| Itzacon Eire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 "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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