Difference between revisions of "ConFusion"
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(Did you mean a different [[Confusion]]?) | (Did you mean a different [[Confusion]]?) | ||
| − | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan in 1975, preceded by [[A2 Relax Icon]] the previous year. It | + | |
| + | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan in 1975, preceded by [[A2 Relax Icon]] the previous year. It was founded by the [[Stilyagi Air Corps]] and is now run by [[AASFA]]. | ||
Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in [[Ann Arbor]] that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.) | Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in [[Ann Arbor]] that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.) | ||
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Date || Convention || Guests of Honor | Date || Convention || Guests of Honor | ||
| + | February 1974||[[A2 Relax Icon]]|| [[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Howard DeVore]] | ||
January 24-26, 1975 ||[[ConFusion 13]] ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[Mike Glicksohn]] | January 24-26, 1975 ||[[ConFusion 13]] ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[Mike Glicksohn]] | ||
January 23-25, 1976 ||[[ConFusion 12]] ||[[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Bill Bowers]] | January 23-25, 1976 ||[[ConFusion 12]] ||[[Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]], [[Bill Bowers]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 21 August 2020
(Did you mean a different Confusion?)
ConFusion, a regional convention, was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1975, preceded by A2 Relax Icon the previous year. It was founded by the Stilyagi Air Corps and is now run by AASFA.
Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most cons do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in Ann Arbor that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.)
During the 1970s and '80s, the con was nicknamed Fondlecon, for members' public displays of mass affection; for a few years, it also featured a blanket-bearing Cuddle Squad to warm up chilly congoers in unheated hallways; and the concom facilitated skinny-dipping in its hotel pool. ConFusion was one of the cons where a fan-filled bed collapsed. ConFusion goers (and a disapproving hotel) also learned what happens to a Jacuzzi used by fans smeared with chocolate mousse.
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