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[[WetzCon]] I, the first [[German]] science fiction convention was held in Wetzlar over the weekend of 14th and 15th January, 1956. Wetzlar was home to [[Anna Steul]] and close to Giessen where teenage twins [[Jim Benford|Jim]] and [[Greg Benford]] lived, their father Lt. Col. James A. Benford then being stationed with the American armed forces in Germany (the family returned to the US in 1957 - see the twins' reminiscence 'Gerfandom Days' in MIMOSA #30). After getting together, the trio decided to put on a convention in Wetzlar. Greg Benford's '1st and 2nd Encounter' in [[Void]] #4 describes how this came about.
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'''WetzCon''' was a [[convention]] in Wetzlar, [[Germany]], with a 59-year gap ([[that's not too many]]) between cons....  [[Jim Benford]] and [[Greg Benford]] were part of the committee for [[WetzCon I]].
  
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[[WetzCon I]] || January 13-15, 1956 ||
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[[WetzCon II]] ||July 3–5, 2015 || Andreas Eschbach, Reinhard Habeck
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 6 June 2021

WetzCon was a convention in Wetzlar, Germany, with a 59-year gap (that's not too many) between cons.... Jim Benford and Greg Benford were part of the committee for WetzCon I.

Convention Dates GoHs
WetzCon I January 13-15, 1956
WetzCon II July 3–5, 2015 Andreas Eschbach, Reinhard Habeck


Convention
19562015
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