New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention

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The New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention is a science fiction convention that is scheduled each year usually either at Easter or Queens Birthday weekend (end of May/early June).

Unlike many national conventions, each convention is run by a different committee unaffiliated with any national fannish body. Bids for running the New Zealand National Science Fiction Conventions are voted on by attendees at the National Convention two years in advance. These votes are organised by the current national convention committee in liaison with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand.

In the early years of the national convention, the four main centres (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin) all held the natcon, but in recent years, the convention has been dominated by the two larger North Island centres, Wellington and Auckland.

New Zealand's premier science fiction award, the Sir Julius Vogel Award is presented at the national convention each year.

[edit] List of New Zealand National Science Fiction Conventions

Year	Name	Location	Guests of honour
1979	Wellcon	Wellington
1980	Wellcon B	Wellington	Merv Binns
1981	Norcon	Auckland	A. Bertram Chandler
1982	Octacon	Dunedin	David Harvey, Frank Macskasy
1983	Windycon	Wellington	Harlan Ellison
1984	Norcon II	Auckland	Sandi Hall, David Harvey
1985	Orcon	Auckland
1986	Halleycon	Dunedin	Craig Harrison, Frank Macskasy
1987	Windycon 87	Wellington	Joe Haldeman
1988	Confusion	Christchurch	Bjo Trimble, Margaret Mahy, Lana Brown
1989	Satyricon	Dunedin	David Brin, Alex Heatley
1990	ConVerge 2	Wellington	Tracy Torme, Richard Arnold, James Benson
1991	ForryCon	Wellington	Forrest Ackerman, Tim Jones
1992	ShakyCon	Wellington	Joe Haldeman, Rex Thompson
1993	DefCon	Wellington	D. C. Fontana, Julian May, Larry Niven, Dennis Skotak, Gail Adams, Mark Harris
1994	SiliCon	Dunedin	Barbara Hambly, Tom Cardy
1995	Conquest	Auckland	Roger Zelazny, Vonda McIntyre, Richard Taylor, Jane Lindskold, Keith Smith
1996	Constellation	Christchurch	Robert Sheckley, Wes Takahashi, Wayne Stables, Margaret Mahy, Ged Maybury, James Dignan
1997	Conspiracy	Wellington	Danny John-Jules, Pat Cadigan, Chris Chitty, Dan McCarthy
1998	Construction	Wellington	Neil Gaiman, Michael Hurst, Norman Cates
1999	Conquest 2	Auckland	Richard Hatch, Alan Dean Foster, John Howe, Mike Hansen
2000	Con d'Or	Wellington	Tad Williams, Sean McMullen, Maree Sole
2001	Odyssey Con	Auckland	Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Lyn McConchie, Sean McMullen, Brian Howell
2002	Con with the Wind	Wellington	Joe and Gay Haldeman, Dan Hennah, Lucy Sussex, Yvonne Harrison, Alan Robson, Renaldo, Dale Elvy, Charles N. Brown, Stephen Dedman
2003	EmotiCon	Auckland	Lois McMaster Bujold, J. G. Hertzler, Mary Maclachlan
2004	ConTour	Rotorua	Gregory Benford, Ross Temple
2005	iCon	Wellington	Orson Scott Card, Bill Geradts
2006	Conclave	Auckland	Steve Jackson, Joan Vinge, Jim Frenkel, Kevin Maclean
2007	Conspiracy 2	Wellington	Eric Flint, Dylan Horrocks, Marianne de Pierres, Isobelle Carmody, Fred Gallagher, Barbara Clendon
2008	Conjunction	Wellington	Elizabeth Moon, Kate Orman, Jon Blum, Philippa Ballantine, Andrew Ivamy
2009	Conscription	Auckland	Julie E. Czerneda, Robbie Matthews
2010	Au Contraire	Wellington

[edit] Other New Zealand Science Fiction Conventions

Usually the National Convention is the only convention held in any given year, but there are exceptions.

Year	Name	Location	Guests of honour
1990	KiwiCon	Auckland	Harry Harrison
1991	AbbyCon	Auckland	Phillip Mann
1992	Discontinuity	Auckland	Terry Pratchett, Maureen Thomas, Nicholas Smeaton
1992	DayCon	Wellington