to have Indigo, the creator of the Fest, return to the position of Director,” says Stewart, “and I personally look forward to working with him and to the amazing ideas he has in store for Stumptown over not just this season, but the next few years leading to the ten year anniversary!"

This will be the eighth year of the Stumptown Comics Fest (founded 2004), which has become the largest creator-focused comics festival in the Northwest. The amount of comics fans attending the event continues to climb as does the national and international attention our local event garners from artists, writers, editors, and publishers. For continuing updates regarding the event, head to the official website at www.stumptowncomicsfest.com

PRESS RELEASE: McMenamins' 2010 UFO Festival Speakers Are Announced

11th Annual UFO Festival at McMenamins Hotel Oregon
UFO enthusiasts are making plans to converge in Oregon wine country!  All are welcome -- event passes on sale March 15 at ufofest.com

McMINNVILLE, Ore.—Tuesday, March 2, 2010—The buzz is building as we get closer to the 11th Annual UFO Festival on May 14 and 15, 2010, hosted by McMenamins Hotel Oregon (3130 NE Evans St., [503] 472-8427 or [888] 472-8427). The festival, set in a small town in the middle of Oregon wine country, explores and celebrates the possibilities of life beyond Earth. We will welcome keynote speaker and author James Clarkson, a well-known UFO investigator; U.K. crop circle expert Colin Andrews; and UFO witness and abductee Travis Walton, on whom the book and Hollywood film “Fire in the Sky” was based. Passes are $10 per event, $15 for two events or $25 for all three events; UFO passes are available beginning March 15 at ufofest.com.

Skeptics and believers alike are invited to enjoy all the events happening throughout the weekend – an outdoor festival tent and UFO gift shop, the big rock- gospel-country sounds of Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside as they perform on McMenamins’ Great Northwest Music Tour, an outlandish alien costume parade, an alien pet costume contest, a performance by Willamette Radio Workshop and more! And have a pint or two of McMenamins Alienator Ale, handcrafted especially for the event. To cap off the weekend, attend our Alien Costume Ball for live rock ‘n’ roll by The Empty Space Orchestra and a chance to win prizes for the most comical or well-done space outfit.

All events are free and open to all ages, unless otherwise noted in the schedule below. Additional information and photos can be found at ufofest.com.

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About the Speakers:

James Clarkson • Friday, May 14 • 7 p.m.
UFO investigator and expert on June Crain’s account of the Roswell UFO crash retrieval
Clarkson is a military policeman and in the Washington police/criminal investigator, also known as the “UFO Cop.” In 1987, he began using his investigative skills/experience to look into UFOs and advocate for fellow officers. He’s now the Director for MUFON in Washington State. Clarkson’s festival presentation will be about June Crain, who worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and handled some of the pieces from Roswell and who had heard of at least three other UFO crash retrievals. Hear how her story collaborates the UFO cover-ups by the government.

Travis Walton • Saturday, May 15 • 10 a.m.
UFO witness and abductee
Walton, the subject of the book and film “Fire in the Sky,” will discuss what is called “the best documented account of alien abduction yet recorded,” in which he was taken in front of witnesses.  After a failed manhunt, Walton returned, dazed and disoriented, five days later to recount what had happened.

Colin Andrews • Saturday, May 15 • 4 p.m.
Preeminent U.K. crop circles expert
Colin Andrews, a crop circles expert and recent expat of the United Kingdom, will discuss his knowledge of crop circles as well as his time spent on former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet as an advisor to the largest crop circle surveillance project, codenamed “Operation Blackbird.”
Please note: All of our speakers are available for print, radio and television interviews. Contact Renee Rank, McMenamins Marketing Director, at (503) 492-5457 or ReneeR@ed.mcmenamin.com for scheduling and availability. See ufofest.com for additional photos, along with schedule details, festival history, event passes and beyond…

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2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All events requiring passes will be held at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St.), two blocks from McMenamins Hotel Oregon.

All events are free and welcome to all ages (unless noted).

*** FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010 ***

James Clarkson, author/expert on the June Crain account of the Roswell Crash retrievalDoors at 6 p.m.; event at 7 p.m. · McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person at the door; discounted combination passes available beginning March 15
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Live music by Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
As part of the Great Northwest Music Tour
7 p.m. · Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. · Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon · 21 & over


*** SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010 ***

Food & Concessions Tent
9 a.m. 'til 6 p.m. · Evans St.

A Presentation by Travis Walton, UFO witness and abductee
Doors at 9 a.m.; event at 10 a.m. · McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person at the door; discounted combination passes available beginning March 15
Food and drinks will be available for purchase. 

Vivid Curve Digeridoo Making for the kids 
Kids can make a digeridoo and then walk in the parade and play them.
11 a.m. · U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St.
Free · First come first serve (up to 50 kids)

UFO Costume Parade
It’s a highlight every year, with floats, bands, dancing Hammerheads and more!
1 p.m. · Third St.
To participate in the UFO Costume Parade, please complete and submit the UFO Parade Entry Form 2010 (coming soon on ufofest.com).

Alien Pet Costume Contest
Bring your pet, dressed in its alien best!
2 p.m. · U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St.

A performance by Willamette Radio Workshop
2 p.m. · McMinnville Community Center

Speaker's Forum Featuring Keynote Speaker Colin Andrews, preeminent U.K. crop circles expert
Emceed by Peter Davenport, director of the National UFO Reporting Center (Seattle, WA)
Doors at 3 p.m.; event at 4 p.m. · McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person at the door; discounted combination passes available beginning March 15
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. · Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon · 21 & over

Alien Costume Ball
Featuring live music by The Empty Space Orchestra
7 p.m. · Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Guestrooms and overnight packages at McMenamins Hotel Oregon are sold out – please refer to the McMinnville Downtown Association or the Chamber of Commerce for alternate local lodging.
 

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ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTEL OREGON
Set in Oregon’s idyllic wine country 40 miles south of Portland, McMenamins’ historic 1905 hotel in McMinnville is the perfect retreat for guests wanting to uncork and unwind. Cozy guestrooms, a comfortable restaurant and pub, live music on weekends, the legendary Rooftop Bar and more offer visitors from far and wide several reasons to simply relax. Hotel Oregon is also home to the quirky and fun UFO Festival, now in its 11th year and the second-largest alien-related gathering in the nation! The festival began as a way to honor the 1950 Trent UFO sighting in which two local citizens witnessed and photographed an unknown craft hovering in the sky above, said to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date. More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2009 festival and parade. See ufofest.com for more information.

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ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTELS, PUBS & BREWERIES
The name “McMenamin” is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest, signifying a great place to enjoy handcrafted ales, wine, spirits and pub fare with family and friends. The dream began more than 20 years ago in the hearts of brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin. With 56 properties (including Hotel Oregon) and counting, the siblings are considered to be pioneers of the Pacific Northwest microbrew, historic hotels and music venue industries. Go to mcmenamins.com for additional information, photos and more.

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This notice was posted on behalf of:

Kerry Beeaker - McMenamins Writer/Editor
(503) 492-5443
kerryb@ed.mcmenamin.com
mcmenamins.com

Otafest Lite

Otafest Lite
November 14, 2009
University of Calgary: Science Theaters
Admission: $10 with 50% of proceeds being donated to charity.
http://www.otafest.com

Otafest is a Japanese Animation (anime) themed festival held annually at the University of Calgary. Like many anime conventions and festivals, it began as a small 1 day event run by the University of Calgary’s anime club – Dedicated Anime Otaku. The first Otafest was held in 1999 and attracted a few hundred attendees.

Over the next decade, the festival has grown and expanded to become its own separate non-profit entity (Otafest Film & Cultural Planning Committee). For the last few years, the festival has been held over May long weekend. Otafest 2009 had just over 4000 paid attendees, with over 4300 people overall!

Over the last few years, the anime community around Otafest have joked about how much fun the annual festival was, and how nice it would be to have a 2nd winter based festival so that they didn’t have to wait another year.

While the planning committee has laughed off such an event as unfeasible (re: suicidal) for years, after an evening of bravado, bluster and boasting, followed by a period of careful calculation and banging on calculators, the committee realized that the funny feeling in their stomachs was the dawning horror of realization that a 2nd, smaller, winter based festival was actually quite feasible and that we hadn’t just crossed the line of no return; it had vanished into a speck of light in the distance. And so, Otafest-lite was born.

Otafest-lite is a 1 day anime festival held at the University of Calgary on November 14th. It will be similar to the Otafest you know and love, except that it will be on a much reduced scope. While Otafest spanned multiple buildings at the University and offered 5 rooms of AV programming, a large vendors hall, an artist alley, and over 80+ individual panels, contests and other special events, Otafest-lite will be held solely in the Science Theatres at the University and feature 3 rooms of AV programming, a small area for vendors and roughly 20 live events.

The goal is to re-create the small-convention atmosphere which characterized Otafest’s past. Target attendance is roughly 500-700 people.

GEEK EVENT TWITTER DIRECTORY

Twitter Directory For Fan/Geek Events

This is a comprehensive list covering fan events(concerts, conventions, festivals, gatherings, trade shows, etc...) across the globe that have created a twitter feed. This is a backup/compliment to the fan directory held on the Green Wasabi website. Please use that link as the definitive guide.

The list immediately below lists all event categories followed by the total amount of events with Twitter feeds.

Animation - 43
Anime/Japanese Culture - 99
Anthro/Furry - 26
Comic - 42
Fantasy/Horror - 14
Film Festivals - 59
Gaming - 30
LEGO - 9
Magic/Models/Toy - 12
Multi-Genre - 61
Music - 13
Science - 6
Science Fiction - 70
Steampunk - 8
Tech - 41
Video Game - 50

Total amount of events with a Twitter feed as of the 30th September, 2010: 583

ANIMATION EVENTS
2D Or Not 2D Animation Festival http://twitter.com/2dornot2dfest
3D Film Festival http://twitter.com/3dff
A-Tube: Global Animation Festival http://twitter.com/Atube2010
Anifest http://twitter.com/anifest
Anima Mundi http://twitter.com/Anima_Mundi
Animacan http://twitter.com/animacam
Animago http://twitter.com/animago
Animasyros http://twitter.com/Animasyros
Animation Block http://twitter.com/animationblock
Animation Evolution http://twitter.com/anievolution
Animation Madness http://twitter.com/anmadness
Animest http://twitter.com/animest_ro
Animex Festival http://twitter.com/AnimexFestival
Annecy Festival http://twitter.com/annecyfestival
AV Festival http://twitter.com/avfestival
Bergen Animation Festival http://twitter.com/brganimfestival
CG Con http://twitter.com/CGCON
Citrus Cel Animation Festival http://twitter.com/citruscel
Cut & Paste http://twitter.com/CutandPaste_Syd
DOK Leipzig http://twitter.com/DOK_Leipzig
Expo Toons http://twitter.com/Expotoons
Flip Animation Festival http://twitter.com/FlipFestival
FMX http://twitter.com/FMX_Conference
Future Film Festival http://twitter.com/FutureFilmFest
Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival http://twitter.com/GIRAFFEST
HAFF http://twitter.com/HAFFnl
ICON http://twitter.com/sunnysideup2010
Invader CON http://twitter.com/InvaderCON
Istanbul Animation Festival http://twitter.com/iafistanbul
KLIK! http://twitter.com/KLIKAmsterdam
Machinima Expo http://twitter.com/machinexpo
Melbourne International Animation Festival http://twitter.com/animationfest
Motion Graphics Festival http://twitter.com/mgfest
One Dot Zero http://twitter.com/onedotzero
Ottawa International Animation Festival http://twitter.com/OIAF_Animation
Red Stick International Animation Festival http://twitter.com/RedStickFest
SGIA http://twitter.com/SGIAexpo
Sydney International Animation Festival http://twitter.com/UTSSIAF
SIGGRAPH http://twitter.com/siggraph
Small World Fest http://twitter.com/SmallWorldFest
SPARK ANIMATION & SPARK FX http://twitter.com/vansig
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film http://twitter.com/itfs
The 3d Experience http://twitter.com/The3DExperience
VisionFest http://twitter.com/VisionFestinfo
Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema http://twitter.com/WaterlooFest

ANIME/JAPANESE CULTURE CONVENTIONS
A-Kon http://twitter.com/AKon_Convention
AiCon http://twitter.com/AIcon_Tas
AkiCon http://twitter.com/AkiCon
Alcon http://twitter.com/Alcon
Ani Ida Con http://twitter.com/aniidacon
Animania http://twitter.com/animania
Animation on Display http://twitter.com/aodsf
Anime Alabama http://twitter.com/animealabama
Animefest http://twitter.com/animefest
Anime in LA http://twitter.com/AnimeinLA
Anime Boston http://twitter.com/animeboston
Anime Central http://twitter.com/animecentral
Anime Conji http://twitter.com/AnimeConji
Anime Evolution http://twitter.com/animeevolution
Anime Expo(Chile) http://twitter.com/animexpo
Anime Expo http://twitter.com/AnimeExpo & http://twitter.com/AnimeExpoJP (Japanese)
Anime Fantasy http://twitter.com/animefantasy
Anime Festival Asia(AFA) http://twitter.com/animefestival09
Anime Festival Orlando http://twitter.com/AFOupdate
Anime Kaiju Experience http://twitter.com/animekaiju
Anime Los Angeles http://twitter.com/animelosangeles
Anime Nebraskon http://twitter.com/huskerninja
Anime Next http://twitter.com/animenext
Anime North http://twitter.com/anime_north
Anime Oasis http://twitter.com/animeoasis
Anime Okanagan http://twitter.com/AnimeOkanagan
Anime Punch http://twitter.com/Armageddicon
Anime South http://twitter.com/animesouth
Anime St. George http://twitter.com/animesg
Anime St. Louis http://twitter.com/AnimeStLouis
Animethon - http://twitter.com/Animethon
Anime Vegas http://twitter.com/AnimeVegas
Anime Weekend Atlanta http://twitter.com/awacon & http://twitter.com/TheVAT
Anipalooza http://twitter.com/Anipalooza
Another Anime Con http://twitter.com/anotheranimecon
AtsuiCon http://twitter.com/AtsuiCon
Auchinawa http://twitter.com/Auchinawa
AUSamCon http://twitter.com/AUSAMCon
Bakuretsucon http://twitter.com/bakucon
Bishie Con http://twitter.com/bishiecon
Cofesta Brazil http://twitter.com/cofesta_brasil
Comic Fiesta http://twitter.com/comicfiesta
Con-G http://twitter.com/ConGGuelph
Connichi http://twitter.com/Connichi
DaiShoCon http://twitter.com/daishocon
EC Anime Con http://twitter.com/ECAnimeCon
EXPCon http://twitter.com/EXPCon
FanimeCon http://twitter.com/fanimecon
Florida Anime http://twitter.com/FloridaAnime
Fuyukon http://twitter.com/FuyuCon
IkasuCon http://twitter.com/ikasucon
IKKiCON http://twitter.com/ikkicon
J-Culture Con http://twitter.com/JCultureCon
JACON http://twitter.com/JACONconvention
JAMPcon http://twitter.com/JAMPcon
KamiCon http://twitter.com/KamiCon
KatsuCon http://twitter.com/katsucon
KawaKon http://twitter.com/KawaKonStLouis
KawaiiKon http://twitter.com/KawaiiKon
Kei-kon http://twitter.com/keikon
Kin-Yoobi Con http://twitter.com/KinYoobiCon
KumoriCon http://twitter.com/kumoricon
London Anime Con http://twitter.com/animeleague
LouisiAnime Con http://twitter.com/LouisiAnime
Mai Con http://twitter.com/mai_con
Manifest http://twitter.com/MelbAnimeFest
MatsuriCon http://twitter.com/matsuricon
Mechademia http://twitter.com/Mechademia
MetroCon http://twitter.com/METROCON_news
Minneapolis Anime Convention http://twitter.com/MNanimecon
Motaku http://twitter.com/Motaku
MTAC http://twitter.com/MTAC
Nan Desu Kan http://twitter.com/nandesukan
NakaKon http://twitter.com/NakaKon
NashiCon http://twitter.com/nashicon
NatsuCon http://twitter.com/NatsuCon
NekoCon http://twitter.com/NekoCon
New England Anime Society http://twitter.com/NEAnime
New York Anime Festival http://twitter.com/NY_Anime_Fest
Ohayocon http://twitter.com/ohayocon
Oni-Con http://twitter.com/OniCon
Otafest - http://twitter.com/otafest
Otakon http://twitter.com/otakon
Otakuthon http://twitter.com/otakuthon
Pacific Media Expo http://twitter.com/PMXNews
Providence Anime http://twitter.com/ProvidenceAnime
QC Anime-zing! http://twitter.com/qc_anime_zing
Sabotencon http://twitter.com/sabotencon
SakuraCon http://twitter.com/SakuraCon
San Japan http://twitter.com/sanjapan
ShadoCon http://twitter.com/SHADOCON
Smash! http://twitter.com/smashcon
SnafuCon http://twitter.com/snafucon
SugoiCon http://twitter.com/Sugoicon_Cincy
Team AVCon http://twitter.com/TeamAVCon
Tekkoshocon http://twitter.com/tekkoshocon
Tokyo in Tulsa http://twitter.com/tokyointulsa
TsubasaCon http://twitter.com/tsubasacon
UshiCon http://twitter.com/ushicon
Wai-Con http://twitter.com/perthwaicon
YaoiCon http://twitter.com/yaoicon
Yule-Con http://twitter.com/YuleCon
YuriCon http://twitter.com/Yuricon
Zenkaikon http://twitter.com/zenkaikon
ZonaCon http://twitter.com/ZonaConAnime

ANTRO/FURRY CONVENTIONS
AnthroCon http://twitter.com/anthrocon
Anthrocon Dances http://twitter.com/AnthroconDances
Bytown Furry Con http://twitter.com/BFCon
Califur http://twitter.com/califur
Camp Feral http://twitter.com/CampFeral
Condition Furry http://twitter.com/ConditionFurry
ConFuzzled http://twitter.com/cfconvention
Eurofurence http://twitter.com/eurofurence
FA United http://twitter.com/faunited
Fur Flight http://twitter.com/FurFright
Furnal Equinox http://twitter.com/furnalequinox
Furry Connect North http://twitter.com/furryconnect
Furry Fiesta http://twitter.com/furryfiesta
Furry Weekend Atlanta http://twitter.com/FurryWeekendAtl
Further Confusion http://twitter.com/Furcon
IndyFurCon http://twitter.com/IndyFurCon
MegaPlex http://twitter.com/megaplex_con
Mephit Fur Meet http://twitter.com/mephitfurmeet
Midfur http://twitter.com/MiDFur
Midwest Furfest http://twitter.com/midwestfurfest
MorphiCon http://twitter.com/MorphiconWeb
OklaCon http://twitter.com/oklacon
RainFurrest http://twitter.com/RainFurrest
Rocky Mountain Fur Con http://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver
What The Fur http://twitter.com/WhatTheFur
WPAFW http://twitter.com/wpafw

COMIC CONVENTIONS
Albany Comic Book Show http://twitter.com/COMICBOOKSHOW
Alternative Press Expo http://twitter.com/APExpo
Amazing Comic Con http://twitter.com/AmazingComicCon
Baltimore Comic-Con http://twitter.com/baltimorecomics
Big Apple Comic Con http://twitter.com/bigapplecon
Book Expo America http://twitter.com/BookExpo
C2E2 http://twitter.com/c2e2
Calgary Expo http://twitter.com/calgaryexpo
Comic-Con(official) http://twitter.com/Comic_Con
ComicCon in Albany, NY http://twitter.com/COMICBOOKSHOW
Comicpalooza http://twitter.com/Comicpalooza
Comic Fiesta Comic Fiesta http://twitter.com/comicfiesta
Detroit FanFair http://twitter.com/DetroitFanfare
Edge Comic Con http://twitter.com/Edgecomiccon
El Paso Comic Con http://twitter.com/ElPasoComicCon
Emerald City Comicon http://twitter.com/emeraldcitycon
FANATICON http://twitter.com/Fanaticon
Gem City Comic Con http://twitter.com/GemCityJess
Heroes Comic Convention http://twitter.com/heroesonline
HiEx Comic-Con http://twitter.com/HiExComicCon
Houston Comic Con http://twitter.com/HoustonComicCon
Jet City Comic Show http://twitter.com/jetcityshow
KC Fan Con http://twitter.com/kcfancon
Kids Read Comics! Con http://twitter.com/krcomics
Long Beach Comic Con http://twitter.com/LongBeach_CC
Manilla Comic Con http://twitter.com/manilacomiccon
MegaConvention http://twitter.com/MegaConvention
MidOhioCon http://twitter.com/midohiocon
MOCCA Fest http://twitter.com/MoCCAFest
Montreal Comic-Con http://twitter.com/MtlComiccon
NY ComicCon http://twitter.com/NY_Comic_Con
Phoenix Comic Con http://twitter.com/PHXComicon
Rose City ComiCon http://twitter.com/RoseCityComicon
SpaceCON http://twitter.com/SPACE_CON
Spokane Comicon http://twitter.com/spokanecomicon
SPX http://twitter.com/SPXcomics
Stumptown Comics Fest http://twitter.com/stumptowncomics
Toronto Comic Arts Festival http://twitter.com/torontocomics
Tucson Comic Con http://twitter.com/TucsonComicCon
Victoria Comic Con http://twitter.com/vicComicCon
Windy CityCon http://twitter.com/WindyCityCon
Wizard World http://twitter.com/WizardWorld
WonderCon http://twitter.com/WonderCon

FANTASY & HORROR CONVENTIONS
Chicago Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/chicagohorror
Crypticon http://twitter.com/crypticon
Crypticon Minnesota http://twitter.com/CrypticonMN2010
Festival In The Shire http://twitter.comfestivalinthesh
Flashback Weekend http://twitter.com/FBWHorrorCon
KillerCon http://twitter.com/Killer_Con
Necronomicon Florida http://twitter.com/Necronomicon_Fl
Necro Gaming http://twitter.com/NecroGaming
NYC Zombie Crawl http://twitter.com/NYCZombieCrawl
SirensCon http://twitter.com/sirens_con
SorcererCon http://twitter.com/SorcererCon
Spooky Empire http://twitter.com/SpookyEmpire
Texas Frightmare Weekend http://twitter.com/txfrightmare
Trinity of Terror http://twitter.com/trinityofterror
World Fantasy Con 09 http://twitter.com/wfc2009
ZOMBCON http://twitter.com/ZOMBCON

FILM FESTIVALS
A Night Of Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/ANightOfHorror
A Nightmare To Remember Film Festival http://twitter.com/lastdoorwayshow
Abertoir Festival http://twitter.com/AbertoirFest
Action Fest http://twitter.com/Actionfest
Action On Film International Film Festival http://twitter.com/aoffest
bFest http://twitter.com/bfest
Big Bang Film Festival http://twitter.com/bigbangfilmfest
Big Bear Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/BBHFF
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival http://twitter.com/rojosangre
Calgary Underground Film Festival http://twitter.com/filmforcalgary
Can’t Stop The Serenity http://twitter.com/csts
Carnage Film Festival http://twitter.com/carnagefilmfest
Cinefantastiq http://twitter.com/Cinemafantastiq
Curta Fantástico http://twitter.com/CineFantasy
DedFest http://twitter.com/dedfest
Doomsday Film Festival http://twitter.com/doomsdayfest
Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival http://twitter.com/DconFilmFest
Eerie HorrorFest http://twitter.com/ehff
European Fantastic Film Festival Federation http://twitter.com/Meliesorg
Fantasia Fest http://twitter.com/FantasiaFest
Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/fantaspoa
Fantasporto http://twitter.com/Fantasporto
FantasticFest http://twitter.com/fantasticfest
Fantastic Planet Film Festival http://twitter.com/FPFilmFestival
Festival Macabro http://twitter.com/FestivalMacabro
FrightFest http://twitter.com/Frightfest
Gold Coast Film Fantastic http://twitter.com/GCFF10
Grimm Up North Film Festival http://twitter.com/grimmfest
Hello Darkness Film Festival http://twitter.com/_HELLODARKNESS_
Hollywood Film Fest http://twitter.com/hollywoodfest
Horror Festival http://twitter.com/horrorfestival
Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/HorrorFilmFest
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival http://twitter.com/dailylurker
Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/ImagineAFFF
Imagine Science Film Festival http://twitter.com/imaginescience
Indonesia International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/INAFFF10
International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival http://twitter.com/HorrorSciFiFest
Leeds International Film Festival http://twitter.com/LIFF10
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/FFFestival_2010
Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/mifff
Midnight Madness @ TIFF http://twitter.com/mmadnesstiff
Morbido Film Fest http://twitter.com/morbidofest
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/nifff
New York Asian Film Festival http://twitter.com/subwaycinema
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/pifan2010
Sacramento Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/sachorrorfest
Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival http://twitter.com/smihff
San Diego Asian Film Festival http://twitter.com/SDAFF
Scienema http://twitter.com/SCINEMA09
SciFi London http://twitter.com/scifilondon
Screamfest http://twitter.com/screamfest
Shriekfest Film Fest http://twitter.com/Shriekfest
Sitges Film Festival http://twitter.com/SitgesFestival
SP Terror Fantastic International Film Festival http://twitter.com/spterror
Terror Film Festival http://twitter.com/TerrorFilmFest
The Ohio Science Fiction Marathon http://twitter.com/ohiomarathons
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival http://twitter.com/ThrillChill
Toronto After Dark Film Festival http://twitter.com/TADFilmFest
Weekend of Fear Film Festival http://twitter.com/WOFFILMFESTIVAL
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival http://twitter.com/yubarifanta

GAMING CONVENTIONS
Ancient City Con http://twitter.com/AncientCityCon
Anonycon http://twitter.com/anonycon_max
Another Game Con http://twitter.com/AnConSuper
BattlefieldCon http://twitter.com/BattlefieldCon
Charcon http://twitter.com/CharCon
CodCon http://twitter.com/CodCon
ContagionCon http://twitter.com/Contagion
DragonFlight http://twitter.com/dragonflight
DunDraCon http://twitter.com/DunDraCon
EmergenceCon http://twitter.com/EmergenceCon
Fields of Honor http://twitter.com/fieldsofhonor
GameCon Memphis http://twitter.com/GameConMemphis
Games 4 Change http://twitter.com/G4C
Game Storm http://twitter.com/gamestormcon
Gaming Hoopla http://twitter.com/gaminghoopla
Gen Con http://twitter.com/gen_con
Gen Con OZ http://twitter.com/GenConOZ
GottaCon http://twitter.com/GottaCon
HammerCon http://twitter.com/HammerCon
KC Game Fair http://twitter.com/kcgamefair
NeonCon http://twitter.com/neoncon
Northeast Wars http://twitter.com/northeastwarsvt
Play On Con http://twitter.com/playoncon
Ragnarokon http://twitter.com/Ragnarokon
RetCon http://twitter.com/TheRetCon
Running GAGG http://twitter.com/RunningGAGG
SeigeCon http://twitter.com/SIEGECON
TC Game Fest http://twitter.com/TCGameFest
TempleCon http://twitter.com/TempleCon
Tentacles Con http://twitter.com/tentaclescon
Total Con http://twitter.com/TotalConGaming
UK Games Expo http://twitter.com/UKGamesExpo
World of Caenyr Con http://twitter.com/woc_chicago

LEGO CONVENTIONS
Afolcon http://twitter.com/afolcon
BrickBash http://twitter.com/brickbash
BrickCon http://twitter.com/nwbrickcon
Brick Fair http://twitter.com/brickfair
Brick Fest http://twitter.com/brickfestpdx
Brick Magic http://twitter.com/brickmagicevent/
Brick World http://twitter.com/brickworld
Bricks By The Bay http://twitter.com/bricksbythebay
First LEGO League http://twitter.com/firstlegoleague
Great Western LEGO Show http://twitter.com/GWLEGOShow
LEGO Kids Fest http://twitter.com/LEGOKidsFest

MAGIC/MODEL/TOY CONVENTIONS
BotCon http://twitter.com/BotCon
Canadian G.I. Joe Con http://twitter.com/CanadianJoeCon
Chicago Toy & Game Fair http://twitter.com/ChicagoToyNGame
Collectors Con http://twitter.com/CollectorsCon
DesignerCon http://twitter.com/designercon
Dragon Hobby Expo http://twitter.com/dxpo
HypnoConvention http://twitter.com/HypnoConvention
International Toy Fair http://twitter.com/IntToyFair
iHobby Expo http://twitter.com/ihobbyexpo
JEMCon http://twitter.com/jemcon2010
MagicCon http://twitter.com/MagicCon
New York Toy Fair http://twitter.com/ToyFairNY
SlagaCon http://twitter.com/slagacon

MULTI-GENRE CONVENTIONS
All-Con http://twitter.com/All_Con
Armageddon Expo http://twitter.com/Armageddonexpo
Atama Kon http://twitter.com/AtamaKon
Attractions Expo http://twitter.com/IAAPAhq
Bouchercon http://twitter.com/Bouchercon2009
C/O Pop Convention http://twitter.com/copopConvention
Con*Cept SFF http://twitter.com/ConCeptSFF
ConnectiCon http://twitter.com/ConnectiCon
CostumeCon 28 http://twitter.com/costumecon28
Creation Entertainment http://twitter.com/CreationEnt
Crisis Con http://twitter.com/crisiscon
DaiCon Alley http://twitter.com/daicon_alley
Dark Sky Festival http://twitter.com/DarkSkyFestival
Disney D23 http://twitter.com/DisneyD23
EctoCon http://twitter.com/ectocon
EyeCon http://twitter.com/EyeCon2010
FACTS Convention http://twitter.com/FACTSConvention
Fandemonium http://twitter.com/Fandemonium
Fandom FL http://twitter.com/FANdomFL
Fan Expo Canada http://twitter.com/FanExpoCanada
Fan Fest http://twitter.com/fanfestival
Florida Battle Con http://twitter.com/FLBattleCon
Florida SuperCon http://twitter.com/FLSupercon
FX International http://twitter.com/FX_Show
G.I. Joe Con http://twitter.com/GIJoeCon
Geek Girl Con http://twitter.com/GeekGirlCon
Geek.Kon http://twitter.com/GeekKon
Geek Media Expo http://twitter.com/whatisgmx
Intervention Con http://twitter.com/interventioncon
JMV Comic Book Show http://twitter.com/jmvcomicbook
JusInBelloCon http://twitter.com/JusInBelloCon
KC Fan Con http://twitter.com/kcfancon
Keokon http://twitter.com/keokon
League of Wonders http://twitter.com/LeagueOfWonders
Licensing Expo http://twitter.com/licensingexpo
London MCM Expo http://twitter.com/LondonExpo
MCM Expo http://twitter.com/mcmexpo
Mobicon Mobile http://twitter.com/MobiconMobile
MomoCon http://twitter.com/MomoCon
MorphiCon http://twitter.com/MorphiconWeb
NakamaCon http://twitter.com/NakamaCon
Nerdapalooza http://twitter.com/nerdapalooza
New England Fan Xperience http://twitter.com/nefanx
NonCon http://www.twitter.com/nosuchorg
Nostalgia Convention http://twitter.com/MANCConvention & http://twitter.com/MANCNostalgia
OMNICon http://twitter.com/omnicononline
PenguiCon http://twitter.com/Penguicon
Planet ComiCon http://twitter.com/PlanetComicon
ROFLCon http://twitter.com/roflcon
Rogue Events http://twitter.com/rogueevents
Salute to Twilight & Twi-Con(Official) http://twitter.com/Twi_Tour
Showmasters http://twitter.com/showmasters
Starfest http://twitter.com/StarFestDenver
Starland http://twitter.com/StarlandDenver
Super Hero Con http://twitter.com/superherocon
Supernoval Expo http://twitter.com/SupanovaExpo
The Hub Productions http://twitter.com/TheHUBBUB
Twi-Life Fantasy Tour http://twitter.com/twilighttour

MUSIC EVENTS
BattleStar Galactica Orchestra http://twitter.com/BSGlive
Eminence Online http://twitter.com/EminenceOnline
Faerieworlds http://twitter.com/Faerieworlds
Fantasy Comes Alive! http://twitter.com/StarbabySG
Final Fantasy Distant Worlds http://twitter.com/FFDistantWorlds
Film & TV Music Conference http://twitter.com/BillboardEvents
Gamer Orchestra http://twitter.com/GamerSymphony
HIDEO Concert http://twitter.com/#!/hideoconcert
Play! A Video Game Symphony http://twitter.com/jmppinc
Lord of the Rings Concert http://twitter.com/RadioCityLOTR
Star Wars In Concert http://twitter.com/SWInConcert
Trailer Music Live http://twitter.com/trailermxlive
Video Game Orchestra http://twitter.com/theVGO
Video Games Live! http://twitter.com/VGL_1

SCIENCE EVENTS
Kansas Fest http://twitter.com/kansasfest
Manchester Science Fest http://twitter.com/McrSciFest
Research Fest http://twitter.com/researchfest
San Diego Science Festival http://twitter.com/SDScienceFest
Techfest http://twitter.com/Techfest2K10
World Science Festival http://twitter.com/WorldSciFest

SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTIONS
4thSt http://twitter.com/4thSt
Anticipation http://twitter.com/anticipationsf
ApolloCon http://twitter.com/apollocon
Archon St. Louis http://twitter.com/ArchonStl
ArmadilloCon http://twitter.com/armadillocon
Arisia http://twitter.com/arisia
Aurealis Awards http://twitter.com/aurealisawards
AussieCon 4 http://twitter.com/Aussiecon4
Balticon http://twitter.com/Balticon
Baycon http://twitter.com/BayConNews
Boskone 47 http://twitter.com/Boskone47
BristolCon http://twitter.com/BristolCon
Capricon http://twitter.com/CapriciousGoat
Chicago Tardis http://twitter.com/chicagotardis
Con*Stellation http://twitter.com/Con_Stellation
ConCarolinas http://twitter.com/concarolinas
ConDFW http://twitter.com/ConDFW
CONvergence http://twitter.com/CONvergenceCon
Con-Version http://twitter.com/con_version
CopperCon http://twitter.com/CopperCon
CrisisCon http://twitter.com/crisiscon
Discworld Convention UK http://twitter.com/dwcon
DragonCon http://twitter.com/dragon_con
DragonCon AMSF Media http://twitter.com/DConAmSFMedia
DragonCon Filk http://twitter.com/dconfilk
DragonCon TV http://twitter.com/DragonConTV
Eastercon http://twitter.com/Eastercon
EyeCon http://twitter.com/EyeCon2009
Fargo Core Con http://twitter.com/fargocorecon
FenCon http://twitter.com/FenCon
FinnCon http://twitter.com/Finncon
Friends of Genre Con http://twitter.com/Fogconvention
FogCon http://twitter.com/fogconvention
Foolscap http://twitter.com/foolscapcon
Gallifrey One http://twitter.com/gallifreyone
HAL-CON http://twitter.com/halcon_scificon
Hurricane Who http://twitter.com/hurricane_who
Hypericon http://twitter.com/Hypericon
I-Con SF http://twitter.com/I_ConSF
ICon SF http://twitter.com/iconsf
Indy Para Con http://twitter.com/IndyParaCon
Jedi-Con (Brazil) http://twitter.com/jediconpr
London in 2014 http://twitter.com/londonin2014
Loscon http://twitter.com/Loscon
MarsCon http://twitter.com/MarsCon
MidSouthCon http://twitter.com/midsouthcon
Minicon http://twitter.com/minicon
North American Disc World Con http://twitter.com/nadwcon
NorWesCon http://twitter.com/norwescon
Octocon http://twitter.com/octocon
Odyssey http://twitter.com/Odyssey2010
Orycon - http://twitter.com/orycon
Polaris http://twitter.com/TCONtweets & http://twitter.com/TheRealPolaris
RavenCon http://twitter.com/RavenCon
ReaderCon http://twitter.com/readercon
Renovation http://twitter.com/renovationsf
RepoCon http://twitter.com/RepoCon
RustyCon - http://twitter.com/RustyCon
Science Fiction Museum http://twitter.com/EMPSFM
SciFiCon Manila http://twitter.com/SciFiConManila
SFContario http://twitter.com/SFContario
SirensCon http://twitter.com/sirens_con (during con only)
Smofcon 28 http://twitter.com/SMOFcon28
Star Base Indy http://twitter.com/StarbaseIndy
Star Trek Convention http://twitter.com/startrekcon
SwanCon http://twitter.com/Swancon
Texas in 2013 http://twitter.com/Texasin2013
Trek Fest http://twitter.com/trekfest
UT Events http://twitter.com/ut_events
VCON http://twitter.com/vcon
Vulcan Events http://twitter.com/vulcanevents
Westercon http://twitter.com/Westercon
Westercon 64 http://twitter.com/Westercon64
Wexworlds Festival http://twitter.com/Wexworlds
WisCon http://twitter.com/wiscon35
WorldCon http://twitter.com/worldcon
Xanadu Convention http://twitter.com/xanadulasvegas

STEAMPUNK EVENTS
AnachroCon http://twitter.comAnachroCon
Dr Steel Con http://twitter.com/DrSteelCon
SteamCon http://twitter.com/Steamcon
Steampunk Expo http://twitter.com/steampunkexpo
Steampunk Midwest http://twitter.com/steampunkmidwst
Steam Worlds Fair http://twitter.com/steamworldsfair
SteamWrights http://twitter.com/steamwrights
Victoria Steam Expo http://twitter.com/vicsteamexpo
Wild Wild West Con http://twitter.com/wildwildwestcon
World Steam Expo http://twitter.com/worldsteamexpo

TECHNOLOGY EVENTS
Aspen Institute Festival http://twitter.com/aspeninstitute
Blog World Expo http://twitter.com/blogworld
BugCON http://twitter.com/BugCON
Chicago Tech Events http://twitter.com/chicagoevent
Cloud Computing Expo http://twitter.com/CloudExpo
Cloud Slam http://twitter.com/CloudSlam
Creative Conference http://twitter.com/Cre8Con
Dallas Techfest http://twitter.com/DallasTechFest
Design 2050 http://twitter.com/design2050
Digital Media Conference http://twitter.com/DMediaConf
Digital Video Expo http://twitter.com/digitalvideoXpo
Drupal Camp LA http://twitter.com/drupalcampla
EC Mod Show http://twitter.com/ECMODSHOW
Engage Expo http://twitter.com/engageexpo
Event Expo http://twitter.com/EventExpo
Houston Techfest http://twitter.com/HoustonTechFest
Ideas Festival http://twitter.com/ideasfestival
Internet World Expo http://twitter.com/iw_expo
Login.IT http://twitter.com/LOGin2010
Macworld http://twitter.com/macworld
Microsoft PDC http://twitter.com/PDC09/
MeshCon http://twitter.com/meshcon
Mobile Connect http://twitter.com/mobileconnect
MySQL Conference http://twitter.com/MySQLConf
National Convention http://twitter.com/natconvention
New Media Expo http://twitter.com/NewMediaExpo
Open Source Bridge http://twitter.com/osbridge
OSCON http://twitter.com/oscon
Research Fest http://twitter.com/researchfest
Robot Fest http://twitter.com/robotfest
Second Life Community Convention http://twitter.com/slcc
ShmooCon http://twitter.com/ShmooCon
Social Media NW http://twitter.com/SocialMediaNW
Swiss Nex SF http://twitter.com/swissnexSF
SXSW http://twitter.com/SXSW
T.E.D. http://twitter.com/TED_TALKS
The Showbiz Expo http://twitter.com/TheShowBizExpo
Video Marketing Expo http://twitter.com/vmx09
Web 2.0 Expo http://twitter.com/w2e
Web 2.0 Summit http://twitter.com/web2summit
World Expo 2010 http://twitter.com/worldexpo2010

VIDEO GAME CONVENTIONS
BlizzCon http://twitter.com/blizzcon
Brisbane Independent Games Festival http://twitter.com/bigfestival
Canadian Games Conference http://twitter.com/CdnGamesConf
Canadian Video Game Awards http://twitter.com/CVAwards
Develop Evolve Conference http://twitter.com/developconf2010
DICE Summit http://twitter.com/DICESummit
E3 Expo http://twitter.com/e3expo
EGS http://twitter.com/EGSmexico
Game City Squared http://www.twitter.com/gamecity
Game Developers Conference http://twitter.com/Official_GDC
Game Developers Conference China http://twitter.com/GDC_China
Game Developers Conference Europe http://twitter.com/GDC_Europe
GameEd Summit http://twitter.com/Gameedsummit
Game Unicon http://twitter.com/gameunicon
GCO Leipzig http://twitter.com/GCOLeipzig
Golden Joystick Awards http://twitter.com/GoldenJoysticks
E-Jagfest http://twitter.com/ejagfest
EGS Mexico http://twitter.com/EGSmexico
Eurogamer Expo http://twitter.com/Eurogamer_Expo
Events For Gamers http://www.eventsforgamers.com/
Festival of Games http://twitter.com/NLGD
Flash Gaming Summit http://twitter.com/FGSummit
Game Core http://twitter.com/GameCore
Game On! http://twitter.com/Game_On_event
Game On London http://twitter.com/GameOnLondon
Gamers Outreach http://twitter.com/GamersOutreach
Games Camp http://twitter.com/gamescamp
Game Com Cologne http://twitter.com/gamescomcologne
Games Convention http://twitter.com/gcblog
Games Convention Asia http://twitter.com/GCA2009
GameCore http://twitter.com/GameCore
GameXpo http://twitter.com/gamexpo
IndieCade http://twitter.com/indiecade/
Infinite Bits http://twitter.com/infinitebits
iPad Games Summit http://twitter.com/ipadgamesummit
LOGIN Conference http://twitter.com/LOGINConference
Looking For Group Expo http://lfgexpo.com
MAGFest http://twitter.com/MAGFest
Midwest Gaming Classic http://twitter.com/MGC_gaming
Midnight Gaming http://twitter.com/midnightgaming
Modacon http://twitter.com/modacon
NW Pinball Show http://twitter.com/nwpinballshow
Pacific Pinball Expo http://twitter.com/PacificPinball
Penny Arcade Expo(PAX) http://twitter.com/official_pax
Retro Gaming Expo http://twitter.com/RetroGamingExpo
QuakeCon http://twitter.com/QuakeCon
Rio Game Show http://twitter.com/RioGameShow
Screw Attack http://twitter.com/ScrewAttackHQ
SIEGECON http://twitter.com/siegecon
T*Mode http://twitter.com/tweetmode
Too Many Games http://twitter.com/toomanygames
VGXPO http://twitter.com/VGXPO
Vortex Competition http://twitter.com/vortexcomp