Vericon
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Vericon is an annual science fiction convention at Harvard University. Lasting over a three-day weekend, it typically takes place in late January or early February. It is sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association.
The convention features anime, boardgames, cosplay, dances, LARPs, and RPGs. The convention is 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 are invited each year to host panels and readings. Past guests have included:
- 2006: George R. R. Martin, Greer Gilman, Elaine Isaak, Marie Brennan, Sarah Smith, Tim Buckley, Randy Milholland, Jeph Jacques, Michael Terracciano
- 2005: Jacqueline Carey, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, James Morrow, James Alan Gardner, Debra Doyle, James Macdonald
- 2004: Mike Carey, Brian Clevinger, Peter David
- 2003: Catherine Asaro, Julie Czerneda, Ellen Kushner, Charles Vess
- 2002: Henry Jenkins, Scott McCloud, Terry Moore, Susan Schwartz
- 2001: Pete Abrams, James Ernest, Paul Levinson, Margaret Weis, Don Perrin, Michael Burstein, Jeffrey Carver, Esther Friesner, Peter Heck, James Morrow, Donna Jo Napoli
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