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Contents 1 Introduction 2 History 2.1 2003 3 Fans 3.1 Representation in fandom 4 Fanzines 5 Conventions 5.1 1988 5.2 1989 5.3 1993 5.4 1995 5.5 1998 5.6 1999 5.7 2000 5.8 2001 5.9 2003 5.10 2005 5.11 2007 5.12 2008 6 External Links 7 See Also 8 Sources

[edit] Introduction

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[edit] History

Below is a timeline of fandom related events that took place in California, United States.

[edit] 2003

• On March 23, 2003, FanFiction.Net became part of FictionPress, LLC, incorporated in California.

[edit] Fans

Below is a list of members of fandom from California, United States.

• Xing Li, FanFiction.Net founder

[edit] Representation in fandom

According to the JournalFen statistics page, as of December 2007, Californians represented the largest group by state on JournalFen.

[edit] Fanzines

Below is a partial list of fanzines published in California, United States.

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[edit] Conventions

[edit] 1988

• June 18, 1988, the first Beauty and the Beast Convention held in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Hotel. Guests included Ron Perlman, and David Schwartz.

[edit] 1989

• Creation hosted their first Beauty and the Beast convention August 18 - Agusut 19, 1989, in San Jose, California.

[edit] 1993

• Potlatch 2 took place February 26 - February 28, 1993 at the Hotel Shattuck in Berkeley, California.

[edit] 1995

• Potlatch 4 took place February 10 - February 12, 1995 at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel in Oakland, California
• July 7-10, 1995 A Distant Shore: The Fairytale Continues Beauty and the Beast Convention was held at the LAX Doubletree Hotel, Los Angeles, California.

[edit] 1998

• Potlatch 7 took place January 16 - January 18, 1998 at the Jack London Inn in Oakland, California.
• Agamemcon II took place in May 1998 in Burbank, California.[1]

[edit] 1999

• Agamemcon III took place June 11 - June 13, 1999 in Burbank, California.[2]

[edit] 2000

• Agamemcon IV took place June 23 -June 25, 2000 in Burbank, California.

[edit] 2001

• Potlatch 10 took place February 23 - February 25, 2001 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel International in San Francisco, California.
• Agamemcom V took place June 8 - June 10, 2001 in Burbank, California. [3]
• The first BASCon was held November 2-4, 2001 at the DoubleTree Hotel in South San Francisco, California. This was the weekend immediately following the first Constrict convention.

[edit] 2003

• Potlatch 12 took place February 21 - February 23, 2003 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel International in San Francisco, California.
• July 11-13, 2003 FOLLOW YOUR HEART: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BY THE BAY[4] was held at the Crowne Plaza San Francisco-Union Square, San Francisco, California.

[edit] 2005

• Potlatch 14 took place March 4 - March 6, 2005 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel International in San Francisco, California.
• BASCon '05 was held November 4-6, 2005 at the Embassy Suites in South San Francisco, California.

[edit] 2007

• KiScon 2008 was be held at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, California from May 2 to 4, 2007.
• BASCon '07 was held November 2-4, 2007 at the Embassy Suites Burlingame in South San Francisco, California.

[edit] 2008

• Gallifrey 2008 will take place February 15 - February 17, 2008 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott in Los Angeles, California.

[edit] External Links

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[edit] See Also

• Ask Uncle Ian, a The Police fansite based out of California
• FanFiction.Net, a fan fiction archive based out of Los Angeles, California
• FanLib, a fan fiction/art/vid site based out of California

[edit] Sources

Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.

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