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(Did you mean [[Baltcon]], a roaming convention in the Baltic?)
 
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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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[[Balticon 1]] ||February 10-12, 1967 ||The Emerson Hotel, Baltimore ||no GoH  
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[[Balticon 1]] || February 10-12, 1967 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || no GoH  
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[[Balticon 2]] ||February 9-11, 1968 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Samuel R. Delany]]  
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[[Balticon 2]] || February 9-11, 1968 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Samuel R. Delany]]  
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[[Balticon 3]] ||February 7-8, 1969 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[Balticon 3]] || February 7-8, 1969 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[Balticon 4]] || February 13-15, 1970 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]]  
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[[Balticon 4]] || February 13-15, 1970 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]]  
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[[Balticon 5]] ||February 12-14, 1971 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Harry Harrison]]  
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[[Balticon 5]] || February 12-14, 1971 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Harry Harrison]]  
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[[Balticon 6]] ||February 18-20, 1972 ||Hopkins Hilton Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]]  
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[[Balticon 6]] || February 18-20, 1972 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Gordon R. Dickson]]  
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[[Balticon 7]] ||February 16-18, 1973 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 7]] || February 16-18, 1973 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 8]] ||February 15-18, 1974 ||Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore ||[[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Balticon 8]] || February 15-18, 1974 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Frederik Pohl]]  
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[[Balticon 9]] ||March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) ||Pikesville Hilton Hotel, [[Pikesville, MD]] ||[[Hal Clement]]  
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[[Balticon 9]] || March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) || [[Pikesville, MD]] || [[Hal Clement]]  
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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 10]] || April 16–18, 1976 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Suzle Tompkins]], [[Jerry Kaufman]]  
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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 11]] || April 8-10, 1977 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Meade Frierson]]  
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[[Balticon 12]] ||March 24–26, 1978 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Anne McCaffrey]]  
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[[Balticon 12]] || March 24–26, 1978 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Anne McCaffrey]]  
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[[Balticon 13]] ||April 13–15, 1979 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Poul Anderson]]  
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[[Balticon 13]] || April 13–15, 1979 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Poul Anderson]]  
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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 14]] || April 4–6, 1980 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Algis Budrys]] & [[Sean Spacher]]  
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[[Balticon 15]] ||April 17-19, 1981 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[John Varley]]  
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[[Balticon 15]] || April 17-19, 1981 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[John Varley]]  
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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 16]] || April 9–11, 1982 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Michael Whelan]], & [[D. Potter]]  
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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 17]] || April 1–3, 1983 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]], [[Anne Trembley]], [[Jack Chalker]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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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 18]] || April 20–22, 1984 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Parke Godwin]], [[Mark Owings]], [[Robin Wood]]  
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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 19]] || April 7–9, 1985 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[R. A. MacAvoy]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Theresa Renner]]  
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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 20]] || March 28–30, 1986 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Nancy Springer]], [[Vicky Wyman]], [[Leslie Fish]], [[Pat Kelly]]  
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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 21]] || April 17–19, 1987 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Tom Doherty]] & [[Eva Whitley]]  
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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 22]] || April 1–3, 1988 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Spider Robinson]] & [[Tom Kidd]]  
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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 23]] || March 24–26, 1989 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Stephen Hickman]] & [[Steve Stiles]]  
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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 24]] || April 13–15, 1990 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Robin McKinley]], [[Charles Lang]], & [[Wendy Snow Lang]]  
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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 25]] || March 29–31, 1991 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Nancy Kress]], [[Tom Canty]], [[Kathy Mar]]  
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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 26]] || April 17–19, 1992 || [[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 27]] ||April 9–11, 1993 ||[[Hunt Valley Inn]], Hunt Valley, MD ||[[Allen Steele]], [[Don Maitz]], and [[Leslie Fish]]  
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[[Balticon 27]] || April 9–11, 1993 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Allen Steele]], [[Don Maitz]], and [[Leslie Fish]]  
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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 28]] || April 1–3, 1994 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Larry Dixon]], [[Duane Elms]] & [[Sue Wheeler (Baltimore)|Sue Wheeler]]  
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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 29]] || April 14–16, 1995 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[James P. Hogan]], [[David Cherry]], [[Tom Smith]], [[Michael J. Walsh|Mike Walsh]] & [[Hal Clement]]  
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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 30]] || April 5–7, 1996 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Robert Jordan]], [[Lubov]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Marty Gear]]  
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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 31]] || March 28–30, 1997 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Glen Cook]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian Freas]], [[Mike Stein]], [[Samanda b Jeude]] & [[Don Cook]]  
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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 32]] || April 10–12, 1998 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Yoji Kondo]], [[Ed Stauff]] & [[Mary Ellen Wessels]]  
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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 33]] || April 2–4, 1999 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[David Weber]], [[Jennifer Weyland]] & [[Echo's Children]]  
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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 34]] || April 22–23, 2000 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Octavia Butler]], [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]] and [[Steve Stiles]]  
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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 35]] || May 25–28, 2001 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Hal Clement]], [[Halla Fleischer]], [[Dave Kyle]], [[Frank Hayes]] & [[Robert Sacks]]  
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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 36]] || May 24–27, 2002 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Mark Rogers]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Yoji Kondo]], The Boogie Knights, & [[Carol Salemi]]  
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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 37]] || May 23–26, 2003 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Steve Miller]], [[Sharon Lee]], [[Omar Rayyan]], [[Shelia Rayyan]], [[Steve Macdonald]]  
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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 38]] || May 28–31, 2004 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Dave Seeley]] & [[Heather Alexander]]  
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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 39]] || May 27–30, 2005 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Steven Barnes]], [[Tananarive Due]], [[Bob Eggleton]] & [[Jordin Kare]]  
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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 40]] || May 26–29, 2006 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Lisa Snellings-Clark]] & [[Lorraine a' Malena]]  
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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 41]] || May 25–28, 2007 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Larry Niven]], [[Jerry Pournelle]], [[Joe Bergeron]], [[jeff bonhoff|Jeff]] & [[Maya Bohnhoff]], [[Michael R. Mennenga]] & Evo Terra  
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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 42]] || May 23–26, 2008 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Connie Willis]], [[John Jude Palencar]] & [[Urban Tapestry]]  
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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 43]] || May 22–25, 2009 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Charles Stross]], [[Kurt Miller]], [[Mary Crowell]], [[Scott Sigler]]  
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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 44]] || May 28–31, 2010 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Howard Tayler]], [[Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.]]  
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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 45]] || May 27–30, 2011 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Ben Bova]], [[Vincent di Fate]], [[Bill Sutton]] & [[Brenda Sutton]]  
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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 46]] || May 25-28, 2012 || [[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 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 47]] || May 24-27, 2013 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Nnedi Okorafor]] & [[Ada Palmer]]  
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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 48]] || May 23-26, 2014 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[Kenneth Ardens]], [[Halo Jankowski]], [[Myke Cole]], [[Robert Jordan]], [[Marty Gear]]  
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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 49]] || May 22-25, 2015 || [[Hunt Valley, MD]] || [[Jo Walton]], [[Ruth Sanderson]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Charles E. Gannon]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[Joe Mayhew]]  
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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 50]] || May 27-30, 2016 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[John Picacio]], [[Bill Roper]], [[Gretchen Roper]], [[Alexandra Duncan]], [[Martin Deutsch]], [[Shirley Avery]]  
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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 51]] || May 26-29, 2017 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Eric Flint]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Geri Sullivan]], [[Fran Wilde]], [[Amy McNally]]  
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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 52]] || May 25-28, 2018 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Tim Griffin]], [[Neil Clarke]], [[Erwin Strauss]]  
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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 53]] || May 24-27, 2019 || [[Baltimore, MD]] || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Scott Lynch]], [[Charles Vess]], [[Nicky Drayden]]l, [[Gregory Benford]]
 
<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
 
<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 55]] || May 28-31, 2021 (virtual) || || [[Seanan McGuire]], Alyssa Winans, [[Margaret Davis]], [[Kristoph Klover]], [[Bruce Evry]], [[Cheryl Evry]]
 
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Revision as of 11:34, 17 October 2021

(Did you mean Baltcon, a roaming 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 Location GoHs
Balticon 1 February 10-12, 1967 Baltimore, MD no GoH
Balticon 2 February 9-11, 1968 Baltimore, MD Samuel R. Delany
Balticon 3 February 7-8, 1969 Baltimore, MD L. Sprague de Camp
Balticon 4 February 13-15, 1970 Baltimore, MD Damon Knight & Kate Wilhelm
Balticon 5 February 12-14, 1971 Baltimore, MD Harry Harrison
Balticon 6 February 18-20, 1972 Baltimore, MD Gordon R. Dickson
Balticon 7 February 16-18, 1973 Baltimore, MD Poul Anderson
Balticon 8 February 15-18, 1974 Baltimore, MD Frederik Pohl
Balticon 9 March 28-30, 1975 (Easter Weekend) Pikesville, MD Hal Clement
Balticon 10 April 16–18, 1976 Hunt Valley, MD Isaac Asimov, Suzle Tompkins, Jerry Kaufman
Balticon 11 April 8-10, 1977 Hunt Valley, MD Philip José Farmer, Meade Frierson
Balticon 12 March 24–26, 1978 Hunt Valley, MD Anne McCaffrey
Balticon 13 April 13–15, 1979 Hunt Valley, MD Poul Anderson
Balticon 14 April 4–6, 1980 Hunt Valley, MD Algis Budrys & Sean Spacher
Balticon 15 April 17-19, 1981 Hunt Valley, MD John Varley
Balticon 16 April 9–11, 1982 Baltimore, MD Samuel R. Delany, Michael Whelan, & D. Potter
Balticon 17 April 1–3, 1983 Baltimore, MD L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp, Anne Trembley, Jack Chalker & Eva Whitley
Balticon 18 April 20–22, 1984 Baltimore, MD Parke Godwin, Mark Owings, Robin Wood
Balticon 19 April 7–9, 1985 Hunt Valley, MD R. A. MacAvoy, Vicky Wyman, Theresa Renner
Balticon 20 March 28–30, 1986 Baltimore, MD Nancy Springer, Vicky Wyman, Leslie Fish, Pat Kelly
Balticon 21 April 17–19, 1987 Baltimore, MD Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan, Tom Doherty & Eva Whitley
Balticon 22 April 1–3, 1988 Hunt Valley, MD Spider Robinson & Tom Kidd
Balticon 23 March 24–26, 1989 Baltimore, MD C. J. Cherryh, Stephen Hickman & Steve Stiles
Balticon 24 April 13–15, 1990 Hunt Valley, MD Robin McKinley, Charles Lang, & Wendy Snow Lang
Balticon 25 March 29–31, 1991 Hunt Valley, MD Nancy Kress, Tom Canty, Kathy Mar
Balticon 26 April 17–19, 1992 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, MD Allen Steele, Don Maitz, and Leslie Fish
Balticon 28 April 1–3, 1994 Baltimore, MD Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Duane Elms & Sue Wheeler
Balticon 29 April 14–16, 1995 Baltimore, MD James P. Hogan, David Cherry, Tom Smith, Mike Walsh & Hal Clement
Balticon 30 April 5–7, 1996 Baltimore, MD Robert Jordan, Lubov, Frank Hayes & Marty Gear
Balticon 31 March 28–30, 1997 Baltimore, MD Glen Cook, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas, Mike Stein, Samanda b Jeude & Don Cook
Balticon 32 April 10–12, 1998 Baltimore, MD Harry Turtledove, Jody Lee, Yoji Kondo, Ed Stauff & Mary Ellen Wessels
Balticon 33 April 2–4, 1999 Baltimore, MD David Weber, Jennifer Weyland & Echo's Children
Balticon 34 April 22–23, 2000 Baltimore, MD Octavia Butler, Wendy Pini, Richard Pini and Steve Stiles
Balticon 35 May 25–28, 2001 Baltimore, MD Hal Clement, Halla Fleischer, Dave Kyle, Frank Hayes & Robert Sacks
Balticon 36 May 24–27, 2002 Baltimore, MD Mark Rogers, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Yoji Kondo, The Boogie Knights, & Carol Salemi
Balticon 37 May 23–26, 2003 Baltimore, MD Steve Miller, Sharon Lee, Omar Rayyan, Shelia Rayyan, Steve Macdonald
Balticon 38 May 28–31, 2004 Baltimore, MD Lois McMaster Bujold, Dave Seeley & Heather Alexander
Balticon 39 May 27–30, 2005 Baltimore, MD Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Bob Eggleton & Jordin Kare
Balticon 40 May 26–29, 2006 Hunt Valley, MD Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Lisa Snellings-Clark & Lorraine a' Malena
Balticon 41 May 25–28, 2007 Hunt Valley, MD Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Joe Bergeron, Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff, Michael R. Mennenga & Evo Terra
Balticon 42 May 23–26, 2008 Hunt Valley, MD Connie Willis, John Jude Palencar & Urban Tapestry
Balticon 43 May 22–25, 2009 Hunt Valley, MD Charles Stross, Kurt Miller, Mary Crowell, Scott Sigler
Balticon 44 May 28–31, 2010 Hunt Valley, MD Tanya Huff, Howard Tayler, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Balticon 45 May 27–30, 2011 Hunt Valley, MD Ben Bova, Vincent di Fate, Bill Sutton & Brenda Sutton
Balticon 46 May 25-28, 2012 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 Hunt Valley, MD Joe Haldeman, Rick Sternbach, Nnedi Okorafor & Ada Palmer
Balticon 48 May 23-26, 2014 Hunt Valley, MD Brandon Sanderson, Kenneth Ardens, Halo Jankowski, Myke Cole, Robert Jordan, Marty Gear
Balticon 49 May 22-25, 2015 Hunt Valley, MD Jo Walton, Ruth Sanderson, Erica Neely, Charles E. Gannon, C. J. Henderson, Joe Mayhew
Balticon 50 May 27-30, 2016 Baltimore, MD George R. R. Martin, John Picacio, Bill Roper, Gretchen Roper, Alexandra Duncan, Martin Deutsch, Shirley Avery
Balticon 51 May 26-29, 2017 Baltimore, MD Eric Flint, Donato Giancola, Geri Sullivan, Fran Wilde, Amy McNally
Balticon 52 May 25-28, 2018 Baltimore, MD Catherine Asaro, Galen Dara, Tim Griffin, Neil Clarke, Erwin Strauss
Balticon 53 May 24-27, 2019 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

Convention
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