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| International Conference on Bisexuality | |
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| Genre | Bisexuality |
| Location | Varies |
| Country | Varies |
| Inaugurated | October 1991 |
| Founder | Fritz Klein et al. |
| Attendance | 200–1000 (approx.) |
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| Bisexuality topics |
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TheInternational Conference on Bisexuality(ICB), also known as theInternational BiCon, was a periodic gathering ofbisexualactivists andacademics from around the world.
Started byFritz Klein and a group of fellow activists, the first ICB was held inAmsterdam in 1991[1] and followed the concept of aBiCon started in the UK in 1984 and San Francisco in 1990.[1] The last one was 2010 in London.[2]
| Number | Date | Location | Country | Attendance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ICB | October 1991 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 250[1] | -- |
| 2nd ICB | 23–25 June 1992 | London | UK | 253 | Held at a church in North London |
| 3rd ICB | 24 June 1994 | New York City | United States | 350[1] | The event was held in the week prior to the 25th Stonewall Anniversary Parade. A large number of participants at the conference marched under an "International Bisexuals" banner in the parade. |
| 4th ICB | October 1996 | Berlin[1] | Germany | 196 | -- |
| 5th ICB | 3–5 April 1998 | Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts | United States | 910[1] | Held over 140 workshops, panels, or performances; "largest-ever gathering of bisexual advocates from around the globe"[3] |
| 6th ICB | 25–28 August 2000 | University of Manchester | UK | 265 | This event was held in combination withthe UK'sBiCon 18 |
| 7th ICB[1] | 25–28 October 2002 | Sydney | Australia | 80[1] | Coincided withMardis Gras and theGay Games[1] |
| 8th ICB | 5–8 August 2004 | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities CampusMinneapolis | United States | 225 | This conference was hosted by theBisexual Organizing Project. |
| 9th ICB | 15–18 June 2006 | Ryerson UniversityToronto | Canada | 200 | This conference was hosted by the Toronto Bisexuality Education Project. It offered 57 workshops and included keynote addresses from Dr.Loraine Hutchins and researcher Trevor Jacques. |
| 10th ICB | 26–30 August 2010 | London | UK | 454 | This event was held in combination withthe UK'sBiCon 28. During the 9th ICB this was announced as being the 11th, however the 10th ICB had no immediate takers. Although work was then done on the issue, a planned conference in 2008 inRhode Island, United States failed to get off the ground. The 2010 ICB in the United Kingdom was consequently the 10th. |