Steamcon
| Steamcon | |
|---|---|
 Official Steamcon Logo | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Steampunk |
| Venue | Bellevue Hyatt Regency |
| Location(s) | Bellevue, Washington |
| Country | USA |
| Website | |
| http://www.steamcon.org/ | |
Steamcon is one of the largest steampunk conventions/symposia in the United States. Located in the Seattle area of Washington state, Steamcon held its first symposium in 2009.
Overview
Steamcon is one of the largest, longest running steampunk conventions in the world. Join us for steampunk literature, fashion, games, music, and mercantile. Tickets on sale now at http://www.steamcon.org/ Steamcon offers not only panels, music, and the like, but also offers the Airship Awards Banquet, Saturday and Sunday Tea Parties, and Saturday Night Concert. In keeping with the steampunk feel, the Steamcon Games Rooms feature numerous steampunk/Victorian themed games, plus demonstrations of Mahjong and Whist.
Steamcon grew out of the desire of its founders to host a steampunk event in greater Seattle. The idea[1] to start the event was hatched at the local science fiction convention Norwescon in 2008 when multiple people expressed an interest[2] to hold an event devoted exclusively to steampunk. Although the idea for a Seattle area Steampunk convention referred to as SteamCon was first used as the basis for a panel at Anglicon 6 in Seattle in May 1993.[3]
Current and upcoming symposium
2014
The 6th annual Steamcon will be held on October 3–5, 2014. The theme will be "Mechanical World". The venue will be the Bellevue Hyatt Regency.
Guests of Honor
- Guests of Honor TBA
Past Symposia
2009
The first[4][5] Steamcon was held October 23–25, 2009[6] at the Seattle Airport Marriott in Seatac, Washington. The convention in its first year had 1,350 people attend, making it one of the largest, if not the largest, steampunk devoted conventions in North America.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: Tim Powers
- Artist Guest of Honor: Paul Guinan
- Musical Guests of Honor: Abney Park
2010
The second annual Steamcon was held November 19–21, 2010. The host venues were the Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel and the Seattle Airport Marriott. The theme was "Weird Weird West." Approximately 1,950 guests were in attendance.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: James Blaylock
- Artist Guest of Honor: Jake Von Slatt
- Games Guest of Honor: Shane Hensley
2011
The third annual Steamcon was held October 14–16, 2011. The host venue was the Bellevue Hyatt Regency Bellevue. The theme was "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". About 2,250 guests were in attendance.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: K.W. Jeter
- Artist Guest of Honor: Gary Gianni
- Musical Guests of Honor: Vagabond Opera
2012
The fourth annual Steamcon was held October 26–28, 2012. The host venue was the Bellevue Hyatt Regency. The theme was "Victorian Monsters".
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: Kim Newman (unable to attend)
- Artist Guest of Honor: Joe Benitez
- Musical Guests of Honor: Rasputina
- Monster Hunters of Honor: The League of S.T.E.A.M.
2013
The fifth annual Steamcon was held from October 25–27, 2013. The theme was "Around the World". The venue was the Bellevue Hyatt Regency.
Guests of Honor
- Artist Guest of Honor: Brian Kesinger
- Writer Guest of Honor: S. M. Stirling
- Musical Guest of Honor: Professor Elemental
Notes
- ↑ http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=55345 "Interview with Steamcon Vice Chair Diana Vick (2009)" (Tor.com)
- ↑ http://www.seattle-geekly.com/?p=3859 "Audio Interview of Steamcon Vice Chair Diana Vick (2009)" (SeattleGeekly.com)
- ↑ Anglicon VI Program Book pp4 1993
- ↑ http://www.locusmag.com/2009/2009Conventions.html
- ↑ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1491011/WA/Seattle/Steamcon/Seattle-Airport-Marriott
- ↑ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2010108738_nwwdatebook22.html Seattle Times Newspaper Listing
References
- "Steam-Con Announcement(2009)" (Conventions Fans)
- "Gogglicious: A Steamcon Report(2009)" (Tor.com)
- "Seattle Steamcon Report(2009)" (The WriteRunner)
- "Steamcon Scholar Report(2009)" (Steamcon Scholar)
- "Steamcon Late Report(2009)" (The Compass Points to M)
- "Recap of a Brass Filled Weekend(2009)" (9 Degrees of Yarn & Me)
- "Seattle Steamcon(2009)" (Shoe Blog)
- "Steamcon Recap(2009)" (The Heliograph)
- "A Gaming Point of View" (Review of the Games Rooms at Steamcon II)
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