Itzacon Eire







































Itzacon Eire
Itzaconeirebanner2005.gif
Status Defunct
Genre Gaming
Venue National University of Ireland, Galway
Location(s) Galway
Country Ireland
Inaugurated 2005
Organized by FanSci [1]
Website
http://www.itzacon.com and [2]

Itzacon Eire, more popularly known as Itzacon (not to be confused with Itzacon, a defunct Sci Fi convention formerly held in Texas) is the premier gaming convention run by the Fantasy and Science Fiction Society (Fansci) of NUI Galway, Ireland.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Convention Directors


  • 3 National Game Writer Award Winners


  • 4 References





History


Itzacon Eire was founded in 2005[1] by Anita Murray,[2] then Auditor of the Society. As of 2015 it has been run for eleven years successfully and looks to continue in that vein into its second decade.


In 2007 it established the National Game Writers Award. This award is for Role-playing game and LARP writers who have shown a continued dedication to the Irish convention scene and have produced material of noted quality for Itzacon Eire.



Convention Directors




































































Con Director
 Itzacon
 Year
Anita Murray
 Itzacon I
 2005
Brian Dolan[3]
 Itzacon II
 2006
Charles Dunne[4]
 Itzacon III
 2007
Mike Brennan[5]
 Itzacon IV
 2008
Ciaran O'Brien[6]
 Itzacon V
 2009
Jason Martin [7]
 Itzacon VI
 2010
Ronan Comaskey [8]
 Itzacon VII
 2011
Fergal Mac Carthaigh [9]
 Itzacon VIII
 2012
Millie Kennedy [10]
 Itzacon IX
 2013
Conor Kenny [11]
 Itzacon X
 2014
Ross Lavelle [12]
 Itzacon XI
 2015
Leanne Davoren [13]
 Itzacon XII
 2016


National Game Writer Award Winners





















































Award Winner
 Itzacon
 Year
Paddy Delaney
 Itzacon III
 2007

Cat Tobin
 Itzacon IV
 2008
Sandra Duggan
 Itzacon V
 2009
Padraic Barrett
 Itzacon VI
 2010
Gar Hanrahan
 Itzacon VII
 2011
Anita Murray
 Itzacon VIII
 2012
Ciaran O'Brien
 Itzacon IX
 2013
Michelle Haward & Feargal Keenan
 Itzacon X
 2014
Ray O'Mahony
 Itzacon XI
 2015


References





  1. ^ Itzacon I website at Archive.org


  2. ^ Anita Murray at Irishgamingwiki.com


  3. ^ Brian Dolan at Irishgamingwiki.com


  4. ^ Charles Dunne at Irishgamingwiki.com


  5. ^ Mike Brennan at Irishgamingwiki.com


  6. ^ Ciaran O'Brien at Irishgamingwiki.com


  7. ^ Jason Martin at Irishgamingwiki.com


  8. ^ Ronan Comaskey at Irishgamingwiki.com


  9. ^ Fergal Mac Carthaigh at Irishgamingwiki.com


  10. ^ Millie Kennedy at Irishgamingwiki.com


  11. ^ Conor Kenny at Irishgamingwiki.com


  12. ^ Ross Lavelle at Irishgamingwiki.com


  13. ^ Leanne Davoren at Irishgamingwiki.com









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