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List of Australian National Science Fiction Conventions

No Date Name Location Guests of Honour References
1 22 March 1952 First Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney (none)
2 1-3 May 1953 Second Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney (none)
3 17-18 April 1954 Third Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney (none)
4 18-20 March 1955 Fourth Australian Science Fiction Convention Sydney Arthur C. Clarke
5 8-9 December 1956 Olympicon Melbourne Frank Bryning
6 5-6 April 1958 6th Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne (none)
7 Easter 1966 7th Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne (none)
8 4-6 April 1969 Eighth Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne Lee Harding, John Foyster
9 Easter 1970 9th Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne (none)
10 1-2 January 1971 Tenth Australian Science Fiction Convention Melbourne Robin Johnson
11 11-13 August 1972 Syncon '72 Sydney Lesleigh Luttrell
12 17-19 August 1973 Advention 2 Adelaide John Foyster
13 16-18 August 1974 Ozcon Melbourne Merv Binns and (fan) John Bangsund
14 24-27 January 1975 Syncon '75 Sydney (none)
15 13-15 August 1976 Bofcon Melbourne (none)
16 29-31 July 1977 A-Con 7 Adelaide Bill Rotsler
17 24-27 March 1978 Unicon IV Melbourne Brian Aldiss, Roger Zelazny
18 10-13 August 1979 Syncon '79 Sydney Gordon R. Dickson, Ken Fletcher, Linda Lounsbury, Kouichi Yamamoto
19 15-18 August 1980 Swancon 5 Perth Anne McCaffrey, Shayne McCormack, Grant Stone
20 6-8 June 1981 Advention '81 Adelaide Frank Herbert, John Ossian (John Foyster), K. U. F. Widdershins (John Foyster)
21 9-12 April 1982 Tschaicon Melbourne Jack Vance, Leanne Frahm, Eric Lindsay
22 10-13 June 1983 Syncon '83 Sydney Harlan Ellison, Van Ikin
23 20-23 April 1984 Eurekacon Melbourne George Turner
24 5-8 April 1985 Advention '85 Adelaide Lee Harding
25 28-31 March 1986 Swancon XI Perth C. J. Cherryh, Jack Herman
26 24-27 April 1987 Capcon Canberra Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey, John Newman
27 10-13 June 1988 Conviction Sydney Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Carey Handfield
28 23-27 March 1989 Swancon 14 Perth John Varley, Bob Shaw, Paul J. Stevens
29 13-16 April 1990 Danse Macabre Melbourne George R. R. Martin, Eric Lindsay
30 29 March - 1 April 1991 Suncon Brisbane Patrick Tilley, Harlan Ellison, Leigh Edmonds
31 17-20 April 1992 Syncon '92 Sydney Michael Whelan, Nick Stathopoulos, Sean McMullen
32 8-12 April 1993 Swancon 18 Perth Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan and Craig Hilton
33 1-4 April 1994 Constantinople Melbourne William Gibson, Bruce Gillespie, Bean & Medge.
34 9-12 June 1995 Thylacon Hobart Kim Stanley Robinson, Peter Nicholls, Grant Stone
35 4-8 April 1996 Festival of the Imagination Perth Storm Constantine, Neil Gaiman
36 27-28 September 1997 Basicon 2 Melbourne (none)
37 5-8 June 1998 Thylacon 2 Hobart George R. R. Martin, Leanne Frahm
38 2-6 September 1999 SpawnCon Two (part of Aussiecon Three, the 57th Worldcon) Melbourne (none)
39 20-24 April 2000 Swancon 2000 Perth Connie Willis, Robin Hobb, Garth Nix, Ian Nichols, Mitch
40 13-15 April 2001 Swancon 2001, Masquerade Perth Robert Silverberg, Karen Haber, Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis Morley, Kate Orman, and Sue Ackermann
41 7-10 June 2002 Convergence 2002 Melbourne Joe & Gay Haldeman, Lucy Sussex, Sean Williams, and (fan) Race Mathews
42 17-21 April 2003 Swancon 2003 Perth Lynn Flewelling, Tony Shillitoe, Fiona McIntosh, and (fan) Justin Ackroyd
43 23-26 April 2004 Conflux Canberra Greg Benford, Sean McMullen, and (fan) Karen Herkes
44 10-13 June 2005 Thylacon 2005 Hobart Anne Bishop, Marianne de Pierres, and (fan) Merv Binns
45 14-17 April 2006 Conjure Brisbane Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, Sean Williams, Jonathan Strahan, and (fan) Erika Maria Lacey
46 8–11 June 2007 Convergence 2 Melbourne Isobelle Carmody, Fred Gallagher, Dave Freer, and (fan) Cath Ortlieb
47 20–24 March 2008 State of the Art: Swancon 2008 Perth Ken Macleod, Rob Shearman, Glenda Larke, and (fan) Zara Baxter
48 5–8 June 2009 Conjecture Adelaide Julie E. Czerneda, and (fans) Steve & Catherine Scholz
49 2–6 September 2010 Dudcon III (part of Aussiecon IV, the 68th Worldcon) Melbourne Peter Watts, Helen Merrick, and (fan) Jacob Blake
50 21–25 April 2011 Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty Perth Ellen Datlow, Justina Robson, Sean Williams, and (fan) Sarah Xu
51 8-11 June 2012 Continuum 8:Craftonomicon Melbourne Kelly Link, Alison Goodman, and (fan) Sue Ann Barber

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