A Chicago area regional convention founded in 1992 and held annually since then. The convention gets its name from DuPage County Convention. Membership is consistently just above or below 700. The con's name was the brain child of Helene O'Neill. SuperConDuckTivity is the corporate sponsor.
Since 1992, the winners of the Golden Duck Awards for excellence in children's science fiction literature are announced at DucKon, although the award presentation is generally made at the following Worldcon.
DucKon began having furry programming in its third year and by its eighth year, the furry presence accounted for more than a third of the attendees. In 2000, the furry programming was spun-off to form Midwest Furfest.
Given the name of the convention, its parent corporation, and the awards they present, it was inevitable that the convention's mascot is a duck.
See also list of DucKons.
