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− | '''V-Con''', later '''VCON''' is a [[convention]] held in Vancouver, BC, [[Canada]] from 1971 and since 1993 has been run by the [[West Coast Science Fiction Association]]. (The previous ten year's VCONs were run by the [[Western Canadian Science Fiction Convention Committee Association]].) Early V-Cons were called the '''Vancouver SF Convention'''. | + | '''V-Con''', later '''VCON''' is a [[convention]] held in [[Vancouver, BC]], [[Canada]] from 1971 and since 1993 has been run by the [[West Coast Science Fiction Association]]. (The previous ten year's VCONs were run by the [[Western Canadian Science Fiction Convention Committee Association]].) Early V-Cons were called the '''Vancouver SF Convention'''. |
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+ | The 2022 con was canceled and it may be on extended hiatus. | ||
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+ | [https://www.vcon.ca Website. ] | ||
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− | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
[[V-Con 1]] || April 9-10, 1971 || [[Ursula K. LeGuin]] | [[V-Con 1]] || April 9-10, 1971 || [[Ursula K. LeGuin]] | ||
[[V-Con 2]] || February 18-19, 1972 || [[Philip K. Dick]] | [[V-Con 2]] || February 18-19, 1972 || [[Philip K. Dick]] | ||
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[[V-Con 10]] || May 21-23, 1982 || [[Ben Bova]], [[Robert Runte]] | [[V-Con 10]] || May 21-23, 1982 || [[Ben Bova]], [[Robert Runte]] | ||
[[VCON 11]] || May 20-22, 1983 || [[Frank Herbert]], [[Bill Warren]], [[Elizabeth Warren]] | [[VCON 11]] || May 20-22, 1983 || [[Frank Herbert]], [[Bill Warren]], [[Elizabeth Warren]] | ||
− | [[VCON 12]] || May 25-27, 1984 || [[Samuel R. | + | [[VCON 12]] || May 25-27, 1984 || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Debbie Notkin]] |
[[VCON 13]] || May 24-26, 1985 || [[Robert Bloch]], [[John D. Berry]] | [[VCON 13]] || May 24-26, 1985 || [[Robert Bloch]], [[John D. Berry]] | ||
[[VCON 14]] || May 23-25, 1986 || [[Fred Pohl]], [[Eileen Kernaghan]], [[Katherine Howes]], [[Beth Finkbiner]], [[Mike Finkbiner]] | [[VCON 14]] || May 23-25, 1986 || [[Fred Pohl]], [[Eileen Kernaghan]], [[Katherine Howes]], [[Beth Finkbiner]], [[Mike Finkbiner]] | ||
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[[VCON Relaxicon 41½]] || October 28-29, 2017 || [[Nancie Green]], [[R. Graeme Cameron]], Kristi Charish | [[VCON Relaxicon 41½]] || October 28-29, 2017 || [[Nancie Green]], [[R. Graeme Cameron]], Kristi Charish | ||
[[VCON 42]] / [[Canvention 38]] || October 5-7, 2018 || [[Charles Stross]], [[Ashley Mackenzie]] [[Amal El-Mohtar]] | [[VCON 42]] / [[Canvention 38]] || October 5-7, 2018 || [[Charles Stross]], [[Ashley Mackenzie]] [[Amal El-Mohtar]] | ||
− | VCON 43 || || Cancelled in 2019 due to organizational difficulties; hopes to return in 2021 | + | <s>VCON 43</s> || <s>2019</s>|| Cancelled in 2019 due to organizational difficulties; hopes to return in 2021 |
[[VCON 2021]] || October 14-17, 2021 (virtual) || [[Mur Lafferty]], [[Ursula Vernon]] | [[VCON 2021]] || October 14-17, 2021 (virtual) || [[Mur Lafferty]], [[Ursula Vernon]] | ||
+ | <s>[[VCON 2022]]</s> || <s>October 14-16, 2022</s>|| Canceled | ||
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− | {{convention | + | {{convention | start=1971}} |
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] |
Latest revision as of 09:26, 29 November 2022
V-Con, later VCON is a convention held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from 1971 and since 1993 has been run by the West Coast Science Fiction Association. (The previous ten year's VCONs were run by the Western Canadian Science Fiction Convention Committee Association.) Early V-Cons were called the Vancouver SF Convention.
The 2022 con was canceled and it may be on extended hiatus.
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