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ICON is an annual science fiction convention held in the Cedar Rapids/ Iowa City area of Iowa since 1975, usually in late October or early November, under the auspices of the Mindbridge Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation also responsible for AnimeIowa and Gamicon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Projects – Mindbridge Foundation )〕 The organization was a branching off of the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students, which was founded by author Joe Haldeman.〔(Michael Swanwick Online: Profile of Gregory Frost )〕〔(Science Fiction League of Iowa Students homepage )〕 It is the oldest and largest science fiction convention in Iowa.〔"Science fiction fans plan convention: Novelists, fans to mingle in Coralville" ''Cedar Rapids Gazette October 6, 1996; p. 30〕〔"ICON, one of the nation's oldest, longest-running science fiction conferences is Friday to Sunday at the Clarion Hotel, 525 33rd Ave. S.W. in Cedar Rapids." ''Iowa City Press-Citizen'' October 7, 2004; p. D12〕 == History == 1 - 1975 October 31-November 2 -''SkinnyCon'' - Iowa City, Iowa * Roger Zelazny - author guest of honor * Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre - guest of honor 2 - 1976 November 5–7 -''Destructocon'' - Coralville, Iowa * Frank Herbert - author guest of honor * Mike Glicksohn - guest of honor 3 - 1977 October 28–30 -' - Coralville, Iowa * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor and ICON founder * Gay Haldeman - guest of honor 4 - 1979 November 9–11 -''DisasterCon'' - Coralville, Iowa * Gene Wolfe - author guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor * Moebius Theatre - guest of honor 5 - 1980 November 7–9 -' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Gordon R. Dickson - author guest of honor * Bob and Anne Passavoy - guest of honor 6 - 1981 October 30-November 1 -''first appearance of Trans Iowa Canal Company'' - Coralville, Iowa * Phyllis Eisenstein - author guest of honor * Dave Martin - guest of honor 7 - 1982 November 5–7 -' - Coralville, Iowa * Poul Anderson - author guest of honor * Gregory Frost - author guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor * Mark Moore - guest of honor 8 - 1983 October 21–23 -''L-Con'' - Coralville, Iowa * C. J. Cherryh - author guest of honor * Rob Chilson - author guest of honor 9 - 1984 October 26–28 -' - Coralville, Iowa * Dean Ing - author guest of honor * Robin Bailey - author guest of honor * Bob Tucker - guest of honor 10 - 1985 October 25–27 -''SFLIS Family Reunion'' - Coralville, Iowa * George R. R. Martin - author guest of honor * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor 11 - 1986 October 24–26 -''Habittrail Con'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Robert Asprin - author guest of honor * Phil Foglio - artist guest of honor 12 - 1987 October 16–18 -''Money-Grubbing Capitalist Con'' - Coralville, Iowa * Glen Cook - author guest of honor * Dick Spelman - guest of honor 13 - 1989 January 20–22 -''Beauty and the Beast Con-within-a-Con'' - Coralville, Iowa * Joel Rosenberg - author guest of honor * Algis Budrys - author guest of honor * Mickey Zucker Reichert - author guest of honor * Darlene Coltrain - guest of honor 14 - 1989 October 13–15 -' - Coralville, Iowa * Frederik Pohl - author guest of honor * P. D. Breeding-Black - artist guest of honor * Lucy Synk - artist guest of honor * Elizabeth Ann Hull - guest of honor 15 - 1990 September 28–30 -' - Coralville, Iowa * Philip José Farmer - author guest of honor * Erin McKee - artist guest of honor * Roy Dotrice - media guest of honor 16 - 1991 October 12–14 -''GinCon aka BlondeCon'' - Coralville, Iowa * Steven Brust - author guest of honor * Bob and Nonie Quinlan - fan guests of honor 17 - 1992 October 7–9 -''Escape the Mundane CruiseCon, StressCon'' - Coralville, Iowa * Mercedes Lackey - author guest of honor * Larry Dixon - artist guest of honor * Rex Bryant - fan guest of honor 18 - 1993 October 8–10 -''Pirats of Phenzance, BarneyCon'' - Coralville, Iowa * Suzette Haden Elgin - author guest of honor * Jody Lee - artist guest of honor * Nancy and Martin McClure - fan guest of honor 19 - 1994 October 14–16 -''One Last Teen Fling'' - Coralville, Iowa * Gregory Frost - author guest of honor * Robert Daniels Jr. - artist guest of honor * Joe Haldeman - guest of honor 20 - 1995 October 6–8 -''ICON Goes Platinum'' - Coralville, Iowa * Steven Barnes - author guest of honor * Phil Hester - author/artist guest of honor * Myrna Logan - fan guest of honor 21 - 1996 October 11–13 -''ICON Comes of Age'' - Coralville, Iowa * Emma Bull - author guest of honor * Will Shetterly - author guest of honor * Tadao Tomomatsu - fan guest of honor 22 - 1997 October 10–12 -''Catch 22'' - Coralville, Iowa * John M. Ford - author guest of honor * Kaja Foglio - artist guest of honor * William "Bear" Reed - fan guest of honor 23 - 1998 October 16–18 -''"Working Today For A Better Tomorrow, Fnord"'' - Coralville, Iowa * Charles de Lint - author guest of honor * Forrest Ackerman - author guest of honor * Ed Heil - artist guest of honor 24 - 1999 October 29–31 -''efiL fO gninaeM ehT, The Return of HabitrailCon, Seat of Our Pants Con'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Peter Beagle - author guest of honor * Bill Johnson - guest of honor * Charles Piehl - guest of honor * Tyler Walpole - artist guest of honor 25 - 2000 October 13–15 -''Prodigal Son'' - Coralville, Iowa * Harry Turtledove - author guest of honor * "Orange Mike" Lowrey - fan guest of honor 26 - 2001 October 12–14 -''Hey, nice hotel!'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - author guest of honor * Denise Garner - artist guest of honor * Dennis Lynch - fan guest of honor 27 - 2002 October 18–20 -''Carrot Juice'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Jennifer Roberson - author guest of honor * John Garner - artist guest of honor * Les & Jeannette Roth - fan guests of honor 28 - 2003 October 10–12 -''Cheesy Poofs'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * David Drake - author guest of honor * Lee Seed - artist guest of honor * Gregg Parmentier - fan guest of honor 29 - 2004 October 8–10 -' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor * Beth Hansen - artist guest of honor * Gay Haldeman - guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 30 - 2005 October 28–30 〔(date: October 28-30. Always Fri-Sat-Sun ) http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2005&country=1〕 -' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Sarah Zettel - author guest of honor * Jael - artist guest of honor * Arlene Martel - media guest of honor 31 - 2006 October 13–15 -''Gallium: The Other Soft Metal'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * C. S. Friedman - author guest of honor * Larry Price - artist guest of honor 32 - 2007 November 2–4 -''Rise of the Phoenix'' - Coralville, Iowa * Jack McDevitt - author guest of honor * Ralph J. Ryan - artist guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 33 - 2008 October 31-November 2 -''Horror/Halloween'' - Coralville, Iowa * Tanya Huff - author guest of honor * Alan M. Clark - artist guest of honor * Richard Klemensen - guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 34 - 2009 October 23–25 -''Adventures in the Secret Kingdom of Fandom'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Jim C. Hines - author guest of honor * Heather Bruton - artist guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 35 - 2010 November 5–7 -''A Steam-Powered Convention of the Future'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Cory Doctorow - author guest of honor * Daniel Dociu - artist guest of honor * Susan Leabhart - guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 36 - 2011 October 28–30 -''Genre Fusion: When Worlds Collide'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Jane Yolen - author guest of honor * Steve Thomas - artist guest of honor * Rusty Hevelin (in absentia), Denny Lynch - toastmaster 37 - 2012 November 2–4 -''The Convention at the End of the Universe'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Steven Erikson - author guest of honor * Mike Cole - artist guest of honor * Jim C. Hines - co-toastmaster * Dennis Lynch - co-toastmaster 38 - 2013 November 15–17 -''Recalling 1013 - The Year When Nothing Happened'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Nancy Kress - author guest of honor * Ellen Datlow - editor guest of honor * Jack Skillingstead - writer guest of honor * Joe Haldeman - author/artist guest of honor and ICON founder * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON guest of honor * Gregory Frost - author and Co-Founder of ICON * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster * Steven Keith Tait - fan guest of honor 39 - 2014 October 31 - November 2 -''League of Extraordinary Gentlefen'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Elizabeth Bear - author guest of honor * Scott Lynch - editor guest of honor * Lar deSouza - artist guest of honor * Megan Lara - artist guest of honor * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster 40 - 2015 October 16-18 -''Con of Futures Past'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * David Gerrold - author guest of honor * Sarah Clemens - artist guest of honor ( (Sarah Clemens web site ) ) * Ann Leckie - author guest of honor * Kalli McCandless - fan guest of honor * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster * Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON 41 - 2016 October 28-30 -''Back to the ICON'' - Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Seanan McGuire - author guest of honor * Arden Ellen Nixon - artist guest of honor * Inger Myers - fan guest of honor * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster 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「Icon (Iowa science fiction convention)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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