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1937 ||January 3, 1937 ||[[Other First Convention]] ||~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] | 1937 ||January 3, 1937 ||[[Other First Convention]] ||~20 || [[Leeds, UK]] | ||
||February 21, 1937 ||[[Second Eastern]] ||30-40 ||[[New York]] | ||February 21, 1937 ||[[Second Eastern]] ||30-40 ||[[New York]] | ||
| − | ||October 30, 1937 ||[[Third Eastern | + | ||October 30, 1937 ||[[Third Eastern]] || || [[Philadelphia]] |
1938 ||April 10, 1938 ||[[Second British Convention]] || ||(aka [[Necronomicon]]) | 1938 ||April 10, 1938 ||[[Second British Convention]] || ||(aka [[Necronomicon]]) | ||
||May 29, 1938 ||[[Newark Convention]] ||>100 ||aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] | ||May 29, 1938 ||[[Newark Convention]] ||>100 ||aka [[Fourth Eastern]] aka [[First National]] | ||
| − | ||October 16, 1938 ||[[1938 | + | ||October 16, 1938 ||[[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] ||> 2 dozen || |
1939 || 1939 ||[[Third British Convention]] || || [[London]] | 1939 || 1939 ||[[Third British Convention]] || || [[London]] | ||
||July 4, 1939 ||[[NyCon I]] ||150-200 ||the first [[Worldcon]] | ||July 4, 1939 ||[[NyCon I]] ||150-200 ||the first [[Worldcon]] | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 15 April 2020
The first ten years of SF conventions:
| Year | Date | Convention | Attendance | 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 | aka Fourth Eastern aka First National | |
| October 16, 1938 | 1938 Philadelphia Conference | > 2 dozen | ||
| 1939 | 1939 | Third British Convention | London | |
| July 4, 1939 | NyCon I | 150-200 | the first Worldcon | |
| Fall 1939 | Philcon 1939 | |||
| 1939 | OSA Pow-Wow | Oklahoma state convention | ||
| 1940 | April 1940 | Third Chicago Conference | 4 | |
| Sept 1-2, 1940 | Chicon I | 128 | ||
| November 10, 1940 | Phillycon 1940 | |||
| 1941 | late Feb 1941 | Boskone I | ~25 | |
| July 4-6, 1941 | Denvention I | ~100 | ||
| September 20-21, 1941 | Bombcon | 13 | ||
| November 16, 1941 | 1941 Michiconference | |||
| 1942 | Feb 22, 1942 | Boskone II | 25 | |
| September 27, 1942 | 1942 Michiconference | ~25 | ||
| November 29, 1942 | Hastings S-F Conference | v. small | possibly a drinking party | |
| 1942 | Pacificon Jr. | |||
| 1943 | Feb 28, 1943 | Boskone III | 14 | |
| Spring 1943 | Midgicon in Chicago | 10? | ||
| Spring 1943 | Live Oak Conference | 3 | ||
| Easter 1943 | Midvention | |||
| May 16, 1943 | The first Staplecon in San Francisco | ~12 | ||
| Summer 1943 | MeCon in Rockland, ME | 3 | ||
| mid 1943 | Mainecon Jr somewhere in Maine | 2 | ||
| mid 1943 | Schenectacon | 2-4 | ||
| October 30, 1943 | 1943 Michiconference | 22 | ||
| November 21, 1943 | The second Staplecon | San Francisco | ||
| "around the end" 1943 | Fancon | |||
| "over the year end" | Norcon | small | Manchester, UK | |
| 1944 | Easter 1944 | Eastercon | ||
| May 28, 1944 | The last Staplecon | 9 | San Francisco | |
| June 17-19, 1944 | Michicon 4 | 23 | ||
| August 27, 1944 | Dovercon | 11 | ||
| October 7-9, 1944 | Little Chicon | "small" | ||
| 1945 | February 3-4, 1945 | Boskone IV | 5 | |
| July 7-8, 1945 | 1945 Michiconference | 15-20 | ||
| September 2, 1945 | Boskone V | 9 | AKA First New England SF Conference | |
| 1946 | March 3, 1946 | FPWESFC | ||
| April 6-7, 1946 | First Post-Radar-Contact-with-the-Moon Con | 16 | Chicago | |
| August 30-September 1, 1946 | Pacificon I | 130 | ||
| October 27, 1946 | Phillycon 1946 | |||
| November 9-10, 1946 | Centracon | 25 | Chicago, IL |
See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on Conventions.
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