Wednesday, May 3, 2017

CAR-PGa Newsletter May 2017

CAR-PGa NEWSLETTER

Vol. 26, No. 5
An international network of researchers into all aspects of role-playing games
May 2017

David Millians, Editor
Paideia School, 1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30307 USA


ARTICLES

My Games & Education Update
By David Millians

It seems high time to share with you my own recent work as a game advocate, that is, beyond checking other gamer’s writing for commas and such. I began teaching professionally in the 1980s, and I have used games, especially role playing games, in my classrooms from the beginning. Seeing more and more possibilities for overt instruction and more subtle development of student abilities through gaming, in 1989 I offered to run a seminar about games and education at Gen Con, and to my surprise, it was accepted. Over one hundred people turned up, my largest audience ever, and all were eager to hear what I had to say. I was suddenly an Authority. It was easy to fill the time we had, and as always, I learned as much as I taught.

I soon began private newsletter to spread ideas among all interested parties, gained sponsorship from the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA), and contacted CAR-PGa. I received games from many wonderful game companies and wrote reviews for teachers and parents. I was a keynote speaker at a GAMA annual meeting, and I continued to offer my seminars at conventions. Interest waxed and waned, but another generation of teachers, thinkers, and speakers came along and expanded the conversation at conventions and then online. I’ve presented intermittently since then, leaving most of the discussion to researchers, though I follow it avidly. It’s a joy to see how much it’s grown since that first group at Gen Con.

I’ve run games with children all along, both in the classroom and outside. I offer a three-hour game for my school fundraiser, and it consistently brings in hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars. In class, we have a year-long history LARP, and I run a money management game in my math class. My algebra students design new games, though mostly board and card games. I support the game groups and clubs in our upper school, often a chance to see former students.

I now write games for publications, and student groups help me playtest and revise these projects. I continue to present as part of Gen Con’s Trade Day education tracks, and I love working with CAR-PGa. The study, practice, and discussion of games as educational tools has grown beyond anything I imagined, and I have a good imagination. The adventure continues.

NEW MATERIAL

FROM BILL WALTON

Liberty University (2017 April 17) History students awarded top honors for research. http://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=230518. Phi Alpha Theta awards, including one for a history of Dungeons and Dragons.

FROM DAVID MILLIANS

Newitz, Annalee (2017 March 26) How We Won the War on Dungeons & Dragons. io9.gizmodo.com/how-we-won-the-war-on-dungeons-dragons-1550936588. History is written by the winners.

Wheeler, David (2017 March 14) Women Creators in American RPGs. dlair.net/2017/03/14/women-creators-in-american-rpgs/. Darlene Jean Pekul, Jean Wells, Nicole Lindroos, Shanna Germain, and Lisa Stevens.

FROM HAWKE ROBINSON

Reilly, Peter J (2017 November 22) Tax Court Denies Exempt Status to Group Using Trading Cards to Promote Sobriety. www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2015/11/22/tax-court-denies-exempt-status-to-group-using-trading-card-games-to-promote-sobriety/#363d42231641. IRS out of touch with society.

Robinson, Hawke (2017 April 4) Preparing for RPG Research Presentation at WSTRA 2017. as01.mynetgear.com:7070/rpgresearch/blog/wstra-17-prep-1. Showing other professionals how to do it.

FROM JOHN BOARDMAN

Cox, Ana Marie (2017 March 17) Brianna Wu Wants to Change the Democrats’ Playbook. The Washington Post: Talk, page 58. Major target of Gamergate to run for Congress.

CONVENTIONS
New listings this month were provided by Paul Cardwell and Lou Zocchi, others are urged to submit information. If you attend a convention, be sure and check the conventions table and let us have a copy of the fliers (or at very least the when, what, where, and contact information) for upcoming conventions available there. CAR-PGa is international, so this includes anywhere in the world.

Dates, precise venue, contacts' URLs or phone numbers, and other information, where missing from this list, would be particularly appreciated. 

"[LARP]" means only LARP events as many RPG cons include at least some LARP, as likewise applies to the mention of specific game systems. The same bracketed information applies as well to game systems when the con will have only those games present.

In an attempt to get more face-to-face meetings of the membership, we list who will be going to what convention, if they will tell us. Get this type of information in at least two months before the convention itself, so we can run it at least once. Support your local cons by helping in the staff. It is a good way to promote RPG and you generally get in free for the brief time spent helping. 

A review of any attended convention afterwards for the Newsletter would be appreciated too. These reviews should include demographic data such as attendance, percentage male/female, white/ethnic minorities (or what- ever is the majority/white/others), games in addition to tabletop RPG, and more subjective matters such as unusual events, quality of games and dealers' room, encouragement of new gamers, and whatever seems worth reporting. We need to work to restore CAR-PGa's reputation as the media's go-to on gamer demographics, especially since the media are still citing a study that cut off all those over 35 - at a time when that was the median age of gamers - it is closer to 40 now - which indicates we also need to work on recruiting younger players, although some increase in college age players at conventions has been noted. 

Conventions are currently being compiled by archivist Paul Cardwell, 1127 Cedar, Bonham, TX 75418 or plcardwell@gmail.com so send them there.

May 2017
2-5: Eternal Convention, Castle Stahleck, Bacharach, Germany; eternal-con.de
5-7: 1d4Con, Comfort Inn, Martinsburg, WV; 1d4con.com
5-7: Ad Astra, Sheraton Parkway North, 600 Hwy 7, Richmond Hill, ON; ad-astra.org
5-7: Austicon, Austin National Guard Armory, Austin, MN; austicon.com
5-7: Crypticon, Doubletree, 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA; crypticonseattle.com [horror] 
5-7: Demicon, Holiday Inn Northwest, 4800 Meroe Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA; demicon.org
5-7: Furry Down Under, Mantra on View, 22 View Ave, Surfers Paradise, QL; furrydownunder.com
5-7: Gojotekicon, Holiday Inn Express, 1392 Enterprise Pkwy, Ashland, OH; gojotekicon.com
5-7: Lexicon, Clarion Convention Center, 1950 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY; lexicongaming.com
5-7: PDXAGE, Holiday Inn, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR; pdxage.com
5-7: San Marino Game Convention, Palace Hotel, San Marino; sanmarinogame.com
5-7: Steampunk World Fair, Radisson of Piscataway, NJ; steampunkworldsfair.com
5-7: WHOlanta, Marriot Century Center, 2000 Century Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA; wholanta.com
6: Spiel mit den Wölfen, Stadtmission Wolfsburg, Mühlenpfad 2, Wolfsburg, Germany; spiel-mit-den-wölfen.de
10-11: Lion Rampant Open House, Branford, ON; lionrampantimports.com
12-14: Anime St. Louis, St. St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO; animestl.net
12-14: ChupacabraCon, Wingate Hotel, 1209 N IH 35 North, Round Rock, TX; chupacabracon.com
12-14: Comicpalooza, George R Brown Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX; comicpalooza.com
12-14: Marcon, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 350 N. High St, Columbus, OH; marcon.org
12-14: Outlantacon/Gaylaxicon, Atlanta Marriott Century Center, 2000 Century Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA; outlantacon.org
12-14: Sferakon, Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Computing, Unska 3, Zagreb, Croatia; sferakon.org
12-14: Spiele Wahnsinn Herne, Kulturzentrum Herne, Willi Pohlmann Platz 1, Herne; speilezentrum.de
13: Bellingham Anime Convention, Whatcom County Community College, Main Campus, Bellingham, WA; bellinghamanimecon.com
13: OG Con, Orange Grove Public Library, 12135 Old Hwy 49, Gulfport, MS; www.facebook.com/events/1728710670726560
13-15: Gateway Furmeet, Hotel Lumière, 999 N 2nd St, St. Louis, MO; gatewayfurmeet.org
18-21: Geekway to the West, St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO; geekwaytothewest.com
19-21: Anime Central, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL; acen.org
19-21: Heroicon, Decatur Conference Center, 4191 US 36 W, Decatur, IL; heroicon.org
19-21: Huzzah!, Doubletree, 363 Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME; huzzahcon.com [mainly wargaming] 
19-21: Keycon, Radisson Hotel, 288 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB; keycon.org
19-21: Motor City ComicCon, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI; motorcitycomiccon.com
19-21: Xcon World, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC; xconworld.info
20-21: Beer & Pretzels Games Weekend, Town Hall, King Edwards Place, Burton on Trent; spiritgames.co.uk
20-21: Berserkon, Inn on Lake Superior, Duluth, MN; berserkon.com
20-21: Flower City Comic Con Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E. Main St, Rochester, NY; fceroc.com
20-21: Game-o-Rama, Atlanta Marriott Perimeter, Atlanta, GA; game-o-rama.com
20-21: MSP Comicon, MN State Fairgrounds, 1265 Snelling Ave, St. Paul, MN; mcbacomicons.com
20-21: Southern Geek Fest, Forrest County Multipurpose Center, 962 Sullivan Dr., Hattiesburg, MS; southerngeekfest.com
20-22: Mobicon, Outlaw Convention Center, 1 S Water St, Mobile, AL; quest=con.com
24-27: ACD Gameday, Monona Terrace Convention Center, 1 John Nolan Dr, Madison, WI; acdgameday.com
25-28: LinCon, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden; lincon.se
25-28: MegaCon, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL; megaconvention.com
25-28: Momocon, Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd, Atlanta, GA; momocon.com
25-28: Phoenix Comicon, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ; phoenixcomicomicon.com
26-27: Hamburger Spieletage, Hamburg Haus Eimsbüttel, Doormannsweg 12, Hamburg, Germany; hamburger-spieletage.de
26-28: Anime North, Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, ON; animenorth.com
26-28: Cherry Capital Comic Con (C4), Grand Traverse Resort, 100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Traverse City, MI; cherrycapitalcon.com
26-28: ConQuesT, Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center, Kansas City, MO; conquestkc.org
26-28: MantiCon, Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul, 3800 American Blvd, Bloomington, MN; manticon.org
26-28: Mobicon, Renaissance Riverview Plaza, 64 S Water St, Mobile, AL; www.mobilecomiccon.org
26-28: UnderCon, Gilham Hall, Sheraton Downtown, Kansas City, MO; undercongaming.com
26-28: Williamsburg Muster, Doubletree, Williamsburg, VA; hamptonroadsgamers.org
26-29: Balticon, Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace, 202 E. Pratt St, Baltimore, MD; balticon.org
26-29: BayCon, San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport, 1770 S Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA; baycon.org
26-29: BGG Spring, Hyatt Regency DFW Airport, 2334 N International Pkwy, DFW Airport, TX; boardgamegeek.com
26-29: Clockwork Alchemy, Double Tree Hotel, San Jose, CA; clockworkalchemy.com
26-29: Gamex, Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 W. Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA; strategicon.net
26-29: Kublacon, Hyatt Regency, 1333 Bayshore Way, Burlingame, CA; kublacon.com
26-29: MediaWestCon, Ramada Inn, 7501 Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI; mediawestcon.org
26-29: Miscon, Holliday Inn Missoula Downtown, Missoula, OR; miscon.org
26-29: Nexus Game Fair, Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee, WI; nexusgamefair.com
26-29: Paizocon, Doubletree Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd, Seattle, WA; paizo.com/paizocon
30: Lilac City Comicon, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, WA: spokanecomicon.com
31-June 4: NTRPGCon, Westin DFW Airport Hotel, 4545 W. John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX; ntrpgcon.com

June 2017 
1-4: Colossalcon, Kalahari Resort, 7000 Kalahari Dr, Sandusky, OH; colossalcon.com
1-4: North Texas RPG Con, DFW Airport Marriott South, 4151 Centreport Blvd, Fort Worth, TX; ntrpgcon.com
1-4: Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA; wizardworld.com
2-4: Bayou Wars, Magnusson Hotel, 7059 US Hwy 51, St. Francisville, LA; bayouwars.org [wargame]
2-4: ConCarolinas, Embassy Suites, 5400 Hammons Dr. NW, Concord, NC; concarolinas.org
2-4: Evergreen Tabletop Expo, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA; etxwa.com
2-4: Niagara Falls Comic Con, Scotia Bank Convention Centre, 6815 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls, ON; niagarafallscomiccon.com
2-4: PrairieCon, Assiniboine Community College, 1430 Victoria Ave. E, Brandon, MB; prairiecon.com
2-4: UK Game Expo, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK; ukgamesexpo.co.uk
2-5: Buckets of Dice, Christchurch College of Education, Christchurch, New Zealand; saga.org.nz
3: HickoryCon, Hickory Metro Convention Center, 1960 13th Ave. SE; Hickory, NC; hickorycon.com
3-4: Wellycon, Wellington Girls College, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand; wellycon.org.nz
5: NOLA Time Fest, Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA; kreweduwho.com [Dr. Who] 
8-11: A-Kon, Ft. Worth Convention Center, Ft. Worth, TX; a-kon.com
8-11: Core Con, Baymont Inn, 3333 13th Ave S, Fargo, ND; fargocorecon.org
9-11: Anime Festival Orlando, Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando, FL; animefestivalorlando.com
9-11: ConDamned, Cafe 2 Klavern, De Clercq Str 136, Amsterdam; condamned.nl
9-10: Die Con, Gateway Convention Center, Edwardsville, IL; diecon.com
9-11: NordCon, Schule beim Pachthof, beim Pachthof 15, Hamburg-Horn, Germany; nordcon.de
9-11: OMGcon, Owensboro Convention Center, Owensboro, KY; omgcon.com
9-11: Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo, Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Convention Center, 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA; southernfriedgameroomexpo.com
9-12: Continuum, Ether Conference Center, 265 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia; continuum.org.au
9-12: Phenomenom, Daramalan College, Cowper St, Dickson, ACT, Australia; pheno.org.au
10: SWFL SpaceCon, Crowne Plaza, 1305 Bell Tower Dr., Ft. Myers, FL; swflsacecon.com
10-11: Spielefest Salzgitter, Aitpjas Hilgert, Salzgitter-Lebenstedt; spielefest-salzgitter.de
14-18: Origins, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH; originsgamefair.com
16-18: AwesomeCon, Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC; awesome-con.com
16-18: Bad Nauheim Spielt, Badehäusern, Bad Nauheim, Germany; www.facebook.com/badnauheimspielt
16-18: Q-Con, Queen's University Belfast, lmwood Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland; q-con.org.uk
16-18: U-Con (DortCon), Fritz-Henßler-Haus, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 23-27: Dortmund (Mitte); dortmund-in-2017.com
16-18: Wizard World Comic Con, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA; wizardworld.com
17: Con-Quest, Hilton Hotel, Milton St, Nottingham; con-quest.rpg.uk
22-25: PortConMaine, Doubletree Hotel, Maine Mall Rd, South Portland, ME; portconmaine.com
23-24: Fear the Coin, Drury Inn, 8700 Eager Rd, Brentwood, MO; fearthecon.com
23-25: 3XP, Brooklands Centre, Ely, Cambs, UK; ukroleplayers.com
23-25: Ragecon, Sands Regency Casino, Reno, NV; ragecon.com
23-25: Soonercon, Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Rd, Midwest City, OK; soonercon.com
23-25: Too Many Games, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA; toomanygames.com
23-26: Arcon, Christian Michelsens Gate 65, Oslo; spillfestival.no
26-July 2: PrezCon, Doubletree Charlottesville, 990 Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, VA; prezcon.com
30: Nerd East, Durham Student's Union, Durham, UK; nerdeast.org.uk
30-July 2: Animeritime, Fredericton Convention Centre, Fredericton, NB; animeritime.org
30-July 2: Denver Comic Con, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO; denvercomiccon.com
30-July 2: In Con Junction, Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN; inconjunction.org
30-July 2: LibertyCon, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, 1400 Market St, Chattanooga, TN; libertycon.org
30-July 2: Magic City Con, Hyatt Regency, Birmingham, AL; magiccitycon.com
30-July 2: Milwaukee Summer Revel, Sheraton Brookfield, 375 S. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI; coldironconventions.com

July 2017 
1-4: Anime Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA; animeexpo.org
1-4: Westercon, Tempe Mission Hotel, Tempe, AZ; westercon70.org
5-9: Dexcon, Morristown Hyatt, Morristown, NJ; dexposure.com
5-9: Dice Tower Con, Caribe Royale, 8101 World Center Dr., Orlando, FL; eventbrite.com
6-9: Connecticon, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT; connecticon.org
6-9: Play On Con, Alabama 4-H Center, 892 4-H, Columbiana, AL; playoncon.com
7-8: Salt Lake Gaming Con, Southtown Expo Center, 9575 S State St, Sandy, UT: saltlakegamingcon.com
7-9: Anime Blues, Cook Convention Center, Memphis, TN; animeblues.com
7-9: Protospiel, Chelsea Comfort Inn, 1645 Commerce Par Dr, Chelsea, MI; protospiel.org
7-9: RTX, Austin Convention Center, 500 E Caesar Chavez, Austin, TX; rtxaustin.com
7-9: Anime Blues, Cook Convention Center, Memphis, TN; animeblues.com
12-23: Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, all over Parthenay; jeux-festival.com
14-16: BroCon, PESS Sports Hall, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick; brocon.info
7-9: Go Play NW, Champion Hall, Seattle University, Seattle, WA; goplaynw.org
12-16: Historicon, Fredericksburg Expo, 2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg, VA; historicon.org [wargaming] 
14-15: Con in the Castle, 65666 Bethel Rd, New Plymouth, OH; ravenwoodcastle.com
14-16: Con-gregate, Radisson Hotel, High Point, NC; con-gregate.com
14-16: Delta H Con, Marriott Westchase, 2900 Briarpark, Houston, TX; deltahcon.com
14-16: KantCon, Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS; kantcon.com
14-16: Kitsunecon, Ki Convention Center, 333 Main St, Green Bay, WI; kitsunecon.com
14-16: Quad Cities Anime-zing!, River Center, Davenport, IA; qcanime-zing.com
14-16: Tokyo in Tulsa, Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, OK; tokyointulsa.com
14-16: Wintercon, Fitzroy Pavilion, Canberra, ACT; cgs.asn.au
15-16: Berlin Brettspiel Con, Alte Münze, Molkenmarkt 2, Berlin; hunterundcron.de
17-19: Gam3rCon, New School of Architecture & Design, 1249 F St, San Diego, CA; gam3rcon.com
18-20: Flying Buffalo's T&T Con, Holiday Inn Express, 3131 N. Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ; flyingbuffalo.com
20-23: Amber Central, Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport, 2901 34th Ave. S, Bloomington, MN; ambercentral.com
20-23: Ambercon, Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Ave. S, Bloomington, MI; ambercon.com [Amber diceless only]
20-23: Comic-Con International, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA; comic-con.org
20-23: Geekycon, Crowne Plaza, St. Louis, MO; geeklycon.com
20-23: San Diego Comic-Com, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA; comic-con.org
21-23: Fan World, Niagara Falls Conference Center, Niagara Falls, NY and Crowne Plaza, Niagara Falls, ON; fanworld.us
21-23: Open Gaming Convention, Holiday Inn, Northeastern Blvd, Nashua, NH; ogc-con.com
22-23: Feencon, Stadthalle Bonn, Bad Godesberg, Bonn; feencon.de
22-23: PaizoCon, Asto Conference Centre, Birmingham, W. Mid, UK; ukroleplayers.com
23-25: Border City Game Convention, Adventures in Learning, 7230 Gateway Blvd. E, El Paso, TX; bordercitygameconvention.com
25-30: DrachenFest, Auf dem Quast, Diemelstadt; drachenfest.info [boffer LARP]
27-30: Pulpfest, Doubletree, Pittsburgh, PA; pulpfest.com
28-30: AnimeIowa, Coralville Marriott Hotel, 300 9th St, Coralville, IN; animeiowa.com
28-30: Conbravo!, Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Ln, Hamilton. ON; conbravo.com
28-30: Dakota Game Con, Swiftel Event Center, Brookings, SD; dakotagmecon.com
28-30: Fandomfest, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY; fandomfest.com
28-30: Löwenherz Con und Spiele, Landheim der Sophienschule, Hamburg; diophant.de
28-30: Mechanacon, Hyatt Regency Downtown, 601 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA; mechacon.com
28-30: Ropecon, Helsingin Messukeskuksessa, Helsinki, Finland; ropecon.fi
29: Ettin Con, Katoomba Leura Community Centre, 81-83 Katoomba St, Katoomba, NSW; ettincon.org
29: WyvaCon, Wytheville Community College, 1000 E Main St, Wytheville, VA; wyvacon.com

August 2017
4-6: Glitch Con, Springdale Holiday Inn, 1500 S 49th, Springdale, AR; glitchcon.com
4-6: Ohio Comic Con, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 500 N High St, Columbus, OH; wizardworld.com/home-ohio
5-6: UniCon Latvia, Eektrum Olympic Center, Grostonas St 6B, Riga, Latvia; unicon.lv
12-13: Geekout, New Mountain, 38 N French Broad, Asheville, NC; geekoutavl.org
12-13: ShaCon, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Rd, Sheffield, SY; shacon.org.uk
16: Akua Con, Universal Lazer Family Fun Center, 15 1st St NW, Watertown, SD; www.facebook.com/AkuaCon
17-20: GenCon Indy, Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN; gencon.com
17-20: NecronomiCon, Providence Biltmore, Providence, RI; necronimicon-providence.con.com[Lovecraft] 
18-20: AlderCon, Hale Scout Hut, Wings Rd, Farnham, Sury; avgas.me.uk
18-20: Geekfest, Mayborn Space Theater, Central Texas College, Killeen, TX; starsatnight.org/geekfest
18-20: Kitacon Quest, Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick University, Warwick; kitacon.org
18-20: Starfleet International Conference, Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport, New Orleans, LA; ic2017.org
19-20: Pensacola Comic Con, Pensacola Interstate Conference Building, 6655 Mobile Hwy, Pensacola, FL; pensacolaparacon.com
24-27: PolCon, Lublinie; polcon.fandom.art.pl
24-27: Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd, Chicago, IL; wizardworld.com
25-27: Bubonicon, Albuquerque Marriott Uptown, 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE (at I-40), Albuquerque, NM; bubonicon.com
25-27: Couleecon, La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI; Couleecon.com
25-27: Dragonflight, Bellevue Hilton, 300 112th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA; dragonflight.org
26-27: Shadow Con, Northfields Community Centre, Northfields, West London; ukroleplayers.com

© Copyright 2017 by the Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games (CAR-PGa), ISSN 1071 7129. The CAR-PGa Newsletter is a monthly publication. For more information contact David Millians, Editor, Paideia School, 1509 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30307 USA, phone (404) 808-1070, fax (404) 377-3491, e-mail millians.david@paideiaschool.org. Back issues are available. Contributions of material from the membership are urged, and the byline is responsible for content. Deadline is the last weekday of the month, email preferred. Permission is granted to copy anything in the Newsletter, provided we get a credit line in the publication copying it, and it doesn't have someone else's copyright on it. Information, including details on joining CAR-PGa, can be obtained on the Internet at car-pga.org.