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An annual [[SF convention]] sponsored by [[LASFS]] since 1975, now held over Thanksgiving weekend. Membership is typically about 1,000.
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'''Loscon''' is an annual [[Los Angeles]]-area [[SF convention]] sponsored by [[LASFS]] since 1975; it started with [[LA 2000]], celebrating the LASFS's 2,000th meeting. Since the early 1980s, it has been held over Thanksgiving weekend. Membership is typically about 1,000.
  
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[http://loscon.org Website. ]
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[https://loscon.org Website. ]
  
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==Prime Time Party==
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Lamenting that all of the [[Room Party|parties]] at the 1999 [[Loscon XXVI]] had shut down by midnight, [[John Hertz]], [[Becky Thomson]] and [[Tom Veal]] decided to do something about it. The following year, they founded the Prime Time Party, which opens at 1:00 a.m. Saturday night (or, to be technical, Sunday morning) and continues nominally until 7:00 a.m. (actually, until the room is empty, which is often later than seven). The event has become a minor Loscon [[tradition]].
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== List ==
 
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  Convention || Date || GoHs || Notes
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  Con || Date || GoHs || Notes
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[[LA 2000]] || December 5-7, 1975 || none ||
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[[LA 2000]] || December 5–7, 1975 || none ||
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[[Loscon 2]] || October 15-17, 1976 || none  ||
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[[Loscon 2]] || October 15–17, 1976 || none  ||
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[[Loscon 3]] || April 1-3, 1977 || none  ||
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[[Loscon 3]] || April 1–3, 1977 || none  ||
 
[[Loscon 4]] || November 4-6, 1977 || [[Jerry Pournelle]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 4]] || November 4-6, 1977 || [[Jerry Pournelle]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 5]] || November 3-5, 1978 || [[Robert Bloch]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 5]] || November 3-5, 1978 || [[Robert Bloch]]  ||
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[[Loscon 8]] || November 6-8, 1981 || [[William Rotsler]], [[Len Moffatt]] & [[June Moffatt]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 8]] || November 6-8, 1981 || [[William Rotsler]], [[Len Moffatt]] & [[June Moffatt]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 9]] || November 26-28, 1982 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Milt Stevens]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 9]] || November 26-28, 1982 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Milt Stevens]]  ||
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[[Loscon 10]] || November 25-27, 1983 || [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Fuzzy Pink Niven]] [[John Myers Myers]] ||
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[[Loscon 10]] || November 25-27, 1983 || [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Fuzzy Pink Niven]], [[John Myers Myers]] ||
 
[[Loscon Eleven]] || November 23-25, 1984 || [[Curt Siodmak]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Bill Warren]]  ||
 
[[Loscon Eleven]] || November 23-25, 1984 || [[Curt Siodmak]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Bill Warren]]  ||
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[[Loscon 12]] || November 29 - December 1, 1985 || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Terry Carr]], [[Daniel Pinkwater]] ||
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[[Loscon 12]] || November 29 – December 1, 1985 || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Terry Carr]], [[Daniel Pinkwater]] ||
 
[[Loscon 13th]] || November 28-30, 1986 || [[John Brunner]], [[Bruce Pelz]] & [[Elayne Pelz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 13th]] || November 28-30, 1986 || [[John Brunner]], [[Bruce Pelz]] & [[Elayne Pelz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon XIV]] || November 27-29, 1987 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Tom Whitmore]]  ||
 
[[Loscon XIV]] || November 27-29, 1987 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Tom Whitmore]]  ||
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[[Loscon Sixteen]] || November 24-26, 1989 || [[Spider Robinson]] & [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Erin McKee]],[[John Trimble]], [[Bjo Trimble]] ||
 
[[Loscon Sixteen]] || November 24-26, 1989 || [[Spider Robinson]] & [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Erin McKee]],[[John Trimble]], [[Bjo Trimble]] ||
 
[[Loscon 17]] || November 23-25, 1990 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Reed Waller]] & [[Kate Worley]], [[Ben Yalow]], [[George Alec Effinger]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 17]] || November 23-25, 1990 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Reed Waller]] & [[Kate Worley]], [[Ben Yalow]], [[George Alec Effinger]]  ||
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[[Loscon 18]] || November 29 - December 1, 1991 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Allan Rothstein]]  ||
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[[Loscon 18]] || November 29 – December 1, 1991 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Allan Rothstein]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 19]] || November 27-29, 1992 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Don Maitz]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Mike Glyer]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 19]] || November 27-29, 1992 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Don Maitz]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Mike Glyer]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 20]] || November 26-28, 1993 || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Paul Turner]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 20]] || November 26-28, 1993 || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Paul Turner]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 21]] || November 25-27, 1994 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Alicia Austin]], [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]], [[Robbie Cantor]], [[Julius Schwartz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 21]] || November 25-27, 1994 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Alicia Austin]], [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]], [[Robbie Cantor]], [[Julius Schwartz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 22]] || November 24-26, 1995 || [[Bob Shaw]], [[Lubov]], [[Larry Stewart]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 22]] || November 24-26, 1995 || [[Bob Shaw]], [[Lubov]], [[Larry Stewart]]  ||
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[[Loscon XXIII]] || November 29 - December 1, 1996 || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Bob Null]]  ||
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[[Loscon XXIII]] || November 29 – December 1, 1996 || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Bob Null]]  ||
 
[[Loscon XXIV]] || November 28-30, 1997 || [[S. M. Stirling]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]]  ||
 
[[Loscon XXIV]] || November 28-30, 1997 || [[S. M. Stirling]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 25]] || November 27-29, 1998 || [[David Brin]], [[Sue Dawe]], [[Marjii Ellers]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 25]] || November 27-29, 1998 || [[David Brin]], [[Sue Dawe]], [[Marjii Ellers]]  ||
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[[Loscon XXVI]] || November 26-28, 1999 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Alex Ross]], [[Joe Siclari]]  ||
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[[Loscon XXVI]] || November 26-28, 1999 || [[Connie Willis]], Alex Ross, [[Joe Siclari]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 27]] || November 25-27, 2000 || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Bob Eggleton]], Harry Knowles, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Craig Miller]] & [[Genny Dazzo]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 27]] || November 25-27, 2000 || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Bob Eggleton]], Harry Knowles, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Craig Miller]] & [[Genny Dazzo]]  ||
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[[Loscon 28]] || November 23-25, 2001 || [[Patricia C. Wrede]], [[Chris Butler]], [[Lynn Gold]]  ||
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[[Loscon 28]] || November 23-25, 2001 || [[Patricia C. Wrede]], Chris Butler, [[Lynn Gold]]  ||
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[[Loscon 29]] || November 29 - December 1, 2002 || [[David Weber]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[Patty Wells]], Nichelle Nicholas  ||
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[[Loscon 29]] || November 29 – December 1, 2002 || [[David Weber]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[Patty Wells]], Nichelle Nichols ||
 
[[Loscon 30]] || November 28-30, 2003 || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[Teddy Harvia]], [[Jack L. Chalker]], Armin Shimmerman  ||
 
[[Loscon 30]] || November 28-30, 2003 || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[Teddy Harvia]], [[Jack L. Chalker]], Armin Shimmerman  ||
 
[[Loscon 31]] || November 26-28, 2004 || [[Tim Powers]], [[Wendy Pini]], [[James Stanley Daugherty]], [[Kathryn Daugherty]], [[David Gerrold]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 31]] || November 26-28, 2004 || [[Tim Powers]], [[Wendy Pini]], [[James Stanley Daugherty]], [[Kathryn Daugherty]], [[David Gerrold]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 32]] || November 25-27, 2005 || [[Steven Brust]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Bruce Farr]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 32]] || November 25-27, 2005 || [[Steven Brust]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Bruce Farr]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 33]] || November 24-26, 2006 || [[William Tenn]], [[Bernie Wrightson]], [[Fred Patten]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 33]] || November 24-26, 2006 || [[William Tenn]], [[Bernie Wrightson]], [[Fred Patten]]  ||
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[[Loscon 34]] || November 23-25, 2007 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Theresa Mather]], Capt. [[David West Reynolds]], [[Dr. James Robinson]]  ||
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[[Loscon 34]] || November 23-25, 2007 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Theresa Mather]], Capt. David West Reynolds, [[Dr. James Robinson]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 35]] || November 28-30, 2008 || [[John Scalzi]], [[Gary Lippincott]], [[Michael Siladi]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 35]] || November 28-30, 2008 || [[John Scalzi]], [[Gary Lippincott]], [[Michael Siladi]]  ||
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[[Loscon 36]] || November 27-29, 2009 || [[Steve Barnes]] & [[Tananarive Due]], [[Tim Rickard]], [[Christian B. McGuire]]  ||
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[[Loscon 36]] || November 27-29, 2009 || [[Steve Barnes]] & [[Tananarive Due]], Tim Rickard, [[Christian B. McGuire]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 37]] || November 26-28, 2010 || [[Emma Bull]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kim Brown]] & [[Jordan Brown]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 37]] || November 26-28, 2010 || [[Emma Bull]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kim Brown]] & [[Jordan Brown]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 38]] || November 24-27, 2011 || [[John DeChancie]], Rick Serfoss, Aldo Spadoni, [[John Hertz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 38]] || November 24-27, 2011 || [[John DeChancie]], Rick Serfoss, Aldo Spadoni, [[John Hertz]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 39]] || November 23-25, 2012 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Alan White]], Mela Hoyt-Heydon, [[Lloyd Penney]] & [[Yvonne Penney]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 39]] || November 23-25, 2012 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Alan White]], Mela Hoyt-Heydon, [[Lloyd Penney]] & [[Yvonne Penney]]  ||
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[[Loscon 40]] || November 29 - December 1, 2013 || [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Betsy Mitchell]], [[Sarah Clemens]], [[Mike Donahue]]  ||
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[[Loscon 40]] || November 29 – December 1, 2013 || [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Betsy Mitchell]], [[Sarah Clemens]], [[Mike Donahue]]  ||
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[[Loscon 41]] || November 28-30, 2014 || [[J. Michael Straczynski]], [[Richard Hescox]], [[Shawn Crosby]] & [[Colleen Crosby]]  ||
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[[Loscon 41]] || November 28–30, 2014 || [[J. Michael Straczynski]], [[Richard Hescox]], [[Shawn Crosby]] & [[Colleen Crosby]]  ||
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[[Loscon 42]] || November 27-29, 2015 || [[David Mattingly]], [[Bobbi Armbruster]], [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Douglas Adams]], Cal Cotton  ||
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[[Loscon 42]] || November 27–29, 2015 || [[David Mattingly]], [[Bobbi Armbruster]], [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Douglas Adams]], Cal Cotton  ||
 
[[Loscon 43]] || November 25-27, 2016 || [[David Gerrold]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Nick Smith]]  ||
 
[[Loscon 43]] || November 25-27, 2016 || [[David Gerrold]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Nick Smith]]  ||
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[[Loscon 44]] || November 24-26, 2017 || [[Carrie Vaughn]], [[Jane Espenson]], [[Kevin Roche]], [[Andrew Trembley]]  ||
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[[Loscon 44]] || November 24–26, 2017 || [[Carrie Vaughn]], Jane Espenson, [[Kevin Roche]], [[Andrew Trembley]]  ||
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[[Loscon 45]] || November 23-25, 2018 || [[Seanan McGuire]], R. K. Milholland, Taliesin Jaffe ||
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[[Loscon 45]] || November 23–25, 2018 || [[Seanan McGuire]], R. K. Milholland, Taliesin Jaffe ||
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[[Loscon 46]] || November 29 - December 1, 2019 || [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Edie Stern]], [[Moshe Feder]] ||
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[[Loscon 46]] || November 29 – December 1, 2019 || [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Edie Stern]], [[Moshe Feder]] ||
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[[Loscon 47]] || <s>November 27-29 2020</s> November 26-28, 2021  || [[Gregory Benford]], [[Jeff Sturgeon]], [[Dennis Cherry]], [[Kristine Cherry]] || Postponed due to [[Covid-19]]
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[[Loscon 47]] || <s>November 27–29 2020</s> November 26–28, 2021  || [[Gregory Benford]], [[Jeff Sturgeon]], [[Dennis Cherry]], [[Kristine Cherry]] || postponed due to [[Covid-19]]  
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[[Loscon 48]] || November 25–27, 2022 || [[Tanya Huff]], Dave Kellett, [[Alexander James Adams]], Susan Fox & Gene Turnbow ||
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[[Loscon 49]] || November 24-26, 2023 || [[Peter S. Beagle]], Echo Chernik, [[Elayne Pelz]] ||
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[[Loscon 50]] || November 29-December 1, 2024 || [[Larry Niven]], [[Laura Brodian Freas Beraha]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]]m [[Kathy Mar]], [[Genny Dazzo]], [[Craig Miller]] ||
 
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==Prime Time Party==
 
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Lamenting that all of the [[Room Party|parties]] at the 1999 [[Loscon XXVI]] had shut down by midnight, [[John Hertz]], [[Becky Thomson]] and [[Tom Veal]] decided to do something about it. The following year, they founded the Prime Time Party, which opens at 1:00 a.m. Saturday night (or, to be technical, Sunday morning) and continues nominally until 7:00 a.m. (actually, until the room is empty, which is often later than seven). The event has become a minor Loscon [[tradition]].
 
  
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{{convention | start=1975 | locale=Los Angeles, CA}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 22 August 2024

Loscon is an annual Los Angeles-area SF convention sponsored by LASFS since 1975; it started with LA 2000, celebrating the LASFS's 2,000th meeting. Since the early 1980s, it has been held over Thanksgiving weekend. Membership is typically about 1,000.

Website.

Prime Time Party[edit]

Lamenting that all of the parties at the 1999 Loscon XXVI had shut down by midnight, John Hertz, Becky Thomson and Tom Veal decided to do something about it. The following year, they founded the Prime Time Party, which opens at 1:00 a.m. Saturday night (or, to be technical, Sunday morning) and continues nominally until 7:00 a.m. (actually, until the room is empty, which is often later than seven). The event has become a minor Loscon tradition.

List[edit]

Con Date GoHs Notes
LA 2000 December 5–7, 1975 none
Loscon 2 October 15–17, 1976 none
Loscon 3 April 1–3, 1977 none
Loscon 4 November 4-6, 1977 Jerry Pournelle
Loscon 5 November 3-5, 1978 Robert Bloch
Loscon 6 November 10-12, 1979 A. E. van Vogt
Loscon 7 November 28-30, 1980 Larry Niven, Alva Rogers
Loscon 8 November 6-8, 1981 William Rotsler, Len Moffatt & June Moffatt
Loscon 9 November 26-28, 1982 Poul Anderson, Milt Stevens
Loscon 10 November 25-27, 1983 Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Fuzzy Pink Niven, John Myers Myers
Loscon Eleven November 23-25, 1984 Curt Siodmak, Forrest J Ackerman, Bill Warren
Loscon 12 November 29 – December 1, 1985 Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr, Daniel Pinkwater
Loscon 13th November 28-30, 1986 John Brunner, Bruce Pelz & Elayne Pelz
Loscon XIV November 27-29, 1987 C. J. Cherryh, Tom Whitmore
Loscon Fifteen November 25-27, 1988 Vonda McIntyre, Stan Woolston, Patricia Davis
Loscon Sixteen November 24-26, 1989 Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson, Erin McKee,John Trimble, Bjo Trimble
Loscon 17 November 23-25, 1990 Barry B. Longyear, Reed Waller & Kate Worley, Ben Yalow, George Alec Effinger
Loscon 18 November 29 – December 1, 1991 Mike Resnick, Brad Foster, Allan Rothstein
Loscon 19 November 27-29, 1992 Barbara Hambly, Don Maitz, David Hartwell, Mike Glyer
Loscon 20 November 26-28, 1993 Roger Zelazny, Rick Sternbach, Paul Turner
Loscon 21 November 25-27, 1994 Lois McMaster Bujold, Alicia Austin, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robbie Cantor, Julius Schwartz
Loscon 22 November 24-26, 1995 Bob Shaw, Lubov, Larry Stewart
Loscon XXIII November 29 – December 1, 1996 Harry Turtledove, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Null
Loscon XXIV November 28-30, 1997 S. M. Stirling, Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Geri Sullivan, J. Michael Straczynski
Loscon 25 November 27-29, 1998 David Brin, Sue Dawe, Marjii Ellers
Loscon XXVI November 26-28, 1999 Connie Willis, Alex Ross, Joe Siclari
Loscon 27 November 25-27, 2000 Orson Scott Card, Bob Eggleton, Harry Knowles, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Frank Kelly Freas, Craig Miller & Genny Dazzo
Loscon 28 November 23-25, 2001 Patricia C. Wrede, Chris Butler, Lynn Gold
Loscon 29 November 29 – December 1, 2002 David Weber, Nene Thomas, Patty Wells, Nichelle Nichols
Loscon 30 November 28-30, 2003 Fred Saberhagen, Teddy Harvia, Jack L. Chalker, Armin Shimmerman
Loscon 31 November 26-28, 2004 Tim Powers, Wendy Pini, James Stanley Daugherty, Kathryn Daugherty, David Gerrold
Loscon 32 November 25-27, 2005 Steven Brust, Rowena Morrill, Bruce Farr
Loscon 33 November 24-26, 2006 William Tenn, Bernie Wrightson, Fred Patten
Loscon 34 November 23-25, 2007 Robert J. Sawyer, Theresa Mather, Capt. David West Reynolds, Dr. James Robinson
Loscon 35 November 28-30, 2008 John Scalzi, Gary Lippincott, Michael Siladi
Loscon 36 November 27-29, 2009 Steve Barnes & Tananarive Due, Tim Rickard, Christian B. McGuire
Loscon 37 November 26-28, 2010 Emma Bull, Phil Foglio, Kim Brown & Jordan Brown
Loscon 38 November 24-27, 2011 John DeChancie, Rick Serfoss, Aldo Spadoni, John Hertz
Loscon 39 November 23-25, 2012 Vernor Vinge, Alan White, Mela Hoyt-Heydon, Lloyd Penney & Yvonne Penney
Loscon 40 November 29 – December 1, 2013 Catherynne M. Valente, Betsy Mitchell, Sarah Clemens, Mike Donahue
Loscon 41 November 28–30, 2014 J. Michael Straczynski, Richard Hescox, Shawn Crosby & Colleen Crosby
Loscon 42 November 27–29, 2015 David Mattingly, Bobbi Armbruster, Jim C. Hines, Douglas Adams, Cal Cotton
Loscon 43 November 25-27, 2016 David Gerrold, Peri Charlifu, Nick Smith
Loscon 44 November 24–26, 2017 Carrie Vaughn, Jane Espenson, Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley
Loscon 45 November 23–25, 2018 Seanan McGuire, R. K. Milholland, Taliesin Jaffe
Loscon 46 November 29 – December 1, 2019 Howard Waldrop, Edie Stern, Moshe Feder
Loscon 47 November 27–29 2020 November 26–28, 2021 Gregory Benford, Jeff Sturgeon, Dennis Cherry, Kristine Cherry postponed due to Covid-19
Loscon 48 November 25–27, 2022 Tanya Huff, Dave Kellett, Alexander James Adams, Susan Fox & Gene Turnbow
Loscon 49 November 24-26, 2023 Peter S. Beagle, Echo Chernik, Elayne Pelz
Loscon 50 November 29-December 1, 2024 Larry Niven, Laura Brodian Freas Beraha, Frank Kelly Freasm Kathy Mar, Genny Dazzo, Craig Miller


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