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{{DISPLAYTITLE:ICON}}''(For others, see [[Icon (Disambiguation)]].)''


'''ICON''' is a [[regional convention]] held in the [[Cedar Rapids / Iowa City]] area of [[Iowa]] since 1975, usually in late October or early November. It was originally run by [[SFLIS]] and later sponsored by the [[Mindbridge Foundation]]. [[Joe Haldeman|Joe]] and [[Gay Haldeman]], who helped found SFLIS and ICON when Joe was teaching at the University of Iowa, are now perennial [[gohs]]. 

Icon is the oldest and largest [[con]] in Iowa.

* {{link | website= https://www.icarusjj.com/iowa-icon/icon-history |text=History.}}
* {{link | website= https://www.icarusjj.com/iowa-icon/icon-program-books |text=Historic program books.}}
* [https://www.icarusjj.com/iowa-icon/icon-photos Photos.]
* [https://iowa-icon.com Website. ]

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 Convention || Dates || Guests 
[[ICON (Iowa) 1|Icon 1]] || October 31-November 2, 1975 || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 2|Icon 2]] || November 5-7, 1976 || [[Frank Herbert]], [[Mike Glicksohn]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 3|Icon 3]] || October 28-30, 1977 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 4|Icon 4]] || November 9-11, 1979 || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Rusty Hevelin]], [[Moebius Theatre]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 5|Icon 5]] || November 7-9, 1980 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[Anne Passovoy]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 6|Icon 6]] || October 31-November 1, 1981 || [[Phyllis Eisenstein]], [[Dave Martin]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 7|Icon 7]] || November 5-7, 1982 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Gregory Frost]], [[Rusty Hevelin]], [[Mark Moore]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 8|Icon 8]] || October 21-23, 1983 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Rob Chilson]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 9|Icon 9]] || October 26-28, 1984 || [[Dean Ing]], [[Robin Bailey]], [[Bob Tucker]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 10|Icon 10]] || October 25-27, 1985 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Joe Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 11|Icon 11]] || October 24-26, 1986 || [[Robert Asprin]], [[Phil Foglio]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 12|Icon 12]] || October 16-18, 1987 || [[Glen Cook]], [[Dick Spelman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 13|Icon 13]] || January 20-22, 1989 || [[Joel Rosenberg]], [[Algis Budrys]], [[Mickey Zucker Reichert]], [[Darlene Coltrain]], Roy Dotrice 
[[ICON (Iowa) 14|Icon 14]] || October 13-15, 1989 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[P. D. Breeding-Black]], [[Lucy Synk]], [[Elizabeth Anne Hull]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 15|Icon 15]] || September 28-30, 1990 || [[Philip José Farmer]], [[Erin McKee]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 16|Icon 16]] || October 12-13, 1991 || [[Steven Brust]], [[Bob and Nonie Quinlan]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 17|Icon 17]] || October 7-9, 1992 || [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Larry Dixon]], [[Rex Bryant]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 18|Icon 18]] || October 8-10, 1993 || [[Suzette Haden Elgin]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Nancy mcclure|Nancy]] and [[Martin McClure]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 19|Icon 19]] || October 14-16, 1994 || [[Gregory Frost]], Robert Daniels Jr., [[Joe Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 20|Icon 20]] || October 6-8, 1995 || [[Steven Barnes]], Phil Hester, [[Myrna Logan]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 21|Icon 21]] || October 11-13, 1996 || [[Emma Bull]], [[Will Shetterly]], [[Tadao Tomomatsu]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 22|Icon 22]] || October 10-12, 1997 || [[John M. Ford]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[William "Bear" Reed]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 23|Icon 23]] || October 16-18, 1998 || [[Charles de Lint]], [[Forrest Ackerman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 24|Icon 24]] || October 29-31, 1999 || [[Peter Beagle]] , [[Bill Johnson]], [[Charles Piehl]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 25|Icon 25]] || October 13-15, 2000 || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Michael "Orange Mike" Lowrey]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 26|Icon 26]] || October 12-14, 2001 || [[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]], [[Denise Garner]], [[Dennis Lynch]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 27|Icon 27]] || October 18-20, 2002 || [[Jennifer Roberson]], [[John Garner]], [[Les roth|Les]] & [[Jeannette Roth]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 28|Icon 28]] || October 10-12, 2003 || [[David Drake]], [[Lee Seed]], [[Gregg Parmentier]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 29|Icon 29]] || October 8-10, 2004 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Beth Hansen]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 30|Icon 30]] || October 28-31, 2005 || [[Sarah Zettel]], [[Jael]], Arlene Martel 
[[ICON (Iowa) 31|Icon 31]] || October 13-15, 2006 || [[C. S. Friedman]], [[Larry Price]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 32|Icon 32]] || November 2-4, 2007 || [[Jack McDevitt]], [[Ralph J. Ryan]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 33|Icon 33]] || October 31-November 2, 2008 || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Alan M. Clark]], Richard Klemensen
[[ICON (Iowa) 34|Icon 34]] || October 23-25, 2009 || [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Heather Bruton]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 35|Icon 35]] || November 5-7, 2010 || [[Cory Doctorow]], Daniel Dociu, [[Susan Leabhart]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 36|Icon 36]] || October 28-30, 2011 || [[Jane Yolen]], [[Steve Thomas]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 37|Icon 37]] || November 2-4, 2012 || [[Steven Erikson]], [[Mike Cole]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 38|Icon 38]] || November 15-16, 2013 || [[Nancy Kress]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Jack Skillingstead]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 39|Icon 39]] || October 31-November 2, 2014 || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Scott Lynch]], [[Lar DeSouza]], Megan Lara 
[[ICON (Iowa) 40|Icon 40]] || October 16-18, 2015 || [[David Gerrold]], [[Sarah Clemens]], [[Ann Leckie]], Kalli McCandless, [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 41|Icon 41]] || October 28-30, 2016 || [[Seanan McGuire]], Arden Ellen Nixon, [[Inger Myers]], [[Laura Mixon]], [[Steven Gould]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 42|Icon 42]] || September 29-October 1, 2017 || [[Wesley Chu]], H. Russ Brown, [[Sheril Harper]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 43|Icon 43]] || October 5-7, 2018 || [[Mike Mullin]], [[Daniel Mohr]], [[Mike Miller]], Wolfie B. Bad, [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]] 
[[ICON (Iowa) 44|Icon 44]] || November 1-3, 2019 || [[Pat Murphy]], [[Mystie Hollaman]], [[Shawn Palek|Shawn]] and [[Misty Palek]], Kat Pepmiller
[[ICON (Iowa) 45|Icon 45]] || October 9–10, 2020 (virtual)|| [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]], [[Catrina Taylor]], [[Alex Penland]], [[Erin Casey]], [[Tambo Jones]], [[Beth Hudson]]
[[ICON (Iowa) 46|Icon 46]] || October 15-17, 2021 || [[Eric Flint]], Jeff Lee Johnson, [[Beth Hudson]], [[Cheshire Moon]]
[[ICON (Iowa) 47|Icon 47]] || October 14-16, 2022 || Nicholas Meyer, [[Mitch Bentley]], [[Steve Todd]], [[Jenny Todd]]
[[ICON (Iowa) 48|Icon 48]] || October 13–15, 2023 || [[Lynne M. Thomas]], Studio Eldeen, [[Michael Damian Thomas]] 
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