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Science-fiction conventions are great fun, and many are held almost every weekend throughout North America. Each convention will have a Guest of Honor or "GoH." Sometimes, there will be more than on GoH; in that case they usually fall into different categories: a Writer GoH, an Artist GoH, a Fan GoH, and so on.

Some conventions have a policy of never having the same GoH twice. Still, they may want to bring back a popular GoH from the past; that person is often designated a "Special Guest."

Robert J. Sawyer has been Guest of Honor at SF Conventions from coast to coast in North America — from Los Angeles to Halifax — and as far away as China and Japan.

I'm providing a a few quotes from people who've enjoyed having me as Guest of Honor, as well as a complete list of my stints as GoH, Special Guest, Master of Ceremonies, or Toastmaster:

• Guest of Honor
  Xanadu Las Vegas
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  April 17-19, 2009
  

• Guest of Honour
  Pure Speculation
  Edmonton, Alberta
  October 17-19, 2008
  

• Special Guest
  Comic-Con International: San Diego
  San Diego, California
  July 24-27, 2008
  

• Guest of Honor
  Loscon 34
  Los Angeles, California
  November 23-25, 2007
  

• Aurora Awards Master of Ceremonies
  VCon 32
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  October 19-21, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  2007 International SF/Fantasy Conference
  Chengdu, Sichuan, China
  August 24-27, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  Oasis 20
  Orlando, Florida
  May 25-27, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  Genrecon 2007
  Sarnia, Ontario
  May 12, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  Ravencon 2007
  Richmond, Virginia
  April 20-22, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  Chattacon 32
  Chattanooga, Tennessee
  January 26-28, 2007
  

• Guest of Honor
  MileHiCon 38
  Denver, Colorado
  October 27-29, 2006
  

• Guest of Honor
  Keycon 23
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
  May 19-21, 2006
  

• Toastmaster
  Norwescon 29
  Seattle, Washington
  April 13-16, 2006
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  VCon 30
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  October 7-9, 2005
  

• Guest of Honor
  CopperCon 25
  Phoenix, Arizona
  September 8-11, 2005
  

• Special Guest
  Dragon*Con 2005
  Atlanta, Georgia
  September 2-5, 2005
  

• Guest of Honor
  Toronto Trek 19
  Toronto, Ontario
  July 15-17, 2005
  

• Guest of Honor
  Con-Version 21.5
  held in conjuction with Westercon 58
  Calgary, Alberta
  July 1-4, 2005
  

• Guest of Honor
  Apollocon 2005
  Houston, Texas
  June 24-26, 2005
  

• Guest of Honor
  Windycon 2004
  Chicago, Illinois
  November 11-14, 2004
  

• Toastmaster
  Confusion 2004
  Warren, Michigan
  January 23-25, 2004
  

• Canadian Guest of Honor
  Con-Version XX
  Calgary, Alberta
  August 8-10, 2003
  

• Guest of Honor
  Oasis 16
  Orlando, Florida
  May 23-25, 2003
  

• Guest of Honor
  KeyCon 20
  Winnipeg, Manitoba
  May 16-18, 2003
  

• Guest of Honor
  Minicon 38
  Minneapolis, Minnesota
  April 18-20, 2003
  

• Guest of Honor
  MidSouthCon 21
  Memphis, Tennessee
  March 28-30 2003
  

• Toastmaster
  Con-Version XIX
  (the 2002 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
  Calgary, Alberta
  August 9-11, 2002
  

• Toastmaster
  Tropicon 20
  Palm Beach, Florida
  November 9-11, 2001
  

• Guest of Honor
  Can-Con 2001
  Ottawa, Ontario
  August 17-19, 2001
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  Aurora Awards Banquet
  Vancouver, BC
  May 5, 2001
  

• Guest of Honor
  Eeriecon 3
  Niagara, Falls, NY
  April 20-22, 2001
  

• Toastmaster
  Ad Astra 2001
  Toronto, ON
  February 23-25, 2001
  

• Guest of Honor
  Kyoto SF Festival
  Kyoto, Japan
  November 12, 2000
  

• Guest of Honor
  CONTACT Japan 4
  Tokyo, Japan
  November 3-5, 2000
  

• Guest of Honor
  VCon 25
  Vancouver, British Columbia
  May 26-28, 2000
  

• Guest of Honor
  Concinnity 1999
  Ottawa, Ontario
  October 29-31, 1999
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  InCONsequential II
  (the 1999 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
  Fredericton, New Brunswick
  October 15-17, 1999
  

• Guest of Honor
  Context XII
  Columbus, Ohio
  October 8-10, 1999
  

• Guest of Honor
  ConCat 10
  Knoxville, Tennessee
  November 27-29, 1998
  

• Guest of Honor and Master of Ceremonies
  Con*Cept 9
  (The 1998 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
  Montreal, Quebec
  October 2-4, 1998
  

• Guest of Honor
  Bubonicon 30
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  August 28-30, 1998
  

• Special Guest
  Con-Version XV
  Calgary, Alberta
  July 17-19, 1998
  

• Guest of Honor
  Ad Astra 18
  Toronto, Ontario
  June 5-7, 1998
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  National SF&F Society's Phyllis Gotlieb Celebration
  University of Toronto
  February 3, 1998
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  1997 Aurora Awards Banquet
  Markham, Ontario
  November 1, 1997
  

• Guest of Honor
  ValleyCon 22
  Fargo, North Dakota
  October 10-12, 1997
  

• Canadian Guest of Honor
  Con-Version XIV
  Calgary, Alberta
  July 18-20, 1997
  

• Guest of Honor
  Can-Con 7
  Ottawa, Ontario
  May 2-4, 1997
  

• Guest of Honor
  Capricon 17
  Oak Brook (Chicago), Illinois
  February 20-23, 1997
  

• Guest of Honor
  ConFurence 8
  Anaheim (Los Angeles), California
  January 16-19, 1997
  

• Guest of Honor
  Primedia '96
  Mississauga, Ontario
  November 1-3, 1996
  

• Guest of Honor
  Falcon 2
  Halifax, Nova Scotia
  September 12, 1996
  

• Special Guest
  Con-Version XIII
  (The 1996 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
  Calgary, Alberta
  July 19-21, 1996
  

• Special Guest
  Ad Astra 16
  Toronto, Ontario
  June 7-9, 1996
  

• Special Guest
  Can-Con 6
  Ottawa, Ontario
  May 18-19, 1996
  

• Guest of Honor
  Astronomicon 5
  Rochester, New York
  March 1-3, 1996
  

• Guest of Honor
  Andromeda 2
  Lincoln, Nebraska
  March 10-12, 1995
  

• Guest of Honor
  Can-Con 3
  Ottawa, Ontario
  May 14-16, 1993
  

• Guest of Honor
  WilfCon VII
  Waterloo, Ontario
  June 1, 1991
  

• Master of Ceremonies
  NorthStar
  (The First-Ever Conference on Canadian Science Fiction)
  Toronto, Ontario
  September 25, 1982
  

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