Bubonicon

Bubonicon
Perry Rodent, the official mascot of Bubonicon.
StatusActive
GenreScience fiction
VenueAlbuquerque Marriott
Location(s)Albuquerque, New Mexico
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1969
Attendance721 (2024) / 980 (2013)
Organized byAlbuquerque Science Fiction Society
Websitehttp://www.bubonicon.com

Bubonicon is an annual multigenre convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, typically held during the last weekend of August.

History

Bubonicon was first held in 1969 as a literary science fiction gathering in Albuquerque called NewMexiCon. Authors Roy Tackett and Robert E. Vardeman were two of the key figures in establishing and promoting Bubonicon in its early days.[1][2] It grew from a gathering of 20 in 1969, to 50 people attending in 1971, to over 100 people attending Bubonicon 5 in 1973.[3] 1973 also introduced Bubonicon's mascot, Perry Rhodent. The name Bubonicon, not officially adopted until 1971, is a nod to Albuquerque's long history of bubonic plague outbreaks, with Perry Rhodent a continuation of this theme.[4][1][5] In 1976, one of Bubonicon's longest running traditions, the Green Slime Awards, was started in order to honor the worst in Science Fiction from the previous year.

The convention began to include science lecturers,[when?] often from nearby Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico. Lectures included topics from physics to microbiology and encompassed fiction and fantasy of all media.[6]

In the 1990s, Bubonicon averaged three hundred people in attendance. 2003's gathering marked the first time when over four hundred people attended.

Bubonicon 42, held in 2010 at the Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel,[7] featured a theme based on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[8][9] Honored guests included authors Peter David and Mario Acevedo.[9][10]

In 2012, Bubonicon attendance was 700, at the new larger venue, Marriott Hotel, at Louisiana Blvd and I40. The theme was based on the Mayan Apocalypse idea of the "End of the World as We Know It." In 2013, attendance reached its peak at 980 with the theme of "Wonder Women".[11]

Bubonicon was canceled in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and was "virtual" in 2021, with the ability to stream events ranging from book discussions to scientific presentations offered by members of the University of New Mexico. 2022 witnessed the return to in-person gatherings, although with the smallest attendance the convention had experienced since 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b Carr, Jessica Cassyle (August 21, 2008). "The force is with Bubonicon". Weekly Alibi. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Deaths". Locus. June 10, 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Or So You Say". Amazing Stories. June 1972. p. 118. Retrieved April 6, 2011. The Bubonicon was in most ways a direct antithesis to the LACon. Small (perhaps fifty members), friendly, unstructured (except for a luncheon banquet), and relaxed[...]
  4. ^ Steinberg, David (August 19, 2001). "What is a Bubonicon anyway?". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Ash, Brian (1977). Conventions. Harmony Books. p. 278. ISBN 9780517531747. Retrieved April 6, 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Huard, Jennifer (September 5, 2009). "I Was a Stranger in a Strange, Storm Trooper-Filled Land". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "File:Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel 2022-05-30.jpg - Wikipedia". commons.wikimedia.org. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  8. ^ Fox, Adam (August 27, 2010). "Alibi Picks: Bubonicon 42". Weekly Alibi. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Steinberg, David (August 22, 2010). "Fans of Sci-Fi Honor Adams at Bubonicon". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Answer Is 42". Weekly Alibi. August 26, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  11. ^ "Bubonicon History – Lore of Past Conventions". 7 October 2006.

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