===== Historical Data =====
Here lies an attempt at a historical record of Penguicons past. Beneath the chart of Penguicon data, please feel free to add data, links, and fun facts about each convention year.
==== Boring Table ====
^ Year ^ Name ^ Hotel ^ ConChair ^ Date ^ GOHs ^ Web Site Link ^
| 2003 | Penguicon 2003 | Van Dyke Park Hotel | Tracey Worcester/Rob Landly | May 2-4 | Terry Pratchett, Eric Raymond, Pete Abrams, J.D. Frazer (Illiad), Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) | - |
| 2004 | Penguicon 2.0 | Novi Sheraton | Steve Gutterman | April 16-18 | Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, Steve Jackson, Jeff "Hemos" Bates, Jon "maddog" Hall | [[ https://web.archive.org/web/20040413182036/http://penguicon.org/ | Internet Archive ]] |
| 2005 | Penguicon 3.0 | Novi Sheraton | Bill Putt | April 22-24 | Wil Wheaton/Eugene Rodenberry Jr, Cory Doctorow, Kevin Siembieda, Nat Torkington, Joan D. Vinge, Dr. Peter Salus | [[ http://pc3.penguicon.org/ | pc3.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2006 | Penguicon 4.0 | Holiday Inn Holidome in Livonia | Aaron Thul | April 21-23 | Chris DiBona, Frank Hayes, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Andy Looney, Kristin Looney, Alison "Looney" Frane | [[ http://pc4.penguicon.org/ | pc4.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2007 | Penguicon 5.0 | Troy Hilton in Troy | John Guest | April 20-22 | Bruce Schneier, Randy Milholland, Steve Jackson, Christine Peterson, Elizabeth Bear, Charlie Stross | [[ http://www.pc5.penguicon.org/ | pc5.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2008 | Penguicon 6.0 | Troy Hilton in Troy | Gerald Gentry | April 18-20 | Jono Bacon, Benjamin Mako Hill, Vernor Vinge, Tamora Pierce, Randall Munroe, Keith Baker, Giant Singing Tesla Coils | [[ http://www.pc6.penguicon.org/ | pc6.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2009 | Penguicon 7.0 | Crowne Plaza in Romulus | Matt Arnold | May 1-3 | Jane McGonigal, James Hall, Wil Wheaton Andrew Hackard, Rasmus Lerdorf, Candyfab | [[ https://web.archive.org/web/20090406010716/http://www.penguicon.org | Internet Archive ]] |
| 2010 | Penguicon 2010 | Troy Marriott | Randy Bradakis | April 30-May 2 | Karl Schroeder, Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Joe Brockmeier, Howard Tayler, Marcel Gagné, i3Detroit | [[ http://pc8.penguicon.org/ | pc8.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2011 | Penguicon 2011 | Troy Marriott | Chloe Zrnich (limey) | April 29-May 1 | Brandon Sanderson, Mitch Altman, Jimmie P. Rodgers, MC Frontalot, Howard Tayler | [[ https://web.archive.org/web/20110423125519/http://penguicon.org/ | Internet Archive ]] |
| 2012 | Penguicon 2012 | Hyatt Regency Dearborn | Chuck Child | April 27-29 | John Scalzi, Jim Gettys, Scrub Club Records, Open Soda | [[ https://2012.penguicon.org/ | 2012.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2013 | Penguicon 2013 | Marriott Centerpoint Auburn Hills | Sarah Slovik | April 26-28 | Jim C. Hines, Jeff Potter, Maik Schmidt, Nick Farr, Jason Denzel, Michael W. Lucas | [[ https://2013.penguicon.org/ | 2013.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2014 | Penguicon 2014 | Westin in Southfield | Nuri Gocay | May 2-4 | Ernest Cline, YTCracker, Eva Galperin, Gameface Labs, Erika Carlson | [[ https://2014.penguicon.org/ | 2014.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2015 | Penguicon 2015 | Westin in Southfield | Nuri Gocay | April 24-26 | Albert Manero, Charlie Jane Anders, Annalee Newitz, Aral Balkan, e-Nabling the Future | [[ https://2015.penguicon.org/ | 2015.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2016 | Penguicon 2016 | Westin in Southfield | Scott Kennedy | April 29-May 1 | Ann Leckie, Catherynne Valente, Deb Nicholson, Ann Lemay, Sirius (Intelligent Personal Assistant) | [[ https://2016.penguicon.org/ | 2016.penguicon.org ]] |
| 2017 | Penguicon 2017 | Westin in Southfield | Cylithria Dubois | April 28-May 1| Cory Doctorow, Sumana Harihareswara, Coraline Ada Ehmke | [[ https://2017.penguicon.org/ | 2017.penguicon.org ]] |
==== Penguicon 2017 ====
* **Location:** Westin in Southfield
* **ConChair:** Cylithria Dubois
* **Dates:** April 28-May 1, 2017
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Cory Doctorow
* Sumana Harihareswara
* Coraline Ada Ehmke
* **URL:** https://2017.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2016 ====
* **Location:** Westin in Southfield
* **ConChair:** Scott Kennedy
* **Dates:** April 29-May 1, 2016
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Ann Leckie
* Catherynne Valente
* Deb Nicholson
* Ann Lemay
* Sirius (Intelligent Personal Assistant)
* **URL:** https://2016.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2015 ====
* **Location:** Westin in Southfield
* **ConChair:** Nuri Gocay
* **Dates:** April 24-26, 2015
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Albert Manero
* Charlie Jane Anders
* Annalee Newitz
* Aral Balkan
* e-Nabling the Future
* **URL:** https://2015.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2014 ====
* **Location:** Westin in Southfield
* **ConChair:** Nuri Gocay
* **Dates:** May 2-4, 2014
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Ernest Cline
* YTCracker
* Eva Galperin
* Gameface Labs
* Erika Carlson
* **URL:** https://2014.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2013 ====
* **Location:** Marriott Centerpoint Auburn Hills
* **ConChair:** Sarah Slovik
* **Dates:** April 26-28, 2013
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Jim C. Hines
* Jeff Potter
* Maik Schmidt
* Nick Farr
* Jason Denzel
* Michael W. Lucas
* **URL:** https://2013.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2012 ====
* **Location:** Hyatt Regency Dearborn
* **ConChair:** Chuck Child
* **Dates:** April 27-29, 2012
* **Guests of Honor:**
* John Scalzi
* Jim Gettys
* Scrub Club Records
* Open Soda
* **URL:** https://2012.penguicon.org/ |
==== Penguicon 2011 ====
* **Location:** Troy Marriott
* **ConChair:** Limey Zrnich
* **Dates:** April 29-May 1, 2011
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Brandon Sanderson
* Mitch Altman
* Jimmie P. Rodgers
* MC Frontalot
* Howard Tayler
* **URL:** https://web.archive.org/web/20110423125519/http://penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2010 ====
* **Location:** Troy Marriott
* **ConChair:** Randy Bradakis
* **Dates:** April 30-May 2, 2010
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Karl Schroeder
* Spider Robinson
* Jeanne Robinson
* Joe Brockmeier
* Howard Tayler
* Marcel Gagné
* i3Detroit
* **URL:** http://pc8.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 7.0 ====
* **Location:** Crowne Plaza in Romulus
* **ConChair:** Matt Arnold
* **Dates:** May 1-3, 2009
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Jane McGonigal
* James Hall
* Wil Wheaton Andrew Hackard
* Rasmus Lerdorf
* Candyfab
* **URL:** https://web.archive.org/web/20090406010716/http://www.penguicon.org
==== Penguicon 6.0 ====
* **Location:** Troy Hilton in Troy
* **ConChair:** Gerald Gentry
* **Dates:** April 18-20, 2008
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Jono Bacon
* Benjamin Mako Hill
* Vernor Vinge
* Tamora Pierce
* Randall Munroe
* Keith Baker
* Giant Singing Tesla Coils
* **URL:** http://www.pc6.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 5.0 ====
* **Location:** Troy Hilton in Troy
* **ConChair:** John Guest
* **Dates:** April 20-22, 2007
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Bruce Schneier
* Randy Milholland
* Steve Jackson
* Christine Peterson
* Elizabeth Bear
* Charlie Stross
* **URL:** http://www.pc5.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 4.0 ====
* **Location:** Holiday Inn Holidome in Livonia
* **ConChair:** Aaron Thul
* **Dates:** April 21-23, 2006
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Chris DiBona
* Frank Hayes
* Sharon Lee
* Steve Miller
* Andy Looney
* Kristin Looney
* Alison "Looney" Frane
* **URL:** http://pc4.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 3.0 ====
* **Location:** Novi Sheraton
* **ConChair:** Bill Putt
* **Dates:** April 22-24, 2005
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Wil Wheaton/Eugene Rodenberry Jr
* Cory Doctorow
* Kevin Siembieda
* Nat Torkington
* Joan D. Vinge
* Dr. Peter Salus
* **URL:** http://pc3.penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2.0 ====
* **Location:** Novi Sheraton
* **ConChair:** Steve Gutterman
* **Dates:** April 16-18, 2004
* **Guest of Honor:**
* Neil Gaiman
*Wil Wheaton
* Steve Jackson
* Jeff "Hemos" Bates
* Jon "maddog" Hall
* **URL:** https://web.archive.org/web/20040413182036/http://penguicon.org/
==== Penguicon 2003 ====
* **Location:** Van Dyke Park Hotel
* **ConChairs:** Tracey Worcester/Rob Landly
* **Dates:** May 2-4, 2003
* **Guests of Honor:**
* Terry Pratchett
* Eric Raymond
* Pete Abrams
* J.D. Frazer (Illiad)
* Rob Malda (CmdrTaco)
* **URL:** Lost in time