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(Did you mean a [[X-Con (Netherlands)|Dutch]] or a [[X-Con (CA)|Bay Area convention]]?)
  
X-Con was a [[convention]] held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992. It was run by [[Milwaukee Science Fiction Services]]. After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, [[First Contact]] and [[Brew-Con]] began.
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'''X-Con''' was a [[convention]] held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992. It was run by [[Milwaukee Science Fiction Services]]. After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, [[First Contact (WI)]] and [[Opracon]] began.
  
 
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[[X-Con 1]] ||June 17-19, 1977 ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Bob Asprin]]  
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[[X-Con 1]] || June 17-19, 1977 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Bob Asprin]]  
[[X-Con 2]] ||June 2-4, 1978 ||[[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Marty Coady]]  
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[[X-Con 2]] || June 2-4, 1978 || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Marty Coady]]  
[[X-Con '79]] ||July 6-8, 1979 ||[[Ben Bova]], [[Doug Price]]  
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[[X-Con '79]] || July 6-8, 1979 || [[Ben Bova]], [[Doug Price]]  
[[X-Con 4]] ||June 6-8, 1980 ||[[Katherine Kurtz]], [[E. Michael Blake]]  
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[[X-Con 4]] || June 6-8, 1980 || [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[E. Michael Blake]]  
[[X-Con 5]] ||June 12-14, 1981 ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]]  
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[[X-Con 5]] || June 12-14, 1981 || [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]]  
[[X-Con 6]] ||May 21-23, 1982 ||[[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[George Price]]  
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[[X-Con 6]] || May 21-23, 1982 || [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[George Price]]  
[[X-Con 7]] ||June 10-12, 1983 ||[[Poul Anderson]], [[David Egge]]  
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[[X-Con 7]] || June 10-12, 1983 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[David Egge]]  
[[X-Con 8]] ||June 8-10, 1984 ||(at Olympia Resort and Spa in Oconomowoc, WI)
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[[X-Con 8]] || June 8-10, 1984 ||
[[X-Con 9]] || ||(at Olympia Resort and Spa in Oconomowoc, WI)
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[[X-Con 9]] || June 21-23, 1985 || [[Robert Bloch]]
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[[X-Con 10]] || June 6-8, 1986 || [[John Varley]], [[Steven Brust]]
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[[X-Con 11]] || June 12-14, 1987 ||
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[[X-Con 12]] || June 10-12, 1988 ||
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[[X-Con 13]] || May 5-7, 1989 ||
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[[X-Con 14]] || June 1-3, 1990 || [[Christopher Stasheff]], [[Joan Hanke-Woods]], [[Richard Tucholka]], [[Wilson "Bob" Tucker]]
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[[X-Con 15]] || June 7-9, 1991 || [[Glen Cook]], [[Martin H. Greenberg]]
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[[X-Con 16]] || June 12, 1992 ||
 
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{{convention | start=1977 | end=1992}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 12 June 2023

(Did you mean a Dutch or a Bay Area convention?)

X-Con was a convention held in Milwaukee, WI from 1977 to around 1992. It was run by Milwaukee Science Fiction Services. After X-Con ended there was a short gap before its successors, First Contact and Opracon began.

Convention Dates GoHs
X-Con 1 June 17-19, 1977 Gordon R. Dickson, Bob Asprin
X-Con 2 June 2-4, 1978 Anne McCaffrey, Marty Coady
X-Con '79 July 6-8, 1979 Ben Bova, Doug Price
X-Con 4 June 6-8, 1980 Katherine Kurtz, E. Michael Blake
X-Con 5 June 12-14, 1981 L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp
X-Con 6 May 21-23, 1982 Marion Zimmer Bradley, George Price
X-Con 7 June 10-12, 1983 Poul Anderson, David Egge
X-Con 8 June 8-10, 1984
X-Con 9 June 21-23, 1985 Robert Bloch
X-Con 10 June 6-8, 1986 John Varley, Steven Brust
X-Con 11 June 12-14, 1987
X-Con 12 June 10-12, 1988
X-Con 13 May 5-7, 1989
X-Con 14 June 1-3, 1990 Christopher Stasheff, Joan Hanke-Woods, Richard Tucholka, Wilson "Bob" Tucker
X-Con 15 June 7-9, 1991 Glen Cook, Martin H. Greenberg
X-Con 16 June 12, 1992


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