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A regional convention held in Portland, Oregon, usually in November, and sponsored by OSFCI since 1978.
| Convention | Date | GoHs | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| OryCon 0 | Nov 11, 1978 | (No GoHs) | Portland State University |
| OryCon 1 | Nov 9-11, 1979 | John Varley (Pro) & Richard Geis (Fan) | Lloyd Center Sheraton |
| OryCon '80 | Nov 14-16, 1980 | Fritz Leiber (Pro), Elton Elliott (Fan) | Portland Hilton |
| OryCon '81 | Oct 30-Nov 1, 1981 | Frederik Pohl (Pro) and Kennedy Poyser (Fan) | Portland Hilton |
| OryCon '82 | Nov 12-14, 1982 | Robert Silverberg (Pro) & Jeff Frane (Fan) | Portland Hilton |
| OryCon V | Nov 11-13, 1983 | Octavia Butler (Pro) and Bob Tucker (Fan) | Portland Hilton |
| OryCon '84 | Nov 9-11, 1984 | Reginald Bretnor | Portland Cosmopolitan Hotel |
| OryCon '85 | Nov 8-10, 1985 | Somtow Sucharitkul (Pro), Bill Rotsler (Artist) & Jon Singer (Fan) | Portland Hilton |
| OryCon '86 | Nov 7-9, 1986 | Edward Bryant (Pro) and Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Editor) | Red Lion/Lloyd Center |
| OryCon '87 | Nov 13-15, 1987 | Tim Powers (Pro) and Ben Yalow (Fan) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 10 | Nov 11-13, 1988 | Lucius Shepard, John Varley, Connie Willis (Pros) & Mona Clee (Special Susan Petrey Guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 11 | Nov 10-12, 1989 | Michael Bishop (Pro) & David Langford (Special Guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 12 | Nov 9-11, 1990 | Howard Waldrop & K. W. Jeter (Pros) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 13 | Nov 8-10, 1991 | Emma Bull & Will Shetterly (Pros) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 14 | Nov 20-22, 1992 | Esther Friesner (Pro), James Warhola (Artist) & Steve Forty (Fan) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 15 | Nov 12-14, 1993 | Terry Pratchett Pro), Mark Ferrari (Artist) & Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (Special Guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 16 | Nov 11-13, 1994 | Tappan King (Pro), Beth Meacham (Editor), Real Musgrave (Artist) & Pat Cadigan (Special Guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 17 | Nov 10-12, 1995 | Joel Rosenberg (Writer), Heather Hudson & Dameon Willich (Artists), Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith (Special Guests) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 18 | Nov 8-10, 1996 | Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (Writers), Patricia Davis (Artist), Gardner Dozois (Editor) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 19 | Nov 7-9, 1997 | Steven Barnes (Writer) , Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden (Editors), Frank Lurz (Artist) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 20 | Nov 13-15, 1998 | Lois McMaster Bujold (Writer), Ellen Asher (Editor), David Langford & Howard Waldrop (Returning GoHs), Kathe Koja (Special Susan Petrey Guest), Alan Clark (Artist), Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (Special Guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 21 | Nov 12-14, 1999 | Néné Thomas (Artist), Warren Lapine & Angela Kessler (Editors), Nicola Griffith (Writer), Charles Sheffield (Science), Bill Bowers (Fan) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 22 | Nov 17-19, 2000 | Kara Dalkey & John Barnes (Writers), Gordon Van Gelder (Editor), Dr. Robert Forward (Science), Gail Butler (Artist), Larry Warner (Music) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 23 | Nov 9-11, 2001 | Melanie Rawn (Writer), Laura Anne Gilman (Editor), Real Musgrave (Artist), Steve Macdonald (Special Friends of Filk guest) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 24 | Nov 22-24, 2002 | Susan R. Matthews (Writer), Lee Seed (Artist), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 25 | Nov 14-16, 2003 | Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Author), Ken Goddard (Science), Toni Weisskopf (Editor), Martin Greenberg (Special Editor), Gail Butler (Artist), (Friends of Filk Guest): Uffington Horse | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 26 | Nov 5-7, 2004 | Jerry Oltion (Author), Jennifer Heddle (Editor), Mark Roland (Artist) | Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River |
| OryCon 27 | Nov 4-6, 2005 | Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson (Author), Paul Guinan (Artist), Tom Smith (Filk), Rebecca Moesta & Anina Bennett (Special Guests) | Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront |
| OryCon 28 | Nov 17-19, 2006 | Cory Doctorow (Writer), Ellen Datlow (Editor), Vincent Di Fate (Artist) | Portland Marriott Waterfront |
| OryCon 29 | Nov 17-19, 2007 | Robert Charles Wilson (Writer), Liz Scheier (Editor), Molly Harrison (Artist), Peter S. Beagle (Friends of Filk), Jonas Saunders (Fan) | Portland Marriott Waterfront |
| OryCon 30 | Nov 21-23, 2008 | Harry Turtledove (Writer), Ginjer Buchanan (Editor), Jeff Fennel (Artist), Tricky Pixie (Filk), Cecilia Eng (Fan) | Portland Marriott Waterfront |
| OryCon 31 | Nov 27-29, 2009 | Patricia Briggs (Writer), Lou Anders (Editor), Lubov (Artist), Jeff Hitchin (Filk), Chris Lester (Special Guest) | Portland Doubletree |
| OryCon 32 | Nov 12-14, 2010 | P. N. Elrod (Writer), Sharyn November (Editor), Chad Savage (Artist), Seanan McGuire (Filk) | Portland Doubletree |
| OryCon 33 | Nov 11-13, 2011 | E. E. Knight (Writer), Scott Allie (Editor), Jim Pavelec (Artist) | Portland Doubletree |
| OryCon 34 | Nov 2-4, 2012 | Mike Shepherd (Writer), Jess Hartley (Editor), Vance Kovacs (Artist), Michael Longcor (Filk) | Portland Doubletree |
| OryCon 35 | November 8-10, 2013 | Anne Bishop, Larry Elmore, Jay Lake, Liz Gorinsky, Matt Vancil, Debs and Errol | Portland Doubletree |
| OryCon 36 | November 7-9, 2014 | William F. Nolan, Mark Roland, Vixy & Tony, Jason Andrew, Jesse Lagers, Jay Lake | Lloyd Center Doubletree |
| OryCon 37 | November 20-22, 2015 | Alan M. Clark, Tanya Huff, Ryan Wells, Jason V. Brock, PDX Broadsides | Waterfront Portland Marriott |
| OryCon 38 | November 18-20, 2016 | David Weber, David Mattingly, Diana Gill, Mark Osier, Leslie Hudson | Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront |
| OryCon 39 | November 17-18, 2017 | Timothy Zahn, Briana Lawrence, Jessica Walsh, David Boop, Sarah Clemens | Red Lion Hotel – Jantzen Beach |
| OryCon 40 | November 9-11, 2018 | Red Lion Hotel – Jantzen Beach | |
| OryCon 41 | November 8-10, 2019 | Rob Carlos, Susan Chang, C. J. Cherryh, Fonda Lee, Dragon Dronet, Cecilia Eng | Red Lion Hotel – Jantzen Beach |
| OR-eCon | November 12-14, 2020 (virtual) | Online | |
| OryCon 42 | November 13-15 2021 | Phil and Kaja Foglio, A. Lee Martinez, Toni Weisskopf | Red Lion Hotel – Jantzen Beach |
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| Website | 1978— |
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