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'''HonorCon''' was a military science fiction convention dedicated to the works of [[David Weber]] — his [[Honorverse]], its co-authors, and similar military science fiction — and one of the principal conventions associated with {{trmn}} (TRMN).

[[File:HonorCon Logo.png|350px|right|The enduring HonorCon logo, used from 2014 to 2017]]

The first HonorCon was held in 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina, organized by the BuNine worldbuilding group. BuNine subsequently handed the convention's planning and operation to TRMN, and from 2014 HonorCon was held annually at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown in Raleigh, North Carolina, through 2017. [[David Weber]], who makes his home in the region, appeared as the principal Guest of Honor each year.

After the 2017 event the HonorCon name was "rested." Two "daughter" conventions grew out of it: [[SphinxCon]] in the Atlanta area — a one-off convention held in 2018, co-sponsored by TRMN and STARFLEET (the International Star Trek Fan Association) — and FantaSci in the Raleigh area, whose first event was held in March 2019.

HonorCon was geared to fans of military science fiction, bringing together members of the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] and others who wished to role-play within the Honorverse and gain additional insight into the author's work. As with other TRMN conventions, it featured multiple tracks of programming — discussion panels, author interviews, gaming (including a spaceship-bridge simulator and Nerf-based "boarding actions"), a dealers' room, a charity auction, and a formal awards ceremony. Being the principal autumn gathering of TRMN, HonorCon was the occasion for a large slate of peerage creations and elevations each year, second only to [[MantiCon]] in the spring.

By tradition, the annual "class" of inductees into the crew of [[HMS Unconquered (CL-16)|HMS Unconquered]] — one of the highest honors in the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] and [[Royal Manticoran Marine Corps]] — is named each autumn, usually at HonorCon, and the transfer of the ship's annual Commanding Officer is likewise typically announced there.<ref>[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1102-12]]</ref>

==2013==
[[File:HonorCon 2013 Logo.png|300px|right|Logo of the first HonorCon, 1–3 November 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina]]
The inaugural HonorCon was held 1–3 November 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina, organized by the BuNine worldbuilding group before responsibility for the convention passed to {{trmn}}.

==2014==
31 October – 2 November 2014 at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown in Raleigh, North Carolina. Guests of Honor were [[David Weber]] and Timothy Zahn.
===Peerages===
Per the [[Peerage|Roll of the Peerage]], conferred on 1 November 2014:
;Elevations
*[[Red Cliff]] — Jan Kotouč elevated to Duke
;Creations
*[[Luna Hill]] — Countess (Marcela Vávrová)
*[[Pittman]] — Steadholder, Grayson (Martyn Griffiths)

==2015==
Held at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown over the weekend of 30 October – 1 November 2015, with [[David Weber]] as Guest of Honor. The awards ceremony — conducted with drawn swords for peerage elevations — saw three members receive the Parliamentary Medal of Valor, then among only five ever awarded in TRMN's history. It was at this event that David Weber was established as the first Permanent Commanding Officer of [[HMS Unconquered (CL-16)|HMS Unconquered]].<ref>[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1511-04]] — Appointment of David Weber as Permanent CO, HMS Unconquered.</ref>
===Peerages===
Per the [[Peerage|Roll of the Peerage]]:
;Elevations
*[[Westmarch]] — John Neitz elevated to Earl (October 2015)
;Creations (31 October 2015)
*[[Havelok]] — Baroness (Stephanie Taylor)
*[[White Rose]] — Baroness (Allison Gahrmann)
*[[Cape Fear]] — Baroness (Cindy Epard)
*[[Piedmont]] — Baron (John Stump)
*[[New Victoria]] — Baron (Justin Grays)
*[[New Kasserine]] — Baron, life peer (Andrew Knipe)

==2016==
Held in late October 2016 at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, with [[David Weber]] as Guest of Honor.
===Peerages===
Per the [[Peerage|Roll of the Peerage]], conferred on 29 October 2016:
;Elevations
*[[Nya Östergötland]] — Brandi Hinson elevated to Countess
;Creations
*[[Blacksburg]] — Baroness (Heather Selbe)
*[[Serpent Head Point]] — Baron (David Weiner)

==2017==
[[File:HonorCon 2017 Logo.png|350px|right|Logo of HonorCon 2017, the final HonorCon]]
The final HonorCon was held 27–29 October 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with [[David Weber]] as Guest of Honor.
===Peerages===
Per the [[Peerage|Roll of the Peerage]], conferred on 28 October 2017:
;Creations
*[[New Essex]] — Baroness (Diane Bulkeley); the title re-created in its own right after its original holder's elevation to the Duchy of [[Mountain View]]
*[[Cappanarrow|Grosvenor]] — Baron (Wayne Bruns); the barony was later re-created as the Earldom of [[Cappanarrow]]
*[[La Mancha]] — Baron (Bill Lochen)

Following the event the HonorCon name was rested, its role passing to the single 2018 [[SphinxCon]] in Atlanta and to FantaSci in Raleigh.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170113152154/http://www.honorcon.org/ HonorCon website] (archived, January 2017)
*[https://bullspec.com/2014/10/29/coming-to-town-david-weber-and-timothy-zahn-for-honorcon/ "Coming to Town: David Weber and Timothy Zahn for HonorCon"] (Bull Spec, 2014)

==References==
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[[Category: Conventions]]