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A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since 1983.
 
A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since 1983.
  
The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills.
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The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[Cambridge University SF Society|CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills.
  
 
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common.  
 
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common.  
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  Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]]  
 
  Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]]  
[[Picocon 1]] ||1983 ||  
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[[Picocon 1]] || 1983 ||  
[[Picocon 2]] ||Feb 2, 1984 ||[[Dave Langford]], [[Jonathan Cowie]]  
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[[Picocon 2]] || February 2, 1984 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Jonathan Cowie]]  
[[Picocon Pi]] ||1985 ||[[Dave Langford]], [[Gerry Webb]]  
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[[Picocon Pi]] || March 9, 1985 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Gerry Webb]]  
[[Picocon 4]] ||Feb 15, 1986 ||[[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]]  
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[[Picocon 4]] || February 15, 1986 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]]  
[[Picocon 5]] ||Feb 21, 1987 ||[[John Brunner]], [[David Hardy]]  
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[[Picocon 5]] || February 21, 1987 || [[John Brunner]], [[David Hardy]]  
[[Picocon 6]] ||Feb 6, 1988 ||[[Terry Pratchett]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]], [[Dave Langford]]  
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[[Picocon 6]] || February 6, 1988 || [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]], [[Dave Langford]]  
[[Picocon 7]] ||Feb 4, 1989 ||[[Dave Langford]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Gerry Webb]] (or, perhaps, [[Bob Shaw]]), [[Dave Lally]]  
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[[Picocon 7]] || February 4, 1989 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Gerry Webb]] (or, perhaps, [[Bob Shaw]]), [[Dave Lally]]  
[[Picocon 8]] ||1990 ||[[Bob Shaw]]  
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[[Picocon 8]] || March 3, 1990 || [[Bob Shaw]]  
[[Picocon 9]] ||Mar 2, 1991 ||No [[GoHs]]  
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[[Picocon 9]] || March 2, 1991 || No [[GoHs]]  
[[Picocon 10]] ||Mar 7, 1992 ||[[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]]  
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[[Picocon 10]] || March 7, 1992 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]]  
[[Picocon 11]] ||Mar 6, 1993 ||[[Colin Greenland]]  
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[[Picocon 11]] || March 6, 1993 || [[Colin Greenland]]  
 
colspan="3"| There was no Picocon in 1994  
 
colspan="3"| There was no Picocon in 1994  
[[Picocon 12]] ||Mar 12, 1995 ||[[Iain Banks]], Dr. Arley Anderson  
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[[Picocon 12]] || March 12, 1995 || [[Iain Banks]], Dr. Arley Anderson  
[[Picocon 13]] ||Feb 4, 1996 ||[[Rob Holdstock]], [[Chris Priest]], [[Stephen Baxter]]  
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[[Picocon 13]] || February 4, 1996 || [[Rob Holdstock]], [[Chris Priest]], [[Stephen Baxter]]  
[[Picocon 14]] ||Mar 2, 1997 ||[[Simon Ings]], [[Nicholas Royle]]  
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[[Picocon 14]] || March 2, 1997 || [[Simon Ings]], [[Nicholas Royle]]  
[[Picocon 15]] ||Feb 28, 1998 ||No [[GoHs]]  
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[[Picocon 15]] || February 28, 1998 || No [[GoHs]]  
[[Picocon 16]] ||Feb 6, 1999 ||[[Stephen Lawhead]], [[M. John Harrison]], [[Jane Johnson]]  
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[[Picocon 16]] || February 6, 1999 || [[Stephen Lawhead]], [[M. John Harrison]], [[Jane Johnson]]  
[[Picocon 17]] ||Feb 19, 2000 ||[[Brian Stableford]], [[Gary Kilworth]], [[Ian Watson]], [[Juliet McKenna]]  
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[[Picocon 17]] || February 19, 2000 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Gary Kilworth]], [[Ian Watson]], [[Juliet McKenna]]  
[[Picocon 18]] ||Feb 10, 2001 ||[[Christopher Priest]], [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Jane Killick]]  
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[[Picocon 18]] || February 10, 2001 || [[Christopher Priest]], [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Jane Killick]]  
[[Picocon 19]] ||Feb 9, 2002 ||[[Anne Gay]], [[China Miéville]], [[Stan Nicholls]], [[Geoff Ryman]]  
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[[Picocon 19]] || February 9, 2002 || [[Anne Gay]], [[China Miéville]], [[Stan Nicholls]], [[Geoff Ryman]]  
[[Picocon 20]] ||Feb 22, 2003 ||[[Jack Cohen]], [[Gwyneth Jones]]  
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[[Picocon 20]] || February 22, 2003 || [[Jack Cohen]], [[Gwyneth Jones]]  
[[Picocon 21]] ||Feb 7, 2004 ||[[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Paul McAuley]], [[Adam Roberts]]  
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[[Picocon 21]] || February 7, 2004 || [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Paul McAuley]], [[Adam Roberts]]  
[[Picocon 22]] ||Feb 19, 2005 ||[[Gwyneth Jones]], [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]], [[Brian Stableford]]  
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[[Picocon 22]] || February 19, 2005 || [[Gwyneth Jones]], [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]], [[Brian Stableford]]  
[[Picocon 23]] ||Feb 18, 2006 ||[[Ian Watson]], Natasha Mostert, [[Mark Roberts]]  
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[[Picocon 23]] || February 18, 2006 || [[Ian Watson]], Natasha Mostert, [[Mark Roberts]]  
[[Picocon 24]] ||Feb 17, 2007 ||[[Charles Stross]], [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]]  
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[[Picocon 24]] || February 17, 2007 || [[Charles Stross]], [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]]  
[[Picocon 25]] ||Feb 23, 2008 ||[[Paul Cornell]], [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Liz Williams]]  
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[[Picocon 25]] || February 23, 2008 || [[Paul Cornell]], [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Liz Williams]]  
[[Picocon 26]] ||Feb 28, 2009 ||[[Pat Cadigan]], [[Robert Rankin]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]]  
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[[Picocon 26]] || February 28, 2009 || [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Robert Rankin]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]]  
[[Picocon 27]] ||Feb 27, 2010 ||[[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Amanda Hemingway]], [[Jaine Fenn]]  
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[[Picocon 27]] || February 27, 2010 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Amanda Hemingway]], [[Jaine Fenn]]  
[[Picocon 28]] ||Feb 19, 2011 ||[[Juliet McKenna]], [[Kari Sperring]], [[Paul McAuley]]  
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[[Picocon 28]] || February 19, 2011 || [[Juliet McKenna]], [[Kari Sperring]], [[Paul McAuley]]  
[[Picocon 29]] ||Feb 18, 2012 ||[[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Tricia Sullivan]]  
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[[Picocon 29]] || February 18, 2012 || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Tricia Sullivan]]  
[[Picocon 30]] ||Feb 16-17, 2013 ||[[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Steph Swainston]], [[Richard Morgan]], [[Kate Griffin]]  
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[[Picocon 30]] || February 16-17, 2013 || [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Steph Swainston]], [[Richard Morgan]], [[Kate Griffin]]  
[[Picocon 31]] ||Feb 22 2014 ||[[Sarah Pinborough]], [[Charles Stross]], David Southwood  
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[[Picocon 31]] || February 22, 2014 || [[Sarah Pinborough]], [[Charles Stross]], David Southwood  
[[Picocon 32]] ||Feb 14-15, 2015 ||[[Cory Doctorow]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[Kari Sperring]], Stuart Ashen  
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[[Picocon 32]] || February 14-15, 2015 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[Kari Sperring]], Stuart Ashen  
[[Picocon 33]] ||February 20, 2016 ||[[Michelle Paver]], [[Paul Cornell]], Carrie Hope Fletcher  
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[[Picocon 33]] || February 20, 2016 || [[Michelle Paver]], [[Paul Cornell]], Carrie Hope Fletcher  
[[Picocon 34]] ||February 18, 2017 ||[[Paul McAuley]], [[Jaine Fenn]], [[Al Robertson]], [[Justina Robson]]  
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[[Picocon 34]] || February 18, 2017 || [[Paul McAuley]], [[Jaine Fenn]], [[Al Robertson]], [[Justina Robson]]  
[[Picocon 35]] ||February 17, 2018 ||[[Paul Stewart]], [[Chris Riddell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Emma Newman]]  
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[[Picocon 35]] || February 17, 2018 || [[Paul Stewart]], [[Chris Riddell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Emma Newman]]  
[[Picocon 36]] ||February 16, 2019 ||[[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]]  
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[[Picocon 36]] || February 16, 2019 || [[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]]  
[[Picocon 37]] ||February 22, 2020 ||  
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[[Picocon 37]] || February 22, 2020 || [[Juliet Kemp]], [[Roz Kaveney]], [[Tamsyn Muir]]
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[[Picocon 39]] || March 5, 2022 ||  
 
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Revision as of 11:13, 1 March 2022

A convention in London, UK sponsored by the Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, and running since 1983.

The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between OUSFG and CUSFS, continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills.

Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common.

Convention Dates GoHs
Picocon 1 1983
Picocon 2 February 2, 1984 Dave Langford, Jonathan Cowie
Picocon Pi March 9, 1985 Dave Langford, Gerry Webb
Picocon 4 February 15, 1986 Brian Stableford, Dave Langford
Picocon 5 February 21, 1987 John Brunner, David Hardy
Picocon 6 February 6, 1988 Terry Pratchett, Michael Scott Rohan, Dave Langford
Picocon 7 February 4, 1989 Dave Langford, Terry Pratchett, Gerry Webb (or, perhaps, Bob Shaw), Dave Lally
Picocon 8 March 3, 1990 Bob Shaw
Picocon 9 March 2, 1991 No GoHs
Picocon 10 March 7, 1992 Brian Stableford, Dave Langford
Picocon 11 March 6, 1993 Colin Greenland
There was no Picocon in 1994
Picocon 12 March 12, 1995 Iain Banks, Dr. Arley Anderson
Picocon 13 February 4, 1996 Rob Holdstock, Chris Priest, Stephen Baxter
Picocon 14 March 2, 1997 Simon Ings, Nicholas Royle
Picocon 15 February 28, 1998 No GoHs
Picocon 16 February 6, 1999 Stephen Lawhead, M. John Harrison, Jane Johnson
Picocon 17 February 19, 2000 Brian Stableford, Gary Kilworth, Ian Watson, Juliet McKenna
Picocon 18 February 10, 2001 Christopher Priest, Geoff Ryman, Juliet E. McKenna, Jane Killick
Picocon 19 February 9, 2002 Anne Gay, China Miéville, Stan Nicholls, Geoff Ryman
Picocon 20 February 22, 2003 Jack Cohen, Gwyneth Jones
Picocon 21 February 7, 2004 Peter F. Hamilton, Paul McAuley, Adam Roberts
Picocon 22 February 19, 2005 Gwyneth Jones, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Brian Stableford
Picocon 23 February 18, 2006 Ian Watson, Natasha Mostert, Mark Roberts
Picocon 24 February 17, 2007 Charles Stross, Ken MacLeod, Farah Mendlesohn
Picocon 25 February 23, 2008 Paul Cornell, Cory Doctorow, Liz Williams
Picocon 26 February 28, 2009 Pat Cadigan, Robert Rankin, Michael Marshall Smith
Picocon 27 February 27, 2010 Alastair Reynolds, Amanda Hemingway, Jaine Fenn
Picocon 28 February 19, 2011 Juliet McKenna, Kari Sperring, Paul McAuley
Picocon 29 February 18, 2012 Adrian Tchaikovsky, Justina Robson, Tricia Sullivan
Picocon 30 February 16-17, 2013 Peter F. Hamilton, Steph Swainston, Richard Morgan, Kate Griffin
Picocon 31 February 22, 2014 Sarah Pinborough, Charles Stross, David Southwood
Picocon 32 February 14-15, 2015 Cory Doctorow, Frances Hardinge, Ian McDonald, Kari Sperring, Stuart Ashen
Picocon 33 February 20, 2016 Michelle Paver, Paul Cornell, Carrie Hope Fletcher
Picocon 34 February 18, 2017 Paul McAuley, Jaine Fenn, Al Robertson, Justina Robson
Picocon 35 February 17, 2018 Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, Ben Aaronovitch, Emma Newman
Picocon 36 February 16, 2019 Andrew Bannister, Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, Simon Morden, Gavin Smith
Picocon 37 February 22, 2020 Juliet Kemp, Roz Kaveney, Tamsyn Muir
Picocon 39 March 5, 2022


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