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A [[convention]] for convention planners/runners run since 1984.
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A [[convention]] for [[conrunners]] held since 1984.
  
The name comes from [[smof]]con.
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The name comes from [[smof]] [[con]].
  
 
In 1983, there were three [[bids]] for the 1986 [[Worldcon]]. Only a few members of these bids had much experience with running a Worldcon. [[Joe Siclari]] and [[Edie Stern]] had been discussing how to improve this situation and came up with the idea of a convention for conrunners. In 1983, after running an [[Atlanta]] [[bid party]] at [[Windycon X]] (a [[Chicago]] [[regional convention]]), they approached [[Ben Yalow]] (then on the [[NY in '86|NY bid]]) and later [[Theresa Renner]] ([[DC in '86|DC bid]]).
 
In 1983, there were three [[bids]] for the 1986 [[Worldcon]]. Only a few members of these bids had much experience with running a Worldcon. [[Joe Siclari]] and [[Edie Stern]] had been discussing how to improve this situation and came up with the idea of a convention for conrunners. In 1983, after running an [[Atlanta]] [[bid party]] at [[Windycon X]] (a [[Chicago]] [[regional convention]]), they approached [[Ben Yalow]] (then on the [[NY in '86|NY bid]]) and later [[Theresa Renner]] ([[DC in '86|DC bid]]).
  
While the committee tried to call the convention "ConCon", as happened with [[Nycon II]] and the [[Tasfic]], "the fans wouldn't have it" and it was called "Smofcon".
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While the [[committee]] tried to call the convention "ConCon", as happened with [[Nycon II]] and the [[Tasfic]], "the fans wouldn't have it" and it was called "Smofcon".
  
This was not the first such convention as a convention on con running had been held in New York City in the early 70s (retroactively dubbed "[[Smofcon 0]]"), but this was the convention which successfully began an almost-annual series of conventions.
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A convention on con running had been held in [[New York City]] in the early 1970s (retroactively dubbed "[[Smofcon 0]]"), but this was the convention which successfully began an almost-annual series of conventions.
  
 
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  Name || Date || Location || Attendance || Notes
[[Smofcon 0]] ||1973 or 1974? ||Sheraton, [[New York, NY]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 0]] || 1973 or 1974? || [[New York, NY]] || ||
[[Smofcon 1]] ||Oct 12-14?, 1984 ||[[Washington, DC]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 1]] || Octtober 26-28, 1984 || [[Arlington, VA]] || ||  
[[Smofcon 2]] ||Nov ?, 1985 ||[[Oakland, CA]] cancelled ||0  
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<s>[[Smofcon 2]]</s> || <s>November 1985</s> || <s>[[Oakland, CA]]</s> || 0 ||
[[Smofcon 3]] ||Dec 5-7, 1986 ||Lowell Hilton, [[Lowell, MA]] ||137  
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[[Smofcon 3]] || December 5-7, 1986 || [[Lowell, MA]] || 137 ||
[[Smofcon 4]] ||Nov 20-22, 1987 ||[[Columbus, OH]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 4]] || November 20-22, 1987 || [[Columbus, OH]] || ||
[[Smofcon 5]] ||Dec 9-11, 1988 ||Hyatt Regency Phoenix, [[Phoenix, AZ]] ||102  
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[[Smofcon 5]] || December 9-11, 1988 || [[Phoenix, AZ]] || 102 ||
[[Smofcon 6]] ||Dec 8-10, 1989 ||Holiday Inn Airport, [[Toronto, ON]], Canada ||  
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[[Smofcon 6]] || December 8-10, 1989 || [[Toronto, ON]] || ||
[[Smofcon 7]] ||Dec 7-9, 1990 ||Airport Hilton, [[Ft. Lauderdale, FL]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 7]] || December 7-9, 1990 || [[Fort Lauderdale, FL]] || ||
[[Smofcon 8]] ||Dec 6-8, 1991 ||Shilo Inn Airport, [[Portland, OR]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 8]] || December 6-8, 1991 || [[Portland, OR]] || ||  
[[Smofcon 9]] ||Dec 4-6, 1992 ||[[New Orleans, LA]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 9]] || December 4-6, 1992 || [[New Orleans, LA]] || ||  
[[Smofcon 10]] ||Apr 23-25, 1993 ||Hotel de France, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK ||  
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[[Smofcon 10]] || April 23-25, 1993 || Jersey, [[UK]] || ||
[[Smofcon 11]] ||Dec 3-5, 1993 ||Lexington Marriott, Lexington, KY ||~110  
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[[Smofcon 11]] || December 3-5, 1993 || [[Lexington, KY]] || ~110 ||
[[Smofcon 12]] ||Dec 2-4, 1994 ||Burbank Hilton, [[Burbank, CA]] ||~175  
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[[Smofcon 12]] || December 2-4, 1994 || [[Burbank, CA]] || ~175 ||
[[Smofcon 13]] ||Dec 1-3, 1995 ||Austin Red Lion, [[Austin, TX]] ||121  
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[[Smofcon 13]] || December 1-3, 1995 || [[Austin, TX]] || 121 ||
[[Smofcon 14]] ||Dec 6-8, 1996 ||Seattle Hilton, [[Seattle, WA]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 14]] || December 6-8, 1996 || [[Seattle, WA]] || ||
[[Smofcon 15]] ||Dec 5-7, 1997 ||Doubletree Suites Hotel, [[Boston, MA]] ||153  
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[[Smofcon 15]] || December 5-7, 1997 || [[Boston, MA]] || 153 ||
[[Smofcon 16]] ||Dec 4-6, 1998 ||Radisson Inn, Colorado Springs, CO ||86  
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[[Smofcon 16]] || December 4-6, 1998 || [[Colorado Springs, CO]] || 86 ||
[[Smofcon 17]] ||Dec 10-12, 1999 ||[[New Orleans, LA]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 17]] || December 10-12, 1999 || [[New Orleans, LA]] || ||
[[Smofcon 18]] ||Dec 1-3, 2000 ||Cocoa Beach, FL ||  
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[[Smofcon 18]] || December 1-3, 2000 || [[Cocoa Beach, FL]] || ||
[[Smofcon 19]] ||Dec 7-9, 2001 ||York, UK ||  
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[[Smofcon 19]] || December 7-9, 2001 || [[York, UK]] || ||
[[Smofcon 20]] ||Dec 6-8, 2002 ||Hacienda Hotel, [[San Diego, CA]] ||~125  
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[[Smofcon 20]] || December 6-8, 2002 || [[San Diego, CA]] || ~125 ||
[[Smofcon 21]] ||Dec 5-7, 2003 ||Embassy Suites O'Hare, Rosemont, IL ||  
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[[Smofcon 21]] || December 5-7, 2003 || [[Rosemont, IL]] || ||
[[Smofcon 22]] ||Dec 3-5, 2004 ||[[Washington, DC]] ||~123  
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[[Smofcon 22]] || December 3-5, 2004 || [[Washington, DC]] || ~123 ||
[[Smofcon 23]] ||Dec 2-4, 2005 ||Red Lion Convention Center Hotel, [[Portland, OR]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 23]] || December 2-4, 2005 || [[Portland, OR]] || ||
[[Smofcon 24]] ||Dec 1-3, 2006 ||The Hotel Phillips, [[Kansas City, MO]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 24]] || December 1-3, 2006 || [[Kansas City, MO]] || ||
[[Smofcon 25]] ||Dec 7-9, 2007 ||Hilton Boston Logan Airport, [[Boston, MA]] ||~214  
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[[Smofcon 25]] || December 7-9, 2007 || [[Boston, MA]] || ~214 ||
[[Smofcon 26]] ||Dec 5-7, 2008 ||Columbus, OH ||~130  
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[[Smofcon 26]] || December 5-7, 2008 || [[Columbus, OH]] || ~130 ||
[[Smofcon 27]] ||Dec 4-6, 2009 ||[[Austin, TX]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 27]] || December 4-6, 2009 || [[Austin, TX]] || ||
[[Smofcon 28]] ||Dec 3-5, 2010 ||[[San Jose, CA]] ||154  
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[[Smofcon 28]] || December 3-5, 2010 || [[San Jose, CA]] || 154 ||
[[Smofcon 29]] ||Dec 2-4 2011 ||Amsterdam, Netherlands ||110/130  
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[[Smofcon 29]] || December 2-4 2011 || Amsterdam, Netherlands || 110/130 ||
[[Smofcon 30]] ||Nov 30-Dec 2 2012 ||[[Philadelphia]] ||196  
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[[Smofcon 30]] || November 30-December 2 2012 || [[Philadelphia, PA]] || 196 ||
[[Smofcon 31]] ||Dec 6-8, 2013 ||[[Toronto]] ||168  
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[[Smofcon 31]] || December 6-8, 2013 || [[Toronto, ON]] || 168 ||
[[Smofcon 32]] ||Dec 5-7, 2014 ||[[Manhattan Beach, CA]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 32]] || December 5-7, 2014 || [[Manhattan Beach, CA]] || ||
[[Smofcon 33]] ||Dec 4-6, 2015 ||[[Ft Worth, TX]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 33]] || December 4-6, 2015 || [[Ft Worth, TX]] || ||
[[Smofcon 34]] ||Dec 2-4, 2016 ||[[Chicago, IL]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 34]] || December 2-4, 2016 || [[Chicago, IL]] || ||
[[Smofcon South]] ||Dec 3-4, 2016 ||[[Wellington]], New Zealand, held in tandem, with a video link to Smofcon 34 ||~25
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[[Smofcon South]] || December 3-4, 2016 || [[Wellington, NZ]] || ~25 || held in tandem, with a video link to Smofcon 34
[[Smofcon 35]] ||Dec 1-3, 2017 ||[[Boston, MA]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 35]] || December 1-3, 2017 || [[Boston, MA]] || ||
[[Smofcon 36]] ||Nov 30-Dec 2, 2018 ||[[Santa Rosa, CA]] ||~165  
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[[Smofcon 36]] || Nov 30-December 2, 2018 || [[Santa Rosa, CA]] || ~165 ||
[[Smofcon 37]] ||2019 ||[[Albuquerque, NM]] ||  
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[[Smofcon 37]] || December 6-8, 2019 || [[Albuquerque, NM]] || ||
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[[Smofcon 37 1/4]] || December 5, 2020 || (virtual) || ||
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[[Smofcon 39]] || December 3-5, 2021 || Lisbon, Portugal || 55/144 || Numbering is correct
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[[Smofcon 38]] || <s>December 4-6, 2020</s> December 2-4, 2022 || [[Montreal, QB]] || ||
 
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{{convention | website=http://www.smofcon.com/ | start=1984 | files=http://files.fancyclopedia.org/Smofcon}}
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{{convention | series=Smofcon| website=http://www.smofcon.com/ | start=1974}}
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Revision as of 01:03, 15 July 2022

A convention for conrunners held since 1984.

The name comes from smof con.

In 1983, there were three bids for the 1986 Worldcon. Only a few members of these bids had much experience with running a Worldcon. Joe Siclari and Edie Stern had been discussing how to improve this situation and came up with the idea of a convention for conrunners. In 1983, after running an Atlanta bid party at Windycon X (a Chicago regional convention), they approached Ben Yalow (then on the NY bid) and later Theresa Renner (DC bid).

While the committee tried to call the convention "ConCon", as happened with Nycon II and the Tasfic, "the fans wouldn't have it" and it was called "Smofcon".

A convention on con running had been held in New York City in the early 1970s (retroactively dubbed "Smofcon 0"), but this was the convention which successfully began an almost-annual series of conventions.

Name Date Location Attendance Notes
Smofcon 0 1973 or 1974? New York, NY
Smofcon 1 Octtober 26-28, 1984 Arlington, VA
Smofcon 2 November 1985 Oakland, CA 0
Smofcon 3 December 5-7, 1986 Lowell, MA 137
Smofcon 4 November 20-22, 1987 Columbus, OH
Smofcon 5 December 9-11, 1988 Phoenix, AZ 102
Smofcon 6 December 8-10, 1989 Toronto, ON
Smofcon 7 December 7-9, 1990 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Smofcon 8 December 6-8, 1991 Portland, OR
Smofcon 9 December 4-6, 1992 New Orleans, LA
Smofcon 10 April 23-25, 1993 Jersey, UK
Smofcon 11 December 3-5, 1993 Lexington, KY ~110
Smofcon 12 December 2-4, 1994 Burbank, CA ~175
Smofcon 13 December 1-3, 1995 Austin, TX 121
Smofcon 14 December 6-8, 1996 Seattle, WA
Smofcon 15 December 5-7, 1997 Boston, MA 153
Smofcon 16 December 4-6, 1998 Colorado Springs, CO 86
Smofcon 17 December 10-12, 1999 New Orleans, LA
Smofcon 18 December 1-3, 2000 Cocoa Beach, FL
Smofcon 19 December 7-9, 2001 York, UK
Smofcon 20 December 6-8, 2002 San Diego, CA ~125
Smofcon 21 December 5-7, 2003 Rosemont, IL
Smofcon 22 December 3-5, 2004 Washington, DC ~123
Smofcon 23 December 2-4, 2005 Portland, OR
Smofcon 24 December 1-3, 2006 Kansas City, MO
Smofcon 25 December 7-9, 2007 Boston, MA ~214
Smofcon 26 December 5-7, 2008 Columbus, OH ~130
Smofcon 27 December 4-6, 2009 Austin, TX
Smofcon 28 December 3-5, 2010 San Jose, CA 154
Smofcon 29 December 2-4 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands 110/130
Smofcon 30 November 30-December 2 2012 Philadelphia, PA 196
Smofcon 31 December 6-8, 2013 Toronto, ON 168
Smofcon 32 December 5-7, 2014 Manhattan Beach, CA
Smofcon 33 December 4-6, 2015 Ft Worth, TX
Smofcon 34 December 2-4, 2016 Chicago, IL
Smofcon South December 3-4, 2016 Wellington, NZ ~25 held in tandem, with a video link to Smofcon 34
Smofcon 35 December 1-3, 2017 Boston, MA
Smofcon 36 Nov 30-December 2, 2018 Santa Rosa, CA ~165
Smofcon 37 December 6-8, 2019 Albuquerque, NM
Smofcon 37 1/4 December 5, 2020 (virtual)
Smofcon 39 December 3-5, 2021 Lisbon, Portugal 55/144 Numbering is correct
Smofcon 38 December 4-6, 2020 December 2-4, 2022 Montreal, QB


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