Marcon (convention)

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Marcon
Location Columbus, Ohio
Country United States
Official website http://www.marcon.org/

Marcon is a full-spectrum fantasy and science fiction convention based in Columbus, Ohio, normally held over the Memorial Day weekend. (Starting in 2012, Marcon will move to Easter weekend.)[1] It is now operated by the Columbus-based Science Oriented Literature, Art, and Education Foundation, a non-profit educational corporation.[2]

Marcon offers a dozen tracks of programming in art, costuming, fan, filk, literary, media, and science, as well as events and displays including a masquerade, art show, dealers room, multiple 24-hour video tracks, 7,000 square feet (650 m2) of gaming space, and at least one dance. Marcon runs a children's track of programming that has included independent filmmakers helping the kids create their own movies (The Curse of Monster X, Return of the Red Shirts) and many hands-on art, costuming, and science programs. It is the oldest and largest sci-fi convention in the state of Ohio.[3]

"Marcon Ballroom", a filk song by Anne Passovoy about an incident with hotel management failing to adjust to the needs of fandom, was awarded a Pegasus Award as "Best Classic Filk Song" in 2005.[4]

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] 2010s

[edit] Marcon 46

May 27-29, 2011[5]

[edit] Marcon 45

May 28–30, 2010[5]

  • Wen Spencer - Author Guest of Honor
  • Billy Tackett - Artist Guest of Honor
  • Seanan McGuire - Filk Guest of Honor
  • Central Ohio Paranormal Society - Special Theme Guest
  • Twilight Creations - Gaming Guest of Honor
  • Richard Hatch - Media Guest of Honor
  • Casey Daniels, Shane Moore, Donnie Dunagan - Special Guests

[edit] 2000s

[edit] Marcon 44

May 22–24, 2009[5]

  • Simon R. Green - Author Guest of Honor
  • Jordin Kare - Science Guest of Honor
  • Patricia McCracken - Artist Guest of Honor
  • Chris Conway - Filk Guest of Honor
  • David H. Lawrence XVII - Media Guest of Honor
  • Samuel Travis Clemmons - Full Spectrum Featured Guest [1]
  • Arnold Blumberg - Featured Guest

[edit] Marcon 43

May 23–25, 2008[5]

[edit] Marcon 42

May 25–27, 2007

[edit] Marcon 41

May 26–28, 2006 - approximately 2100 attendees[6]

Guests:

[edit] Marcon 40

May 27–29, 2005 approximately 2100 attendees

[edit] Marcon 39

May 28–30, 2004 - approximately 2000 attendees

[edit] Marcon 38

May 23–25, 2003 - approximately 1800 attendees

[edit] Marcon 37

May 24–26, 2002 - approximately 2000 attendees

  • Zander Nyrond - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 36

May 25–27, 2001 - approximately 3600 attendees

  • Hosted 2001 Prometheus Award presentations and LFSCon
  • Bob and Ann Passavoy - Filk Guests of Honor
  • Karen Anderson - Featured Filker

[edit] Marcon 35

2000 - Approximately 2400 attendees

  • Steve MacDonald - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] 1990s

[edit] Marcon 34

1999 - Approximately 2800 attendees

  • Syntax - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 33

1998 - Approximately 2200 attendees

  • Ookla the Mok - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 32

May 9–11, 1997 - approximately 2800 attendees

  • Harry Turtledove - Author Guest of Honor
  • Juanita Coulson - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 31

1996

  • Joey Shoji - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 30

1995

  • Kathy Mar - Filk Guest of Honor

[edit] Marcon 29

1994

[edit] Marcon 28

1993

[edit] Marcon 27

May 22–25, 1992

[edit] Marcon 26

1991

[edit] Marcon XXV

1990

[edit] 1980s

[edit] Marcon XXIV

1989 - 1244 attendees

[edit] Marcon XXIII

1988 - 1050 attendees

[edit] Marcon XXII

1987 - 960 attendees

[edit] Marcon XXI

1986 - 1056 attendees

[edit] Marcon XX

1985 - 723 attendees

[edit] Marcon XIX

1984 - 592 attendees

[edit] Marcon XVIII

1983 - 440 attendees

[edit] Marcon XVII

1982 - 379 attendees

[edit] Marcon XVI

1981 - 426 attendees

[edit] Marcon XV

1980 - 383 attendees

[edit] 1970s

[edit] Marcon XIV

1979 - 372 attendees

[edit] Marcon XIII

1978 - 264 attendees

[edit] Marcon XII

1977 - 222 attendees

[edit] Marcon XI

1976 - 212 attendees

[edit] Marcon X

1975 - Approximately 185 attendees

[edit] Marcon IX

1974 - Approximately 170 attendees

[edit] Marcon VIII

1973 - Approximately 100 attendees

[edit] Marcon VII

1972 - Approximately 150 attendees

[edit] Marcon VI

1971 - Approximately 120 attendees

[edit] Marcon V

1970 - Approximately 105 attendees

[edit] 1960s

[edit] Marcon IV

1969 - Approximately 100 attendees

[edit] Marcon III

1968 (First time in Columbus) - Approximately 85 attendees

[edit] Marcon II

1967 (Toledo) - Approximately 60 attendees

[edit] Marcon I

1966 (Toledo) - Approximately 20 attendees

[edit] References

  1. ^ About Marcon Retrieved October 4, 2010
  2. ^ SOLAE website
  3. ^ Grossberg, Michael (May 26, 2010). "Sci-fi convention to explore horror". Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2010/05/26/sci-fi-convention-to-explore-horror.html?sid=101. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ Marcon Ballroom page at ovff.org
  5. ^ a b c d "Official website". Marcon. http://www.marcon.org/. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  6. ^ Is Marcon getting smaller? Retrieved December 17, 2006[dead link]

[edit] External links

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