This may be of interest to memebers of the group -

UK 18 October: Vworp Vworp! Comic Book Adventures in Time and Space
The Lass O'Gowrie 36 Charles Street Manchester M1 7DB
T/F: 0161 273 6932
E: info@...
W: www.thelass.co.uk

Guests: Paul Cornell, Steve Dillion, Ian Edgington, Adrian Salmon,
Gary Russell, John Freeman, John Ainsworth
Tickets for the event are £9.00 (Adult) and £6.50 (concessions/U16)
with a total of 80 tickets made available.
Any additional funds raised once guest and associated costs have been
covered will be donated to the mental health charity MIND, together
with any proceeds of the charity auction.

A group of Manchester comic and Doctor Who fans have organised a
special event on 18 October at the Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester featuring
several top creator names in, arranged in conjunction with Engine
Comics and the team behind Redeye - one of the UK's most influential
comics fanzines - will explore the highs, lows, challenges and
pitfalls of creating comics based on BBC's Doctor Who and other
popular television and movie characters. Intended as part of the
Manchester Literature Festival, this intimate "mini-con" will be
staged over a day and feature formal panels, smaller breakout rooms
with powerpoint-based artist showcases and a signing/merchandising
areas where the artists can make their work available to attendees.


More info at -
http://www.downthetubes.net/resources/comics_links/conventions.html

Andrew