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| − | A [[convention]] run since 1985 by the [[RSFA]], the Rensselaer Science Fiction Association. It has become primarily an [[Anime]] convention. The website has a very impressive complete set of programme books to download. | + | A [[convention]] run since 1985 by the [[RSFA]], the Rensselaer Science Fiction Association, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It has become primarily an [[Anime]] convention. The website has a very impressive complete set of programme books to download. |
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | ||
| − | [[Genericon I]] ||1985 ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Jan Howard Finder]] | + | [[Genericon I]] || March 22-24, 1985 ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Jan Howard Finder]] |
| − | [[Genericon II]] ||1986 ||[[Samuel Delany]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Mark Rogers]], [[Marty Gear]], [[Jack Dann]], [[Chuck Rothman]] | + | [[Genericon II]] || April 4-6, 1986 ||[[Samuel Delany]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Mark Rogers]], [[Marty Gear]], [[Jack Dann]], [[Chuck Rothman]] |
| − | [[Genericon III]] ||1987 ||[[Joan Vinge]], [[Dawn Wilson]], [[Jack Dann]], [[Bruce Evry]] | + | [[Genericon III]] || April 3-5, 1987 ||[[Joan Vinge]], [[Dawn Wilson]], [[Jack Dann]], [[Bruce Evry]] |
| − | [[Genericon IV]] ||1988 ||[[Pamela Sargent]], [[George Zebrowski]], [[Charles Pellegrino]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Jack Dann]], Alan Meltzer | + | [[Genericon IV]] || April 8-10, 1988 ||[[Pamela Sargent]], [[George Zebrowski]], [[Charles Pellegrino]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Jack Dann]], Alan Meltzer |
| − | [[Genericon V]] ||1989 ||[[Janny Wurtz]], [[Don Maitz]], [[David Kyle]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Susan Shwartz]], Alan Meltzer | + | [[Genericon V]] || April 7-9, 1989 ||[[Janny Wurtz]], [[Don Maitz]], [[David Kyle]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Susan Shwartz]], Alan Meltzer |
| − | [[Genericon VI]] ||1990 ||[[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Pat Morrissey]], [[Esther Friesner]], [[Jeffery Carver]], [[David Kyle]], [[Chuck Rothman]], [[Sue Rothman]] | + | [[Genericon VI]] || January 26-28, 1990 ||[[Barry B. Longyear]], [[Pat Morrissey]], [[Esther Friesner]], [[Jeffery Carver]], [[David Kyle]], [[Chuck Rothman]], [[Sue Rothman]] |
[[Genericon VII]] ||1991 ||[[David Kyle]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Janice Eisen]], [[Chuck Rothman]], [[Sue Rothman]], Alan Meltzer, Thomas Zane | [[Genericon VII]] ||1991 ||[[David Kyle]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Janice Eisen]], [[Chuck Rothman]], [[Sue Rothman]], Alan Meltzer, Thomas Zane | ||
| − | [[Genericon VIII]] || | + | [[Genericon VIII]] || January 24-26, 1992 ||[[Craig Shaw Gardner]], [[Dean Morrissey]], Loyd Blankenship |
| − | [[Genericon IX]] ||March 1-3 1996 ||[[Christopher Golden]] | + | [[Genericon IX]] || March 1-3, 1996 ||[[Christopher Golden]] |
| − | [[Genericon X]] || | + | [[Genericon X]] || February 28 - March 2, 1997 ||No guests |
| − | [[Genericon XI]] ||1998 ||No guests | + | [[Genericon XI]] || March 20-22, 1998 ||No guests |
| − | [[Genericon XII]] ||1999 || | + | [[Genericon XII]] || January 22-24, 1999 || |
| − | [[Genericon XIII]] ||2000 || | + | [[Genericon XIII]] || January 21-23, 2000 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXIV]] || | + | [[Genericon XXIV]] || January 19-21, 2001 || |
| − | [[Genericon XV]] ||2002 || | + | [[Genericon XV]] || January 25-27, 2002|| |
| − | [[Genericon XVI]] ||2003 || | + | [[Genericon XVI]] || January 24-27, 2003 || |
| − | [[Genericon XVII]] ||2004 || | + | [[Genericon XVII]] || January 16-18, 2004 || |
| − | [[Genericon XVIII]] ||2005 || | + | [[Genericon XVIII]] || January 28-30, 2005 || |
| − | [[Genericon XIX]] ||2006 || | + | [[Genericon XIX]] || January 27-29, 2006 || |
| − | [[Genericon XX]] ||2007 || | + | [[Genericon XX]] || January 26-28, 2007 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXI]] ||2008 || | + | [[Genericon XXI]] || January 25-27, 2008 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXII]] ||2009 || | + | [[Genericon XXII]] || January 23-25, 2009 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXIII]] ||2010 || | + | [[Genericon XXIII]] || February 12-14, 2010 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXIV]] ||2011 || | + | [[Genericon XXIV]] || February 11-13, 2011 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXV]] ||2012 || | + | [[Genericon XXV]] || March 2-4, 2012 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXVI]] ||2013 || | + | [[Genericon XXVI]] || March 1-3, 2013 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXVII]] ||2014 || | + | [[Genericon XXVII]] || February 28 - March 2, 2014 || |
[[Genericon XXVIII]] ||March 13-15, 2015 ||Tristan MacAvery, Uncle Yo, Antipode | [[Genericon XXVIII]] ||March 13-15, 2015 ||Tristan MacAvery, Uncle Yo, Antipode | ||
| − | [[Genericon XXIX]] ||2016 || | + | [[Genericon XXIX]] || March 4-6, 2016 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXX]] ||2017 || | + | [[Genericon XXX]] || March 3-5, 2017 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXXI]] ||2018 || | + | [[Genericon XXXI]] || March 2-4, 2018 || Masahiko Otsuka, Kazuya Masumoto, Takafumi Hori, Ian Rubin |
| − | [[Genericon XXXII]] ||2019 || | + | [[Genericon XXXII]] || February 22-24, 2019 || |
| − | [[Genericon XXXIII]] ||2020 || Cancelled because of | + | [[Genericon XXXIII]] || March 21-22, 2020 || Cancelled because of the [[Covid-19]] epidemic. |
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| − | {{convention | website=http://genericon.org | start=1985 | + | {{convention | website=http://genericon.org | start=1985 }} |
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 18 April 2020
A convention run since 1985 by the RSFA, the Rensselaer Science Fiction Association, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It has become primarily an Anime convention. The website has a very impressive complete set of programme books to download.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs |
|---|---|---|
| Genericon I | March 22-24, 1985 | Hal Clement, Phil Foglio, Jan Howard Finder |
| Genericon II | April 4-6, 1986 | Samuel Delany, Hal Clement, Mark Rogers, Marty Gear, Jack Dann, Chuck Rothman |
| Genericon III | April 3-5, 1987 | Joan Vinge, Dawn Wilson, Jack Dann, Bruce Evry |
| Genericon IV | April 8-10, 1988 | Pamela Sargent, George Zebrowski, Charles Pellegrino, Hal Clement, Jack Dann, Alan Meltzer |
| Genericon V | April 7-9, 1989 | Janny Wurtz, Don Maitz, David Kyle, Hal Clement, Susan Shwartz, Alan Meltzer |
| Genericon VI | January 26-28, 1990 | Barry B. Longyear, Pat Morrissey, Esther Friesner, Jeffery Carver, David Kyle, Chuck Rothman, Sue Rothman |
| Genericon VII | 1991 | David Kyle, Hal Clement, Janice Eisen, Chuck Rothman, Sue Rothman, Alan Meltzer, Thomas Zane |
| Genericon VIII | January 24-26, 1992 | Craig Shaw Gardner, Dean Morrissey, Loyd Blankenship |
| Genericon IX | March 1-3, 1996 | Christopher Golden |
| Genericon X | February 28 - March 2, 1997 | No guests |
| Genericon XI | March 20-22, 1998 | No guests |
| Genericon XII | January 22-24, 1999 | |
| Genericon XIII | January 21-23, 2000 | |
| Genericon XXIV | January 19-21, 2001 | |
| Genericon XV | January 25-27, 2002 | |
| Genericon XVI | January 24-27, 2003 | |
| Genericon XVII | January 16-18, 2004 | |
| Genericon XVIII | January 28-30, 2005 | |
| Genericon XIX | January 27-29, 2006 | |
| Genericon XX | January 26-28, 2007 | |
| Genericon XXI | January 25-27, 2008 | |
| Genericon XXII | January 23-25, 2009 | |
| Genericon XXIII | February 12-14, 2010 | |
| Genericon XXIV | February 11-13, 2011 | |
| Genericon XXV | March 2-4, 2012 | |
| Genericon XXVI | March 1-3, 2013 | |
| Genericon XXVII | February 28 - March 2, 2014 | |
| Genericon XXVIII | March 13-15, 2015 | Tristan MacAvery, Uncle Yo, Antipode |
| Genericon XXIX | March 4-6, 2016 | |
| Genericon XXX | March 3-5, 2017 | |
| Genericon XXXI | March 2-4, 2018 | Masahiko Otsuka, Kazuya Masumoto, Takafumi Hori, Ian Rubin |
| Genericon XXXII | February 22-24, 2019 | |
| Genericon XXXIII | March 21-22, 2020 | Cancelled because of the Covid-19 epidemic. |
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| Website | 1985— |
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