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A [[Worldcon bid]] and [[Westercon bid]] run by [[Alva Rogers]] and [[J. Ben Stark]] to hold the [[1968]] [[Worldcon]] in the [[Bay Area]].  Originally, the proposal seems to have been to hold it in Burlingame, CA, but the [[bid]] ultimately settled on Oakland.  It won against opposition from [[PanPacificon]] and [[Seattle in '68]] and went on to run [[Baycon]].
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A [[Worldcon bid]] and [[Westercon bid]] run by [[Alva Rogers]] and [[J. Ben Stark]] to hold the 1968 [[Worldcon]] in the [[Bay Area]].  Originally, the proposal seems to have been to hold it in Burlingame, CA, but the [[bid]] ultimately settled on Oakland.  It won against opposition from [[PanPacificon]] and [[Seattle in '68]] and went on to run [[Baycon (Worldcon)]].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 26 March 2020

A Worldcon bid and Westercon bid run by Alva Rogers and J. Ben Stark to hold the 1968 Worldcon in the Bay Area. Originally, the proposal seems to have been to hold it in Burlingame, CA, but the bid ultimately settled on Oakland. It won against opposition from PanPacificon and Seattle in '68 and went on to run Baycon.


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