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| − | + | '''DucKon''', a [[Chicago]] area [[regional convention]], was founded in 1992 and held annually until 2014. The convention got its name from '''Du'''Page '''C'''ounty Convention. Membership was consistently just above or below 700. The con's name was the brain child of [[Helene O'Neill]]. | |
| − | + | '''Super-Con-Duck-Tivity''' was the corporate sponsor; the group also presented the [[Golden Duck Awards]]. | |
| − | + | Since 1992, the winners of the [[Golden Duck Awards]] for excellence in children's science fiction literature were announced at DucKon, although the award presentation was generally made at the following [[Worldcon]]. | |
| − | DucKon | + | DucKon began having [[furry]] programming in its third year and by its eighth year, the furry presence accounted for more than a third of the attendees. In 2000, the furry programming was spun-off to form [[Midwest Furfest]]. |
| − | Given the name of the convention, its parent corporation, and the awards they | + | DucKon was also noted for frequent sensational performances, beginning at DucKon 16, by Zeusaphones, singing Tesla coils which would hurl musical lightning bolts outdoors in the hotel parking lot. The group of high-voltage engineers responsible eventually became the [[Masters of Lightning]]. |
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| + | Given the name of the convention, its parent corporation, and the awards they presented, it was inevitable that the convention's mascot was a duck. | ||
After DucKon 23, attempts to organize further DucKons were unsuccessful, and the [[concom]] announced the termination of DucKon. | After DucKon 23, attempts to organize further DucKons were unsuccessful, and the [[concom]] announced the termination of DucKon. | ||
| − | {{link | website=https://www.facebook.com/DucKon-167644009948308/|text=Facebook page}} | + | *{{link | website=https://www.facebook.com/DucKon-167644009948308/|text=Facebook page.}} |
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20160111042354/https://duckon.org/ Archived website.] | ||
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| − | + | Convention || Date || Venue || Location || GoHs | |
| − | [[DucKon 1]] ||May 22-24, 1992 || | + | [[DucKon 1]] || May 22-24, 1992 || Marriott Oak Brook || [[Oak Brook, IL]] || [[Lois Tilton]], [[Mary Lynn Skirvin]], [[Todd Johnson]], [[Diane Johnson]] |
| − | [[DucKon II]] ||June 4-6, 1993 || | + | [[DucKon II]] || June 4-6, 1993 || Hyatt Lisle near Naperville || [[Lisle, IL]] || [[Leo Frankowski]], Paul MacNerland, [[Barry Gehm]], [[Bill Higgins]], [[Daniele Ostach]] |
| − | [[DucKon III]] ||June 3-5 1994 || | + | [[DucKon III]] || June 3-5 1994 || Hyatt Lisle near Naperville || [[Lisle, IL]] || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Kimberly Reck]], [[Guy Wicker]], [[Cameron Price]], [[Clif Flynt]], [[Carol Flynt]] |
| − | [[DucKon IV]] ||June 2-4, 1995 || | + | [[DucKon IV]] || June 2-4, 1995 || Hyatt Lisle near Naperville|| [[Lisle, IL]] || [[Jody Lynn Nye]], [[Susan Van Camp]], [[Robin Winsauer]], [[Nate Bucklin]], [[Tullio Proni]] |
| − | [[DucKon V]] ||May 31-June 2, 1996 || | + | [[DucKon V]] || May 31-June 2, 1996 || Hyatt Lisle near Naperville || [[Lisle, IL]] || [[Doug Rice]], [[Dermot Dobson]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Paul Mason]], [[Bill Roper]], [[Gretchen Roper]] |
| − | [[DucKon VI]] ||June 6-8, 1997 || | + | [[DucKon VI]] || June 6-8, 1997 || Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus || [[Oak Brook, IL]] || [[Bruce Bethke]], [[Erin McKee]], [[Al Duester]], [[Angela Karash]], [[Frank Hayes]] |
| − | [[DucKon VII]] ||June 12-14 1998 || | + | [[DucKon VII]] || June 12-14 1998 ||Ramada Plaza Hotel || [[Rosemont, IL]] || [[Glen Cook]], [[David Lee Anderson]], [[Hal Clement]], [[David J. Ifversen]], [[Angela Karash]], [[Kevin Nickerson]], [[Bruce Mai]], [[Nora Mai]], [[Terri Smith]] |
| − | [[DucKon VIII]] ||June 11-13, 1999 || | + | [[DucKon VIII]] || June 11-13, 1999 || Ramada Plaza Hotel || [[Rosemont, IL]] || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Ellisa Mitchell]], [[Steve Collins]], [[Elizabeth Anne Hull]], [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Richard Sheaves-Bain]], [[Gordon Leathers]], [[Graham Leathers]], Jymn Magon |
| − | [[DucKon IX]] ||June 16-18, 2000 ||[[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] | + | [[DucKon IX]] || June 16-18, 2000 || [[Arlington Park Hilton | Sheraton Chicago Northwest]] || [[Arlington Heights, IL]] || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[James Wappel]], [[Guy Consolmagno]], [[Larry Segriff]], [[M. Devotie Shaw]], [[Kathy Porath]], [[Charles "DC" Nelson]], [[Jeremy Cowan]] |
| − | [[DucKon 10]] ||May 11-13, 2001 || | + | [[DucKon 10]] || May 11-13, 2001 || Hyatt Lisle near Naperville || [[Lisle, IL]] || [[Margaret Weis]], [[Don Perrin]], [[Ray VanTilburg]], [[Bruce Schneier]], [[George Gordon]], [[Barry Childs-Helton]], [[Murray Porath]] |
| − | [[DucKon XI]] ||June 7-9, 2002 ||[[Hyatt Regency Woodfield]] | + | [[DucKon XI]] || June 7-9, 2002 || [[Hyatt Regency Woodfield]] || [[Schaumburg, IL]] || [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[Robin Wood]], [[J.D. "Illiad" Frazier]], [[Alice Bentley]], [[Samuel Conway]], [[Dandelion Wine]], [[Suzan Mianowski]] |
| − | [[DucKon 12]] ||June 6-8, 2003 ||[[Purple Hotel | Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood]] (the Purple Hotel) | + | [[DucKon 12]] || June 6-8, 2003 || [[Purple Hotel | Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood]] (the Purple Hotel) || [[Lincolnwood, IL]] || [[Tanya Huff]], [[P. D. Breeding-Black]], [[Trace Beaulieu]], [[Jim Rittenhouse]], [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]] |
| − | [[DucKon 13]] ||June 4-6, 2004 ||[[Purple Hotel | Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood]] (the Purple Hotel) | + | [[DucKon 13]] || June 4-6, 2004 || [[Purple Hotel | Radisson Hotel Lincolnwood]] (the Purple Hotel) || [[Lincolnwood, IL]] || [[Eric Flint]], [[Butch Honeck]], [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]], [[Roxanne Meida King]], [[Steve MacDonald]], Admiral Be'jan zantai-minn'hor |
| − | [[DucKon 14]] ||June 10-12, 2005 || | + | [[DucKon 14]] || June 10-12, 2005 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Julie E. Czerneda]], [[Maria J. William]], [[Geoffrey A. Landis]], [[R. J. Johnson]], [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], K'Elvis |
| − | [[DucKon XV]] ||June 9-11, 2006 || | + | [[DucKon XV]] || June 9-11, 2006 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Jo Walton]], [[Theresa Mather]], [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]], [[Brendan Lonehawk]], [[Jordin Kare]] |
| − | [[DucKon 16]] ||June 8-10, 2007 || | + | [[DucKon 16]] || June 8-10, 2007 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Moifa]], [[Jim Plaxco]], [[Greg Ketter]], [[Michael Longcor]] |
| − | [[DucKon 17]] ||June 13-15, 2008 || | + | [[DucKon 17]] || June 13-15, 2008 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Samuel Conway]], [[Dave McCarty]], [[Jeff Bohnhoff]], [[Maya Bohnhoff]] |
| − | [[DucKon 18]] ||June 12-14, 2009 || | + | [[DucKon 18]] || June 12-14, 2009 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Jim Butcher]], Loren Damewood, [[Michael Harrington]], [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Diana Fox]], [[Sue Blom]], [[Shannon K. Butcher]], [[Michelle Dockrey]], [[Tony Fabris]] |
| − | [[DucKon 19]] ||June 18-20, 2010 || | + | [[DucKon 19]] || June 18-20, 2010 || Naperville Holiday Inn Select || [[Naperville, IL]] || [[Sharon Lee]], [[Steve Miller]], [[Scott Raun]], [[Talis Kimberley]] |
| − | [[DucKon 20]] ||June 17-19, 2011 ||[[Hyatt Regency Woodfield]] | + | [[DucKon 20]] || June 17-19, 2011 || [[Hyatt Regency Woodfield]] || [[Schaumburg, IL]] || [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Shirley Damsgaard]], [[Ursula Vernon]], William Puda, Trudi Puda, [[Gary Hanak]], [[Nate Bucklin]], [[Louie Bucklin]] |
| − | [[DucKon 21]] ||June 1-3, 2012 || | + | [[DucKon 21]] || June 1-3, 2012 || Pheasant Run || [[St. Charles, IL]] || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Newton Ewell]], [[Anne Passovoy]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[Bedlam Bards]] |
| − | [[DucKon 22]] ||June 28-30, 2013 || | + | [[DucKon 22]] || June 28-30, 2013 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[Tananarive Due]], [[Steven Barnes]], [[Bill Higgins]], [[Cheryl Storm]] [[Lee Darrow]] |
| − | [[DucKon 23]] ||June 6-8, 2014 || | + | [[DucKon 23]] || June 6-8, 2014 || Westin Chicago North Shore || [[Wheeling, IL]] || [[David Gerrold]], [[Dan the Bard]], [[Jennifer Allen]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:36, 23 February 2023
DucKon, a Chicago area regional convention, was founded in 1992 and held annually until 2014. The convention got its name from DuPage County Convention. Membership was consistently just above or below 700. The con's name was the brain child of Helene O'Neill.
Super-Con-Duck-Tivity was the corporate sponsor; the group also presented the Golden Duck Awards.
Since 1992, the winners of the Golden Duck Awards for excellence in children's science fiction literature were announced at DucKon, although the award presentation was generally made at the following Worldcon.
DucKon began having furry programming in its third year and by its eighth year, the furry presence accounted for more than a third of the attendees. In 2000, the furry programming was spun-off to form Midwest Furfest.
DucKon was also noted for frequent sensational performances, beginning at DucKon 16, by Zeusaphones, singing Tesla coils which would hurl musical lightning bolts outdoors in the hotel parking lot. The group of high-voltage engineers responsible eventually became the Masters of Lightning.
Given the name of the convention, its parent corporation, and the awards they presented, it was inevitable that the convention's mascot was a duck.
After DucKon 23, attempts to organize further DucKons were unsuccessful, and the concom announced the termination of DucKon.
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