Open ESFA
A convention run by ESFA each March from 1946 to 1971 which the club insisted was merely an open meeting of the club with a program, but with no business conducted. For many years it was held at the Newark YMCA. The Open ESFA remained a one-day affair long after most other regionals went to two or three days. The convention usually had a main speaker or special honoree, but not always a GoH as such.
| Convention | Dates | GoH |
|---|---|---|
| FPWESFC | March 4, 1946 | L. Sprague de Camp |
| 1948 Open ESFA | March 7, 1948 | |
| 1949 Open ESFA | March 6, 1949 | |
| 1950 Open ESFA | 1950 | |
| 1951 Open ESFA | 1951 | |
| 1952 Open ESFA | 1952 | |
| 1953 Open ESFA | 1953 | |
| 1954 Open ESFA | 1954 | |
| 1955 Open ESFA | 1955 | |
| 1956 Open ESFA | 1956 | |
| 1957 Open ESFA | March 3, 1957 | |
| 1958 Open ESFA | March 2, 1958 | Robert A. Heinlein |
| 1959 Eastern Science Fiction Conference | 1959 | |
| 1961 Open ESFA | 1961 | Amazing Stories |
| 1962 Open ESFA | 1962 | |
| 1963 Open ESFA | March 3, 1963 | John W. Campbell |
| 1964 Open ESFA | March 1, 1964 | Virgil Finlay |
| 1965 Open ESFA | March 7, 1965 | Galaxy |
| 1966 Open ESFA | March 1966 | Willy Ley |
| 1967 Open ESFA | March 5, 1967 | Robert Lowndes |
| 1968 Open ESFA | March 3, 1968 | Murray Leinster |
| 1969 Open ESFA | March 2, 1969 | L. Sprague de Camp |
| 1970 Open ESFA | October 3-4, 1970 | Hans Stefan Santesson |
| 1971 Open ESFA | 1971 |
| Convention | |
| 1946—1971 |
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