Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organiser of each Eurocon is voted by the participants of the previous event. The procedure is coordinated by European Science Fiction Society. The European Science Fiction Society is an international organisation of SF professionals and fans who are committed to promoting Science Fiction in Europe and European The first Eurocon was held in Trieste, Italy, in 1972. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike Worldcons, Eurocon is usually a title attached to an existing convention.
List of Eurocons
- 1972: Trieste, Italy
- 1974: Grenoble, France
- 1976: Poznań, Poland
- 1978: Brussels, Belgium
- 1980: Stresa, Italy
- 1982: Mönchengladbach, West Germany
- 1983: Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
- 1984: Brighton, United Kingdom (SeaCon84') Guests of honour: Christopher Priest, Roger Zelazny, Pierre Barbet, Josef Nesvadba and Waldemar Kumming
- 1986: Zagreb, Yugoslavia (Ballcon)
- 1987: Montpellier, France
- 1988: Budapest, Hungary
- 1989: San Marino
- 1990: Fayence, France
- 1991: Kraków, Poland (CraCon/PolCon)
- 1992: Freudenstadt, Germany (FreuCon XII) Guests of honour: John Brunner, Iain Banks, Norman Spinrad and Daniel Walther
- 1993: Saint Helier, Jersey (Helicon) Guests of honour: John Brunner, George R. R. Martin, Karel Thole and Larry van der Putte
- 1994: Timişoara, Romania Guests of honour: John Brunner, Herbert Franke, Joe Haldeman, Moebius, Norman Spinrad and Peter Cucska
- 1995: Glasgow, Scotland (Intersection, the event was also Worldcon) Guests of honour: Samuel R. Delany, Gerry Anderson, Les Edwards and Vin¢ Clarke
- 1996: Vilnius, Lithuania (LithuaniCon)
- 1997: Dublin, Ireland (Octocon) Guest of honour: Harry Harrison
- 1999: Dortmund, Germany (Trinity) Guest of honour: Eric A. Stillwell
- 2000: Gdansk, Poland (Tricity 2000)
- 2001: Capidava, Romania (Atlantykron) Guests of honour: Norman Spinrad, Joe Haldeman and Ion Hobana
- 2002: Chotebor, Czech Republic (ParCon) Guests of honour: George R. R. Martin, Robert Holdstock, Jim Burns, Myra Cakan, Kir Bulychev, Andrzej Sapkowski, Rafał Ziemkiewicz, Ernst Uleck, Isobel Carmody, William King, Jaroslav Velinsky, Phillipe Coriat, Ondřej Neff, Kalus N. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Grenoble is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Stresa is a small Town of about 5000 inhabitants on the shores of the Lago (Lake Maggiore and situated on the road and rail routes to the Simplon pass Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Mönchengladbach (mœnçənˈglatbax is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Christopher Priest (born July 14, 1943 in Cheadle, near Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English novelist whose notable works Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Pierre Barbet ( May 16, 1925 - July 20, 1995) was the main Pseudonym used by French science fiction Writer Claude Josef Nesvadba ( June 19 1926 Prague, Czechoslovakia – April 26 2005 Prague was a Czech Science fiction Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fayence is a commune of the Var département, in southeastern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Freudenstadt is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is capital of the district Freudenstadt. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. John Kilian Houston Brunner ( September 24, 1934 &ndash August 26, 1995) was a prolific British author of Science fiction Iain Menzies Banks (born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish Writer. Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American Science fiction author Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Saint Helier ( French language: Saint-Hélier, Jèrriais: St Hélyi) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. John Kilian Houston Brunner ( September 24, 1934 &ndash August 26, 1995) was a prolific British author of Science fiction George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Carolus Adrianus Maria Thole ( April 20, 1914 - March 26, 2000) was a Dutch painter and illustrator Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania John Kilian Houston Brunner ( September 24, 1934 &ndash August 26, 1995) was a prolific British author of Science fiction Joe William Haldeman is an American Science fiction author. Life and work Haldeman was born in 1943 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (born May 8, 1938) is a French comics artist. Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American Science fiction author Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Samuel Ray Delany Jr (born April 1, 1942, New York City) is an award-winning American Science fiction For a detailed article on collaborations with Sylvia Anderson see Sylvia and Gerry Anderson; the separated strands aren't working - GA is the common thread throughout Les Edwards (born 1949 is a professional illustrator best known for his horror science fiction and fantasy illustrations A(ubrey Vince(nt Clarke (1922-1998 often known as Vin¢ Clarke, was a well-known British science fiction fan. 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Capidava is a South American Spider Genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American Science fiction author Joe William Haldeman is an American Science fiction author. Life and work Haldeman was born in 1943 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Ion Hobana ( January 25 1931) is a Romanian science fiction writer literary critic and Ufologist. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Chotěboř (ˈxocɛbor̝̊ is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. 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- 2003: Turku, Finland (Finncon) Guests of honour:: Michael Swanwick, Steve Sansweet, Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Boris Hurtta, Jonathan Clements and Björn Tore Sund
- 2004: Plovdiv, Bulgaria (BulgaCon) Guests of honour: Robert Sheckley, Ian Watson, Sergey Lukyanenko, Andrzej Sapkowski and Patrick Gyger
- 2005: Glasgow, Scotland (Interaction, the event was also Worldcon Guests of honour: Greg Pickersgill, Christopher Priest, Robert Sheckley, Lars-Olov Strandberg and Jane Yolen
- 2006: Kiev, Ukraine (Portal) Guests of honour: Harry Harrison and Andrzej Sapkowski
- 2007: Copenhagen, Denmark Guests of honour: Anne McCaffrey, Steven Baxter
- 2008: Moscow, Russia (Roscon / Interpresscon) Guests of honour: Harry Harrison, Sergey Lukyanenko
- 2009: Fiuggi, Italy (Deepcon 10) Guest of honour: Kate Mulgrew
- 2010: Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic (PolCon/ParCon}
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Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko (Сергей Васильевич Лукьяненко) (born April 11 1968) is a Science fiction and Fantasy Andrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish Fantasy writer Patrick J Gyger (b 1971 in São Paulo, Brazil is a Swiss historian and writer Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention ( Worldcon) was called Interaction, and was held in Glasgow, Scotland 4&ndash8 August 2005 Greg Pickersgill, born in Haverfordwest, Wales in 1951 is an influential British science fiction fan. Christopher Priest (born July 14, 1943 in Cheadle, near Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English novelist whose notable works Robert Sheckley ( July 16, 1928 &ndash December 9, 2005) was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American Author and editor of almost 300 books Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. For the radio personality see Harry Harrison (radio. Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12 1925 Andrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish Fantasy writer Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957 is a British Hard science fiction Author. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For the radio personality see Harry Harrison (radio. Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12 1925 Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko (Сергей Васильевич Лукьяненко) (born April 11 1968) is a Science fiction and Fantasy This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Fiuggi is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Katherine Kiernan "Kate" Mulgrew (born April 29 1955 is a American Actress, most famous for her roles as Mary Ryan on Ryan's Hope For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. Cieszyn Lublin Voivodeship Cieszyn (Těšín Teschen is a town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Český Těšín ( Czeski Cieszyn, Tschechisch-Teschen is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
1998: There was no Eurocon this year, although there was a Euroconference in Croatia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
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