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  • Group
    Closed groups of people, unlike open [[club]]s. Use for [[filk]] groups.
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  • Minnesota Imaginative Fiction Writers' Alliance
    ...s an annual meeting at a local convention for writers to meet with writing groups.
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  • Discussion-groups
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]]
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  • Discussion-group
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]]
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  • Sig
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]]
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  • Amalgamated-greater-new-york-fan-groups-in-53
    #REDIRECT [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]]
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  • Usenet
    ...e on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums), and [[sf]] groups were ''very'' active: ...oogle.com/forum/#!forum/alt.fandom.cons alt.fandom.cons archives on Google Groups.]
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  • Discussion Group
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]]
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  • Discussion group
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]] [[Category:redirect]]
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  • JVPC
    ...s Verne]] Prize Club'', [[RAPalmer]] [[Chairman]]. One of the oldest award groups in [[fandom]], it offered cups for the three best stories of the year in th ...''Jules Verne Prize Club'', [[RAPalmer]] chairman. One of the oldest award groups in [[fandom]], it offered cups for the three best stories of the year in th
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  • Committees
    ...ion committee]]. Any convention with a [[bidding]] process has one or more groups forming [[bid committees]]. Groups of people, usually three or five, appointed to render decision or recommend
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  • Fringe Fandom
    ...Creative Anachronism]] and mystery fandom, as well as specialized literary groups like the [[Mythopoeic Society]]. The term dates to the 1960s or '70s, when those groups first began to hold specialized [[conventions]], and has fallen into disuse
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  • The Northern Kingdom
    A [[Tolkien]]-oriented association of Northern California fantasy groups which held three meetings a year and published ''[[The Norland Chronicles]]
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  • SIG
    #REDIRECT [[Discussion Groups]] [[Category:redirect]]
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  • Fandom on Facebook
    ...d a great many established [[clubs]] and [[conventions]] maintain pages or groups on the platform, as do some [[zines]], such as ''[[SF Commentary]]''. Many In addition, independent Facebook groups see much fan traffic. The groups most concerned with [[fandom]] include:
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  • Queens SFL in '53
    ...m [[New York City]] (the other was the [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]], led by [[Dave Kyle]], a long-time rival of Sykora's and a [[Niaga
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  • Nova
    ===Groups and Clubs===
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  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand, Inc.
    ...ure of [[New Zealand]] [[fandom]], enhancing liaisons between existing fan groups, providing support for events which transcend normal club structures (such ...roups, being a media contact, and increasing public awareness of local fan groups and activities. It is also hoped that there may be future advantages to fan
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  • Drummers Downunder
    Either of two groups of [[Terry Pratchett]] [[fans]] in [[Australia]]:
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  • Constellation of Kasterborus
    (For other star groups, see [[Constellation (Disambiguation)]].)
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  • International Scientific Council
    ...tascience Club]]. [[Ronald Friedman]], [[president]] of both the formative groups, was presumably [[prexy]] of this one, too.
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  • SFEAR
    (Do you mean the Norwich SF Groups' ''[[Sfear]]''?)
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  • 2025 Westercon Site Selection
    ...a Hayes]], with the understanding that the CC will consider proposals from groups interested in hosting Westercon 77, and transfer the right to host the 2025
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  • An Open Letter to the British Tolkien Society
    ...and [[Grahame Lamb]] of Lancashire, UK, and suggests the creation of local groups -- what became the [[smials]] -- of the [[Tolkien Society]].
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  • The Scientifilmaker
    ...1930s. Beginning in the late 1930s, Sykora made several attempts to create groups for producing [[movies|SF films]]. The fanzine may have been an [[OO]] for
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  • Discussion Groups
    '''Discussion groups''' are less formal than [[panels]], and often consist of one person schedul
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  • Science Fiction Fangroup's Association of Nippon
    ...in Japan that was formerly named '''The Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan'''. (These are all English names.) It was founded by [[Takumi Shi
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  • SF Minnesota
    ...ultural, multimedia [[organization]] dedicated to improving contacts among groups and individuals interested in [[speculative fiction]], in and out of the [[
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  • After-meeting
    ...ar. These may be open to all club members, or private get-togethers of sub-groups. Oddly enough, even clubs that don’t ''have'' formal meetings, such as [[
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  • Japan
    [[The Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan]] covers the [[clubs]] in the country. The [[natcon]], [[Nihon SF
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  • Misfits (Disambiguation)
    Misfits is a popular name for [[fannish]] groups (and who can blame them?):
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  • Federation
    ...rchy of state and [[regional]] organizations came at an unfortunate time. Groups calling themselves federations include the [[N3F]], [[MWFFF]], and [[Degler ...hierarchy of state and regional organizations came at an unfortunate time. Groups calling themselves federations include the [[NFFF]], the [[Futurian Federat
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  • Austin, TX
    ===Writers' Groups===
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  • The Central Ganglion
    At the time there there were 4 or 5 fractious [[fan]] groups in the area and the editors hoped to improve communications among them. In
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  • Club
    ...[[JVPC]], [[Impossible Story Club]], and an indefinite number of [[local]] groups; quite aside from the colloquial designation of any organized [[fan]] group ...sons who meet in person every so often; the word is often misused. [[Fan]] groups with this name include the [[Impossible Story Club]], [[ICSC]], [[JVPC]], [
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  • Alforbundet
    ...litionists, limited to the Anderson family but with cooperative and allied groups all over the world. Its purpose is to rid the planet of brew in conformity
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  • Pennsylvania
    ...bs]] in Western Pennsylvania, [[WPSFA]] and [[WSFA]]. Other Keystone State groups have been the [[Central Pennsylvania Science Fiction Association]] and the
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  • Bid Membership
    Most groups [[bidding]] for the [[Worldcon]] have sold '''Pre-Supporting Memberships''' ...g, financially, as help or simply by publicly supporting the [[bid]]. Such groups are often called "Friends of the Bid" or, sometime, names which fit in to t
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  • Australian Science Fiction Distributed Archive Project
    ...rings together individuals from a number of diverse Australian SF interest groups, including the [[Swancon]] History Project, the [[Australian Science Fictio
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  • Sid Birchby
    ...20, he joined the [[Science Fiction Association]], one of the first SF fan groups in the world. He attended [[Bombcon]] in 1941 and remained an active (and a
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  • The Tolkien Society
    ...regular newsletters and occasional meetings. See [[Smials]] for a list of groups. There are also Special Interest Groups on various topics such as Tolkien Collecting, Arts Group and [[Tolkien]]'s
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  • Big Tent
    ...efinition of [[fandom]] or [[Trufandom]] that doesn't include all of those groups.
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  • He Who Must Not Be Named
    ...tions are also sometimes used for unpopular or powerful members of [[fan]] groups, along with “[[She Who Must Be Obeyed]].”
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  • MileHiCon 6
    ...A]] and [[DASFA]]/MileHiCon in those days, with many people active in both groups.
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  • Beloit Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
    There are two active alumni groups on [[Facebook]].
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  • GEnie Science Fiction Roundtables
    ...Information Exchange online service. Its Rountables were special interest groups (SIGs) with discussion areas, message boards and other sections much like C
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  • Providence, RI
    ...t of his life in Providence except for a few years in New York. Many local groups provide walking tours of Providence which includes Lovecraft's homes
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  • FanHistoriCon 1
    ...erstown]] ultimately refused to either attend or to have [[fans]] visit in groups larger than two or three, at least in part because a mischief-making [[Dave
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  • Ada Charles
    ...time attending various small clubs of intellectual pretensions and lecture groups, neither were ever more than semi-active in the LASFS, and gradually droppe
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  • Sophia van Doorn
    ...time attending various small clubs of intellectual pretensions and lecture groups, neither were ever more than semi-active in the LASFS, and gradually droppe
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  • Universal Science Circle
    In common with many early groups, it was primarily for science enthusiasts. Its stated aim was ‘to facilit
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  • Secondary Universe I
    ...and [[Tolkien]]. The conference the broke up into several special interest groups: A Tolkien working group, a group on sf in television and in the movies in ...so-called "hard" science fiction. After lunch, three more special interest groups held sessions: one on [[SF]] in poetry and music, one on "The Twentieth-Cen
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  • 1941 Worldcon Site Selection
    ...]], and [[Chicago]] groups made bids. [[Los Angeles]] and [[Philadelphia]] groups were asked to bid but sensibly declined. [[Lew Martin|Martin]] was observin
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  • Fanarchists
    ...ndividualism which asserts that [[fans]] acting singly or in small natural groups of a few [[fen]] linked by common interests can achieve more, for a given a ...individualism which asserts that [[fen]] acting singly or in small natural groups can accomplish more with the same amount of work than they can thru a super
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  • Vulcan Publications
    Two different [[fan]] [[publishing house]] groups used this name in the 1940s.
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  • Discon 1 Guide: Rest Break
    ...ng only meeting room space. The only problems with the meetings of various groups and societies are, to get them to tell you (in advance of the cutoff date f
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  • Closed-Door Party
    ...at an [[sf convention]]. Typically a [[room party]] held by individuals or groups for their friends or members or a publishers' party aimed at [[pros]]. When
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  • Noreascon 4
    === Events and Groups:===
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  • Gharlane of Eddore
    ...oversial and opinionated) poster on a variety of [[sf]]-related [[usenet]] groups. And he knew ''everything''.
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  • General fan organization
    ...onymous with [[fandom]], as opposed to [[locals]] like [[WSFA]] and select groups like [[FAPA]]. The [[SFL]] was the first important effort at this, and it f ...mous with [[fandom]], as opposed to [[locals]] like the [[MFS]] and select groups like the [[FAPA]]. The [[SFL]] was the first important effort at this, and
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  • 1959 Worldcon Site Selection
    ...] at [[Solacon]] with three groups to date competing.... Cons with several groups vying for the next year's bid can be very exciting ... [[smoke-filled room]
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  • Seattle in 2011
    ...f the reasonable dates (early August through early September) already have groups that have firmer commitments than we do.
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  • National Extraction
    ...dened considerably since [[Fancyclopedia 1]] was written, with appreciable groups across [[Europe]], [[Australasia]] and [[Asia]].
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  • Up To Now: The Second Fandom Finds Itself
    ...s talk of using it to form a federation of fantasy clubs, since many local groups, such as the [[Los Angeles SFA-SFL]] and the [[Oklahoma Scientifiction Asso ...[[SFL]] was continued, and there was somewhat more incentive to form local groups when they could be part of the larger SFL and their meetings reported in TW
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  • Ada Palmer
    ...liffe Science Fiction Association]]. She is a member of the folk/[[filk]] groups [[Trickster and King]] and [[Sassafrass]].
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  • Fan Tables
    ...nventions]] offer tables to [[bids]], [[clubs]], [[conventions]] and other groups to use for purposes of [[publicity]].
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  • Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53
    ...in [[New York City]] which was comprised of five [[New York City]] [[fan]] groups and led by [[Dave Kyle]]. This was an exceptionally complicated race (see
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  • Room Party
    ...e dresser, but hosts have been known to get creative with the furnishings. Groups and fans who feel flush may opt for a suite. However, there are also invitation-only parties held by individuals or groups for their friends; and some publishers' parties are exclusively for [[pros]
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  • History of the Future Index
    June 1944 || 1 || 1950: European society is no longer in family groups
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  • Leeds Clubs
    ...ct eventually arose and it broke into the separate Leeds SFL and Leeds SFA groups. .... It was mostly a social group that had little contact with other [[fan]] groups.
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  • Barfleet
    ...hat provides support, guidance, and administrative assistance to the local groups.
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  • APA-69
    ...y have been later involved in a [[feud]] which caused it to split into two groups.
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  • Emblems
    ...rs]] of [[Nova Press|Nova]] offered to work up coats of arms for [[local]] groups, guaranteed heraldically correct. (Heraldry is trickier than you probably t ...of ''[[Nova Press|Nova]]'' offered to work up coats of arms for [[local]] groups, at a price, guaranteed heraldically correct. Heraldry, we mite say, should
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  • Jackboot Fandom
    ...nsus that it was used disparagingly, and most agree that it was applied to groups of [[drobes]] who liked to swagger around [[conventions]] in militaristic [
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  • ARCon
    ...er when Australian [[fandom]] was one group, before it split into splinter groups. Lots of nostalgic slides, a showing of the [[Aussiefan]] film, nostalgic p
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  • Gaylactic Network
    ...la group in 1987, and the GSFS became a chapter. Other chapters/affiliated groups include:
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  • Portland Science Fiction Society
    ...ormed almost immediately, and while there were cross-over members, the two groups, PorSFiS and [[OSFCI]], were two separate organizations.
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  • Lee Schneider
    ...r trick-or-treaters. In his spare time, Lee builds stage props for various groups, organizes tabletop role-playing games and restores the 120+-year-old Lythe
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  • Philosophy
    It should be evident that the first two groups of questions (metaphysics and epistemology) concern principles very importa ...ween prose and [[poetry]]; etc)? It will be easily seen that the first two groups of question, metaphysics and epistemology, concern principles very importan
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  • American Hobbit Association
    ...], it grew to at least 200 members spread worldwide (including several sub-groups elsewhere in the [[Midwest]] and [[Northeast]]) and seems to have terminate
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  • Smofcon 39
    ...tion called [[Smofcon 37 1/4]] was held jointly by the Lisbon and Montreal groups on December 5, 2020.) [[Smofcon 38]] was held in Montreal December 2-4, 202
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  • The Book of Mazarbul
    ...lubzine]] [[published]] by the [[Khazad-dum]] and [[Starforge]] discussion groups of the [[Mythopoeic Society]] in [[Berkeley, CA]]. It was [[edited]] by [[
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  • Detroit in '82
    ...Plaza Hotel in the Detroit Renaissance Center. There were three different groups vying to create the bid. The one that actually made it to the ballot was ch
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  • Technocracy
    ...ngineers and Technocrats (Technocracy, Inc, had elaborately-numbered study groups all over the place, especially strong in [[Canada]] and [[California]]) wou ...not welcomed by the [[LA|Angelenoes]].) It is said that Technocracy study groups still exist, but it's been little heard of in [[fandom]] for years now.
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  • Norwescon
    ...supper, a business session dealt with the formation of [[science fiction]] groups in [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]]. [[Forrest J Ackerman]] talked about the h
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  • Locals
    ...al fan organizations]] or even international [[fannish]] organizations and groups like [[FAPA]], the [[N3F]] and the [[SFL]] were seen as the defining force ...her interested people nearby might join) but the absence of such inclusive groups today means that modern locals must be independent. In many cases, like the
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  • Animalist Party
    ...s old-age pensions provided, etc. Madole claimed to have started political groups in [[New York]], [[California]], [[Idaho]], and [[Kansas]], but the movemen
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  • The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus
    Such plans had been proposed since the early 1970s by several individuals and groups. Most notably was the proposed truck float that [[Jim Mule]], [[Jan Luke]]
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  • Charter Flights
    There have also been many [[fannish]] [[tour groups]] (which see), which were organized to take a group of [[fans]] on a tour b
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  • Häpna!
    ...ded by quite a few, and within months Sweden had a number of small [[fan]] groups. Fan news and information about clubs, fanzines and conventions continued t
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  • NYUSFS
    ...d slapped them in the face when the Loeb administration, claiming too many groups with little student involvement were using rooms, began doing a series of I
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  • Tolkien Society of America
    ...uary, 1965. Like the [[Tolkien Society]] in the [[UK]], the TSA had local groups also called [[smials]]. Memberships soon topped ''2000'' and Plotz, who ha
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  • First Fandom
    Confusingly, there are several groups called “'''First Fandom'''”: ...unity]] for 30 years. Members of this last especially like to conflate the groups.
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  • Auction
    ...ventions]], most major [[conferences]], and some large meetings of [[local groups]] are scenes of auctioneering; at [[conventions]], the auction is usually n ...tions]], most major [[conferences]], and at some large meetings of [[local groups]]. At [[conventions]], the auction usually is not completed in a single nit
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  • SFWA
    Unlike writers' groups such as the Romance Writers of America, which welcome wannabes, to join SFW
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  • 2009 FAAn Awards
    [[Southern Fandom Confederation |Southern Fandom Classic on Yahoo Groups]] ||5 Trufen on Yahoo Groups ||3
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  • Officials
    ...d of not trusting [[organizations]] to accomplish anything important. Even groups like the [[APAs]], which must depend on an active [[administration]], obser
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  • Tony Lewis' Noreascon 1 Reminiscence
    ...s. In addition to these were seminars, special interest groups, discussion groups, etc. We felt, than on the whole, this was very successful.
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  • Detroit, MI
    ...[DSFL]], which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the [[Morgan Botts Foundation]]. Return of some members from service a
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  • Michael A. Burstein
    ...poken at various [[science fiction]] [[conference]]s and libraries, and to groups at MIT and Harvard. He has been an active member of [[fandom]] for years.
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  • German filk
    ..., often assisting with tech. German filkers, as individuals and performing groups, have often been guests at cons in the United States, Canada, and Britain.
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  • ARS
    ...earch of any importance today is carried on by a couple of [[Los Angeles]] groups which have a test station in the Mojave Desert.
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  • New York, NY
    ...and most importantly the [[Lunarians]]. There were also vital invitational groups like the [[Fanoclasts]], and the [[Brooklyn Insurgents]].
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  • Program
    ...'''' typically includes [[panel]] discussions, speeches, plays, discussion groups, etc., for which [[Program#Program Participants|program participants]] need
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  • 1953 Worldcon Site Selection
    * [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]] ...s the balloting was about to begin, the [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]] bid "dramatically withdrew and threw their full support behind the
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  • First Fan Letter with Address
    ...It will be possible from them to experiment either as an individual or in groups, all according to their own whims. It is easily seen what a wonderful thing
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  • CSFA
    ...al fans could join and have all membership privileges except a vote. Other groups later affiliated were the [[CAFP]], two correspondence clubs ([[Les Croutch
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  • Fandom
    ...ff from those, and as the term ''fandom'' proliferated in [[mundane]] use, groups such as "baseball fandom" and "Hello Kitty fandom," with no slightest conne ...ersy over whether [[Trufandom]] encompasses all these [[Big Tent|disparate groups]] or not. Some [[fans]] use '''''general fandom''''' as a term to designate
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  • Takumi Shibano
    ...conventions]] in Japan and founded [[The Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan]] in 1965. In 1968, the [[Trans-Oceanic Fan Fund]] paid for him t
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  • Northumberland Heath Science Fiction Society
    The Northumberland Heath SF Society has connections with other SF groups, notably some of [[The Science Fact & Fiction Concatenation]] online fanzin
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  • Nebula Award Weekend 2015
    ...including a Friday night reception that allowed Chicago fannish and author groups to present their opportunities to visiting authors. That reception was fol
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  • B(h)eer
    Various fan groups have had their favorites. [[Fancyclopedia 2]] noted “[[Midwest|Central St
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  • Detention
    ...were studying it and would eventually issue an opinion. But not until both groups stated their support for Detroit in '59. Upon winning, however, they announ
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  • Nameless Ones
    ...utside its own area till the late 50s, but apparently one of the few local groups to exist year after year without major schisms. [[The Busbys]], [[Wally Web
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  • Washington, DC
    Several non-connected groups of [[stfnists]] have existed in the [[U.S.|US]] capital. The [[Outsiders Cl
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  • Derelicts
    Several [[Toronto]] [[fan]] groups have been called the '''Derelicts'''.
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  • London SF Con
    At the convention proper representatives of local groups reported on fanac in their regions. [[Arthur C. Clarke]] did not attend the
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  • Chengdu, Sichuan
    ...nity]] as the "capital of Chinese SF," Chengdu is home to [[professional]] groups like [[Eight Light Minutes Culture]] and SFW Publishing, publishers of ''[[
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  • Misfits
    The uniqueness of the MSFS among [[Michifan]] groups lay in attempting to provide [[fan]] activities for everybody in the state, ...[DSFL]], which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the [[Morgan Botts Foundation]]. Return of some members from service a
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  • Concom
    ...the formal concom. Concoms are normally headed by a [[chairman]] (though groups of executives are sometimes used and occasionally more fanciful terms are
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  • Mancon 1
    ...osenblum]]; a quiz between teams from the [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]] groups; and a display of 'Future Fashions' by [[Frances Evans]]. It was apparently
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  • Blind Fandom
    Many fan groups have also been involved in various projects to record SF for the blind. The
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  • Official Organ
    ...ine]]. In fact, this is a tendency even in the Official Organs of thriving groups. Exceptions are the OOs of the [[fan APA]]s and the [[N3F]]'s ''[[National
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  • Archon 31 Tuckercon
    Additionally, a number of awards were presented by groups not affiliated with [[Archon]]:
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  • Scott Imes
    ...Imes]] and friends at [[conventions]] from the 1970s to 2000. The largest groups of tapes were those recorded by [[KMAC]] at [[MidAmeriCon]] in 1976 and a l
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  • Mailing Comments
    ...o [[Speer]] is wrong; [[Dan McPhail]] got the idea from [[mundane]] [[aj]] groups and suggested to Speer its introduction to [[FAPA]]. "I went home and did
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  • DC in 1992
    ...aw a few months before the vote at [[Noreascon Three]] because [[mundane]] groups took their proposed facilities.
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  • Mythopoeic Society
    ...ture through [[books]] and periodicals, annual [[conference]]s, discussion groups, and [[awards]]. It sponsors [[Mythcon]] and has had the [[clubzines]] ''[[
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  • Insurgents
    ...opponents. (The [[Bohemian]] tradition was of long standing in the various groups of anti-[[LASFS]] Angelenoes.)
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  • 1942 Michiconference
    ...ordinator and Dr. [[Alan Becker]] was elected [[President]]. Several state groups failed to have elections due to lack of attendees.
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  • Up To Now: The Beginnings
    Some local groups took to publishing Official Organs, which became the first fan magazines. T
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  • AutoClave
    No one thought of passing the [[convention]] to other groups across the country, which meant that when the [[Detroit]]-area [[fanzine fa
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  • General Technics
    ...alumni who had been part of the [[Permanent Floating Riot Club]], and the groups have continued to overlap. At one time, dues consisted of postage stamps ma
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  • Fred Pohl's Tricon Reminiscence
    ...lesson from [[pohl-loncon-ii-reminiscence|London]] the year before. Three groups were [[bidding]] for the site of the next [[Worldcon]], and two of them had
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  • International Costumers' Guild
    * Special Interest Groups (SIGs) focus on a specific aspect or type of costuming, enabling members an
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  • Michifen
    ...al [[fan]] centers, with some activity, especially more [[media]]-centered groups, in [[Kalamazoo]] and [[Lansing, MI|Lansing]]. [[Battle Creek]] and [[Jacks ...[DSFL]], which existed in a fashion for several years, giving off splinter groups like the [[Morgan Botts Foundation]]. Return of some members from service a
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  • Discon 1 Guide: The Costume Ball
    ...nastiness after [[Seacon]]) by announcing, in advance, that (1) groups, as groups, were eligible for any of the awards given, and (2) the individuals in each ...oulder when they entered the ballroom. (Individuals had white paper slips; groups had additional red slips for the leader to carry.) In addition to announcin
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  • Up To Now: The Situation in the West
    ...such things. The result was a disunity of feeling not present in other fan groups, but the LASFL spirit was too strong for it to be at any time threatened wi
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  • SWOC
    ...n Organizing Committee''' was founded in 1991, to bring together disparate groups within the Seattle fandom to [[bid]] for 1993 [[Westercon]]. The committee
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  • Guy Lillian
    ...hich he served as [[OE]]). He has had a long history in many of the local groups and individually over the years including on the staff of [[NOLAcon II]], [
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  • Diversicon
    ...ultural, multimedia [[organization]] dedicated to improving contacts among groups and individuals interested in [[speculative fiction]], in and out of the tr
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  • Up To Now: The Order Begins to Crumble
    ...which it was thot might hold the balance of power between the two extreme groups. Wiggins, for some reason, held back, not desirous of setting up anything i
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  • Flieg Hollander
    Flieg found himself living in places that didn't have many active [[club|fan groups]], which cut back on his [[fanac]], but helped [[Lee Forgue]] run [[Westerc
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  • Organizations
    Some groups, like various [[Insurgent]] aggregations, have no formal setup -- only a co
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  • New Orleans, LA
    ...blown Organized Fandom(s). Many times there have been two, three, or more groups co-existing in the city at a given time that may not even be aware of each Garrison, and a couple of local Steampunk groups, like Steampunk Americans in
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  • Hydra Club
    ..., a novelty, since the recently ended [[war]] had broken up established sf groups, "This was fun. We ought to do it more often." Back in New York, they did.
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  • Boskone 25 Letter
    ...m will probably shrink from 6 tracks to 3, with fewer rooms for discussion groups and no programming after midnight. We won't have a game room. There won't b ...s been selected, Boskone flyers will be sent to a small number of specific groups, such as [[NESFA]] members and [[Boskone Life Members]].
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  • Co-chair
    (2a) Sometimes the two individuals come from two groups that are running the convention in coalition. This works about as well #2,
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  • Fandom at Columbia
    ...olitically active student groups that year, Columbia refused to allow such groups to be called the "Columbia University" anything, so CUSFS was off the table
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  • Lloyd Eshbach's ConStellation Reminiscence
    ...eches, slide shows -- and the usual [[Science Fiction]] panels, discussion groups, and readings; there were art programs, a very extensive gaming schedule, s
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  • Up To Now: Michelism and the Third Convention
    ...t and Left; Japan pressed its invasion of China. Particularly in Communist groups thruout the country, anti-Fascists were saying "Why can't we ''do'' somethi
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  • BIS
    It was strongly linked with early British fandom, but the groups moved apart. Under the leadership of fan [[Gerry Webb]], the links are stre
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  • Up To Now: ghughu and FooFoo
    No more than did the staple organizations, did either of these groups gain a great number of acknowledged members (tho ghudom claims that all who
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  • "Orange Mike" Lowrey
    Besides [[fandom]], Mike belongs to such groups as the Wobblies and AFSCME and is an extremely active and sometimes controv
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  • Ah, Wilderness: Forty Years of Colorado Fandom
    ...]], and [[Chicago]] groups made bids. [[Los Angeles]] and [[Philadelphia]] groups were asked to bid but sensibly declined. Martin was observing the proceedin ...ons]] have led to the extinction or splintering of any number of local fan groups. The tensions and pressures are often just too much. It didn't happen in De
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  • Sweden
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  • Unicon
    ...d held two more at the same location. Unicon was then opened up to outside groups and became the name of the series, but not necessarily of the convention.
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  • Midwestcon 50
    ...enjoy. Do we need some fannish organizations that will help? Are there any groups now? ||[[Mark Olson]], [[Joyce Scrivner]], [[Joe Siclari]] (moderator)
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  • Ozark Science Fiction Association
    ...area [[club]] which was founded in 1965 to unite the various small [[fan]] groups in Greater [[St. Louis]].
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  • Filk
    ...[pubbed]] his ''[[Science Fiction Song Sheet]]'', and while such venerable groups as the [[Futurians]] and [[FAPA]] had their own [[fannish]] songs, the term A number of British filkers and groups have become internationally known in the filk community, and some have been
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  • Philly in '53
    ...comparable to Chicago's magnificent show wanted to do so and those Eastern groups that wanted to try had not yet proven their ability.
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  • Hugo Gernsback
    ...[[Futurians]], after [[Donald Wollheim]] and [[John Michel]] visited other groups to complain about nonpayment, and when he failed to pay the room rental for
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  • Marion Zimmer Bradley
    ...frida of Greenwalls." She was involved in developing several local [[SCA]] groups, including in [[New York]] and was an editor of ''[[Pennoncel]]'' and ''[[B
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  • Initialese
    ...al victims of this sort of thing, almost universal in [[fandom]]. Some fan groups not elsewhere mentioned are [[NFFF]] for what we define under [[N3F]]; [[PS
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  • Sam Moskowitz' Seacon Reminiscence
    ...ould be dead before too long, as a result of wars and raids by survivalist groups, as well as being worked to death in labor camps. He foresaw a long series
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  • Feuds
    ...ps (such as [[clubs]], [[concoms]], regional or [[fan politics|political]] groups or factions thereof). While they are sometimes quiet enmities, usually the
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  • Day*Star
    ...ical aspects of science fiction fandom, particularly in amateur journalism groups", written "as a term theme in Sociology 213 […] first published in [[APEX
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  • Futurians
    Various [[fan]] groups have held this title; one in [[Sydney]] NSW [[Australia]] (organized Novemb ...]] was formed led to a feeling that they were trying to rule or ruin these groups.
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  • William S. Sykora
    Beginning in the late 1930s, Sykora made several attempts to create groups for producing [[movies|SF films]]. He published the [[fanzine]] ''[[The Sci
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  • Debriefing of First Night
    ..., [[Jim Murray]] and [[Jeff Orth]] sent out a mailing to clubs and bidding groups inviting them to participate. ...on in charge of [[fan tables]], helped a lot by pushing First Night to the groups who were asking for fan tables.
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  • Patrick Nielsen Hayden
    He was quite active on the Usenet groups [[rec.arts.sf.*]] in the 90s. Starting in July 2000 he wrote a blog ''[[Ele
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  • Paul S. Ritz
    ...ational Organizations such as; FPLA; SELA, YALSA; FLA; & CSLA (all Library groups). He wrote numerous book reviews and articles for national Tolkien, C. S. L
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  • Fan History
    ...uch entries as that for [[Fandom]] and [[Conventions]]. In various [[fan]] groups historical series have been presented from time to time, as [[Harry Warner]
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  • Cheltenham Circle
    ...that point had never heard of Science Fiction Clubs or of ‘[[Fandom]]’, or Groups or conventions.
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  • Crystal Ship
    ...n [[Alfred Bester]]’s “The Demolished Man”), [[David Bateman]] (on theatre groups), [[Kev Rattan]] (on hating fandom). Art by [[Martin Helsdon]], Steven Lin
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  • Peter West
    ...owed up by Germany peacemeal, scattering many refugees from all its ethnic groups. "West" is an extremely rare surname in modern Czechia, but not unknown amo
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  • Discon 1 Guide: Accessory Organizations
    ...on down (apt direction!) to [[The Cult]]. The only real problem with these groups is getting them to state their need for a meeting room well in advance of t
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  • Up To Now: The FAPA Campaign
    ...e light [[fan politics|politics]] that enlivened other [[APA|amateur press groups]], [[Wollheim]] imagined an attempt to get control and close the FAPA to al
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  • First Staple War
    ...abet Societies and not dilute the debate by belonging to the more spurious groups.
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  • Northeast Filk Convention
    A [[con committee]] including members of the alternating groups planned a joint convention, to be called [[NEFilk 2020]], in Danbury, [[Con
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  • I've Had No Sleep and I Must Giggle
    ...d for control of the 26th Annual World Convention. Baycon was one of these groups. Baycon won the struggle. Baycon began issuing progress reports. It had Joa
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  • Dave Kyle's Nycon 1 Reminiscence
    ...-- fiasco of [[exclusion act|The Act]]. Remember. Two [[NY]] metropolitan groups were in conflict, with adherents around the country. "[[New Fandom]]" ran t
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  • Categories
    ...:Category:Filk|Filk]]''' - [[Filk]] singing, includes people, conventions, groups, clubs -- [[stfnal]] only, please!
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  • Western Pennsylvania SF Association
    ...but members of the Pittcon group did not reciprocate. Eventually, the two groups drifted apart. According to [[Linda Bushyager]], "We didn't seem to have mu
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  • Pro
    ...marked because many [[British]] pro-authors have emerged from the [[fan]] groups, [[British fandom]] is sufficiently close-knit for everybody to know the pr
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  • Chicago, IL
    ...ndemonium]] runs a monthly book club, dining group, and euchre club. Other groups arrange for [[fans]] to get together for [[book]] discussions, pizza or gam
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  • A History of Fandom in 100 Documents
    ...[Steven Parry]] and [[Grahame Lamb]] || Suggests the creation of [[local]] groups ([[smials]]) of the [[Tolkien Society]].
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  • APA
    ...are also the [[United APA]], a [[British]] [[organization]], some regional groups, locals, and some interassociation [[committees]]. These [[ajays]] usually
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  • In for a Penny V
    ...s based Steam Punk, [[Star Wars]], SF / Fantasy Mardi-Gars krewe and other groups making up the fiefdoms of local fandom. There were a couple of tables devo
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  • Chicago Clubs
    In 1963, the club split into two groups. (See [[#George W. Price|George W. Price]] and [[#Chicago SF League|Chicag *[https://facebook.com/groups/5661070204 Facebook.]
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  • Chicon 8
    ...ircles as ... they should be. We looked for ... historically marginalized groups, and ... with Chicago connections"): [https://chicon.org/home/whos-coming/s * [https://m.facebook.com/groups/762653468095942 Facebook group.]
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  • David A. Kyle
    ...nnish]] activity. He headed the failed [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]] [[Worldcon bid]] and co-chaired [[Metrocon 1]] in 1953. His next
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  • Tax-exempt Status
    ...less, 501(c)(4) organizations may be an attractive alternative for fannish groups that either do not qualify for 501(c)(3) status, do not need all the advan
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  • Midwestcon 4
    ..., assisted by [[Don Ford]], [[Roy Lavender]], and the central [[Ohio]] fan groups.
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  • University of Chicago Science Fiction Club
    In 1963, the club split into two groups. By this time, none of the members were students at the University of Chic
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  • Worldcons by Area
    ...] and [[Niagara Falls in '53]] bids; an [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]] bid withdrew in support of [[Philadelphia in '53]]
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  • N3F
    ...nctions within itself; there was also some provision for affiliating local groups. The central administration of the Federation, besides the elected [[office ...rean War, an N3F member issued a fanzine attacking the Red Cross and other groups, and had his publications banned from the mails. 
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  • LASFS
    ...r. Who]]'', [[RPG|roleplaying games]], mystery/detective fiction, computer groups, even cliffhanger serials and old Westerns through the efforts of [[Charles ...ty pages from fifteen contributors per week. Several of the unofficial sub-groups have grown into technically independent clubs which traditionally meet at F
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  • Los Angeles Clubs
    ...ties will be (a) to be the official correspondent for the group with other groups and parties and (b) to receive and account for whatsoever funds the group r The [[club]] had the reputation of being one of the more intellectual groups in [[fandom]], in large part because of the [[clubzine]], ''[[The Outlander
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  • Con*Stellation
    ...eter out about early Huntsville fandom, though there are rumors of various groups including one oriented toward Star Trek. Those had apparently all disappear
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  • Rise and Fall of the Giant Boskones
    There were other issues, too. Boskone had accreted groups with peripheral interests who were perfectly good citizens, but who just us
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  • Knights of St. Fantony
    ...isunderstandings and suspicions between the Londoners and "provincial" fan groups. To put this into perspective I have to go back quite a long way and re-tra ...the present, and the future". This inspired roamer was Fantony, and small groups who heard his message called themselves Fantony's or Fan's, while ignorant
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  • Noreascon 3 Committee
    ** Discussion Groups [[]]
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  • Cosmic Circle
    Along with his imaginary groups, Degler also co-opted several real [[organizations]]. Degler’s (mostly) f
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  • Phoxphyre
    # What did you think when the two groups met at the station? # Where there any specific post-meeting activities that both groups participated in?
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  • Discon 1 Guide: WSFS
    ...n 1963 between [[Oakland]] and [[Los Angeles]] -- there were two potential groups, but one didn't feel like making a fight of it.
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  • Claude Degler
    ...|Widner]] on such subjects as [[Slan Center]]. After organizing a few more groups -- even one in [[Quebec]], the [[Future Fantasy French]] -- he returned alo
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  • Discon 1 Guide: Introduction
    ...ll in advance, and then keep checking later, whether there are to be other groups moving into rooms right after the scheduled close of any of your meetings. ...officially meeting, the hotel could [and did] let those rooms out to other groups); a big display room and a connecting small meeting room throughout the dur
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  • The Stranger Club by Art Widner
    ...e was remarkably little of the dissension and petty politicking that other groups suffered from. And this was not because the membership was bland or stuffy.
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