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''(For other Conquests, see [[Conquest (Disambiguation)]].)''
  
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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 1972, usually over the Memorial Day weekend.  
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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 1972, usually over the Memorial Day weekend.  
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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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* [https://www.conquestkc.org Website.]
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<tab head=top>
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes
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[[ConQuesT 1980]] || May 3-5, 1980 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Garth Danielson]]
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[[ConQuesT 2]] || May 22-24, 1981 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Donald C. Thompson]]
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[[ConQuesT 3]] || May 28-30, 1982 || [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Nancy Nutt]]
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[[ConQuesT 4+10]] || May 27-29, 1983 || [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Ken Moore]]
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[[ConQuesT 15]] || 1984 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Susan Satterfield]]
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[[ConQuesT 16]] || May 17-19, 1985 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Dell Harris]], [[Buck Coulson|Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]]
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[[ConQuesT 17]] || 1986 || [[Tim Powers]]
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[[ConQuesT 18]] || May 1987 || [[John Varley]], [[Don Maitz]]
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[[ConQuesT 19]] || May 22-24, 1988 || [[Howard Waldrop]], [[Carl Lundgren]]
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[[ConQuesT 20]] || 1989 || [[Elizabeth Scarborough]]
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[[ConQuesT 21]] || May 25-27, 1990 || [[Melinda M. Snodgrass]]
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[[ConQuesT 22]] || May 24-26, 1991 || [[John Kessel]], [[Dan Patterson]], [[Laura LeHew]]
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[[ConQuesT 23]] || May 22-24, 1992 || [[Michael Kube-McDowell]]
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[[ConQuesT 24]] || May 28-30, 1993 || [[James P. Hogan]]
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[[ConQuesT 25]] || May 27-30, 1994 || [[Steven Brust]]
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[[ConQuesT 26]] || May 26-28, 1995 || [[Octavia Butler]]
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[[ConQuesT 27]] || May 24-26, 1996 || [[Allen Steele]], [[Myrna Logan]], [[Lubov]], [[Bob Tucker]]
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[[ConQuesT 28]] || May 23-25, 1997 || [[Larry Niven]]
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[[ConQuesT 29]] || May 22-24, 1998 || [[K. W. Jeter]]
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[[ConQuesT 30]] || May 28-30, 1999 || [[David Drake]]
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[[ConQuesT 31]] || May 26-28, 2000 || [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Dick Smith]] and [[Leah Zeldes Smith]]
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[[ConQuesT 32]] || May 25-27, 2001 || [[James K. Morrow]], [[Bill Hodgson]], [[Roger Tener]]
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[[ConQuesT 33]] || May 24-26, 2002 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Michael J. Walsh]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]]
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[[ConQuesT 34]] || May 23-25, 2003 || [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Suzanne Carnival-Reece]]
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[[ConQuesT 35]] || May 28-30, 2004 || [[Jennifer Roberson]], [[Jody Lee]]
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[[ConQuesT 36]] || May 27-29, 2005 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Lee Roth]], [[Jeanette Roth]], [[Theresa Mather]]
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[[ConQuesT 37]] || May 26-28, 2006 || [[Kage Baker]], [[Charles Piehl]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]]
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[[ConQuesT 38]] || May 25-27, 2007 || [[Phyllis Eisenstein]], [[Deb Geisler]], [[Teddy Harvia]]
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[[ConQuesT 39]] || May 23-25, 2008 || [[Joe R. Lansdale]], [[Chris Felknor]], [[Laurie Felknor]], [[David Lee Anderson]]
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[[ConQuesT 40]] || May 22-24, 2009 || [[John Scalzi]], [[Ed DeGruy]], [[Oberon Zell]]
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[[ConQuesT 41]] || May 28-30, 2010 || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Pete Abrams]], [[George R. R. Martin]]
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[[ConQuesT 42]] || May 27-29, 2011 || [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Tadao Tomomatsu]], [[Erin McKee]]
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[[ConQuesT 43]] || May 25-27, 2012 || [[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Susan Satterfield]], [[Ursula Vernon]], [[Tim Miller]]
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[[ConQuesT 44]] || May 24-26, 2013 || [[Patrick Rothfuss]], [[Chris Garcia]], [[John Picacio]]
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[[ConQuesT 45]] || May 23-25, 2014 || [[Glen Cook]], [[Barb VanTilburg|Barb]] and [[Ray VanTilburg]], [[David Lee Pancake]], [[Bridget Landry]], [[Caroline Spector]]
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[[ConQuesT 46]] || May 22-24, 2015 || [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Selina Rosen]]
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[[ConQuesT 47]] || May 27-29, 2016 || [[Nnedi Okorafor]], [[Diane Lacey]], [[Julie Dillon]], [[Seanan McGuire]]
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[[ConQuesT 48]] || May 26-28, 2017 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Afua Richardson]]
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[[ConQuesT 49]] || May 25-27, 2018 || [[Steven Barnes]], [[Aurora Celeste]], [[Elizabeth Leggett]], [[Scott Washington]], [[Matt Jacobson]]
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[[ConQuesT 50]] || May 24-26, 2019 || [[Timothy Zahn]], Charles Urbach, Jennifer Liang, Jimmy Liang
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<s>[[ConQuesT 51]]</s> || <s>May 22-24, 2020</s> || Canceled due to [[Covid-19]]
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[[ConQuesT 52]] (virtual) || May 28-30, 2021 || [[Becky Chambers]], [[Dan Wells]], Toni L. Taylor. Held online due to [[Covid-19]]
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[[ConQuesT 53]] || May 27-29, 2022 || [[Fonda Lee]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Rebecca Campbell]]
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[[ConQuesT 54]] || June 2-4, 2023 || [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Sara Felix]], [[Janci Patterson]], Pros and Cons
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<s>[[ConQuest 55]]</s> || <s>2024</s> ||
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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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Convention || Date || Location || [[GoHs]]
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[[ConQuesT 1980]] ||1980 ||Hotel President ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Garth Danielson]]
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[[Mid-America Con 1]] || June 16-18, 1972 || [[Philip Jose Farmer]]
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[[ConQuesT 2]] ||May 22-24, 1981 ||Hotel Continental ||[[Poul Anderson]], [[Donald C. Thompson]]
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[[Mid-America Con 2]] || 1972(?) ||
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[[ConQuesT 3]] ||May 28-30, 1982 ||Hotel Continental ||[[Norman Spinrad]], [[Nancy Nutt]]  
 
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[[ConQuesT 4+10]] ||May 27-29, 1983 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Ken Moore]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 15]] ||1984 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[Susan Satterfield]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 16]] ||May 17-19, 1985 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[Dell Harris]], [[Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 17]] ||1986 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Tim Powers]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 18]] ||1987 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[John Varley]], [[Don Maitz]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 19]] ||1988 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Howard Waldrop]], [[Carl Lundgren]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 20]] ||1989 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Elizabeth Scarborough]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 21]] ||1990 ||downtown Howard Johnson's ||[[Melinda M. Snodgrass]]  
 
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[[ConQuesT 22]] ||1991 || ||[[John Kessel]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 23]] ||May 22-24, 1992 || ||[[Michael Kube-McDowell]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 24]] ||May 28-30, 1993 || ||[[James P. Hogan]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 25]] ||May 27-30, 1994 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[Steven Brust]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 26]] ||May 26-28, 1995 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[Octavia Butler]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 27]] ||May 24-26, 1996 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[Allen Steele]], [[Myrna Logan]], [[Lubov]], [[Bob Tucker]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 28]] ||May 23-25, 1997 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[Larry Niven]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 29]] ||May 22-24, 1998 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[K. W. Jeter]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 30]] ||May 28-30, 1999 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[David Drake]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 31]] ||May 26-28, 2000 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[Walter Jon Williams]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 32]] ||May 25-27, 2001 ||Park Place Hotel ||[[James K. Morrow]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 33]] ||May 24-26, 2002 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Connie Willis]], [[Michael J. Walsh]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 34]] ||May 23-25, 2003 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Suzanne Carnival-Reece]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 35]] ||May 28-30, 2004 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Jennifer Roberson]], [[Jody Lee]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 36]] ||May 27-29, 2005 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Joe Haldeman]], [[Lee Roth]], [[Jeanette Roth]], [[Theresa Mather]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 37]] ||May 26-28, 2006 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Kage Baker]], [[Charles Piehl]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 38]] ||May 25-27, 2007 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Phyllis Eisenstein]], [[Deb Geisler]], [[Teddy Harvia]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 39]] ||May 23-25, 2008 ||Kansas City Airport Hilton ||[[Joe R. Lansdale]], [[Chris Felknor]], [[Laurie Felknor]], [[David Lee Anderson]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 40]] ||May 22-24, 2009 ||Hyatt Regency Crown Center ||[[John Scalzi]], [[Ed DeGruy]], [[Oberon Zell]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 41]] ||May 28-30, 2010 ||Hyatt Regency Crown Center ||[[Michael Swanwick]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Peri Charlifu]], [[Pete Abrams]], [[George R. R. Martin]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 42]] ||May 27-29, 2011 ||Hyatt Regency Crown Center ||[[Tamora Pierce]], [[Tadao Tomomatsu]], [[Erin McKee]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 43]] ||May 25-27, 2012 ||Sheraton Kansas City Hotel ||[[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Susan Satterfield]], [[Ursula Vernon]], [[Tim Miller]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 44]] ||May 24-26, 2013 ||Holiday Inn CoCo Key Water Resort, [[Kansas City]] ||[[Patrick Rothfuss]], [[Chris Garcia]], [[John Picacio]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 45]] ||May 23–25, 2014 ||Kansas City Marriott Downtown ||[[Glen Cook]], [[Barb and Ray VanTillburg]], [[David Lee Pancake]], [[Bridget Landry]], [[Caroline Spector]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 46]] ||May 22–24, 2015 ||Kansas City Marriott Downtown ||[[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Mark Oshiro]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Selina Rosen]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 47]] ||May 27–29, 2016 ||Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center ||[[Nnedi Okorafor]], [[Diane Lacey]], [[Julie Dillon]], [[Seanan McGuire]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 48]] ||May 26-28, 2017 ||Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center ||[[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Zac Zacarola]], [[Rachel Mayo]], [[Jonathan Maberry]]
 
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[[ConQuesT 49]] ||May 25-27, 2018 ||Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center ||[[Steven Barnes]], [[Aurora Celeste]], [[Elizabeth Leggett]], [[Scott Washington]], [[Matt Jacobson]]
 
 
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{{convention | website=http://www.conquestkc.org | start=1972}}
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Convention || Dates || [[GoH]]s
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[[BYOB-Con 1]] || fall 1972 || 
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[[BYOB-Con 2]] || spring 1972 ||
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[[BYOB-Con 3]] || spring 1973 || 
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[[BYOB-Con 3]] || fall 1973 || 
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[[BYOB-Con 4]] || July 19-21, 1974 || [[Wilson Tucker]], [[Hoy Ping Pong]]
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[[BYOB-Con 5]] || July 18-20, 1975 || [[Robert Bloch]],  [[Linda Bushyager]], [[Ron Bushyager]]
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[[BYOB-Con 6]] || May 14-16, 1976 || [[C. L. Moore]], [[Fred Haskell]]
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[[BYOB-Con 7]] || June 3-5, 1977 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Bill Fesselmeyer]], [[Sherry Fesselmeyer]]
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[[BYOB-Con 8]] || May 26-29, 1978 || [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Jan Howard Finder]]
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[[BYOB-Con 9]] || May 25-27, 1979 || [[Karl Edward Wagner]], [[Martha Beck]]
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Latest revision as of 07:18, 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, 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 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 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
ConQuesT 51 May 22-24, 2020 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
ConQuest 55 2024


Convention Dates GoHs
Mid-America Con 1 June 16-18, 1972 Philip José Farmer
Mid-America Con 2 1972(?)

Convention Dates GoHs
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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