Lexicon

(Did you mean a New Zealand Natcon, British Unicon, Leicester convention or a Maryland relaxacon?)

Lexicon (so-called because it was first held in Lexington, MA) was NESFAs summer relaxacon started in 1972. (See Codclave for NESFA’s winter relaxacon.) It was basically a weekend-long con suite held somewhere somewhat interesting. After NESFA bought a clubhouse and started meeting more frequently, interest in the summer outing waned. Lexicon ran until at least 1989.

Convention	Dates	Location	"Compiler"	Attendance
Lexicon 1	August 4-6, 1972	Sheraton Motor Inn, Lexington, MA	Richard Harter	100
Lexicon 2	July 27-29, 1973	Yankee Drummer, Auburn, MA	Steve Raskind	56
Lexicon 3	July 26-28, 1974	Holiday Inn, Framingham, MA	John Houghton	46
Lexicon 4	August 29-September 1, 1975	Sheraton Springfield-West, Springfield, MA	Mary Cole	44
Lexicon 5	July 30-August 1, 1976	Sheraton Springfield-West, Springfield, MA	Kath Horne, Bill Carton	50
Lexicon 6	July 29-31, 1977	Treadway Inn, Chicopee, MA	Kath Horne, Bill Carton	40
Lexicon 7	July 28-30, 1978	Radisson Ferncroft, Danvers, MA	Chip Hitchcock	30-40
Lexicon 8	July 13-15, 1979	Colonial Inn, Northampton, MA	Rick Katze	45?
Lexicon 9	July 17-19, 1981	Sheraton Rolling Green, Andover, MA	Mike DiGenio	60
Lexicon 10	July 23-25, 1982	Marriott, Worcester, MA	Skip Morris	108
Lexicon 11	July 15-17 1983	Marriott, Worcester, MA	Sue Hammond	70

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Convention
	1972—1983

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