(This column uses information courtesy of Maj. Bill Harting, HMGS Mid-South and S. Richard Black of the Midwest Wargamer's Association Newsletter.)

WARBAND
Feb. 28 Knights of St. John Hall, Reading, OH Rich Smethurst, 203 Albright Dr, Loveland, OH 45140. (513) 677-1683, or e-mail: smetfam@aol.com

COLD WARS 2004
March 12-14 Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, PA Walt O'Hara, 10730 Burr Oak Way, Burke, VA 22015. (703) 503-9833 (6-9 pm), or e-mail: coldwarswalt@linuxmail.org. Website: www.coldwars.org.

SEVEN YEARS WAR ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
March 19-20 Holiday Inn Downton, South Bend, IN Paul Petri, 1723 Ashford Ln., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. (815) 479-1099, or e-mail: ziethen@aol.com.

9TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF COWPENS
March 26-28 Hendrix Student Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Chris Pagano, 211 Shaftsbury Rd, Clemson, SC, 29631. E-mail: cpagano@clemson.edu. Web site: http://people.clemson.edu/~gaming/.

BATTLEFIELDS
March 27 Bailey Recreation Center, Westland, MI 48186 Larry Smith, (734) 728-6937, or e-mail: pak43@wideopenwest.com.

LITTLE WARS
April 16-18 Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, Lincolnshire, IL 1716 Pinnacle Drive, Aurora, IL 60504. E-mail: Info@Little-Wars.Com. Web site: www.little-wars.com

RECON
April 23-25 Comfort Inn, Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL Web site: http://hmgs-south.com/recon.htm.

CALL TO ARMS
April 30-May 2 Overland Park International Trade Center, Overland Park, KS. Brian Beal, PO Box 15192, Kansas City, MO 64106. (816) 936-3201, or e-mail: bbeal@cysource.com. Web site: www.hahmgs.org

DRUMS ALONG THE MAUMEE 5
May 14-16 Holiday Inn Toledo West, Toledo, OH Jim Thomasson, 1217 Birch Ave., Maumee, OH 43537. (419) 893-3025, or e-mail: JThoma@aol.com.

CAPCON
May 14-16 Student Union, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Guy Flora, 3818 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219. (614) 471-9812, or e-mail: flora.1@osu.edu.

NASHCON
May 28-30 Cool Springs Mariott, Franklin, TN. Chris Edmondson PO Box 44, Rockvale, TN 37153. (615) 867-0229, or e-mail:Ê echris66@comcast.net.

WARPARTY
June 11-12 Charles A. Brigham, Jr. Masonic Temple, Symmes Township, OH Rich Smethurst, 203 Albright Dr, Loveland, OH 45140. (513) 677-1683, or e-mail: smetfam@aol.com

ORIGINS 2004
June 24-27 Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH For HOT project, contact: Jodie Panzeri, 2719 Sweet Cider Rd., Ft. Wayne, IN 46818. E-mail: jodie@jodiecon.org. Web site: www.originsgames.com.

HISTORICON 2004
July 22-25 Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, PA John Drye, 6056 Estates Dr., Alexandria, VA 22311. (703) 922-8131, e-mail: jdrye@spa.com. Website: www.historicon.org.

GENCON
Aug. 19 - 22 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN For info on the Great Lakes effort at Gencon: Tom Bryant, 5120 Gay St., Muskegon, MI 49441. (231) 799-0149, or e-mail: tombryant@muskegon.com. Web site: www.gencon.com.

ADVANCE THE COLORS 2004
* New Date & Location! *
Sept. 10-12 Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, OH Hotel info: Springfield Inn, 100 S. Fountain Ave., (800) 234-3611, $69 rate good till Aug. 20. Con info: Steve Smith, 29715 Carolina Ave, Elkhart, IN 46516. (574) 295-9962, or e-mail: sven_46516@msn.com. www.hmgsgl.com.

DE BELLIS COLUMBUS
Nov. 5-6 University Plaza Hotel, Columbus, OH Richard Hartley, 1200 Windcliff Ct., Grove City, OH 43123. E-mail: rhartle@columbus.rr.com.