Åcon

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Åcon is a small (membership limited to 100 people), relaxed Finnish convention held May or June every year since 2007 in Mariehamn, Åland, an island in the Baltic halfway between Sweden and mainland Finland. It aims to be a literary relaxacon bringing together fans from both countries, with all programming in English.

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Convention Date GoH, Notes
Åcon 1 May 17-20, 2007 Hal Duncan
Åcon 2 May 1-4, 2008 Ian McDonald
Åcon 3 May 21-24, 2009 Steph Swainston
Åcon 4 May 13-16, 2010 Geoff Ryman
Åcon 5 May 17-20, 2012 Cat Valente
Åcon 6 May 9-12, 2013 Tricia Sullivan
Åcon 7 May 1-4, 2014 Karen Lord
Åcon 8 May 5-8, 2016 Zen Cho
Åcon 9 May 10-13, 2018 Emma Newman
Åcon X May 29-June 2, 2019 Amal El-Mohtar
Åcon 11 May 21–24, 2020 May 13-16, 2021 May 26–29, 2022 Tasha Suri none. Postponed due to Covid-19
Åcon 12 May 26-28, 2023 none



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