Farpoint Convention
| Farpoint Convention | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Pop Culture |
| Venue | North Baltimore Plaza |
| Location(s) | Timonium, MD |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | October 8th, 1993 |
| Organized by | Sharon Van Blarcom and Sandy Zier-Teitler |
| Filing status | Not for profit |
| Website | |
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Farpoint is an American science-fiction convention held since 1993 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The convention is fan-run, differentiating it from larger, profit-making ventures. Typical programming includes panel discussions, a competitive masquerade, fan videos, an art show, filking and celebrity guest appearances. It is a successor convention to ClipperCon (1984-1989) and OktoberTrek (1990-1992). The most recent Farpoint was held on February 17-19, 2017.
*Attendance does not include dealers and guest numbers
**Convention was not held
Since 2009, Farpoint has been held in the Crowne Plaza of Baltimore North, The hotel has changed ownership and is now the Radisson Hotel North Baltimore. From 1993 to 1997 the convention was held in the Hunt Valley Inn. In 1998 the convention was held in the Baltimore Omni. After 1998, the convention went back to the Hunt Valley Inn until 2008. Farpoint was created by Beverly Ott Volker in early 1993. This convention was successor to other Beverly Volker creations such as Clippercon and Oktobertrek. The convention started in October 1993, which had over 1,300 attendees. The convention continued in October until October 2000 when the committee decided to move the convention to February. This decision caused there to be no 2001 convention because it would only be a four-month span without the convention. The date change coincided with the committee decision to feature fan interests prominently alongside the celebrity guests. Farpoint programming was moved into individual tracks that focus on fans' many interests: Authors/Writing, Science, New Media (fan-created podcasting/film/webcomics), Media (movies and television), Live Performances (theater/music/comedy), Costuming(Masquerade) and Youth/Children. In 2003, the convention was nicknamed "SnowPoint" because the guests, attendees, and committee found themselves locked in the Hunt Valley Inn due to a massive amount of snow. This was also Beverly Volker's last convention, as she died the May of that year. Due to rising prices, in 2009, Farpoint moved to the then Crowne Plaza of Baltimore North, currently named the Radisson Hotel North Baltimore.
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