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(Did you mean conventions in [[ICON (Iowa)|Iowa]],  [[ICon (Israel)|Israel]], [[Swancon 24|Australia]], [[iCon (NZ)|New Zealand]] and [[I-Con (Canada)|Canada]])
 
(Did you mean conventions in [[ICON (Iowa)|Iowa]],  [[ICon (Israel)|Israel]], [[Swancon 24|Australia]], [[iCon (NZ)|New Zealand]] and [[I-Con (Canada)|Canada]])
  
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{{About|the convention on Long Island|other science fiction conventions named "ICON" or "Icon"|List of ICON science fiction conventions}}
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Taking over from the [[Science Fiction Forum (NY)]], for more than thirty years, ICON Science Fiction, Inc. has been fostering education and exploration in science and technology by harnessing America's fascination with [[SF]] and [[fantasy]].
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{{Infobox recurring event
 
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|name      = I-CON
 
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|status    = Defunct
 
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|genre      = Fan convention, multi-genre
 
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|venue      = [[Suffolk County Community College]], Grant Campus
 
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|location  = Brentwood, New York
 
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|country    = United States
 
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|first      = 1982
 
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|last      = 2017
 
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|organizer  = ICON Science Fiction, Inc.
 
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|filing    = 501(c)(3)
 
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|attendance =
 
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|website    = {{URL|http://www.iconsf.org/}}
 
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'''I-CON''' (short for "Island CONvention") was a [roughly] annual fan convention, held on various college campuses in Suffolk County, New York, Long Island, New York State. First held in 1982 on the campus of Stony Brook University, I-CON became a very eclectic convention. The programming included things normally found at different types of convention, like speeches by and talks with science fiction authors, extensive gaming, anime fandom, comics fandom, furry fandom, multiple movie showings, and Medieval programming, as well as live performances. There was also a science track discussing recent developments in various branches of science and exploring the real science behind science fiction technologies. I-CON was jointly held by ICON Science Fiction, Inc., a tax-exempt educational foundation, and the I-CON Campus Chapter of Stony Brook.
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Each year ICON has hosted a three-day festival designed to encourage literacy, creativity and interest in science and technology through [[science fiction]] and its related genres called [[I-CON (LI)|I-CON]], short for "Island Convention."
  
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==History==
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ICON gives awards in several categories.
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I-CON was preceded by SUNYcon (April 14, 1973), Mudcon (May 8, 1977), and Brookcon (October 28–30, 1977), held on the Stony Brook campus.
 
  
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I-CON was held annually from 1983 through 2012 at Stony Brook University, except for 2009, when it relocated temporarily to the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College, due to planned construction at Stony Brook University.
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In 2014, ICON Science Fiction, Inc. held a new convention called [[LI-CON]].
  
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In the spring of 2012, I-CON was informed that the Stony Brook Sports Complex would be unavailable due to construction in 2013. ICON Science Fiction, Inc. scouted several possible locations on Long Island as an alternative venue, eventually entering into an agreement with Hofstra University. Due to many compounding issues including finances and delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the board decided to postpone I-CON 32, with plans to raise funds via smaller events and return in 2014, but made no announcements about future dates.<ref name="I-CON 32 postponed">{{cite web |url = http://www.iconsf.org/ |title = I-CON |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2012-03-01 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302021754/http://iconsf.org/ |archive-date = 2012-03-02 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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{{group | website=http://blog.iconsf.org/}}
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I-CON ran smaller conventions, LI-CON, in 2014 and 2015, at other venues on Long Island.
 
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I-CON 32 occurred on March 17–19, 2017, at [[Suffolk County Community College]], Grant Campus, [[Brentwood, New York]].
 
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No plans have been announced on the websites. There was no I-CON in 2018.
 
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===Event history===
 
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March 12–14, 1982||Stony Brook University||Stony Brook, New York||[[Gene Roddenberry]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive">{{cite web |url=http://www.iconsf.org/about/media_archive.html |title=I-CON Media Guests archive |publisher=iconsf.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405190419/http://www.iconsf.org/about/media_archive.html |archivedate=2001-04-05}}</ref> Alan Asherman, [[Jack Dann]], [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Raymond Z. Gallun]], [[Michael Kandel]], [[Michael Swanwick]], Roy Torgeson, [[Joan D. Vinge]], Howard Weinstein, Nicholas Yermikov
 
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May 6–8, 1983||Stony Brook University||Stony Brook, New York||[[Isaac Asimov]], [[J O Jeppson]], [[George Takei]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 30 - April 1, 1984
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Hal Clement]], [[George Takei]], [[Walter Koenig]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 29–31, 1985
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|attendance =
 
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|guests    = [[Larry Niven]], [[Mark Lenard]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/> [[John Buscema]], [[Don Heck]], [[Marv Wolfman]], [[Dennis O'Neil]]
 
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|date      = April 4–6, 1986
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Jack Williamson]], [[James Doohan]], [[Jon Pertwee]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/> [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Forrest J. Ackerman]], [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Bob Rozakis]]. [[Mindy Newell]]
 
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|date      = March 27–29, 1987
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|attendance =
 
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|guests    = [[David Brin]], [[Mark Lenard]], [[David Gerrold]], [[Colin Baker]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 15–17, 1988
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Poul Anderson]], [[Adam West]], [[Richard R. Arnold|Richard Arnold]], [[Doug Murray (comics)]], [[Anthony Ainley]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 31 - April 2, 1989
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Michael Dorn]], Guy Vardaman, [[Arlene Martel|Tasha Martel]], [[Terry Nation]], [[E. Gary Gygax]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/> [[Peter David]]
 
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|date      = March 30 - April 1, 1990
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Marina Sirtis]], [[John de Lancie]], Richard Arnold, [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Scott Carpenter]], [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[E. Gary Gygax]], [[Timothy Zahn]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/> [[Curt Swan]], [[Elliot S. Maggin]]
 
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|date      = April 19–21, 1991
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Dan Simmons]], [[Majel Barrett|Majel Roddenberry]], [[Robin Curtis]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[John Levene]], [[Wings Hauser]], [[Deke Slayton]], [[Stan Lee]], [[Sarah Douglas (actress)|Sarah Douglas]], [[E. Gary Gygax]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 3–5, 1992
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Nichelle Nichols]], Laura Banks, [[Sarah Douglas (actress)|Sarah Douglas]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 16–18, 1993
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Lucius Shepard]], [[Armin Shimerman]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Jerry Doyle (radio host)|Jerry Doyle]], [[Mira Furlan]], [[Michael O'Hare]], Laura Banks, [[Bruce Purchase]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 15–17, 1994
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Harlan Ellison]], [[George Takei]], Lolita Fatjo, [[Michael O'Hare]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 31–April 2, 1995
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Nancy Kress]], [[Alexander Siddig|Siddig El Fadil]], [[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]], [[Sophie Aldred]], [[Jerry Doyle (radio host)|Jerry Doyle]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 12–14, 1996
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[George Alec Effinger]], [[Ethan Phillips]], [[Bill Mumy]], [[Steve Sansweet]],<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/> [[Tom Smith (filker)|Tom Smith]], [[Peter David]], [[Susan Alston]], [[Mike Stackpole]]
 
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|date      = April 4–6, 1997
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Joe Haldeman]], [[René Auberjonois (actor)|René Auberjonois]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]], [[Michael O'Hare]], [[Marvin Kitman]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 27–29, 1998
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|attendance =
 
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|guests    = [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Nana Visitor]], [[Claudia Christian]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = April 9–11, 1999
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Robert Picardo]], [[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]], Caroline Blakiston, [[Harlan Ellison]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 31–April 2, 2000
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Joe R. Lansdale]], [[Nicholas Brendon]], [[Mark Allen Shepherd]], [[Jason Carter (actor)|Jason Carter]], [[Julie Caitlin Brown]], [[Jack Stauffer]], [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]], [[Richard Chevolleau]], [[Robert Leeshock]], [[Peter Woodward]]<ref name="I-CON Media Guests archive"/>
 
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|date      = March 30–April 1, 2001
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Timothy Zahn]], [[Majel Barrett|Majel Barrett-Roddenberry]], [[Bruce Campbell]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Brad Douriff]], [[Erin Gray]], [[Virginia Hey]], [[Richard Herd]], [[Ray Harryhausen]], Marjorie Monahan
 
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|date      = April 19–21, 2002
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[F. Paul Wilson]], [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]], [[Richard Biggs]], [[Andreas Katsulas]], [[Julie Caitlin Brown]], [[Jason Carter (actor)|Jason Carter]], [[Herbert Jefferson Jr.]]
 
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|date      = March 28–30, 2003
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Barry Malzberg]], [[Don S. Davis|Don Davis]], [[Carrie Dobro]], [[Carel Struycken]], [[Robert Leeshock]], [[Robin Curtis]]<ref name="I-CON 22">{{cite web |url=http://iconsf.org/index.html |title=I-CON 22 |publisher=iconsf.org |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212053717/http://iconsf.org/index.html |archivedate=2003-02-12}}</ref><ref name="I-CON 22b">{{cite web |url=https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon22/ |title=I-CON 22 |publisher=iconsf.org |accessdate = 2016-12-24}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 26–28, 2004
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Connie Willis]], [[Katee Sackhoff]], [[Peter Jurasik]], [[Vaughn Armstrong]], [[Chase Masterson]], [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]]<ref name="I-CON 23">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon23/ |title = I-CON 23 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2010-05-05}}</ref>
 
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|date      = April 8–10, 2005
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Ben Bova]], [[Jewel Staite]], [[Peter Mayhew (actor)|Peter Mayhew]], [[Jason Carter (actor)|Jason Carter]], [[Rockne S. O'Bannon]]<ref name="I-CON 24">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon24/ |title = I-CON 24 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2010-05-05}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 24–26, 2006
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Terry Brooks]], [[George Takei]], [[Terry Brooks]], [[Kevin Sorbo]], [[Ron Glass]], [[Michael A. Pondsmith]], [[Michael Uslan]], [[Doctor Who: Podshock]]<ref name="I-CON 25">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon25/ |title = I-CON 25 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2009-06-01}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 23–25, 2007
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Liz Williams]], [[Claudia Christian]], [[Denise Crosby]], [[Dean Haglund]], [[Jamie Bamber]], [[Roger Corman]], [[Doctor Who: Podshock]]<ref name="I-CON 26">{{cite web |url= https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon26/ |title = I-CON 26 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2009-06-01}}</ref>
 
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|date      = April 4–6, 2008
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|guests    = [[Charlaine Harris]], [[Tracy Scoggins]], [[Ray Park]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Ernie Hudson]], [[Daniel Logan]], [[Billy West]], [[Jeffrey Combs]], [[Doctor Who: Podshock]], [[319 Dark Street|David Wade]]<ref name="I-CON 27">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon27/ |title = I-CON 27 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2009-06-01}}</ref>
 
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|date      = April 3–5, 2009
 
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|venue      = [[Suffolk County Community College]], Grant Campus
 
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|location  = [[Brentwood, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Sean Astin]], [[Sala Baker]], [[Nicki Clyne]], [[Tory Belleci]], [[Gary Graham]]<ref name="I-CON 28">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon28/ |title = I-CON 28 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2009-03-09}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 26–28, 2010
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Charisma Carpenter]], [[Sarah Douglas (actress)|Sarah Douglas]], [[Tiffany Grant]], [[Ronald D. Moore]], [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Tony Todd]], [[Doctor Who: Podshock]]<ref name="I-CON 29">{{cite web |url = http://www.iconsf.org/ |title = I-CON 29 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2010-03-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302021754/http://iconsf.org/ |archive-date = 2012-03-02 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
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|date      = April 15–17, 2011
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Joe R. Lansdale|Joe Lansdale]], [[Julie Benz]], [[Thomas Jane]], [[Denise Crosby]], [[Nicki Clyne]], [[Joe R. Lansdale]], [[Frank Mentzer]], [[Daniel Logan]], [[Gil Gerard]]<ref name="I-CON 30">{{cite web |url = http://www.iconsf.org/ |title = I-CON 30 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2011-05-01 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120302021754/http://iconsf.org/ |archive-date = 2012-03-02 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 30 - April 1, 2012
 
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|venue      = [[Stony Brook University]]
 
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|location  = [[Stony Brook, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[David Weber]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Daphne Ashbrook]], [[Sarah Douglas (actress)|Sarah Douglas]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Nana Visitor]], [[Rekha Sharma]], Paul Blake, [[Colin Spaull]], [[Casey Biggs]], [[JG Hertzler]], [[Robert Leeshock]], Joshua Lou Friedman, Jason Haigh-Ellery <ref name="I-CON 31">{{cite web |url = https://www.iconsf.org/archive/icon31/ |title = I-CON 31 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2011-11-01}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 17–19, 2017
 
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|venue      = [[Suffolk County Community College]], Grant Campus
 
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|location  = [[Brentwood, New York]]
 
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|guests    = [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Cecil Baldwin]], [[Daniel Knauf]], [[David Gerrold]], [[Tiffany Grant]]...<ref name="I-CON 32">{{cite web |url = http://blog.iconsf.org/ |title = I-CON 32 |publisher = iconsf.org |accessdate = 2016-12-24}}</ref>
 
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|date      = March 29-30, 2014
 
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|venue      = Best Western Mill River Manor
 
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|location  = Rockville Centre, NY
 
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|date      = August 14-16, 2015
 
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|venue      =  Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
 
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|location  =  Ronkonkoma, NY
 
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|guests    = <ref name="LI-CON 2">{{cite web |url = https://li-con.org/ |title = LI-CON 2 |accessdate = 2018-04-11}}</ref>
 
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==References==
 
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{{Reflist|33em}}
 
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==External links==
 
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*{{Official website|http://www.iconsf.org/}}
 
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[[Category:Defunct science fiction conventions in the United States]]
 
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[[Category:Defunct multigenre conventions]]
 

Revision as of 18:19, 13 June 2020

(Did you mean conventions in Iowa, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Canada)

Taking over from the Science Fiction Forum, for more than thirty years, ICON Science Fiction, Inc. has been fostering education and exploration in science and technology by harnessing America's fascination with SF and fantasy.

Each year ICON has hosted a three-day festival designed to encourage literacy, creativity and interest in science and technology through science fiction and its related genres called I-CON, short for "Island Convention."

ICON gives awards in several categories.

In 2014, ICON Science Fiction, Inc. held a new convention called LI-CON.

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