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| − | [[Syracuse in '66]] was an an out-of-[[rotation]] [[bid]] to hold the | + | [[File:Syracuse in 1966 flyer.jpg|thumb]] |
| + | [[Syracuse in '66]] was an an out-of-[[rotation]] [[bid]] to hold the 1966 [[Worldcon]] in Syracuse, NY. Its competition was [[Cleveland in '66]] which won and went on to run [[Tricon]]. See [[1966 Worldcon Site Selection]]. | ||
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| + | Had it won, the convention would have been called '''Syracon''' and would have been held in the Hotel Syracuse. | ||
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| + | The [[bid committee]] was [[Jay Kay Klein]] and [[Dave Kyle]] (co-chairmen), [[Ruth Kyle]] (secretary), [[George Heap]] (treasurer), [[Cindy Heap]] (asst. treasurer), [[James Ashe]], [[Ann Ashe]] and [[Jack Smith]] (publications) and [[Richard Wilson]] (official non-committee post: press relations). | ||
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| + | After losing for 1966, the same group re-bid as [[Syracuse in '67]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Syracuse66.png|frame|center]] | ||
{{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1966}} | {{bid | series=Worldcon | year=1966}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 14 July 2021
Syracuse in '66 was an an out-of-rotation bid to hold the 1966 Worldcon in Syracuse, NY. Its competition was Cleveland in '66 which won and went on to run Tricon. See 1966 Worldcon Site Selection.
Had it won, the convention would have been called Syracon and would have been held in the Hotel Syracuse.
The bid committee was Jay Kay Klein and Dave Kyle (co-chairmen), Ruth Kyle (secretary), George Heap (treasurer), Cindy Heap (asst. treasurer), James Ashe, Ann Ashe and Jack Smith (publications) and Richard Wilson (official non-committee post: press relations).
After losing for 1966, the same group re-bid as Syracuse in '67.
| 1966 Site Selection | 1966 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
