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Steve Wozniak and Stan Lee announced a new convention for the San Francisco Bay Area in an online video on the 17th of April 2015. Rick White joined them as a founding partner to build this event.
The organization operated under the name Silicon Valley Comic Con until it changed its name to SiliCon on the 20th of February 2020. Adam Savage received the title of creative director during this transition period.
The inaugural event took place from March 18 to 20, 2016 at McEnery Convention Center. The scheduled dates for the 2020 event were October 16 through 18 at the San Jose Convention Center.
Organizers cited the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as a primary factor and funding issues also contributed to the decision to discontinue the convention entirely. No further dates were scheduled after the organizers made this final announcement regarding the future of the brand.
GalaxyCon debuted at the San Jose Convention Center in 2024 as a replacement for the discontinued event. It remained the largest convention option available until GalaxyCon took over the venue space.