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[[E. E. Smith]], Ph.D. ''Author of the "Lensman" Series, etc<br> | [[E. E. Smith]], Ph.D. ''Author of the "Lensman" Series, etc<br> | ||
[[Clifford Simak]] ''Author of "City", etc''<br> | [[Clifford Simak]] ''Author of "City", etc''<br> | ||
| − | [[Walter A. Willis]] ''Belfast, N. | + | [[Walter A. Willis]] ''Belfast, N. Ireland''<br> |
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'''Afternoon Session'''<br> | '''Afternoon Session'''<br> | ||
1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino | 1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino | ||
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| − | + | '''Book Publishers Panel'''<br> | |
| + | ''Moderator'': [[Bea Mahaffey]] | ||
| − | + | [[August Derleth]] ([[Arkham House]])<br> | |
| − | + | [[Lloyd Eshbach]] ([[Fantasy Press]])<br> | |
| − | + | [[Marty Greenberg]] ([[Gnome Press]])<br> | |
| − | + | [[Melvin Korshak]] ([[Shasta Publishers]])<br> | |
| + | [[David A. Kyle]] ([[Bouregy & Curl]])<br> | ||
| + | [[James A. Williams]] ([[Prime Press]]) | ||
| − | + | '''"What Every Young Spaceman Should Know"'''...................[[Robert Bloch]] ''Author of "The Opener of the Way,", etc.'' | |
| − | + | '''Pseudo Science Panel'''<br> | |
| + | '''"How to Be an Expert Without Actually Knowing Anything"'''...[[John H. Pomeroy]], Ph.D.<br> | ||
| + | '''"The Mathematical Basis of Time Travel"'''...................[[Irvin Hoyle]]<br> | ||
| + | '''"Lunar Geology of the Little Men's Mining District"'''.......[[Lester Cole]] | ||
| − | Evening Session | + | '''Report on Registration'''....................................[[Frances Hamling]] |
| − | 7:30 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight, Terrace Casino | + | |
| − | The Revolting Fan Reporter................................[[Bob Tucker]] | + | '''''Selection of the [[1953 Worldcon|1953 Convention]] Site''''' |
| − | Songs of the Spaceways....................................[[Ted Sturgeon]] and his Guitar | + | |
| + | '''Evening Session''' | ||
| + | 7:30 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight, Terrace Casino<br> | ||
| + | The Revolting Fan Reporter................................[[Bob Tucker]] ''Author of "The Long. Loud Silence," etc.''<br> | ||
| + | Songs of the Spaceways....................................[[Ted Sturgeon]] and his Guitar ''Author of "Without Sorcery," etc.'' | ||
''Asteroid'': A Science Fiction Ballet in One Act | ''Asteroid'': A Science Fiction Ballet in One Act | ||
Revision as of 07:49, 19 August 2020
The program for TASFIC, the 1952 Worldcon.
Saturday, August 30, 1952
REGISTRATION
11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., Burgundy Room, Mezzanine Floor
Afternoon Session
3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Address of Welcome..................William L. Hamling Chairman, Welcoming Committee
Introduction of Notables............Melvin Korshak Chairman, Entertainment Committee
Installation of Chairman............ Julian C. May
Adoption of Rules...................Oliver Saari Chairman, Rules Committee
Evening Session
7:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Thinking in Men and Machines......Joseph A. Winter, M.D. Author and Lecturer
Flying Saucers--What Are They?....Raymond A. Palmer Autor of "The Coming of the Saucers & Willy Ley Author of "Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel"
Life Elsewhere and Elsewhen...J. H. Muller, PhD, 1946 Nobel Laureate in Physiology, Med.
10:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M., Convention Committee Suite
Open House for All Convention Members
Sunday, August 31, 1952
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon, Parlors F and G, Second Floor
| Parlor F | Parlor G |
|---|---|
| 9:00 Meeting, TLMA | Meeting, FVE |
| 9:45 Meeting, ISFCC | Meeting, PFC |
| 10:30 Meeting, NFFF | Meeting, SAPS |
| 11:15 Meeting, FMFA | Meeting, CSFS |
| 11:35 Meeting, PSFA | Meeting, FAPA |
Registration
12:30 P.M. to 1:00 P.M., Monte Carlo Room
Afternoon Session
1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Panel of Editors, moderated by Diane Reinsberg
Science Fiction Auction:
Artwork, manuscripts, Books
Auctioneer: Melvin Korshak
Auction Chairman: Frances Hamling
Banquet
7:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M., Terrace Casino
Toastmaster: Will F. Jenkins Author of "Space Platform", etc.
Hugo Gernsback Guest of Honor
L. Sprague de Camp Author of "The Wheels of IF," etc.
E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Author of the "Lensman" Series, etc
Clifford Simak Author of "City", etc
Walter A. Willis Belfast, N. Ireland
Robert Turner
12:00 Midnight to Dawn, Penthouse Bungalow Suite '"Flying Saucers"--A Science Fiction Masquerade Hosts: The Elves', Gnomes' and Little Men's Science Fiction, Chowder and Marching Society of Berkeley, California
Monday, September 1, 1952
Registration
9:30 A.M. Monte Carlo Room
Morning Session
9:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., Casino Terrace
"We-Science Fictionists"................................Harlan Ellison, Bill Venable
"Posthistoric Man: A Review".............................Oscar C. Brauner, Ph.D.
Panel Debate:
"Fandom--Is It Still a Force in the Cultural Pattern?"
Moderator: Sam Moskowitz
Pro: E. Everett Evans, Walter A. Willis
Con: Lester Cole, Edward Wood
"The Place of Science-Fiction in the Cultural Pattern"...John W. Campbell, Jr. Author of "Cloak of Aesir", etc.
"Editors: Myth and Reality"..............................Hans Stefan Santesson Editor, Unicorn Mystery Book Club
10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M., Parlor F
Business Meeting
Afternoon Session
1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Terrace Casino
Book Publishers Panel
Moderator: Bea Mahaffey
August Derleth (Arkham House)
Lloyd Eshbach (Fantasy Press)
Marty Greenberg (Gnome Press)
Melvin Korshak (Shasta Publishers)
David A. Kyle (Bouregy & Curl)
James A. Williams (Prime Press)
"What Every Young Spaceman Should Know"...................Robert Bloch Author of "The Opener of the Way,", etc.
Pseudo Science Panel
"How to Be an Expert Without Actually Knowing Anything"...John H. Pomeroy, Ph.D.
"The Mathematical Basis of Time Travel"...................Irvin Hoyle
"Lunar Geology of the Little Men's Mining District".......Lester Cole
Report on Registration....................................Frances Hamling
Selection of the 1953 Convention Site
Evening Session
7:30 P.M. to 12:00 Midnight, Terrace Casino
The Revolting Fan Reporter................................Bob Tucker Author of "The Long. Loud Silence," etc.
Songs of the Spaceways....................................Ted Sturgeon and his Guitar Author of "Without Sorcery," etc.
Asteroid: A Science Fiction Ballet in One Act Choreography by Guy Bassett, Music by Julian May and Bob Johnson, Costumes by Perdita Nelson, special Effects by C. Jean Bassett Spaceman: Francis Carvelli, Blue Girl: Donna Lee Comstock, Orange Girl: Karel Borja, BEMs: Catherine Allison, Joan Galloway, Marguerite Guernot, George Jackson, Peter King, Marcie Morrow, Stanislava Paluska, Alice Thomas
The Pittsburgh Science Fiction Association and Fanvariety Enterprises present The Demolished Null-A and Now You Don't Written and directed by Bill Venable and Jack Harness Baron von Glorch: Donald Susan; Empress Mehitabel: Dirce Archer; Gilbert Gosling: Dick Clarkson; Preston Pile: Philip Castora; The Mule: Bill Venable; Duffy Wineglass: Bea Venable; Singers: Bob Troetschel, Bill Zufall, Harlan Ellison.
The Pittsburgh Science-Fiction Society presents The Fall of Fen, or Paradise Lost Dave Hammond Sol Levin
Selections from Tales of Tomorrow...New TV Films
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