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| − | Electracon was a [[convention]] held in Kearney, NE from 1981 to | + | '''Electracon''', in some listings (mis?)hyphenated '''Electra-Con''', was a [[convention]] held in the Ramada Inn of Kearney, [[Nebraska]] (home of a University of Nebraska campus, some 130 miles west of [[Lincoln, NE]]) from 1981 to (likely) 1983. |
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| − | Convention || Dates || [[ | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoH]]s / notes |
[[Electracon I]] ||April 24-26, 1981 ||[[Ed Bryant]], [[Dan Patterson]], [[Suzanne Carnival]] | [[Electracon I]] ||April 24-26, 1981 ||[[Ed Bryant]], [[Dan Patterson]], [[Suzanne Carnival]] | ||
| − | [[Electracon II]] ||June 18-20, 1982 ||[[ | + | [[Electracon II]] || June 18-20, 1982 || [[Wilson Tucker]], [[Steve Gray]], [[Mike Kennedy]]; Bryant returned as [[toastmaster]] |
| + | [[Electracon III]] || June 3–5, 1983 (?) || scant evidence of existence available 40 years later: <br> • [https://archive.org/details/starlogmagazine?query=electracon&sin=TXT Convention lists] in ''[[Starlog]]'' 69 and 70, with [[Patrick M. Kennedy]] as chairman (he may have chaired the previous ones as well, or at least been on the concom) but no GoHs <br> • [https://www.starbaseandromeda.com/clubhistory.html "Electracon 3" mentioned in the history] of Lincoln/Nebraska's [[Star Base Andromeda]] <br> • [https://www.librarything.com/work/5198494 listing for] its [[program book]], as edited by [[Robert M. Wallace]], added by a Nebraskan | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 28 November 2022
Electracon, in some listings (mis?)hyphenated Electra-Con, was a convention held in the Ramada Inn of Kearney, Nebraska (home of a University of Nebraska campus, some 130 miles west of Lincoln, NE) from 1981 to (likely) 1983.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electracon I | April 24-26, 1981 | Ed Bryant, Dan Patterson, Suzanne Carnival |
| Electracon II | June 18-20, 1982 | Wilson Tucker, Steve Gray, Mike Kennedy; Bryant returned as toastmaster |
| Electracon III | June 3–5, 1983 (?) | scant evidence of existence available 40 years later: • Convention lists in Starlog 69 and 70, with Patrick M. Kennedy as chairman (he may have chaired the previous ones as well, or at least been on the concom) but no GoHs • "Electracon 3" mentioned in the history of Lincoln/Nebraska's Star Base Andromeda • listing for its program book, as edited by Robert M. Wallace, added by a Nebraskan |
| Convention | |
| 1981—1983 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
