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Annual convention for convention organizers

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SMOFcon is an annual convention that focuses on the organisation of science fiction conventions. The first SMOFcon took place in 1984, and most have taken place in the United States.

SMOFcon typically attracts 100–150 attendees, and usually occurs in the first weekend of December, though other dates have been known. The content includes formal and informal sessions covering insights from events held in the previous year, information about the latest trends from the community and external experts, reviews of previous events and feedback to bidders for upcoming events, with a focus on learnings that can be widely shared.

A significant number of SMOFcon attendees are also Worldcon organisers and the programme usually includes sessions about the most recent Worldcon and on bids for future Worldcons.

The name of the convention is derived from the word SMOF (also spelled smof), which is an acronym which stands for "Secret Master(s) Of Fandom" and is a term used within the science fiction fan community. Its coining is generally attributed to science fiction author Jack L. Chalker.

List of SMOFcons

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NameYearDatesCityCountryWebSite/FacilityChair/Sponsoring OrgSize
00th1973/74New YorkUnited StatesSheratonStew Brownstein
01st1984Oct 12–14Washington, D.C.United StatesBen Yalow, Joe Siclari, Theresa Renner
02nd1985NovOakland, CAUnited StatesCANCELLEDTom Whitmore, Debbie Notkin + 3 others
03rd1986Dec 5–7Lowell, MAUnited Stateshttp://www.mcfi.org/smofcon3/Lowell HiltonMark Olson (MCFI)137
04th1987Nov 20–22Columbus, OHUnited StatesQuality Inn Columbus AirportBob Hillis
05th1988Dec 9–11Phoenix, AZUnited StatesHyatt Regency PhoenixBruce Farr (CASFS)102
06th1989Dec 8–10Toronto, ONCanadaHoliday Inn AirportLloyd & Yvonne Penney
07th1990Dec 7–9Ft. Lauderdale, FLUnited StatesAirport HiltonJoe Siclari (SFSFS)
08th1991Dec 6–8Portland, ORUnited StatesShilo Inn AirportJohn Lorentz (OSFCI)128
09th1992Dec 11–13New Orleans, LAUnited StatesDoubletree HotelPeggy Rae Pavlat95
10th1993Apr 23–25JerseyChannel IslandsHotel de FranceTim Illingworth
11th1993Dec 3–5Lexington, KYUnited StatesGriffin Gate Marriott ResortScott & Jane Dennis110
12th1994Dec 2–4Burbank, CAUnited StatesBurbank HiltonChocolate Moose; Vice Chairs: Bruce Pelz & Ben Yalow (SCIFI)175
13th1995Dec 1–3Austin, TXUnited StatesAustin Red LionFred Duarte Jr. (FACT)121
14th1996Dec 6–8Seattle, WAUnited StatesSeattle HiltonRichard Wright (NCL)
15th1997Dec 5–7Boston, MAUnited Stateshttp://www.mcfi.org/smofcon15/Doubletree Suites HotelSharon Sbarsky (MCFI)153
16th1998Dec 4–6Colorado Springs, COUnited Stateshttp://216.92.95.157/Smofcon/smofcon.htmlRadisson InnKent Bloom (FFF)86
17th1999Dec 10–11New Orleans, LAUnited Stateshttp://www.sfsfc.org/SMOFcon/index.htmNew Orleans DoubleTree HotelMichael Siladi (SFSFC)
18th2000Dec 1–3Cocoa Beach, FLUnited StatesHoliday Inn Cocoa BeachJoe Siclari (SFSFS)
19th2001Dec 7–9YorkUKhttp://www.smofcon.com/19/Monkbar HotelKIM Campbell
20th2002Dec 6–8San Diego, CAUnited StatesHacienda HotelScott & Jane Dennis125
21st2003Dec 5–7Rosemont, ILUnited Stateshttp://midfan.org/Smofcon.htmlEmbassy Suites O'HareErik V. Olson (Midfan)123
22nd2004Dec 3–5Washington, DCUnited Stateshttp://www.seahunt.org/smofcon22/Wyndham Washington, DCPeggy Rae Sapienza (WSFA)123
23rd2005Dec 2–4Portland, ORUnited Stateshttp://www.osfci.org/smofcon/Red Lion Convention Center Hotelpublisher=Oregon Science Fiction Conventionstitle=Board of Directors Meeting – December 5, 2005
24th2006Dec 1–3Kansas City, MOUnited StatesHotel PhillipsMargene Bahm (MASFFC)
25th2007Dec 7–9Boston, MAUnited Stateshttp://www.mcfi.org/smofcon25/Hilton Boston Logan AirportGeri Sullivan (MCFI)214
26th2008Dec 4–7Columbus, OHUnited StatesDrury Inn & SuitesKim Williams130
27th2009Dec 4–6Austin, TXUnited Stateshttp://alamo-sf.org/smofcon27Hilton Garden Inn Austin DowntownKaren Meschke (ALAMO)156
28th2010Dec 3–5San Jose, CAUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon28.org/Larkspur Sainte ClaireGlenn Glazer (SFSFC)157
29th2011Dec 2–4AmsterdamNetherlandshttp://www.smofcon29.org/Park Plaza Victoria AmsterdamVincent Docherty130
30th2012Nov 30 – Dec 2PhiladelphiaUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon.com/30/Hyatt Regency Penn's LandingJoni Brill Dashoff & Laurie Mann196
31st2013Dec 6–8Toronto, OntarioCanadaFairmont Royal York HotelDiane Lacey (CanSmof)
32nd2014Dec 5–7Manhattan Beach, CAUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon32.org/Manhattan Beach MarriottBobbi Armbruster & Kim Marks Brown (SCIFI)212
33rd2015Dec 4–6Fort Worth, TXUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon33.org/Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and SpaTim Miller (Dallas Future Society)
34th2016Dec 2–4Rosemont, ILUnited Stateshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/896346927081566/ http://www.dpsinfo.com/smofcon/34/index.htmlCrowne PlazaHelen Montgomery167
35th2017Dec 1–3Boston, MAUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon35.org/Back Bay HiltonLaurie Mann219
36th2018Nov 30 – Dec 2Santa Rosa, CAUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon36.com/Flamingo Conference Resort and SpaBruce Farr~165
37th2019Dec 6–8Albuquerque, NMUnited Stateshttp://www.smofcon37-abq.com/Hyatt Regency AlbuquerqueRon Oakes
SMOFcon 37&1/42020Dec 5Virtualhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200925091104/https://cansmof.ca/index.php/smofconSMOFcon 38 & 39 Committees
SMOFcon Europe / 392021Dec 3–5LisbonPortugalhttps://www.smofconeurope.com/VIP Executive Art's HotelJames Bacon & Vincent Docherty55/144
SMOFcon 382022Dec 2–4MontrealCanadahttps://smofcon38.ca/Le Centre Sheraton Montreal HotelJannie Shea
SMOFcon 402023Dec 1–3Providence, RIUnited Stateshttps://smofcon40.org/Providence Marriott DowntownLisa Hertel (MCFI)
SMOFcon 412024Dec 6–8Seattle, WAUnited Stateshttps://smofcon41.org/DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle AirportMarah Searle-Kovacevic
SMOFcon 422025Dec 5-7StockholmSwedenhttps://smofcon42.com/Carolina Gómez Lagerlöf~130
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References

References

  1. Aiken, Wayne. (October 1992). "Upcoming Conventions". Holy Temple of Mass Consumption.
  2. (2005-12-05). "Board of Directors Meeting – December 5, 2005". Oregon Science Fiction Conventions.
  3. Glyer, Mike. (May 17, 2009). "Where Secret Masters Lurk". [[File 770]].
  4. Glyer, Mike. (December 7, 2009). "2010 Smofcon Will Be in San Jose". [[File 770]].
  5. Glyer, Mike. (December 20, 2011). "The City of Smofly Love". [[File 770]].
  6. Glyer, Mike. (March 28, 2013). "2013 Smofcon Website Up". [[File 770]].
  7. Glyer, Mike. (December 8, 2013). "2014 Smofcon Site Picked". [[File 770]].
  8. Glyer, Mike. (December 7, 2014). "2015 Smofcon Goes To Fort Worth". [[File 770]].

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