Oklacon

Oklacon was an Oklahoma traveling convention that ran from 1953 to 1957, sponsored by the Oklahoma Science Fiction Confederation. It was renamed Southwestercon when it moved to Texas in 1958, under the auspices of the DFS, but the numbering continued. It’s unclear how many were held after that. It may later have been renamed Dallascon, but it is unclear if this was an official name-change or just a nickname.

Convention	Dates	Location	Guests	Notes
Oklacon I	September 5, 1953	Oklahoma City, OK	Orville Mosher
Oklacon II	September 4–5, 1954	Oklahoma City, OK
Oklacon III	July 4, 1955	Tulsa, OK
Oklacon IV	1956
Oklacon V	August 30–September 2, 1957	Enid, OK
Southwestercon VI	July 4-6, 1958	Dallas, TX	Marion Zimmer Bradley
Southwestercon VII	1959
1966 Southwestercon	July 23–24, 1966	Dallas, TX	Dave Kaler
1968 Southwestercon	June 20-23, 1968	Dallas, TX	Harold Le Doux
Southwestercon 1969	June 20-22, 1969	Houston, TX
Dallascon 1971	July 1971	Dallas, TX	Forrest J Ackerman

From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960

Conferences in Oklahoma, silly. With the revival of Southwest fandom in the past decade, these have been held annually over the last seven years, with the Oklacon II being censured by the SFCon for timing.

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Convention
	1953—1969

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