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'''X-Con''' was a [[convention]] held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992.  It was run by [[Milwaukee Science Fiction Services]].  After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, [[First Contact (WI)]] and [[Brew-Con]] began.
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'''X-Con''' was a [[convention]] held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992.  It was run by [[Milwaukee Science Fiction Services]].  After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, [[First Contact (WI)]] and [[Opracon]] began.
  
 
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(Did you mean Dutch or a Bay Area convention?)


X-Con was a convention held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992. It was run by Milwaukee Science Fiction Services. After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, First Contact and Opracon began.

Convention Dates GoHs
X-Con 1 June 17-19, 1977 Gordon R. Dickson, Bob Asprin
X-Con 2 June 2-4, 1978 Anne McCaffrey, Marty Coady
X-Con '79 July 6-8, 1979 Ben Bova, Doug Price
X-Con 4 June 6-8, 1980 Katherine Kurtz, E. Michael Blake
X-Con 5 June 12-14, 1981 L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp
X-Con 6 May 21-23, 1982 Marion Zimmer Bradley, George Price
X-Con 7 June 10-12, 1983 Poul Anderson, David Egge
X-Con 8 June 8-10, 1984 (at Olympia Resort and Spa in Oconomowoc, WI)
X-Con 9 June 21-23, 1985 Robert Bloch, (at Olympia Resort and Spa in Oconomowoc, WI)
X-Con 10 June 6-8, 1986 John Varley, Stephen Brust, (at Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc, WI)
X-Con 11 June 12-14, 1987 (at Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc, WI)
X-Con 12 June 10-12, 1988 (at Red Carpet Hotel, S. Howell Ave, Milwaukee)
X-Con 13 May 5-7, 1989 (Brookfield, WI)
X-Con 14 June 1-3, 1990 Christopher Stashoff, Joan Hanke-Woods, Richard Turcholka, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, (at Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee, WI)
X-Con 15 June 7-9, 1991 Glen H. Cook, Martin H. Greenberg, (at Marc Plaza Hotel, Milwaukee, WI)
X-Con 16 June 12, 1992 (location unknown)



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