Below are links to various academic conventions and fan-oriented and technology cons (a commonly-used abbreviation for "conventions" in fandom) that I have visted and/or continue to frequent. So far, I have had the happy fortune of rarely going to a convention or con that I would not recommend a visit to.

• American Anthropological Association (Anthropology)
• American Educational Studies Association (Interdisciplinary Education)
• Couch-Stone Symposium on Symbolic Interaction (Interdisciplinary Symbolic Interactionist Studies)
• International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (Interdisciplinary Humanities)
• International Conference on Asian Comics, Animation and Gaming (Interdisciplinary Anime/Manga/Video Gaming-related)
• International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research)
• Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (Interdisciplinary Humanities and Social Sciences)
• Qualitative Interest Group (Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research)
• Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits (Interdisciplinary Anime/Manga/Video Gaming-related)
• Society for Literature and Science (Humanities)
• Southeastern Association of Educational Studies (Interdisciplinary Education)
• Ubiquitous Media: Asian Transformations (Media Studies)

• A-Kon (Anime)
• Animazement (Anime)
• Anime Weekend Atlanta (Anime)
• Anime Central (Anime)
• Chibi-Pa (Anime)
• Defcon (Computer Security)
• Dragon*Con (General Fandom)
• Interz0ne (Computer Security)
• Katsucon (Anime)
• Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (Anime)
• Momocon (Anime)
• Otakon (Anime)
• PhreakNIC (Computer Security)