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| − | 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.) | + | 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 the [[Fancyclopedia 2 article]] on “[[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. | [[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. | ||
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See the [[Fancyclopedia 2]] article on [[Conventions]]. | See the [[Fancyclopedia 2]] article on [[Conventions]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:01, 31 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 the Fancyclopedia 2 article on “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.
| Year | Date | Convention | Attendance | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | October 22, 1936 | First Convention | 10-20 | Philadelphia | later called the First Eastern |
| 1937 | January 3, 1937 | Other First Convention | ~20 | Leeds, UK | |
| February 21, 1937 | Second Eastern | 30-40 | New York | ||
| October 30, 1937 | Third Eastern | Philadelphia | |||
| 1938 | April 10, 1938 | Second British Convention | (aka Necronomicon) | ||
| May 29, 1938 | Newark Convention | >100 | Newark, NJ | aka Fourth Eastern aka First National | |
| October 16, 1938 | 1938 Philadelphia Conference | > 2 dozen | Philadelphia | ||
| 1939 | 1939 | Third British Convention | London | ||
| July 2-4, 1939 | NyCon I | 150-200 | New York | the first Worldcon | |
| Fall 1939 | Philcon 1939 | Philadelphia | |||
| 1939 | OSA Pow-Wow | Tulsa, OK | Oklahoma state convention | ||
| 1940 | April 1940 | Third Chicago Conference | 4 | Chicago | |
| Sept 1-2, 1940 | Chicon I | 128 | Chicago | ||
| November 10, 1940 | Phillycon 1940 | Philadelphia | |||
| 1941 | late Feb 1941 | Boskone I | ~25 | R. D. Swisher home, Winchester, MA | |
| July 4-6, 1941 | Denvention I | ~100 | Denver | ||
| September 20-21, 1941 | Bombcon | 13 | London | ||
| November 16, 1941 | 1941 Michiconference | Jackson, MI | |||
| 1942 | Feb 22, 1942 | Boskone II | 25 | Ritz Plaza, Boston, MA | |
| September 27, 1942 | 1942 Michiconference | ~25 | Jackson, MI | ||
| November 29, 1942 | Hastings S-F Conference | v. small | Hastings, MN | possibly a drinking party | |
| 1942 | Pacificon Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| 1943 | Feb 28, 1943 | Boskone III | 14 | Ritz Plaza, Boston, MA | |
| Spring 1943 | Midgicon | 10? | Chicago | ||
| Spring 1943 | Live Oak Conference | 3 | Live Oak, FL | ||
| Easter 1943 | Midvention | Leicester, UK | |||
| May 16, 1943 | Staplecon 1 | ~12 | San Francisco | ||
| Summer 1943 | MeCon | 3 | Rockland, ME | ||
| mid 1943 | Mainecon Jr. somewhere in Maine | 2 | Maine | ||
| mid 1943 | Schenectacon | 2-4 | Schenectady, NY | ||
| October 30, 1943 | 1943 Michiconference | 22 | Battle Creek, MI | ||
| November 21, 1943 | Staplecon 2 | San Francisco | |||
| "around the end" 1943 | Fancon | Bloomington, IL | |||
| "over the year end" | Norcon | small | Manchester, UK | ||
| 1944 | April 8-9, 1944 | Eastercon | London | ||
| May 28, 1944 | Staplecon 3 | 9 | San Francisco | ||
| June 17-19, 1944 | Michicon 4 | 23 | Battle Creek, MI | ||
| August 27, 1944 | Dovercon | 11 | Dover, DE | ||
| October 7-9, 1944 | Little Chicon | "small" | Chicago | ||
| 1945 | February 3-4, 1945 | Boskone IV | 5 | R. D. Swisher home, Winchester, MA | |
| July 7-8, 1945 | 1945 Michiconference | 15-20 | Battle Creek, MI | ||
| September 2, 1945 | Boskone V | 9 | Hotel Hawthorne, Salem, MA | AKA First New England SF Conference | |
| 1946 | March 3, 1946 | FPWESFC | Newark, NJ | ||
| April 6-7, 1946 | First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con | 16 | Chicago | ||
| August 30-September 1, 1946 | Pacificon I | 130 | Los Angeles | ||
| October 27, 1946 | Phillycon 1946 | Philadelphia | |||
| November 9-10, 1946 | Centracon | 25 | Chicago |
See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on Conventions.
| Fanhistory | 1936—1946 |
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