DemiCon

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A convention held in Des Moines, IA, from 1990, sponsored by the Des Moines Science Fiction & Fantasy Society. Until his death in 2011, Rusty Hevelin was toastmaster for most of them!

In the 2010s, Demicon drifted toward being more of a gaming and media convention.

Website.

Convention Dates GoHs, Notes
DemiCon 1 April 23-25, 1990 C. J. Cherryh, Robert Daniels, Jr.
DemiCon 2 April 26-28, 1991 Joe Haldeman, Lucy Synk, Gay Haldeman
DemiCon 3 March 27-29, 1992 Rob Chilson, David Cherry, Myrna Logan
DemiCon 4 March 26-28, 1993 Mickey Zucker-Reichert, Erin Mckee, Mark Moore
DemiCon 5 April 22-24, 1994 Glen Cook, David Lee Anderson, Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger
DemiCon 6 May 5-7, 1995 Roger Zelazny, Vincent Jo-Nes, Bob Tucker
DemiCon 7 May 3-5, 1996 Algis Budrys, Keith Berdak, Otto Sheller, Ruth Sheller
DemiCon 8 May 2-4, 1997 Barbara Hambly, Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Charles Piehl
DemiCon 9 May 1-3, 1998 George Alec Effinger, William J. Hodgson, Marshall Willis, Dee Willis
DemiCon 10 April 30 - May 2, 1999 Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Nene Thompson, Bill Broughton
DemiCon 11 May 5-7, 2000 Lois McMaster Bujold, Susan Van Camp, Alois Tchampl, Wendy Tchampl
DemiCon 12 May 4-6, 2001 Harry Harrison, Sergey Poyarkov, Tadao Tomomatsu
DemiCon 13 May 3-5, 2002 F. Paul Wilson, Alan M. Clark, Dennis Lynch
DemiCon 14 May 2-4, 2003 Octavia E. Butler, Lubov, Lynda Sherman
DemiCon 15 May 1-2, 2004 Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Alan Gutierrez, Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 16 July 29-31, 2005 Brad Linaweaver, Mike Cole, Scott Corwin, Sheila Lenkman
DemiCon 17 July 28-30, 2006 Frederick Pohl, Janet Chui, Ted Poovey, Darice Schirber-Poovey
DemiCon 18 May 18-20, 2007 Catherine Asaro, Theresa Mather, Steve Houle
DemiCon 19 May 2-4, 2008 Steven Barnes, Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Joe Myers, Inger Myers
DemiCon 20 May 1-3, 2009 Joe Haldeman, Sara Butcher, Roger Tener
DemiCon 21 May 14-16, 2010 Karl Schroeder, Don Maitz, Gregg Parmentier
DemiCon 22 April 29 - May 1, 2011 Sarah Prineas, Sarah Clemens, John & Denise Garner
DemiCon 23 May 4-6, 2012 Patricia Briggs, Allen Williams, Ange Anderson, Brian Anderson
DemiCon 24 May 3-5, 2013 David Weber, Scott Ross, Mitch & Mary Thompson, Dennis Lynch
DemiCon 25 May 2-4, 2014 Tee Morris, Lojo Russo, Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley, Susan Leabhart
DemiCon 26 May 1-3, 2015 Jim C. Hines, Megan Lara, Michelle Clark, Tadao Tomomatsu
DemiCon 27 April 29 - May 1, 2016 Adam J. Whitlatch, Alan M. Clark, Gary & Erin Wickering, Tadao Tomomatsu
DemiCon 28 May 5-7, 2017 Lars Pearson, Ron Wagner, Richard Harper, Susan Leabhart
DemiCon 29 May 4-6, 2018 Christina Henry, Susan Leabhart, Christine Mitzuk
DemiCon 30 May 3-5, 2019 Gail Carriger, John Picacio, Joe & Gay Haldeman, Becky Kinnamon, David Winterton, Susan Leabhart
DemiCon 31 May 1-3, 2020 Lettie Prell, David Pancake, Dana and Bruce Hinterleitner. Canceled due to Covid.
DemiCon 32 April 30-May 2, 2021 (virtual) Lettie Prell, David Pancake, Dana and Bruce Hinterleitner, Susan Leabhart
Demicon 2022 May 6-8, 2022 Cory Doctorow, Andy Brase, John Johnson
DemiCon 34 May 5-7, 2023 Rachel Aukes, Carter Allen, Cheshire Moon. Website.
DemiCon 35 May 3-5, 2024 Lettie Prell, David Pancake, Alison Johnstun, Dana and Bruce Hinterleitner



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