T'Con

You may be looking for T'Kon, the British Star Trek con. "TCon" was also a name that fans used informally for Tunnelcon.
T'Con was held in 1978. It was commandeered by Paula Smith, Gordon Carleton and Lori Chapek-Carleton. 
Boldly Writing says the most talked about zine at this con was Future Wings.
Paula Smith talks about this con here, in a 2010 interview with Transformative Works and Cultures.
T'Con, along with SeKWesterCon, was one in a series of cons that eventually became MediaWest*Con in 1981.
=="What If We Gave a Fannish Convention, and Everybody Came?"==
An illo printed in IDIC #6 in December 1978 has the caption: "What If We Gave a Fannish Convention, and Everybody Came?"
It illustrates several things: the intimate fannish nature of this con, the lens through which media fandom was regarded by a small group of influential fans, and the clique that fandom can be. 
Portrayed in the illo: 
*canon media characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, C-3PO, Spock, Darth Vader, the scrod from Star Wars, and at least one Andorian
*BNF fans such as Phil Foglio, Leslie Fish
*original characters created by fans such those in the Klysadel by Anji Valenza and the self-insert characters from Landing Party Six
*science fiction creations such as Hokas.
==T'Con As Inspiration for Zebra Con==
 
In 1979, Paulie, one of Zebra Con's organizers, included this statement in the very first Zebra Con program book: 
==Cons in the Bigger Series==
*Kwest*Con (1974)
*ReKWest*Con (1975)
*SeKWester*Con (1976)
*SeKWester*Con, Too (1977)
*T'Con (1978)
*2'Con (1979)
*Mos' Eastly Con (1980-1991)
==T'Con 1978==
The first con was March 24-26 1978. It was held at the Hilton Inn in Lansing, MI. Attendance was limited to 250. There was an art show, dealer's room, a costume show, a Saturday night banquet and a Sunday brunch. It was "completely accessible to handicappers" as per a flyer.
The program book contains 16 pages. The wraparound front cover is by Gordon Carleton. Other art is by T.J. Burnside, Melly Frame, and Dan Gauthier. The program book contains some info about the con, but mostly ads for zines, clubs, and things to buy. 
There were two con skits. One was a musical parody called "Tiptoe Through the Fanzines" performed by Jean L. Stevenson, Juanita Salicrup, and Leslye Lilker (Saturday night) and "Pigs in Space" was performed at Sunday breakfast.
From the MediaWest History page: "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."A Brief History of MediaWest accessed October 4, 2012.
===T'Con 1978: Welcome from the Program Book=== 
File:Tcon1-6.jpg|inside the 1978 program book
File:Tcon1-1.jpg|inside the 1978 program book
File:Tcon1-2.jpg|inside the 1978 program book
File:Tcon1-3.jpg|inside the 1978 program book
File:Tcon1-4.jpg|inside the 1978 program book, an ad for "Pasha" ("Pa'sha"), fan-made toys, including Hoka versions of Star Wars characters.
File:Tcon1-5.jpg|inside the 1978 program book
===T'Con 1978: Programming===
*a con suite
*Penthesilean and/or Atlantean Pool Party
*art show
*the con skit, "Pigs in Space," was presented at the Sunday breakfast
*dealers' room
*panel: Fanzine Heroines (Jean Lorrah, Anne Elizabeth Zeek, Roberta Rogow)
*panel: Scrod and Other Fannish Oddities (Paula Block, Jackie Paciello, Jan Lindner)
*panel: Creating an Alien Culture (Paula Smith, Roberta Rogow)
*panel: Darkover (Debra Langsam, Debbie Goldstein, Robbie Brown)
*panel: Science in Fan Fiction (Ann Popplestone, Eileen Roy)
*panel: Sexism in Fan Fiction (Eileen Roy, Gordon Carleton)
* panel: The Political, Economic, & Social Structure of the Star Wars Universe (Joyce Yasner, Paula Smith, Paula Block, Jackie Paciello, Carol Lynn)
*panel: Art for Publication (Gordon Carleton, Connie Faddis, Alice Jones, Jeff Johnston)
*panel: Costumes (Gail Pittaway, Amy Harlib)
*panel: The World Star Trek Con (Rich Kolker)
*panel: Reviewing & Editing 'Zines (Roberta Rogow, Joyce Yasner, Connie Faddis)
*panel: Copyrights (Mike Short, Jean Lorrah)
*panel: Going Pro (Joan Winston, Paula Smith, Amy Harlib)
*panel: K/S, The "Porn" Issue, Homosexuality & Bi-Sexuality in General ("unmoderated by David Manship & Leslie Fish -- this will be an open floor panel, we received too many volunteers to do it any other way...")
*on Sunday night, the last night of the con, "The Wizard of Oz" was on television
*panel: Writers Workshop -- Don't Make Him Say That! (panelist unknown)
*panel: Surviving Conventions (Rich Kolker, Jeff Johnston)
* panel: How to Survive the Post Offal (Juanita Salicrup, Leslye Lilker)
*Filksongs (filksinging with Leslie Fish and Melanie R)
*Banquet, Entertainment, and Presentation of Fan Quality Awards
===T'Con 1978: Con Reports===
==T'Con 1979== 
The second con was held at the Hilton Inn in Lansing, Michigan on May 25-28, 1979.
There was a notice in the con program by Amy Falkowitz that most likely had to do with the subject of erotica and slash in fannish works, a subject that was often very divisive: 
Also in the program book is a photocopy of a court order, a default judgment with the plaintiff (Lori Chapek-Carleton) being awarded $922 by the defendant, the Michigan State University Star Trek Club regarding rights to some early issues of Warped Space.
===T'Con 1979: Welcome from the Program Book===
From the program book: 
===T'Con 1979: Programming ===
* filksongs were sung by "Salvage 3" (Jean Stevenson, Juanita Salicrup, and Leslye Lilker)
*a skit called "The Dead Engineer Sketch" was performed by Martynn, Nancy Hillman, Linda Melnick, and Trinette Kern
* the con skits on Saturday night were "Mr. Jones Saves the Day" and "And the Scrod Shall Rise Again"
*Spocky Horror Picture Show was performed.
*the Fan Qs were awarded
*some panels: "Created Worlds," "Star Trek and the Movie, What Changes Will It Make?", "An Overall Look at Star Wars as a Fandom," 'Eroticism in Fandom, How Should It Be Handled?", "The Philosophy of Violence," "Partners," "Fringe Fandoms: 'Starsky & Hutch,' 'U.N.C.L.E.', 'Battlestar Galactica', 'Superman', 'Rocky Horror', 'Dragons, Darkover & Deryni,'" "Long-Time Fans Reminisce," "How to Survive the PO," and "Nessie, UFOs, and Genetic Engineering" and panels on filk, 'zines, and pro novels and pro market.
*there was a Georgette Heyer Tea, an art show, dealer's room, and a video room
===T'Con 1979: Flyers===
Image:2con.jpg|ad for 2'Con from Warped Space #40
Image:twoconflyer.jpg|flyer from Pegasus #3
===T'Con 1979: Con Reports===
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Conventions
Category:Star Wars Conventions
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