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=== National Media Conventions=== | === National Media Conventions=== | ||
In some years there was a separate Australian National Media Convention. Australian Media Natcons used to present the [[Australian Science Fiction Media Awards]]. | In some years there was a separate Australian National Media Convention. Australian Media Natcons used to present the [[Australian Science Fiction Media Awards]]. | ||
| − | In 1983, Conquest '83, in [[Brisbane]], was the first media natcon. | + | In 1983, Conquest '83, in [[Brisbane]], was the first media natcon. |
In 1984, [[Medtrek '84]], in [[Sydney]], was the Australian National SF Media Convention for that year. | In 1984, [[Medtrek '84]], in [[Sydney]], was the Australian National SF Media Convention for that year. | ||
In 1985, [[Con Amore]], in Brisbane was the National Media Convention. | In 1985, [[Con Amore]], in Brisbane was the National Media Convention. | ||
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No. || Date || Convention || Location || [[Guests of Honour]] | No. || Date || Convention || Location || [[Guests of Honour]] | ||
| − | 1 || March 22, 1952 || [[First Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 1 || March 22, 1952 || [[First Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || [[Sydney]] || (none) |
| − | 2 || May 1-3, 1953 || [[Second Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 2 || May 1-3, 1953 || [[Second Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Sydney || (none) |
| − | 3 || April 17-18, 1954 || [[Third Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 3 || April 17-18, 1954 || [[Third Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Sydney || (none) |
| − | 4 || March 18-20, 1955 || [[Fourth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 4 || March 18-20, 1955 || [[Fourth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Sydney || [[Arthur C. Clarke]] |
| − | 5 || December 8-9, 1956 || [[Olympicon]] | + | 5 || December 8-9, 1956 || [[Olympicon]] || [[Melbourne]] || [[Frank Bryning]] |
| − | 6 || April 5-6, 1958 || [[Sixth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 6 || April 5-6, 1958 || [[Sixth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 7 || April 8-11, 1966 || [[Seventh Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 7 || April 8-11, 1966 || [[Seventh Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 8 || April 4-6, 1969 || [[Eighth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 8 || April 4-6, 1969 || [[Eighth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Melbourne || [[Lee Harding]] and (fan) [[John Foyster]] |
| − | 9 || March 27-30, 1970 || [[Ninth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 9 || March 27-30, 1970 || [[Ninth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 10 || January 1-2, 1971 || [[Tenth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] | + | 10 || January 1-2, 1971 || [[Tenth Australian Science Fiction Convention]] || Melbourne || (fan) [[Robin Johnson]] |
| − | 11 || August 11-13, 1972 || [[Syncon 2]] | + | 11 || August 11-13, 1972 || [[Syncon 2]] || Sydney || [[Lesleigh Luttrell]] |
| − | 12 || August 17-19, 1973 || [[Advention 2]] | + | 12 || August 17-19, 1973 || [[Advention 2]] || [[Adelaide]] || [[John Foyster]] |
| − | 13 || August 16-18, 1974 || [[Ozcon]] | + | 13 || August 16-18, 1974 || [[Ozcon]] || Melbourne || [[Merv Binns]] and (fan) [[John Bangsund]] |
| − | 14 || January 24-27, 1975 || [[Syncon '75]] | + | 14 || January 24-27, 1975 || [[Syncon '75]] || Sydney || (none) |
| − | 15 || August 13-15, 1976 || [[Bofcon]] | + | 15 || August 13-15, 1976 || [[Bofcon]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 16 || July 29-31, 1977 || [[A-Con 7]] | + | 16 || July 29-31, 1977 || [[A-Con 7]] || Adelaide || [[Bill Rotsler]] |
| − | 17 || March 24-27, 1978 || [[Unicon IV]] | + | 17 || March 24-27, 1978 || [[Unicon IV]] || Melbourne || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Roger Zelazny]] |
| − | 18 || August 10-13, 1979 || [[Syncon '79]] | + | 18 || August 10-13, 1979 || [[Syncon '79]] || Sydney || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Ken Fletcher]], [[Linda Lounsbury]], [[Kouichi Yamamoto]] |
| − | 19 || August 15-18, 1980 || [[Swancon 5]] | + | 19 || August 15-18, 1980 || [[Swancon 5]] || [[Perth]] || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Shayne McCormack]], [[Grant Stone]] |
| − | 20 || June 6-8, 1981 || [[Advention '81]] | + | 20 || June 6-8, 1981 || [[Advention '81]] || Adelaide || [[Frank Herbert]], John Ossian ([[John Foyster]]), K. U. F. Widdershins ([[John Foyster]]) |
| − | 21 || April 9-12, 1982 || [[Tschaicon]] | + | 21 || April 9-12, 1982 || [[Tschaicon]] || Melbourne || [[Jack Vance]], [[Leanne Frahm]], [[Eric Lindsay]] |
| − | 22 || June 10-13, 1983 || [[Syncon '83]] | + | 22 || June 10-13, 1983 || [[Syncon '83]] || Sydney || [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Van Ikin]] |
| − | 23 || April 20-23, 1984 || [[Eureka!con]] | + | 23 || April 20-23, 1984 || [[Eureka!con]] || Melbourne || [[George Turner]] |
| − | 24 || April 5-8, 1985 || [[Advention '85]] | + | 24 || April 5-8, 1985 || [[Advention '85]] || Adelaide || [[Lee Harding]] |
| − | 25 || March 28-31, 1986 || [[Swancon XI]] | + | 25 || March 28-31, 1986 || [[Swancon XI]] || Perth || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Jack Herman]] |
| − | 26 || April 24-27, 1987 || [[Capcon]] | + | 26 || April 24-27, 1987 || [[Capcon]] || [[Canberra]] || [[Robert Asprin]], [[Lynn Abbey]], and (fan) [[John Newman]] |
| − | 27 || June 10-13, 1988 || [[Conviction]] (Syncon '88) | + | 27 || June 10-13, 1988 || [[Conviction]] (Syncon '88) || Sydney || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Carey Handfield]] |
| − | 28 || March 23-27, 1989 || [[Swancon 14]] | + | 28 || March 23-27, 1989 || [[Swancon 14]] || Perth || [[John Varley]] and (fan) [[Paul J. Stevens]] |
| − | 29 || April 13-16, 1990 || [[Danse Macabre]] | + | 29 || April 13-16, 1990 || [[Danse Macabre]] || Melbourne || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Eric Lindsay]] |
| − | 30 || March 29 - April 1, 1991 || [[SunCon (Australia)|SunCon]] | + | 30 || March 29 - April 1, 1991 || [[SunCon (Australia)|SunCon]] || [[Brisbane]] || [[Patrick Tilley]], [[Harlan Ellison]] (absent), [[Leigh Edmonds]] |
| − | 31 || April 17-20, 1992 || [[Syncon '92]] | + | 31 || April 17-20, 1992 || [[Syncon '92]] || Sydney || [[Michael Whelan]], [[Nick Stathopoulos]] |
| − | 32 || April 8-12, 1993 || [[Swancon 18]] | + | 32 || April 8-12, 1993 || [[Swancon 18]] || Perth || [[Terry Pratchett]] and (fan) [[Craig Hilton]] |
| − | 33 || April 1-4, 1994 || [[Constantinople]] | + | 33 || April 1-4, 1994 || [[Constantinople]] || Melbourne || [[William Gibson]], [[Kate Orman]], and (fans) [[Bruce Gillespie]], and [[Julie Edge]] & [[Martin Edge]] |
| − | 34 || June 9-12, 1995 || [[Thylacon 1 | + | 34 || June 9-12, 1995 || [[Thylacon 1]] || [[Hobart]] || [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Peter Nicholls]], [[Grant Stone]] |
| − | 35 || April 4-8, 1996 || [[Festival of the Imagination 1996]] | + | 35 || April 4-8, 1996 || [[Festival of the Imagination 1996]] || Perth || [[Storm Constantine]], [[Neil Gaiman]] |
| − | 36 || Sept 27-28, 1997 || [[Basicon 2]] | + | 36 || Sept 27-28, 1997 || [[Basicon 2]] || Melbourne || (no one or everyone) |
| − | 37 || June 5-8, 1998 || [[Thylacon 2]] | + | 37 || June 5-8, 1998 || [[Thylacon 2]] || Hobart || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Leanne Frahm]] |
| − | 38 || Sept 2-6, 1999 || [[SpawnCon Two]] | + | 38 || Sept 2-6, 1999 || [[SpawnCon Two]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 39 || April 20-24, 2000 || [[Swancon 2000]] (Swancon 25) | + | 39 || April 20-24, 2000 || [[Swancon 2000]] (Swancon 25) || Perth|| [[Connie Willis]], [[Robin Hobb]], [[Garth Nix]], [[Ian Nichols]] |
| − | 40 || April 12-16, 2001 || [[Swancon 2001]]: Masquerade | + | 40 || April 12-16, 2001 || [[Swancon 2001]]: Masquerade || Perth || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Karen Haber]], [[Rosaleen Love]], [[Marilyn Pride]], [[Lewis Morley]], [[Kate Orman]], [[Sue Ackermann]] |
| − | 41 || June 7-10, 2002 || [[Convergence 2002]] | + | 41 || June 7-10, 2002 || [[Convergence 2002]] || Melbourne || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]], [[Lucy Sussex]], [[Sean Williams]], and (fan) [[Race Mathews]] |
| − | 42 || April 17-21, 2003 || [[Swancon 2003]] | + | 42 || April 17-21, 2003 || [[Swancon 2003]] || Perth || [[Lynn Flewelling]], [[Tony Shillitoe]], [[Fiona McIntosh]], and (fan) [[Justin Ackroyd]] |
| − | 43 || April 23-26, 2004 || [[Conflux 1 | + | 43 || April 23-26, 2004 || [[Conflux 1]] || Canberra || [[Greg Benford]], [[Sean McMullen]], and (fan) [[Karen Herkes]] |
| − | 44 || June 10-13, 2005 || [[Thylacon 2005]] (Thylacon IV) | + | 44 || June 10-13, 2005 || [[Thylacon 2005]] (Thylacon IV) || Hobart || [[Anne Bishop]], [[Marianne de Pierres]], and (fan) [[Merv Binns]] |
| − | 45 || April 14-17, 2006 || [[Conjure]] | + | 45 || April 14-17, 2006 || [[Conjure]] || Brisbane || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Bruce Sterling]], [[Sean Williams]], [[Jonathan Strahan]], and (fan) [[Erika Maria Lacey]] |
| − | 46 || June 8–11, 2007 || [[Convergence 2]] | + | 46 || June 8–11, 2007 || [[Convergence 2]] || Melbourne || [[Isobelle Carmody]], [[Fred Gallagher]], [[Dave Freer]], and (fan) [[Cath Ortlieb]] |
| − | 47 || March 20–24, 2008 || | + | 47 || March 20–24, 2008 || [[Swancon 2008]]: State of the Art || Perth || [[Ken Macleod]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Glenda Larke]], and (fan) [[Zara Baxter]] |
| − | 48 || June 5–8, 2009 || [[Conjecture (Australia) | + | 48 || June 5–8, 2009 || [[Conjecture (Australia)]] || Adelaide || [[Julie E. Czerneda]], and (fans) [[Steve Scholz]] & [[Catherine Scholz]] |
| − | 49 || Sept 2–6, 2010 || [[Dudcon III]] | + | 49 || Sept 2–6, 2010 || [[Dudcon III]] || Melbourne || [[Peter Watts]], [[Helen Merrick]], and (fan) [[Jacob Blake]] |
| − | 50 || April 21–25, 2011 || [[Swancon Thirty Six]] | + | 50 || April 21–25, 2011 || [[Swancon Thirty Six]] / Natcon Fifty || Perth || [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Sean Williams]], and (fan) [[Sarah Xu]] |
| − | 51 || June 8-11, 2012 || [[Continuum 8]]: Craftonomicon | + | 51 || June 8-11, 2012 || [[Continuum 8]]: Craftonomicon || Melbourne || [[Kelly Link]], [[Alison Goodman]], and (fan) [[Sue Ann Barber]] |
| − | 52 || April 25-28, 2013 || [[Conflux 9]] | + | 52 || April 25-28, 2013 || [[Conflux 9]] || Canberra || [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Marc Gascoigne]], [[Karen Miller]], and (fan) [[Rose Mitchell]] |
| − | 53 || June 6-9, 2014 || [[Continuum X]]: Carnival of Lost Souls | + | 53 || June 6-9, 2014 || [[Continuum X]]: Carnival of Lost Souls || Melbourne || [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Ambelin Kwaymullina]], and (fans) [[Danny Oz]] & [[Sharon Moseley]] |
| − | 54 || April 2-6, 2015 || [[Swancon 40]] | + | 54 || April 2-6, 2015 || [[Swancon 40]] || Perth || [[John Scalzi]], [[Kylie Chan]], and (fan) [[Anthony Peacey]] |
| − | 55 || March 25-28, 2016 || [[Contact2016]] | + | 55 || March 25-28, 2016 || [[Contact2016]] || Brisbane || [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Keri Arthur]], [[Maria Lewis]] and (fans) [[Jill Pantozzi]] and [[Kirilee Barker]] |
| − | 56 || June 9-12, 2017 || [[Continuum 13]]: Triskaidekaphilia | + | 56 || June 9-12, 2017 || [[Continuum 13]]: Triskaidekaphilia || Melbourne || [[Seanan McGuire]]/[[Mira Grant]] and [[Likhain]], [[DUFF]] Delegate: [[Paul Weimer]] |
| − | 57 || March 29 - April 2, 2018 || [[Swancon 2018]] | + | 57 || March 29 - April 2, 2018 || [[Swancon 2018]] || Perth || [[Kameron Hurley]], [[Ryan Griffen]], [[Emily Smith]], [[Foz Meadows]], and (fan) [[Barb de la Hunty]] |
| − | 58 || June 7-10, 2019 || [[Continuum 15]]: Other Worlds | + | 58 || June 7-10, 2019 || [[Continuum 15]]: Other Worlds || Melbourne || [[Kate Elliott]], [[Ken Liu]] |
| − | 59 || <s>April 25-27, 2020</s> (cancelled due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic) ||[[Swancon 2020]] ||Perth || [[Nalini Singh]], [[John Robertson]] | + | 59 || <s>April 25-27, 2020</s> (cancelled due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic) ||<s>[[Swancon 2020]]</s> ||Perth || [[Nalini Singh]], [[John Robertson]] |
| + | 60 || <s>October 2-4, 2020</s> <s>October 1-4, 2021</s> September 30-October 3, 2022 || [[Conflux 16]]: Visions of Time || Canberra || [[John Birmingham]], [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Daniel O'Malley]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Tom Buckland]] | ||
| + | 61 || September 29-October 2, 2023 || [[Conflux 17]]: Passages and Portals || Canberra || [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Grace Chan]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Helen Marshall]], and (fan) [[Perry Middlemiss]] | ||
| + | 62 || May 17-19, 2024 || [[Continuum 16]]: Reboot || Melbourne || [[Shannon Chakraborty]], [[Vanessa Len]], and [[Cienan Muir]] | ||
| + | 63 || May 16-18, 2024 || [[Continuum 17]]: Horizons || Melbourne || | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
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Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by [[Marc Ortlieb]], and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book. | Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by [[Marc Ortlieb]], and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book. | ||
| − | {{convention | start=1952}} | + | {{convention | start=1952 | end=}} |
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[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 19 May 2024
The Australian National Science Fiction Convention, started in 1952 regularly presents the Ditmar Awards.
It also holds a Business Meeting at which, nowadays, bids are presented to host the Australian Natcon two years onward.
Contents
National Media Conventions[edit]
In some years there was a separate Australian National Media Convention. Australian Media Natcons used to present the Australian Science Fiction Media Awards. In 1983, Conquest '83, in Brisbane, was the first media natcon. In 1984, Medtrek '84, in Sydney, was the Australian National SF Media Convention for that year. In 1985, Con Amore, in Brisbane was the National Media Convention. In 1986, Galactic Tours Convention, in Melbourne was the Australian National Media Convention. In 1987, Eccentricon, held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in Richmond NSW, was the 5th National S.F. Media Convention. In 1989, Conspire, in Canberra, was the Australasian SF Media Convention. In 1993, the New Zealand Natcon, DefCon, was the Australasian Media Natcon.
Spawncon[edit]
There was a joke bid, by Jerry Kaufman and Clifford R. Wind, for the 1985 Australian Natcon to be held in Seattle (U.S.A.). It won.
SpawnCon Two[edit]
In 1999, when Australia hosted the 57th Worldcon, Aussiecon 3, the Australian Natcon was SpawnCon Two.
Dudcon III[edit]
In 2010, when Australia hosted the 68th Worldcon, Aussiecon 4, the Australian Natcon was Dudcon III.
List of Australian Natcons[edit]
Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by Marc Ortlieb, and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book.
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