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| − | [[WetzCon]] I, the first [[German]] [[science fiction convention]], was held January | + | [[WetzCon]] I, the first [[German]] [[science fiction convention]], was held January 13–15, 1956, in Wetzlar, Germany. |
Wetzlar was home to [[Anne 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). | Wetzlar was home to [[Anne 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). | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
| + | * [https://fanac.org/fanzines/VOID/VOID05.pdf Conreport] by [[Greg Benford]] in ''[[Void]]'' 5, p. 23. | ||
* [http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1956Wetzcon/wetz.htm A very excellent account in ''Then''.] | * [http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1956Wetzcon/wetz.htm A very excellent account in ''Then''.] | ||
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{{convention | series=WetzCon | year=1956 | after=WetzCon II}} | {{convention | series=WetzCon | year=1956 | after=WetzCon II}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:34, 7 November 2022
WetzCon I, the first German science fiction convention, was held January 13–15, 1956, in Wetzlar, Germany.
Wetzlar was home to Anne Steul and close to Giessen where teenage twins 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 United States 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.
- Conreport by Greg Benford in Void 5, p. 23.
- A very excellent account in Then.
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