Itzacon Eire
Itzacon Eire, more popularly known as Itzacon, is the premier gaming convention run by the Fantasy and Science Fiction Society (Fansci) of NUI Galway, Ireland.[1]
Itzacon Eire | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Gaming |
Venue | National University of Ireland, Galway |
Location(s) | Galway |
Country | Ireland |
Inaugurated | 2005 |
Organized by | FanSci |
Website | http://irishgamingwiki.com/wiki/Itzacon |
History
Itzacon Eire was founded in 2005[2] by Anita Murray,[3] then auditor of the society. As of 2019 it has been run for fifteen years.
In 2007 the National Game Writers Award was 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.[1]
Convention directors
Con director | Itzacon | Year |
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Anita Murray | Itzacon I | 2005 |
Brian Dolan[4] | Itzacon II | 2006 |
Charles Dunne[5] | Itzacon III | 2007 |
Mike Brennan[6] | Itzacon IV | 2008 |
Ciaran O'Brien[7] | Itzacon V | 2009 |
Jason Martin [8] | Itzacon VI | 2010 |
Ronan Comaskey [9] | Itzacon VII | 2011 |
Fergal Mac Carthaigh [10] | Itzacon VIII | 2012 |
Millie Kennedy [11] | Itzacon IX | 2013 |
Conor Kenny [12] | Itzacon X | 2014 |
Ross Lavelle [13] | Itzacon XI | 2015 |
Leanne Davoren [14] | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
Eoin Browne [15] | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
Niall Mullins [16] | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
Ronan Gallagher [17] | Itzacon XV | 2019 |
Itzacon XVI | 2020 |
National Game Writer Award winners
AwardwWinner | 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 |
Baz Nugent | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
James Rhys (grey) Lloyd Jones | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
Ian Power | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
Gerry McEvoy | Itzacon XV | 2019 |
Fergal Mac Carthaigh | Itzacon XVI | 2020 |
Intervarsity Boardgames Trophy winners
Winner | Itzacon | Year |
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NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon IX | 2013 |
WARPS | Itzacon X | 2014 |
NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XI | 2015 |
NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XII | 2016 |
NUI Galway Fansci Society | Itzacon XIII | 2017 |
???? | Itzacon XIV | 2018 |
References
- "Itzacon Convention". 10times.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- 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
- Eoin Brown at Irishgamingwiki.com
- Niall Mullins at Irishgamingwiki.com
- Ronan Gallagher at Irishgamingwiki.com
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