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'''Tricon''' was the 24th [[Worldcon]], held September 1–5, 1966, at the Sheraton-Cleveland.  [[GoH]]: [[L. Sprague de Camp]]. [[Isaac Asimov]] was [[Toastmaster]]. [[Co-Chairmen]]: [[Ben Jason]], [[Howard DeVore]], and [[Lou Tabakow]].  Officially jointly hosted by [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], and [[Cincinnati]] (hence "Tricon") See [[Tricon Program]] for the complete convention program.
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'''Tricon''' was the 24th [[Worldcon]], the [[Ohio Worldcons|third and last in Ohio]] held September 1–5, 1966, at the Sheraton-Cleveland.  [[GoH]]: [[L. Sprague de Camp]]. [[Isaac Asimov]] was [[Toastmaster]]. [[Co-Chairmen]]: [[Ben Jason]], [[Howard DeVore]], and [[Lou Tabakow]].  Officially jointly hosted by [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], and [[Cincinnati]] (hence "Tricon")  
  
 
Among its events was a sneak peak at an upcoming TV show, ''[[Star Trek]]''. Based on its scanty mention in [[con reports]], the screening didn’t have a big impact on attendees, but it didn’t occur till 7 p.m. on Monday.  
 
Among its events was a sneak peak at an upcoming TV show, ''[[Star Trek]]''. Based on its scanty mention in [[con reports]], the screening didn’t have a big impact on attendees, but it didn’t occur till 7 p.m. on Monday.  
  
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[[1966 Hugos]], [[1967 Worldcon Site Selection]].
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The [[1966 Hugos]] and [[1967 Worldcon Site Selection]] were held.  
  
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[[Cleveland in '66]] beat an out-of-rotation [[Syracuse in '66]] [[bid]]. See [[1966 Worldcon Site Selection]]
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[[Cleveland in '66]] beat an out-of-[[Rotation plan|rotation]] [[Syracuse in '66]] [[bid]]. See [[1966 Worldcon Site Selection]].
  
 
[[Bjo Trimble]] and [[Fritz Leiber]] (represented ''in absentia'' by [[John Trimble]]) were made [[Knights of St. Fantony]] in a full-dress ceremony on Friday night.
 
[[Bjo Trimble]] and [[Fritz Leiber]] (represented ''in absentia'' by [[John Trimble]]) were made [[Knights of St. Fantony]] in a full-dress ceremony on Friday night.
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* [[Tricon Reminiscence (Panshin)]]   
 
* [[Tricon Reminiscence (Panshin)]]   
 
* [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Horib/Horib04.pdf#view=Fit Pat & Dick Lupoff's con report in ''Horrib 4'']
 
* [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Horib/Horib04.pdf#view=Fit Pat & Dick Lupoff's con report in ''Horrib 4'']
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==Tricon Program==
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The Tricon [[Program]] was a single track held in a single room.
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Program ||Gold Room
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Registration ||Mezzanine Floor
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[[Project Art Show]] ||Whitehall Room
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[[N3F Hospitality Room]] ||Director's Room
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Magazine & Book Displays ||Whitehall and Circus Bar Room
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</tab>
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== Schedule:==
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<tab>
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colspan="2"| '''Thursday, September 1'''
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6pm ||Registration for early arrivals (Mezzanine Floor)
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8pm ||Warm-Up Party for early arrivals ([[Consuite]])
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</tab>
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<tab>
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colspan="2"| '''Friday, September 2'''
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1pm ||Brief Welcome Speech by [[Chairman]], [[Ben Jason]]
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||Announcements by Associate Chairmen [[Howard DeVore]] and [[Lou Tabakow]]
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||Introduction of [[GoH]] [[L. Sprague de Camp]]
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||Introduction of [[TAFF]] Guest, [[Tom Schluck]]
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||Introduction of notables by [[Fred Pohl]] and [[Howard DeVore]]
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3pm ||[[Harlan Ellison]] -- Talk: "[[Dangerous Visions]]"
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4pm ||[[Auction]]
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5pm ||[[Comics|Comic]] [[art]] [[panel]]: [[Don Thompson (comics)|Don]] & [[Maggie Thompson]], [[Bill Thailing]], [[Ted White]], [[Dick Lupoff]] and [[Larry Ivie]]
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7pm ||[[Dave Kyle]]: Report on [[BSFA]] & [[British]] Conventions
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||[[Tom Schluck]]: Report on [[German Fandom]] & Conventions
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8pm ||Room will be cleared for rehearsal by [[Order of St. Fantony]]
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9pm ||Initiation into the [[Order of St. Fantony]]
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11pm ||[[Beer|BEER]] PARTY sponsored by [[Syracuse in '67]] and [[Boston in '67]]
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</tab>
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colspan="2"| '''Saturday, September 3'''
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1pm ||Panel: "How ''Not'' to Write Science Fiction" -- [[Roger Zelazny]], [[James Blish]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Randall Garrett]], [[Norman Spinrad]] and [[Dannie Plachta]]
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3pm ||Auction
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4pm ||Panel: Shall [[Fringe Fandom|Special Fandoms]] Secede from SF Fandom?" -- [[Dick Lupoff]], [[Vernell Coriell]], [[Jack Chalker]], [[Dave Van Arnam]], [[Bruce Pelz]], [[Hal Lynch]], [[Don Thompson (comics)|Don Thompson]], [[Bill Obbagy]], [[George Heap]]
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8pm ||[[Costume Party]]
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11pm ||[[Beer|BEER]] PARTY sponsored by [[New York in 1967]]
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</tab>
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colspan="2"| '''Sunday, September 4'''
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11 am ||Panel: "Religion in Science Fiction" -- [[Dannie Plachta]], [[Dean McLaughlin]], [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Norman Spinrad]]
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1pm ||Fun and Joke Session -- [[Harlan Ellison]] vs. [[Isaac Asimov]]
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2pm ||Auction
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3pm ||Room will be cleared for "A Galaxy of Fashion" rehearsal
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4pm ||"A Galaxy of [[Fannish Fashion|Fashion]]" -- A Fashion Show sponsored by [[Galaxy Magazine]]. Director: [[Luise Petti]], Fashion Show Consultant: [[Bjo Trimble]]. Models: [[Barbara Silverberg]], [[Marsha Brown]], [[Sheila Kamper]], [[Karen Anderson]], [[Lois Lavender]], [[Judy Blish]], [[Jean Berman]], [[Julie Jardine]], [[Betsy Wollheim]], [[Maggie Thompson]], [[Robin White]], [[Barbi Johnson]], [[Peggy Rae Pavlat]]
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7pm ||ANNUAL [[Hugo Banquet|HUGO AWARDS BANQUET]] -- [[L. Sprague de Camp]] [[GoH]]. [[Toastmaster]]: [[Isaac Asimov]]
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11pm ||BEER PARTY sponsored by [[Baltimore in '67]]
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</tab>
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colspan="2"| '''Monday, September 5'''
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1pm ||[[Business Meeting]] and [[1967 Worldcon Site Selection|Voting for 1967 Convention Site]]
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3pm ||Panel: "[[Critic]]s & Criticism of Science Fiction -- Have They Done the Field More Harm Than Good?" Moderated by [[Larry Shaw]]. Panelists: [[William Atheling, Jr.]], [[Robert Coulson]], [[John Brunner]], [[Ed Wood]] and [[Paul Fairman]]
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4pm ||Auction
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7pm ||FILM: Sneak preview of new science fiction television series, "''[[Star Trek]]''", which will make its appearance this Fall. Mr. [[Gene Roddenberry]], producer of ''[[Star Trek]]'', will be on hand to talk about this series and to answer questions.
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9pm ||"Interference on My Wavelength" -- Talk by [[John Brunner]]
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11pm ||[[Dead Dog Party|FAREWELL PARTY]] -- [[Tricon]] [[Convention Suite]] -- for the diehards and late hangers-on
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</tab>
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{{convention | series=Worldcon | year=1966 | before=Loncon 2 | after=Nycon 3}}
 
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Revision as of 16:58, 6 June 2021

Tricon was the 24th Worldcon, the third and last in Ohio held September 1–5, 1966, at the Sheraton-Cleveland. GoH: L. Sprague de Camp. Isaac Asimov was Toastmaster. Co-Chairmen: Ben Jason, Howard DeVore, and Lou Tabakow. Officially jointly hosted by Cleveland, Detroit, and Cincinnati (hence "Tricon")

Among its events was a sneak peak at an upcoming TV show, Star Trek. Based on its scanty mention in con reports, the screening didn’t have a big impact on attendees, but it didn’t occur till 7 p.m. on Monday.

The 1966 Hugos and 1967 Worldcon Site Selection were held.

Cleveland in '66 beat an out-of-rotation Syracuse in '66 bid. See 1966 Worldcon Site Selection.

Bjo Trimble and Fritz Leiber (represented in absentia by John Trimble) were made Knights of St. Fantony in a full-dress ceremony on Friday night.

Tricon Program[edit]

The Tricon Program was a single track held in a single room.

Program Gold Room
Registration Mezzanine Floor
Project Art Show Whitehall Room
N3F Hospitality Room Director's Room
Magazine & Book Displays Whitehall and Circus Bar Room

Schedule:[edit]

Thursday, September 1
6pm Registration for early arrivals (Mezzanine Floor)
8pm Warm-Up Party for early arrivals (Consuite)

Friday, September 2
1pm Brief Welcome Speech by Chairman, Ben Jason
Announcements by Associate Chairmen Howard DeVore and Lou Tabakow
Introduction of GoH L. Sprague de Camp
Introduction of TAFF Guest, Tom Schluck
Introduction of notables by Fred Pohl and Howard DeVore
3pm Harlan Ellison -- Talk: "Dangerous Visions"
4pm Auction
5pm Comic art panel: Don & Maggie Thompson, Bill Thailing, Ted White, Dick Lupoff and Larry Ivie
7pm Dave Kyle: Report on BSFA & British Conventions
Tom Schluck: Report on German Fandom & Conventions
8pm Room will be cleared for rehearsal by Order of St. Fantony
9pm Initiation into the Order of St. Fantony
11pm BEER PARTY sponsored by Syracuse in '67 and Boston in '67

Saturday, September 3
1pm Panel: "How Not to Write Science Fiction" -- Roger Zelazny, James Blish, Hal Clement, Randall Garrett, Norman Spinrad and Dannie Plachta
3pm Auction
4pm Panel: Shall Special Fandoms Secede from SF Fandom?" -- Dick Lupoff, Vernell Coriell, Jack Chalker, Dave Van Arnam, Bruce Pelz, Hal Lynch, Don Thompson, Bill Obbagy, George Heap
8pm Costume Party
11pm BEER PARTY sponsored by New York in 1967

Sunday, September 4
11 am Panel: "Religion in Science Fiction" -- Dannie Plachta, Dean McLaughlin, Roger Zelazny, Norman Spinrad
1pm Fun and Joke Session -- Harlan Ellison vs. Isaac Asimov
2pm Auction
3pm Room will be cleared for "A Galaxy of Fashion" rehearsal
4pm "A Galaxy of Fashion" -- A Fashion Show sponsored by Galaxy Magazine. Director: Luise Petti, Fashion Show Consultant: Bjo Trimble. Models: Barbara Silverberg, Marsha Brown, Sheila Kamper, Karen Anderson, Lois Lavender, Judy Blish, Jean Berman, Julie Jardine, Betsy Wollheim, Maggie Thompson, Robin White, Barbi Johnson, Peggy Rae Pavlat
7pm ANNUAL HUGO AWARDS BANQUET -- L. Sprague de Camp GoH. Toastmaster: Isaac Asimov
11pm BEER PARTY sponsored by Baltimore in '67

Monday, September 5
1pm Business Meeting and Voting for 1967 Convention Site
3pm Panel: "Critics & Criticism of Science Fiction -- Have They Done the Field More Harm Than Good?" Moderated by Larry Shaw. Panelists: William Atheling, Jr., Robert Coulson, John Brunner, Ed Wood and Paul Fairman
4pm Auction
7pm FILM: Sneak preview of new science fiction television series, "Star Trek", which will make its appearance this Fall. Mr. Gene Roddenberry, producer of Star Trek, will be on hand to talk about this series and to answer questions.
9pm "Interference on My Wavelength" -- Talk by John Brunner
11pm FAREWELL PARTY -- Tricon Convention Suite -- for the diehards and late hangers-on


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