Odyssey Con

Infobox Convention
name = Odyssey Con


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genre = Science fiction
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location = Madison, Wisconsin
country = United States
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website = http://www.oddcon.org/

Odyssey Con or OddCon is a general-interest science fiction convention held every spring in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention features guests, panel discussions, demonstrations, film reviews, art work, and musical acts. Yearly attendance is around 350-450 members.

Odyssey Con's programming is primarily literary oriented with additional programming on film/video production and fan culture. Odyssey Con's annual logo features a cow in various science fiction or fantasy poses. The cow logo is in reference to the convention being in Wisconsin and pretty much sums up the convention's general lack of self-pretension.

Guests of Honor at Odyssey Con: 2001: Vernor Vinge (author), Jack L. Chalker (author); 2002: David B. Coe (author), Gary Gygax (game designer), Timothy Zahn (author); 2003: Catherine Asaro (author), John Kovalic (cartoonist/publisher), Harry Turtledove (author - unable to attend); 2004: Joe Haldeman (author), Eric Larson (fan/media designer), David Weber (author); 2005: Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Tim Powers (author), Rubh Ruppel (film designer); 2006: Gardner Dozois (editor/author), Jane Lindskold (author); 2007: Jack McDevitt (author), Joan D. Vinge (author), Christopher Jones (comic illustrator). In 2008: Kage Baker (author) and George R. R. Martin (author). 2009 will have Emma Bull (author) and Tobias S. Buckell(author) with Fan GoH Georgie Schnobrich.

External links

* [http://www.oddcon.com Odyssey Con official site]