Detcon1 was the 11th occasional North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC).

[2][3][4] This NASFiC was scheduled because London, England, was selected as the location for the 2014 World Science Fiction Convention.

[5][6] After "London in 2014" was selected as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2014 (as "LonCon 3" in London, England), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at LoneStarCon 3, the then-upcoming Worldcon in San Antonio, Texas, to select a NASFiC site for 2014.

Detcon1 offered Netroots Nation attendees a significant discount on weekend memberships.

Detcon1 also presented its own Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction.