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Octocon is the name given to the National Irish Science Fiction and fantasy Convention, held (almost) annually in October. It was not held in 2014 when Ireland hosted Eurocon. The last Irish Eurocon was Shamrokon, which was held in August in Dublin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.shamrokon.ie/ )〕 The next Octocon was held at the Camden Court Hotel in Dublin City Centre on the 10–11 October 2015. == History == 1989/1990: The convention was initiated by members of the Irish Science Fiction Association, and named by artist Peter McCanney, who created the convention's first logo. 1990: Terry Pratchett was the first Guest of Honour of the convention. 1995: Advertised Guest of Honour Mary Gentle had to cancel her appearance at the last minute, leading to the appointment of Kim Newman in her place. 1997: This was also the year's official Eurocon, and consequently the largest Octocon to date. 1998: The only one-day Octocon to date. 2003: The convention took a break for a year. 2004: For the first time, Octocon was held outside Ireland's capital of Dublin, in Maynooth, Co. Kildare. 2008: The convention returned to Dublin. 2009: The first Golden Blaster was awarded. 2014: There was no octocon this year. Instead a lot of the organizers helped run the official Eurocon, Shamrokon in August. 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「Octocon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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