Magic-Con 2010 will take place March 18th-21st 2010 at the The San Diego Bayfront, San Diego. The first Magic-Con annual conference will bring together magic’s most creative thinkers, historians, and performers for an unforgettable event that will inspire, motivate, and transcend your outlook on the art.

Organised by Dan Buck, Dave Buck, and Syd Segal, this could be one of the hot conventions for 2010, The Dan Diego Bayfront is a beautiful hotel and perfect for Magic-Con. With reserved meeting and event space for all convention events, the Bayfront will not only provide the comfort and luxury of a 5 star hotel, but outstanding service and attention to the organisers high expectations of quality.

Full details and registration can be found on the main website: http://magic-con.org/

The Comedy Magic Workshop will take place in London Sunday, March 21st 2010, Newcastle, Saturday, April 10th 2010 and Manchester on Saturday, May 15th 2010

With the goal of ‘Unleashing the comic within!’ the Comedy Magic Workshop offers magicians the opportunity to learn the real secrets of comedy from some of the funniest magicians in the business.

Taking all the guesswork out of how to successfully write and deliver comedy in any magic or mentalism act, this full-day workshop is a must for anyone who wants to improve their performance.

The Workshop’s format is split between lectures and hands-on participatory tuition and focuses on script writing, selection and development of effects, building a character, audience participation and much, much more.

The featured instructors are: John Archer, Mel Mellers, Logan Murray, Jasper Blakeley, Matthew Wright and Mark Elsdon, who is hosting the day.

Further details, including availability and how to book can be found on the website: www.comedymagicworkshop.co.uk