Early Conventions
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The first ten years of SF conventions:
Date | Convention | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|
1936 | October 22 | First Convention in Philadelphia later called the First Eastern. | 10-20 |
1937 | January 3 | Other First Convention in Leeds, UK | ~20 |
February 21 | Second Eastern in New York | 30-40 | |
October 30 | Third Eastern Science Fiction Convention in Philadelphia | ||
1938 | April 10 | Second British Convention (aka Necronomicon) | |
May 29 | Newark Convention aka Fourth Eastern aka First National | >100 | |
October 17 | Philadelphia Conference | > 2 dozen | |
1939 | Third British Convention in London | ||
July 4 | NyCon I the first Worldcon | 150-200 | |
Fall | Philcon 1939 | ||
OSA Pow-Wow | Oklahoma state convention | ||
1940 | April | Third Chicago Conference | 4 |
Sept 1-2 | Chicon | 128 | |
November 10 | Phillycon 1940 | ||
1941 | late Feb | Boskone I | ~ 25 |
July 4-6 | Denvention | ~100 | |
September 20-21 | Bombcon | 13 | |
November 16 | 1941 Michiconference | ||
1942 | Feb 22 | Boskone II | 25 |
September 27 | 1942 Michiconference | ~25 | |
November 29 | Hastings S-F Conference | v. small, possibly a drinking party | |
Pacificon Jr. | |||
1943 | Feb 28 | Boskone III | 14 |
Spring | Midgicon in Chicago | 10? | |
Spring | Live Oak Conference | 3 | |
Easter | Midvention | ||
May 16 | The first Staplecon in San Francisco | ~12 | |
Summer | MeCon in Rockland, ME | 3 | |
mid | Mainecon Jr somewhere in Maine | 2 | |
"mid" | Schenectacon | 2-4 | |
October 30 | 1943 Michiconference | 22 | |
November 21 | The second Staplecon in San Francisco | ||
"around the end" | Fancon | ||
1944 | Easter | Eastercon | |
May 28 | The last Staplecon in San Francisco | 9 | |
June 17-19 | Michicon 4 | 23 | |
August 27 | Dovercon | 11 | |
October 7-9 | Little Chicon | "small" | |
1945 | February 3-4 | Boskone IV | 5 |
July 7-8 | 1945 Michiconference | 15-20 | |
September 2 | First New England SF Conference AKA Boskone V | 9 | |
1946 | March 3 | FPWESFC | |
August 30-September 1 | Pacificon I | 130 | |
October 27 | Phillycon 1946 |
See the Fancyclopedia 2 article on Conventions.
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