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- ...e Justice Society of America at [[Chicon III]], the 1962 [[Worldcon]] in [[Chicago]], Patten as The Flash. He was a member of the [[ISL]]. ...[[Loscon XIV]] and [[Westercon 27]] as well as working on numerous other [[conventions]]. He was part of the planned [[Expo '81]]. He was a member of the [[PanPa5 KB (722 words) - 17:33, 15 January 2024
- ...onvention, in faraway Ohio somewhere. I'd heard about these things back in Chicago, and leapt at the chance. I stood there on the curb that Friday morning, my In the old days, before conventions like this one became commonplace, it was said: It is a Proud and Lonely Thi4 KB (788 words) - 07:55, 4 January 2023
- ...Kornbluth]], both [[SF]] writers, were then heading Transradio Press in [[Chicago]] and [[New York]], and each evening [[Dave Kyle|Dave]] phoned them reports ...SF]] weekends. It was unhurried, with none of the hectic pace of the later conventions. There were the usual speeches, [[Lester del Rey]] discussing "[[Sex]] and5 KB (824 words) - 16:47, 29 September 2021
- There have been a lot of one-off conventions: Some intentionally so; others not so much. We collect them here. ...., regardless of whether they have similar names or not. Nor do we include conventions which were intended as one-shots but later came to be seen as an instance o17 KB (1,705 words) - 06:45, 30 May 2024
- ...ifornia]] and [[Nevada]]. Starting in the late 1980s, he began attending [[conventions]] again. With his son, [[Stephen D. Korshak]], he built the Korshak Collect ...en closely related to attorney Sidney Korshak, the notorious fixer for the Chicago mob.5 KB (765 words) - 04:13, 14 March 2023
- ...quite broad; the corporation is organized for the purpose of putting on [[conventions]], and such other activities as the board of directors may decide. The firs ...tion, concerning the minutest details of the operations of science fiction conventions. A similar dossier most likely exists in the convention bureaus, from city9 KB (1,435 words) - 15:14, 12 September 2020
- This is a list of current SF conventions automatically extracted from Fancyclopedia 3 The list currently has 116 conventions.11 KB (1,463 words) - 17:46, 5 October 2023
- ...ed the [[pseudonym]] '''H. H. Holmes''' (presumably after the 19th-century Chicago serial killer) as well. (He became a believer in [[pseudonyms]] when a sea ...He was interested in [[sf]] [[bibliography]]. (See also [[Drama]].) At [[conventions]], he was a party-goer and poker player.5 KB (802 words) - 14:40, 10 October 2023
- ...er figures, but not including [[W. Lawrence Hamling]], another prominent [[Chicago]] [[fan]], who objected for reasons of [[Jews|anti-Semitism]]. ...r 1940, in a GAR hall. It was called the Fifth Annual, the first and third Conventions also being counted. Chief bone of contention in 1940 was the proposed [[New6 KB (859 words) - 05:48, 12 July 2023
- Shortly after the [[Chicon 2|1952 Chicago Convention]], a [[British]] [[fan]] who had been [[corresponding]] and trad ...or prizes for which raffle tickets were sold all over the world at various conventions, the drawing being held at [[SFCon|San Francisco]] on Labor Day. In additio6 KB (995 words) - 06:35, 21 November 2021
- ...ications, as well as a general philosophy as to why and how to run fannish conventions. While Anne was very involved in Minicon, she lived first in [[Chicago, IL]], where she worked in web design, and then in Waterloo, ON, Canada, pu6 KB (946 words) - 13:03, 28 November 2022
- ...n 1939]], the [[fans]] present voted to hold another Worldcon in 1940 in [[Chicago]]. See [[1940 Worldcon Site Selection]]. See also [[New York Worldcons]] and [[Early Conventions]].12 KB (1,611 words) - 01:55, 27 July 2023
- ...ears' evolution of the conventions described in [[Fancyclopedia 2]]. Most conventions are [[Not for Profit]] and many are [[501(c)(3)]] (US charity), but ''all'' [[Relaxacons]] || Conventions which are basically excuses to get together and socialize. They have little29 KB (4,514 words) - 09:55, 18 May 2024
- ...who were badly stricken with the Covid-19 include [[Amy L. Woolard]] of [[Chicago]], hospitalized for many months, and [[Susan Chambers]], Glenn’s wife. [[ Covid-related shutdowns forced [[conventions]] across the globe from mid-March 2020 onwards to cancel, postpone or later18 KB (1,838 words) - 11:00, 31 March 2024
- ...are for-profit, some are [[501(c)(3)]] and some are in-between. Individual conventions are limited to 1,000 [[members]], though there are a number of classes of a 9 || [[World Fantasy Convention 1983]] || October 28-30, 1983 || [[Chicago]] || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Manly Wade Wellman]], [[Rowena Morrill]]10 KB (1,097 words) - 08:25, 4 December 2023
- ...a century has had "con" or "vention" in its nickname with one exception. [[Chicago 1952]] was called [[TASFiC]] by its [[committee]]. The name never stuck and Past conventions occasionally have had three [[Guests of Honor]], even four when overseas. [7 KB (1,080 words) - 07:37, 21 May 2020
- ...s when they showed up for the weekend. Thank your lucky stars that today's conventions have an enormous body of experienced personnel available and willing to ass6 KB (1,072 words) - 13:31, 21 May 2020
- * ''[[6 in 60]] - An Incomplete Look at 60 Years of Science Fiction Fandom in Chicago ..and beyond'', edited by [[Marcy Lyn-Waitsman]] * [https://fancons.com/ FanCons] (on [[conventions]] of many genres)12 KB (1,534 words) - 18:28, 28 December 2022
- ...ce-Fiction [[Conference]] that drew fans from as far as [[Montreal]] and [[Chicago]]. Opening its doors on Saturday afternoon, 1 July, there was the registrat * {{conpubs |series=Onesie Conventions |con={{PAGENAME}}}}.7 KB (1,164 words) - 04:09, 13 November 2023
- She met Phillips there on September 1, and married him in [[Chicago]] the next month; in his own column, he dates it ''Tuesday'', October 24. [8 KB (1,278 words) - 07:03, 17 October 2023
