Picocon is the name given to a series of

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Society (ICSF),. Taking place on a Saturday (occasionally extended to Sunday), in February or early March in Imperial College's Blackett Building since 1984. T-shirts and other merchandise related to the convention are typically emblazoned with the Greek letters (psi, phi), which can be read as

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. Roles in organising the convention include the Sofa (''"like a chair, only comfier"'') and the Beanbag. The reason for the event numbering (Picocon, Picocon Pi, Picocon 4, ⋯) of the first conventions is unclear. One suggestion is that there was a predecessor Picocon event watching videos and playing board games, and that the first formal event with a guest speaker is therefore Picocon 2.

List of Picocons

GoH Notes

One line introductions for a Guests of Honour who don't (yet) have a Wikipedia biography page, e.g. linking a creator to a bibliography, filmography or an example book (series), podcast, piece/series of art, etc

References

External links

Convention home page
* Review of Picocon from 200

* text of a talk given at Picocon in 1996 by author Stephen Baxterbr>
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