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Multigenre Fan Convention Pyrkon (commonly known as Pyrkon) - Polish fan convention held annually in Poznań on the first weekend after spring equinox dedicated to an integration of Science fiction fandom and a promotion of science-fiction/fantasy literature, comics, film, television, video games, RPG, LARP, board games, collectible card games and miniature wargaming.
History
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Pyrkon is organised by Science Fiction Club "Second Era" (Klub Fantastyki "Druga Era") annually since 2000 except 2005 when SF Club "Second Era" organised Polcon (in 2011 SF Club "Second Era" organised both Pyrkon and Polcon). From the beginning Pyrkon is a non-profit convention and all organizers, lecturers and gofers are volunteers. In 2000-2010 Pyrkon was held at the Dębiec district, primarily only in Elementary School nr 21 in Poznań, then also in Gymnasium nr 42 in Poznań (2008-2010), Cezamet Hotel (2008-2010) and in The High and Technical Schools Complex nr 19 in Poznań (2010). Due to increasing number of visitors in 2011 the convention moved to The Poznań World Trade Center and to Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 2 in Poznań, where it is being held for this day.
March 6, 1999 SF Club "Second Era" organised "The Day with SF" ("Dzień z fantastyką") in The District House of Culture "Sun" (osiedlowy dom kultury "Słońce") at the "Friendship" district (osiedle "Przyjaźni") in Poznań.[1] It was the direct precedessor of Pyrkon.
The tradition of organising Pyrkon on the first weekend after spring equinox started in 2006. Usually it is also a weekend when the shift of time occurs - participants are informed in a convention guide book and on posters of a necessity to adjust their timepieces.
Etymology
[edytuj | edytuj kod]According to one theory[2] name "Pyrkon" comes from the 10th Book of Pausanias' "Guide to Ancient Greece", where he quotes an hexameter poem "Eumolpia" assigned to Musaios, a son of Antiophemos, which states that Delphic Sibyl belonged to Poseidon and Ge (Earth) in common; that Ge gave her oracles herself, but Poseidon used Pyrkon as his mouthpiece in giving responses.[3]
According to the other theory name "Pyrkon" is merging of base "pyr-" of word "pyra" (which means "potato" in Poznań's dialect) and a sufix -kon added to names of all Polish fan conventions.
Program
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Main Attractions
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Pyrkon's goals are realized in:
- meetings and discusion panels with science fiction and fantasy authors;
- meetings with books and games publishers;
- thematic lectures related to all spheres of science fiction;
- popular science lectures, especially about physics, history, linguistics and cultural studies;
- RPG sessions and LARP-s;
- lending board games (Games Room);
- lending old video games (RetroGaming, oryg. RetroGralnia);[4];
- board games, collectible card games and miniature wargaming tournaments;
- demonstrations and premieres of board games, collectible card games, miniature wargaming and video games;
- thematic competitions with prizes.
Other Attractions
[edytuj | edytuj kod]On Pyrkon also take place:
- concerts;
- fighting shows;
- fireshows;
- dancing shows and lessons;
- karaoke and DDR contests;
- Pyrkon: You Can Dance.
Foreign guests
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Year | Name and surname | Profession | Nationality | Residence |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Miroslav Žamboch[5] | author | Czech | Czechy |
2009 | Wojciech Siudmak[6] | painter | Polish | Francja |
2011 | Adrian Tchaikovsky[7] | author | British | Szablon:UK |
2012 | Shane Lacy Hensley[8] | game designer | American | Szablon:US |
2012 | Ian McDonald[8] | author | British | Szablon:UK |
2012 | Grzegorz Rosiński[8] | comic book artist | Polish | Szwajcaria |
Time and place
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Coordinators
[edytuj | edytuj kod]Year | Name and surname (in alphabetical order) |
---|---|
1999 | Daniel Kosse |
2000 | Piotr Derkacz |
2001 | Maciej Witkowiak |
2002 | Daniel Kosse |
2003 | Tomasz Barczyk |
2004 | Paweł Ostrowski |
2006 | Paweł Matuszak |
2007 | Paweł Matuszak |
2008 | Paweł Matuszak |
2009 | Paweł Matuszak |
2010 | Anna Brożyna, Michał Karzyński |
2011 | Anna Brożyna, Michał Karzyński |
2012 | Anna Brożyna, Piotr Derkacz, Michał Karzyński |
2013 | Piotr Derkacz, Michał Karzyński |
Awards
[edytuj | edytuj kod]- contest of the "The Convention Guide-Book" Web Portal ("Informator Konwentowy"): "The Best Fan Convention of the Season" ("Najlepszy Konwent Sezonu")[27]
- Pyrkon 2006: II place (Winter 2005/2006 edition)
- Pyrkon 2007: I place (Winter 2006/2007 edition)
- contest of "The Convention Guide-Book" Web Portal ("Informator Konwentowy"): "The Best Fan Convention of the Year" ("Najlepszy Konwent Roku")[27]
- Pyrkon 2008: I place
- contest of "The Convention Guide-Book" Web Portal ("Informator Konwentowy"): "Fan's Choice" ("Wybór Konwentowiczów")[27]
- Pyrkon 2006: II place (Winter 2005/2006 edition)
- Pyrkon 2007: I place (Winter 2006/2007 edition)
- Pyrkon 2008: I place (Year 2008 edition)
- plebiscite of "The Cathedral" Web Portal ("Katedra"): "Science Fiction" ("Fantastyka") in cathegory "The best fan convention or other SF mass event" ("Najlepszy konwent lub inna fantastyczna impreza masowa")
External links
[edytuj | edytuj kod]- Pyrkon 2013 official website
- Pyrkon 2012 official website
- Pyrkon 2011 official website
- Pyrkon 2010 official website
- Pyrkon 2009 official website
- Pyrkon 2008 official website
- Pyrkon 2007 official website
- Pyrkon 2006 official website
- Pyrkon 2004 official website
Przypisy
[edytuj | edytuj kod]- ↑ a b c Program of "The Day with SF/F" (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2004 - History (PL)
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece 10. 5. 5 (trans. Jones)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2012 – Retrogaming (PL)
- ↑ a b Pyrkon 2008 – Program (PL)
- ↑ a b Pyrkon 2009 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ a b Pyrkon 2011 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ a b c d Pyrkon 2012 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2004 – Accreditation (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2004 – News (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2004 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2006 – Approach (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2006 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2007 – Approach (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2007 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2008 – Time and place (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2008 – News 02.04 (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2008 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2009 – Time and place (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2009 – News 01.04 (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2010 – Time and place (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2010 – News 22.04 (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2010 – Guests (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2011 – Time and place (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2011 – News 07.04 (PL)
- ↑ Pyrkon 2012 – Time and place (PL)
- ↑ a b c Convention Guide-Book: Convention of the Year/Season (PL)
- ↑ The Cathedral – Science Fiction/Fantasy 2007 Plebiscite (PL)
- ↑ The Cathedral – Science Fiction/Fantasy 2008 Plebiscite (PL)
- ↑ The Cathedral – Science Fiction/Fantasy 2009 Plebiscite (PL)
- ↑ The Cathedral – Science Fiction/Fantasy 2010 Plebiscite (PL)
- ↑ The Cathedral – Science Fiction/Fantasy 2011 Plebiscite (PL)
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