DucKon

DucKon
A pair of Zeusaphones in action during DucKon 17 in June 2008
StatusInactive
GenreScience fiction/Fantasy
Location(s)near Chicago, Illinois
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1992
Most recent2014
Attendancecirca 600-700
Organized bySuper-Con-Duck-Tivity
Filing statusNon-profit
WebsiteOfficial site

DucKon was an annual science fiction convention held every May or June in the Chicago area between 1992 and 2014. The name is a shortening of DUpage County KONvention.[1]

DucKon served as a fundraiser for Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, a non-profit organization known for creating and administering the Golden Duck Awards for excellence in children's science fiction literature.[2]

  1. ^ "DucKon". Fancyclopedia 3. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. ^ Kelly, Mark (2017). "News Log". Locus. Locus. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-01.