Better Than a Poke in the Eye

Discworld Conventions

A Brief History

International Discworld Convention

United Kingdom

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
1996	Britannia Sacha Hotel, Manchester	28th-30th June 1996	Paul Rood
1998	Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool	18th-21st September 1998	Paul Rood
2000 (Cancelled)	Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, London	28th-31st July 2000	Claire-Louise Ruffle
2002	Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley	16th-19th August 2002	Paul Rood
2004	Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley	20th-23rd August 2004	Colm Buckley
2006	Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley	18th-20th August 2006	Michelle Broadribb (Meg)
2008	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	22nd-25th August 2008	Bruce Richardson
2010	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	27th-30th August 2010	Brian Nisbet
2012	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	24th-27th August 2012	Brian Nisbet
2014	Palace Hotel, Manchester	8th-11th August 2014	John Hicks
2016	Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire	26th-29th August 2016	Eelco Giele
2018	Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire	3rd-6th August 2018	Tamara Rigg
2020 (Cancelled due to Covid)	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	7th-11th August 2020	Taz Shanahan
2022	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	19th-22nd August 2022	Taz Shanahan
2024	Hilton Birmingham Metropole	2nd-5th August 2024	Kirstine Heald
2026	Leonardo Island Hotel, Leicester	7th-10th August 2026	Rob Grundy, Trish Keen and Hannah

Nullus Anxietas

Australia

Year	Name	Location	Date	Chairperson
2007	Nullus Anxietas I	Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria	9th-11th February 2007	Pat Allen
2009	Nullus Anxietas II	Storey Hall, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC	27th-1st March 2009	Mark Hayes
2011	Nullus Anxietas III	Penrith Panther Convention Centre, Penrith NSW	8th-11th April 2011	Steve Lewis
2012	Unseen University Convivium	Adelaide	6th-8th July 2012	Danny Sag
2013	Nullus Anxietas IV	Bell Ridges, Preston, Melbourne	8th-10th March 2013	Carmela Pezzimenti
2015	Nullus Anxietas V	Novotel Hotel, Parramatta, NSW	10th-12th April 2015	Beth Stitt
2017	Nullus Anxietas VI	Lakes Resort Hotel, West Lakes, Adelaide	4th-6th August 2017	Danny Sag
2019	Nullus Anxietas 7	Mantra Bell City Hotel, Preston, Melbourne	12th-14th April 2019	Suzie Eisfelder
2021 (Cancelled due to Covid)	Nullus Anxietas 7a	Stamford Plaza Hotel, Sydney	8th-10th April 2021	Steve Lewis
2021	The Lost Con	Online	3rd July 2021	Steve Lewis
2021	Virtual Hogswatch	Online	11th December 2021	Steve Lewis
2022	The Virtual Discworld Fun Day	Online	18th June 2022	Danny Sag
2024	Nullus Anxietas 9	Grand Chancellor Hotel, Adelaide	12th-14th July 2024	Stuart Hodge
2026	Nullus Anxietas X	Sydney	10th-12th April 2026	Joanne Van Raaphorst
2028	Nullus Anxietas X	Melbourne	tbc 2028	tbc

Scheibenwelt Convention

Germany

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
2007	Schloss Freusburg, Kirchen	23rd-25th February 2007	K.A.O.S Team
2009	Burg Bilstein, Lennestadt	14th-16th August 2009	K.A.O.S Team
2011	Burg Bilstein, Lennestadt	30th September-2nd October 2011	K.A.O.S Team
2015	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	10th-13th September 2015	K.A.O.S Team
2017	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	18th-21st May 2017	K.A.O.S Team
2019	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	3rd-6th October 2019	K.A.O.S Team
2021	Online	8th-9th May 2021	K.A.O.S Team
2023	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	28th April-1st May	K.A.O.S Team
2025	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	29th May - 1st June 2025	K.A.O.S Team
2027	Burg Ludwigstein, Witzenhausen	6th May - 9th May 2027	K.A.O.S Team

Irish Discworld Convention

Ireland

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
2009	Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare	6th-9th November 2009	Mary-Ellen Murphy, Nicola Murphy and Sheila O´Sullivan
2011	Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare	4th-7th November 2011	Mary-Ellen Murphy, Nicola Murphy and Sheila O´Sullivan
2013	Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick	1st-4th November 2013	Mary-Ellen Murphy, Nicola Murphy and Sheila O´Sullivan
2015	Cork International Airport Hotel	2nd-5th October 2015	Siobhán Greaney
2017	Cork International Airport Hotel	6th-9th October 2017	Siobhán Greaney
2019	Cork International Airport Hotel	29th March-1st April 2019	Siobhán Greaney
2021	(Online due to Covid)	8th-11th October 2021	Róisín Loughran, Sarah Waters and Deirdre Daly
2023	Cork International Hotel	20th-23th October 2023	Róisín Loughran, Sarah Waters and Deirdre Daly
2025	Cork International Hotel	17th-20th October 2025	Róisín Loughran, Sarah Waters and Jane Hesling
2027	Cork International Hotel	15th-18th October 2027	Nina Franck-Byrne, Eimear Bannister and Jane Hesling

Llamedos Holiday Camp

Wales

Year	Name	Location	Date	Chairperson
2020	Llamedos Holiday Camp	The Diplomat Hotel, Llanelli	6th-8th March 2020	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2021	Llamedos On The Clacks	Online	5th-7th March 2021	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2022	The Dragon Trials	The Diplomat Hotel, Llanelli	4th-6th March 2022	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2024	Llamedos Scout Jamboree	The Diplomat Hotel, Llanelli	1st-3rd March 2024	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2026	The Hogs Ball	The Diplomat Hotel, Llanelli	6th-8th March 2026	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2028	TBA - (not Pirates Davina)	Aberavon Beach Hotel, Aberavon	3rd-5th March 2028	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands
2030	TBA	Aberavon Beach Hotel, Aberavon	1st-3rd March 2030	Rachel Anthony-Rowlands

Dutch Discworld Convention aka Cabbagecon

Netherlands

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
2011	NH Atlanta, Rotterdam	28th-29th May 2011	Paul Van Oven
2013	NH Zandvoort aan Zee	24th-26th May 2013	Paul Van Oven
2015	Hotel Golden Tulip Val Monte, Berg en Dal	27th-28th June 2015	Paul Van Oven
2017	Hotel Carlton President, Utrecht	1st-2nd July 2017	Paul Van Oven
2018	Hotel Carlton President, Utrecht	20th-21st October 2018	Paul Van Oven
2022	Hotel De Rijper Eilanden	29th-30th October 2022	Paul Van Oven
2024 - Cancelled	Hotel de Rijper Eilanden, Netherlands	5th-6th October 2024	Paul Van Oven

Polish Discworld Convention

Poland

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
2012	Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow	21st April 2012
2012	Artefact Café, Krakow	3rd November 2012
2013	Dom Grodzki, Nawojowa Góra, near Krakow	21st-22nd April 2013
2013	Dom Grodzki, Nawojowa Góra, near Krakow	11th-13th October 2013
2016	Nawojowa Mountain, near Krakow	22nd-24th April 2016

The North American Discworld Convention

North America

Year	Location	Date	Chairperson
2009	Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, Tempe AZ	4th-7th September 2009	Lee Whiteside
2011	Madison Concourse Hotel & Governors Club, Madison WI	7th-11th July 2011	Emily S. Whitten
2013	Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore MD	5th-8th July 2013	Richard Atha-Nicholls
2017	Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA.	1st-4th September 2017	Richard Atha-Nicholls and Emily S. Whitten
2019	Westin LAX [Los Angeles Airport] Hotel, CA	12th-15th July 2019	Amy Atha-Nicholls