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Year || Date || Convention || Attendance || Location ||Notes | Year || Date || Convention || Attendance || Location ||Notes | ||
| − | 1936 ||October 22, 1936 ||[[First Convention]] ||10-20 ||[[Philadelphia]] || later called the [[First Eastern]] | + | 1936 ||October 22, 1936 || [[First Convention]] ||10-20 ||[[Philadelphia]] || later called the [[First Eastern]] |
| − | 1937 ||January 3, 1937 ||[[Other First Convention]] ||~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] || | + | 1937 ||January 3, 1937 || [[Other First Convention]] ||~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] || |
| − | ||February 21, 1937 ||[[Second Eastern]] ||30-40 ||[[New York]] || | + | ||February 21, 1937 || [[Second Eastern]] ||30-40 ||[[New York]] || |
| − | ||October 30, 1937 ||[[Third Eastern]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | + | ||October 30, 1937 || [[Third Eastern]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || |
| − | 1938 ||April 10, 1938 ||[[Second British Convention]] || || ||(aka [[Necronomicon]]) | + | 1938 ||April 10, 1938 || [[Second British Convention]] || || ||(aka [[Necronomicon]]) |
| − | ||May 29, 1938 ||[[Newark Convention]] ||>100 || [[Newark, NJ]] || aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] | + | ||May 29, 1938 || [[Newark Convention]] ||>100 || [[Newark, NJ]] || aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] |
| − | ||October 16, 1938 ||[[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] ||> 2 dozen || [[Philadelphia]] || | + | ||October 16, 1938 || [[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] ||> 2 dozen || [[Philadelphia]] || |
| − | 1939 || 1939 ||[[Third British Convention]] || || [[London]] || | + | 1939 || 1939 || [[Third British Convention]] || || [[London]] || |
| − | ||July 4, 1939 ||[[NyCon I]] ||150-200 || [[New York]] ||the first [[Worldcon]] | + | ||July 4, 1939 || [[NyCon I]] ||150-200 || [[New York]] ||the first [[Worldcon]] |
| − | ||Fall 1939 ||[[Philcon 1939]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | + | ||Fall 1939 || [[Philcon 1939]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || |
| − | || 1939 ||[[OSA Pow-Wow]] || || [[Tulsa, OK]] ||[[Oklahoma]] state convention | + | || 1939 || [[OSA Pow-Wow]] || || [[Tulsa, OK]] ||[[Oklahoma]] state convention |
| − | 1940 ||April 1940||[[Third Chicago Conference]] ||4 || [[Chicago]] || | + | 1940 ||April 1940|| [[Third Chicago Conference]] ||4 || [[Chicago]] || |
| − | ||Sept 1-2, 1940 ||[[Chicon I]] ||128 ||[[Chicago]] || | + | ||Sept 1-2, 1940 || [[Chicon I]] ||128 ||[[Chicago]] || |
| − | ||November 10, 1940 ||[[Phillycon 1940]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | + | ||November 10, 1940 || [[Phillycon 1940]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || |
| − | 1941 ||late Feb 1941 ||[[Boskone I]] ||~25 || [[Winchester, MA]]|| | + | 1941 ||late Feb 1941 || [[Boskone I]] ||~25 || [[Winchester, MA]]|| |
| − | ||July 4-6, 1941 ||[[Denvention I]] ||~100 || [[Denver]] || | + | ||July 4-6, 1941 || [[Denvention I]] ||~100 || [[Denver]] || |
| − | ||September 20-21, 1941 ||[[Bombcon]] ||13 ||[[London]]|| | + | ||September 20-21, 1941 || [[Bombcon]] ||13 ||[[London]]|| |
| − | ||November 16, 1941 ||[[1941 Michiconference]] || ||[[Jackson, MI]] || | + | ||November 16, 1941 || [[1941 Michiconference]] || ||[[Jackson, MI]] || |
| − | 1942 ||Feb 22, 1942 ||[[Boskone II]] ||25 ||[[Boston]] || | + | 1942 ||Feb 22, 1942 || [[Boskone II]] ||25 ||[[Boston]] || |
| − | ||September 27, 1942 ||[[1942 Michiconference]] ||~25 || [[Jackson, MI]] || | + | ||September 27, 1942 || [[1942 Michiconference]] ||~25 || [[Jackson, MI]] || |
| − | ||November 29, 1942 ||[[Hastings S-F Conference]] ||v. small || [[Hastings, MN]] || possibly a drinking party | + | ||November 29, 1942 || [[Hastings S-F Conference]] ||v. small || [[Hastings, MN]] || possibly a drinking party |
| − | || 1942 ||[[Pacificon Jr.]] || || [[Los Angeles, CA]] || | + | || 1942 || [[Pacificon Jr.]] || || [[Los Angeles, CA]] || |
| − | 1943 ||Feb 28, 1943 ||[[Boskone III]] ||14 ||[[Boston]] || | + | 1943 ||Feb 28, 1943 || [[Boskone III]] ||14 ||[[Boston]] || |
| − | ||Spring 1943||[[Midgicon]] ||10? || [[Chicago]] || | + | ||Spring 1943|| [[Midgicon]] ||10? || [[Chicago]] || |
| − | ||Spring 1943 ||[[Live Oak Conference]] ||3 || [[Live Oak, FL]] || | + | ||Spring 1943 || [[Live Oak Conference]] ||3 || [[Live Oak, FL]] || |
| − | ||Easter 1943 ||[[Midvention]] || || [[Leicester, UK]] || | + | ||Easter 1943 || [[Midvention]] || || [[Leicester, UK]] || |
| − | ||May 16, 1943 || | + | ||May 16, 1943 || [[Staplecon 1]] ||~12 || [[San Francisco]] || |
| − | ||Summer 1943 ||[[MeCon]] ||3 ||Rockland, ME || | + | ||Summer 1943 || [[MeCon]] ||3 ||Rockland, ME || |
| − | ||mid 1943 ||[[Mainecon Jr.]] somewhere in [[Maine]] ||2 || [[Maine]] || | + | ||mid 1943 || [[Mainecon Jr.]] somewhere in [[Maine]] ||2 || [[Maine]] || |
| − | ||mid 1943||[[Schenectacon]] ||2-4 || [[Schenectady, NY]] || | + | ||mid 1943|| [[Schenectacon]] ||2-4 || [[Schenectady, NY]] || |
| − | ||October 30, 1943 ||[[1943 Michiconference]] ||22 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || | + | ||October 30, 1943 || [[1943 Michiconference]] ||22 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || |
| − | ||November 21, 1943 || | + | ||November 21, 1943 || [[Staplecon 2]] || ||[[San Francisco]] || |
| − | ||"around the end" 1943 ||[[Fancon]] || || [[Bloomington, IL]] || | + | ||"around the end" 1943 || [[Fancon]] || || [[Bloomington, IL]] || |
|| "over the year end" || [[Norcon (UK)]] || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || | || "over the year end" || [[Norcon (UK)]] || small || [[Manchester, UK]] || | ||
| − | 1944 ||Easter 1944 ||[[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London]] || | + | 1944 ||Easter 1944 || [[Eastercon 1944]] || || [[London]] || |
| − | ||May 28, 1944 || | + | ||May 28, 1944 || [[Staplecon 3]] ||9 || [[San Francisco]] || |
| − | ||June 17-19, 1944 ||[[Michicon 4]] ||23 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || | + | ||June 17-19, 1944 || [[Michicon 4]] ||23 || [[Battle Creek, MI]] || |
|| August 27, 1944 || [[Dovercon]] || 11 || [[Dover, DE]] || | || August 27, 1944 || [[Dovercon]] || 11 || [[Dover, DE]] || | ||
| − | ||October 7-9, 1944 ||[[Little Chicon]] ||"small" || [[Chicago]] || | + | ||October 7-9, 1944 || [[Little Chicon]] ||"small" || [[Chicago]] || |
| − | 1945 ||February 3-4, 1945 ||[[Boskone IV]] ||5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || | + | 1945 ||February 3-4, 1945 || [[Boskone IV]] ||5 || [[Winchester, MA]] || |
| − | ||July 7-8, 1945 ||[[1945 Michiconference]] ||15-20 ||[[Battle Creek, MI]] || | + | ||July 7-8, 1945 || [[1945 Michiconference]] ||15-20 ||[[Battle Creek, MI]] || |
||September 2, 1945 || [[Boskone V]]||9 || [[Salem, MA]]||AKA [[First New England SF Conference]] | ||September 2, 1945 || [[Boskone V]]||9 || [[Salem, MA]]||AKA [[First New England SF Conference]] | ||
| − | 1946 ||March 3, 1946 ||[[FPWESFC]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || | + | 1946 ||March 3, 1946 || [[FPWESFC]] || || [[Newark, NJ]] || |
|| April 6-7, 1946 || [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] || 16 || [[Chicago]] || | || April 6-7, 1946 || [[First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con]] || 16 || [[Chicago]] || | ||
||August 30-September 1, 1946 ||[[Pacificon I]] ||130 || [[Los Angeles]] || | ||August 30-September 1, 1946 ||[[Pacificon I]] ||130 || [[Los Angeles]] || | ||
| − | ||October 27, 1946 ||[[Phillycon 1946]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || | + | ||October 27, 1946 || [[Phillycon 1946]] || || [[Philadelphia]] || |
|| November 9-10, 1946 || [[Centracon]] || 25 || [[Chicago]] || | || November 9-10, 1946 || [[Centracon]] || 25 || [[Chicago]] || | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 10 January 2021
The first ten years of SF conventions were a mixed bag, but even the largest was small by modern standards, and some were literally a few guys getting together for a day. But travel was difficult and the tendency of the time was to call nearly any planned get-together of fans from different cities a "convention" (Or a "conference". See con for the baroque early terminology.)
Anglofan historians tend to take a a hard line on what was or wasn’t a convention (they would omit the First Convention if they could). We are inclined to take the participants’ estimation, even if they declared conhood after the event.
See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on Conventions.
| Fanhistory | 1936—1946 |
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