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Little is known about this [[Worldcon bid]] -- in fact, it was so completely forgotten that in the decades before [[Australia in '83]] lost to [[Baltimore in '83]] it was a truism that an overseas bid never loses. | Little is known about this [[Worldcon bid]] -- in fact, it was so completely forgotten that in the decades before [[Australia in '83]] lost to [[Baltimore in '83]] it was a truism that an overseas bid never loses. | ||
| − | It appears that London did no advance bidding -- bidding wasn't an established tradition yet -- and relied entirely on activities at [[Philcon II]], where the site for 1954 was decided. | + | It appears that London did no advance bidding -- bidding wasn't an established [[tradition]] yet -- and relied entirely on activities at [[Philcon II]], where the site for 1954 was decided. |
See [[1954 Worldcon Site Selection]] | See [[1954 Worldcon Site Selection]] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 21 September 2020
Little is known about this Worldcon bid -- in fact, it was so completely forgotten that in the decades before Australia in '83 lost to Baltimore in '83 it was a truism that an overseas bid never loses.
It appears that London did no advance bidding -- bidding wasn't an established tradition yet -- and relied entirely on activities at Philcon II, where the site for 1954 was decided.
See 1954 Worldcon Site Selection
H. J. Campbell represented the bid committee and a "Miss Krone" seconded. Nonetheless, the bid lost.
But London came back in 1956 with a very well-run London in 1957 bid and won.
| 1954 Site Selection | 1954 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
