Itzacon Eire
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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 |
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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 |
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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
^ Itzacon I website at Archive.org
^ Anita Murray at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Brian Dolan at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Charles Dunne at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Mike Brennan at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Ciaran O'Brien at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Jason Martin at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Ronan Comaskey at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Fergal Mac Carthaigh at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Millie Kennedy at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Conor Kenny at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Ross Lavelle at Irishgamingwiki.com
^ Leanne Davoren at Irishgamingwiki.com
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