I-CON

I-CON (short for "Island CONvention") is a yearly fan convention, held on the campus of the State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York. First held in 1982, I-CON has become a very eclectic convention. The programming there includes things normally found at different types of convention, like speeches by and talks with science fiction authors, extensive gaming, Anime fandom, furry fandom, multiple movie showings, and medieval programming, as well as live performances.

I-CON is jointly held by ICON Science Fiction, Inc., a tax-exempt educational foundation, and the I-CON Campus Chapter of Stony Brook.

History

In 2009, I-CON moved to a temporary location at the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College, due to construction at the Stony Brook site. The convention was held at Stony Brook again in 2010, although the future is still uncertain as the construction is far from completion. There is also uncertainty because there were some sentiments from university administration that the convention was intruding too much by effectively taking over campus for a whole weekend. Others argued that it was a good promotional event for the university. Either way, this was further complicated by the fact that Stony Brook president Shirley Strum Kenny retired during the course of 2008.

Ultimately, due to economic difficulties, planned campus construction projects which were going to obstruct I-CON were canceled, and I-CON returned to the Stony Brook campus in 2010.

Event history

References

External links

• Official website