ChambanaCon

A relaxacon founded in 1971 and located in Southern Illinois. (It's actually fairly heavily programmed and organized to be called a relaxicon, say, compared to Midwestcon)

Convention	Dates	GoHs
ChambanaCon 1	Nov 26 - 28, 1971	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 2	Nov 24 - 26, 1972	Keith Laumer, Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 3	Nov 23 - 25, 1973	Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 4	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 1974	Andrew J. Offutt, Martha Beck
ChambanaCon 5	Nov 28 - 30, 1975	Andrew J. Offutt, Jackie Franke
ChambanaCon 6	Nov 26 - 28, 1976	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 7	Nov 25 - 27, 1977	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 8	Nov 24 - 26, 1978	Andrew J. Offutt, Rusty Hevelin
ChambanaCon 9	Nov 23 - 25, 1979	Andrew J. Offutt, Al Tegen, Penny Tegen
ChambanaCon 10	Nov 28 - 30, 1980	Andrew J. Offutt, Don Blyly
ChambanaCon 11	Nov 27 - 29, 1981	Andrew J. Offutt, Robert Coulson, Juanita Coulson
ChambanaCon 12	Nov 26 - 28, 1982	Andrew J. Offutt, Bob Passovoy, Ann Passovoy
ChambanaCon 13	Nov 25 - 27, 1983	Andrew J. Offutt, Margaret Middleton
ChambanaCon 14	Nov 23 - 25, 1984	Andrew J. Offutt, Michael Longcor
ChambanaCon 15	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 1985	Andrew J. Offutt, Rick Webb
ChambanaCon 16	Nov 28 - 30, 1986	Andrew J. Offutt, Murray Porath
ChambanaCon 17	Nov 27 - 29, 1987	Andrew J. Offutt, Lucy "Zarrina" Seaman
ChambanaCon 18	Nov 25 - 27, 1988	Andrew J. Offutt, Bill Sutton
ChambanaCon 19	Nov 24 - 26, 1989	Andrew J. Offutt, Naomi Pardue
ChambanaCon 20	Nov 23 - 25, 1990	Andrew J. Offutt, Bill Roper
ChambanaCon 21	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 1991	Andrew J. Offutt, Cliff Flynt
ChambanaCon 22	Nov 27 - 29, 1992	Andrew J. Offutt, Barry Childs-Helton, Sally Childs-Helton
ChambanaCon 23	Nov 26 - 28, 1993	Andrew J. Offutt Carol Siegling, Van Siegling
ChambanaCon 24	Nov 25 - 27, 1994	Andrew J. Offutt, Elan Jane Litt
ChambanaCon 25	Nov 24 - 26, 1995	Andrew J. Offutt, Bob Beese
ChambanaCon 26	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 1996	Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Scherer
ChambanaCon 27	Nov 28 - 30, 1997	Andrew J. Offutt, Todd Cameron Hamilton
ChambanaCon 28	Nov 27 - 29, 1998	Andrew J. Offutt, Elaine Oldham
ChambanaCon 29	Nov 26 - 28, 1999	Andrew J. Offutt, Samanda Juede
ChambanaCon 30	Nov 24 - 26, 2000	Andrew J. Offutt, Kim Williams
ChambanaCon 31	Nov 23- 25, 2001	Terry D. Barry, Todd C. Hamilton), Ken Moore
ChambanaCon 32	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2002	Glen Cook, Eugene Roddenberry II, Erwin Strauss
ChambanaCon 33	Nov 28 - 30, 2003	Joe Haldeman, Peg Huffacker
ChambanaCon 34	Nov 26 - 28, 2004	Juanita Coulson, Tom Barber, Tara Barber
ChambanaCon 35	Nov 25 - 27, 2005	Timothy Zahn, Frank Kalisz , Millie Kalisz
ChambanaCon 36	Nov 24 - 26, 2006	Eric Flint, E. Michael Blake
ChambanaCon 37	Nov 23 - 25, 2007	P. J. Beese, Randy Pardue
ChambanaCon 38	Nov 28 - 30, 2008	Jody Lynn Nye, Carl Pearson
ChambanaCon 39	Nov 27 - 29, 2009	Eric Flint, Brenda Sutton
ChambanaCon 40	Nov 26 - 28, 2010	Glen Cook, Arthur Townsend
ChambanaCon 41	Nov 25 - 27, 2011	Geoffrey Landis, Mary Turzillo, Ray Van Tilburg
ChambanaCon 42	Nov 23 - 25, 2012	Tanya Huff, Doc Passovoy, Anne Passovoy
Chambanacon 43	Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2013	Donald Mead, Gene Wolfe, Sara Clark
Chambanacon 44	Nov 28 - 30, 2014	S. M. Stirling, Jan Stirling, Gene Wolfe, B. J. Willinger, Beth Willinger
Chambanacon 45	November 27-29, 2015	Michael Kube-McDowell, Gene Wolfe, Bill Rintz
Chambanacon 46	November 25-27, 2016	Alex Bledsoe, Gene Wolfe, Phil Parker
Chambanacon 47	November 24-26, 2017	Seanan McGuire, Gene Wolfe, Wesley Crowell

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