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| type          = Science fiction & fantasy convention
| type          = Science fiction & fantasy convention
| status        = Active (annual)
| status        = Active (annual)
| location      = Santa Clara, California (Santa Clara Marriott)
| location      = Santa Clara, California
| dates          = Annual; historically Memorial Day weekend, moved to the July 4th weekend from 2022
| dates          = Annual; historically Memorial Day weekend, moved to the Independence Day weekend from 2022
| first          = 1982
| first          = 1982
| host          = {{Flagged|Tenth Fleet}} (recurring Fleet Event / Summit host)
| goh            = Past guests have included David Brin, Brandon Sanderson, Larry Niven, Bob Eggleton, and Michael Whelan
| goh            = Past guests have included David Brin, Brandon Sanderson, Larry Niven, Bob Eggleton, and Michael Whelan
}}
}}
'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention. Founded in 1982 by John McLaughlin and Randall Cooper as the Bay Area regional SF&F convention, it was held over Thanksgiving weekend for its first two years, moved to Memorial Day weekend from 1984 to 2021, and shifted to the Independence Day weekend beginning in 2022. It is held in Santa Clara, California, at the Santa Clara Marriott.
'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention, and the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. Founded in 1982 as the Bay Area's regional SF&amp;F convention, it was held over Thanksgiving weekend for its first two years, moved to Memorial Day weekend from 1984 through 2019, and — after the 2020 event was cancelled during the pandemic and 2021 was held virtually — returned in 2022 on the Independence Day weekend, where it has remained.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="baycon" /> Its venues have included the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara (through 2015), the San Mateo Marriott, and, since 2023, the Santa Clara Marriott.<ref name="wp" />


BayCon is the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01|Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]] designated BayCon 2026 a Flag Event and named it the 10th Fleet Summit for 2026.<ref>[[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]]</ref>
BayCon has been designated a '''[[Portal:Policy Documents|Flag Event]]''' — the modern successor term to the "Fleet Event" classification in use before the 2023 reorganization — and is the convention at which the [[Tenth Fleet]] has most consistently gathered. [[Task Group 91.1]] attended BayCon every year from 2014 through 2019, and once more upon the convention's 2022 return, and the fleet has hosted its annual '''Tenth Fleet Summit''' at BayCon in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, and 2026.
 
== 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 [[Star Knight-class]] heavy cruiser {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} was commissioned in the California Central Valley under the command of then-[[CAPTJG]] James Jones.<ref name="tf" /> 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.
 
== Tenth Fleet Summits ==
The '''Tenth Fleet Summit''' is the fleet's principal annual in-person gathering. It has been convened at BayCon on five occasions:
* '''2015''' — hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]], the summit saw the commissioning of the fleet's first LAC carrier, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.<ref name="tg" />
* '''2017''' — Tenth Fleet Summit.
* '''2019''' — Tenth Fleet Summit.
* '''2024''' — Tenth Fleet Summit.
* '''2026''' — 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 addition, the first dedicated '''Task Group 91.1 Summit''' — distinct from the fleet-wide summit — was held at '''BayCon 2016''', where the destroyer {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372}} was commissioned.<ref name="tg" />
 
== 2023: MantiCon and the TRMN reorganization ==
'''BayCon 2023''' (1–4 July, themed "A Night at the Space Opera") was held jointly with a '''[[MantiCon]]''', drawing members from across {{trmn}} in what was the organization's largest single gathering on the West Coast.<ref name="wp" /> It was at this convention that TRMN adopted its revised [[Portal:Policy Documents|bylaws]] and transitioned to governance by a [[Board of Directors]], holding its first annual meeting and electing its officers and committee chairs.<ref name="pd">See [[Portal:Policy Documents]] for the 2023–2024 policy framework enacted following the reorganization.</ref>
 
== BayCon appearances ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Tenth Fleet participation at BayCon
! Year !! Dates !! Theme !! Tenth Fleet significance
|-
| 2014 || 23–26 May || "Got Honor?" || {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}} commissioned; [[Task Group 91.1]] formed the following month
|-
| 2015 || 22–24 May || "Women of Wonder" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit''' (host: TG 91.1); {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} commissioned
|-
| 2016 || 27–30 May || "It's All About Space!" || First '''Task Group 91.1 Summit'''; {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372}} commissioned
|-
| 2017 || 26–29 May || "Dystopia/Utopia" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit'''
|-
| 2018 || 25–28 May || "Patchwork Fandom" || TG 91.1 attendance
|-
| 2019 || 24–27 May || "Insert Coin to Continue" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit'''
|-
| 2020 || colspan="2" | ''Cancelled (pandemic)'' || No convention
|-
| 2021 || colspan="2" | ''Virtual only'' || No in-person gathering
|-
| 2022 || 1–4 July || "The Sun Rises" || BayCon returns in-person on the Independence Day weekend; TG 91.1's final BayCon attendance
|-
| 2023 || 1–4 July || "A Night at the Space Opera" || Held jointly with [[MantiCon]]; TRMN adopts new bylaws and seats its [[Board of Directors]]
|-
| 2024 || 4–7 July || "Pure Imagination" || '''Tenth Fleet Summit'''
|-
| 2025 || 4–7 July || "A Convenient Parallel Dimension" || Held jointly with Westercon 77
|-
| 2026 || 3–6 July || "The Answer" (BayCon 42) || Designated a Flag Event and '''10th Fleet Summit''' by [[Orders:Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01|Tenth Fleet Order 2511-01]]
|}
<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>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BayCon "BayCon"], Wikipedia — convention history, year-by-year dates, venues, and themes.</ref>
<ref name="baycon">[https://baycon.org/ BayCon official website].</ref>
<ref name="tf">[[Tenth Fleet]] — fleet history documenting HMS ''Wolf''&#39;s commissioning at BayCon 2014.</ref>
<ref name="tg">[[Task Group 91.1]] — task group history documenting BayCon attendance and the 2015/2016 summits.</ref>
}}


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