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DemiCon is an annual science fiction convention held in early spring in Des Moines, Iowa, hosted by the Des Moines Science Fiction Society since 1990. Wide range of activities are available for all ages: guests of honor question and answer, author signings, readings, art show, masquerade, hall costume, live musical performances, theatrical performances, anime, Live Action Role Playing, panels, gaming to name a few. [1]
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History
The first DemiCon was held April 23–25, 1990, with C. J. Cherryh as Guest of Honor and Rusty Hevelin as toastmaster.[2]
Full list of DemiCon conventions
DemiCon 1: Witness the Birth was held on March 23 - March 25, 1990. Guests of Honor were C.J.Cherryh, J.R.Daniels and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 2: The Voyage Continues was held on April 26 - April 28, 1991. Guests of Honor were Joe Haldeman, Lucy Synk, Gay Haldeman and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 3: My God! - It's full of Stars was held on March 27 - March 29, 1992. Guests of Honor were Rob Chilson, David Cherry, Myrna Logan (The Dragon Lady) and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 4: The Dawn of Fan was held on March 26 - March 28, 1993. Guests of Honor were Mickey Zucker-Reichert, Erin Mckee, Mark Moore and Rusty Hevelin
The Fifth of DemiCon: The Smoothest Convention Around was held on April 22 - April 24, 1994. Guests of Honor were Glen Cook, David Lee Anderson, Pierre and Sandy Pettinger and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon VI: The Undiscovered Con was held on May 5 - May 7, 1995. Guests of Honor were Roger Zelazny, Vincent Jo-Nè Wilson Tucker and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 7: God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days.../DemiCon VII. We may have taken 6 years with DemiCon but on the Seventh Con, We'll party was held on May 3 - May 5, 1996. Guests of Honor were author Algis Budrys, artist Keith Berdak, fan guests Otto and Ruth Sheller and toastmaster Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 8: Sorry, But We've Chosen Not to become Evolved - Supporting your Eternal right to Entropy was held on May 2 - May 4, 1997. Guests of Honor were author Barbara Hambly, artist Mitchell Bentley, fan guest Charles Piehl and toastmaster Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 9: Plan Nine from Des Moines was held on May 1 - May 3, 1998. Guests of Honor were author George Alec Effinger, artist William J. Hodgson, fan guests Marshall and Dee Willis and toastmaster Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 10: Generation X: Too old to be Neos...Too Young to be Nostalgic! was held on April 30 - May 2, 1999. Guests of Honor were Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Nè Nè, Bill Broughton and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 2000: Y2K Compliance is Futile. This one goes to Eleven was held on May 5 - May 7, 2000. Guests of Honor were Lois McMaster Bujold, Susan Van Camp, Alois and Wendy Tchampl and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 2001: A Con Oddity was held on May 4 - May 6, 2001. Guests of Honor were Harry Harrison, Sergey Poyarkov, Tadao Tomomatsu and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon the 13th: Con of the Living Dead was held on May 3 - May 5, 2002. Guests of Honor were F. Paul Wilson, Alan M. Clark, Dennis Lunch and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 14: Contemplating the FUTURE was held on May 2 - May 4, 2003. Guests of Honor were Octavia E. Butler, Lubov, Lynda Sherman and Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon XV: DemiCon-A-Fan-alistic-XV-Fun-A-Liscious was held on April 30 - May 2, 2004. Guest of honor were Emma Bull and Will Shetterly, Alan Gutierrez, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 16: Life, the Universe and DemiCon was held on July 29 - July 31, 2005. Guests of Honor were Brad Linaweaver, Mike Cole, Sheila Lenkman and Scott Corwin, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin
DemiCon 17: Enter the Twilight Zone of Imagination was held July 28 - July 30, 2006. Guests of honor were Janet Chui, Ted Poovey and Darice Schirber-Poovey, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin. Frederik Pohl was not able to attend due to health reason but was able to participate over a conference call.
DemiCon 18: You Can Go Home Again... Just Use Your Imagination was held May 18 - May 20, 2007. Guests of honor were author Catherine Asaro, artist Theresa Mather, actor James Koro, fan guest Steve "Wookie" Houle, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin.
DemiCon 19: Back Where We Belong was held May 2 - May 4, 2008. Guests of honor were author Steven Barnes, artist Mitchell Davidson Bentley, fan guests Joe & Inger Myers, Tadao Tomomatsu and toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin.
DemiCon 20: All of Our Cons Remembered was held May 1 - May 3, 2009. Guests of honor were author Joe Haldeman, artist Sara Butcher, fan guest Roger Tener, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin The convention was held at Hotel Fort Des Moines.
DemiCon 21: Everything is Better with Pirates! was held May 14-16, 2010. It was held at the Holiday Inn West, Des Moines, Iowa. Guests of honor were Author Karl Schroeder, Artist Don Maitz, Fan Guest Gregg Parmentier, Tadao Tomomatsu and Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin.
The April 29-May 1, 2011 DemiCon will be the 22nd of that name. The theme is "Here Be Dragons." Announced guests of honor are author Sarah Prineas, artist Sarah Clemens, fan guests John and Denise Garner, Tadao Tomomatsu, Toastmaster Emeritus Rusty Hevelin and special Dragon of Honor Tiamat.
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