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Pacific Coast Association of Magicians

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The Pacific Coast Association of Magicians (PCAM) was established in 1932 in the western United States. Today, the organization is tied to an annual convention that travels up and down the west "coast" (often moving inland) of the U.S. and Canada.

Convention Locations & Serving Presidents

  • 1989 - Santa Barbara, CA
  • 1990 - Ventura, CA
  • 1991 - Concord, CA
  • 1992 - Asilomar, CA
  • 1993 - Burnaby, BC (near Vancouver) - Shawn Farquhar
  • 1994 - Ontario, CA
  • 1995 - Santa Rosa, CA - Kevin Cardona
  • 1996 - Reno, Nevada - Shawn Farquhar
  • 1997 - Calgary, AB - Dan Willis
  • 2003 - Coquitlam, BC (near Vancouver) - Shawn Farquhar
  • 2004 - Seattle, WA - Brian Cook
  • 2005 - Norwegian Star (cruise ship) from Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA - Shawn Farquhar
  • 2006 - Victoria, BC - Tony Eng
  • 2007 - Calgary, AB - Donovan Deschner
  • 2008 - Monterey, CA - Kevin Cardona
  • 2009 - Norwegian Pearl Cruise Ship Shawn Farquhar
  • 2010 - Radiance of the Seas Cruise Ship Shawn Farquhar
  • 2011 - Coquitlam, BC (near Vancouver) Shawn Farquhar
  • 2012 - Seattle, WA - Brian Cook

Pacific Rim Professional Magic Challenge

First contested in 1989 in Santa Barbara, Clifornia, it is a creation of Bill Adams which was originally titled the Pro 2000 contest to denote the value of the monetary prize. In 1994 the award was re-titled the "Pacific Rim Professional Magic Challenge by President Shawn Farquhar at the national assembly meeting in Ontario, California.

Pacific Rim Professional Magic Champions:

  • 1989 Mike Giles (Majestics) - Santa Barbara, CA
  • 1990 Nicholas Knight - Ventura, CA
  • 1991 Not held this year
  • 1992 Shawn Farquhar - Asilomar, CA
  • 1993 Raphael & Elena - Vancouver, BC
  • 1994 Danny Cole - Ontario, CA
  • 1995 Sylvester the Jester - Santa Rosa, CA
  • 1996 Jason Byrne - Reno, Nevada
  • 1997 Damien James - Calgary, AB
  • 1998 Steffen Soule - Seattle, WA
  • 1999 Murray Sawchuk - Anaheim, CA
  • 2000 Matt Singleton - Portland, OR
  • 2001 Dave Womach - Palm Springs, CA
  • 2002 Jeff Mcleod - Page, Arizona
  • 2003 Paul Romhany - Burnaby, BC
  • 2004 Darcey Oake - Seattle, WA
  • 2005 Master Payne - Norwegian Star Cruise Ship
  • 2006 Shayne King - Victoria, BC
  • 2007 Yu Shu Yan - Calgary, AB
  • 2008 Chin-Chin - Monterey, CA
  • 2009 Trevor Watters and Lorena Paradon

"Grand Prix du Honneur" Award for Highest Achievement in the Magical Arts

The award has been presented just five times:




References

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