NasaCon

NasaCon

NasaCon was the name of a series of annual, small conventions arranged 1980 through 1990 by the Nacka-Saltsjöbaden sf club Sigma Terra Corps (though the club was usually called just Sigma TC), founded and chaired by Wolf von Witting. The NasaCons were generally small and devoted more to fannish companionship than to organised programing, though program items did occur. Most were held over weekends. The last NasaCon, after a hiatus of ten years, was held in 2000 and was also that year's Swecon. See below for further notes on the two NasaCon 10.

The first NasaCon was held January 4-6, 1980, with around 25 attendees. GoH: Ralph Lundsten. Later follwed:

• NasaCon II jr, 1981, around 20 attending. GoH: Anders Palm.
• NasaCon 3, 1982, between 50 and 60 attending. GoH: Mika Tenhovaara.
• NasaCon 4, 1983, around 55 attending. GoH: Mats Dannewitz Linder.
• NasaCon 5, 1984, around 60 attending. GoH: Lars-Olov Strandberg.
• NasaCon 6, 1985, around 70 attending. GoH: Per Insulander and Ahrvid Engholm.
• NasaCon 7, 1986, close to 80 attending. GoH: Jörgen Peterzén.
• NasaCon 8, 1987, close to 90 attending. GoH: Hans Arnold.
• NasaCon 9, 1988, around 85 attending. GoH: Øyvind Myhre, Stefan Stenudd, Klaus Johansen.
• NasaCon 10, 1989, around 60 attending. GoH: Olle Sahlin, Sam J. Lundwall.
• NasaCon 10, 1989, around 30 attending. GoH: Horst Schröder, Sten Andersson, Tom Ölander, Carl Johan de Geer, John Alexander.
• NasaCon 11, 1990, close to 120 attending. GoH: Sam J. Lundwall, John Alexander, Anders Palm.
• NasaCon 2000, 2000, over 125 attending. GoH: Brian Stableford, John-Henri Holmberg.

The two competing NasaCon 10s held in 1989 were both held over the July 1-2 weekend, one arranged by the Sigma TC club as usual, the other arranged by Ahrvid Engholm. Engholm had been a member of the convention committee for several of the earlier NasaCons, but had due to his behavior and ongoing feuds in which he was involved been voted out of the committee after the 1988 NasaCon 9. His view, however, was that this was illegal, and he therefore chose to single-handedly (as the only properly remaining convention committee member) put on next year's NasaCon 10.