Windycon (Chicago con)

Windycon is a fan run science fiction and fantasy convention held in Chicago, Illinois. It is organized by the ISFiC (Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago).
A timeline can be found here.
==A History==
From ISFiC's history page:
==1974==
* Location: Blackstone Hotel
* Dates: October 25-27
* GoH: Joe Haldeman
* Fan GoH: Lou Tabakow
* TM: Bob Tucker
* Chairs: Lynne & Mark Aronson
* the program book is four pages
==1975==
* Location: Ascot House
* Dates: October 3-5
* GoH: Wilson Tucker
* Fan GoH: Joni Stopa
* TM: Bob Passovoy
* Chairs: Lynne & Mark Aronson
* Program Book Cover: Mike Stein
==1976==
* Location: Sheraton Chicago
* Dates: October 15-17
* GoH: Algis Budrys
* Fan GoH: Bev Swanson
* TM: Mike Resnick
* Chairs: Lynne & Mark Aronson
* Program Book Cover: Doug Rice
==1977==
* “The Latvian Loganberry Festival”
* Location: Arlington Park Hilton
* Dates: October 7-9
* GoH: Bill Rotsler
* Fan GoH: Meade Frierson
* Chair: Larry Propp
* Program Book Cover: Geoffrey Darrow
* the skit Moebius Theatre Presents: Stage Wars, or Who's Biggs? was performed
==1978==
* Location: Arlington Park Hilton
* Dates: October 6-8
* GoH: Bob Shaw
* Fan GoH: George Scithers
* TM: Bob Tucker
* Chair: Doug Price
* Program Book Cover: Phil Foglio
==1979==
* Location: Arlington Park Hilton
* Dates: October 5-7
* GoH: William Tenn (Philip Klass)
* Fan GoHs: Tony and Suford Lewis
* Chair: Larry Propp
* Program Book Cover: Joan Hanke-Woods
==1980==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago
* Dates: October 24-26
* GoH: Robert Scheckley
* Fan GoH: Gardner Dozois
* TM: Bob Tucker
* Chairs: Midge Reitan & Marcy Lyn-Waitsman
==Con Reports: 1980==
==1981==
* “A Holiday Party”
* Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago
* Date: December 18-20
* GoH: Larry Niven
* Fan GoH: Mike Glyer
* Chairs: Ross Pavlac & Larry Propp
* Program Book Cover: Kurt Erichsen
==1982==
* Location: Lincolnwood Hyatt (“The Purple Hotel”)
* Dates: December 10-12
* GoHs: Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson
* Chair: Dick Spelman
==1983==
* Location: Arlington Park Hilton
* Dates: October 7-9
* GoH: George R. R. Martin
* Artist GoH: Victoria Poyser
* Fan GoH: Ben Yalow
* Chair: Tom Veal
* Program Book Cover: Victoria Poyser
==1984==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: December 7-9
* GoH: Alan Dean Foster
* Artist GoH/Fan GoH: Joan Hanke-Woods
* TM: Algis Budrys
* Chair: Kathleen Meyer
* Program Book Cover: Joan Hanke-Woods
==1985==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: October 11-13
* GoH: C. J. Cherryh
* Artist GoH/Fan GoH: Todd Cameron Hamilton
* TM: Algis Budrys
* Chair: Kathleen Meyer
* Program Book Cover: Todd Cameron Hamilton
==1986==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 14-16
* GoH: Harry Harrison
* Artist GoH: Arlin Robins
* Editor GoHs: Donald & Elsie Wollheim of DAW Books
* TM: Marta Randall
* Chair: Debra A. Wright
* Program Book Cover: Arlin Robins
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Richard Chwedyk, “Getting Along with Larga”
==1987==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 6-8
* GoH: Vernor Vinge
* Fantasy GoH: Jane Yolen
* Artist GoH: Darlene P. Coltrain
* Editor GoH: Beth Meacham
* Fan GoH: Dick Spelman
* TM: Mike Resnick
* Chair: Debra A. Wright
* Program Book Cover: Darlene P. Coltrain
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Eugenia M. Hayden, “The Library”
==1988==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 11-13
* GoH: Orson Scott Card
* Artist GoH: Erin McKee
* Editor GoH: Lou Aronica
* Fan GoH: Lynne & Mark Aronson
* TM: Bob Tucker
* Chair: Kathleen M. Meyer
* Program Book Cover: Erin McKee
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Richard Chwedyk, “A Man Makes a Machine”
==1989==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 10-12
* GoH: Barry B. Longyear
* Artist GoH: David Lee Anderson
* Editor GoH: Beth Fleischer
* Fan GoH: Mike Glyer
* TM: Bob Tucker
* ISFiC Guests: Yuri Kagarlitsky, Kathy Tyers, Mitchell Burnside Clapp
* Chair: Lenny Wenshe
* Program Book Cover: David Lee Anderson
==1990==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 9-11
* GoH: Barbara Hambly
* Artist GoH: Bob Eggleton
* Publisher GoH: Brian Thomsen
* Fan GoH: Martha Beck
* TM: Mike Resnick
* ISFiC Guest: Mark Rogers
* Chair: Lenny Wenshe
* Program Book Cover: Bob Eggleton
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Robin Leigh Michaels, “Ailin's Castle”
==1991==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 8-10
* GoH: Mike Resnick
* Artist GoH: P. D. Breeding Black
* Editor GoH: Robert Weinberg
* Fan GoH: Howard DeVore
* TM: George Alec Effinger
* ISFiC Guest: Del Harris
* Chair: Marie Bartlett-Sloan
* Program Book Cover: P. D. Breeding Black
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Vanessa Crouther, “Soul to Take”
==1992==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 6-8
* GoH: Robert Shea
* Super GoH: Julius Schwartz
* Artist GoH: Todd Cameron Hamilton
* Fan GoH: Wolf & Rick Foss
* TM: Rick & Wolf Foss
* ISFiC Guests: John Varley and Dean Ing
* ISFiC Special Guests: Spider & Jeanne Robinson
* Chair: Marie Bartlett-Sloan
* Program Book Cover: Todd Cameron Hamilton
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Sheila Insley, “Make-Up Magic”
==1993==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 12-14
* GoH: Joe Haldeman
* Artist GoHs: Kelly Freas & Laura Brodian-Freas
* Editor GoH: Algis Budrys
* Fan GoH: Bill Higgins
* TM: Barry B. Longyear
* ISFiC Guest: George Alec Effinger
* Chair: Dina S. Krause
* Program Book Cover: Kelly Freas
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: C. T. Fluhr, “Dead Chute”
===1993: Con Reports===
==1994==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 11-13
* GoH: Sharyn McCrumb
* Artist GoH: Janny Wurts
* Scholar GoH: Dr. Clark E. Wilmarth
* Fan GoH: Alice Bentley
* TM: Barbara Hambly
* ISFiC Guest: George Alec Effinger
* Chair: Dina S. Krause
* Program Book Cover: Janny Wurts
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Emmett Gard Pittman, “Packers”
==1995==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 10-12
* GoH: Poul Anderson
* Artist GoH: Heather Bruton
* Editor GoH: Stanley Schmidt
* Fan GoHs: Dick Smith & Leah Zeldes Smith
* TM/M: Bob & Anne Passovoy
* ISFiC Guests: Ben Bova and Harry Turtledove
* Chair: Bill Roper
* Program Book Cover: Heather Bruton
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: William McCahon, “In Memoriam”
==1996==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 8-10
* GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold
* Artist GoH: Randy Asplund-Faith
* Science GoH: Christian Ready
* Fan GoH: Tom and Tara Barber
* TM: Barry B. Longyear
* ISFiC Guests: George Alec Effinger and Ricia Mainhardt
* ISFiC Super Guest: Julius Schwartz
* Chair: Bill Roper
* Program Book Cover: Randy Asplund-Faith
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: C. T. Fluhr, “All Through the House”
==1997==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 7-9
* GoH: David M. Weber
* Artist GoH: Doug Rice
* Editor GoH: Charles Ryan
* Fan GoHs: Tim Lane and Elizabeth Garrott
* TM: Yale Edeiken
* ISFiC Guest: Christian Ready
* Chair: Ross Pavlac (Rick Waterson served as at-Con Chair when Ross was hospitalized two days before the con.)
* Program Book Cover: Doug Rice
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: David W. Crawford & Carol Johnson, “Little Girl Lost”
==1998==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 13-15
* GoH: Allen Steele
* Artist GoH: Phil Foglio
* Science GoH: Mitchell Burnside Clapp
* Editor GoH: Martin H. Greenberg
* Fan GoH: Marcy and Barry Lyn-Waitsman
* TM: Christian Ready
* Silver GoH: Frederik Pohl
* Chair: Rick Waterson
* Program Book Cover: Phil Foglio
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Susan L. Wachowski, “Grandpa”
==1999==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 12-14
* GoHs: Kris Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
* Artist GoH: Steven Vincent Johnson
* Science GoH: Mitchell Burnside Clapp
* ISFiC Guests: Christian Ready & Peter David
* Special Guest: David Lee Anderson
* Special Filk Guest: T.J Burnside-Clapp
* A Special Appearance by: David Brin
* Fan GoH: Chaz Boston Baden
* TM: Barry B. Longyear
* Chair: Rick Waterson
* Program Book Cover: Steven Vincent Johnson
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Sharon L. Nelson, “Passing Through”
==2000==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 10-12
* GoH: Terry Brooks
* Artist GoH: Lubov
* Editor GoH: Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden
* Fan GoH: Larry and Sally Smith
* TM: Phyllis Eisenstein
* Chair: Amy Wenshe
* Program Book Cover: Lubov
* a 2000 convention report by Michela Ecks can be read here
==2001==
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Date: November 9-11
* GoH: Kevin Anderson
* Artist GoH: David Egge
* Fan GoH: Dave McCarty
* TM/M: Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett
* ISFiC Guest: David Brin
* Chair: Amy Wenshe
* Program Book Cover: David Egge
==2002==
* “A Visit to Newford”
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 8-10
* GoH: Charles de Lint
* Artist GoH: Lisa Snellings
* Editor GoH: Shawna McCarthy
* Fan GoHs: Mark & Evelyn Leeper
* TM: Bob Eggleton
* Chair: Steven H Silver
* ISFiC Press CD Release: A Walk on the Windy Side
* Program Book Cover: Lisa Snellings
==2003==
* “Space Station Windycon”
* Location: Hyatt Regency Woodfield
* Dates: November 7-9
* GoH: Gregory Benford
* Artist GoH: Vincent di Fate
* Science GoH: John G. Cramer
* Publisher GoH: Tom Doherty
* Fan GoHs: Mark & Lynne Aronson
* 30th Anniversary GoH: Phyllis Eisenstein
* Chair: Steven H Silver
* Program Book Cover: Vincent di Fate
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: John D. Nikitow, “True Worth”
==2004==
* “Innerspace”
* Location: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel
* Dates: November 12-14
* GoH: Robert J. Sawyer
* Artist GoH: Jael
* Science GoH: Gil Pearson
* Filk GoHs: Barry & Sally Childs-Helton
* Fan GoH: Dermot Dobson
* TM: Christian Ready
* Chair: Bonnie Jones
* Program Book Cover: Jael
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Chris Krolczyk, “Orbital One”
* ISFiC Press Release: Robert J. Sawyer Relativity
==2005==
* “Alternate History”
* Location: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel
* Dates: November 11-13
* Author GoH: Harry Turtledove
* Artist GoH: Bill Holbrook
* Science GoH: Mark Osier, Ph.D, D.A.B.T., D.I.
* Media GoHs: Erin Gray and Gil Gerard (Mr. Gerard was unable to attend because of illness.)
* Filk GoHs: Nate & Louie Bucklin
* Fan GoH: Jim Rittenhouse
* TM: Esther Friesner
* Chair: Bonnie Jones
* Program Book Cover: Bill Holbrook
* ISFiC Press Releases: Harry Turtledove Every Inch a King * Jeff Duntemann The Cunning Blood
==2006==
* “First Contact”
* Location: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel
* Dates: November 10-12
* GoH: Jack McDevitt
* Artist GoH: Stephan Martiniére
* Science GoH: Seth Shostak of SETI
* Editor GoH: Jacob Weisman of Tachyon Publications
* Fan GoHs: Mark and Priscilla Olson
* TM: Tom Smith
* Chair: Pat Sayre McCoy
* Program Book Cover: Stephan Martiniére
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: P.R. Gomez, “Ad Alienos”
* ISFiC Press Release: Jack McDevitt Outbound
==2007==
* “The Worlds of the Others”
* Location: Wyndham O’Hare Hotel
* Dates: November 9-11
* Author GoH: Tanya Huff
* Artist GoH: Jody A. Lee
* Editor GoH: Toni Weisskopf of Baen Books (Ms. Weisskopf was unable to attend because of the death of her husband shortly before the Con.)
* Fan GoH: George W. Price
* TM: Richard Chwedyk
* Special Media Guest: Richard Hatch
* Chair: Pat Sayre McCoy
* Program Book Cover: Jody A. Lee
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Joe McCauley, “Ivan and the Plate of Fried Chicken”
* ISFiC Press Release: Tanya Huff Finding Magic
==2008==
* “Military SF”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 14-16
* Author GoH: John Ringo
* Artist GoH: David Mattingly
* Military GoH: LTC Ryan Yantis, USA (Retired)
* Media GoH: Walter Koenig
* Fan GoH: Kim Williams
* TM: Eric Flint
* Chair: Rick Waterson
* Program Book Cover: David Mattingly
* ISFiC Press Release: Eric Flint & Mike Resnick (Eds), When Diplomacy Fails
==2009==
* “Steampunk”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 13-15
* Author GoH: James P. Blaylock
* Artist GoHs: Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of Girl Genius Online Comics
* Fan GoH: Chris Garcia
* Filk GoH: Tom Smith
* TM: Christian Ready
* Chair: Joseph Stockman
* Program Book Cover: Phil and Kaja Foglio
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: John M. Cowan, “Oracle”
* ISFiC Press Release: James P. Blaylock The Shadow on the Doorstep
==2010==
* “The Lands of Fae and Back Again”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 12-14
* Literary GoH: Steven Barnes
* Artist GoH: Nene Thomas
* Costuming GoH: Animal X
* Filk GoHs: Tricky Pixie
* Fan GoH: Jason Schachat
* TM: Eric Flint
* Chair: Joseph Stockman
* Program Book Cover: Nene Thomas
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Mary Mascari, “Lost and Found”
* ISFiC Press Release: Steven Barnes Assassin and Other Stories
==2011==
* “The Periodic Table of the Science Fiction Elements”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 11-13
* Literary Guest: Catherine Asaro
* Special Guest: Greg Adams
* Artist Guest: Joe Bergeron
* Fan Guest: Hugh Daniel
* Music Guest: Frank Hayes
* Science Guest: Mike Brotherton
* TM: Christian Ready
* Chair: Richard France
* Program Book Cover: Joe Bergeron
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Mary Mascari, “The Pod”
* ISFiC Press Release: Catherine Asaro Aurora in Four Voices
==2012==
* “Zombies”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 9-11
* Literary Guest: Seanan McGuire
* Artist Guest: Pete Abrams (Mr. Abrams was unable to attend because his home was struck by Hurricane [“Superstorm”] Sandy.)
* Fan Guest: Eric S. Raymond
* Music Guest: Amy McNally
* Gaming Guest: Steve Jackson
* Chairs: Richard France & Bill Roper
* ISFiC Press Release:Seanan McGuire Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots
==2013==
* “The Big Tent”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 8-10
* Literary Guest: Jim C. Hines
* Artist Guest: Pete Abrams
* Filk Guest: Michael “Moonwulf” Longcor
* Fan Guests: Bruce Schneier & Karen Cooper
* Costuming Guest: Fyberdyne Laboratories
* Science Guest: Steve Collins
* Chair: Bill Roper
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Liz A. Vogel, “Windy van Hooten’s Was Never Like This”
* ISFiC Press Release: Jim C. Hines The Goblin Master’s Grimoire
==2014==
* “Grimm Tales”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 14-16
* Author Guest of Honor: A. Lee Martinez
* Editor Guest of Honor: Lou Anders
* Artist Guest of Honor: Peri Charlifu
* Social Media Guest(s) of Honor: SF Squeecast
* Music Guests of Honor: Bill & Brenda Sutton
* Costuming Guest of Honor: Sara Howard (Matrices)
* Fan Guest of Honor: Lauren Faits (Geek Girl Chicago)
* Toastmaster: Ursula Vernon
* Chair: Deb Kosiba
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner: Siobhan Duffey, “Under the Hill”
* ISFiC Press Release: SF Squeecast Harvest Season
==2015==
* “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Windycon”
* Location: The Westin Lombard, Lombard, Illinois
* Dates: November 13-15
* Author Guest of Honor: Christopher Moore
* Artist Guest of Honor: Christopher Moore
* Gaming Guests of Honor: Andy and Kristin Looney
* Music Guests of Honor: Kaathryn Maya Bohnhoff & Jeff Bohnhoff
* Fan Guest of Honor: Maurine Starkey
* Toastmaster: Mark Oshiro
* Chair: Steven H Silver
* ISFiC Writers’ Contest Winner:
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