Ditto Convention

 A small fanzine-fan convention held in the fall.

Ditto conventions up to 2005, and 2007 have been:

# 1988 Toronto (Bob Webber, Taral, Mike Glicksohn, Alan Rosenthal, Catherine Crockett, et al.)
# 1989 San Francisco (Patty Peters & Gary Mattingly)
# 1990 Chicago (Dick & Leah Smith)
# 1991 Virginia Beach (Cathy Doyle & Kip Williams)
# 1992 Cincinnati (Bill Bowers, Pat & Roger Sims and the Cincinnati Fantasy Group, in conjunction with Octocon)
# 1993 Cambridge (Bob Webber & Sarah Prince)
# 1994 Ann Arbor (Leslie Smith & Ken Josenhans)
# 1995 Seattle (Alan Rosenthal & Janice Murray)
# 1996 El Paso (Richard Brandt & Michelle Lyons)
# 1997 Cincinnati (Pat & Roger Sims and the Cincinnati Fantasy Group, in conjunction with Octocon)
# 1998 Newport (Priscilla & Mark Olson, Bob Webber and George Flynn)
# 1999 Minneapolis (Karen Cooper and Minn-Stf, in conjuction with Fallcon)
# 2000 Dallas (Cris & Neil Kaden)
# 2001 Bloomington (Bob & Fern Tucker, Henry & Letha Welch, Dick & Leah Smith)
# 2002 Toronto (Murray Moore, Colin Hinz, Catherine Crockett & friends)
# 2003 Eugene, Oregon, Oct. 10 - 13  (Alan Rosenthal, Loren MacGregor and Janice Murray)
# 2004 Orlando, Florida, October 8-10 (Pat and Roger Sims)
# 2005 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 14-16 (Henry and Letha Welch)

# 2007 Mendocino County California, ArtCon (Alan Rosenthal)

Art Widner reports:

I was totally gobsmakt, gabberflasted & flatterd all to hell that 30 people came from all over the world to the most hard to get to (Panama City was easy) wild Mendocino Coast to help me celebrate.  & they brot 15 bottles of single malt in the bargain.  I didnt count, but somebody told me.  In spite of my warning "No presents but yr presence" some of the botles were presents.  Thanx to Ian Sorenson & Yvonne Rowse from Scotland; I hope the chilly summer fog made them feel at home.  & the 3 from Toronto, 2 from Detroit, & the usual suspex from Seatl & the Barea.  Not to mention all my cool gchiln; Missy all the way from France, & the Tuckerized baby offn Mt. Baker.....   Ive had sevral xcuses from various fen since, wch may b flattery, but i acept that they really wantd to b there but cdnt.  Alan Rosenthal did a great job organizing it & i hav no complaints.