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| − | + | : ''Did you mean the 1964 [[Faircon (NY)|New York convention]]?'' | |
| − | + | The very first [[sf convention]] in [[Scotland]], held in [[Glasgow]] from 1978 to 1982/4 skipping the years when the city hosted [[Eastercon]]s, i. e. [[Albacon 80]] and [[Albacon II]]. It was named after the local festival "Glasgow Fair Fortnight" and run by [[Friends of Kilgore Trout]], at least two first and the last chaired by [[fake Bob Shaw]]. | |
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| + | After split among organisers, concurrent [[Albacon 84]] and late cancellation of [[Faircon '84]], Faircon ceased and its role was replaced by [[Albacon (UK)|Albacon]]. | ||
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Convention || Dates || [[GoH]] | Convention || Dates || [[GoH]] | ||
| − | [[Faircon '78]] ||July 1978 || | + | [[Faircon '78]] || July 21–23, 1978 || [[James White]] |
| − | [[Faircon '79]] ||July | + | [[Faircon '79]] || July 20–22, 1979 || [[Bob Shaw]] |
| − | [[Faircon '81]] ||July | + | [[Faircon '81]] || July 24–27, 1981 || [[John Brunner]], [[Ken Slater]] |
| − | [[Faircon '82]] ||July | + | [[Faircon '82]] || July 23–26, 1982 || [[Naomi Mitchison]] |
| + | [[Faircon '84]] || <s>July 20–23, 1984</s> cancelled late || [[Sydney Jordan]], [[Mat Irvine]]? | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 25 July 2024
- Did you mean the 1964 New York convention?
The very first sf convention in Scotland, held in Glasgow from 1978 to 1982/4 skipping the years when the city hosted Eastercons, i. e. Albacon 80 and Albacon II. It was named after the local festival "Glasgow Fair Fortnight" and run by Friends of Kilgore Trout, at least two first and the last chaired by fake Bob Shaw.
After split among organisers, concurrent Albacon 84 and late cancellation of Faircon '84, Faircon ceased and its role was replaced by Albacon.
| Convention | Dates | GoH |
|---|---|---|
| Faircon '78 | July 21–23, 1978 | James White |
| Faircon '79 | July 20–22, 1979 | Bob Shaw |
| Faircon '81 | July 24–27, 1981 | John Brunner, Ken Slater |
| Faircon '82 | July 23–26, 1982 | Naomi Mitchison |
| Faircon '84 | Sydney Jordan, Mat Irvine? |
| Convention | |
| 1978—1984 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
