ChambanaCon

A semi-relaxacon founded in 1971 and located in Southern [[Illinois. (It's actually fairly heavily programmed and organized to be called a relaxicon, say, compared to Midwestcon.)

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Convention	Dates	GoHs
ChambanaCon 1	November 26 - 28, 1971	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 2	November 24 - 26, 1972	Keith Laumer, Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 3	November 23 - 25, 1973	Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 4	November 29 - December 1, 1974	Andrew J. Offutt, Martha Beck
ChambanaCon 5	November 28 - 30, 1975	Andrew J. Offutt, Jackie Franke
ChambanaCon 6	November 26 - 28, 1976	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 7	November 25 - 27, 1977	Andrew J. Offutt
ChambanaCon 8	November 24 - 26, 1978	Andrew J. Offutt, Rusty Hevelin
ChambanaCon 9	November 23 - 25, 1979	Andrew J. Offutt, Al Tegen, Penny Tegen
ChambanaCon 10	November 28 - 30, 1980	Andrew J. Offutt, Don Blyly
ChambanaCon 11	November 27 - 29, 1981	Andrew J. Offutt, Robert Coulson, Juanita Coulson
ChambanaCon 12	November 26 - 28, 1982	Andrew J. Offutt, Bob Passovoy, Ann Passovoy
ChambanaCon 13	November 25 - 27, 1983	Andrew J. Offutt, Margaret Middleton
ChambanaCon 14	November 23 - 25, 1984	Andrew J. Offutt, Michael Longcor
ChambanaCon 15	November 29 - December 1, 1985	Andrew J. Offutt, Rick Webb
ChambanaCon 16	November 28 - 30, 1986	Andrew J. Offutt, Murray Porath
ChambanaCon 17	November 27 - 29, 1987	Andrew J. Offutt, Lucy "Zarrina" Seaman
ChambanaCon 18	November 25 - 27, 1988	Andrew J. Offutt, Bill Sutton
ChambanaCon 19	November 24 - 26, 1989	Andrew J. Offutt, Naomi Pardue
ChambanaCon 20	November 23 - 25, 1990	Andrew J. Offutt, Bill Roper
ChambanaCon 21	November 29 - December 1, 1991	Andrew J. Offutt, Clif Flynt
ChambanaCon 22	November 27 - 29, 1992	Andrew J. Offutt, Barry Childs-Helton, Sally Childs-Helton
ChambanaCon 23	November 26 - 28, 1993	Andrew J. Offutt Carol Siegling, Van Siegling
ChambanaCon 24	November 25 - 27, 1994	Andrew J. Offutt, Elan Jane Litt
ChambanaCon 25	November 24 - 26, 1995	Andrew J. Offutt, Bob Beese
ChambanaCon 26	November 29 - December 1, 1996	Andrew J. Offutt, Steve Scherer
ChambanaCon 27	November 28 - 30, 1997	Andrew J. Offutt, Todd Cameron Hamilton
ChambanaCon 28	November 27 - 29, 1998	Andrew J. Offutt, Elaine Oldham
ChambanaCon 29	November 26 - 28, 1999	Andrew J. Offutt, Samanda Juede
ChambanaCon 30	November 24 - 26, 2000	Andrew J. Offutt, Kim Williams
ChambanaCon 31	November 23- 25, 2001	Terry D. Barry, Todd C. Hamilton, Ken Moore
ChambanaCon 32	November 29 - December 1, 2002	Glen Cook, Eugene Roddenberry II, Erwin Strauss
ChambanaCon 33	November 28 - 30, 2003	Joe Haldeman, Peg Huffacker
ChambanaCon 34	November 26 - 28, 2004	Juanita Coulson, Tom Barber, Tara Barber
ChambanaCon 35	November 25 - 27, 2005	Timothy Zahn, Frank Kalisz , Millie Kalisz
ChambanaCon 36	November 24 - 26, 2006	Eric Flint, E. Michael Blake
ChambanaCon 37	November 23 - 25, 2007	P. J. Beese, Randy Pardue
ChambanaCon 38	November 28 - 30, 2008	Jody Lynn Nye, Carl Pearson
ChambanaCon 39	November 27 - 29, 2009	Eric Flint, Brenda Sutton
ChambanaCon 40	November 26 - 28, 2010	Glen Cook, Arthur Townsend
ChambanaCon 41	November 25 - 27, 2011	Geoffrey Landis, Mary Turzillo, Ray VanTilburg
ChambanaCon 42	November 23 - 25, 2012	Tanya Huff, Doc Passovoy, Anne Passovoy
Chambanacon 43	November 29 - December 1, 2013	Donald Mead, Gene Wolfe, Sara Clark
Chambanacon 44	November 28 - 30, 2014	S. M. Stirling, Jan Stirling, Gene Wolfe, B. J. Willinger, Beth Willinger
Chambanacon 45	November 27-29, 2015	Michael Kube-McDowell, Gene Wolfe, Bill Rintz
Chambanacon 46	November 25-27, 2016	Alex Bledsoe, Gene Wolfe, Phil Parker
Chambanacon 47	November 24-26, 2017	Seanan McGuire, Gene Wolfe, Wesley Crowell
Chambanacon 48	November 23-25, 2018	Eric Flint, Gene Wolfe, Clark Wierda and Margaret Bumby, Tom Trumpinski
Chambanacon 49	November 29–December 1, 2019	Kelly McCullough Barry and Sally Childs-Helton, Jan and Eric Distad
Chambanacon 50	November 27-29, 2020 November 26-28, 2021	Jim C. Hines, Juanita Coulson, Todd C. Hamilton, Cathy McManamon, Scott Thorne, Ed Whitefire
Chambanacon 51	November 25–27, 2022	Clif Flynt, Carol Cook, Cheshire Moon (Eric & Lizzie Coleman)

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Convention
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