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CMagnani: added to Category:Glossary

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	[[Category: Conventions]]		[[Category: Conventions]]
			[[Category:Glossary]]

MDGarcia: Add SpikeCon 2019 logo to the 2019 section (MantiCon 2019 shared the SpikeCon/NASFIC logo)

2026-07-15T21:37:18Z

Add SpikeCon 2019 logo to the 2019 section (MantiCon 2019 shared the SpikeCon/NASFIC logo)

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	==2019==		==2019==
			[[File:SpikeCon 2019 Logo.png\|250px\|right\|MantiCon 2019 was held as part of SpikeCon (NASFIC 13), which shared this logo with Westercon 72 and 1632 Minicon]]
	4-7 July 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn & Dayton Conference Center in Layton, Utah, hosted by NASFIC 13 (Spikecon). Featured guests were David Weber, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, Vincent Villafranca, Bjo & John Trimble.		4-7 July 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn & Dayton Conference Center in Layton, Utah, hosted by NASFIC 13 (Spikecon). Featured guests were David Weber, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, Vincent Villafranca, Bjo & John Trimble.
	===Awards===		===Awards===

MDGarcia: Add original main MantiCon logo as lead masthead; move 2018 logo to 2018 section; add MantiCon 2023 (Santa Clara/BayCon) logo to 2023 section

2026-07-15T21:31:58Z

Add original main MantiCon logo as lead masthead; move 2018 logo to 2018 section; add MantiCon 2023 (Santa Clara/BayCon) logo to 2023 section

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	'''MantiCon''' is a science fiction convention hosted by {{trmn}} (TRMN). The first four annual events were held 2015-2018 on Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. Each year featured [[David Weber]] as the principal Guest of Honor. Additional guests varied by year, and often included David Weber's [[Honorverse]] co-authors.		'''MantiCon''' is a science fiction convention hosted by {{trmn}} (TRMN). The first four annual events were held 2015-2018 on Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. Each year featured [[David Weber]] as the principal Guest of Honor. Additional guests varied by year, and often included David Weber's [[Honorverse]] co-authors.

	[[File:MantiCon ~~2018~~ Logo.png\|~~300px~~\|right\|~~Logo of~~ MantiCon ~~2018~~]]		[[File:MantiCon Logo.png\|350px\|right\|The MantiCon logo]]
	[[File:Manticon stage 2018.jpg\|300px\|right\|Mainstage set for panels at MantiCon 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton]]		[[File:Manticon stage 2018.jpg\|300px\|right\|Mainstage set for panels at MantiCon 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton]]

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	==2018==		==2018==
			[[File:MantiCon 2018 Logo.png\|300px\|right\|Logo of MantiCon 2018]]
	25-27 May, 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, Timothy Zahn, Eric Flint, and Marko Kloos. This was the Webers' 25th wedding anniversary, and an elaborate vow renewal ceremony was held on the main stage.		25-27 May, 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, Timothy Zahn, Eric Flint, and Marko Kloos. This was the Webers' 25th wedding anniversary, and an elaborate vow renewal ceremony was held on the main stage.

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	==2023==		==2023==
			[[File:MantiCon 2023 Logo.png\|320px\|right\|Logo of MantiCon 2023, held at the Santa Clara Marriott and hosted by BayCon]]
	1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.		1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.
	===Awards===		===Awards===

MDGarcia: Add MantiCon 2017 logo to the 2017 section

2026-07-15T21:26:26Z

Add MantiCon 2017 logo to the 2017 section

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	==2017==		==2017==
			[[File:MantiCon 2017 Logo.png\|300px\|right\|Logo of MantiCon 2017]]
	26-28 May, 2017 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, [[wikipedia:Dale Dye\|Captain Dale Dye, USMC]].		26-28 May, 2017 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, [[wikipedia:Dale Dye\|Captain Dale Dye, USMC]].
	===Awards===		===Awards===

MDGarcia: Add MantiCon 2018 logo as lead image

2026-07-15T21:24:13Z

Add MantiCon 2018 logo as lead image

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	'''MantiCon''' is a science fiction convention hosted by {{trmn}} (TRMN). The first four annual events were held 2015-2018 on Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. Each year featured [[David Weber]] as the principal Guest of Honor. Additional guests varied by year, and often included David Weber's [[Honorverse]] co-authors.		'''MantiCon''' is a science fiction convention hosted by {{trmn}} (TRMN). The first four annual events were held 2015-2018 on Memorial Day weekend in Minnesota. Each year featured [[David Weber]] as the principal Guest of Honor. Additional guests varied by year, and often included David Weber's [[Honorverse]] co-authors.

			[[File:MantiCon 2018 Logo.png\|300px\|right\|Logo of MantiCon 2018]]
	[[File:Manticon stage 2018.jpg\|300px\|right\|Mainstage set for panels at MantiCon 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton]]		[[File:Manticon stage 2018.jpg\|300px\|right\|Mainstage set for panels at MantiCon 2018 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton]]

MDGarcia: Point dead MantiCon website external link to archive.org (Wayback, Dec 2018)

2026-07-15T21:01:42Z

Point dead MantiCon website external link to archive.org (Wayback, Dec 2018)

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://manticonorg.ipage.com/Manticon/index.html MantiCon website]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181223124626/http://manticonorg.ipage.com/Manticon/index.html MantiCon website] (archived, December 2018)
	*[https://www.facebook.com/trmnmanticon/ MantiCon Facebook page]		*[https://www.facebook.com/trmnmanticon/ MantiCon Facebook page]

MDGarcia: Add FLA Spring 2023 Honors link (org-wide MantiCon 2023 awards/promotions/peerages) to 2023 Awards, per McCovey Cove cite

2026-07-15T09:53:50Z

Add FLA Spring 2023 Honors link (org-wide MantiCon 2023 awards/promotions/peerages) to 2023 Awards, per McCovey Cove cite

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	1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.		1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.
	===Awards===		===Awards===
			*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=19086&p=46523 Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty — Spring 2023 Honors] (organization-wide awards, promotions, and peerages issued at MantiCon 2023)
	*Operational awards for BayCon/MantiCon 2023 participation: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2309-02]] (covering both BayCon/MantiCon 2023 and RadCon 2023)		*Operational awards for BayCon/MantiCon 2023 participation: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2309-02]] (covering both BayCon/MantiCon 2023 and RadCon 2023)
	*Additional BayCon/MantiCon 2023 awards: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2401-01]]		*Additional BayCon/MantiCon 2023 awards: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2401-01]]

MDGarcia: Expand Peerages: add elevations (Weber Grand Duke 2015, Bulkeley Duke 2017, Parker/Garcia/Van Wyhe 2023, etc.) + missed creations (co-author life peers, Andermani/Grayson/Haven) + cite Roll of the Peerage & MantiCon peerage threads

2026-07-15T09:50:44Z

Expand Peerages: add elevations (Weber Grand Duke 2015, Bulkeley Duke 2017, Parker/Garcia/Van Wyhe 2023, etc.) + missed creations (co-author life peers, Andermani/Grayson/Haven) + cite Roll of the Peerage & MantiCon peerage threads

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	See [[Orders:BuPlan Dispatch 1508-01]]		See [[Orders:BuPlan Dispatch 1508-01]]
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
	The first MantiCon saw the ~~creation~~ of ~~a number of peerages, including~~:		The first MantiCon saw an unusually large slate of peerage creations and elevations (per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]]):
			;Elevations
			*[[New Montana]] — [[David Weber]] elevated to Grand Duke
			*[[New Ulyanovsk]] — Sean Niemeyer elevated to Duke
			*[[New Essex]] — Robert Bulkeley elevated to Earl
			*[[Karstadt Sea]] — Robert Jackson elevated to Earl
			*[[New Cumbria]] — Elisa Randall elevated to Countess
			;Creations
	*[[Boundary Waters]] — Baroness (Laura Lochen)		*[[Boundary Waters]] — Baroness (Laura Lochen)
	*[[Henesy]] — Steadholder (Tom Saidak)
	*[[Neu Sachsen]] — Baronin von Neu Sachsen (Laura Lüschen)
	*[[New Arlington]] — Baron (Christopher Wueve)		*[[New Arlington]] — Baron (Christopher Wueve)
	*[[New Ulyanovsk]] — Duke of New Ulyanovsk (Niemeyer)
	*[[Runnymead Fields]] — Baron (Mark Gutis)		*[[Runnymead Fields]] — Baron (Mark Gutis)
			*[[Nový Prerov]] — Baron (Ivo Heger)
			*[[Tesseyman]] — Baron (Greg Marchand)
			*[[Glencairn]] — Baron (Drew Drentlaw)
			*[[New Mimas]] — Baron, life peer (Timothy Zahn)
			*[[Leutzen Vale]] — Baron, life peer (Eric Flint)
			*[[Allegheny-Mellon]] — Baron, life peer (Thomas Pope)
			*[[Neu Sachsen]] — Baronin, Andermani (Laura Lüschen)
			*[[Henesy]] — Steadholder, Grayson (Tom Saidak)

	==2016==		==2016==
	28-30 May, 2016 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, Manu Intiraymi.		28-30 May, 2016 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hilton. Featuring David and Sharon Weber, Manu Intiraymi.
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
	*[[Maelstromm]] — Steadholder (David Melsome)		Per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]]:
			;Elevations
			*[[Fontana Flats]] — Chrissy Killian elevated to Countess
			*[[White Lion]] — William Knight elevated to Earl
			;Creations
			*[[Maelstromm]] — Steadholder, Grayson (David Melsome)

	==2017==		==2017==
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	*Achievement Awards issued for service at MantiCon 2017: [[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1707-B]]		*Achievement Awards issued for service at MantiCon 2017: [[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1707-B]]
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
	*[[Mountain View]] — ~~peerage land granted~~ to ~~Earl~~ [[New Essex]] (~~Robert Bulkeley~~)		Per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]]:
			;Elevations
			*[[Mountain View]] — Robert Bulkeley elevated to Duke (his [[New Essex]] earldom raised to the Duchy of Mountain View)
			*[[Boundary Waters]] — Laura Lochen elevated to Countess
			;Creations
			*[[Camera Stellata]] — Baron (Matthew Parker)
	*[[Redstone]] — Baroness (Heidi Nelson)		*[[Redstone]] — Baroness (Heidi Nelson)

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	*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=7231&p=20979 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2018 participation] ([[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1806-B]])		*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=7231&p=20979 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2018 participation] ([[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1806-B]])
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
	*[[~~Baudenvost~~]] — Baron ~~von Baudenvost~~ (~~Philip Wohlrab~~)		Per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]] and the [https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=548&t=6847 MantiCon 2018 peerage announcement]:
	*[[Clear Lake]] (later renamed [[Long Beach]]) — Baroness (Cindy ~~Jeffers~~)		;Elevations
			*[[Wilson]] — Sharon Rice-Weber elevated to Countess
			*[[Mars-Evans]] — Daniel Walker elevated to Earl
			*[[Miyake-Jima]] — Jill McTavish elevated to Countess
			;Creations
			*[[McCovey Cove]] — Baron (Michael Garcia)
			*[[Clear Lake]] (later renamed [[Long Beach]]) — Baroness (Cindy Van Wyhe)
	*[[Clipper Island]] — Baron (Mark Gledhill)		*[[Clipper Island]] — Baron (Mark Gledhill)
	*[[~~Duquesne Tower~~]] — ~~Senator for Life~~ (~~James Sena~~)		*[[Silver Lake]] — Baron (Garret Bitker)
			*[[New Florence]] — Baroness (Pamela Cole)
	*[[New Caladan]] — Baron (Jeffrey Webb)		*[[New Caladan]] — Baron (Jeffrey Webb)
	*[[New Florence]] — Baroness (Pamela Cole)
	*[[New Halifax]] — Baron (Rob Marshall)		*[[New Halifax]] — Baron (Rob Marshall)
	*[[~~Silver Lake~~]] — Baron (~~Garret Bitker~~)		*[[Baudenvost]] — Baron von Baudenvost, Andermani (Philip Wohlrab)
			*[[Duquesne Tower]] — Senator for Life, Haven (James Sena)

	==2019==		==2019==
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	*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=11143 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2019 participation]		*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=11143 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2019 participation]
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
			Per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]] and the [https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=548&t=11095 MantiCon 2019 peerage announcement]:
			;Creations
	*[[Black Thunder]] — Baron (Rob Folden)		*[[Black Thunder]] — Baron (Rob Folden)
	*[[Grays Harbor]] — Baron (James "AJ" Olsen)		*[[Grays Harbor]] — Baron (James "AJ" Olsen)
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	*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=19052 Photos from the Tenth Fleet Awards Ceremony, 1 July 2023 at BayCon/MantiCon]		*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=19052 Photos from the Tenth Fleet Awards Ceremony, 1 July 2023 at BayCon/MantiCon]
	===Peerages===		===Peerages===
			Per the [[Peerage\|Roll of the Peerage]]:
			;Elevations
			*[[Camera Stellata]] — Matthew Parker elevated to Duke
			*[[McCovey Cove]] — Michael Garcia elevated to Earl
			*[[Long Beach]] — Cindy Van Wyhe elevated to Countess (formerly Baroness [[Clear Lake]])
			*[[Sutherland]] — Michael Houghtaling elevated to Earl
			;Creations
			*[[Foxglove]] — Baron (Lisa Ann Wiedemann)
			*[[Wolf Point]] — Baron (Samuel Walter Dietzmann)
	*[[Acorn Valley]] — Baroness (Megan Krick)		*[[Acorn Valley]] — Baroness (Megan Krick)
	*[[Belleau Wood]] — Baron (William T Farley II)		*[[Belleau Wood]] — Baron (William T Farley II)
			*[[Glacier Point]] — Baron (Geoffrey Vincent Kramer)
			*[[Castine]] — Baron (Peter Gold)
	*[[Bronte Creek]] — Baron (David Misener)		*[[Bronte Creek]] — Baron (David Misener)
	*[[~~Castine~~]] — ~~Baron~~ (~~Peter Gold~~)		*[[Amberwolf]] — Steadholder, Grayson (Neil Simpson)
	*[[~~Foxglove~~]] — ~~Baron~~ (~~Lisa Ann Wiedemann~~)		*[[Hohenheim]] — Andermani peerage (David Westover)
	*[[~~Glacier Point~~]] — ~~Baron~~ (~~Geoffrey Vincent Kramer)~~		*[[Neu Potsdam]] — Freiherr, Andermani (Geoff Zoeller)
	*[[Wolf Point]] — Baron (Samuel Walter Dietzmann)

	==External Links==		==External Links==

MDGarcia: Add Peerages created at each MantiCon (2015-2019 MN/UT + 2023 BayCon/MantiCon), linked to their peerage title pages

2026-07-15T09:40:37Z

Add Peerages created at each MantiCon (2015-2019 MN/UT + 2023 BayCon/MantiCon), linked to their peerage title pages

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 ===Operational Awards===
 See [[Orders:BuPlan Dispatch 1508-01]]
 ==2016==
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 ==2017==
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 *MantiCon 2017 Operational Awards: [[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1706-A]]
 *Achievement Awards issued for service at MantiCon 2017: [[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1707-B]]
 ==2018==
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 *[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=553&t=7167 TRMN Forum Announcement of Flag Promotions at MantiCon 2018]
 *[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=7231&p=20979 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2018 participation] ([[Orders:Second Fleet Order 1806-B]])
 ==2019==
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 *[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=11099&p=30393 TRMN Forum Announcement of Awards issued at MantiCon 2019]
 *[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=470&t=11143 TRMN Forum Announcement of Operational Awards for MantiCon 2019 participation]
 ==2023==
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 *Additional BayCon/MantiCon 2023 awards: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2401-01]]
 *[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=19052 Photos from the Tenth Fleet Awards Ceremony, 1 July 2023 at BayCon/MantiCon]
 ==External Links==

MDGarcia: Fill 2023 (BayCon/MantiCon) Awards section: link Tenth Fleet Orders 2309-02 + 2401-01 + awards-ceremony photo thread

2026-07-15T09:34:00Z

Fill 2023 (BayCon/MantiCon) Awards section: link Tenth Fleet Orders 2309-02 + 2401-01 + awards-ceremony photo thread

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	1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.		1-4 July, 2023 at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, California, hosted by BayCon.
	===Awards===		===Awards===
	~~TBA~~		*Operational awards for BayCon/MantiCon 2023 participation: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2309-02]] (covering both BayCon/MantiCon 2023 and RadCon 2023)
			*Additional BayCon/MantiCon 2023 awards: [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2401-01]]
			*[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=19052 Photos from the Tenth Fleet Awards Ceremony, 1 July 2023 at BayCon/MantiCon]

	==External Links==		==External Links==