A brief history of MediaWest*Con

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Part 2: Where No Fan Had Gone Before

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These are the voyages...

B/W photo of Lansing Hilton Inn

There were two conventions sponsored by T'Kuhtian Press prior to consolidating under the MediaWest*Con name.  Both were held at the Lansing Hilton Inn, an association which would continue for many years.

T'Con t'shirt 

T'Con -- March 24-26, 1978

Panel topics included fanzine heroines, creating alien cultures, Darkover, science in fan fiction, sexism in fan fiction, art for publication, the political, economic, & social structure of the Star Wars universe, filk, costuming, reviewing & editing 'zines, going pro, and K/S. Fan Qs were awarded, and a Pigs In Space sketch was performed.

2'Con -- May 25-28, 1979

With 2'Con, we moved to Memorial Day Weekend and expanded to 4 days (Friday through Monday).

 1980 -- We did not hold a convention in 1980.  The plan at the time was to alternate every other year with other SF/Media conventions held elsewhere, in this case Mos' Eastly in New York.  That plan didn't work out.

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MediaWest*Con I:  The Midwest Strikes Back

May 22-25, 1981

 

MediaWest*Con 2:  Raiders of the Midwest 

May 28-31, 1982 

MediaWest*Con Take 3: 

The Return of the Midwest 

May 27-30, 1983 

MediaWest*Con IV:  The Search for the Midwest 

May 25-28, 1984 

MediaWest*Con 1 Program Book 

 

MediaWest*Con #6 

MediaWest*Con V 

May 24-27, 1985 

MediaWest*Con #6 

May 23-26, 1986 

MediaWest*Con V 

 

MediaWest*Con 007

May 22-26, 1987

 

MediaWest*Con:  Across The 8th Convention 

May 27-30, 1988 

MediaWest*Con:  The Ninth Generation 

May 26-29, 1989 

The Hilton Inn changed management after being sold to Rado-Mat Holdings, Inc., and the facility became the Lansing Holiday Inn Conference Center West prior to MediaWest*Con X. 

HiltonInn sign 

 

Back to the MediaWest*Con Part X

May 25-28, 1990

 

MediaWest*Con '91/11 

May 24-27, 1991 

The Lansing Holiday Inn West failed to honor their contractual obligation to provide "all function space" to MediaWest*Con by double-booking two weddings in the main ballrooms.  We were forced to hold a banquet and the Masquerade in the humidity of the "Holidome" pool area.  MediaWest*Con11 t'shirt & MW*C 12 patch 

MediaWest*Con 12:  "Beyond Holidome" 

May 22-25, 1992 

MediaWest*Con moved to its new location at the Lansing Holiday Inn South/Convention Center. 

 

MediaWest*ConThirteen 

MediaWest*Con Thirteen 

May 28-31, 1993 

MediaWest*Con Fourtoon -- May 27-30, 1994 

MW*C 15 & MW*C XVI logos 

MediaWest*Con 15 

May 26-29,1995 

MediaWest*Con XVI 

May 24-27, 1996 

 

MediaWest*Con 17

MediaWest*Con 17 

May 23-26, 1997  

MediaWest*Con XVIII -- A long time ago... 

MediaWest*Con 18 

 May 22-25, 1998 

T'Kuhtian Clipper crashing into Moon's eye

MediaWest*Con: 1999 -- May 28-31, 1999

MediaWest*Con 2000 -- May 26-29, 2000

MediaWest*Con Y2K -- May 26-29, 2000

MediaWest*Con 2001:

A Fan Odyssey 

May 25-28, 2001

MW*C 22 logo

MediaWest*Con 22 -- May 24-27, 2002

MediaWest*Con 23, May 23-26, 2003

MediaWest*Con 23 -- May 23-26, 2003

MediaWest*Con 24 -- May 28-31, 2004

MediaWest*Con 24 -- May 28-31, 2004

MediaWest*Con Episode XXV -- Revenge of the 25th

MediaWest*Con 25 -- May 27-30, 2005

MediaWest*Kong: The 26th Wonder of the World

MediaWest*Con 26 -- May 26-29, 2006

Pirates of the MediaWest*Con

MediaWest*Con 27 -- May 25-28, 2007

Go MediaWEST*Con, Young Fan! MediaWest*Con 28 -- May 23-26, 2008

Go MediaWEST*Con, Young Fan!

MediaWest*Con 28 -- May 23-26, 2008

MediaWest*Con 29 -- May 22-25, 2009

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