Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Boskone is an annual science fiction convention (\"con\") run by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) in Boston, Massachusetts. In the words of the convention organizers, \"Boskone is a regional Science Fiction convention focusing on literature, art, music, and gaming (with just a dash of whimsy)\". It is held over President's Day weekend every February, in Boston. The name is a reference to the classic Lensman series by E. E. Smith, in which \"Boskone\" is a council of villains, and also a name for their civilization. The obvious name for a con in Boston would, of course, be \"Boscon\"; the similarity was noticed and embraced. Continuing the trend, when a new Boston-area convention was formed, the organizers of that event named it \"Arisia\"."@en }
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- Boskone abstract "Boskone is an annual science fiction convention (\"con\") run by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) in Boston, Massachusetts. In the words of the convention organizers, \"Boskone is a regional Science Fiction convention focusing on literature, art, music, and gaming (with just a dash of whimsy)\". It is held over President's Day weekend every February, in Boston. The name is a reference to the classic Lensman series by E. E. Smith, in which \"Boskone\" is a council of villains, and also a name for their civilization. The obvious name for a con in Boston would, of course, be \"Boscon\"; the similarity was noticed and embraced. Continuing the trend, when a new Boston-area convention was formed, the organizers of that event named it \"Arisia\".".