ConQuesT is the annual
science fiction convention held in the
Kansas City, Missouri area over the U. S.
Memorial Day weekend that is sponsored by the long-running (since 1971) Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society (KaCSFFS, pronounced
kax-fuss). ConQuesT is the oldest such fan convention of its type in
Missouri and in the U. S. central states region, first established using the name Mid-America Con in June 1972. After that, the next nine KaCSFFS-sponsored conventions were named
BYOB-Cons (the final "B" in the name having additional and alternate science fictional meanings beyond the traditional "beer".) In 1980 KaCSFFS adopted the permanent name ConQuesT (sometimes abbreviated CQT) for the convention.