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| − | {{DISPLAYTITLE:ConFusion}} | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:ConFusion}}''(Did you mean a different [[Confusion]]?)'' |
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| − | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]], in 1975, preceded by [[A2 Relax Icon]] the previous year. | + | [[File:ConFusionBathurstArt.jpeg|thumb|left|'''Art by [[Randy Bathurst]] for [[ConFusion 13]].''' ]] |
| + | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], is held annually in southeastern [[Michigan]]. It was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]], in 1975, preceded by [[A2 Relax Icon]] the previous year. It was founded by the [[Stilyagi Air Corps]] and is now run by [[AASFA]]. | ||
| − | Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started | + | Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, an [[Ann Arbor]] firm then one of the world leaders in fusion research.) |
Some years, a Snow Creature sculpture contest was held outside the hotel. | Some years, a Snow Creature sculpture contest was held outside the hotel. | ||
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During the 1970s and '80s, the con was nicknamed '''Fondlecon''', for members' public displays of mass affection; for a few years, it also featured a blanket-bearing [[Cuddle Squad]] to warm up chilly congoers in unheated hallways; and the [[concom]] facilitated [[skinny-dipping]] in its hotel pool. ConFusion was one of the cons where a fan-filled bed collapsed. ConFusion goers (and a disapproving hotel) also learned what happens to a Jacuzzi used by fans smeared with chocolate mousse. | During the 1970s and '80s, the con was nicknamed '''Fondlecon''', for members' public displays of mass affection; for a few years, it also featured a blanket-bearing [[Cuddle Squad]] to warm up chilly congoers in unheated hallways; and the [[concom]] facilitated [[skinny-dipping]] in its hotel pool. ConFusion was one of the cons where a fan-filled bed collapsed. ConFusion goers (and a disapproving hotel) also learned what happens to a Jacuzzi used by fans smeared with chocolate mousse. | ||
| − | *[ | + | * [https://airtable.com/shrokgnWLG39ozP31/tblwb8zjnByLfqNkE History.] |
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Dates || Convention || Order || Guests of Honor || Notes | Dates || Convention || Order || Guests of Honor || Notes | ||
| − | February 15-17, 1974 ||[[A2 Relax Icon]]|| 0|| [[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Howard DeVore]]||[[Chairman]]: [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]] | + | February 15-17, 1974 || [[A2 Relax Icon]] || 0 || [[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Howard DeVore]] || [[Chairman]]: [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]] |
| − | January | + | January 24–26, 1975 || [[ConFusion 13]] || 1 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Mike Glicksohn]] || [[Toastmaster]]: [[Jim Martin]], Chairman: [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]] |
| − | January | + | January 23–25, 1976 || [[ConFusion 12]] || 2 || [[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Bill Bowers]] || [[Toastmaster]]: [[Jim Martin]], Chairman: [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]] |
| − | January | + | January 28–30, 1977 || [[ConFusion 14]] || 3 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]] || Toastmaster: [[Jim Martin]], Chairmen: [[Zita Kutkus]], [[Lary Ward]] |
| − | January | + | January 13–15, 1978 || [[ConFusion Pi]] || 4 || [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Jackie Causgrove]] || Toastmaster: [[Jim Martin]], Chairman: [[Larry Tucker]] |
| − | January | + | January 20–21, 1979 || [[E/c2 ConFusion]] || 5 || [[Spider Robinson|Spider]] & [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Scott Imes]] || Toastmaster: [[Ro Lutz-Nagey]], Chairmen: [[Larry Tucker]], [[Dave Innes]] |
| − | January | + | January 18–20, 1980 || [[ConFusion 6 and/or 7|ConFusion 6 and/or 7]] || 6 || [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Elliot Shorter]] || Toastmaster:[[Rusty Hevelin]], Chairmen: [[Larry Tucker]], [[Dave Innes]] |
| − | January | + | January 23–25, 1981 || [[Nine Billion Names of ConFusion|Nine Billion Names of ConFusion]] || 7 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Dave Innes]] || Toastmaster: [[Gay Haldeman]], Chairman: [[Nancy Tucker]] |
| − | January | + | January 29–31, 1982 || [[ConFusion 11]] || 8 || [[Phyllis Eisenstein]], [[Neil Rest]] || Toastmaster: [[Larry Tucker]], Chairman: [[Nancy Tucker]] |
| − | January | + | January 28–30, 1983 || [[ConFusion 101]] || 9 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Bill Cavin]] || [[AASFA|AASFA Wars]] |
| − | January 27–29, 1984 ||[[Genuine ConFusion]]||10 ||[[Mike Resnick]], [[Martha Beck]] ||Toastmaster: [[Dick Smith]], Chairman: [[Nancy Tucker]] | + | January 27–29, 1984 || [[Genuine ConFusion]] || 10 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[Martha Beck]] || Toastmaster: [[Dick Smith]], Chairman: [[Nancy Tucker]] |
| − | January | + | January 25–27, 1985 || [[Decadent ConFusion]] || 11 || [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Julia Ecklar]] || Beginning of post-[[AASFA]] [[Legal Matters|lawsuit]] era |
| − | January | + | January 24–26, 1986 || [[Perpetual ConFusion]] || 12 || [[Somtow Sucharitkul]], [[Bill Roper]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]] || |
| − | January | + | January 23–25, 1987 || [[Stark Raving ConFusion]] || 13 || [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Liz Pearce]], [[Erin McKee]] || |
| − | January | + | January 15–17, 1988 || [[Ambulatory ConFusion]] || 14 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Larry Tucker]], [[David Cherry]] || |
| − | 1989 ||[[ConFusion 102]]||15 ||[[Barbara Hambly]], [[Ted Reynolds]], [[Linda Michaels]] || | + | 1989 || [[ConFusion 102]] || 15 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Ted Reynolds]], [[Linda Michaels]] || |
| − | 1990 ||[[State of ConFusion]]||16 ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Michelle Smith-Moore]], [[Garth Barbour]], [[Kevin Davies]] || | + | 1990 || [[State of ConFusion]] || 16 || [[Hal Clement]], [[Michelle Smith-Moore]], [[Garth Barbour]], [[Kevin Davies]] || |
| − | 1991 ||[[Immaculate ConFusion]]||17 ||[[Esther Friesner]], [[S. P. Somtow]], [[Robin Wood]] || | + | 1991 || [[Immaculate ConFusion]] || 17 || [[Esther Friesner]], [[S. P. Somtow]], [[Robin Wood]] || |
| − | January 24-26, 1992 ||[[Hardwired ConFusion]]||18 ||[[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Rusty Hevelin]], [[Rick Lieder]] || | + | January 24-26, 1992 || [[Hardwired ConFusion]] || 18 || [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Rusty Hevelin]], [[Rick Lieder]] || |
| − | January 22-24, 1993 ||[[Transcendental ConFusion]]||19 ||[[Fred Saberhagen]], [[Pat Sims]] & [[Roger Sims]], [[Randy Asplund-Faith]] || | + | January 22-24, 1993 || [[Transcendental ConFusion]] || 19 || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[Pat Sims]] & [[Roger Sims]], [[Randy Asplund-Faith]] || |
| − | January 21-23, 1994 ||[[ConFusion XX]]|| 20||[[Joan D. Vinge]], [[Leah Zeldes Smith]], [[Erin McKee]] || | + | January 21-23, 1994 || [[ConFusion XX]] || 20 || [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[Leah Zeldes Smith]], [[Erin McKee]] || |
| − | January 27-29, 1995 ||[[ConFusion 10101]]|| 21||[[Pamela Sargent]], [[Wilson "Bob" Tucker]], [[Laura Butler]], [[Geoffrey A. Landis]] || | + | January 27-29, 1995 || [[ConFusion 10101]] || 21 || [[Pamela Sargent]], [[Wilson "Bob" Tucker]], [[Laura Butler]], [[Geoffrey A. Landis]] || |
| − | January 12-14, 1996 ||[[Deviant ConFusion]]|| 22||[[Tim Powers]], [[Melody Asplund-Faith]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Geoffrey A. Landis]] || | + | January 12-14, 1996 || [[Deviant ConFusion]] || 22 || [[Tim Powers]], [[Melody Asplund-Faith]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Geoffrey A. Landis]] || |
| − | January 24-26, 1997 ||[[ConFusion-17]]||23 ||[[Samuel Delany]], [[Joey Shoji]], [[Susan VanCamp]], [[Mark Shappirio]] || | + | January 24-26, 1997 || [[ConFusion-17]] || 23 || [[Samuel Delany]], [[Joey Shoji]], [[Susan VanCamp]], [[Mark Shappirio]] || |
| − | January 23-25, 1998 ||[[ConFusion of the Winnebagos]]|| 24||[[Connie Willis]], [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], [[Jane Irwin]], [[Marvin Minsky]] ||Toastmaster: [[Larry Tucker]] | + | January 23-25, 1998 || [[ConFusion of the Winnebagos]] || 24 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], [[Jane Irwin]], [[Marvin Minsky]] || Toastmaster: [[Larry Tucker]] |
| − | January 22-24, 1999 ||[[Vintage ConFusion]]|| 25||[[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Nancy Tucker Shaw]], [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Carl Djerassi]] || Toastmaster: [[Howard DeVore]] | + | January 22-24, 1999 || [[Vintage ConFusion]] || 25 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Nancy Tucker Shaw]], [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Carl Djerassi]] || Toastmaster: [[Howard DeVore]] |
| − | January 21-23, 2000 ||[[ConFusion 19100]]||26 ||[[Maureen F. McHugh]], [[Dennis Tabaczewski]], [[Frank Hayes]], [[Eric Raymond]] || | + | January 21-23, 2000 || [[ConFusion 19100]] || 26 || [[Maureen F. McHugh]], [[Dennis Tabaczewski]], [[Frank Hayes]], [[Eric Raymond]] || |
| − | January 19-21, 2001 ||[[Mystery God ConFusion]]|| 27||[[Sarah Zettel]], [[Tom Barber]], [[Carla Speed McNeil]], [[Bruce Schneier]] || Chairman: [[Tammy Coxen]] | + | January 19-21, 2001 || [[Mystery God ConFusion]] || 27 || [[Sarah Zettel]], [[Tom Barber]], [[Carla Speed McNeil]], [[Bruce Schneier]] || Chairman: [[Tammy Coxen]] |
| − | January 18-20, 2002 ||[[Astronomical ConFusion]]||28 ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[Heather Alexander]], [[Pete Abrams]], [[ | + | January 18-20, 2002 || [[Astronomical ConFusion]] || 28 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Heather Alexander]], [[Pete Abrams]], Br. [[Guy Consolmagno]] || Chairman: [[Tammy Coxen]] |
| − | January 24-26, 2003 ||[[ConFusion and Her Friends]]|| 29||[[Melissa Scott]], [[Roberta Kennedy]], [[Alan Clark]], [[Jack Cohen]] ||Chairman: [[Tammy Coxen]] | + | January 24-26, 2003 || [[ConFusion and Her Friends]] || 29 || [[Melissa Scott]], [[Roberta Kennedy]], [[Alan Clark]], [[Jack Cohen]] || Chairman: [[Tammy Coxen]] |
| − | January 23-25, 2004 ||[[ConFusion XXX]]|| 30||[[Bruce Sterling]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Julie Bell]], [[Ron Westrum]] || | + | January 23-25, 2004 || [[ConFusion XXX]] || 30 || [[Bruce Sterling]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Julie Bell]], [[Ron Westrum]] || |
| − | January 21-23, 2005 ||[[31 Flavors of ConFusion]]|| 31||[[Emma Bull]] & [[Will Shetterly]], [[David G. Hartwell]] & [[Kathryn Cramer]], [[Derek Grime]], [[Christian Ready]] || | + | January 21-23, 2005 || [[31 Flavors of ConFusion]] || 31 || [[Emma Bull]] & [[Will Shetterly]], [[David G. Hartwell]] & [[Kathryn Cramer]], [[Derek Grime]], [[Christian Ready]] || |
| − | January 20-22, 2006 ||[[Synthetic ConFusion]]||32 ||[[Vernor Vinge]], [[Chuck Firment]], [[Steven Stiles]], [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]] || | + | January 20-22, 2006 || [[Synthetic ConFusion]] || 32 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Chuck Firment]], [[Steven Stiles]], [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]] || |
| − | January 19-21, 2007 ||[[MoonBase ConFusion]]|| 33||[[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Bill Higgins]], [[Steve MacDonald]], [[Paul "PZ" Myers]] || | + | January 19-21, 2007 || [[MoonBase ConFusion]] || 33 || [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Bill Higgins]], [[Steve MacDonald]], [[Paul "PZ" Myers]] || |
| − | January 18-20, 2008 ||[[High-Voltage ConFusion]]||34 ||[[Justine Larbalestier]] & [[Scott Westerfeld]], [[The Roving Pirate Party]], [[Carl Lundgren]], [[Kevin M. Dunn]], [[Throwing Toasters]] || | + | January 18-20, 2008 || [[High-Voltage ConFusion]] || 34 || [[Justine Larbalestier]] & [[Scott Westerfeld]], [[The Roving Pirate Party]], [[Carl Lundgren]], [[Kevin M. Dunn]], [[Throwing Toasters]] || |
| − | January 23-25, 2009 ||[[Cryptic ConFusion]]|| 35||[[Cat Rambo]], Freon (Michael Andaluz), [[Diana Harlan Stein]], [[Elizabeth Turtle]] & [[Ralph D. Lorenz]], [[Cory Doctorow]] || | + | January 23-25, 2009 || [[Cryptic ConFusion]] || 35 || [[Cat Rambo]], Freon (Michael Andaluz), [[Diana Harlan Stein]], [[Elizabeth Turtle]] & [[Ralph D. Lorenz]], [[Cory Doctorow]] || |
| − | January | + | January 22–24, 2010 || [[I See By My ConFusion]] || 36 || [[Peter S. Beagle]], [[Catherynne Valente]], [[David Gibbs]], [[Matt Busch]], [[Steve Collins]], [[S. J. Tucker]] || |
| − | January 21-23, 2011 ||[[This ConFusion Is Not Yet Rated]]|| 37||[[Cherie Priest]], [[Lisa Garrison-Ragsdale]], Aubrey de Grey, [[Paolo Bacigalupi]] || | + | January 21-23, 2011 || [[This ConFusion Is Not Yet Rated]] || 37 || [[Cherie Priest]], [[Lisa Garrison-Ragsdale]], Aubrey de Grey, [[Paolo Bacigalupi]] || |
| − | January 20-22, 2012 ||[[Epic ConFusion]]|| 38||[[Patrick Rothfuss]], [[Tom Smith]], Harley Thronson, [[Roxanne Meida King]] ([[Special GoH]]), [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Brian Decker]] || | + | January 20-22, 2012 || [[Epic ConFusion]] || 38 || [[Patrick Rothfuss]], [[Tom Smith]], Harley Thronson, [[Roxanne Meida King]] ([[Special GoH]]), [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Brian Decker]] || |
| − | January 18-20, 2013 ||[[Immortal ConFusion]]||39 ||[[Charles Stross]], [[James Davis Nicoll]], [[Scott Edelman]], Jennifer Ouellette, [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Lucy Kennedy]] || | + | January 18-20, 2013 || [[Immortal ConFusion]] || 39 || [[Charles Stross]], [[James Davis Nicoll]], [[Scott Edelman]], Jennifer Ouellette, [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Lucy Kennedy]] || |
| − | January 17-19, 2014 ||[[Legendary ConFusion]]|| 40||[[Mike Carey]], [[Mark Bernstein]], [[Rich Morris]], [[Ian Tregillis]], S2 Games (Adam Matianazzi) || | + | January 17-19, 2014 || [[Legendary ConFusion]] || 40 || [[Mike Carey]], [[Mark Bernstein]], [[Rich Morris]], [[Ian Tregillis]], S2 Games (Adam Matianazzi) || |
| − | January 16-18, 2015 ||[[Back to the ConFusion]]|| 41||[[Karen Lord]], [[Aaron Thul]], [[Heather Dale]], Cynthia Chestek, Monte Cook, Shanna Germain. Special Guest: [[Steven Erikson]] || | + | January 16-18, 2015 || [[Back to the ConFusion]] || 41 || [[Karen Lord]], [[Aaron Thul]], [[Heather Dale]], Cynthia Chestek, Monte Cook, Shanna Germain. Special Guest: [[Steven Erikson]] || |
| − | January 21-24, 2016 ||[[Life, the Universe, and ConFusion]]|| 42||[[Alaya Dawn Johnson]], Kentaro Toyama, Gordon Smith, [[Jessica Zerwas]] || | + | January 21-24, 2016 || [[Life, the Universe, and ConFusion]] || 42 || [[Alaya Dawn Johnson]], Kentaro Toyama, Gordon Smith, [[Jessica Zerwas]] || |
| − | January 19-22, 2017 ||[[Friendship is ConFusion]]|| 43||[[Gail Carriger]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Jeffrey Alan Love]], Karen Burnham, Mallory O'Meara || | + | January 19-22, 2017 || [[Friendship is ConFusion]] || 43 || [[Gail Carriger]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Jeffrey Alan Love]], Karen Burnham, Mallory O'Meara || |
| − | January 18-21, 2018 ||[[ConFusion Through the Looking Glass]]||44 ||[[Kate Elliott]], [[Luke Ski]], [[Nisi Shawl]], [[Annalee Newitz]], James Breakwell || | + | January 18-21, 2018 || [[ConFusion Through the Looking Glass]] || 44 || [[Kate Elliott]], [[Luke Ski]], [[Nisi Shawl]], [[Annalee Newitz]], James Breakwell || |
| − | January 17-20, 2019 ||[[Storming the ConFusion]]|| 45||[[Ada Palmer]], [[Steve Macdonald]], [[David Stein]], Jennifer Piatek || | + | January 17-20, 2019 || [[Storming the ConFusion]] || 45 || [[Ada Palmer]], [[Steve Macdonald]], [[David Stein]], Jennifer Piatek || |
| − | January 16–19, 2020||[[How to Train Your ConFusion]]||46||[[Kameron Hurley]], Julie Lesnik, [[Brandon O'Brien]], [[Bogi Takács]]|| | + | January 16–19, 2020 || [[How to Train Your ConFusion]] || 46 || [[Kameron Hurley]], Julie Lesnik, [[Brandon O'Brien]], [[Bogi Takács]] || |
| − | <s>January 15–17, 2021</s><br>January 21–23, 2022|| [[Rising ConFusion]] ||47|| | + | <s>January 15–17, 2021</s><br>January 21–23, 2022 || [[Rising ConFusion]] || 47 || [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Rachel Quinlan]], [[Anna Carey]] || Postponed to 2022 due to [[Covid-19]] |
| + | January 20–23, 2023 || [[Avatar -- The Legend of ConFusion]] || 48 || [[Kathe Koja]], [[Chris Barkley]], Jacob Pauwels || | ||
| + | January 18–21, 2024 || [[Labyrinth of ConFusion]] || 49 || [[Mark Oshiro]], BluRaven C. Houvener, [[Kurt Erichsen]], Steph C. || | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:55, 7 December 2023
(Did you mean a different Confusion?)
ConFusion, a regional convention, is held annually in southeastern Michigan. It was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1975, preceded by A2 Relax Icon the previous year. It was founded by the Stilyagi Air Corps and is now run by AASFA.
Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most cons do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, an Ann Arbor firm then one of the world leaders in fusion research.)
Some years, a Snow Creature sculpture contest was held outside the hotel.
During the 1970s and '80s, the con was nicknamed Fondlecon, for members' public displays of mass affection; for a few years, it also featured a blanket-bearing Cuddle Squad to warm up chilly congoers in unheated hallways; and the concom facilitated skinny-dipping in its hotel pool. ConFusion was one of the cons where a fan-filled bed collapsed. ConFusion goers (and a disapproving hotel) also learned what happens to a Jacuzzi used by fans smeared with chocolate mousse.
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