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A convention run by [[ESFA]] each March from 1946 to 1971 which the club insisted was merely an open meeting of the [[club]] with a program, but with no business conducted. For many years it was held at the Newark YMCA. The Open ESFA remained a one-day affair long after most other [[regionals]] went to two or three days. The convention usually had a main speaker or special honoree, but not always a [[GoH]] as such.
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A convention run by [[ESFA]] each March from 1946 to 1971 which the club insisted was merely an open meeting of the [[club]] with a program, but with no business conducted. For many years it was held at the Newark YMCA. The Open ESFA remained a one-day affair long after most other [[regionals]] went to two or three days. The convention usually had a main speaker or special honoree, but not always a [[GoH]] as such.
  
 
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  Convention || Dates || [[GoH]] || Notes
[[FPWESFC]] ||March 3, 1946 ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[FPWESFC]] || March 3, 1946 || [[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
[[1948 Open ESFA]] ||March 7, 1948 ||  
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[[1948 Open ESFA]] || March 7, 1948 || ||
[[1949 Open ESFA]] ||March 6, 1949 ||  
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[[1949 Open ESFA]] || March 6, 1949 || ||
[[1950 Open ESFA]] ||1950 ||  
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[[Hydracon]] || July 1-3, 1950 || (none) || Hydracon was jointly sponsored by ESFA, and appears to have replaced the Open ESFA for 1950
[[1951 Open ESFA]] ||1951 ||  
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[[1951 Open ESFA]] || 1951 || ||
[[1952 Open ESFA]] ||1952 ||  
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[[1952 Open ESFA]] || 1952 || ||
[[1953 Open ESFA]] ||1953 ||  
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[[1953 Open ESFA]] || 1953 || ||
[[1954 Open ESFA]] ||1954 ||  
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[[1954 Open ESFA]] || 1954 || ||
[[1955 Open ESFA]] ||1955 ||  
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[[1955 Open ESFA]] || 1955 || ||
[[1956 Open ESFA]] ||1956 ||  
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[[1956 Open ESFA]] || 1956 || ||
[[1957 Open ESFA]] ||March 3, 1957 ||  
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[[1957 Open ESFA]] || March 3, 1957 || ||
[[1958 Open ESFA]] ||March 2, 1958 ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]]  
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[[1958 Open ESFA]] || March 2, 1958 || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||
[[1959 Eastern Science Fiction Conference]] ||1959 ||  
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[[1959 Eastern Science Fiction Conference]] || 1959 || ||
[[1961 Open ESFA]] ||1961 ||''[[Amazing Stories]]''  
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[[1961 Open ESFA]] || 1961 || ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' ||
[[1962 Open ESFA]] ||1962 ||  
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[[1962 Open ESFA]] || 1962 || ||
[[1963 Open ESFA]] ||March 3, 1963 ||[[John W. Campbell]]  
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[[1963 Open ESFA]] || March 3, 1963 || [[John W. Campbell]] ||
[[1964 Open ESFA]] ||March 1, 1964 ||[[Virgil Finlay]]  
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[[1964 Open ESFA]] || March 1, 1964 || [[Virgil Finlay]] ||
[[1965 Open ESFA]] ||March 7, 1965 ||''[[Galaxy]]''  
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[[1965 Open ESFA]] || March 7, 1965 || ''[[Galaxy]]'' ||
[[1966 Open ESFA]] ||March 6, 1966 ||[[Willy Ley]]  
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[[1966 Open ESFA]] || March 6, 1966 || [[Willy Ley]] ||
[[1967 Open ESFA]] ||March 5, 1967 ||[[Robert Lowndes]]  
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[[1967 Open ESFA]] || March 5, 1967 || [[Robert Lowndes]] ||
[[1968 Open ESFA]] ||March 3, 1968 ||[[Murray Leinster]]  
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[[1968 Open ESFA]] || March 3, 1968 || [[Murray Leinster]] ||
[[1969 Open ESFA]] ||March 2, 1969 ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]]  
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[[1969 Open ESFA]] || March 2, 1969 || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] ||
[[1970 Open ESFA]] ||October 3-4, 1970 ||[[Hans Stefan Santesson]]  
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[[1970 Open ESFA]] || October 3-4, 1970 || [[Hans Stefan Santesson]] ||
[[1981 Open ESFA]] ||March 1, 1981 ||  
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[[1971 Open ESFA]] || October 9-10, 1971 || ||
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[[1972 Open ESFA]] || Spring 1972 || [[Robert Silverberg]] ||
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[[1981 Open ESFA]] || March 1, 1981 || ||
 
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Latest revision as of 07:56, 12 November 2023

A convention run by ESFA each March from 1946 to 1971 which the club insisted was merely an open meeting of the club with a program, but with no business conducted. For many years it was held at the Newark YMCA. The Open ESFA remained a one-day affair long after most other regionals went to two or three days. The convention usually had a main speaker or special honoree, but not always a GoH as such.

Convention Dates GoH Notes
FPWESFC March 3, 1946 L. Sprague de Camp
1948 Open ESFA March 7, 1948
1949 Open ESFA March 6, 1949
Hydracon July 1-3, 1950 (none) Hydracon was jointly sponsored by ESFA, and appears to have replaced the Open ESFA for 1950
1951 Open ESFA 1951
1952 Open ESFA 1952
1953 Open ESFA 1953
1954 Open ESFA 1954
1955 Open ESFA 1955
1956 Open ESFA 1956
1957 Open ESFA March 3, 1957
1958 Open ESFA March 2, 1958 Robert A. Heinlein
1959 Eastern Science Fiction Conference 1959
1961 Open ESFA 1961 Amazing Stories
1962 Open ESFA 1962
1963 Open ESFA March 3, 1963 John W. Campbell
1964 Open ESFA March 1, 1964 Virgil Finlay
1965 Open ESFA March 7, 1965 Galaxy
1966 Open ESFA March 6, 1966 Willy Ley
1967 Open ESFA March 5, 1967 Robert Lowndes
1968 Open ESFA March 3, 1968 Murray Leinster
1969 Open ESFA March 2, 1969 L. Sprague de Camp
1970 Open ESFA October 3-4, 1970 Hans Stefan Santesson
1971 Open ESFA October 9-10, 1971
1972 Open ESFA Spring 1972 Robert Silverberg
1981 Open ESFA March 1, 1981


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