I-CON ran smaller conventions, LI-CON, in 20, at other venues on Long Island. Due to many compounding issues including finances and delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the board decided to postpone I-CON 32, with plans to raise funds via smaller events and return in 2014, but made no announcements about future dates.

scouted several possible locations on Long Island as an alternative venue, eventually entering into an agreement with Hofstra University. In the spring of 2012, I-CON was informed that the Stony Brook Sports Complex would be unavailable due to construction in 2013. I-CON was held annually from 1983 through 2012 at Stony Brook University, except for 2009, when it relocated temporarily to the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College, due to planned construction at Stony Brook University. I-CON was preceded by SUNYcon (April 14, 1973), Mudcon (May 8, 1977), and Brookcon (October 28–30, 1977), held on the Stony Brook campus. I-CON was jointly held by ICON Science Fiction, Inc., a tax-exempt educational foundation, and the I-CON Campus Chapter of Stony Brook.

There was also a science track discussing recent developments in various branches of science and exploring the real science behind science fiction technologies. The programming included things normally found at different types of convention, like speeches by and talks with science fiction authors, extensive gaming, anime fandom, comics fandom, furry fandom, multiple movie showings, and medieval programming, as well as live performances. First held in 1982 on the campus of Stony Brook University, I-CON became a very eclectic convention. I-CON (short for 'Island CONvention') was a (roughly) annual fan convention, held on various college campuses in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Suffolk County Community College, Grant Campus For other science fiction conventions named 'ICON' or 'Icon', see List of ICON science fiction conventions. This article is about the convention on Long Island.

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