| | DATE | CITY & NAME | HOTEL | GUESTS(S) OF HONOR | CHAIR/SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION |
|---|
| 1 | 9/05/48 | Los Angeles | Park View Manor | | E. Everett Evans, LASFS |
| 2 | 10/02/49 | Los Angeles | Knights of Pythias Hall | | Walter J. Daugherty, LASFS |
| 3 | 06/18/50 | Los Angeles | Knights of Pythias Hall | Dr. Robert S. Richardson | Freddie Hershey, Outlanders |
| 4 | 6/29-7/01/51 | San Francisco | California Hall (etc) | George Pal | Little Men, Steward Metchette, replaced by Tom Quinn |
| 5 | 6/28-6/29/52 | San Diego [SouthwesterCon] | U.S. Grant Hotel | Ray Bradbury, William Nolan | Roger Nelson |
| 6 | 5/30-5/31/53 | Los Angeles | Hotel Commodore | Gerald Heard | E. Everett Evans, LASFS |
| 7 | 9/03-9/04/54* | San Francisco [SF Con] | Sir Francis Drake Hotel | Jack Williamson | J. Ben Stark |
| 8 | 7/03-7/04/55 | Los Angeles | Hotel Commodore | Mel Hunter | Lew Kovner, Chesley Donovan Foundation |
| 9 | 6/30-7/01/56 | Oakland | Hotel Leamington | Richard Matheson | Marilyn Tulley |
| 10 | 7/04-7/07/57 | Hollywood | Hotel Knickerbocker | Mark Clifton | Lew Kovner, LASFS, CD Foundation |
| 11 | 9/01/58 (combined with the Worldcon) | Los Angeles [SolaCon] | Alexandria Hotel | Richard Matheson | Anna S. Moffatt Outlanders |
| 12 | 7/03-7/05/59 | Seattle | Moore House | Alan E. Nourse | F.M. Busby, Nameless Ones |
| 13 | 7/02-7/04/60 | Boise [BoyCon] | Owyhee Hotel | Rog Phillips | Guy and Diane Terwilliger |
| 14 | 7/01-7/02/61 | Oakland [Baycon] | Hotel Leamington | Fritz Leiber [Pro], Jack Speer [Fan] | Honey Woods, GGFS |
| 15 | 6/30-7/01/62 | Los Angeles | Hotel Alexandria | Jack Vance [Pro], Alva Rogers [Fan] | Albert J. Lewis, LASFS |
| 16 | 7/04-7/07/63 | Burlingame | Hyatt House Hotel | Kris Neville [Pro]; F.M. & Elinor Busby [Fan] | Al haLevy, Little Men |
| 17 | 9/04/64 (combined with the Worldcon) | Oakland [PacifiCon II] | Leamington Hotel | Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett [Pro]; Forrest J. Ackerman [Fan] | Al haLevy & J. Ben Stark |
| 18 | 7/03-7/05/65 | Long Beach | Edgewater Inn | Frank Herbert [Pro]; Anthony Boucher [Fan] | Steve Tolliver, John Trimble |
| 19 | 7/01-7/04/66 | San Diego | Stardust Motor Hotel & Country Club | Harlan Ellison [Pro]; John & Bjo Trimble [Fan?] | Dennis N. Smith |
| 20 | 7/01-7/04/67 | Los Angeles | Sheraton-West Hotel | Marion Z. Bradley [Pro]; Lon Atkins [Fan] | Ted Johnstone, with Brandon Lamont as acting chairman during con |
| 21 | 9/01/68 (combined with the Worldcon) | Berkeley [BAYCON] | Hotel Claremont | Philip Jose Farmer [Pro]; Walter J. Daugherty [Fan] | Bill Donaho, Alva Rogers, J. Ben Stark |
| 22 | 7/03-7/06/69 | Santa Monica [FUNCon II] | Miramar Hotel | Randall Garrett [Pro]; Roy Tackett [Fan] | Chuck Crayne, Bruce Pelz |
| 23 | 7/02-7/05/70 | Santa Barbara | Francisco Torres | Jack Williamson [Pro]; Rick Sneary [Fan] | John & Bjo Trimble |
| 24 | 7/01-7/05/71 | San Francisco [SFCon '71] | Hilton Inn | Avram Davidson [Pro]; Don Simpson [Fan] | Jerry Jacks |
| 25 | 6/30-7/04/72
(combined with Mythcon) | Long Beach | Edgewater Hyatt House | Lloyd Biggle Jr. [Pro]; Len Moffatt [Fan] | Dave Hulan |
| 26 | 6/30-7/04/73 | San Francisco [SFCon '73] | St. Francis Hotel | Larry Niven [Pro], George Barr [Fan]; James Nelson Coleman [Special] | Jerry Jacks |
| 27 | 7/03-7/07/74 | Santa Barbara | Francisco Torres | Philip K. Dick [Pro][5] Charles Burbee [Fan] | Fred Patten |
| 28 | 7/03-7/06/75 | Oakland [OakLaCon] | Leamington Hotel | David Gerrold [Pro]; Charlie & Dena Brown [Fan]; Ian & Betty Ballantine [Special] | Lois Newman, Craig Miller |
| 29 | 7/02-7/05/76 | Los Angeles | Hyatt House Hotel | Horace L. Gold [Pro]; Gregg Calkins [Fan] | Bruce Pelz |
| 30 | 7/01-7/04/77 | Vancouver, BC | Totem Park Residence | Damon Knight [Pro]; Frank Denton [Fan]; Kate Wilhelm [Special] | Fran Skene |
| 31 | 6/30-7/04/78 | Los Angeles [Westercone] | L.A. Marriott Hotel | Poul Anderson [Pro]; Don C. Tompson [Fan] | Ed Finkelstein, Mike Glyer |
| 32 | 7/04-7/08/79 | San Francisco | Sheraton Palace Hotel | Richard Lupoff [Pro]; Bruce Pelz [Fan]; Sherry Gottlieb [Special] | Jerry Jacks |
| 33 | 7/03-7/06/80 | Los Angeles | Hyatt House Hotel | Roger Zelazny [Pro]; Bob Vardeman [Fan] | Milt Stevens |
| 34 | 7/02-7/05/81 | Sacramento | Red Lion Inn | C.J. Cherryh [Pro]; Grant Canfield [Fan] | Michael Garrels |
| 35 | 7/02-7/05/82 | Phoenix | The Phoenix Hilton | Gordon R. Dickson [Pro]; Fran Skene [Fan]; Robert Asprin [Special] | Randy Rau, CASFS |
| 36 | 7/01-7/04/83 | San Jose [Westerchron] | Red Lion Inn | Phil Klass [Writer]; Alicia Austin [Artist]; Tom Whitmore [Fan] | Lee Forgue |
| 37 | 6/29-7/03/84 | Portland | Portland Marriott Hotel | Harlan Ellison [Pro]; F.M. & Elinor Busby [Fan]; Alex Schomberg [Artist] | Steve Berry, Pam Davis, Bryce Walden, OSFCI (Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.) |
| 38 | 7/03-7/07/85 | Sacramento | Red Lion Inn | James Hogan [Pro]; Paula Christ [Fan] | Michael Garrells |
| 39 | 7/03-7/06/86 | San Diego | Town & Country Hotel | David Brin [Pro]; Karen Schaubelt Turner [Fan], Greg Bear [Toastmaster] | Gail Hanrahan, Mitchell Walker, Curtis White |
| 40 | 7/02-7/05/87 | Oakland [Episode XXXX] | Oakland Hyatt Regency & Convention Center | Gregory Benford [Writer]; Aubrey MacDermott [Fan]; Lela Dowling/Ken Macklin [Artist]; Leslie Fish [Filk] | Lisa Deutsch Harrigan |
| 41 | 7/01-7/04/88 | Phoenix | Hyatt Regency Phoenix Sheraton Phoenix | Robert Silverberg [Pro]; Craig Miller [Fan]; Real Musgrave [Artist] | Terry Gish |
| 42 | 6/30-7/04/89 | Anaheim [Conosaurus] | Anaheim Marriott Hotel | John Varley [Pro]; Arthur Hlavaty [Fan] | Lex Nakashima (became sole chair during run up to con), Patrice Cook?, SCIFI |
| 43 | 7/05-7/08/90 | Portland | Jantzen Beach/Columbia River Red Lion Hotels | Ursula K. LeGuin, Vonda McIntyre, Kate Wilhelm [Pros]; Art Widner [Fan]; Steve Perry [Toastmaster] | Patty Wells, John Lorentz, OSFCI |
| 44 | 7/02-7/06/91 | Vancouver, BC | Gage Residence Hall, University of British Columbia | William Gibson [Pro]; C.J. Cherryh [Pro]; Jerry Kaufman [Fan]; Suzanne Tompkins [Fan]; Steve Jackson [Gaming]; Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden [Editor]; Warren Oddsson [Artist]; Verna Terrestriel [Lensman] | Terry Fowler |
| 45 | 7/02-7/05/92 | Phoenix [Westercolt] | Phoenix Omni Adams San Carlos Hotel; Phoenix Symphony Hall | Jennifer Roberson [Pro]; Pat Mueller [Fan]; Rick Sternbach [Artist] | Bruce Farr |
| 46 | 7/02-7/05/93 | Seattle | Bellevue Red Lion | Greg Bear [Author]; F.M. & Elinor Busby [Fan]; Wally Weber [Fan], Wally Gonser [Fan]; George Alec Effinger [Toastmaster] | Richard Wright |
| 47 | 7/01-7/04/94 | Los Angeles [Conozoic] | Los Angeles Hilton | George R.R. Martin [Pro]; William Rotsler [Fan]; Real Musgrave [Artist] | Noel Wolfman, SCIFI |
| 48 | 6/30-7/03/95 | Portland | Jantzen Beach/Columbia River Red Lion Hotels | Vernor Vinge [Pro]; Elayne Pelz [Fan]; John R. Foster [Artist]; Ray Villard [Science] | John Lorentz, OSFCI |
| 49 | 7/04-7/07/96 | El Paso | Camino Real Paso Del Norte & The El Paso Convention Center | James P. Blaylock [Author]; Howard Waldrop [Author]; Brad W. Foster [Artist]; Arnie & Joyce Katz [Fan]; Pat Cadigan [Toastmaster] | Richard Brandt, Fred Duarte, El Paso Science Fiction & Fantasy Alliance, FACT |
| 50 | 7/03-7/06/97 | Seattle | Seattle Sheraton | Dr. Martin M. Greenberg [Writer Past]; J. Michael Straczynski [Writer Present]; Amy Thomson [Writer Future]; Victoria Lisi [Artist]; Jack Cohen [Science]; Walter J. Daugherty [Fan]; Spider & Jeanne Robinson [Music] | Sally Woehrle, SWOC (Seattle Westercon Organizing Committee) |
| 51 | 7/02-7/05/98 | San Diego [Concept 1998] | Mission Valley Marriott | Katherine Kurtz, Scott MacMillian, Sue Dawe [Fantasy Artist]; David W. Clark [Fan] | Dianna Hildreth, CAASM |
| 52 | 7/02-7/05/99 | Spokane [Empirecon] | Doubletree Inn | C.J. Cherryh [Author]; Barbara Hambly [Author]; Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Author]; Alicia Austin [Artist]; Wendy Pini [Artist]; Ellen Datlow [Editor]; Larry Baker [Fan]; Betty Bigelow [Toastmaster] | Bob Ladd, Team Maroon |
| 53 | 7/01-7/4-00 | Honolulu [Conolulu] | Sheraton Waikiki | Dan Simmons [Author]; Ctein [Artist]; John Lorentz [Fan] | Kathryn Daugherty, SFSFC |
| 54 | 7/05-7/08/01 | Portland | Jantzen Beach & Columbia River Doubletree Hotels | Tim Powers [Author]; Mike Glyer [Fan]; Frank Lurz [Artist] | Dean Koenig, OSFCI |
| 55 | 7/04-7/07/02 | Los Angeles [Conagerie] | LA Airport Radisson Hotel | Harry Turtledove [Author]; Robert Lichtman [Fan]; Beth Meacham [Editor]; Ross Chamberlain [Artist] | Bruce Pelz, SCIFI |
| 56 | 7/03-7/06/03 | SeaTac | SeaTac Doubletree | Bruce Sterling [Author]; Lisa Snellings [Artist]; Connie Willis [Toastmaster]; Saul Jaffe [Fan]; Claire Eddy [Editor] | William Sadorus, SWOC |
| 57 | 7/02-7/05/04 | Litchfield Park AZ [ConKopelli] | Wigwam Resort | C.J. Cherryh [Author] did not attend; David Cherry [Artist]; Heather Alexander [Music]; John Hertz [Fan]; Diana Gabaldon [Local Author]; Virginia Hey [Media] | Craig Dyer, WesternSFA |
| 58 | 7/01-7/04/05 | Calgary Alberta [Due North] | Westin Calgary | S.M. Stirling [Author]; Dave Duncan [Canadian Author]; Mark Ferrari [Artist]; Tom Doherty [Publisher], David Hartwell [Editor], Dr. Phil Currie [Science], Cliff Samuels & Eileen Capes [Fan] | John Mansfield, Randy McCharles, CWSFA [Canada West Science Fiction Association] |
| 59 | 7/01-7/04/06 | San Diego [Conzilla] | Mission Valley Marriott | Walter Jon Williams; Bob Eggleton [Artist]; Bobbi Armbruster [Fan]; Kevin J. Anderson [Toastmaster] | James M. Briggs, SDSFC [San Diego Science Fiction Conventions] |
| 60 | originally 7/06-7/09/07, moved to 6/30-7/03/07 | originally San Jose Doubletree, moved to San Mateo [Gnomeward Bound] | San Mateo Marriott | Tad Williams [Writer]; Theresa Mather [Artist]; Christian McGuire [Fan]; Jay Lake [Toastmaster] | Michael Siladi, SPFII [Society for Promotion of Fannish Interests, Inc] |
| 61 | 7/03-7/06/08 | Las Vegas | JW Marriott Resort | Kage Baker [Writer]; Lubov [Artist]; Milt Stevens [Fan] | James Stanley Daugherty, Conventional Wisdom |
| 62 | 7/02-7/05/09 | Tempe AZ [FiestaCon] | Tempe Mission Palms | Todd Lockwood [Artist]; Alan Dean Foster [Writer]; Stanley Schmidt [Editor]; Jim & Doreen Webber [Fan]; Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden [Toastmasters] | Mike Willmoth, Leprecon Inc. |
| 63 | 07/01-07/04/10 | Pasadena CA [Confirmation] | Hilton Pasadena | Rudy Rucker [Pro]; John D. Berry [Fan]; Marc "Schirm" Schirmeister [Artist] | Christian B. McGuire, ISL [Institute for Specialized Literature] |
| 64 | 07/01-07/04/11
| San Jose, CA (ArmadilloCon)
| The Fairmont, San Jose
| Patricia A. McKillip [Pro Writer]; Phil & Kaja Foglio [Artists]; Mike Wilmoth [Fan] | Glenn Glazer, SFSFC [San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.]
|
65
| 07/05-07/2012
| Seattle, WA (Conclusion) | Doubletree Hotel, Seattle Airport
| Robin Hobb aka Megan Lindholm [Author]; Frank & Brianna Spacekat Wu [Artist]; Art Bozlee [Science]; Chaz Boston-Baden [Fan]
| Bobbie DuFault
|
| 66 | 07/04--07/2013
| Sacramento, CA
| Hilton Sacramento Arden West
| Nicola Griffith & Kelley Eskridge [Author]; Eric Shanower [Artist]; David Maxine [Small Press Special Guest]; Warren Frey, Steven Schapansky, Chris Burgess [Fan: "The Three Who Rule"] | Kevin Roche & Andrew Trembley
|
| 67 | 07/3--6/2014 | Salt Lake City, UT
| Marriott (Downtown at City Creek)
| Cory Doctorow [Author], Chris Garcia [Fanzine Editor], Mary Robinette Kowal [Author], Brandon Sanderson [Author], William Stout, [Artist], Howard Tayler [Cartoonist], Bradley "Dr. Zombie" Voytek [Neuroscientist ], Dan Wells [Author], Larry Correia [Special Guest Author] and David Farland [Special Guest Author] | David Doering
Advisor: Mike Wilmoth
Erin Ruston
|
| 68 | 07/2 -- 5/2015
held in conjunction with Conjecture 13 and ConChord 27
| San Diego, CA
| Town & Country Resort & Conference Center
| Spider Robinson (Author), John Picacio (Artist), Seanan McGuire (Fan), William F. Nolan (Special Guest)
Vixy & Tony (ConChord GoH), Morva Bowman & Alan Pollard (Interfilk Guests - ConChord) | Ron Oakes
|
69
| 07/1 -- 4/2016
| Portland, OR
| Doubletree Hotel
| Writer GoH John Scalzi, Artist GoH Theresa Mather, Science GoH Bobak Ferdowsi, Filk GoH Alexander James Adams, Special Guest Charles Stross, Fan GoH David D. Levine
| Lea Rush
|
70
| 07/1 -- 4/ 2017 held in conjunction wih LepreCon 43 | Tempe, AZ
| Tempe Mission Paslms
| Artist GoH Julie Dixon, Local Artist GoH Tom Deadstuff, Special Artist GoH Larry Elmore, Author GoH Connie Willis, Local Author GoH Ginnie Koch, Filk GoH Tim Griffin, Toastmaster Weston Ochse
| Dee Astell
|
71
| 07/04 -- 4 / 2018
| Denver, CO
| Hyatt Regency Tech Center
| Nancy Kress [Literary],
Rebecca Moesta [Edi- tor], Jeff Sturgeon [Artist]
Margaret Davis & Kristoph Klover [Music/ Filk]
| Nikki Ebright, Shiny Garden (corporate parent of Myths and Legends)
|
72
| 07/04-07/2019 (combined with 1632 Minicon)
| Layton, UT
| Davis Confer- ence Center and Hilton Garden Inn & Suites
| Jim Butcher [Author], Vin- cent Villafranca [Artist], Kitty Krell [Cosplay],
Kevin Standlee, Lisa Hayes, and Kuma Bear [Fan]
Tim “The GM Tim” Mottishaw [Gaming],
Eric Flint [Special] | Kate Hatcher, Utah Fandom Organ-ization
|
| 73 | 07/02-07/2020
| SeaTac, WA
| DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
| David Brin [Author],
Kevin Roche and Andy Trembley [Fan],
Ethan Siegel [Science]
| Sally Worhle, SWOC
|
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