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[[WisCon 3]] || February 2–4, 1979 || [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], [[John Varley]], [[Gina Ellis Clarke|Gina Clarke]] | [[WisCon 3]] || February 2–4, 1979 || [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], [[John Varley]], [[Gina Ellis Clarke|Gina Clarke]] | ||
[[WisCon 4]] || March 7–9, 1980 || [[Joan D. Vinge]], [[Octavia Butler]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Beverly DeWeese]] | [[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]] | + | [[WisCon 5]] || March 6-8, 1981 || [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Buck Coulson|Buck]] and [[Juanita Coulson]], [[Don Wollheim|Don]] and [[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]] | ||
[[WisCon 7]] || March 4-6, 1983 || [[Marta Randall]], [[Lee Killough]] | [[WisCon 7]] || March 4-6, 1983 || [[Marta Randall]], [[Lee Killough]] | ||
Revision as of 05:12, 11 August 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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