Prior to 1966, BSFS held an annual event for the election of BSFS Board of Directors. After several years, BSFS rented hotel space and invited an author to speak, as a guest of honor, at its election events. From this point forward, the event became an annual convention known as Balticon. Subsequently, BSFS election functions were moved to a different date.
 
Prior to 1966, BSFS held an annual event for the election of BSFS Board of Directors. After several years, BSFS rented hotel space and invited an author to speak, as a guest of honor, at its election events. From this point forward, the event became an annual convention known as Balticon. Subsequently, BSFS election functions were moved to a different date.
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Before 2001, Balticon was held on [[Easter]] weekend to take advantage of lower hotel costs and was three days long; however, in 2001 Balticon moved to [[Memorial Day]] Weekend and expanded to four days.
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Before 2001, Balticon was held on Easter weekend to take advantage of lower hotel costs and was three days long; however, in 2001 Balticon moved to Memorial Day Weekend and expanded to four days.
    
===Past conventions===
 
===Past conventions===
 
| abt. 1968
 
| abt. 1968
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Samuel R. Delany]]
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| Samuel R. Delany
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 3
 
| Balticon 3
 
| abt. 1969
 
| abt. 1969
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[L. Sprague deCamp]]
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| L. Sprague deCamp
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 4
 
| Balticon 4
 
| abt. 1970
 
| abt. 1970
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]]
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| Damon Knight & Kate Wilhelm
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 5
 
| Balticon 5
 
| abt. 1971
 
| abt. 1971
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]]
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| Harry Harrison  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 6
 
| Balticon 6
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1972
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1972
 
| Hopkins Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hopkins Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Gordon R. Dickson]]
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| Gordon R. Dickson
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 7
 
| Balticon 7
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1973
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1973
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Poul Anderson]]
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| Poul Anderson
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 8
 
| Balticon 8
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1974
 
| Washington's Birthday Weekend, 1974
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Frederik Pohl]]
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| Frederik Pohl
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 9
 
| Balticon 9
 
| Easter Weekend, 1975
 
| Easter Weekend, 1975
 
| Pikesville Hilton Hotel, Pikesville, MD
 
| Pikesville Hilton Hotel, Pikesville, MD
| [[Hal Clement]]
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| Hal Clement
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 10
 
| Balticon 10
 
| April 16–18, 1976
 
| April 16–18, 1976
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Isaac Asimov]]
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| Isaac Asimov
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 11
 
| Balticon 11
 
| 1977
 
| 1977
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Philip Jose Farmer]]
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| Philip Jose Farmer
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 12
 
| Balticon 12
 
| March 24–26, 1978
 
| March 24–26, 1978
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Anne McCaffrey]]
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| Anne McCaffrey
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 13
 
| Balticon 13
 
| April 13–15, 1979
 
| April 13–15, 1979
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Poul Anderson]]
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| Poul Anderson
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 14
 
| Balticon 14
 
| April 4–6, 1980
 
| April 4–6, 1980
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Algis Budrys]] & Sean Spacher
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| Algis Budrys & Sean Spacher
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 15
 
| Balticon 15
 
| Easter, 1981
 
| Easter, 1981
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[John Varley (author)|John Varley]]
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| John Varley  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 16
 
| Balticon 16
 
| April 9–11, 1982
 
| April 9–11, 1982
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Samuel R. Delany]]
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| Samuel R. Delany
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 17
 
| Balticon 17
 
| April 1–3, 1983
 
| April 1–3, 1983
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[L. Sprague deCamp]] & [[Catherine Crook de Camp]]
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| L. Sprague deCamp & Catherine Crook de Camp
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 18
 
| Balticon 18
 
| April 20–22, 1984
 
| April 20–22, 1984
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Parke Godwin]]
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| Parke Godwin
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 19
 
| Balticon 19
 
| Easter Weekend April 7–9, 1985
 
| Easter Weekend April 7–9, 1985
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[R. A. MacAvoy]]
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| R. A. MacAvoy
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 20
 
| Balticon 20
 
| March 28–30, 1986
 
| March 28–30, 1986
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Nancy Springer]]
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| Nancy Springer
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 21
 
| Balticon 21
 
| April 17–19, 1987
 
| April 17–19, 1987
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Roger Zelazny]]
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| Roger Zelazny
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 22
 
| Balticon 22
 
| April 1–3, 1988
 
| April 1–3, 1988
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Spider Robinson]]
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| Spider Robinson
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 23
 
| Balticon 23
 
| March 24–26, 1989
 
| March 24–26, 1989
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[C. J. Cherryh]]
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| C. J. Cherryh
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 24
 
| Balticon 24
 
| April 13–15, 1990
 
| April 13–15, 1990
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Robin McKinley]]
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| Robin McKinley
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 25
 
| Balticon 25
 
| March 29–31, 1991
 
| March 29–31, 1991
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Nancy Kress]]
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| Nancy Kress
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 26
 
| Balticon 26
 
| April 17–19, 1992
 
| April 17–19, 1992
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Donald Kingsbury]], [[Christopher Rowley]], [[David R. Palmer]], [[Sheila Finch]], [[Thomas Thurston Thomas|Thomas T. Thomas]] (Wren), [[Christopher Hinz]], [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Josepha Sherman]] and [[Michael F. Flynn]]
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| Donald Kingsbury, Christopher Rowley, David R. Palmer, Sheila Finch, Thomas Thurston (Wren), Christopher Hinz, Elizabeth Moon, Josepha Sherman and Michael F. Flynn
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 27
 
| Balticon 27
 
| April 9–11, 1993
 
| April 9–11, 1993
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
 
| Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
| [[Allen Steele]]
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| Allen Steele
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 28
 
| Balticon 28
 
| April 1–3, 1994
 
| April 1–3, 1994
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Mercedes Lackey]]
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| Mercedes Lackey
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 29
 
| Balticon 29
 
| April 14–16, 1995
 
| April 14–16, 1995
 
| Lord Baltimore & Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Lord Baltimore & Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[James P. Hogan (writer)|James P. Hogan]]
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| James P. Hogan  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 30
 
| Balticon 30
 
| April 5–7, 1996
 
| April 5–7, 1996
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Robert Jordan]]
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| Robert Jordan
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 31
 
| Balticon 31
 
| March 28–30, 1997
 
| March 28–30, 1997
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Glen Cook]]
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| Glen Cook
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 32
 
| Balticon 32
 
| April 10–12, 1998
 
| April 10–12, 1998
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Harry Turtledove]]
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| Harry Turtledove
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 33
 
| Balticon 33
 
| April 2–4, 1999
 
| April 2–4, 1999
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[David Weber]]
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| David Weber
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 34
 
| Balticon 34
 
| April 22–23, 2000
 
| April 22–23, 2000
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Octavia Butler]]
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| Octavia Butler
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 35
 
| Balticon 35
 
| May 25–28, 2001
 
| May 25–28, 2001
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Hal Clement]]
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| Hal Clement
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 36
 
| Balticon 36
 
| May 24–27, 2002
 
| May 24–27, 2002
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
| [[Mark E. Rogers|Mark Rogers]], [[Phil Foglio]] & [[Kaja Foglio]]
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| Mark E. Rogers, Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Balticon 37
 
| Balticon 37
 
| May 23–26, 2003
 
| May 23–26, 2003
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
 
| Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD