The International Conference on Bisexuality (ICB), also known as the International BiCon, was a periodic gathering of bisexual activists and academics from around the world.

Started by Fritz Klein and a group of fellow activists, the first ICB was held in Amsterdam in 1991 and followed the concept of a BiCon started in the UK in 1984 and San Francisco in 1990. The last one was 2010 in London.

Past events Number Date Location Country Attendance Notes1st ICBOctober 1991AmsterdamNetherlands250 --2nd ICB23–25 June 1992LondonUK253 Held at a church in North London3rd ICB24 June 1994New York CityUnited States350 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 ICBOctober 1996BerlinGermany196 --5th ICB3–5 April 1998Harvard University, Cambridge, MassachusettsUnited States910Held over 140 workshops, panels, or performances; "largest-ever gathering of bisexual advocates from around the globe"6th ICB25–28 August 2000University of ManchesterUK265This event was held in combination with the UK's BiCon 187th ICB 25–28 October 2002SydneyAustralia80 Coincided with Mardis Gras and the Gay Games8th ICB5–8 August 2004University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Campus MinneapolisUnited States225 This conference was hosted by the Bisexual Organizing Project.9th ICB15–18 June 2006Ryerson University TorontoCanada200 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 ICB26–30 August 2010LondonUK454 This event was held in combination with the UK's BiCon 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 in Rhode Island, United States failed to get off the ground. The 2010 ICB in the United Kingdom was consequently the 10th.

See also

BiCon (UK) Bisexual community

References

External links "Why Bisexual Conferences are Important" by Denise Penn in Penn Points (June 2004)