Odyssey Con

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Odyssey Con or OddCon is a general-interest Science Fiction Convention held every spring in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention features guests, panel discussions, demonstrations, film reviews, art work, and musical acts. Yearly attendance is around 350-450 members.

Odyssey Con's programming is primarily literary oriented with additional programming on film/video production and fan culture. Odyssey Con's annual logo features a cow in various science fiction or fantasy poses. The cow logo is in reference to the convention being in Wisconsin and pretty much sums up the convention's general lack of self-pretension.

Guests of Honor at Odyssey Con: 2001 Vernor Vinge (author), Jack L. Chalker (author); 2002 David B. Coe (author), Gary Gygax (game designer), Timothy Zahn (author) ; 2003 Catherine Asaro (author), John Kovalic (cartoonist/pubisher), Harry Turtledove (author - unable to attend); 2004 Joe Haldeman (author), [[Eric Larson]] (fan/media designer), David Weber (author); 2005 Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Tim Powers (author), Rubh Ruppel (film desinger); 2006 [[Gardner Dozois]] (editor/author), Jane Lindskold (author). Upcoming - 2007 Jack McDevitt (author), Joan D. Vinge (author), Christopher Jones (comic illustrator). 2008 George R. R. Martin (author).