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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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Revision as of 23:44, 27 January 2021

(There are 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 Date GoHs
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 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
ConQuesT 32 May 25-27, 2001 James K. Morrow
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 and Ray VanTillburg, 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, Zac Zacarola, Rachel Mayo, Jonathan Maberry
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
ConQuesT 51 May 22-24, 2020
ConQuesT 52 May 28–30, 2021


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