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A [[convention]] held in Western Massachusetts which is [[fannish]] with a fair amount of pop culture and geekish material added.  it is run by the [[Pi-Con.Org Corporation]].  They announced that [[9Pi-Con]] in 2015 was the last.
 
A [[convention]] held in Western Massachusetts which is [[fannish]] with a fair amount of pop culture and geekish material added.  it is run by the [[Pi-Con.Org Corporation]].  They announced that [[9Pi-Con]] in 2015 was the last.
  
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The 'Pi' prefix is useful in conveying multiple meanings beyond the mathematical constant in that the conventions are intended to be small, located in or near the Pioneer Valley of [[Western Massachusetts]], and parties would frequently feature pie.
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{{link | website=https://www.facebook.com/PiConSF | text=PiConSF facebook}}
  
 
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  Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]]  
[[1Pi-Con]] ||August 10-12, 2006 ||[[Jacqueline Carey]]  
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[[1Pi-Con]] || August 10-12, 2006 || [[Jacqueline Carey]]  
[[2Pi-Con]] ||August 11-13, 2007 ||[[C. E. Murphy]], [[Voltaire]], [[Jeph Jacques]], [[Jess Hartley]], [[Sarah M. Harvey]]
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[[2Pi-Con]] || August 11-13, 2007 || C. E. Murphy, Voltaire, Jeph Jacques, Jess Hartley, Sara M. Harvey  
[[3Pi-Con]] ||August 22-24, 2008 ||[[Cory Doctorow]] (Author), [[Randall Munroe]] (Web Comic), [[Jeff Mach]] (Metageek), [[Jennifer Williams]] (Guest of Awesome)
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[[3Pi-Con]] || August 22-24, 2008 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Randall Munroe]], Jeff Mach, Jennifer Williams
[[4Pi-Con]] ||2009 ||[[Mary Doria Russell]] (Author), [[Jeffrey Rowland]] (Web Comic), [[Genevieve Iseult Eldredge]] ([[Guest of Awesome]])
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[[4Pi-Con]] || August 21-23, 2009 || [[Mary Doria Russell]], Jeffrey Rowland, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
[[5Pi-Con]] ||2010 ||[[Robert J. Sawyer]] (Author), [[Rob Balder]] (Web Comic), [[Hugh Casey]] ([[Guest of Awesome]])
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[[5Pi-Con]] || August 20-22, 2010 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], Rob Balder, [[Hugh Casey]]
[[6Pi-Con]] ||August 2011 ||[[Jo Walton]] (Author), [[Dr. Pamela Gay]] (Science), [[Trisha Wooldridge]] ([[Guest of Awesome]]), and [[Heather Dale]] (Special Musical)
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[[6Pi-Con]] || August 26-28, 2011 || [[Jo Walton]], Pamela Gay, Trisha Wooldridge, [[Heather Dale]]  
[[7Pi-Con]] ||August 17-19, 2012 ||[[Julie Czerneda]], Dr. Robert M. Price, [[Shira Lipkin]]  
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[[7Pi-Con]] || August 17-19, 2012 || [[Julie Czerneda]], Dr. Robert M. Price, [[Shira Lipkin]]  
[[8Pi-Con]] ||June 27-29, 2014 ||[[Allen Steele]], [[Justine Graykin]], [[Sarah Morrison]], [[Dave Weingart]]  
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[[8Pi-Con]] || June 27-29, 2014 || [[Allen Steele]], [[Justine Graykin]], [[Sarah Morrison]], [[Dave Weingart]]  
 
[[9Pi-Con]] ||July 31-August 2, 2015 ||[[Tanya Huff]], Vikki Ciaffone  
 
[[9Pi-Con]] ||July 31-August 2, 2015 ||[[Tanya Huff]], Vikki Ciaffone  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 23 March 2024

A convention held in Western Massachusetts which is fannish with a fair amount of pop culture and geekish material added. it is run by the Pi-Con.Org Corporation. They announced that 9Pi-Con in 2015 was the last.

The 'Pi' prefix is useful in conveying multiple meanings beyond the mathematical constant in that the conventions are intended to be small, located in or near the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and parties would frequently feature pie.

Website

PiConSF facebook

Convention Dates GoHs
1Pi-Con August 10-12, 2006 Jacqueline Carey
2Pi-Con August 11-13, 2007 C. E. Murphy, Voltaire, Jeph Jacques, Jess Hartley, Sara M. Harvey
3Pi-Con August 22-24, 2008 Cory Doctorow, Randall Munroe, Jeff Mach, Jennifer Williams
4Pi-Con August 21-23, 2009 Mary Doria Russell, Jeffrey Rowland, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
5Pi-Con August 20-22, 2010 Robert J. Sawyer, Rob Balder, Hugh Casey
6Pi-Con August 26-28, 2011 Jo Walton, Pamela Gay, Trisha Wooldridge, Heather Dale
7Pi-Con August 17-19, 2012 Julie Czerneda, Dr. Robert M. Price, Shira Lipkin
8Pi-Con June 27-29, 2014 Allen Steele, Justine Graykin, Sarah Morrison, Dave Weingart
9Pi-Con July 31-August 2, 2015 Tanya Huff, Vikki Ciaffone


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