Complete list of Disclaves and Capclaves

YEAR-MO-DAYS SITE STATE FEATURED GUESTS CHAIRMAN COUNT
1950 4 30 Wardman Park* DC Willy Ley Bob Briggs 75
1951 4 29 Statler DC Sam Moskowitz Bob Briggs 23
1952 None          
1953 3 22 Statler DC "Proxyclave" Bob Briggs 22
1954 None          
1955 None          
1956 None          
1957 None          
1958 5 10-11 Arva Motel VA None Bob Pavlat 65
1959 5 16-17 Diplomat Motel DC None Bob Pavlat 65
1960 5 21-22 Diplomat Motel DC None George Scithers  
1961 5 13-14 Diplomat Motel DC None George Scithers 40
1962 5 12-13 Diplomat Motel DC None George Scithers 32
1963 None          
1964 None          
1965 5 8-9 HoJo Wheaton MD Sam & Chris Moskowitz Banks Mebane 83
1966 5 13-15 Diplomat Motel DC Roger Zelazny Jay Haldeman 99
1967 5 12-14 Regency Congress DC Jack Gaughan Jay Haldeman  
1968 5 10-12 Regency Congress DC Robert Silverberg Jay Haldeman  
1969 5 09-11 Skyline Inn DC Lester del Rey Jay Haldeman  
1970 5 15-17 Skyline Inn DC Murray Leinster Jay Haldeman  
1971 5 28-31 Shoreham DC Terry Carr Jay Haldeman  
1972 5 26-29 Sheraton Park DC Ben Bova Jay Haldeman  
1973 5 25-28 Sheraton Park DC Gardner Dozois Jay Haldeman  
1974 5 24-27 Sheraton Park DC Kelly Freas Alexis Gilliland 284
1975 5 23-26 Sheraton Park DC Gordon Dickson Alexis Gilliland 360
1976 5 28-31 Sheraton Park DC William Tenn Alexis Gilliland 675
1977 5 27-30 Sheraton Park DC Joe Haldeman Alexis Gilliland 850
1978 5 26-29 Sheraton Park DC Bob (Wilson) Tucker Alexis Gilliland 1005
1979 5 25-28 Sheraton Park DC R.Zelazny/M.Whelan Alan Huff 1485
1980 5 23-26 Hospitality House VA Spider & J. Robinson Tom Schaad  
1981 5 22-25 Sheraton National VA Isaac Asimov Alexis Gilliland 1400
1982 5 28-31 Sheraton National VA Eliz.Lynn/Tom Miller Chalker/Whitley  
1983 5 27-30 Marriott TwinBr VA G.Martin/J.Gaughan Alan Huff 1100
1984 5 25-28 New Carrollton* MD C.Willis/P.Yurek Jane Wagner 900
1985 5 24-27 New Carrollton MD Ed Bryant/B.Walters Michael J. Walsh  
1986 5 23-26 New Carrollton MD W.Gibson/S.Stiles Jack Heneghan  
1987 5 22-25 New Carrollton MD G.Wolfe/B.Shaw Joe Mayhew 1350
1988 5 27-30 New Carrollton MD B.Hambly/J.Burns Tom Schaad 1350
1989 5 26-29 New Carrollton MD L.Shepard/J.K.Potter Michael J. Walsh  
1990 5 25-28 New Carrollton MD M.Resnick/D.Wilson Eva Whitley 1300
1991 5 24-27 New Carrollton MD L.Shiner/A.Austin Peggy Rae Pavlat 1200
1992 5 22-25 Washington Hilton DC Pat Cadigan/Tom Kidd M.Walsh/C.Beach  
1993 5 28-31 Dulles Marriott VA Kat.Kurtz/Pat.Davis Covert Beach 835
1994 5 27-30 Sheraton Tysons C. VA L.Bujold/S.Johnson J.Peacock/P.Lewis  
1995 5 26-29 Techworld DC C.Sheffield/B.Eggleton Dan Hoey  
1996 5 24-27 Capitol Hill Hyatt DC M.Swanwick/H.Shapero Bob MacIntosh 623
1997 5 23-26 New Carrollton MD P.Anthony/L.Lake Michael Nelson 850
1998 None       Joe Mayhew  
1999 None       Sam Pierce  
2000 None       Covert Beach  
2001* 9 28-30 Sheraton College Park MD Gardner Dozois Bob MacIntosh 296
2002 10 18-20 Hilton Silver Spring MD Stanley Schmidt/Alexis Gilliland Michael Nelson 285
2003 11 21-23 Hilton Silver Spring MD William Tenn Sam Lubell 234
2004 10 15-17 Tysons Marriott VA N.Pollotta/B.Honeck/D.McCunney Lee Gilliland 129
2005 10 14-16 Hilton Silver Spring MD Howard Waldrop/Patrick & Theresa Nielsen Hayden Michael J. Walsh 389
2006 10 20-22 Hilton Silver Spring MD Kim Stanley Robinson and Tom Whitmore Elspeth Kovar 378
2007 10 12-14 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville MD Jeffrey Ford/Ellen Datlow Colleen Cahill 332
2008 10 17-19 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville MD James Morrow/Michael Dirda Sam Scheiner 315
2009 10 16-18 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville MD Harry Turtledove/ Sheila Williams Bill Lawhorn  
2010 10 22-24 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville MD Connie Willis, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer Gayle Surrette  
2011 10 14-16 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD Carrie Vaughn, and Catherynne Valente Cathy A. Green  
2012 10 12-14 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD John Scalzi, and Nick Mamatas George Shaner  
2013 10 11-13 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD George R. R. Martin, Sharyn November, Steve Stiles, and Howard Waldrop Michael Walsh  
2014 10 10-12 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD Paolo Bacigalupi, Holly Black, and Genevieve Valentine Bill Lawhorn  
2015 10 9-11 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD Gordon Van Gelder, Alastair Reynolds, and Peggy Rae Sapienza (Ghost of Honor) Sam Lubell  
2016 10 7-9 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD Sarah Beth Durst and Tim Powers Paul Haggerty  
2017 10 6-8 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg MD Neil Clarke and Ken Liu Cathy Green  
2018 9 28-30 Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center MD Nancy Kress and Alyssa Wong Cathy Green  
2019 10 18-20 Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center MD Robert J. Sawyer and Martha Wells Bill Lawhorn  
2020 10 17-18 Virtual Virtual Troy L. Wiggins and returning GOHs: Sarah Beth Durst, Nancy Kress, Ken Liu, James Morrow, Catherynne Valente, Carrie Vaughn, Connie Willis, and Alyssa Wong Bill Lawhorn  
2021 10 1-3 Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center MD Eric Flint and the 2021 Ring of Fire Con, and Peter S. Beagle George Shaner  
2022 09-30 - 10-2 Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center MD Ursula Vernon and Irene Gallo Rodger Burns  
2023 09-29 - 10-1 Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center MD Charlie Jane Anders and Sarah Pinsker Aaron Pound  

* The Wardman Park became the Sheraton Park, also the site of Discon II. Disclave was held there in 1950, and from 1972 through 1979.

* Disclave was in the same hotel in New Carrollton from 1984 through 1991 and again in 1997. This hotel was called the New Carrollton Sheraton in 1984, The Sheraton Inn in 1985, The Sheraton Washington Northeast in 1986 and 1987, the Howard Johnson New Carrollton in 1988 and 1989, the Sheraton Greenbelt in 1990 and 1991, and the Ramada Inn Conference and Exhibition Center in 1997.

* 2001 was the first Capclave. Previous conventions were all Disclaves.

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