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| 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. | + | 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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| ===Past conventions=== | | ===Past conventions=== |
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| | abt. 1968 | | | abt. 1968 |
| | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Samuel R. Delany]] | + | | Samuel R. Delany |
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| | Balticon 3 | | | Balticon 3 |
| | abt. 1969 | | | abt. 1969 |
| | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[L. Sprague deCamp]] | + | | L. Sprague deCamp |
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| | Balticon 4 | | | Balticon 4 |
| | abt. 1970 | | | abt. 1970 |
| | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Damon Knight]] & [[Kate Wilhelm]] | + | | Damon Knight & Kate Wilhelm |
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| | Balticon 5 | | | Balticon 5 |
| | abt. 1971 | | | abt. 1971 |
| | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]] | + | | Harry Harrison |
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| | 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]] | + | | Gordon R. Dickson |
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| | 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]] | + | | Poul Anderson |
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| | 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]] | + | | Frederik Pohl |
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| | Balticon 9 | | | Balticon 9 |
| | Easter Weekend, 1975 | | | Easter Weekend, 1975 |
| | Pikesville Hilton Hotel, Pikesville, MD | | | Pikesville Hilton Hotel, Pikesville, MD |
− | | [[Hal Clement]] | + | | Hal Clement |
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| | 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]] | + | | Isaac Asimov |
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| | Balticon 11 | | | Balticon 11 |
| | 1977 | | | 1977 |
| | Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD | | | Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD |
− | | [[Philip Jose Farmer]] | + | | Philip Jose Farmer |
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| | 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]] | + | | Anne McCaffrey |
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| | 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]] | + | | Poul Anderson |
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| | 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 | + | | Algis Budrys & Sean Spacher |
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| | 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]] | + | | John Varley |
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| | 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]] | + | | Samuel R. Delany |
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| | 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]] | + | | L. Sprague deCamp & Catherine Crook de Camp |
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| | Balticon 18 | | | Balticon 18 |
| | April 20–22, 1984 | | | April 20–22, 1984 |
| | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Parke Godwin]] | + | | Parke Godwin |
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| | 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]] | + | | R. A. MacAvoy |
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| | Balticon 20 | | | Balticon 20 |
| | March 28–30, 1986 | | | March 28–30, 1986 |
| | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Nancy Springer]] | + | | Nancy Springer |
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| | 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]] | + | | Roger Zelazny |
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| | 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]] | + | | Spider Robinson |
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| | 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]] | + | | C. J. Cherryh |
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| | 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]] | + | | Robin McKinley |
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| | 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]] | + | | 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]] | + | | Donald Kingsbury, Christopher Rowley, David R. Palmer, Sheila Finch, Thomas Thurston (Wren), Christopher Hinz, Elizabeth Moon, Josepha Sherman and Michael F. Flynn |
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| | 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]] | + | | Allen Steele |
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| | Balticon 28 | | | Balticon 28 |
| | April 1–3, 1994 | | | April 1–3, 1994 |
| | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
− | | [[Mercedes Lackey]] | + | | Mercedes Lackey |
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| | 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]] | + | | James P. Hogan |
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| | 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]] | + | | 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]] | + | | Glen Cook |
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| | 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]] | + | | Harry Turtledove |
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| | 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]] | + | | David Weber |
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| | 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]] | + | | Octavia Butler |
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| | 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]] | + | | Hal Clement |
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| | 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]] | + | | Mark E. Rogers, Phil Foglio & Kaja Foglio |
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| | Balticon 37 | | | Balticon 37 |
| | May 23–26, 2003 | | | May 23–26, 2003 |
| | Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD | | | Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD |