Vericon Explained

Vericon
Status:Defunct
Genre:Science fiction
Venue:Harvard University
Location:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Country:United States
Website:http://www.vericon.org/

Vericon is an annual science fiction convention at Harvard University, organized by the Harvard–Radcliffe Science Fiction Association. Lasting over a three-day weekend, for the first nine years of its existence it took place on the last weekend of January; for 2010, however, it was moved to mid-March to accommodate changes in Harvard College's academic calendar. It has been described as the largest college-based science fiction convention in the United States.[1]

Vericon was held most recently in 2016, and is currently on hiatus.

The convention features anime, boardgames, cosplay, Human Chess, dances, LARPs, and RPGs. The convention is unusual for a college science fiction convention in that in addition to gaming, a number of prominent people involved in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, game design, and comics are invited each year to host panels and readings. Guests have included:

References

  1. [Boston Globe]