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, IowaRoger Zelazny  - author guest of honor
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre - guest of honor
2 - 1976 November 5–7 -Destructocon - Coralville, IowaFrank Herbert  - author guest of honor
Mike Glicksohn - guest of honor
3 - 1977 October 28–30 -  - Coralville, IowaJoe Haldeman - author guest of honor and ICON founder
Gay Haldeman - guest of honor
4 - 1979 November 9–11 -DisasterCon - Coralville, IowaGene Wolfe  - author guest of honor
Rusty Hevelin  - guest of honor
Moebius Theatre  - guest of honor
5 - 1980 November 7–9 -  - Cedar Rapids, IowaGordon 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, IowaPhyllis Eisenstein  - author guest of honor
Dave Martin - guest of honor
7 - 1982 November 5–7 -  - Coralville, IowaPoul 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, IowaC. J. Cherryh - author guest of honor
Rob Chilson - author guest of honor
9 - 1984 October 26–28 -  - Coralville, IowaDean 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, IowaGeorge R. R. Martin  - author guest of honor
Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor
11 - 1986 October 24–26 -Habittrail Con - Cedar Rapids, IowaRobert Asprin  - author guest of honor
Phil Foglio - artist guest of honor
12 - 1987 October 16–18 -Money-Grubbing Capitalist Con - Coralville, IowaGlen Cook  - author guest of honor
Dick Spelman - guest of honor
13 - 1989 January 20–22 -Beauty and the Beast Con-within-a-Con - Coralville, IowaJoel 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, IowaFrederik 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, IowaPhilip José Farmer  - author guest of honor
Erin McKee - artist guest of honor
16 - 1991 October 12–14  -GinCon aka BlondeCon - Coralville, IowaSteven Brust  - author guest of honor
Bob and Nonie Quinlan - fan guests of honor
17 - 1992 October 7–9 -Escape the Mundane CruiseCon, StressCon - Coralville, IowaMercedes 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, IowaSuzette 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, IowaGregory 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, IowaSteven 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, IowaEmma 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, IowaJohn 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, IowaCharles 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, IowaPeter 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, IowaHarry Turtledove  - author guest of honor
Orange Mike Lowrey - fan guest of honor
26 - 2001 October 12–14 -Hey, nice hotel! - Cedar Rapids, IowaL. 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, IowaJennifer 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, IowaDavid Drake  - author guest of honor
Lee Seed - artist guest of honor
Gregg Parmentier - fan guest of honor
29 - 2004 October 8–10 -  - Cedar Rapids, IowaJoe 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, IowaSarah 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, IowaC. S. Friedman  - author guest of honor
Larry Price - artist guest of honor
32 - 2007 November 2–4 -Rise of the Phoenix - Coralville, IowaJack McDevitt  - author guest of honor
Ralph J. Ryan - artist guest of honor
Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster
33 - 2008 October 31-November 2 -Horror/Halloween - Coralville, IowaTanya 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, IowaJim 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, IowaCory 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, IowaJane 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, IowaSteven 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, IowaNancy 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, IowaElizabeth 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, IowaDavid 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, IowaSeanan 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, IowaWesley 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, IowaMike 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, IowaPat 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 onlyJoe 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, IowaEric 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, IowaNicholas 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, IowaLynne 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, IowaMegan Mackie - author
Clara Meath - artist https://clara-meath.com/
Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author

== External links ==
Iowa ICON home page