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== Recent Minicons ==
This table lists historical details about Minicon particularly interesting for people trying to run Minicon.  For a historical table with a different bent, see [http://mnstf.org/minicon/].  Please don't add columns here that also appear there (except for year and Minicon number).
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Eventually I'd like to add additional columns (GOH, etc.) but this is a start.  


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! Minicon
! Minicon
! chair
! chair
! Guests of Honor
! programming head
! Honored Guests
|-
! venue
|2015
! members
|50
(approx)
|Joel Phillips, Matt Strait
|Deanna Sjolander
|-
|2014
|49
|Joel Phillips, Matt Strait
|Emily Stewart
|-
|2013
|48
|Joel Phillips, Matt Strait
|Kelly Strait
|-
|2012
|47
|Joel Phillips
|Emily Stewart
|-
|2011
|46
|Kevin Austin, Joel Phillips
|
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|45
|45
|Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin
|Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin
|Brandon Sanderson (author), Dan Dos Santos (artist)
|Sharon Kahn, Rachel Kronick & Emily Stewart
|
|Sheraton Bloomington
|447 total members, 434 warm bodies.
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
|44
|44
|Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait
|Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait
|Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martiniere (artist), Seth Shostak (scientist)
|Sharon Kahn & Committee
|Moshe Feder
|Sheraton Bloomington
|422 total members, 395 warm bodies.
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|43
|43
|Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait
|Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait
|Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan)
|Rachel Kronick
|
|Sheraton Bloomington
|432 total members, 385 warm bodies
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
|42
|42
|Mark Richards
|Mark Richards
|Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist)
|Rachel Kronick
|
|Sheraton Bloomington
|430
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|41
|41
|Greg Ketter
|Greg Ketter
|Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan)
|Rachel Kronick
|
|Sheraton Bloomington
|540
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|40
|40
|Greg Ketter
|Greg Ketter
|Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner & Larson (artists), James Young (fan)
|
|
|Sheraton Bloomington
| 630
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
|39
|39
|Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
|Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
|Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan)
|
|
|Millennium
| 458
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|38
|38
|Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
|Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
|Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician)
|
|
|Millennium
|550
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|37
|37
|Erik Baker
|Erik Baker
|Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist)
|
|
|Hilton Minneapolis
|640
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
|36
|36
|ddb?
|ddb?
|Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician)
|
|
|Hilton Mineapolis
|516
|-
|-
|2000
|2000
|35
|35
|Geri Sullivan
|Geri Sullivan
|Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan)
|
|
|Hilton Minneapolis
|850
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|34
|34
|HiRes Committee
|HiRes Committee
|Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark & Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller)
|
|
|Hilton Minneapolis
|1500
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1998
|33
|33
|Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer
|Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer
|Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster)
|
|
|Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)
| 3431
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
|32
|32
|
|
|Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick
|
|
|Radisson Hotel South, L’Hotel Sofitel, Holiday Inn Airport 2 (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
|31
|31
|
|
|Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari & Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio)
|
|
| Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)
| 3564
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| 30
| 30
|Don Bailey
|Don Bailey
|Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group)
|
|
| Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel, L’Hotel Sofitel (Bloomington)
| 3500
|-
|-
| 1994
| 1994
| 29
| 29
|
|
|Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist)
|
|
| Radisson Hotel South, Wyndham Garden Hotel (Bloomington)
| 3300
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| 28
| 28
|
|
|Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person)
|
|
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| 3100
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
| 27
| 27
| David Dyer-Bennet
|
|
|Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music)
|
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1991
| 26
| 26
|
|
|George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch)
|
|
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| 25
| 25
|
|
|Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price ("arthur"), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science)
|
|Dave Clement, P. C. Hodgell, Dr. Joseph Romm, Art Widner
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1989
| 1989
| 24
| 24
|
|
|Harry Harrison, George "Lan" Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear
|
|Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, P. C. Hodgell, Larry Niven, John Sladek
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1988
| 1988
| 23
| 23
|
|
|Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederick Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous)
|
|Jane Yolen, David Hartwell, Algis Budrys
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1987
| 1987
| 22
| 22
|
|
|David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster)
|
|Diane Duane, Jane Yolen, Ellen Kushner
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| 1950
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| 21
| 21
|
|
|Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster)
|
|Phyllis Eisenstein, Terri Windling, John M. Ford, P. C. Hodgell
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| 1600
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| 20
| 20
|
|
|James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters)
|
|
|Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington)
| 1525
|-
|-
| 1984
| 1984
| 18
| 18
|
|
|Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker ("smooth")
|
|
|Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 1450
|-
|-
| 1983
| 1983
| 19
| 19
|
|
|Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy)
|
|
| St. Paul Radisson
| ???
|-
|-
| 1982
| 1982
| 14
| 14
|
|
|John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician)
|
|
| St. Paul Radisson
| ???
|-
|-
| 1981
| 1981
| 17
| 17
|
|
|Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist)
|
|
| Minneapolis Radisson
| ???
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| 16
| 16
|
|
|C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster)
|
|
|Minneapolis Radisson
| ???
|-
|-
| 1979
| 1979
| 15
| 15
|Carol Anndy, Don Bailey, Bev Elmshauser, Scott Imes, Dave Wixon
|
|
|Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster)
|
|Minneapolis Radisson
| ???
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
| 13
| 13
|
|
|Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster)
|
|
|Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1977
| 1977
| 12
| 12
|
|
|Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster)
|
|
|Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)
| ???
|-
|-
| 1976
| 1976
| 11
| 11
|
|
|Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters)
|
|
|Leamington Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 500
|-
|-
| 1975
| 1975
| 10
| 10
|Don Blyly, Jim Young
|
|
|Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster)
|
| Holiday Inn (Minneapolis)
| 510
|-
|-
| 1974
| 1974
| 9
| 9
|Don Blyly, Jim Young
|
|
|Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey
|
| Minneapolis Public Library, Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 190
|-
|-
| 1974
| 1974
| 8
| 8
|Don Blyly, Jim Young
|
|
|Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan)
|
| Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 350
|-
|-
| 1973
| 1973
| 7
| 7
|
|
|Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan)
|
|
| Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)
| 220
|-
|-
| 1972
| 1972
| 6
| 6
|Louie Spooner
|
|
|Ruth Berman
|
| Hyatt Lodge (Minneapolis)
| 175
|-
|-
| 1971
| 1971
| 5
| 5
|Louis Fallert, Blue Petal
|
|
|Volsted Gridban (joke; not even mentioned in the program book)
|
| Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 100
|-
|-
| 1971
| 1971
| 4
| 4
|Jim Young
|
|
|Lin Carter
|
| Curtis Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 150
|-
|-
| 1970
| 1970
| 3
| 3
|Jim Young
|
|
|Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak
|
| Dyckman Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 130
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| 2
| 2
|Jim Young
|
|
|Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak
|
| Andrews Hotel (Minneapolis)
| 102 (40 pre-reged)
|-
|-
| 1968
| 1968
| 1
| 1
|
|
|Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak
|
|
| Coffman Union (Men's Lounge) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
| 60
|}
|}
== More history pages ==
*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/ Minicons 1-30, detailed summary]
*[http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/history/minicon_history.html Minicons 1-39, Fred's table]

Latest revision as of 12:10, 12 October 2015

This table lists historical details about Minicon particularly interesting for people trying to run Minicon. For a historical table with a different bent, see [1]. Please don't add columns here that also appear there (except for year and Minicon number).

year Minicon chair programming head
2015 50 Joel Phillips, Matt Strait Deanna Sjolander
2014 49 Joel Phillips, Matt Strait Emily Stewart
2013 48 Joel Phillips, Matt Strait Kelly Strait
2012 47 Joel Phillips Emily Stewart
2011 46 Kevin Austin, Joel Phillips
2010 45 Keith Malgren, Joel Phillips, Kevin G. Austin Sharon Kahn, Rachel Kronick & Emily Stewart
2009 44 Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait Sharon Kahn & Committee
2008 43 Keith Malgren, Matthew Strait Rachel Kronick
2007 42 Mark Richards Rachel Kronick
2006 41 Greg Ketter Rachel Kronick
2005 40 Greg Ketter
2004 39 Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
2003 38 Larry Sanderson, Laura Jean
2002 37 Erik Baker
2001 36 ddb?
2000 35 Geri Sullivan
1999 34 HiRes Committee
1998 33 Erik Baker, Victor Raymond, Martin Schafer
1997 32
1996 31
1995 30 Don Bailey
1994 29
1993 28
1992 27 David Dyer-Bennet
1991 26
1990 25
1989 24
1988 23
1987 22
1986 21
1985 20
1984 18
1983 19
1982 14
1981 17
1980 16
1979 15 Carol Anndy, Don Bailey, Bev Elmshauser, Scott Imes, Dave Wixon
1978 13
1977 12
1976 11
1975 10 Don Blyly, Jim Young
1974 9 Don Blyly, Jim Young
1974 8 Don Blyly, Jim Young
1973 7
1972 6 Louie Spooner
1971 5 Louis Fallert, Blue Petal
1971 4 Jim Young
1970 3 Jim Young
1969 2 Jim Young
1968 1
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