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'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run '''speculative fiction''' convention, and the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. Founded in 1982 as the Bay Area's regional science fiction and fantasy 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" /> In more recent years BayCon has broadened its remit from science fiction and fantasy to the wider '''speculative fiction''' genre, showcasing horror and supernatural themes alongside its traditional programming.

'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run '''speculative fiction''' convention, and the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. Founded in 1982 as the Bay Area's regional science fiction and fantasy 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">[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> 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" /> In more recent years BayCon has broadened its remit from science fiction and fantasy to the wider '''speculative fiction''' genre, showcasing horror and supernatural themes alongside its traditional programming.

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 [[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" /><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.

== Tenth Fleet Summits ==

The '''[[Tenth Fleet Summit]]''' is the fleet's principal annual in-person gathering, held at BayCon. From 2015 through 2019 the fleet and its principal California task group '''alternated''' hosting duties: the fleet-wide Tenth Fleet Summit convened in the odd-numbered years, while in the intervening even-numbered years [[Task Group 91.1]] held a summit for its own members.

* '''2015''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit''', hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]; the commissioning of the fleet's first LAC carrier, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.<ref name="tg" />

* '''2015''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit''', hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]; the commissioning of the fleet's first LAC carrier, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.<ref name="tg">[[Task Group 91.1]] — task group history documenting BayCon attendance and the 2015/2016 summits.</ref>

* '''2016''' — '''Task Group 91.1 Summit''' (the first such summit for the task group's own members); the commissioning of the destroyer {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372}}.<ref name="tg" />

* '''2017''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit'''.

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== References ==

{{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'''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>~~

}}

[[Category:Conventions]]

[[Category:Fleet Events]]

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-'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run '''speculative fiction''' convention, and the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. Founded in 1982 as the Bay Area's regional science fiction and fantasy 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" /> In more recent years BayCon has broadened its remit from science fiction and fantasy to the wider '''speculative fiction''' genre, showcasing horror and supernatural themes alongside its traditional programming.
+'''BayCon''' is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run '''speculative fiction''' convention, and the flagship convention of the [[Tenth Fleet]]'s area of responsibility. Founded in 1982 as the Bay Area's regional science fiction and fantasy 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">[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> 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" /> In more recent years BayCon has broadened its remit from science fiction and fantasy to the wider '''speculative fiction''' genre, showcasing horror and supernatural themes alongside its traditional programming.
 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 [[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" /><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''&#39;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.
 == Tenth Fleet Summits ==
 {{main|Tenth Fleet Summit}}
 The '''[[Tenth Fleet Summit]]''' is the fleet's principal annual in-person gathering, held at BayCon. From 2015 through 2019 the fleet and its principal California task group '''alternated''' hosting duties: the fleet-wide Tenth Fleet Summit convened in the odd-numbered years, while in the intervening even-numbered years [[Task Group 91.1]] held a summit for its own members.
-* '''2015''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit''', hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]; the commissioning of the fleet's first LAC carrier, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.<ref name="tg" />
+* '''2015''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit''', hosted by [[Task Group 91.1]]; the commissioning of the fleet's first LAC carrier, {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}}.<ref name="tg">[[Task Group 91.1]] — task group history documenting BayCon attendance and the 2015/2016 summits.</ref>
 * '''2016''' — '''Task Group 91.1 Summit''' (the first such summit for the task group's own members); the commissioning of the destroyer {{hms|Chainshot|DD-372}}.<ref name="tg" />
 * '''2017''' — '''Tenth Fleet Summit'''.
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 == References ==
-{{reflist|refs=
+{{reflist}}
-<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>
-}}
 [[Category:Conventions]]
 [[Category:Fleet Events]]

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