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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