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I-CON (short for "Island CONvention") was 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 became a very eclectic convention. The programming there included 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 was also a science track discussing recent developments in various branches of science and exploring the real science behind science fiction technologies. I-CON was 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, but has made no announcements about any future dates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 I-CON )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I-CON」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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