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− | A [[regional convention]] sometimes called '''CQT''' which is sponsored by the [[Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society]] and held in [[Kansas City, MO]] since | + | A [[regional convention]], sometimes called '''CQT''', which is sponsored by the [[Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society]] and held in [[Kansas City, MO]] since 1972, usually over the Memorial Day weekend. |
− | It began as | + | It began as '''Mid-America Con''' in June 1972, followed by '''BYOB-Con''' from Fall 1972 to 1979. In 1983, the numbering of ConQuesT conventions was adjusted to accommodate Mid-America Con and nine BYOB-Cons. |
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+ | On Saturday night, a con-within-a-con, '''[https://facebook.com/groups/100526602107 Room Con]''', a [[room party]] with its own [[gohs]], theme, [[music]], etc., is held by [[Mystie Hollaman|Mystie]] and [[James Hollaman]]. | ||
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+ | * [https://www.conquestkc.org Website.] | ||
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+ | <tab head=top> | ||
+ | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 1980]] || May 3-5, 1980 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Garth Danielson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 2]] || May 22-24, 1981 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Donald C. Thompson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 3]] || May 28-30, 1982 || [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Nancy Nutt]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 4+10]] || May 27-29, 1983 || [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Ken Moore]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 15]] || 1984 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Susan Satterfield]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 16]] || May 17-19, 1985 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Dell Harris]], [[Buck Coulson|Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 17]] || 1986 || [[Tim Powers]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 18]] || May 1987 || [[John Varley]], [[Don Maitz]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 19]] || May 22-24, 1988 || [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Carl Lundgren]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 20]] || 1989 || [[Elizabeth Scarborough]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 21]] || May 25-27, 1990 || [[Melinda M. Snodgrass]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 22]] || May 24-26, 1991 || [[John Kessel]], [[Dan Patterson]], [[Laura LeHew]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 23]] || May 22-24, 1992 || [[Michael Kube-McDowell]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 24]] || May 28-30, 1993 || [[James P. Hogan]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 25]] || May 27-30, 1994 || [[Steven Brust]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 26]] || May 26-28, 1995 || [[Octavia Butler]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 27]] || May 24-26, 1996 || [[Allen Steele]], [[Myrna Logan]], [[Lubov]], [[Bob Tucker]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 28]] || May 23-25, 1997 || [[Larry Niven]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 29]] || May 22-24, 1998 || [[K. W. Jeter]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 30]] || May 28-30, 1999 || [[David Drake]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 31]] || May 26-28, 2000 || [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Dick Smith]] and [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 32]] || May 25-27, 2001 || [[James K. Morrow]], [[Bill Hodgson]], [[Roger Tener]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 33]] || May 24-26, 2002 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Michael J. Walsh]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 34]] || May 23-25, 2003 || [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Suzanne Carnival-Reece]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 35]] || May 28-30, 2004 || [[Jennifer Roberson]], [[Jody Lee]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 36]] || May 27-29, 2005 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Lee Roth]], [[Jeanette Roth]], [[Theresa Mather]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 37]] || May 26-28, 2006 || [[Kage Baker]], [[Charles Piehl]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 38]] || May 25-27, 2007 || [[Phyllis Eisenstein]], [[Deb Geisler]], [[Teddy Harvia]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 39]] || May 23-25, 2008 || [[Joe R. Lansdale]], [[Chris Felknor]], [[Laurie Felknor]], [[David Lee Anderson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 40]] || May 22-24, 2009 || [[John Scalzi]], [[Ed DeGruy]], [[Oberon Zell]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 41]] || May 28-30, 2010 || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Pete Abrams]], [[George R. R. Martin]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 42]] || May 27-29, 2011 || [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Tadao Tomomatsu]], [[Erin McKee]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 43]] || May 25-27, 2012 || [[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Susan Satterfield]], [[Ursula Vernon]], [[Tim Miller]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 44]] || May 24-26, 2013 || [[Patrick Rothfuss]], [[Chris Garcia]], [[John Picacio]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 45]] || May 23-25, 2014 || [[Glen Cook]], [[Barb VanTilburg|Barb]] and [[Ray VanTilburg]], [[David Lee Pancake]], [[Bridget Landry]], [[Caroline Spector]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 46]] || May 22-24, 2015 || [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Selina Rosen]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 47]] || May 27-29, 2016 || [[Nnedi Okorafor]], [[Diane Lacey]], [[Julie Dillon]], [[Seanan McGuire]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 48]] || May 26-28, 2017 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Afua Richardson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 49]] || May 25-27, 2018 || [[Steven Barnes]], [[Aurora Celeste]], [[Elizabeth Leggett]], [[Scott Washington]], [[Matt Jacobson]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 50]] || May 24-26, 2019 || [[Timothy Zahn]], Charles Urbach, Jennifer Liang, Jimmy Liang | ||
+ | <s>[[ConQuesT 51]]</s> || <s>May 22-24, 2020</s> || Canceled due to [[Covid-19]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 52]] (virtual) || May 28-30, 2021 || [[Becky Chambers]], [[Dan Wells]], Toni L. Taylor. Held online due to [[Covid-19]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 53]] || May 27-29, 2022 || [[Fonda Lee]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Rebecca Campbell]] | ||
+ | [[ConQuesT 54]] || June 2-4, 2023 || [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Sara Felix]], [[Janci Patterson]], Pros and Cons | ||
+ | <s>[[ConQuest 55]]</s> || <s>2024</s> || | ||
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+ | Convention || Dates || [[GoH]]s | ||
+ | [[Mid-America Con 1]] || June 16-18, 1972 || [[Philip Jose Farmer]] | ||
+ | [[Mid-America Con 2]] || 1972(?) || | ||
+ | </tab> | ||
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− | [[ | + | [[BYOB-Con 1]] || fall 1972 || |
− | [[ | + | [[BYOB-Con 2]] || spring 1972 || |
− | [[ | + | [[BYOB-Con 3]] || spring 1973 || |
− | [[ | + | [[BYOB-Con 3]] || fall 1973 || |
− | + | [[BYOB-Con 4]] || July 19-21, 1974 || [[Wilson Tucker]], [[Hoy Ping Pong]] | |
− | [[ | + | [[BYOB-Con 5]] || July 18-20, 1975 || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Linda Bushyager]], [[Ron Bushyager]] |
− | + | [[BYOB-Con 6]] || May 14-16, 1976 || [[C. L. Moore]], [[Fred Haskell]] | |
− | + | [[BYOB-Con 7]] || June 3-5, 1977 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Bill Fesselmeyer]], [[Sherry Fesselmeyer]] | |
− | + | [[BYOB-Con 8]] || May 26-29, 1978 || [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Jan Howard Finder]] | |
− | + | [[BYOB-Con 9]] || May 25-27, 1979 || [[Karl Edward Wagner]], [[Martha Beck]] | |
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Latest revision as of 06:18, 16 February 2024
(For other Conquests, see Conquest (Disambiguation).)
A regional convention, sometimes called CQT, which is sponsored by the Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society and held in Kansas City, MO since 1972, usually over the Memorial Day weekend.
It began as Mid-America Con in June 1972, followed by BYOB-Con from Fall 1972 to 1979. In 1983, the numbering of ConQuesT conventions was adjusted to accommodate Mid-America Con and nine BYOB-Cons.
On Saturday night, a con-within-a-con, Room Con, a room party with its own gohs, theme, music, etc., is held by Mystie and James Hollaman.
Convention | Dates | GoHs |
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Mid-America Con 1 | June 16-18, 1972 | Philip José Farmer |
Mid-America Con 2 | 1972(?) |
Convention | Dates | GoHs |
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BYOB-Con 1 | fall 1972 | |
BYOB-Con 2 | spring 1972 | |
BYOB-Con 3 | spring 1973 | |
BYOB-Con 3 | fall 1973 | |
BYOB-Con 4 | July 19-21, 1974 | Wilson Tucker, Hoy Ping Pong |
BYOB-Con 5 | July 18-20, 1975 | Robert Bloch, Linda Bushyager, Ron Bushyager |
BYOB-Con 6 | May 14-16, 1976 | C. L. Moore, Fred Haskell |
BYOB-Con 7 | June 3-5, 1977 | C. J. Cherryh, Bill Fesselmeyer, Sherry Fesselmeyer |
BYOB-Con 8 | May 26-29, 1978 | Kate Wilhelm, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jan Howard Finder |
BYOB-Con 9 | May 25-27, 1979 | Karl Edward Wagner, Martha Beck |
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