Timecon

Timecon was a multifandom convention held in San Jose, California between 1984 and 1992. 
==Proclamation by the Mayor of San Jose ==
All of these cons were given an official proclamation by the mayor of San Jose, California for being part of "Science Fiction Week." 
The proclamations were printed in the annual program book.
 
Image:timecon1986mayor.jpg|the 1986 proclamation
Image:timecon1991mayor.jpg|the 1991 proclamation
 
==The Con Chairs==
* Steve Mann (1984-88)
* Ken Thomas and George Kahwaty (1989)
* Jim Thomas (listed in progress report #1), George Nicolai and George Kahwaty (listed in program book) (1990)
* George Nicolai and George Kahwaty (1991)
==The End of the Road==
==Rule 6==
In 1991, the con hotel required attendees to sign a contract of sixteen rules in reaction to what the hotel felt to be inappropriate behavior by guests the previous year. 
Some of the rules were standard, but harshly-phrased, such as #14: "Safety violations: Jumping or hopping from room balconies or any other serious safety violation will result in removal from hotel property and possible room eviction with NO REFUND.".
Other rules were perceived as ridiculous attempts to force business-standard morals & behavior on a fan crowd.
 
Many con attendees widely mocked the sixth item on the list: "No physical contact other then holding hands, a quick hug or kiss will be tolerated. Any further actions will result in the subjects being asked to leave the property for the remaining time of the Con." 
This one became known as Rule 6.
==1984 ==
August 3-5, 1984 at the Sainte Claire Hilton Hotel (Downtown Hilton).
===1984: Guests===
Jon Pertwee, Jonathan Frid, James P. Hogan, John Nathan-Turner
==1985 ==
It was held July 26-28, 1985 at the San Jose Convention Center. The con hotel was across the street at the Sainte Claire Hilton Hotel (downtown Hilton).
The chair was Steve Mann. 
===1985: Guests===
The con guests (celebrities, professors, scientists, fans) were Colin Baker, Jonathan Frid, John Nathan-Turner, Sarah Sutton, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin (aka Ricky Rocket), John Levene, Ian Maiter, Stephen Abbott, Bill Allard, Robert Anthony, Scott Apel, Bill Bale, Clare Bell, Richard Bennett, Sara Bruce, Dan Coffey, Gerry Davis, Grania Davis, Gary Downie, Linda Fischer, Tom Fisher, Douglas Frost, Maggie Gardner, Janet Gluckman, Barbara Hambly, Dean Hankey, Eric L. Hoffman, Dean Kaufman, Tim Kyger, Randall Larson, Richard Lupoff, Dr. Chris McKay, Ron Montana, Garret Moore, Ray Faraday Nelson, Richard Russo, Dr. Carey Sneider, Daniel West, Star West, and William R. Yates.
One invited guest did not attend: "We regret that Mr. Terry Nation, creator of "Blake's Seven" and the Daleks has had to cancel his appearance at Timecon '85. We wish him the best of luck with his new project."
===1985: From the Program Book===
The first place winner of the art contest was Andrew Penick. The second place winner is G. Edward Allen, whose work appeared on PR #3.
 
From the con program book: 
===1985: Panels===
* The Craft of Illusion
* How to Write a Short Story
* Airbrush and Illustration
* Vividly Villainous
* Journey into the Celtic World
* The Prisoner Panel (2)
* How to Create Imaginary Beings
* The Case for Mars
* Panels and Videos
** Dark Shadows Stars Now
** A Weekend with Jonathan Frid
**Final Days of Dark Shadows
* Dark Shadows Timeline
* Publishing Panel
* Instant Doctor Who Kit
* Voyage with Buckaroo Banzai
* Time Travel
* Ritual Magick: Its Power and Purpose
* Doctor Who Production Panel
* Time Travel with Space Colonies
*The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of
*Fluid Geography
* The Making of Rath
* The Art of Thrift Store Costuming
* Making it Right: The Role of an Editor
* Colonization: Man's Future in Space
* Building Science Fiction Hardware
* Tarot: Windows of the Subconscious
* Ask Doctor Science
* Science Fiction in the Media
* Goals of the Space Program
* The Spirits of the Star
===1985: Programing Descriptions===
===1985: The Program Book===
The program book contains 48 pages.
 
Image:timecon1985-1.jpg|from the 1985 program book 
Image:timecon1985-2.jpg|from the 1985 program book 
Image:timecon1985-3.jpg|from the 1985 program book 
 
==1986 ==
It took place July 25-27 at the Red Lion Inn in San Jose, California.
The chair was Steve Mann. 
The con guests (celebrities, professors, scientists, fans) were Tom Baker, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Anthony Ainley, William Wizard, William Yates, John R. Sullivan, Eric Vinicoff, William R. Uetrecht, Daniel S. West, Dave Smeds, Dr. Cary L. Sneider, Garret Moore, Erlinda Siller, Georgia Miller, John Milosh, Ron Montana, David Leong, Edward A. Luena, Dr. Chris McKay, Jordin T. Kare, Dean Kaufman, Randall D. Larson, Ken Hooper, Walt Hurd, Shepherd Hendrix, Eric L. Hoffman, Paul Giles, Maggie Gardner, Janet Gluckman, Lewis Carroll Epstein, Linda Fischer, Nancy Etchemedy, Scott DeVenney, Greg Espinoza, Patricia Davis, Paula Crist, Bruce Carso, Eric Burgess, D. Scott Apel, Stephen Abbott, Craig W. Anderson, and Lela Dowling. 
Convention attendance was 3,820.
=== 1986: Panels===
*Art: Art/Way of Garret Moore
*Art: Costumes Built to Last
*Art: The Art of the Nighttime Skies
*Art: The Art and Skill of Thrift Shop Costuming
*The Bay Area Skeptics
*Science Fiction Films
*Horror Fiction
*Short Stories
*Science Fiction and the Future
*A Fiction Workshop
*The Spirits of the Stars (slideshow)
*A Publishing Workshop
*Computers: From Pac-Man to Sundog
*Role Playing Games: Ultima - Past, Present, and Future
*Magic: Journeys into the Celtic World
* Magic: Windows on the Subconscious
*Magic: Ritual Magick, Spellcasting and Runes. Their Power and Purpose
*Special Effects for Amateur Video and Film Makers
*Science: Forcing the Future
*Science: Space Industrialization
*Science: Relativity Visualized
*Science: Physicists, Dinosaurs, and More... The Story of Nemesis Hypothesis
*Science: Science vs. Pseudoscience: Holding Back the Flood of Irrationality
*Science: A Railroad to Space?
*Science: Living and Working on Mars
*Buckaroo Bansai and the Four Forces of the Universe
=== 1986: Programming Descriptions=== 
=== 1986: The Program Book===
The program book contains 35 pages.
File:Timecon1986-1.jpg|from the 1986 program book: the San Jose mayor's proclamation and volunteers
File:Timecon1986-2.jpg|from the 1986 program book: concom members
File:Timecon1986-3.jpg|from the 1986 program book: Ken Macklin
File:Timecon1986-4.jpg|from the 1986 program book: about the art show and auction, art by Greg Espinoza
File:Timecon1986-5.jpg|from the 1986 program book: about the art show and auction, art by Lela Dowling
File:Timecon1986-6.jpg|from the 1986 program book: artist not credited: "Alien Chorusline" 
==1987==
It took place July 31-August 2, 1987 at the San Jose Convention Center.
The chair was Steve Mann. 
===Guests===
The guests (celebrities, fans, writers, scientists) were Colin Baker, Mark Lenard, Majel Barrett, Stephen Abbott, Craig W. Anderson, D. Scott Apel, Sandra Bowen, Sara Bruce, Armand Cabrera, Jon Bright, William L. Dale, Jr., William Wizard, Paula Crist, Eric Burgess, Grania Davis, Patricia Davis, J. Ray Dettling, Lewis Carroll Epstein, Linda Fischer, Craig Espinoza, Janet Gluckman, Maggie Gardner, Stephen Goldin, Shepherd Hendrix, Richard Hallock, Eric Hoffman, Walter L. Hurd, Dean Kaufman, Dana Kramer-Rolls, Dr. Jordin T. Kare, Annette Laing, Randall D. Larson, David Leong, Mary Mason, William R. Yates, Lauren McGregor, Georgia (Sasha) Miller, Max, Derek McCulloch, Dr. John E. Westfall, Brenda Oliver, Steven G. Oliver, Kevin Standlee, Robert Swigart, Ray Faraday Nelson, Ron Montana, Star Lovejoy West, Lisabeth Schiller, Dr. Cary Sneider, Dave Smeds, Joshua Shapiro, Daniel S. West, and Dr. Cary Sneider.
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===1987: Panels===
* Doctor Who fan film by Richard Hallock)
* Conference Call with Ken Mitchroney
* Star Trek: A Look Back
* The Who Review
* Short Story Writing
* The Writer's Standard of Living
* Obligatory Martial Arts
* Art of the Nighttime Skies
* How to Be an Actor
* The Myth Adventures Panel
* The Odalisque of the King
* Brain Trust XX
* Robots
* Prisonology 101 Windows on the Subconscious
* Blakes 7, The Prisoner, Doctor Who, Star Trek Triva
* Computer Networking, Desktop Publishing
* Thrift Shop Costuming
* The Adventure of War
* Enjoyable Anxiety Thrillers
* Computer Games
* Astronomy on Your Computer
* Strange Lands Strange Cultures
* How to Get Published
* Relativity Visualized
* Interstellar Travel
*Whining Authors
* The Art and Science of Time Travel
* Journeys into the Celtic World
* Creative Workshop Create a Story
* Space Camp: The Real Thing
* Human Migration o the Solar System
* Can My Computer write Science Fiction?
* The Spirits of the Star
* How to Make the Mannequin Live
* Night of the Exquisite Corpse ("call it a game, call it an artistic technique")
* The Future of the Human Condition
*What Witches Are we Burning?
* Look But Don't Touch: Backyard Spaceflight
* Railroad to Spac
* How Fantasy and History Interweave
* The Effects of W
lliam Wizard
* Ritual Magick, Its Power and Purpose
* Building Props
* From Words to Film
* Architecture of Time
* In the Days of King Arthur
* The Troughton Years
* Do UFOs really exist?
* The UFO/Crystal 
kull Connection
===1987: Programing Descriptions ===
===1987: The Program Book===
File:Timecon1987-1.jpg|from the 1987 progress report
File:Timecon1987-2.jpg|from the 1987 program book
File:Timecon1987-3.jpg|from the 1987 program book, art by Monica Livingston
File:Timecon1987-4.jpg|from the 1987 program book, Monica Livingston
File:Timecon1987-5.jpg|from the 1987 program book
File:Timecon1987-6.jpg|from the 1987 program book
==1988==
It took place July 29-31, 1988 at the Le Baron Hotel. 
The chair was Steve Mann. 
Celebrity con guests were Nicola Bryant, Nicholas Courtney, Jonathan Frakes, and Michael Dorn. Confirmed guests (as per the first progress report) that did not attend were Sylvester McCoy, D.C. Fontana, and Majel Barrett.
From the program book: 
===1988: Guests===
D.C. Fontana, Nicola Bryant, Nicolas Courtney, Majel Barrett, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Dr. Carey Snieder, Daniel West, Eric Vinicoff, Joshua Shapiro, Steven Oliver, Ken Montgomery, Brenda Oliver, Dale Norbeck, Ken Mitchroney, Ron Montana, Jeff Johann, Beth Mitchrony, Dean Kaufman, Craig Harbidge, Eric L. Hoffman, Walter Hurd, Janet Gluckman, Teresa Edgerton, Lewis Epstein, Grania Davis, Paula Crist, Sara Bruce, Eric Burgess, Allen Chamberlin, Stephen Abbott, Kim Bailey, D. Scott Apel
===1988: Panels and Programming===
File:Timecon1988-1.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-2.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-3.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-4.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-5.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-6.jpg|1988 program book
File:Timecon1988-7.jpg|1988 program book
==1989== 
It took place July 29-30, 1989 at The Le Baron Hotel. 
The chairs were Ken Thomas and George Kahwaty. 
This con was "produced by Conventions of Time, Ltd, a non- profit charitable organization supporting public television, this years convention has designated KTEH Channel 54 as the beneficiary....Although managed and produced by a different company, you wil see many of the same faces on staff."
From the program book: 
===1989: Guests===
Richard Chavez, John de Lancie, Gates McFadden, John Levene, Janet Fielding, Majel Barrett, Richard Arnold, Eric Menyuk, D. Scott Apel, Stephen Abbott, Kim Bailey, Sara Bruce, Judy Cappeller, Paula Crist, Lewis Epstein, Janet Gluckman, Craig Harbridge, Eric L. Hoffman, Walter Hurd, Jeff Johannigman, Dean Kaufman, Ron Montana, Ken Mitchroney, Dale Norbeck, Andy Pischalnikoff, Joshua Shapiro, John Shimwell, Daniel West, 
===1989: Panels and Programming===
File:Timecon1989-4.jpg|from the 1989 program book
File:Timecon1989-5.jpg|from the 1989 program book
===1989: The Program Book===
File:Timecon1989-1.jpg|from the 1989 program book
File:Timecon1989-2.jpg|from the 1989 program book
File:Timecon1989-3.jpg|from the 1989 program book
==1990==
It took place July 27-29, 1990 at the Red Lion Hotel in San Jose, California.
The chairs were George Nicolai and George Kahwaty. 
=== 1990: Guests===
The con guests were Anthony Ainley, George Takei, John Levene, Richard Chaves, Majel Barrett, Richard Arnold, Robert Colbert, Eric Hoffman, Stephen Abbott, Kim Bailey, Sara Bruce, Paula Crist, Walter Hurd, Dean Kaufman, Ron Montana, Dale, Norbeck, Lewis Epstein, Andy Pischalnikoff, and Daniel West.
===1990: Panels and Programming=== 
File:Timecon1990-1.jpg|from the 1990 program book
File:Timecon1990-2.jpg|from the 1990 program book
===1990: The Program Book===
File:Timecon1990-3.jpg|from the 1990 program book
File:Timecon1990-4.jpg|from the 1990 program book, not credited
File:Timecon1990-5.jpg|from the 1990 program book
File:Timecon1990-6.jpg|from the 1990 program book
File:Timecon1990-7.jpg|from the 1990 program book, George Kochell
File:Timecon1990-8.jpg|from the 1990 program book, artist Edelman
File:Timecon1990-9.jpg|from the 1990 program book, Monica Livingston
==1991==
The program book lists no date, but the dates were July 26-27, 1991. The venue was the Red Lion Inn.
This is the con made infamous for Rule 6.
===1991: Guests===
Nichelle Nichols, White Bissell, Majel Barrett, Richard Chaves, John Levene, Mark J. Ferrari, Stephen Abbott, Eric L. Hoffman, Meriday Beth Komor, Andy Pischalnikoff, Kim Bailey, Judy Cappeller, and F. Leroy Dudley. 
 
===1991: Panels and Programing Descriptions===
File:Timecon1991-8.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-9.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-10.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-11.jpg|from the 1991 program book
===1991: The Program Book===
File:Timecon1991-1.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-2.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-3.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-4.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-5.jpg|from the 1991 program book, art by Edelman
File:Timecon1991-6.jpg|from the 1991 program book
File:Timecon1991-7.jpg|from the 1991 program book
==References ==
 
Category:Doctor Who Conventions
Category:Star Trek Conventions
Category:Dark Shadows Conventions
Category:1984 Conventions
Category:1980s Conventions
Category:1990s Conventions
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