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| − | The '''MiScons''' were a series of three [[UK] [[convention]]s in the mid-1990s. The 'MiS' part of the name was derived from organising group, the [[Mercian Science Fiction Triangle]] abbreviated as the MiSFiTs, and the venue was the Royal Clarence Hotel in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, chosen as much as anything because it had its own brewery and a skittle alley. | + | The '''MiScons''' were a series of three [[UK]] [[convention]]s in the mid-1990s. The 'MiS' part of the name was derived from organising group, the [[Mercian Science Fiction Triangle]] abbreviated as the MiSFiTs, and the venue was the Royal Clarence Hotel in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, chosen as much as anything because it had its own brewery and a skittle alley. |
The conventions were invitational, although marginally less so by the third iteration in 1996, and with an emphasis on a single-track programme that sought a high attendance rate. Each convention also featured a semi-staged dramatic performance and pub games tournaments of darts and pool and – because it would have been a shame to waste it – skittles. Some people at the time considered the invitational nature made the conventions elitist<ref>See references in [[Mark Plummer]]'s report of MiSconstrued in ''[[Attitude]]'' #5.</ref>. | The conventions were invitational, although marginally less so by the third iteration in 1996, and with an emphasis on a single-track programme that sought a high attendance rate. Each convention also featured a semi-staged dramatic performance and pub games tournaments of darts and pool and – because it would have been a shame to waste it – skittles. Some people at the time considered the invitational nature made the conventions elitist<ref>See references in [[Mark Plummer]]'s report of MiSconstrued in ''[[Attitude]]'' #5.</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 24 April 2024
(Did you mean MisCon in Montana?)
The MiScons were a series of three UK conventions in the mid-1990s. The 'MiS' part of the name was derived from organising group, the Mercian Science Fiction Triangle abbreviated as the MiSFiTs, and the venue was the Royal Clarence Hotel in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, chosen as much as anything because it had its own brewery and a skittle alley.
The conventions were invitational, although marginally less so by the third iteration in 1996, and with an emphasis on a single-track programme that sought a high attendance rate. Each convention also featured a semi-staged dramatic performance and pub games tournaments of darts and pool and – because it would have been a shame to waste it – skittles. Some people at the time considered the invitational nature made the conventions elitist[1].
A fourth MiScon was mooted but never happened.
| Name | Date |
| MiSdemeanour | 4–6 February 1994 |
| MiSconstrued | 10–12 February 1995 |
| MiS-saigon | 9–11 February 1996 |
- ↑ See references in Mark Plummer's report of MiSconstrued in Attitude #5.
| Convention | |
| 1994—1996 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
