Sponsoring Regions: MS=MidSouth; E=East; MW=Midwest; S--South; GL--Great Lakes; HoA=Heart of America; TA= Tornado Alley; GS--Gulf South; PNW=Pacific Northwest; PSW=Pacific Southwest.
24 - 27 July 03 E HISTORICON (Year Long Theme, Crusade! Clashes of Culture & Ideology: Warfare from 700-1700AD), Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, Lancaster, PA. HM and called "the Mother of all wargaming conventions" by the Wall Street Journal. Convention Director Pat Shields, 7 Michener Ct, St Thomas, ON (Canada) N5R 5S5, phone 519-633-5757. Email sweethoneymelon@hotmail.com. Web site at httu://www.historicon.oro . Future dates are July 22-25,2004, July 21-24,2005.
12-14 September 03 GL ADVANCE THE COLORS 03: Holiday Inn, Springfield, OH David K. van Hoose, 10518 Brookview Dr., Carmel, IN 46032. (317) 581-8840. E-mail: davidk-vh@aol.com or atc@hmgsgl.com. Web site: http://w v.hiugs l.coin. Dealer coordinator Joe Cairo, e-mail: iccairo@.prodigy..net.
12-14 September 03 TA FORT WORTH WARS 03: La Quinta Conference Center, 825 N. Watson Rd., Arlington, TX 76011. For reservations call (800) 531-5900. For convention information contact Jeff Lawrence, 2806 Speedway Ave. Wichita Falls, TX 76308. (940) 767-3699. E-mail: jlaw2424@sbcglobal.net. Web page: tittp://wwwfortworthwars.org.
26-28 September 03 S HURRICON 2003 - Comfort Inn (was TravelLodge) Hotel & Conf. Cntr. Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www..hmgssouth.org/
10-12 October 03 HoA BORDERWARS: Best Western Inn &Conference Center, Kansas City KS. POC Brian Beal, PO BOX 15192, Kansas City KS 64106. (816) 936-3201. E-mail: bbeal@cybersource.com.
14-16 November 03: E FALL IN! State Fair Grounds at Timoneum Md. Fred Hubig, Georgetown Center for Living History, 1301 35th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 and Email at frdhubig@concentric, net. Web site: http://www.fallin.org.
12-14 March 04 E COLD WARS, details TBD
23-25 April 04 RECON 2004. S. Comfort Inn (was TravelLodge) Hotel & Conf. Cntr. Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: Chuck Kennedy, e-mail: mots@tnni.net,
28-30 May 04 M-S NASHCON 04 Cool Springs Marriott, Franklin, TN. HM. POC: Chris Edmondson POB 44, Rockvale, TN 37153, 615-8670229, echris66@comcast.net
28-30 May 04 ENFILADE 2004. PNW. Marriott at Sea-Tac. The address is 3201 S. 17th in Seattle. It is off Highway 99 across the street from the airport. POC: Tim McNulty 12418 67 Ave. Puyallup WA 98373 253-770-0957 email: timmcnulty@msn.com.
22-25 July 04 E HISTORICON. Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, Lancaster, PA. POC: Jay Hadley, Email: Hadley-Jay@CooperHealth.edu. Web: www.hmgs.org
24-26 September 04 S HURRICON 2004 Comfort Inn (was TravelLodge) Hotel & Conf. Cntr. Busch Blvd, Tampa FL. HM. POC: http://www.hmgssouth.org/
Other North American Events
25-28 July 03 GENCON: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
29 August-1 September 03 ConQuest: Rickey's, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA. General Information 467 Saratoga Ave. PMB 1422 San Jose, CA 95129. (831) 688-4726. E-mail: info@con-quest.com. Web page: http://www.con-quest.com/
29 August-1 September 03 (Tentative) TactiCon: Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. Web site: E-mail for information: dgagames@aol.com.
12-14 September 03 HUBCON XI: Hattiesburg Convention Center Hwy 49 N & I 55. Mxd. POC: pnzr12@yahoo.com.
19-21 September 03 SOUTHERN FRONT Triangle Simulation Society. Holiday Inn Crabtree, Raleigh, NC. POC: Ed Mohrmann (919) 543-9380, E-mail: eamohrmann@mindspring.com. Web site: http://www.trianglesimsocietv.org
14-16 November 03 (tentative) Command Con V: Big Muddy HGA, Jefferson Barracks Historical Park, St. Louis, MO. For details contact Pat Connaughton (314) 752-3211. or bigmuddyhga@juno.com. Web page: http://www.bmhga.org
21-23 November 03 Millennium 6: Red Lion Hotel, 6121 N. HI-35/Hwy 290, Austin, TX. Web page: http://www.millenniumcon.com
24-27 June 04 ORIGINS 2004. Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. See HOT Pages at the ORIGINS Web: Originsgames.com
5-8 August 04 GENCON. Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN
There were several "Darkest Africa" Games at RECON 03. Some say this genre proves that if you produce good figures they will make games for them. Games of "The Sword in Africa" by Larry Brom began and ended the convention.
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