High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! CAN•CON, or more completely "CAN•CON: The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature", is a periodic science fiction and fantasy convention in Ottawa put on by The Society for Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature. Founded in 1991 by James Botte and Farrell McGovern in response to a perception that there were no dedicated public venues that featured primarily Canadian speculative fiction writers, editors, and artists. In addition to the focus on Canadian content, it was also an attempt to bring a focus on the book back to Ottawa science fiction and fantasy events. It ran from 1992 through 1997, and again in 2001 before it took a long hiatus when the founders had to leave the country to find work when the dot-com bubble burst. It was restarted in 2010 by the same co-founders after James returned to Ottawa in 2009, but this time with Farrell as Chairperson instead.