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Archon is a science fiction and fantasy convention. It is held annually in the St. Louis area in the fall and is the largest event of its type in the area, typically seeing over a thousand attendees.

[edit] History

• The first Archon took place July 15 - July 17, 1977 at the Stouffer's Riverfront Towers. Guests included George R.R. Martin and Gale Burnick. 253 people attended.

• In 1985, Archon's sponsors, St. Louis Science Fiction Ltd., were subject to an adverse court tax court ruling denying it non-profit 501(c)(3) status. The basis for the ruling was that the convention was not "operated exclusively for exempt purposes", but instead "in part, for the private benefit of artists and dealers", and "in furtherance of substantial nonexempt commercial, and social and entertainment purposes".(St. Louis Science Fiction Ltd. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 1985-162). United States Tax Court. 1985-04-02. http://smofinfo.com/wsfs/Legal/StLouis.rtf. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.)

• The first four-day Archon took place October 2 - October 5, 2003 at the Collinsville Gateway Center & Holiday Inn. Guests included Michael Stackpole, Butch Honeck, Andreas Katsulas and Julie Caitlin Brown. 2397 people attended.

• In 2007, Archon hosted TuckerCon, the 9th NASFiC from August 2 - August 5, 2007. Guests included Barbara Hambly, Darrell K. Sweet, Lani Tupu, Tee Morris, Richard Hatch. Approximately 1950 people attended.

[edit] Impact on fandom

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[edit] Art show issues

The art show has been the subject of some unhappiness with artists through the years, who have not had good experiences dealing with artshow director Susan Bolhafner. She has reportedly been notoriously bad at sending artists back their unsold work in a timely fashion (taking upwards of six months to do so), sending artist payout checks, and also arbitrarily deciding what pieces would or would not hang in the show. This was notoriously documented in years 2004 and 2005 on the SciFiFantasyHorrorSpace_ArtShows yahoo group.[1],[2],[3]

[edit] Panels

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[edit] Dealers

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[edit] Fans attending

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[edit] External links

• Official website
• Archon by Year
• Archon: FanWorksFinder

[edit] Convention reports

[edit] 2004

• A Report from Archon 28

[edit] 2008

• Events report
• My Report from Archon

[edit] See also

• Conventions

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