What Is Illustrious?

Illustrious 2011 is a bid to stage the 62nd British National Science Fiction convention.

Hotel

The convention would be held at the Hilton Metropole (link) at the NEC in Birmingham. This hotel hosted the last Discworld convention so they are quite familiar with the needs and activites of fans. The hotel is situated close to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and is served by a free 10-minute shuttle from Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station.

Dates

Illustrious will be held over the 2011 Easter weekend, Friday 22nd April to Monday 25th April.

Themes

The aim is to cover the usual broad range of topics fans expect from an Eastercon, but we will have two themed streams: SF through the decades and Military SF.

Contact Us

The bid committee can be contacted at comm@illustrious.org.uk or you can join the discussion about the bid through any of the following media:

Committee

Illustrious is brought to you by Chris O'Shea, Nik Whitehead, John Dowd, Fran Dowd, John Harrold, David Mansfield, and Hayley Fazzani.