Icon (Iowa science fiction convention)

ICON is an annual science fiction convention held in the Cedar Rapids/ Iowa City area of Iowa since 1975, usually in late October or early November, under the auspices of the Mindbridge Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation also responsible for AnimeIowa and Gamicon. The organization was a branching off of the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students, which was founded by author Joe Haldeman. It is the oldest and largest science fiction convention in Iowa.

History
1 - 1975 October 31-November 2 -SkinnyCon - Iowa City, Iowa
 * Roger Zelazny - author guest of honor
 * Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre - guest of honor

2 - 1976 November 5–7 -Destructocon - Coralville, Iowa
 * Frank Herbert - author guest of honor
 * Mike Glicksohn - guest of honor

3 - 1977 October 28–30 - - Coralville, Iowa
 * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor and ICON founder
 * Gay Haldeman - guest of honor

4 - 1979 November 9–11 -DisasterCon - Coralville, Iowa
 * Gene Wolfe - author guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor
 * Moebius Theatre - guest of honor

5 - 1980 November 7–9 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Gordon R. Dickson - author guest of honor
 * Bob and Anne Passavoy - guest of honor

6 - 1981 October 30-November 1 -first appearance of Trans Iowa Canal Company - Coralville, Iowa
 * Phyllis Eisenstein - author guest of honor
 * Dave Martin - guest of honor

7 - 1982 November 5–7 - - Coralville, Iowa
 * Poul Anderson - author guest of honor
 * Gregory Frost - author guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor
 * Mark Moore - guest of honor

8 - 1983 October 21–23 -L-Con - Coralville, Iowa
 * C. J. Cherryh - author guest of honor
 * Rob Chilson - author guest of honor

9 - 1984 October 26–28 - - Coralville, Iowa
 * Dean Ing - author guest of honor
 * Robin Bailey - author guest of honor
 * Bob Tucker - guest of honor

10 - 1985 October 25–27 -SFLIS Family Reunion - Coralville, Iowa
 * George R. R. Martin - author guest of honor
 * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor

11 - 1986 October 24–26 -Habittrail Con - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Robert Asprin - author guest of honor
 * Phil Foglio - artist guest of honor

12 - 1987 October 16–18 -Money-Grubbing Capitalist Con - Coralville, Iowa
 * Glen Cook - author guest of honor
 * Dick Spelman - guest of honor

13 - 1989 January 20–22 -Beauty and the Beast Con-within-a-Con - Coralville, Iowa
 * Joel Rosenberg - author guest of honor
 * Algis Budrys - author guest of honor
 * Mickey Zucker Reichert - author guest of honor
 * Darlene Coltrain - guest of honor
 * Roy Dotrice - media guest of honor

14 - 1989 October 13–15 - - Coralville, Iowa
 * Frederik Pohl - author guest of honor
 * P. D. Breeding-Black - artist guest of honor
 * Lucy Synk - artist guest of honor
 * Elizabeth Anne Hull - guest of honor

15 - 1990 September 28–30 - - Coralville, Iowa
 * Philip José Farmer - author guest of honor
 * Erin McKee - artist guest of honor

16 - 1991 October 12–14 -GinCon aka BlondeCon - Coralville, Iowa
 * Steven Brust - author guest of honor
 * Bob and Nonie Quinlan - fan guests of honor

17 - 1992 October 7–9 -Escape the Mundane CruiseCon, StressCon - Coralville, Iowa
 * Mercedes Lackey - author guest of honor
 * Larry Dixon - artist guest of honor
 * Rex Bryant - fan guest of honor

18 - 1993 October 8–10 -Pirats of Phenzance, BarneyCon - Coralville, Iowa
 * Suzette Haden Elgin - author guest of honor
 * Jody Lee - artist guest of honor
 * Nancy and Martin McClure - fan guest of honor

19 - 1994 October 14–16 -One Last Teen Fling - Coralville, Iowa
 * Gregory Frost - author guest of honor
 * Robert Daniels Jr. - artist guest of honor
 * Joe Haldeman - guest of honor

20 - 1995 October 6–8 -ICON Goes Platinum - Coralville, Iowa
 * Steven Barnes - author guest of honor
 * Phil Hester - author/artist guest of honor
 * Myrna Logan - fan guest of honor

21 - 1996 October 11–13 -ICON Comes of Age - Coralville, Iowa
 * Emma Bull - author guest of honor
 * Will Shetterly - author guest of honor
 * Tadao Tomomatsu - fan guest of honor

22 - 1997 October 10–12 -Catch 22 - Coralville, Iowa
 * John M. Ford - author guest of honor
 * Kaja Foglio - artist guest of honor
 * William "Bear" Reed - fan guest of honor

23 - 1998 October 16–18 -"Working Today For A Better Tomorrow, Fnord" - Coralville, Iowa
 * Charles de Lint - author guest of honor
 * Forrest Ackerman - author guest of honor
 * Ed Heil - artist guest of honor

24 - 1999 October 29–31 -efiL fO gninaeM ehT, The Return of HabitrailCon, Seat of Our Pants Con - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Peter Beagle - author guest of honor
 * Bill Johnson - guest of honor
 * Charles Piehl - guest of honor
 * Tyler Walpole - artist guest of honor

25 - 2000 October 13–15 -Prodigal Son - Coralville, Iowa
 * Harry Turtledove - author guest of honor
 * "Orange Mike" Lowrey - fan guest of honor

26 - 2001 October 12–14 -Hey, nice hotel! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - author guest of honor
 * Denise Garner - artist guest of honor
 * Dennis Lynch - fan guest of honor

27 - 2002 October 18–20 -Carrot Juice - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Jennifer Roberson - author guest of honor
 * John Garner - artist guest of honor
 * Les & Jeannette Roth - fan guests of honor

28 - 2003 October 10–12 -Cheesy Poofs - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * David Drake - author guest of honor
 * Lee Seed - artist guest of honor
 * Gregg Parmentier - fan guest of honor

29 - 2004 October 8–10 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor
 * Beth Hansen - artist guest of honor
 * Gay Haldeman - guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster

30 - 2005 October 28–30 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Sarah Zettel - author guest of honor
 * Jael - artist guest of honor
 * Arlene Martel - media guest of honor

31 - 2006 October 13–15 -Gallium: The Other Soft Metal - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * C. S. Friedman - author guest of honor
 * Larry Price - artist guest of honor

32 - 2007 November 2–4 -Rise of the Phoenix - Coralville, Iowa
 * Jack McDevitt - author guest of honor
 * Ralph J. Ryan - artist guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster

33 - 2008 October 31-November 2 -Horror/Halloween - Coralville, Iowa
 * Tanya Huff - author guest of honor
 * Alan M. Clark - artist guest of honor
 * Richard Klemensen - guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster

34 - 2009 October 23–25 -Adventures in the Secret Kingdom of Fandom - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Jim C. Hines - author guest of honor
 * Heather Bruton - artist guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster

35 - 2010 November 5–7 -A Steam-Powered Convention of the Future - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Cory Doctorow - author guest of honor
 * Daniel Dociu - artist guest of honor
 * Susan Leabhart - guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster

36 - 2011 October 28–30 -Genre Fusion: When Worlds Collide - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Jane Yolen - author guest of honor
 * Steve Thomas - artist guest of honor
 * Rusty Hevelin (in absentia), Denny Lynch - toastmaster

37 - 2012 November 2–4 -The Convention at the End of the Universe - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Steven Erikson - author guest of honor
 * Mike Cole - artist guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - co-toastmaster and author
 * Dennis Lynch - co-toastmaster

38 - 2013 November 15–17 -Recalling 1013 - The Year When Nothing Happened - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Nancy Kress - author guest of honor
 * Ellen Datlow - editor guest of honor
 * Jack Skillingstead - writer guest of honor
 * Joe Haldeman - author/artist guest of honor and ICON founder
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON guest of honor
 * Gregory Frost - author and Co-Founder of ICON
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Steven Keith Tait - fan guest of honor

39 - 2014 October 31 - November 2 -League of Extraordinary Gentlefen - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Elizabeth Bear - author guest of honor
 * Scott Lynch - editor guest of honor
 * Lar deSouza - artist guest of honor
 * Megan Lara - artist guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author

40 - 2015 October 16–18 -Con of Futures Past - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * David Gerrold - author guest of honor
 * Sarah Clemens - artist guest of honor
 * Ann Leckie - author guest of honor
 * Kalli McCandless - fan guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON

41 - 2016 October 28–30 -Back to the ICON - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Seanan McGuire - author guest of honor
 * Arden Ellen Nixon - artist guest of honor
 * Laura J. Mixon - special guest of honor
 * Steven Gould - special guest of honor
 * Inger Myers - fan guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author

42 - 2017 September 29 - October 1, 2017 - Hitchhikers Guide to ICON42 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Wesley Chu - author guest of honor
 * H. Russ Brown - artist guest of honor
 * Sheril Harper - fan guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON

43 - 2018 October 5–7, 2018 - Eruption! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Mike Mullin - author guest of honor
 * Daniel Mohr - artist guest of honor
 * Mike Miller - fan guest of honor
 * Wolfie B. Bad - actor guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON

44 - 2019 November 1–3, 2019 - Unpacking Non-Binary Reality - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Pat Murphy - author guest of honor
 * Shawn Palek - Artist guest of honor
 * Misty Palek - Artist guest of honor
 * Kat Pepmiller - costumer/cosplay artist guest of honor
 * Mystie Hollaman - fan guest of honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author

45 - 2020 October 9–10, 2020 - V-ICON: The Year ICON Went Virtual - Online only
 * Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON
 * Catrina Taylor - author
 * Alex Penland - author
 * Erin Casey - author
 * Tambo Jones - author
 * Beth Hudson - author

46 - 2021 October 15–17, 2021 - Seeking Further Horizons - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Eric Flint - Author Guest of Honor
 * Jeff Lee Johnson - Artist Guest of Honor
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON
 * Beth Hudson - fan guest of honor
 * Cheshire Moon - Music guest of honor

47 - 2022 October 14–16, 2022 - The Prime Universe - Celebrating How Alternate Universes Intersect With Ours - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Nicholas Meyer, author
 * Mitch Bentley, artist
 * Steve & Jenny Todd, fans
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author

48 - 2023 October 13-15 - We only work in outer space! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Lynne M. Thomas
 * Michael Damian Thomas
 * Chelsea Eldeen https://www.studioeldeen.com/
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author
 * Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON
 * Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON

49 - 2024 October 18-20 - New Horizons - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
 * Megan Mackie - author
 * Clara Meath - artist https://clara-meath.com/
 * Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author