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• Con*Cept 2003
  ...[[Paul Bennett]]. [[Media GoH]] Claudia Christian and Behind the Scenes [[Media GoH]] Joe Mallozzi had to cancel due to work commitments. {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2003 | before=Con*Cept 2002 | after=Con*Cept 2004}}
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• CAN*CON 2014
  ...nada. The [[GoHs]] were Writer: [[Jo Walton]], Editor: Gabrielle Harbowy, Media: Jay Odjick. {{convention | series=CAN*CON | year=2014 | before=CAN*CON 2013 | after=CAN*CON 2015}}
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• Conspire
  (Did you mean a [[ConSpire|British con]]?) The 1989 [[Australasian SF Media Convention]] held March 17–19, 1989, at The Rex Hotel, Northbourne Ave, [
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• CAN*CON 2011
  ...]] were Writer: [[Julie E. Czerneda]]; Comics/Graphic Novel: Leonard Kirk; Media: Liana K and Ed the Sock; Special Guests: Marie Bilodeau, J.M. Frey. {{convention | series=CAN*CON | year=2011 | before=CAN*CON 2010 | after=CAN*CON 2012}}
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• Cretin Con
  ...ances]], [[room parties]], [[art show]], or anything to make it a "real" [[con]] in the [[traditional]] [[fannish]] sense. [[Category:media]]
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• I-Con XVII
  ...n [[Stony Brook, LI]]. The GoH was [[Norman Spinrad]]. Nina S Visitor was Media Guest. {{convention | series=I-CON (LI) | year=1998 | before=I-Con XVI | after=I-Con XVIII}}
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• MediaWest*Con
  A media-oriented convention held Memorial Day in Lansing, MI from 1978 thru 2019. T [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWest*Con Wikipedia entry with details on all 40 conventions]
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• CAN*CON 2012
  ...anada. The [[GoHs]] were Writer: [[Hayden Trenholm]]; Artist: Tom Fowler; Media: CBC's Alan Neal; Special Guests: Marie Bilodeau, Eric Choi, Leah Bobet, Ma {{convention | series=CAN*CON | year=2012 | before=CAN*CON 2011 | after=CAN*CON 2013}}
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• Con-Version XII
  ...d]] was [[GoH]], [[Len Wein]] was Comic Author Guest, Bruce Hallenback was Media Guest, and Veronica Carlson was Hammer Films. [[Ryah Deines]] [[chaired]] t {{convention | series=Con-Version | year=1995 | before=Con-Version XI | after=Con-Version XIII}}
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• Con*Cept 2008
  ...in [[Montreal]], QC. [[GoHs]] were [[David Brin]] and [[Yves Meynard]], [[Media GoH]] was Samantha Ferris, [[Science GoH]] was Stéphane Dumas, and [[Filk {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2008 | before=Con*Cept 2007 | after=Con*Cept 2009}}
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• Con-Version 17
  ...ne Dorsey]] was Canadian GoH, Thor Osborn was Science Guest, Mike Dale was Media Guest, and [[Michael McAdam]] was both [[toastmaster]] and [[Fan GoH]]. It {{convention | series=Con-Version | year=2000 | before=Con-Version 16 | after=Con-Version 18}}
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• Con-Version 18
  ...] was Artist GoH, Bill Brooks was Science Guest, Dirk Benedict was Special Media Guest, Patrick Sweson and Honna Swenson were Writers Workshop Guests. It wa {{convention | series=Con-Version | year=2001 | before=Con-Version 17 | after=Con-Version 19 |Locale=Calgary, AB}}
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• Chi-Fi
  ...ion]] held in [[Chicago]]. Its concept was to offer a larger exposure to [[media fandom]] in a [[fan]]-run setting within the city limits, which had only ho ...ment]] policy, although the hotel denied those charges and stated that the con had requested to be let out of their contract and the parties determined it
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• Con-Version V
  ...pecial Guests]], and Patricia Rose Deignan of Industrial Light & Magic was Media Guest. [[Ed Bryant]] was [[toastmaster]]. {{convention | series=Con-Version | year=1988 | before=Con-Version IV | after=Con-Version VI}}
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• I-Con XX
  ...]. The GoHs were [[Timothy Zahn]], Sci. & Tech. GoH: [[Jeanne Cavelos]], [[Media GoH]]: Majel Barrett Roddenberry [[Comics GoH]]: Dave Cockrum, [[Filk GoH]] {{convention | series=I-CON (LI) | year=2001 | before=I-Con XIX | after=I-Con XXI |Locale=Stony Brook, LI}}
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• Con*Cept 2006
  ...[[GoHs]] were [[Elisabeth Vonarburg]] and [[Robert Charles Wilson]], and [[Media GoHs]] were Steve Bacic and David Winning. {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2006 | before=Con*Cept 2005 | after=Con*Cept 2007}}
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• Con*Cept 2009
  ...[[Kelley Armstrong]] and Natasha Beaulieu, [[AGoH]] was Olivier Xavier, [[Media GoH]] was Karen Cliche, [[Science GoH]] was Donna Young, and [[Filk GoH]] w {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2009 | before=Con*Cept 2008 | after=Con*Cept 2010}}
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• Con*Cept 2002
  ...ro-Centre in [[Montreal]], QC. [[GoH]] was [[Keith R.A. Decandido]], and [[Media GoHs]] were Richard Biggs and Jason Carter. [[MC]] was [[Larry Stewart]] an {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2002 | before=Con*Cept 2001 | after=Con*Cept 2003}}
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• Jim Mulé
  ...) Mulé ''(Mu-lay)'' ran the [[Vul-Con (NOLA)|Vul-Con]] Star Trek / SF / SF media conventions in [[New Orleans]], LA from 1973 to 1983.
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• ShowMeCon 5
  ...Louis, MO]], from April 20-22, 2007. [[Author GoH]]: Barri L Bumgarner, [[Media GoH]]: Vic Mignona, Music GoH: Piano Squall, [[Artist GoH]]: Mike Cole. ...a one-day, the year before as "[[Mini-con]]," They advertised the combined con as "Two Conventions for the Price of One."
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• Con*Cept 2004
  ...[[Anne Robillard]]. [[GoHs | Comics GoHs]]: Phil Jimenez, Jean-Paul Eid. [[Media GoH]]: Peter Williams. [[Science GoH]]: [[Hugh S. Gregory]]. [[MC]] - Frenc {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2004 | before=Con*Cept 2003 | after=Con*Cept 2005}}
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• Con*Cept '99
  ...was [[Candas Jane Dorsey]], Boréal [[GoH]] was [[Norbert Spehner]], and [[Media GoH]] was Max Grodenchik. The [[MC]] was [[Larry Stewart]]. ...series1=Boréal | series=Con*Cept | year=1999 | before=Con*Cept '98 | after=Con*Cept 2000 | before1=Boréal 20-Ans | after1=Boréal 2000}}
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• ICON 13
  ..., and [[Mickey Zucker Reichert]], [[AGoH]] was [[Darlene Coltrain]], and [[Media GoH]] was Roy Dotrice.
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• Halcon
  (Did you mean the [[HAL-CON (Japan)|Japanese convention]]?) ...a new series of media/gaming conventions started with variant name '''Hal-Con 1''', running annually in November, with attendance growing to nearly 10000
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• Con*Cept '93
  [[Con*Cept]] '93 was a [[convention]] held October 15-17, 1993 at the Holiday Inn ...dicated to the memory of Baird Searles, Writer, Critic, Fan, and Friend of Con*Cept.
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• Con-Juration
  Con-Juration was a series of [[SF]] literature and gaming-focused conventions h Con-Juration I || June 1-3, 1984 || Author: [[Jack Chalker]], Fan: [[Doug Wilke
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• Con*Cept '96
  [[Con*Cept]] '96 / [[Boréal '96]] was held March 22-24, 1996 at the Holiday Inn ...and the convention came out in the black. Concerns were again voiced that media guests and programming were lacking.
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• Huttcon '90
  The Australian National S.F. Media Con. held November 23-25, 1990 at The Diplomat Hotel, Ackland St, St. Kilda, in See also [[Australian Science Fiction Media Awards]]
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• J. Michael Straczynski
  ...He is frequently [[Special Guest]] for [[LASFS]]'s [[relaxacon]], [[La-La Con]]. * 1993 -- [[Con-Dor 1]]
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• Con*Cept 2010
  ...[Artist GoH]] was [[Lar DeSouza]], [[Editor GoH]] was [[Deborah Beale]], [[Media GoH]] was Nicki Clyne, [[Filk GoH]] was [[Denise Gendron]], and [[Special G {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2010 | before=Con*Cept 2009 | after=Con*Cept 2011}}
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• Program Ops
  ...erent than the team which put the [[program]] together in advance of the [[con]]. Program Ops (which is a shortening of Program Operations) is usually re ...pps now means more of the work involves updating program databases, social media and republishing electronic copies.
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• Peter David
  ...eating the New Frontier series. His other novels include film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works. His television work includes series such as '' * 1992 — [[toastmaster]] at [[Con-Version IX]], Eisner Award
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• Julie Award
  ...esented to an individual to recognize lifetime achievement in a variety of media. [[Category:media]]
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• Baycon 2015
  ..., which equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image.
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• Sharon Ferraro
  ...982]] [[bid]]. She was highly influential in early ''[[Star Trek]]'' and [[media fandom]].
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• Costume-Con
  ...nd historical re-enactment events but has expanded to include [[anime]], [[media]] re-creation and [[Furry|fursuit]]. It is run by the [[International Cos [https://www.costume-con.org/ Website. ]
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• ShowMeCon 4
  ...ia GoH]]: Noel Neill, [[Artist GoH]]: [[John Kaufmann]]. This year saw the con move from July to April dates.
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• MileHiCon 39
  The opening ceremonies theme was Zombies. Media [[GoH]] David Hedison was at the convention Saturday only. * {{conpubs|series=MileHiCon|con=MileHiCon 39}}
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• Rustycon 20
  ...Artist GoH]] was [[Gail Butler]], the [[Fan GoH]] was Knighthawks, and the Media [[GoH]] was Gene Roddenberry. It was [[chaired]] by [[Donna Turner]]. * {{conpubs |series=Worldcon |con={{PAGENAME}}}}
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• Brisbane, QLD
  1971 || First [[Q-Con]] 1983, September 24-25 || [[Conquest (Brisbane)|Conquest '83]] (first Media Natcon)
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• Con*Cept 2011
  ...[[Montreal]], QC. [[GoHs]] were [[Eric Flint]] and [[Patrick Senécal]], [[Media GoH]] was Agam Darshi, [[Filk GoH]] was [[Judith Hayman]], and [[Special Gu {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2011 |before=Con*Cept 2010}}
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• Con*Cept 2007
  ...[GoHs]]: [[David Weber]], [[Tanya Huff]], and [[Jean-Louis Trudel]], and [[Media GoH]] was Jeremy Bulloch. [[Special Guests]] were [[RPG |GM]] and game desi {{convention | series=Con*Cept | year=2007 | before=Con*Cept 2006 | after=Con*Cept 2008}}
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• Vul-Con
  {{DISPLAYTITLE:Vul-Con}} : ''Were you looking for another [[Vul-Con]]?''
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• Constantinople
  1994 [[Australian Natcon]] and Australasian media natcon ...''[[The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet]]'' reports replacement of [[Media GoH]] Colin Baker with Sandra Reid, Robert Jewell, and [[Kate Orman]].
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• Inkpot Award
  ...n [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]], [[comics|comic arts]], animation, [[media|film/TV]], and service to [[fandom]]. [https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot Website. ]
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• David Speakman
  ...veral newspapers, and at ''Red Herring'' magazine as an editor of emerging media and telecommunications and finance. ...s been active in the [[Dragon*Con]] American Science Fiction and Fantasy [[Media]] track since 2001, at various newspapers, and most-recently moderated the
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• Usenet
  Early social media — the online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Int ...nds, with a devastating effect on at least [[Disclave Flood|one East Coast con]].
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• Susan Ellison
  ...was a UK [[fan]] and convention-goer, and author of the ‘Through the Lens’ media column in [[Aboriginal SF]] 1988-1996. The business partner and wife of [[Harlan Ellison]], Toth met him at a [[con]] in [[Glasgow]] in 1985, and they married the following year; it was his f
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• Equicon '81
  [[Equicon]] '81 was a ''[[Star Trek]]''/Media convention held April 17-19, 1981 at the Sheraton Plaza La Reina Hotel in [ See {{file770 | issue=26 | page=22}} for a [[con report]] by [[Milt Stevens]].
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• MantiCon
  Con||Dates||Location||GoHs, Notes ...t. Paul Airport, [[Bloomington, MN]]|| [[David Weber]], [[Marko Kloos]]. [[Media Guest]]: Dale Dye
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• ConDor
  ...onsored by the [[California Association for the Advancement of Speculative Media]]. [[Con-Dor 1]] ||March 5-7, 1993 ||Town & Country ||[[Octavia Butler]], [[J. Micha
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• Australian Science Fiction Media Awards
  ...sented in 1984. In 1989 they were renamed the Australasian Science Fiction Media Awards. In 1988, they were called Robbies. === Best Australian Media Fanzine===
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• Balticon 45
  ...on]]. Steve Geppi was [[Special GoH]] and [[Philippa Ballantine]] was "New Media [[GoH]]". [[Mark Owings]] was "Fan [[Ghost of Honor]]". * {{conpubs |series=Balticon |con={{PAGENAME}}}}
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• Sci-Fi Zone
  ...]], Victoria, [[Australia]]. It was announced at the Closing Ceremony of [[Con 80]] in 2017. Its first event was to be held in 2018. As with panels at [[Con 80]], scheduled discussions were to be face-to-face rather than online, but
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• Conalope
  ...[[Tim Griffin]]. Additionally, [[Bjo]] and [[John Trimble]] were Special Media GoHs. * {{conpubs |series=Westercon|con={{PAGENAME}}}}
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• 1997 World Fantasy Convention
  ...d [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]] as [[Special Guests]], and Doug Bradley as Special Media Guest. The convention theme was "The Centenary of Dracula/The Hidden Realms * {{conpubs|series=World Fantasy Convention|con=1997 World Fantasy Convention}}
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• Templates
  ...=Con | before1=Con X | after1=Con Z | series2=Con | before2=Con 1 | after2=Con 3 | OPTS [[Template:Media|media]] | OPTS
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• Marcon 36
  ...d [[Filker]] was [[Karen Anderson]], [[Fan GoH]] was [[Ray VanTilburg]], [[Media GoH]] was Gary Lockwood, [[Prometheus Awards]] [[GoH]] was [[James P. Hogan * {{conpubs |series=Marcon |con={{PAGENAME}}}}
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• Devra Langsam
  ...dom]] fans, publisher of ''[[Spockanalia]]'' and other [[fanzines]], and a con organizer living in [[New York]]. She was a member of the [[Lunarians]] an ...elped run [[star trek conventions|NYSTcons]] from 1972-1976, ran MosEastly Con w/Joyce Yasner, I have had a few stories published, mostly in my own 'zines
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• Windycon 40
  ...six about TV or films plus four on pop-culture icons spanning print and [[media]] ([[Harry Potter]], [[Superman]], etc.); two survey panels discussing type ...lived outside [[Chicago]] since 1984 and died just two months before the [[con]] at age 93.
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• Astronomicon 13
  ...rence Center in [[Rochester, NY]]. At the beginning of October 2021, the [[con]] was postponed due to the continued closure of the [[Canadian]] border in ...om Smith]] ([[filk]]), Adrienne Kress ([[YA]]), Jen Zink & Shaun Duke (new media), and [[Neil Clarke]] (editor). (At one point, [[David Brin]] had been ann
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• Dorsai Irregulars
  ...ow]] for [[Windycon I]] hired them. The resultant organization provided [[con]] security, mainly in the [[Midwest]], for many years. They formed an “ho Their [[media]]-con arm was called the '''Klingon Diplomatic Corps'''.
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• Annalee Newitz
  ...002 to 2007. From 2008 to 2015, Newitz was Editor-in-Chief of Gawker-owned media venture ''io9'', and subsequently its direct descendant ''Gizmodo'', Gawker * 2023 — [[Can*Con 2023]]
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• David Gerrold
  * 1983 -- [[Constellation Con]], [[Novacon '83]] * 1984 -- [[R-Con]], [[StellarCon IX]]
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• No Award
  ...13 "to discuss [[social justice]] online, particularly in the context of [[media]] and [[fandom]] […] a space for Australian voices". One of its FAQs as
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• Essential Fanspeak
  *[[Media]] **[[Con Crud]]
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• Mitchell Davidson Bentley
  ...rushed acrylics, and since 2004 has been working exclusively in electronic media. * 1995 -- [[Con*Tretemps 9]]
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• Balticon 54 Virtual
  ...o a tax deductible donation to [[BSFS]]. Then the Department heads and the Con Chair sat down in virtual meetings and figured out how to move a 1500-2500 ...], Logistics and Training head [[MattInTheHat|Matthew Shogren]] and Social Media Coordinator [[Morgan Hazelwood]] among many others.
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• The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus
  ...and others associated with the long running [[Vul-Con (NOLA)]] Star Trek / Media and Science Fiction Convention were trying to organize with-in one of the e
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• Dean Wesley Smith
  * 1992 -- [[Con*Stellation XI]] [[Category:media]]
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• Canberra, ACT
  1989, Mar 17-20 ||[[Conspire]] convention (Media Natcon) 2002, May 24-26 ||[[CSF Con 2002]]
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• Worldcon 76 in San Jose
  The [[con]] was selected at [[MidAmeriCon II]] in the [[2018 Worldcon Site Selection] ...some [[neopros]], including a few [[Hugo]] nominees, complained on social media about not being included. Also, one [[pro]] was misgendered in an initial o
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• Politics
  ...re as decidedly partisan as anyone else, and discussions are hot on social media. ...ll other topics. Senator McCarthy's corsair cruise inspired a few articles con, but his defenders were too few and feeble to provoke a real [[feud]]; the
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• International Costumers' Guild
  ...the host country, and follow the ICG’s Guidelines. [[Worldcon]], [[Costume-Con]], and [[Anime North]] (since 2010) are recognized as ICG international com ...skills, and ideas. Many chapters also produce newsletters, and use social media to share information and exchange ideas.
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• Martha Wells
  ...has published a number of fantasy [[novels]], [[YA|young adult]] novels, [[media]] tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on fantasy and SF subjects. ...-- [[WisCon 46]], [[COSine 2023]], [[Minicon 56]], [[Konflikt]], [[Dragon Con|Dragon Award]] for Best Fantasy Novel for ''Witch King''
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• Loscon 47
  ...Tim Griffin]] as "Special Musical Guest" and Matthew Medney as "Special VR Media Guest". ...Film Festival: [[Shawn Marier]], [[Treasurer]]: [[Walter Parker]], Social Media: [[Marah Searle-Kovacevic]], and Website: [[Alex von Thorn]].
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• Melbourne, VIC
  1984, Apr 20-23 ||[[Eureka!con]] (Natcon) 1986, Mar 7-10 ||[[Galactic Tours Convention]] (Media Natcon)
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• New Orleans Science Fiction Association
  ...bid for the [[1968 DSC]] and in light of the [[New Orleans in '73]] World-Con bid, it was felt that a more organized face to fandom at large was needed. ...cons ), the Vul-Con group (mainly interested in producing their own multi-media event) and NOSFA (that still held on to the idea that there should be a uni
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• Big Tent
  ...six about TV or films plus four on pop-culture icons spanning print and [[media]] ([[Harry Potter]], [[Superman]], etc.); two survey panels discussing type ...lived outside [[Chicago]] since 1984 and died just two months before the [[con]] at age 93.
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• Pittsburgh, PA
  ...ub), had an early independent [[media]] convention (Fantasy Film Celebrity Con), hosted three '''[[Nebula Award Weekend]]s''' and many '''[[Anthrocon]]s''
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• Australian Natcon
  === National Media Conventions=== ...Australian Media Natcons used to present the [[Australian Science Fiction Media Awards]].
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• MagiCon
  [[Mike Glyer]] commented at the time that "The con's pleasing personality could only have come from organizers who had looked ...en and spoken widely about S-F art, its history and its influence in other media. He had also organized numerous special exhibits and had consulted at vario
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• Fake Geek Girls
  ...Geek Girls''' controversy,” so-named, exploded on the Internet and social media in 2012, with an article by [[Joe Peacock]] titled “{{link | website=http [[San Diego Comic-Con]] is the largest vehicle, but it’s hardly the only convention populated w
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• Don Markstein
  ...ldcon bid]]. Don won the 1978 [[Rebel Award]] and was [[GoH]] at [[Nutria Con]]. ...n [[NOSFA]], [[co-chaired]] (with [[Stven Carlberg]]) two [[Steven & Don's Con]]s, and generally was the most well-known local fan based on [[fanzine]] pr
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• Egoboo
  ...reviews and [[con reports]] are age-old egoboo sources. Spoken and social-media egoboo, tho transitory, is pleasant, too. And, of course, there are [[award ...worthy of publication); being involved in a [[fan]] project, such as a [[con]], that concludes successfully; being favorably credited for any [[fanac]];
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• 2BeContinued
  ...tions with the desire to create a con which offered a larger exposure to [[media fandom]] in a [[fan]]-run setting.
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• Alan Dean Foster
  * 1983 -- [[Sci-Con 5]] * 2008 -- Grand Master Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.
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• Ed Kramer
  ...ction]], [[fantasy]] and [[horror]] works, co-founded the [[Dragon*Con]] [[media]] [[gate show]], of which he owned 34 percent until 2013. ...s]], [[gaming]], and pop culture. He was not actively involved with Dragon*Con planning or activities after 2000.
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• George R. R. Martin
  ...'[[House of the Dragon]]'', premiered in 2022. GoT has inspired its own [[media fandom]]. The [[books]] and show popularized a number of [[Game of Thrones# * 1991 -- [[Toastmaster]] at [[Baycon '91]] and [[Con-Version VIII]]
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• Intersection
  [[GoHs]]: [[Samuel R. Delany]] ([[writer]]), [[Gerry Anderson]] ([[media]]), [[Les Edwards]] ([[artist]]), [[Vincent Clarke]] ([[FGoH]]). It was [[ ...living in Oman, most of the organizational work fell to Easterbrook. At [[con]], a team of Martin Easterbrook, Vince Docherty, [[Margaret Austin]], [[Oli
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• Adelaide, SA
  1977, July 29-31 || A-Con 7 (Natcon) 1992, June 6-8 || [[HongCon '92]] (Media Natcon)
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• Cinvention
  ...]], to local news media as [[Miss Science Fiction]] in order to hype the [[con]]. He sprang this on the [[concom]] without warning. A group of other [[fan The second [[Tucker Death Hoax]] cast a blight on the [[con]].
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• Laurie Mann
  ...e ({{link | website=https://ldtm57.pairserver.com/sf/lexicon85.html | text=con guide}}), [[chaired]] [[Smofcon 30]], [[co-chaired]] [[Smofcon 25]] and co- ...e first Websites for a convention, for the [[New Orleans]] [[World Fantasy Con]] in 1994. Laurie also ran {{link | website=http://ldtm57.pairserver.com/dp
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• New Orleans, LA
  *[[Crescent City Con]] (1985 - 2005) *[[No Con]] (1975)
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• GoH
  Media || Usually used for people from outside the community who work in movies or ...e, in part as a means of attracting [[fen]] from the goh’s hometown to the con, but few concoms still make this a consideration.
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• NecronomiCon Providence
  Regular [[programming]] includes panels on the literary, scholarly, artistic, media, and gaming aspects of Lovecraft and his works, as well as on other individ ...wo were held in Danvers, MA, before the venue was moved to Providence. The con resumed (under new management) in 2013. It is sponsored by the [[Lovecraft
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• Teresa Nielsen Hayden
  ...is a consulting editor for [[Tor Books]] and has also worked for Federated Media Publishing, where in 2007 she revived the comment section for the blog ''Bo ...cluding the award-winning ''[[Izzard]]''. She has also been active as a [[con-running fan]], having worked on a variety of committees. She has been a me
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• Harlan Ellison
  ...nd by the ’60s was in [[Los Angeles]] area, writing scripts for Hollywood, media nonfiction and [[sf]]. His [[sf]] quickly established him as one of the mos ...=pCS7bhYrtY0|text=Audio of talk “Adaptation of Science Fiction to a Visual Media” at Pacificon II.}}
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• Star Trek Conventions
  ...The convention was also known as the '''Star Trek Con''', the '''Committee Con''' and as the '''International Star Trek Convention'''. [[Category:media]]
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• "Orange Mike" Lowrey
  Mike appears in the 2004 feature-length [[media|film]] ''[[Finding the Future]].'' ...Kay Hinchliffe]] (aka Cicatrice du Veritas). They were married during [[X-Con 5]]. In the story of their wedding broadcast by the BBC World Service in 20
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• Rise and Fall of the Giant Boskones
  ...lly came up with the near-unanimous finding that NESFA ought to shrink the con and move it to a suburban location. (The phrase I remember is "a small Bosk ...led by Ops.) Big Ops, unsurprisingly, attracted many of the most energetic con-runners to itself, frequently to the detriment of the other departments. By
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• Covid-19
  ...s Scottish house in May, as the couple broadcast their breakup over social media.) ...to all the cancellations, on March 12, 2020, some fans started a "virtual" con group on [[Facebook]] called [[Concellation]] 2020 (later Concellation 2021
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• Best Semiprozine Hugo
  ...). When the separation was achieved (with much inevitable argument pro and con, debating about the decline of fanzines and fanzine fandom in general, and ...dar year has published four (4) or more issues (or the equivalent in other media), at least one (1) of which appeared in the previous calendar year, and whi
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• Australia
  * Queensland: [[Conquest (Brisbane)|Conquest]] (See also [[Q-Con]].) Australian media fandom had the [[Australian Science Fiction Media Awards]].
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• Gaylaxicon
  Con || Location || Dates ||GoHs, Notes || Attendees ..., ON]]|| ||Ellen Muth (actor) [[Nalo Hopkinson]] (author), Richard Arnold (media), [[Michael Rowe]] (author/editor)||
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• 2023 Hugos
  The nominations opened on March 1 and ran until April 30. As reported by the con, 1,847 valid nominating ballots (1843 electronic and 4 paper) were received
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• Perth, WA
  1988, Jan 8-10 || [[Who Con 4]] 1996, Apr 4-8 || [[Festival of the Imagination 1996]] (Natcon and Media Natcon)
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• Coastcon
  ...vention]] held in [[Biloxi, MS]], from 1978, which typically has several [[media]] (film or TV) guests in addition to [[author]], [[artist]], [[RPG |gaming] The con's numbering system started out by calendar year, changed to Roman numerals
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• Mike Glyer
  ...oncentrating on [[fandom]] to a weblog with more emphasis on [[pro]] and [[media]] matters. ...first time at the 1980 [[DeepSouthCon]] in [[Atlanta]], partly because the con committee thought his LASFS minutes were so amusing that they had to be mad
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• Juanita Coulson's Reminiscence of Fandom in 1953
  ...fannish]] fans, were thoroughly addicted to reading [[science fiction]]. [[Media SF]], for the most part, just didn't exist. By and large, fans were a prett ...ller specializing in [[SF]], was treasurer. [[Willy Ley]] was [[GoH]]. The con was held at the [[Bellevue-Stratford Hotel]] and [[fans]] made kilotons of
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• Festival der Fantastik
  ...nce-fiction-times.de/downloads/1982/sft_7_82.pdf </ref> ("Interest Society Media Work"), which would explain the [[mundane]] title, the record-breaking atte
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• Discon III
  ...r 15–19, 2021, at the Omni [[Shoreham]] Hotel in [[Washington, DC]]. The [[con]] was sponsored by the [[Baltimore-Washington Area Worldcon Association]] ( The [[con]] was so fraught with troubles it may go down in [[fanhistory]] as '''Disco
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• David A. Kyle
  [[File:Dave Kyle at LAcon 4.jpg|thumb|'''Dave Kyle at [[L.A.con IV]] in 2006.''' ''Photo by [[Mark Olson]]''.]] ...ornbluth]]. Kyle, who wrote and published the pamphlet, was already in the con by then.
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• Standards
  ...editors and specialist [[literary agent]]s. In general, actors and other [[media]] professionals, [[game]] designers and scientists should be omitted, unles ...e and we make it bold. This helps the reader who expected a definition of "con runner" to find it.
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• Bubonicon
  ...hysics to microbiology, and encompassed [[fiction]] and [[fantasy]] of all media. [[Buboni-Virtual Con]] || August 29, 2020 (virtual) ||
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• Chicago Clubs
  ...but this was an informal group; the [[ChiCon I]] was put on by a special [[con]]-promoting [[organization]]. Later a [[Chicago SFS]] came into existence; ...t separately from the [[con]] and paid rent on the room themselves, asking con attendees for voluntary donations to offset the cost.
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• Michifen
  ...been its principal [[fan]] centers, with some activity, especially more [[media]]-centered groups, in [[Kalamazoo]] and [[Lansing, MI|Lansing]]. [[Battle C ||[[KWEST*Con]] held in [[Kalamazoo, MI]]
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• N3F
  ...ong con committee can offer substantial assistance to the N3F during the [[con]]. ...and others asking them to publicize the N3F on Parler and Gab, two social-media sites widely considered to be a hangout of right-wing extremists. Controver
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• Convention
  ''(For other doubtful possibilities, see [[Con (Disambiguation)]].)'' ...en discussing [[sf]], where they have [[programs]]. The attendees join the con as [[members]], not [[ticket]] buyers.
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• Noreascon 3 Committee
  * Media Programming [[Lee Orlando]] ** Pre-Con Staff [[Howard Anderson]], [[Rebecca Brown]], [[Catherine Wilson Gargill]],
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• WSFS
  ...dom]] — in [[fanzines]], on email lists like the [[Smofs List]], on social media and blogs and at smaller [[cons]]. [[Worldcon site selection]] moved to a combination of a mail and an at-con ballot under the management of a [[site selection administrator]], and the
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