| CONduit | |
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| Status | on hiatus |
| Genre | Science fiction/Fantasy |
| Location(s) | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Most recent | 2015 |
| Attendance | 500-900 |
| Organized by | SFCon, Inc. |
| Filing status | Utah non-profit |
| Website | http://conduit-sf.com/ |
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Conduit, often stylized as CONduit, was an annual general interest science fiction and fantasy convention held in May in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] CONduit was founded in 1989 but took two years to plan its first convention. While there are other genre conventions in Utah, CONduit was the largest general interest convention,[1][2] and provided a means for professionals to meet and network with other professionals, as well as a way for fans to meet and enjoy each other's company.[3]
CONduit had an annual charity auction to benefit a local charitable cause. This auction originally benefited Reading for the Future, a non-profit organization which promoted literacy through speculative fiction. The RFF Utah Student Writing and Art Contest was sponsored in part by CONduit.[4] However, RFF ceased operation in January 2010.[5] CONduit was a founding member of the Utah Speculative Fiction Council.
Notable local guests have included Brandon Sanderson, L.E. Modesitt, Jr.,[3] Tracy Hickman,[3] Anne Wingate,[3] Dan Willis, Bradley Williams, Eric James Stone, James Dashner, Dave Wolverton,[3][6] Paul Genesse, Kevin Wasden, and Howard Tayler.[6]
- ^ a b Vaughn, Aaron (May 24, 2009). "Evil Overlords Claim Salt Lake for Sci Fi Convention". Fox 13 KSTU. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009. This links to what formerly contained a news spot video. The news spot is no longer accessible.
- ^ Brubaker, Ladd (May 27, 2011). "Hundreds celebrate 'geek-dom' at Salt Lake sci-fi convention". KSL.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Davis, James (2007-06-18). "From all spacewalks: Salt Lake's CONduit unites a galaxy of science fiction fans for three days of unabashed imagination". Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ "RFF Utah Student Writing and Art Contest". Reading for the Future Utah. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ "RFF Utah Home". Reading for the Future. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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