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| − | A Very Serious Feminist/Political [[regional convention]] held in [[Madison]], [[Wisconsin]], from 1977, sponsored by [[SF3]]. It was saved from bankruptcy in 2021 by a successful fundraiser; in early 2023, it announced: | + | A Very Serious Feminist/Political [[regional convention]] held in [[Madison]], [[Wisconsin]], from 1977, sponsored by [[SF3]]. It was saved from bankruptcy in 2021 by a successful fundraiser; in early 2023, [http://wiscon.net/2023/03/01/wiscon-break-2024/ it announced]: |
The Board of WisCon’s parent non-profit, SF3, and the WisCon ConCom have come to a consensus that we won’t be planning to run a WisCon as usual in 2024: our leadership bench is very thin, and with the ongoing pandemic and challenging political situation in the US, folks are getting worn out. We need some time to rest and figure out how we can continue WisCon in a sustainable way. If you want to be involved paving a path to the next WisCon, join us for a planning session this Memorial Day Weekend and make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter, where we’ll be posting updates. | The Board of WisCon’s parent non-profit, SF3, and the WisCon ConCom have come to a consensus that we won’t be planning to run a WisCon as usual in 2024: our leadership bench is very thin, and with the ongoing pandemic and challenging political situation in the US, folks are getting worn out. We need some time to rest and figure out how we can continue WisCon in a sustainable way. If you want to be involved paving a path to the next WisCon, join us for a planning session this Memorial Day Weekend and make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter, where we’ll be posting updates. | ||
| − | + | Since at least 2014, the [[organization]] had been having various internal [[fan politics|political]] disagreements over such matters as its [[Code of Conduct]] and the application thereof, which resulted in the [https://file770.com/more-changes-in-wiscon-committee-revealed/ firing, banning or resignation] of a number of longtime [[concom]] members and regular volunteers, [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSlvxm0haI7N_zN1yJ5C3vHgALVEdxoq_bNP7p44V74Io_AWibgyCfhnjlqkIhq7-PDVqcVT7kSYF3N/pubhtml?gid=262951897&single=true without replacement]. | |
* {{link | website=https://wiscon.net/about/history|text=History of WisCon article}} | * {{link | website=https://wiscon.net/about/history|text=History of WisCon article}} | ||
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | ||
| − | [[WisCon 1]] || February | + | [[WisCon 1]] || {{nowrap|February 11–13, 1977}} || [[Katherine MacLean]], [[Amanda Bankier]] |
| − | [[WisCon 2]] || February | + | [[WisCon 2]] || February 17–19, 1978 || [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[Susan Wood]] |
| − | [[WisCon 3]] || February | + | [[WisCon 3]] || February 2–4, 1979 || [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], [[John Varley]], [[Gina Ellis Clarke|Gina Clarke]] |
| − | [[WisCon 4]] || | + | [[WisCon 4]] || March 7–9, 1980 || [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[Octavia Butler]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Beverly DeWeese]] |
[[WisCon 5]] || March 6-8, 1981 || [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]], [[Don Wollheim]], [[Elsie Wollheim]], [[Teresa di Lauretis]], [[Steven Vincent Johnson]] | [[WisCon 5]] || March 6-8, 1981 || [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]], [[Don Wollheim]], [[Elsie Wollheim]], [[Teresa di Lauretis]], [[Steven Vincent Johnson]] | ||
[[WisCon 6]] || March 5-7, 1982 || [[Suzette Haden Elgin]], [[Terry Carr]] | [[WisCon 6]] || March 5-7, 1982 || [[Suzette Haden Elgin]], [[Terry Carr]] | ||
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[[WisCon 11]] || February 20–22, 1987 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Avedon Carol]] | [[WisCon 11]] || February 20–22, 1987 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Avedon Carol]] | ||
[[WisCon 12]] || February 19–21, 1988 || [[R. A. MacAvoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Stu Shiffman]] | [[WisCon 12]] || February 19–21, 1988 || [[R. A. MacAvoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Stu Shiffman]] | ||
| − | [[WisCon 13]] || February 17–19, 1989 || [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Pat Cadigan]] | + | [[WisCon 13]] || {{nowrap|February 17–19, 1989}}|| [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Pat Cadigan]] |
[[WisCon 14]] || March 9–11, 1990 || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Emma Bull]] | [[WisCon 14]] || March 9–11, 1990 || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Emma Bull]] | ||
[[WisCon 15]] || March 1–3, 1991 || [[Pat Murphy]], [[Pamela Sargent]] | [[WisCon 15]] || March 1–3, 1991 || [[Pat Murphy]], [[Pamela Sargent]] | ||
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[[WisCon 43]] || May 24-27 2019 || G. Willow Wilson, [[Charlie Jane Anders]] | [[WisCon 43]] || May 24-27 2019 || G. Willow Wilson, [[Charlie Jane Anders]] | ||
[[WisCon 44]] || May 22-25, 2020 (virtual) || [[Yoon Ha Lee]], [[Rebecca Roanhorse]] | [[WisCon 44]] || May 22-25, 2020 (virtual) || [[Yoon Ha Lee]], [[Rebecca Roanhorse]] | ||
| − | [[WisCon 45]] || || | + | [[WisCon 45]] || <s>May 2021</s> May 2022|| |
| − | [[WisCon 46]] || May 2023 || [[Martha Wells]], [[Rivers Solomon]] | + | [[WisCon 46]] || May 26–29, 2023 || [[Martha Wells]], [[Rivers Solomon]] |
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Revision as of 02:32, 3 March 2023
(Did you mean Wiscon, a 1953 one-shot Wisconsin convention?)
A Very Serious Feminist/Political regional convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1977, sponsored by SF3. It was saved from bankruptcy in 2021 by a successful fundraiser; in early 2023, it announced:
The Board of WisCon’s parent non-profit, SF3, and the WisCon ConCom have come to a consensus that we won’t be planning to run a WisCon as usual in 2024: our leadership bench is very thin, and with the ongoing pandemic and challenging political situation in the US, folks are getting worn out. We need some time to rest and figure out how we can continue WisCon in a sustainable way. If you want to be involved paving a path to the next WisCon, join us for a planning session this Memorial Day Weekend and make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter, where we’ll be posting updates.
Since at least 2014, the organization had been having various internal political disagreements over such matters as its Code of Conduct and the application thereof, which resulted in the firing, banning or resignation of a number of longtime concom members and regular volunteers, without replacement.
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