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.
^Aiken, Wayne (October 1992). "Upcoming Conventions". Holy Temple of Mass Consumption. No. 11.
^ ab"Board of Directors Meeting - December 5, 2005". Oregon Science Fiction Conventions. 2005-12-05.
^Glyer, Mike (May 17, 2009). "Where Secret Masters Lurk". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^Glyer, Mike (December 7, 2009). "2010 Smofcon Will Be in San Jose". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^Glyer, Mike (December 20, 2011). "The City of Smofly Love". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^Glyer, Mike (March 28, 2013). "2013 Smofcon Website Up". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^Glyer, Mike (December 8, 2013). "2014 Smofcon Site Picked". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^Glyer, Mike (December 7, 2014). "2015 Smofcon Goes To Fort Worth". File 770. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
External linksedit
SMOFcon official website
The Conrunner's Wiki
OED Citations for SMOF
May 03, 2024
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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 SMOFconStatusActiveGenreScience fictionLocation s variesInaugurated1984Websitewww smofcon com 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 editName Year Dates City Country Web Site Facility Chair Sponsoring Org Size 0 0th 1973 74 New York United States Sheraton Stew Brownstein 0 1st 1984 Oct 12 14 Washington D C United States Ben Yalow Joe Siclari Theresa Renner 0 2nd 1985 Nov Oakland CA United States CANCELLED Tom Whitmore Debbie Notkin 3 others 0 3rd 1986 Dec 5 7 Lowell MA United States 1 Lowell Hilton Mark Olson MCFI 137 0 4th 1987 Nov 20 22 Columbus OH United States Quality Inn Columbus Airport Bob Hillis 0 5th 1988 Dec 9 11 Phoenix AZ United States Hyatt Regency Phoenix Bruce Farr CASFS 102 0 6th 1989 Dec 8 10 Toronto ON Canada Holiday Inn Airport Lloyd amp Yvonne Penney 0 7th 1990 Dec 7 9 Ft Lauderdale FL United States Airport Hilton Joe Siclari SFSFS 0 8th 1991 Dec 6 8 Portland OR United States Shilo Inn Airport John Lorentz OSFCI 128 0 9th 1992 Dec 11 13 1 New Orleans LA United States Doubletree Hotel Peggy Rae Pavlat 95 10th 1993 Apr 23 25 Jersey Channel Islands Hotel de France Tim Illingworth 11th 1993 Dec 3 5 Lexington KY United States Griffin Gate Marriott Resort Scott amp Jane Dennis 110 12th 1994 Dec 2 4 Burbank CA United States Burbank Hilton Chocolate Moose Vice Chairs Bruce Pelz amp Ben Yalow SCIFI 175 13th 1995 Dec 1 3 Austin TX United States Austin Red Lion Fred Duarte Jr FACT 121 14th 1996 Dec 6 8 Seattle WA United States Seattle Hilton Richard Wright NCL 15th 1997 Dec 5 7 Boston MA United States 2 Doubletree Suites Hotel Sharon Sbarsky MCFI 153 16th 1998 Dec 4 6 Colorado Springs CO United States 3 Radisson Inn Kent Bloom FFF 86 17th 1999 Dec 10 11 New Orleans LA United States 4 New Orleans DoubleTree Hotel Michael Siladi SFSFC 18th 2000 Dec 1 3 Cocoa Beach FL United States Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Joe Siclari SFSFS 19th 2001 Dec 7 9 York UK 5 Monkbar Hotel KIM Campbell 20th 2002 Dec 6 8 San Diego CA United States Hacienda Hotel Scott amp Jane Dennis 125 21st 2003 Dec 5 7 Rosemont IL United States 6 Embassy Suites O Hare Erik V Olson Midfan 123 22nd 2004 Dec 3 5 Washington DC United States 7 Wyndham Washington DC Peggy Rae Sapienza WSFA 123 23rd 2005 Dec 2 4 Portland OR United States 8 Red Lion Convention Center Hotel David Schaber OSFCI 2 155 2 24th 2006 Dec 1 3 Kansas City MO United States Hotel Phillips Margene Bahm MASFFC 25th 2007 Dec 7 9 Boston MA United States 9 Hilton Boston Logan Airport Geri Sullivan MCFI 214 26th 2008 Dec 4 7 Columbus OH United States Drury Inn amp Suites Kim Williams 130 27th 2009 Dec 4 6 Austin TX 3 United States 10 Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown Karen Meschke ALAMO 156 28th 2010 Dec 3 5 San Jose CA 4 United States 11 Larkspur Sainte Claire Glenn Glazer SFSFC 157 29th 2011 Dec 2 4 Amsterdam Netherlands 12 Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam Vincent Docherty 130 30th 2012 Nov 30 Dec 2 Philadelphia 5 United States 13 Hyatt Regency Penn s Landing Joni Brill Dashoff amp Laurie Mann 196 31st 2013 Dec 6 8 Toronto Ontario 6 Canada Fairmont Royal York Hotel Diane Lacey CanSmof 32nd 2014 Dec 5 7 Manhattan Beach CA 7 United States 14 Manhattan Beach Marriott Bobbi Armbruster amp Kim Marks Brown Scifi Inc 212 33rd 2015 Dec 4 6 Fort Worth TX 8 United States 15 Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa Tim Miller Dallas Future Society 34th 2016 Dec 2 4 Rosemont IL United States 16 17 Crowne Plaza Helen Montgomery 167 35th 2017 Dec 1 3 Boston MA United States 18 Back Bay Hilton Laurie Mann 219 36th 2018 Nov 30 Dec 2 Santa Rosa CA United States 19 Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa Bruce Farr 165 37th 2019 Dec 6 8 Albuquerque NM United States 20 Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Ron Oakes SMOFcon 37 amp 1 4 2020 Dec 5 Virtual 21 SMOFcon 38 amp 39 Committees SMOFcon Europe 39 2021 Dec 3 5 Lisbon Portugal 22 VIP Executive Art s Hotel James Bacon amp Vincent Docherty 55 144 SMOFcon 38 2022 Dec 2 4 Montreal Canada 23 Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel Jannie Shea SMOFcon 40 2023 Dec 1 3 Providence RI United States 24 Providence Marriott Downtown Lisa Hertel MCFIReferences edit Aiken Wayne October 1992 Upcoming Conventions Holy Temple of Mass Consumption No 11 a b Board of Directors Meeting December 5 2005 Oregon Science Fiction Conventions 2005 12 05 Glyer Mike May 17 2009 Where Secret Masters Lurk File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 Glyer Mike December 7 2009 2010 Smofcon Will Be in San Jose File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 Glyer Mike December 20 2011 The City of Smofly Love File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 Glyer Mike March 28 2013 2013 Smofcon Website Up File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 Glyer Mike December 8 2013 2014 Smofcon Site Picked File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 Glyer Mike December 7 2014 2015 Smofcon Goes To Fort Worth File 770 Retrieved December 11 2014 External links editSMOFcon official website The Conrunner s Wiki OED Citations for SMOF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SMOFcon amp oldid 1173482049, 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