We did not get to enjoy as much of the con as we would have liked because we were also visiting family in the area but we did enjoy the Art Show and the Tesla Coil concert. Duckon Art Show awards a small little trophy for "Best in Show" and "Fan Favorite". These are based on popular vote and I won the "Fan Favorite" for my Dragon Head Trophy. Jim Humble was the artist guest of honor and he won "Best in Show". I was very impressed with Jim and his work. He is a very personable and warm person. We share similar taste.
Duckon is a smaller convention then Marcon, but the activities and guests are first class. Some of you maybe wondering about the origins of Duckon. The name is a shortening of DUpage County KONvention. The convention eventually spun off a separate convention, Midwest Furfest. Duckon serves as a fundraiser for Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, a non-profit (501(c)3) organization that is known for creating and administering the Golden Duck Awards for excellence in children's science fiction literature.
The first DucKon was held in 1991. The first three DucKons were chaired by Candis King. Duckon is known for heavily fannish programming and a strong science track of programming. Duckon 3 was the first year that the convention had a furry track of programming; that furry track grew over the years and by DucKon 8 was believed to be responsible for up to 1/3rd of the attendance. In 2000, most of the furry programming was spun off to become its own convention: Midwest FurFest, although DucKon maintains a furry track of its own.
