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(Did you mean the [[HAL-CON (Japan)|Japanese convention]]?) | (Did you mean the [[HAL-CON (Japan)|Japanese convention]]?) | ||
| − | Halcon is a | + | Halcon is a [[convention]] held in Halifax, NS, [[Canada]] from 1977 to 1987. |
The first ''''Halycon'''' was held in 1977, renamed in 1979 as Halcon 2 it ran annually to the last of the old series, Halcon 10 in 1987, sponsored by the [[Halcon Science Fiction Society]]. | The first ''''Halycon'''' was held in 1977, renamed in 1979 as Halcon 2 it ran annually to the last of the old series, Halcon 10 in 1987, sponsored by the [[Halcon Science Fiction Society]]. | ||
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Convention || Date || [[GoHs]] | Convention || Date || [[GoHs]] | ||
| − | [[Halycon 1]] ||March 9-11, 1977 || | + | [[Halycon 1]] || March 9-11, 1977 || |
| − | [[Halcon 2]] ||March 9-11, 1979 ||[[Ben Bova]] | + | [[Halcon 2]] || March 9-11, 1979 || [[Ben Bova]] |
| − | [[Halcon 3]] ||March 7–9, 1980 ||[[A. E. van Vogt]] | + | [[Halcon 3]] || March 7–9, 1980 || [[A. E. van Vogt]] |
| − | [[Halcon 4]] ||March 6-8, 1981 ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Galad Elflandsson]] | + | [[Halcon 4]] || March 6-8, 1981 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Galad Elflandsson]] |
| − | [[Halcon 5]] ||1982 || | + | [[Halcon 5]] || 1982 || |
| − | [[Halcon 6]] ||March 4-6, 1983 ||[[Robert Asprin]], [[Bob Atkinson]] | + | [[Halcon 6]] || March 4-6, 1983 || [[Robert Asprin]], [[Bob Atkinson]] |
| − | [[Halcon 7]] ||1984 || | + | [[Halcon 7]] || 1984 || |
| − | [[Halcon 8]] ||March 22–24, 1985 ||[[Jack Chalker]] | + | [[Halcon 8]] || March 22–24, 1985 || [[Jack Chalker]] |
| − | [[Halcon 9]] ||1986 || | + | [[Halcon 9]] || 1986 || |
| − | [[Halcon 10]] ||1987 || | + | [[Halcon 10]] || 1987 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2010]] ||October 29–31 2010 || | + | colspan=3| In 2010 a media-oriented con with the same name started |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2011]] ||November 12–13 2011 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2010]] || October 29–31 2010 || Walter Koenig, Denise Crosey, Jerry Bulloch, Aaron Douglas |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2012]] ||October 26–28 2012 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2011]] || November 12–13 2011 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2013]] ||November 8–10 2013 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2012]] || October 26–28 2012 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2014]] ||November 7–9 2014 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2013]] || November 8–10 2013 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2015]] ||October 31- November 1 2015 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2014]] || November 7–9 2014 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2016]] ||November 4–6 2016 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2015]] || October 31- November 1 2015 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2017]] ||September 22–24 2017 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2016]] || November 4–6 2016 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2018]] ||October 26–28 2018 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2017]] || September 22–24 2017 || |
| − | [[Hal-Con 2019]] ||October 25–27 2019 || | + | [[Hal-Con 2018]] || October 26–28 2018 || |
| + | [[Hal-Con 2019]] || October 25–27 2019 || | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
| − | {{convention | website= | + | {{convention | website=https://www.hal-con.com/ | start=1977 }} |
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:45, 13 July 2023
(Did you mean the Japanese convention?)
Halcon is a convention held in Halifax, NS, Canada from 1977 to 1987.
The first 'Halycon' was held in 1977, renamed in 1979 as Halcon 2 it ran annually to the last of the old series, Halcon 10 in 1987, sponsored by the Halcon Science Fiction Society.
In 2010 a new group started a new series of media/gaming conventions started with variant name Hal-Con 1, running annually in November, with attendance growing to nearly 10000 by 2017.
| Convention | Date | GoHs |
|---|---|---|
| Halycon 1 | March 9-11, 1977 | |
| Halcon 2 | March 9-11, 1979 | Ben Bova |
| Halcon 3 | March 7–9, 1980 | A. E. van Vogt |
| Halcon 4 | March 6-8, 1981 | Gordon R. Dickson, Galad Elflandsson |
| Halcon 5 | 1982 | |
| Halcon 6 | March 4-6, 1983 | Robert Asprin, Bob Atkinson |
| Halcon 7 | 1984 | |
| Halcon 8 | March 22–24, 1985 | Jack Chalker |
| Halcon 9 | 1986 | |
| Halcon 10 | 1987 | |
| In 2010 a media-oriented con with the same name started | ||
| Hal-Con 2010 | October 29–31 2010 | Walter Koenig, Denise Crosey, Jerry Bulloch, Aaron Douglas |
| Hal-Con 2011 | November 12–13 2011 | |
| Hal-Con 2012 | October 26–28 2012 | |
| Hal-Con 2013 | November 8–10 2013 | |
| Hal-Con 2014 | November 7–9 2014 | |
| Hal-Con 2015 | October 31- November 1 2015 | |
| Hal-Con 2016 | November 4–6 2016 | |
| Hal-Con 2017 | September 22–24 2017 | |
| Hal-Con 2018 | October 26–28 2018 | |
| Hal-Con 2019 | October 25–27 2019 | |
| Convention | |
| Website | 1977— |
| 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. |
