End-of-Year Acknowledgements
Once again, SMOF News takes a moment as the calendar turns for some thank-yous. Thank you, first of all, to everyone who’s sent in feedback, info, or corrections in the past year.
The main source for event links continues to be the previous year’s notes. Additional listings came from:
SF2 Concatenation’s list of national and world conventions
Ansible’s UK event list
www.filk.info’s list of conventions
Meeple Mountain’s list of gaming cons
Paizo’s convention calendar
Southern Fandom Resource Guide’s convention calendar
Coscove’s convention calendar
Convention Scene’s convention calendar
FanCons.com’s worldwide convention listings
SMOF News is still on the lookout for additional sources outside of the English-speaking world, though one has been located for German-language cons in 2025.
In Brief
Esther Cole, whose work in fandom included being on the committee of the combined Worldcon and Westercon in 1954, died sometime in December.
Remembrance at File 770 • Biography at Fancyclopedia 3VancouFur (Richmond, British Columbia, March 6-9) has named IvyComb its Guest of Honor.
Fan Expo Portland (Portland, Oregon, January 24-26) has added Kate Micucci.
Gallifrey One (Los Angeles, February 14-16) has added Alex Macqueen, Miles Richardson, Lisa Greenwood, Safiyya Ingar, Andy Lane, Charlie Hayes, Juliet Landau, Mara Wilson, and Alimi Ballard.
GameStorm 25 (Portland, Oregon, March 20- 23) has added Alex Flagg.
LVL UP Expo (Las Vegas, Nevada, April 25-27) has added Michael Kovach, Samantha Béart, Devora Wilde, Ashley Eckstein, Alex Rochon, James Arnold Taylor, Cherami Leigh, Neil Newbon, Matt Lanter, Lizzie Freeman, Jennifer English,
Trek Long Island 3 (Hauppauge, New York, May 31-June 2) has added D’Manda Martini.
Sci-Fi Valley Con (Altoona, Pennsylvania, June 13-15) has added Arryn Zech.
Event Calendar
Weekend of January 3-5
Just added: Cosmic Realms, Philippi, West Virginia, USA
ShadowCon XXVIII (relaxacon), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Anthro Northwest 7 (anthropomorphic), Seattle, Washington, USA
Painted Desert Fur Con: Camping in the Canyon (anthropomorphic), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
TundraCon 2025 (gaming), Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Everwinter (miniatures gaming), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
SacAnime, Sacramento, California, USA
Anime-ZAP!, East Peoria, Illinois, USA
Animate! Raleigh (anime), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Weekend of January 10-12
GAFilk 2025 (music), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Japan Meeting of Furries, Toyohashi, Japan
Spartacon XXXIV (gaming), DeWitt, Michigan, USA
Midwinter Gaming Convention, Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
OrcaCon 2025 (gaming), SeaTac, Washington, USA
Animé Los Angeles 20, Long Beach, California, USA
Ichibancon 15 (anime), Concord, North Carolina, USA
Ikkicon (anime), Round Rock, Texas, USA
Orlando Anime Day, Orlando, Florida, USA
Fan Expo New Orleans (media), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
MondoCon 2025 (media), Budapest, Hungary
Weekend of January 17-19
Chattacon L, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Monumental ConFusion, Novi, Michigan, USA
Marscon 2025: Galactic Empires & Epic Interstellar Legends, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Arisia 2025, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
COSine 2025, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
CanthroFur: Perdrix and the awakening of the volcanoes (anthropomorphic), Auvergne, France
Anthro New England: A Staggering Case!, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Yunyou Island (anthropomorphic), Chengdu, China
Further Confusion: Animal Business (anthropomorphic), San Jose, California, USA
MidWinterFrolic 2025 (anthropomorphic), Altura, Minnesota, USA
Snowcon 15 (gaming), Orono, Maine, USA
Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo 2, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Congress of Gamers Winter Session, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Geekway Mini: Geekway to the Dragon Hoard (gaming), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dice + Diversions (gaming), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
IDEAG 2025 (gaming), Parma, Italy
AdamCon 2025 (gaming), Woodlawn, Ohio, USA
KapCon 2025 (gaming), Wellington, New Zealand
SCARAB 2025 (gaming), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Ducosim (gaming), Amersfoort, Netherlands
SaltCON Bryce (boardgames), Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA
Morpheus 37 (RPGs), Herne, Germany
F.R.O.S.T. XXVI (RPGs), Freuenstadt, Germany
Siege of Augusta XXXIV (miniatures gaming), Augusta, Georgia, USA
BattleTex V (wargaming), Houston, Texas, USA
29th Annual Chattanooga Railgaming Challenge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Kawacon: 4 Honor (anime), San Antonio, Texas, USA
G-Anime, Gatineau, Québec, Canada
Central Florida Comic Con, Lakeland, Florida, USA
Albuquerque Comic Con, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Mouse-Con Bakersfield (Disneyana), Bakersfield, California, USA
Vanhoover Pony Expo (My Little Pony), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Weekend of Januay 24-26
Winter War 51 (gaming), Champaign, Illinois, USA
Game-iToba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
TantrumCon (gaming), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Platypus-Con (gaming), Juneau, Alaska, USA
RiverCityCon (gaming), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Cancon 2025 (gaming), Canberra, Australia
VerminCon 2025 (gaming), Vermillion, South Dakota, USA
Whose Turn Is It Anyway? (boardgames), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Niagara Boardgaming Weekend, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Super MAGFest (gaming/videogame music), National Harbor, Maryland, USA
Isshocon (anime), Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Taiyou Con (anime), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Animazing-Con (anime), Savannah, Georgia, USA
UChi-Con 2025 (anime), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Desucon Frostbite 2025 (anime), Lahti, Finland
Fan Expo Portland (media), Portland, Oregon, USA
Weekend of January 31-February 2
AggieCon 54: Going Rogue, College Station, Texas, USA
AnthroExpo 2025: Rebel Paw (anthropomorphic), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Rocket City Gamefest, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Cascade Games Convention, Bellingham, Washington, USA
CaptainCon 2025 (gaming), Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Contingency 2025 (gaming), Hunstanton, UK
PopiCon! 2025 (gaming), South Bend, Indiana, USA
Ohayocon 25 (anime), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Pixel Pig Expo (anime), Lexington, North Carolina, USA
Setsucon (anime), Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
SSA+S Toracon (anime), Sarasota, Florida, USA
East Bay Comic Con, Concord, California, USA
Big Lick Comic-Con, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
CONsole Room: Rockin' Through the Whoniverse (Doctor Who), Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
German Stranger Con (Stranger Things), Oberhausen, Germany
HarmonyCon 2025 (My Little Pony), Dallas, Texas, USA
Salute to Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess), Burbank, California, USA
Coda
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