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| name = BayCon | | name = BayCon | ||
| image = BayCon 2023 Logo.png | |||
| classification = Flag Event | | classification = Flag Event | ||
| type = Speculative fiction convention (science fiction, fantasy, horror & supernatural) | | type = Speculative fiction convention (science fiction, fantasy, horror & supernatural) | ||
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== Tenth Fleet origins at BayCon (2014) == | == Tenth Fleet origins at BayCon (2014) == | ||
The [[Tenth Fleet]]'s association with BayCon dates to '''BayCon 2014''' (23–26 May, themed "Got Honor?"), where the [[Saganami-C-class]] heavy cruiser {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} was commissioned in Ceres, in the California Central Valley, under the command of then-[[CAPTJG]] James Jones.<ref name="tf">[[Tenth Fleet]] — fleet history documenting HMS ''Wolf'''s commissioning at BayCon 2014.</ref><ref name="buships1405-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07]], 25 May 2014.</ref> The following month, [[Task Group 91.1]] was formed under [[CAPTSG]] [[Sir]] Thomas Marrone by order of the [[First Space Lord]], with ''Wolf'' among its three charter vessels.<ref name="tg" /><ref name="nd14ju01u">[[Orders:Naval Directive 14JU-01U]]</ref> BayCon thereafter became the task group's home convention. | The [[Tenth Fleet]]'s association with BayCon dates to '''BayCon 2014''' (23–26 May, themed "Got Honor?"), where the [[Saganami-C-class]] heavy cruiser {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} was commissioned in Ceres, in the California Central Valley, under the command of then-[[CAPTJG]] James Jones.<ref name="tf">[[Tenth Fleet]] — fleet history documenting HMS ''Wolf'''s commissioning at BayCon 2014.</ref><ref name="buships1405-07">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1405-07]], 25 May 2014.</ref> The following month, [[Task Group 91.1]] was formed under [[CAPTSG]] [[Sir]] Thomas Marrone by order of the [[First Space Lord]], with ''Wolf'' among its three charter vessels.<ref name="tg" /><ref name="nd14ju01u">[[Orders:Naval Directive 14JU-01U]]</ref> BayCon thereafter became the task group's home convention. | ||
BayCon 2014's Writer Guest of Honor was [[David Weber]] — whose ''[[Honorverse]]'' novels supply the setting for the [[Tenth Fleet]] and {{trmn}}, and the source of the "Got Honor?" theme — which made the convention an '''Admiralty House Event''', the class of high-profile gathering (later codified under [[Orders:Admiralty Order 1803-02]]) marked by the attendance of TRMN's senior literary patrons.<ref name="bc2014goh">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BayCon "BayCon"], Wikipedia — 2014 Writer Guest of Honor: David Weber.</ref> | |||
== Tenth Fleet Summits == | == Tenth Fleet Summits == | ||
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* '''2019''' — hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]. | * '''2019''' — hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]. | ||
* '''2022''' — hosted by the fleet flagship {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}}. | * '''2022''' — hosted by the fleet flagship {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}}. | ||
* '''2024''' — hosted by the | * '''2024''' — jointly hosted by the combined crews of {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}} and {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}}. | ||
* '''2026''' — hosted by {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}}; designated a Flag Event and the 10th Fleet Summit for 2026 by [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01|Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]].<ref name="tfo2511">[[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]]</ref> | * '''2026''' — jointly hosted by {{hms|Medusa|SD-316}} and {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}}; designated a Flag Event and the 10th Fleet Summit for 2026 by [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01|Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]].<ref name="tfo2511">[[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]]</ref> | ||
In the intervening years the summit is held at northern venues — [[NorWesCon]] (2016 and 2018, hosted by [[Battlecruiser Squadron 96]]), [[OryCon]] (2025), and [[RadCon]] (2020). No fleet summit was held in 2023: the TRMN-wide [[MantiCon]] was co-located with BayCon that year (see below), and the entire fleet attended it instead. | In the intervening years the summit is held at northern venues — [[NorWesCon]] (2016 and 2018, hosted by [[Battlecruiser Squadron 96]]), [[OryCon]] (2025), and [[RadCon]] (2020). No fleet summit was held in 2023: the TRMN-wide [[MantiCon]] was co-located with BayCon that year (see below), and the entire fleet attended it instead. | ||
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! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Tenth Fleet significance | ! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Tenth Fleet significance | ||
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| 2014 || 23–26 May || "Got Honor?" || {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} commissioned; [[Task Group 91.1]] formed the following month | | 2014 || 23–26 May || "Got Honor?" || Admiralty House Event ([[David Weber]], Writer GoH); {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} commissioned; [[Task Group 91.1]] formed the following month | ||
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| 2015 || 22–24 May || "Women of Wonder" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit''' (host: TG 91.1); {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} commissioned | | 2015 || 22–24 May || "Women of Wonder" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit''' (host: TG 91.1); {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} commissioned | ||
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<small>Convention dates, venues, and themes per BayCon's published history.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="baycon" /> TG 91.1 attended each in-person BayCon from 2014 through 2019 and again in 2022; the task group was [[Orders:Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2502-05|dissolved on 25 February 2025]].<ref name="tg" /></small> | <small>Convention dates, venues, and themes per BayCon's published history.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="baycon" /> TG 91.1 attended each in-person BayCon from 2014 through 2019 and again in 2022; the task group was [[Orders:Her Majesty's Naval Directive 2502-05|dissolved on 25 February 2025]].<ref name="tg" /></small> | ||
== Gallery of BayCon logos == | |||
A selection of BayCon convention logos and themes over the years: | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px"> | |||
File:BayCon 2013 Logo.png|2013 — "Triskaidekaphobicon" | |||
File:BayCon 2016 Logo.png|2016 — "It's All About Space" (San Mateo Marriott) | |||
File:BayCon 2017 Logo.png|2017 — "Dystopia/Utopia" | |||
File:BayCon 2018 Logo.png|2018 — "Patchwork Fandom" | |||
File:BayCon 2019 Logo.png|2019 — "Insert Coin to Continue" | |||
File:BayCon 2022 Logo.png|2022 — "The Sun Rises" | |||
File:BayCon 2023 Logo.png|2023 — "A Night at the Space Opera" (hosted [[MantiCon]] 2023) | |||
File:BayCon 2024 Logo.png|2024 — "Pure Imagination" | |||
File:BayCon 2025 Logo.jpg|2025 — "A Convenient Parallel Dimension" (Westercon 77) | |||
File:BayCon 2026 Logo.png|2026 — BayCon 42, "The Answer" (Westercon 78) | |||
File:BayCon 2027 Logo.png|2027 — "Night City Rising" (Westercon 79) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Conventions]] | [[Category:Conventions]] | ||
[[Category:Fleet Events]] | [[Category:Fleet Events]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | |||