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A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since 1983. | A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since 1983. | ||
| − | The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills. | + | The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[Cambridge University SF Society|CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills. |
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common. | Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common. | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
[[Picocon 1]] || 1983 || | [[Picocon 1]] || 1983 || | ||
[[Picocon 2]] || February 2, 1984 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Jonathan Cowie]] | [[Picocon 2]] || February 2, 1984 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Jonathan Cowie]] | ||
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[[Picocon 36]] || February 16, 2019 || [[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]] | [[Picocon 36]] || February 16, 2019 || [[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]] | ||
[[Picocon 37]] || February 22, 2020 || [[Juliet Kemp]], [[Roz Kaveney]], [[Tamsyn Muir]] | [[Picocon 37]] || February 22, 2020 || [[Juliet Kemp]], [[Roz Kaveney]], [[Tamsyn Muir]] | ||
| + | [[Picocon 38]] || February 20, 2021 (virtual) || Jeff Somers, Dan Moren, S. J. Kincaid, Brian David Johnson. Held online due to Covid-19. | ||
| + | [[Picocon 39]] || March 5, 2022 (virtual) || Bryony Pearce, Louise Mumford, A. J. Flowers, Brendan DuBois, Gareth L. Powell, Matthew Wraith. Held online due to Covid-19. | ||
| + | [[Picocon 40]] || March 11, 2023 || Alma Alexander, Gav Thorpe, Mark Lawrence, Jonathan Sims, Tim Klotz, Allan Henry | ||
| + | [[Picocon 41]] || March 23, 2024 || ?? | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
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| − | + | {{convention | start=1983 | locale=London, England }} | |
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:39, 1 February 2024
A convention in London, UK sponsored by the Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, and running since 1983.
The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between OUSFG and CUSFS, continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills.
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common.
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