In December 1975 the Los Angeles Science Fantasy prepared LA 2000, a special convention to celebrate the club's 2,000th meeting. This was more a relaxicon than a convention in the traditional sense (such as featuring guests of honor or holding a formal program). The event was so enjoyable that it was repeated in 1976. At this time it moved to October to honor the club's anniversary and called itself LOSCON for the first time. It was held twice in 1977, the second that year being the first with an official guest of honor, Dr. Jerry Pournelle. By 1978 it had finally settled into an annual November affair, the Los Angeles Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Then starting with LOSCON 9 in 1982, the Thanksgiving weekend was chosen and became subsequently the traditional date. LOSCON 7 in 1980 was the first to top 1,000 members, and attendance has not dropped below a thousand since 1984. LOSCON was held in Pasadena from 1983 through 1989, in Burbank from 1993 through 2003, and in 2004 it returned to Los Angeles itself.
The following is a table of data regarding the history of the annual convention put on by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LOSCON). The numbers in parentheses indicate total members followed by actual attending members. Convention themes are also named for those conventions that had themes. Links are provided to pictures from the particular convention, the website if it had one, and scanned copies of the program books.
| LA 2000 | December 5 - 7, 1975 | International Hotel, Los Angeles |
GoH: None | Milt Stevens | ||
| LOSCON 2 | October 15 - 17, 1976 | Pacifica Hotel, Culver City | GoH: None | Ron Bounds | ||
| LOSCON 3 | April 1 - 3, 1977 | Quality Inn Airport, Los Angeles | GoH: None | Ed Finkelstein & Mike Glyer | ||
| LOSCON 4 | November 4 - 6, 1977 | Quality Inn Airport, Los Angeles | GoH: Jerry Pournelle | Marty Massoglia | PROGRAM BOOK | |
| LOSCON 5 | November 3 - 5, 1978 | Huntington Sheraton, Pasadena | GoH: Robert Bloch | Susan Fox | PROGRAM BOOK | |
| LOSCON 6 | November 10 - 12, 1979 | Airport Park Hotel, Inglewood | GoH: A. E. van Vogt | Alan P. Winston | PROGRAM BOOK | |
| LOSCON 7 | November 28 - 30, 1980 | Anaheim Sheraton, Anaheim |
GoH: Larry Niven Fan GoH: Alva Rogers Media GoH: Jack Arnold | Mike Shupp | ||
| LOSCON 8 | November 6 - 8, 1981 | Huntington Sheraton, Pasadena |
GoH: William Rotsler Fan GoH: Len & June Moffatt | George Jumper | ||
| LOSCON 9 | November 26 - 28, 1982 | Universal Sheraton, Universal City |
GoH: Poul Anderson Fan GoH: Milt Stevens | Dan Deckert | ||
| LOSCON 10 | November 25 - 27, 1983 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Fan GoH: Fuzzy Pink Niven Special GoH: John Myers Myers | Bruce Pelz | ||
| LOSCON Eleven | November 23 - 25, 1984 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: Curt Siodmak Fan GoH: Forrest J Ackerman LASFS GoH: Bill Warren | Charles Lee Jackson, II | ||
| LOSCON 12 | November 29 - December 1, 1985 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: Robert Silverberg Fan GoH: Terry Carr In Absentia GoH: Daniel Pinkwater | Craig Miller | ||
| LOSCON the 13th | November 28 - 30, 1986 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: John Brunner Fan GoH: Bruce & Elayne Pelz | Danise Deckert | ||
| LOSCON XIV "Galactic Empires" | November 27 - 29, 1987 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: C. J. Cherryh Fan GoH: Tom Whitmore | Fred Patten | ||
| LOSCON Fifteen "South Gate in 'Eighty-eight" | November 25 - 27, 1988 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: Vonda McIntyre Fan GoH: Stan Woolston Artist GoH: Patricia Davis | Rick Young | ||
| LOSCON Sixteen "Where Anything Can Happen" | November 24 - 26, 1989 | Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena |
GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson Artist GoH: Erin McKee Fan GoH: John & Bjo Trimble | Richard Foss | ||
| LOSCON 17 | November 23 - 25, 1990 | Buena Park Hotel, Buena Park |
GoH: Barry B. Longyear Artist GoH: Reed Waller & Kate Worley Fan GoH: Ben Yalow LASFS GoH: George Alec Effinger | Robbie Cantor | ||
| LOSCON 18 "Robotics & Computers in SF/Fantasy" | November 29 - December 1, 1991 | Hyatt Regency, Long Beach |
GoH: Mike Resnick Artist GoH: Brad Foster Fan GoH: Allan Rothstein | Rick Young | ||
| LOSCON 19 "Into the 21st Century on a Sturdy Broom" | November 27 - 29, 1992 | Airport Marriott, Los Angeles |
GoH: Barbara Hambly Artist GoH: Don Maitz Editor GoH: David Hartwell Fan GoH: Mike Glyer | Christian McGuire & Shaun Lyon | ||
| LOSCON 20 "Take This Con and Stuffie It!" | November 26 - 28, 1993 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Roger Zelazny Artist GoH: Rick Sternbach Fan GoH: Paul Turner | Chocolate Moose (with Elayne Pelz) | ||
| LOSCON 21 "The Changing Face of Science Fiction" | November 25 - 27, 1994 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold Artist GoH: Alicia Austin Editor GoH: Kristine Kathryn Rusch Fan GoH: Robbie Cantor Special GoH: "Superguest" Julius Schwartz | Shaun Lyon & Christian McGuire | WEBPAGE | |
| LOSCON 22 "The World of SF" | November 24 - 26, 1995 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Bob Shaw Artist GoH: Lubov Fan GoH: Larry Stewart | Robbie Cantor | ||
| LOSCON XXIII "Relax in the Company of Friends" | November 29 - December 1, 1996 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Harry Turtledove Artist GoH: Vincent DiFate Fan GoH: Bob Null | Christian McGuire | ||
| LOSCON xxiv "Dedicated to the Memory of William Rotsler" | November 28 - 30, 1997 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: S. M. Stirling Artist GoH: Mitchell Davidson Bentley Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan Media GoH: J. Michael Straczynski | Ed Green | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 25 "Twenty Five Years of a Good Thing" | November 27 - 29, 1998 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: David Brin Artist GoH: Sue Dawe Fan GoH: Marjii Ellers | Kimberlee Marks Brown | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON XXVI "It's the End of the World as We Know It...and We Feel Fine" | November 26 - 28, 1999 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Connie Willis Artist GoH: Alex Ross Fan GoH: Joe Siclari | Liz Mortensen | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 27 "The Dawn of a New Millennium" | November 25 - 27, 2000 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Orson Scott Card Artist GoH: Bob Eggleton Special GoHs: Harry Knowles, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Frank Kelly Freas Fan GoH: Craig Miller & Genny Dazzo | Shaun Lyon & Christian B. McGuire | ||
| LOSCON 28 "Education - Building the future one mind at a time" | November 23 - 25, 2001 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
GoH: Patricia C. Wrede Artist GoH: Chris Butler Fan GoH: Lynn Gold | Chaz Boston Baden | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 29 "Planet LOSCON: The World of Science Fiction and Fantasy" | November 29 - December 1, 2002 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
Writer GoH: David Weber Artist GoH: Nene Thomas Fan GoH: Patty Wells Special Saturday Guest: Nichelle Nicholas | Tadao Tomomatsu | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 30 "Navigating the WORLDS of Science Fiction" | November 28 - 30, 2003 | Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank |
Author GoH: Fred Saberhagen Artist GoH: Teddy Harvia Fan GoH: Jack L. Chalker Special Media GoH: Armin Shimmerman | Michael Mason | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 31 "Escape to LA!" | November 26 - 28, 2004 | LAX Marriott, Los Angeles |
Author GoH: Tim Powers Artist GoH: Wendy Pini Fan GoH: James Stanley Daughtery, Kathryn Daugherty LASFS Special GoH: David Gerrold | Ed Green | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 32
"A Space Operetta" | November 25 - 27, 2005 | LAX Marriott, Los Angeles | Author GoH: Steven Brust Artist GoH: Rowena Morrill Fan GoH: Bruce Farr | Karl Lembke | WEBSITE
PHOTOS | |
| LOSCON 33
"Golden Ages of Science Fiction" | November 24 - 26, 2006 | LAX Marriott, Los Angeles | Author GoH: William Tenn Artist GoH: Bernie Wrightson Fan GoH: Fred Patten | Scott Beckstead | WEBSITE | |
| LOSCON 34
"The Dig" | November 23 - 25, 2007 | LAX Marriott, Los Angeles | Author GoH: Robert J. Sawyer Artist GoH: Theresa Mather Fan GoH: Capt. David West Reynolds Music GoH: Dr. James Robinson | Dr. Susan "Arizona" Gleason | WEBSITE |
Alphabetical List of Guests of Honor
Alphabetical List of LOSCON Chairs
List of Forry Award Winners
List of Evans-Freehafer Award Winners
List of Rotsler Award Winners
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