Itzacon Eire

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Itzacon Eire
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StatusActive
GenreGaming
VenueNational University of Ireland, Galway
Location(s)Galway
CountryIreland
Inaugurated2005
Organized byFanSci [1]
Websitehttp://irishgamingwiki.com/wiki/Itzacon

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.[1]

History[]

Itzacon Eire was founded in 2005[2] by ,[3] then Auditor of the Society. As of 2019 it has been run for fifteen years successfully and looks to continue in that vein into the future.

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.[1]

Convention Directors[4][]

Con Director Itzacon Year
Anita Murray Itzacon I 2005
Brian Dolan[5] Itzacon II 2006
Charles Dunne[6] Itzacon III 2007
Mike Brennan[7] Itzacon IV 2008
Ciaran O'Brien[8] Itzacon V 2009
Jason Martin [9] Itzacon VI 2010
Ronan Comaskey [10] Itzacon VII 2011
Fergal Mac Carthaigh [11] Itzacon VIII 2012
Millie Kennedy [12] Itzacon IX 2013
Conor Kenny [13] Itzacon X 2014
Ross Lavelle [14] Itzacon XI 2015
Leanne Davoren [15] Itzacon XII 2016
Eoin Browne [16] Itzacon XIII 2017
Niall Mullins [17] Itzacon XIV 2018
Ronan Gallagher [18] Itzacon XV 2019

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
Baz Nugent Itzacon XII 2016
James Rhys (grey) Lloyd Jones Itzacon XIII 2017
Ian Power Itzacon XIV 2018
? Itzacon XV 2019

Intervarsity Boardgames Trophy Winners[]

Winner Itzacon Year
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Itzacon Convention". 10times.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  2. ^ Itzacon I website at Archive.org
  3. ^ Anita Murray at Irishgamingwiki.com
  4. ^ "Itzacon Eire". Itzacon Eire. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  5. ^ Brian Dolan at Irishgamingwiki.com
  6. ^ Charles Dunne at Irishgamingwiki.com
  7. ^ Mike Brennan at Irishgamingwiki.com
  8. ^ Ciaran O'Brien at Irishgamingwiki.com
  9. ^ Jason Martin at Irishgamingwiki.com
  10. ^ Ronan Comaskey at Irishgamingwiki.com
  11. ^ Fergal Mac Carthaigh at Irishgamingwiki.com
  12. ^ Millie Kennedy at Irishgamingwiki.com
  13. ^ Conor Kenny at Irishgamingwiki.com
  14. ^ Ross Lavelle at Irishgamingwiki.com
  15. ^ Leanne Davoren at Irishgamingwiki.com
  16. ^ Eoin Brown at Irishgamingwiki.com
  17. ^ Niall Mullins at Irishgamingwiki.com
  18. ^ Ronan Gallagher at Irishgamingwiki.com
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