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Convention Dates Location GoHs
First Australian Science Fiction Convention March 22, 1952 Sydney (G.U.O.O.F. Hall) (none)
Second Australian Science Fiction Convention May 1-3, 1953 Sydney (G.U.O.O.F. Hall (Saturday) and Sydney Bridge Club (Sunday)) (none)
Third Australian Science Fiction Convention April 17-18, 1954 Sydney (Federation Hall) (none)
Fourth Australian Science Fiction Convention March 18-20, 1955 Sydney (Dunbar House, Watson's Bay) Arthur C. Clarke
Olympicon December 8-9, 1956 Melbourne (Richmond Town Hall) Frank Bryning
Sixth Australian Science Fiction Convention April 5-6, 1958 Melbourne (Richmond Town Hall) (none)
Seventh Australian Science Fiction Convention April 8-11, 1966 Melbourne (MSFC) (none)
Eighth Australian Science Fiction Convention April 4-6, 1969 Melbourne (MSFC and Capri Theatre, Murrumbeena) Lee Harding, John Foyster
Ninth Australian Science Fiction Convention March 27-30, 1970 Melbourne (Capri Theatre, Murrumbeena, and MSFC) (none)
Tenth Australian Science Fiction Convention January 1-2, 1971 Melbourne (University of Melbourne) Robin Johnson
Syncon 2 August 11-13, 1972 Sydney (Squire Motor Inn, Bondi Junction) Lesleigh Luttrell
Advention 2 August 17-19, 1973 Adelaide (Lincoln College, University of Adelaide) John Foyster
Ozcon August 16-18, 1974 Melbourne (Victoria Hotel) Merv Binns, John Bangsund
Syncon '75 January 24-27, 1975 Sydney (Macquarie University) (none)
Bofcon August 13-15, 1976 Melbourne (Noah's Palmlake Motor Inn) Peter Watts, Helen Merrick, Jacob Blake
A-Con 7 July 29-31, 1977 Adelaide (St. Vincent Hotel, Glenelg) Bill Rotsler
Unicon IV March 24-27, 1978 Melbourne (Melbourne Town House) Brian Aldiss, Roger Zelazny
Syncon '79 August 10-13, 1979 Sydney (New Crest Hotel, King's Cross) Gordon R. Dickson, Ken Fletcher, Linda Lounsbury, Kouichi Yamamoto
Swancon 5 August 15-18, 1980 Perth (Park Towers Hotel) Anne McCaffrey, Shayne McCormack, Grant Stone
Advention '81 June 6-8, 1981 Adelaide (Oberoi Hotel) Frank Herbert, John Ossian (John Foyster), K. U. F. Widdershins (John Foyster)
Tschaicon April 9-12, 1982 Melbourne (Melbourne Town House) Jack Vance, Leanne Frahm, Eric Lindsay
Syncon '83 June 10-13, 1983 Sydney (Shore Inn) Harlan Ellison, Van Ikin
Eureka!con April 20-23, 1984 Melbourne (Victoria Hotel) George Turner
Advention '85 April 5-8, 1985 Adelaide (The Townhouse Adelaide) Lee Harding
Swancon XI March 28-31, 1986 Perth (Miss Maud Hotel) C. J. Cherryh, Jack Herman
Capcon April 24-27, 1987 Canberra (Canberra Parkroyal Hotel) Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey, John Newman
Conviction (Syncon '88) June 10-13, 1988 Sydney (Shore Motor Inn, Artamon) Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Carey Handfield
Swancon 14 March 23-27, 1989 Perth (The King's Ambassador Hotel) John Varley, Paul J. Stevens
Danse Macabre April 13-16, 1990 Melbourne (The Diplomat Motor Inn) George R. R. Martin, Eric Lindsay
SunCon March 29-April 1, 1991 Brisbane (Brisbane Gateway Hotel) Patrick Tilley, Harlan Ellison (absent), Leigh Edmonds
Syncon '92 April 17-20, 1992 Sydney (Shore Motor Inn, Artamon) Michael Whelan, Nick Stathopoulos
Swancon 18 April 8-12, 1993 Perth (The Ascot Inn) Terry Pratchett, Craig Hilton
Constantinople April 1-4, 1994 Melbourne (Southern Cross Hotel) William Gibson, Kate Orman, Bruce Gillespie, Julie Edge & Martin Edge
Thylacon 1 June 9-12, 1995 Hobart (Hadley's Hotel) Kim Stanley Robinson, Peter Nicholls, Grant Stone.
Festival of the Imagination 1996 April 4-8, 1996 Perth (King's Perth Hotel) Storm Constantine, Neil Gaiman
Basicon 2 September 27-28, 1997 Melbourne (YWCA Cato Conference Centre) (none)
Thylacon 2 June 5-8, 1998 Hobart (Hadley's Hotel) George R. R. Martin, Leanne Frahm
SpawnCon Two September 2-6, 1999 Melbourne (Melbourne Convention Centre) (none)
Swancon 2000 (Swancon 25) April 20-24, 2000 Perth (Ascott Inn) Connie Willis, Robin Hobb, Garth Nix, Ian Nichols
Swancon 2001: Masquerade April 12-16, 2001 Perth (The Rydges Hotel Perth) Robert Silverberg, Karen Haber, Rosaleen Love, Marilyn Pride, Lewis Morley, Kate Orman, Sue Ackermann
Convergence 2002 June 7-10, 2002 Melbourne (Cato Conference Centre) Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Lucy Sussex, Sean Williams, Race Mathews
Swancon 2003 April 17-21, 2003 Perth (Kings Perth Hotel) Lynn Flewelling, Tony Shillitoe, Fiona McIntosh, Justin Ackroyd
Conflux 1 April 23-26, 2004 Canberra (Rydges Lakeside) Greg Benford, Sean McMullen, Karen Herkes
Thylacon 2005 (Thylacon IV) June 10-13, 2005 Hobart (Wrest Point Hotel) Anne Bishop, Marianne de Pierres, Merv Binns
Conjure April 14-17, 2006 Brisbane (Mercure Hotel Brisbane) Cory Doctorow, Bruce Sterling, Sean Williams, Jonathan Strahan, Erika Maria Lacey
Convergence 2 June 8-11, 2007 Melbourne (Cato Conference Centre) Isobelle Carmody, Fred Gallagher, Dave Freer, Cath Ortlieb
Swancon 2008: State of the Art March 20-24, 2008 Perth (All Seasons) Ken Macleod, Rob Shearman, Glenda Larke, Zara Baxter
Conjecture June 5-8, 2009 Adelaide (Holiday Inn Adelaide) Julie E. Czerneda, Steve Scholz, Catherine Scholz
Dudcon III September 2-6, 2010 Melbourne (Melbourne Convention & Entertainment Centre) Helen Merrick, Jacob Blake
Swancon Thirty Six | Natcon Fifty April 21-25, 2011 Perth (Hyatt Regency Perth) Ellen Datlow, Justina Robson, Sean Williams, Sarah Xu
Continuum 8: Craftonomicon June 8-11, 2012 Melbourne (Rydges on Swanston) Kelly Link, Alison Goodman, Sue Ann Barber
Conflux 9 April 25-28, 2013 Canberra (Rydges Capital Hill) Nalo Hopkinson, Marc Gascoigne, Karen Miller, Rose Mitchell, Kaaron Warren
Continuum X: Carnival of Lost Souls June 6-9, 2014 Melbourne (InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto) Jim C. Hines, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Sharon Mosely, Danny Oz
Swancon 40 April 2-6, 2015 Perth (Pan Pacific Perth) John Scalzi, Kylie Chan, Anthony Peacey
Contact2016 March 25-28, 2016 Brisbane (Hotel Jen Brisbane) Ben Aaronovitch, Jill Pantozzi, Keri Arthur, Kirilee Barker,Maria Lewis
Continuum 13: Triskaidekaphilia June 9-12, 2017 Melbourne (Jasper Hotel) Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant, Likhain
Swancon 2018 March 29-April 2, 2018 Perth (Pan Pacific) Kameron Hurley, Ryan Griffen, Emily Smith, Foz Meadows, Barb de la Hunty
Continuum 15: Other Worlds June 7-10, 2019 Melbourne (Jasper Hotel) Kate Elliott, Ken Liu
Swancon 2020
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