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A [[regional convention]] founded in 1967 and sponsored by [[BSFS]] since 1975, and held in the [[Baltimore]] area, usually in the mid-to-late spring.  In the early days it was called the '''Balticonference'''.
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A [[regional convention]] founded in 1967 and sponsored by [[BSFS]] since 1975, and held in the [[Baltimore]] area, usually in the mid-to-late spring.  In the early days, it was called the '''Balticonference'''.
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*[https://www.bsfs.org/bconhist.htm History. ]
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*[https://www.balticon.org/ Website. ]
  
 
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[[Balticon 1]] ||February 10-12, 1967 ||The Emerson Hotel, Baltimore ||no GoH  
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[[Balticon 2]] ||February 9-11, 1968 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Samuel R. Delany]]  
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[[Balticon 1]] || February 10-12, 1967 || The Emerson Hotel || [[Baltimore]] || no GoH  
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[[Balticon 3]] ||February 7-8, 1969 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[Balticon 2]] || February 9-11, 1968 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore]] || [[Samuel R. Delany]]  
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[[Balticon 4]] || February 13-15, 1970 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]]  
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[[Balticon 3]] || February 14-15, 1969 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore]] || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[Balticon 5]] ||February 12-14, 1971 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Harry Harrison]]  
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[[Balticon 4]] || February 13-15, 1970 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore]] || [[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]]  
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[[Balticon 6]] ||February 18-20, 1972 ||Hopkins Hilton Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]]  
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[[Balticon 5]] || February 12-14, 1971 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Harry Harrison]]  
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[[Balticon 7]] ||February 16-18, 1973 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 6]] || February 18-20, 1972 || Hopkins Hilton Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Gordon R. Dickson]]  
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[[Balticon 8]] ||February 15-18, 1974 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Balticon 7]] || February 16-18, 1973 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 9]] ||March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) ||Pikesville Hilton Hotel, [[Pikesville, MD]] ||[[Hal Clement]]  
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[[Balticon 8]] || February 15-18, 1974 || Lord Baltimore Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Balticon 10]] ||April 16–18, 1976 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Isaac Asimov]], [[Suzle Tompkins]], [[Jerry Kaufman]]  
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[[Balticon 9]] || March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) || Pikesville Hilton Hotel || [[Pikesville, MD]] || [[Hal Clement]]  
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[[Balticon 11]] ||April 8-10, 1977 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Meade Frierson]]  
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[[Balticon 10]] || April 16–18, 1976 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Suzle Tompkins]], [[Jerry Kaufman]]  
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[[Balticon 12]] ||March 24–26, 1978 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Anne McCaffrey]]  
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[[Balticon 11]] || April 8-10, 1977 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Meade Frierson]]  
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[[Balticon 13]] ||April 13–15, 1979 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 12]] || March 24–26, 1978 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Anne McCaffrey]]  
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[[Balticon 14]] ||April 4–6, 1980 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Algis Budrys]] & [[Sean Spacher]]  
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[[Balticon 13]] || April 13–15, 1979 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 15]] ||April 17-19, 1981 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[John Varley]]  
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[[Balticon 14]] || April 4–6, 1980 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Algis Budrys]] & [[Sean Spacher]]  
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[[Balticon 16]] ||April 9–11, 1982 ||Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Michael Whelan]], & [[D. Potter]]  
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[[Balticon 15]] || April 17-19, 1981 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[John Varley]]  
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[[Balticon 17]] ||April 1–3, 1983 ||Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]], [[Anne Trembley]], [[Jack Chalker]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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[[Balticon 16]] || April 9–11, 1982 || Hyatt Regency Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Michael Whelan]], & [[D. Potter]]  
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[[Balticon 18]] ||April 20–22, 1984 ||Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Parke Godwin]], [[Mark Owings]], [[Robin Wood]]  
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[[Balticon 17]] || April 1–3, 1983 || Hyatt Regency Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]], [[Anne Trembley]], [[Jack Chalker]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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[[Balticon 19]] ||April 7–9, 1985 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[R. A. MacAvoy]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Theresa Renner]]  
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[[Balticon 18]] || April 20–22, 1984 || Hyatt Regency Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Parke Godwin]], [[Mark Owings]], [[Robin Wood]]  
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[[Balticon 20]] ||March 28–30, 1986 ||Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Nancy Springer]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Leslie Fish]], [[Pat Kelly]]  
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[[Balticon 19]] || April 7–9, 1985 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[R. A. MacAvoy]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Theresa Renner]]  
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[[Balticon 21]] ||April 17–19, 1987 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Roger Zelazny]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Tom Doherty]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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[[Balticon 20]] || March 28–30, 1986 || Hyatt Regency Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Nancy Springer]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Leslie Fish]], [[Pat Kelly]]  
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[[Balticon 22]] ||April 1–3, 1988 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Spider Robinson]] & [[Tom Kidd]]  
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[[Balticon 21]] || April 17–19, 1987 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Tom Doherty]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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[[Balticon 23]] ||March 24–26, 1989 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Stephen Hickman]] & [[Steve Stiles]]  
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[[Balticon 22]] || April 1–3, 1988 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Spider Robinson]] & [[Tom Kidd]]  
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[[Balticon 24]] ||April 13–15, 1990 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Robin McKinley]], [[Charles Lang]], & [[Wendy Snow Lang]]  
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[[Balticon 23]] || March 24–26, 1989 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Stephen Hickman]] & [[Steve Stiles]]  
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[[Balticon 25]] ||March 29–31, 1991 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Nancy Kress]], [[Tom Canty]], [[Kathy Mar]]  
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[[Balticon 24]] || April 13–15, 1990 || Hunt Valley Inn|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Robin McKinley]], [[Charles Lang]], & [[Wendy Snow Lang]]  
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[[Balticon 26]] ||April 17–19, 1992 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Donald Kingsbury]], [[Christopher Rowley]], [[David R. Palmer]], [[Sheila Finch]], [[Thomas T. Thomas]], [[Christopher Hinz]], [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Josepha Sherman]] and [[Michael F. Flynn]]  
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[[Balticon 25]] || March 29–31, 1991 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Nancy Kress]], [[Tom Canty]], [[Kathy Mar]]  
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[[Balticon 27]] ||April 9–11, 1993 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Allen Steele]], [[Don Maitz]], and [[Leslie Fish]]  
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[[Balticon 26]] || April 17–19, 1992 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Donald Kingsbury]], [[Christopher Rowley]], [[David R. Palmer]], [[Sheila Finch]], [[Thomas T. Thomas]], [[Christopher Hinz]], [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Josepha Sherman]] and [[Michael F. Flynn]]  
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[[Balticon 28]] ||April 1–3, 1994 ||Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Larry Dixon]], [[Duane Elms]] & [[Sue Wheeler (Baltimore)|Sue Wheeler]]  
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[[Balticon 27]] || April 9–11, 1993 || Hunt Valley Inn || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Allen Steele]], [[Don Maitz]], and [[Leslie Fish]]  
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[[Balticon 29]] ||April 14–16, 1995 ||Lord Baltimore & Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[James P. Hogan]], [[David Cherry]], [[Tom Smith]], [[Michael J. Walsh|Mike Walsh]] & [[Hal Clement]]  
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[[Balticon 28]] || April 1–3, 1994 || Hyatt Regency Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Larry Dixon]], [[Duane Elms]] & [[Sue Wheeler (MD)]]  
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[[Balticon 30]] ||April 5–7, 1996 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Robert Jordan]], [[Lubov]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Marty Gear]]  
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[[Balticon 29]] || April 14–16, 1995 || Lord Baltimore & Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[James P. Hogan]], [[David Cherry]], [[Tom Smith]], [[Michael J. Walsh|Mike Walsh]] & [[Hal Clement]]  
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[[Balticon 31]] ||March 28–30, 1997 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Glen Cook]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian Freas]], [[Mike Stein]], [[Samanda b Jeude]] & [[Don Cook]]  
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[[Balticon 30]] || April 5–7, 1996 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Robert Jordan]], [[Lubov]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Marty Gear]]  
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[[Balticon 32]] ||April 10–12, 1998 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Harry Turtledove]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Yoji Kondo]], [[Ed Stauff]] & [[Mary Ellen Wessels]]  
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[[Balticon 31]] || March 28–30, 1997 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Glen Cook]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian Freas]], [[Mike Stein]], [[Samanda b Jeude]] & [[Don Cook]]  
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[[Balticon 33]] ||April 2–4, 1999 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[David Weber]], [[Jennifer Weyland]] & [[Echo's Children]]  
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[[Balticon 32]] || April 10–12, 1998 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Yoji Kondo]], [[Ed Stauff]] & [[Mary Ellen Wessels]]  
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[[Balticon 34]] ||April 22–23, 2000 ||Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Octavia Butler]], [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]] and [[Steve Stiles]]  
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[[Balticon 33]] || April 2–4, 1999 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[David Weber]], [[Jennifer Weyland]] & [[Echo's Children]]  
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[[Balticon 35]] ||May 25–28, 2001 ||Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Halla Fleischer]], [[Dave Kyle]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Robert Sacks]]  
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[[Balticon 34]] || April 22–23, 2000 || Omni Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Octavia Butler]], [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]] and [[Steve Stiles]]  
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[[Balticon 36]] ||May 24–27, 2002 ||Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Mark Rogers]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Yoji Kondo]], The Boogie Knights, & [[Carol Salemi]]  
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[[Balticon 35]] || May 25–28, 2001 || Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Hal Clement]], [[Halla Fleischer]], [[Dave Kyle]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Robert Sacks]]  
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[[Balticon 37]] ||May 23–26, 2003 ||Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Omar Rayyan]], [[Shelia Rayyan]], [[Steve Macdonald]]  
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[[Balticon 36]] || May 24–27, 2002 || Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Mark Rogers]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Yoji Kondo]], The Boogie Knights, & [[Carol Salemi]]  
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[[Balticon 38]] ||May 28–31, 2004 ||Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, ||[[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Dave Seeley]] & [[Heather Alexander]]  
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[[Balticon 37]] || May 23–26, 2003 || Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Omar Rayyan]], [[Shelia Rayyan]], [[Steve Macdonald]]  
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[[Balticon 39]] ||May 27–30, 2005 ||Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Steven Barnes]], [[Tananarive Due]], [[Bob Eggleton]] & [[Jordin Kare]]  
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[[Balticon 38]] || May 28–31, 2004 || Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]], || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Dave Seeley]] & [[Heather Alexander]]  
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[[Balticon 40]] ||May 26–29, 2006 ||[[Marriot's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Neil Gaiman]], [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Lisa Snellings-Clark]] & [[Lorraine a' Malena]]  
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[[Balticon 39]] || May 27–30, 2005 || Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Steven Barnes]], [[Tananarive Due]], [[Bob Eggleton]] & [[Jordin Kare]]  
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[[Balticon 41]] ||May 25–28, 2007 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Larry Niven]], [[Jerry Pournelle]], [[Joe Bergeron]], [[jeff bonhoff|Jeff]] & [[Maya Bohnhoff]], [[Michael R. Mennenga]] & Evo Terra  
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[[Balticon 40]] || May 26–29, 2006 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Lisa Snellings-Clark]] & [[Lorraine a' Malena]]  
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[[Balticon 42]] ||May 23–26, 2008 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Connie Willis]], [[John Jude Palencar]] & [[Urban Tapestry]]  
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[[Balticon 41]] || May 25–28, 2007 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Larry Niven]], [[Jerry Pournelle]], [[Joe Bergeron]], [[jeff bonhoff|Jeff]] & [[Maya Bohnhoff]], [[Michael R. Mennenga]] & Evo Terra  
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[[Balticon 43]] ||May 22–25, 2009 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Charles Stross]], [[Kurt Miller]], [[Mary Crowell]], [[Scott Sigler]]  
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[[Balticon 42]] || May 23–26, 2008 || Marriott's Hunt Valley|| [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Connie Willis]], [[John Jude Palencar]] & [[Urban Tapestry]]  
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[[Balticon 44]] ||May 28–31, 2010 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Tanya Huff]], [[Howard Tayler]], [[Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.]]  
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[[Balticon 43]] || May 22–25, 2009 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Charles Stross]], [[Kurt Miller]], [[Mary Crowell]], [[Scott Sigler]]  
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[[Balticon 45]] ||May 27–30, 2011 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Ben Bova]], [[Vincent di Fate]], [[Bill Sutton]] & [[Brenda Sutton]]  
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[[Balticon 44]] || May 28–31, 2010 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Howard Tayler]], [[Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.]]  
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[[Balticon 46]] ||May 25-28, 2012 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Jody Lynn Nye]], [[Jim Odbert]], [[Heather Dale]], [[Ben Deschamps]], William D. Phillips, [[Robert L. Asprin]], [[Richard L. Butler]]  
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[[Balticon 45]] || May 27–30, 2011 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Ben Bova]], [[Vincent di Fate]], [[Bill Sutton]] & [[Brenda Sutton]]  
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[[Balticon 47]] ||May 24-27, 2013 ||[[Marriott's Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Joe Haldeman]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Nnedi Okorafor]] & [[Ada Palmer]]  
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[[Balticon 46]] || May 25-28, 2012 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Jody Lynn Nye]], [[Jim Odbert]], [[Heather Dale]], [[Ben Deschamps]], William D. Phillips, [[Robert L. Asprin]], [[Richard L. Butler]]  
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[[Balticon 48]] ||May 23-26, 2014 ||[[Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Kenneth Ardens]], [[Halo Jankowski]], [[Myke Cole]], [[Robert Jordan]], [[Marty Gear]]  
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[[Balticon 47]] || May 24-27, 2013 || Marriott's Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Nnedi Okorafor]] & [[Ada Palmer]]  
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[[Balticon 49]] ||May 22-25, 2015 ||[[Hunt Valley]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Jo Walton]], [[Ruth Sanderson]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Charles E. Gannon]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[Joe Mayhew]]  
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[[Balticon 48]] || May 23-26, 2014 || Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Kenneth Ardens]], [[Halo Jankowski]], [[Myke Cole]], [[Robert Jordan]], [[Marty Gear]]  
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[[Balticon 50]] ||May 27-30, 2016 ||Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[John Picacio]], [[Bill Roper]], [[Gretchen Roper]], [[Alexandra Duncan]], [[Martin Deutsch]], [[Shirley Avery]]  
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[[Balticon 49]] || May 22-25, 2015 || Hunt Valley || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Jo Walton]], [[Ruth Sanderson]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Charles E. Gannon]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[Joe Mayhew]]  
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[[Balticon 51]] ||May 26-29, 2017 ||Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel ||[[Eric Flint]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Fran Wilde]], [[Amy McNally]]  
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[[Balticon 50]] || May 27-30, 2016 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore]] || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[John Picacio]], [[Bill Roper]], [[Gretchen Roper]], [[Alexandra Duncan]], [[Martin Deutsch]], [[Shirley Avery]]  
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[[Balticon 52]] ||May 25-28, 2018 ||Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel ||[[Catherine Asaro]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Tim Griffin]], [[Neil Clarke]], [[Erwin Strauss]]  
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[[Balticon 51]] || May 26-29, 2017 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Eric Flint]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Fran Wilde]], [[Amy McNally]]  
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[[Balticon 53]] ||May 24-27, 2019 ||Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel ||[[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Scott Lynch]], [[Charles Vess]], [[Nicky Drayden]]l, [[Gregory Benford]]
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[[Balticon 52]] || May 25-28, 2018 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Tim Griffin]], [[Neil Clarke]], [[Erwin Strauss]]  
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<s>[[Balticon 54]]</s> [[Balticon 54 Virtual]] || May 22-25, 2020 (virtual) || Balticon.org || [[Wen Spencer]], [[R. F. Kuang]], [[Lee Moyer]], [[Cheshire Moon]], Jay & Leigh Targaryen
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[[Balticon 53]] || May 24-27, 2019 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Scott Lynch]], [[Charles Vess]], [[Nicky Drayden]]l, [[Gregory Benford]]
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[[Balticon 55]] || May 28-31, 2021 (virtual) || [[Seanan McGuire]], Alyssa Winans, [[Margaret Davis]], [[Kristoph Klover]], [[Bruce Evry]], [[Cheryl Evry]]
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<s>[[Balticon 54]]</s> [[Balticon 54 Virtual]] || May 22-25, 2020 (virtual) || Balticon.org ||  || [[Wen Spencer]], [[R. F. Kuang]], [[Lee Moyer]], [[Cheshire Moon]], Jay & Leigh Targaryen
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[[Balticon 55]] || May 28-31, 2021 (virtual) ||  ||  || [[Seanan McGuire]], Alyssa Winans, [[Margaret Davis]], [[Kristoph Klover]], [[Bruce Evry]], [[Cheryl Evry]]
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[[Balticon 56]] || May 27-29, 2022 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Nancy Springer]], [[Jen Midkiff]], [[Steve Stiles]]
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[[Balticon 57]] || May 26-29, 2023 || Renaissance Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Jane Yolen]], [[Ariel Burgess]], [[Technical Difficulties 2.0]], [[Bryan Jordan]]
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[[Balticon 58]] || May 24–27, 2024 || Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]], [[Sheila Williams]], [[Rhiannon's Lark]] ([[Alyssa Yeager]])
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[[Balticon 59]] || May 23-26, 2025 ||  Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel || [[Baltimore, MD]] || Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Sebastien de Castell, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Marc Abrahams, Joanna Fang & Blake Collins, [[Stephanie Law]], Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra, [[Andre Norton]]
 
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 19 August 2024

(Did you mean Baltcon, a convention in the Baltic?)


A regional convention founded in 1967 and sponsored by BSFS since 1975, and held in the Baltimore area, usually in the mid-to-late spring. In the early days, it was called the Balticonference.

Convention Date Venue Location GoHs
Balticon 1 February 10-12, 1967 The Emerson Hotel Baltimore no GoH
Balticon 2 February 9-11, 1968 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore Samuel R. Delany
Balticon 3 February 14-15, 1969 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore L. Sprague de Camp
Balticon 4 February 13-15, 1970 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore Damon Knight & Kate Wilhelm
Balticon 5 February 12-14, 1971 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore, MD Harry Harrison
Balticon 6 February 18-20, 1972 Hopkins Hilton Hotel Baltimore, MD Gordon R. Dickson
Balticon 7 February 16-18, 1973 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore, MD Poul Anderson
Balticon 8 February 15-18, 1974 Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore, MD Frederik Pohl
Balticon 9 March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) Pikesville Hilton Hotel Pikesville, MD Hal Clement
Balticon 10 April 16–18, 1976 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Isaac Asimov, Suzle Tompkins, Jerry Kaufman
Balticon 11 April 8-10, 1977 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Philip José Farmer, Meade Frierson
Balticon 12 March 24–26, 1978 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Anne McCaffrey
Balticon 13 April 13–15, 1979 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Poul Anderson
Balticon 14 April 4–6, 1980 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Algis Budrys & Sean Spacher
Balticon 15 April 17-19, 1981 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD John Varley
Balticon 16 April 9–11, 1982 Hyatt Regency Hotel Baltimore, MD Samuel R. Delany, Michael Whelan, & D. Potter
Balticon 17 April 1–3, 1983 Hyatt Regency Hotel Baltimore, MD L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp, Anne Trembley, Jack Chalker & Eva Whitley
Balticon 18 April 20–22, 1984 Hyatt Regency Hotel Baltimore, MD Parke Godwin, Mark Owings, Robin Wood
Balticon 19 April 7–9, 1985 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD R. A. MacAvoy, Vicky Wyman, Theresa Renner
Balticon 20 March 28–30, 1986 Hyatt Regency Hotel Baltimore, MD Nancy Springer, Vicky Wyman, Leslie Fish, Pat Kelly
Balticon 21 April 17–19, 1987 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan, Tom Doherty & Eva Whitley
Balticon 22 April 1–3, 1988 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Spider Robinson & Tom Kidd
Balticon 23 March 24–26, 1989 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD C. J. Cherryh, Stephen Hickman & Steve Stiles
Balticon 24 April 13–15, 1990 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Robin McKinley, Charles Lang, & Wendy Snow Lang
Balticon 25 March 29–31, 1991 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Nancy Kress, Tom Canty, Kathy Mar
Balticon 26 April 17–19, 1992 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Donald Kingsbury, Christopher Rowley, David R. Palmer, Sheila Finch, Thomas T. Thomas, Christopher Hinz, Elizabeth Moon, Josepha Sherman and Michael F. Flynn
Balticon 27 April 9–11, 1993 Hunt Valley Inn Hunt Valley, MD Allen Steele, Don Maitz, and Leslie Fish
Balticon 28 April 1–3, 1994 Hyatt Regency Hotel Baltimore, MD Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Duane Elms & Sue Wheeler
Balticon 29 April 14–16, 1995 Lord Baltimore & Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD James P. Hogan, David Cherry, Tom Smith, Mike Walsh & Hal Clement
Balticon 30 April 5–7, 1996 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Robert Jordan, Lubov, Frank Hayes & Marty Gear
Balticon 31 March 28–30, 1997 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Glen Cook, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas, Mike Stein, Samanda b Jeude & Don Cook
Balticon 32 April 10–12, 1998 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Harry Turtledove, Jody Lee, Yoji Kondo, Ed Stauff & Mary Ellen Wessels
Balticon 33 April 2–4, 1999 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD David Weber, Jennifer Weyland & Echo's Children
Balticon 34 April 22–23, 2000 Omni Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Octavia Butler, Wendy Pini, Richard Pini and Steve Stiles
Balticon 35 May 25–28, 2001 Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Hal Clement, Halla Fleischer, Dave Kyle, Frank Hayes & Robert Sacks
Balticon 36 May 24–27, 2002 Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Mark Rogers, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Yoji Kondo, The Boogie Knights, & Carol Salemi
Balticon 37 May 23–26, 2003 Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Steve Miller, Sharon Lee, Omar Rayyan, Shelia Rayyan, Steve Macdonald
Balticon 38 May 28–31, 2004 Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave Seeley & Heather Alexander
Balticon 39 May 27–30, 2005 Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel Baltimore, MD Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Bob Eggleton & Jordin Kare
Balticon 40 May 26–29, 2006 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Lisa Snellings-Clark & Lorraine a' Malena
Balticon 41 May 25–28, 2007 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Joe Bergeron, Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff, Michael R. Mennenga & Evo Terra
Balticon 42 May 23–26, 2008 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Connie Willis, John Jude Palencar & Urban Tapestry
Balticon 43 May 22–25, 2009 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Charles Stross, Kurt Miller, Mary Crowell, Scott Sigler
Balticon 44 May 28–31, 2010 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Tanya Huff, Howard Tayler, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Balticon 45 May 27–30, 2011 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Ben Bova, Vincent di Fate, Bill Sutton & Brenda Sutton
Balticon 46 May 25-28, 2012 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Jody Lynn Nye, Jim Odbert, Heather Dale, Ben Deschamps, William D. Phillips, Robert L. Asprin, Richard L. Butler
Balticon 47 May 24-27, 2013 Marriott's Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Joe Haldeman, Rick Sternbach, Nnedi Okorafor & Ada Palmer
Balticon 48 May 23-26, 2014 Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Brandon Sanderson, Kenneth Ardens, Halo Jankowski, Myke Cole, Robert Jordan, Marty Gear
Balticon 49 May 22-25, 2015 Hunt Valley Hunt Valley, MD Jo Walton, Ruth Sanderson, Erica Neely, Charles E. Gannon, C. J. Henderson, Joe Mayhew
Balticon 50 May 27-30, 2016 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore George R. R. Martin, John Picacio, Bill Roper, Gretchen Roper, Alexandra Duncan, Martin Deutsch, Shirley Avery
Balticon 51 May 26-29, 2017 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Eric Flint, Donato Giancola, Geri Sullivan, Fran Wilde, Amy McNally
Balticon 52 May 25-28, 2018 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Catherine Asaro, Galen Dara, Tim Griffin, Neil Clarke, Erwin Strauss
Balticon 53 May 24-27, 2019 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Elizabeth Bear, Scott Lynch, Charles Vess, Nicky Draydenl, Gregory Benford
Balticon 54 Balticon 54 Virtual May 22-25, 2020 (virtual) Balticon.org Wen Spencer, R. F. Kuang, Lee Moyer, Cheshire Moon, Jay & Leigh Targaryen
Balticon 55 May 28-31, 2021 (virtual) Seanan McGuire, Alyssa Winans, Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover, Bruce Evry, Cheryl Evry
Balticon 56 May 27-29, 2022 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Nancy Springer, Jen Midkiff, Steve Stiles
Balticon 57 May 26-29, 2023 Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Jane Yolen, Ariel Burgess, Technical Difficulties 2.0, Bryan Jordan
Balticon 58 May 24–27, 2024 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Sheila Williams, Rhiannon's Lark (Alyssa Yeager)
Balticon 59 May 23-26, 2025 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Sebastien de Castell, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Marc Abrahams, Joanna Fang & Blake Collins, Stephanie Law, Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra, Andre Norton


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