TASFIC Program
The program for TASFIC, the 1952 Worldcon, in Chicago.
Contents
Saturday, August 30, 1952[edit]
REGISTRATION
11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., Burgundy Room, Mezzanine Floor
Afternoon Session
3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Address of Welcome..................William L. Hamling Chairman, Welcoming Committee
Introduction of Notables............Melvin Korshak Chairman, Entertainment Committee
Installation of Chairman............ Julian C. May
Adoption of Rules...................Oliver Saari Chairman, Rules Committee
Evening Session
7:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Thinking in Men and Machines......Joseph A. Winter, M.D. Author and Lecturer
Flying Saucers--What Are They?....Raymond A. Palmer Author of "The Coming of the Saucers & Willy Ley Author of "Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel"
Life Elsewhere and Elsewhen...J. H. Muller, PhD, 1946 Nobel Laureate in Physiology, Med.
10:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M., Convention Committee Suite
Open House for All Convention Members
Sunday, August 31, 1952[edit]
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon, Parlors F and G, Second Floor
| Parlor F | Parlor G |
|---|---|
| 9:00 Meeting, TLMA | Meeting, FVE |
| 9:45 Meeting, ISFCC | Meeting, PFC |
| 10:30 Meeting, NFFF | Meeting, SAPS |
| 11:15 Meeting, FMFA | Meeting, CSFS |
| 11:35 Meeting, PSFA | Meeting, FAPA |
Registration
12:30 P.M. to 1:00 P.M., Monte Carlo Room
Afternoon Session
1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Panel of Editors, moderated by Diane Reinsberg
Anthony Boucher The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Howard Browne Amazing Stories
John W. Campbell, Jr. Astounding Science Fiction
Lester del Rey Space Science Fiction
Evelyn Paige Gold Galaxy Science Fiction
William L. Hamling Imagination
Samuel Mines Thrilling Wonder Stories
Raymond A. Palmer Other Worlds
James Quinn If
Science Fiction Auction:
Artwork, manuscripts, Books
Auctioneer: Melvin Korshak
Auction Chairman: Frances Hamling
Banquet
7:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M., Terrace Casino
Toastmaster: Will F. Jenkins Author of "Space Platform", etc.
Hugo Gernsback Guest of Honor
L. Sprague de Camp Author of "The Wheels of IF," etc.
E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Author of the "Lensman" Series, etc
Clifford Simak Author of "City", etc
Walter A. Willis Belfast, N. Ireland
Robert Turner
12:00 Midnight to Dawn, Penthouse Bungalow Suite
'"Flying Saucers"--A Science Fiction Masquerade
Hosts: The Elves', Gnomes' and Little Men's Science Fiction, Chowder and Marching Society of Berkeley, California
Monday, September 1, 1952[edit]
Registration
9:30 A.M. Monte Carlo Room
Morning Session
9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., Casino Terrace
"We-Science Fictionists"................................Harlan Ellison, Bill Venable
"Posthistoric Man: A Review".............................Oscar C. Brauner, Ph.D.
Panel Debate:
"Fandom--Is It Still a Force in the Cultural Pattern?"
Moderator: Sam Moskowitz
Pro: E. Everett Evans, Walter A. Willis
Con: Lester Cole, Edward Wood
"The Place of Science-Fiction in the Cultural Pattern"...John W. Campbell, Jr. Author of "Cloak of Aesir", etc.
"Editors: Myth and Reality"..............................Hans Stefan Santesson Editor, Unicorn Mystery Book Club
10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M., Parlor F
Business Meeting
Afternoon Session
1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Book Publishers Panel
Moderator: Bea Mahaffey
August Derleth (Arkham House)
Lloyd Eshbach (Fantasy Press)
Marty Greenberg (Gnome Press)
Melvin Korshak (Shasta Publishers)
David A. Kyle (Bouregy & Curl)
James A. Williams (Prime Press)
"What Every Young Spaceman Should Know"...................Robert Bloch Author of "The Opener of the Way,", etc.
Pseudo Science Panel
"How to Be an Expert Without Actually Knowing Anything"...John H. Pomeroy, Ph.D.
"The Mathematical Basis of Time Travel"...................Irvin Hoyle
"Lunar Geology of the Little Men's Mining District".......Lester Cole
Report on Registration....................................Frances Hamling
Selection of the 1953 Convention Site
Evening Session
7:30 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight, Terrace Casino
The Revolting Fan Reporter................................Bob Tucker Author of "The Long. Loud Silence," etc.
Songs of the Spaceways....................................Ted Sturgeon and his Guitar Author of "Without Sorcery," etc.
Asteroid[edit]
A Science Fiction Ballet in One Act
Choreography by Guy Bassett
Music by Julian May and Bob Johnson
Costumes by Perdita Nelson
special Effects by C. Jean Bassett
SYNOPSIS
A Spaceman lands on a small planet, and during his exploration discovers a Blue Girl hiding among the rocks. Her mind speaks to him of the depth and purity of space, and they fall in love. Suddenly an Orange Girl appears, sensuous and exciting. Her mind tells the Spaceman of the florid pleasures awaiting him if he chooses her, but after a moment’s indecision, he elects to remain with the Blue Girl. Orange Girl vanishes, only to return with the instruments of her revenge, the Bems. They are creatures of her mind, and reflect her jealous fury as they leap on Spaceman and kill him. Orange Girl and the Bems retreat with the body, leaving Blue Girl with only the spaceship, which she will caress as all that is left of her lover.
Spaceman: Francis Carvelli
Blue Girl: Donna Lee Comstock
Orange Girl: Karel Borja
BEMs: Catherine Allison, Joan Galloway, Marguerite Guernot, George Jackson, Peter King, Marcie Morrow, Stanislava Paluska, Alice Thomas
The Pittsburgh Science Fiction Association‎ and Fanvariety Enterprises present
The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't[edit]
Written and directed by Bill Venable and Jack Harness
Baron von Glorch: Donald Susan
Empress Mehitabel: Dirce Archer
Gilbert Gosling: Dick Clarkson
Preston Pile: Philip Castora
The Mule: Bill Venable
Duffy Wineglass: Bea Venable
Singers: Bob Troetschel, Bill Zufall, Harlan Ellison
The Philadelphia Science-Fiction Society presents
The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost[edit]
Selections from Tales of Tomorrow'...New TV Films
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