Albacon

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Albacon is a regional convention held in the Albany, NY, area since 1996. It is sponsored by LASTSFA.

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Convention Dates GoHs, Notes
Albacon 1996 Oct 11-13, 1996 Nancy Kress, Jill Bauman, Shirley Maiewski
Albacon 1997 Oct 17-19, 1997 Melissa Scott, Charles Lang, Wendy SnowLang, Wayne Brown
Albacon 1998 Oct 9-11, 1998 Esther Friesner, Jael, Joe Mayhew
Albacon 1999 Sept 17-19, 1999 Hal Clement, Vincent Di Fate, Seth Briedbart
Albacon 2000 Oct 6-8, 2000 Glen Cook, Joe DeVito, Jan Howard Finder
Albacon 2001 Oct 5-7, 2001 Larry Niven, Bob Eggleton, Marianne Plumridge, Bonnie Atwood, Ted Atwood
Albacon 2002 Oct 4-6, 2002 Mike Resnick, Tom Kidd, Sharon Sbarsky, Steve Miller, Sharon Lee
Albacon 2003 Oct 10-12, 2003 Lois McMaster Bujold, Allen Koszowski, Oz Fontecchio, Leslie Fish
Albacon 2004 Oct 8-10, 2004 David Drake, Dave Kyle
Albacon 2005 Oct 7-9, 2005 Terry Brooks, Rowena, Byron Connell, Tina Connell
Albacon 2006 Oct 6-8, 2006 Peter David, Omar Rayyan
2007 -- suspended due to hosting World Fantasy Convention 2007
Albacon 2008 Oct 10-12, 2008 Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey, Gary S. Blog, Barclay Shaw, Eric Flint
Albacon 2009 Oct 9-11, 2009 Elizabeth Hand, Alan F. Beck, D. Cameron Calkins, Igor's Egg
Albacon 2010 Oct 8-10, 2010 Allen Steele, Ron Miller, Lisa Ashton
Albacon 2011 October 21-13, 2011 Jackie Kessler, Stephen Hickman, Jan Howard Finder, Roberta Rogow, Keith R. A. DeCandido
Albacon 2012 Oct 18-21, 2012 Jody Lee, Erwin S. Strauss, Julie E. Czerneda, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Jan Howard Finder, Roberta Rogow
Albacon 2013 November 1-3, 2013 none
Albacon 2014.5 May 8-10, 2015 Mur Lafferty, Jan Howard Finder
Albacon 2016 March 4-6, 2016 David Weber, Dawn McKechnie, Heidi Hooper, Ramsey Campbell
Albacon 2017 March 31-April 2, 2017 Charles E. Gannon, Stephen Hickman, Lawrence M. Schoen
Albacon 2018 September 14-16, 2018 none
Albacon 2019 September 13-15, 2019 Bruce Coville
Albacon 2020 September 11-13, 2020 Sharon Lee, Steve Miller. Canceled due to Covid-19.
Albacon 2021 September 17-19, 2021 (virtual) Sharon Lee, Steve Miller,
Albacon 2022 September 16-18, 2022 Suzanne Palmer, Joe Haldeman
Albacon 2023 September 8-10, 2023 Walter Hunt, Linda Addison
Albacon 2024 September 13–15, 2024 Elizabeth Bear, Scott Lynch, Geri Sullivan



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