I-CON
I-CON | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Multi-genre |
Venue | Stony Brook University |
Location(s) | Stony Brook, New York |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 1982 |
Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
Website | |
www.iconsf.org |
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, comics fandom, furry fandom, multiple movie showings, and medieval programming, as well as live performances. There is also a science track discussing recent developments in various branches of science and exploring the real science behind science fiction technologies.
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
I-CON was preceded by SUNYcon (April 14, 1973), Mudcon (May 8, 1977), and Brookcon (October 28–30, 1977), held on the Stony Brook campus.
In 2009, I-CON moved to a temporary location at the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College, due to planned construction at the Stony Brook site. The convention returned to Stony Brook again for 2010, 2011 and 2012.
In the spring of 2012, I-CON was informed that the Stony Brook Sports Complex would be unavailable due to construction in 2013. ICON Science Fiction, Inc. scouted several possible locations on Long Island as an alternative venue, eventually entering into an agreement with Hofstra University. Due to many compounding issues including finances and delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the board made the decision to postpone I-CON 32 in 2013 with plans to raise funds via smaller events and return in 2014.[1]
Event history
References
- ↑ "I-CON". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 "Media Guests". iconsf.org. Archived from the original on 2000-05-26.
- ↑ "I-CON Media Guests archive". iconsf.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-05.
- ↑ "I-CON Media Guests archive". iconsf.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-05.
- ↑ "I-CON 22". iconsf.org. Archived from the original on 2003-02-12.
- ↑ "I-CON 23". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "I-CON 24". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "I-CON 25". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "I-CON 26". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "I-CON 27". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "I-CON". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ↑ "I-CON". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ↑ "I-CON". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ↑ "I-CON". iconsf.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.