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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, [http://wiscon.net/2023/03/01/wiscon-break-2024/ 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. It is currently on hiatus; 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 [[Covid-19|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. | ||
| − | + | In 2024, an attempt to move the convention online for 2025 was announced with a decision depending on finding volunteers. | |
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]. | 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.}} |
| − | * {{link | website=https://sf3.org/history/a-history-of-wiscon/|text=History of WisCon up to 2008}} | + | * {{link | website=https://sf3.org/history/a-history-of-wiscon/|text=History of WisCon up to 2008.}} |
* [https://www.wiscon.info Website. ] | * [https://www.wiscon.info Website. ] | ||
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| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
[[WisCon 1]] || February 11–13, 1977 || [[Katherine MacLean]], [[Amanda Bankier]] | [[WisCon 1]] || February 11–13, 1977 || [[Katherine MacLean]], [[Amanda Bankier]] | ||
[[WisCon 2]] || February 17–19, 1978 || [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[Susan Wood]] | [[WisCon 2]] || February 17–19, 1978 || [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[Susan Wood]] | ||
[[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]] | ||
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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]] || <s>May 2021</s> May 2022 || | + | [[WisCon 45]] || <s>May 28–31, 2021</s><br>May 27–30, 2022 || <s>[[Zen Cho]], [[Yoon Ha Lee]],</s> [[Rebecca Roanhorse]] and [[Sheree Renée Thomas]]. Postponed due to [[Covid-19]] |
[[WisCon 46]] || May 26–29, 2023 || [[Martha Wells]], [[Rivers Solomon]] | [[WisCon 46]] || May 26–29, 2023 || [[Martha Wells]], [[Rivers Solomon]] | ||
| + | WisCon 47||<s>May 24–27, 2024</s>|| Postponed indefinitely. See above. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 4 October 2024
(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. It is currently on hiatus; 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.
In 2024, an attempt to move the convention online for 2025 was announced with a decision depending on finding volunteers.
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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