Science fiction convention at Harvard University
Vericon was an annual science fiction convention at Harvard University , organized by the Harvard–Radcliffe Science Fiction Association . Lasting over a three-day weekend, for the first nine years of its existence it took place on the last weekend of January; for 2010, however, it was moved to mid-March to accommodate changes in Harvard College 's academic calendar. It was described as the largest college-based science fiction convention in the United States.
Vericon was held most recently in 2016.
The convention featured anime , boardgames , cosplay , Human Chess , dances , LARPs , and RPGs . The convention was unusual for a college science fiction convention in that in addition to gaming, a number of prominent people involved in the genres of science fiction , fantasy , game design , and comics were invited each year to host panels and readings. Guests included:
2016 (March 18–20): Ann Leckie , John Chu , Wesley Chu , Pamela Dean , Seth Dickinson , Greer Gilman , Malka Older , Ada Palmer , Jo Walton , Fran Wilde
2015 (March 20–22): Ken Liu , M. L. Brennan , Carl Engle-Laird , Greer Gilman , Mary Robinette Kowal , Andrew Liptak , B. L. Marsh , Will McIntosh , Daniel José Older , Ada Palmer , Luke Scull , Alex Shvartsman , Jo Walton
2014 (March 21–23): Patrick Rothfuss , Max Gladstone , Jo Walton , Scott Lynch , M. L. Brennan , Shira Lipkin , Saladin Ahmed , Luke Scull , Greer Gilman
2013 (March 22–24): Tamora Pierce , Jeffrey Carver , Greer Gilman , N. K. Jemisin , Shira Lipkin , Seanan McGuire , Jennifer Pelland , Jo Walton
2012 (March 16–18): Vernor Vinge , Greer Gilman , Lev Grossman , Jennifer Pelland , Thomas Sniegoski , R.L. Stine , Aaron Diaz , Christopher Hastings , Michael Terracciano
2011 (March 18–20): Brandon Sanderson , Austin Grossman , Holly Black , Catherine Asaro , Sarah Smith , Ellen Kushner , Delia Sherman
2010 (March 19–21): Timothy Zahn , Katherine Howe , Resa Nelson , Paul G. Tremblay , Greer Gilman , John Crowley , Randall Munroe , Dorothy Gambrell , Michael Terracciano .
2009 (January 23–25): Kim Stanley Robinson , Elizabeth Bear , Paul Di Filippo , Allen Steele , Robert V. S. Redick , Catherynne M. Valente , Don D'Ammassa , Marie Brennan , Brad Guigar , Kris Straub
2008 (January 25–27): Orson Scott Card , Lois Lowry , M. T. Anderson , Elizabeth Haydon , James Patrick Kelly , Kelly Link , Donna Jo Napoli , Sharyn November , Cassandra Clare , William Sleator , Pete Abrams , Jeph Jacques , Randall Munroe
2007 (January 26–28): Guy Gavriel Kay , R. A. Salvatore , Jeffrey Carver , Sharyn November , Shaenon K. Garrity , Jeffrey Rowland
2006 (January 27–29): George R. R. Martin , Greer Gilman , Elaine Isaak , Marie Brennan , Sarah Smith , Tim Buckley, R. K. Milholland , Jeph Jacques , Michael Terracciano
2005 (January 28–30): Jacqueline Carey , Patrick Nielsen Hayden , Teresa Nielsen Hayden , James K. Morrow , James Alan Gardner , Debra Doyle , James D. Macdonald
2004 (January 30 – February 1): Mike Carey , Brian Clevinger , Peter David
2003 (January 24–26): Catherine Asaro , Julie Czerneda , Ellen Kushner , Charles Vess
2002 (January 25–27): Henry Jenkins , Scott McCloud , Terry Moore , Susan Shwartz
2001 (January 26–28): Pete Abrams , James Ernest , Paul Levinson , Margaret Weis , Don Perrin , Michael A. Burstein , Jeffrey Carver , Esther Friesner , Peter Heck , James K. Morrow , Donna Jo Napoli 