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| − | Disclave ran from 1950 to 1997 with two breaks, usually in the [[District of Columbia]], but occasionally in Virginia or Maryland. It was sponsored by [[WSFA]]. | + | Disclave ran from 1950 to 1997 with two breaks, usually in the [[District of Columbia]], but occasionally in Virginia or Maryland. It was sponsored by [[WSFA]]. After a few years of earlier dates, it settled on Memorial Day. |
See also [[Disclave Flood]]. | See also [[Disclave Flood]]. | ||
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[[Disclave 3|3]] ||March 22, 1952 ||Statler Hotel ||none | [[Disclave 3|3]] ||March 22, 1952 ||Statler Hotel ||none | ||
colspan="4"| Hiatus | colspan="4"| Hiatus | ||
| − | [[Disclave 4|4]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[Disclave 4|4]] || May 9-11, 1958 (Mother's Day) ||Arva Motel in Rosslyn, VA ||none |
| − | [[disclave 5|5]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 5|5]] || May 8-10, 1959 (Mother's Day) ||Diplomat Motel in [[DC]] ||none |
| − | [[disclave 6|6]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 6|6]] ||May 6-8, 1960 (Mother's Day)||Diplomat Motel in [[DC]] ||none |
| − | [[disclave 7|7]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 7|7]] ||May 12-14, 1961 (Mother's Day)||Diplomat Motel in [[DC]] ||none |
| − | [[disclave 8|8]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 8|8]] ||May 11-13, 1962 (Mother's Day)||Diplomat Motel in [[DC]] ||none |
colspan="4"| In 1963 [[WSFA]] ran [[Discon I]] and it took a couple of years before it was ready to run another Disclave. | colspan="4"| In 1963 [[WSFA]] ran [[Discon I]] and it took a couple of years before it was ready to run another Disclave. | ||
| − | [[disclave 9|9]] || | + | [[disclave 9|9]] ||May 7-9, 1965 (Mother's Day) ||Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Wheaton ||[[Chris Moskowitz]], [[Sam Moskowitz]] |
| − | [[disclave 10|10]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 10|10]] ||May 6-8, 1966 (Mother's Day)||Diplomat Motel in [[DC]] ||[[Roger Zelazny]] |
| − | [[disclave 11|11]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 11|11]] ||May 12-14, 1967 (Mother's Day)||Regency Congress in [[DC]] ||[[Jack Gaughan]] |
| − | [[disclave 12|12]] || | + | [[disclave 12|12]] ||May 10-12, 1968 (Mother's Day)||Regency Congress in [[DC]] ||[[Robert Silverberg]] |
| − | [[disclave 13|13]] || | + | [[disclave 13|13]] ||May 9-11, 1969 (Mother's Day)||Skyline Inn in [[DC]] ||[[Lester del Rey]] |
| − | [[disclave 14|14]] ||Mother's Day | + | [[disclave 14|14]] ||May-8-10, 1970 (Mother's Day) ||Skyline Inn in [[DC]] ||[[Murray Leinster]] |
| − | [[disclave 15|15]] ||Memorial Day | + | [[disclave 15|15]] ||May 28-31, 1971 (hereinafter on Memorial Day) ||Shoreham Hotel in [[DC]] ||[[Terry Carr]] |
| − | [[disclave 16|16]] || | + | [[disclave 16|16]] ||, 1972 ||[[Sheraton Park Hotel]] in [[DC]] ||[[Ben Bova]] |
[[disclave 17|17]] ||Memorial Day, 1973 ||[[Sheraton Park Hotel]] in [[DC]] ||[[Gardner Dozois]] | [[disclave 17|17]] ||Memorial Day, 1973 ||[[Sheraton Park Hotel]] in [[DC]] ||[[Gardner Dozois]] | ||
[[disclave 18|18]] ||Memorial Day, 1974 ||[[Sheraton Park Hotel]] in [[DC]] ||[[Kelly Freas]] | [[disclave 18|18]] ||Memorial Day, 1974 ||[[Sheraton Park Hotel]] in [[DC]] ||[[Kelly Freas]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 12 April 2020
Disclave ran from 1950 to 1997 with two breaks, usually in the District of Columbia, but occasionally in Virginia or Maryland. It was sponsored by WSFA. After a few years of earlier dates, it settled on Memorial Day.
See also Disclave Flood.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Any of several conclaves held in Washington, DC, under the auspices of the Washington SF Association. |
Much of the information below came from an article written by Joe Mayhew for the 1995 Disclave souvenir book.
| Convention | Date | Location | GoHs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 30, 1950 | Wardman Park Hotel | Willy Ley, Seabury Quinn |
| 2 | April 29th, 1951 | Statler Hotel | Sam Moskowitz, Art Rapp, Seabury Quinn |
| 3 | March 22, 1952 | Statler Hotel | none |
| Hiatus | |||
| 4 | May 9-11, 1958 (Mother's Day) | Arva Motel in Rosslyn, VA | none |
| 5 | May 8-10, 1959 (Mother's Day) | Diplomat Motel in DC | none |
| 6 | May 6-8, 1960 (Mother's Day) | Diplomat Motel in DC | none |
| 7 | May 12-14, 1961 (Mother's Day) | Diplomat Motel in DC | none |
| 8 | May 11-13, 1962 (Mother's Day) | Diplomat Motel in DC | none |
| In 1963 WSFA ran Discon I and it took a couple of years before it was ready to run another Disclave. | |||
| 9 | May 7-9, 1965 (Mother's Day) | Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Wheaton | Chris Moskowitz, Sam Moskowitz |
| 10 | May 6-8, 1966 (Mother's Day) | Diplomat Motel in DC | Roger Zelazny |
| 11 | May 12-14, 1967 (Mother's Day) | Regency Congress in DC | Jack Gaughan |
| 12 | May 10-12, 1968 (Mother's Day) | Regency Congress in DC | Robert Silverberg |
| 13 | May 9-11, 1969 (Mother's Day) | Skyline Inn in DC | Lester del Rey |
| 14 | May-8-10, 1970 (Mother's Day) | Skyline Inn in DC | Murray Leinster |
| 15 | May 28-31, 1971 (hereinafter on Memorial Day) | Shoreham Hotel in DC | Terry Carr |
| 16 | , 1972 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Ben Bova |
| 17 | Memorial Day, 1973 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Gardner Dozois |
| 18 | Memorial Day, 1974 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Kelly Freas |
| 19 | Memorial Day, 1975 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Gordon R. Dickson |
| 20 | Memorial Day, 1976 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | William Tenn |
| 21 | Memorial Day, 1977 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Joe Haldeman |
| 22 | Memorial Day, 1978 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Bob Tucker |
| 23 | Memorial Day, 1979 | Sheraton Park Hotel in DC | Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan |
| 24 | Memorial Day, 1980 | Hospitality House in Crystal City, VA | Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson |
| 25 | Memorial Day, 1981 | Sheraton National on Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA | Isaac Asimov |
| 26 | Memorial Day, 1982 | Sheraton National on Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA | Elizabeth Lynn, Tom Miller |
| 27 | Memorial Day, (May 28-20) 1983 | Marriott Twin Bridges near National Airport | George R. R. Martin, Jack Gaughan |
| 28 | Memorial Day, 1984 | New Carrollton Sheraton, New Carrollton, MD | Connie Willis, Eric Blair |
| 29 | Memorial Day, 1985 | The Sheraton Inn, New Carrollton, MD | Ed Bryant, Bob Walters |
| 30 | Memorial Day, 1986 | The Sheraton Washington Northeast, New Carrollton, MD | Bill Gibson |
| 31 | Memorial Day, 1987 | The Sheraton Washington Northeast, New Carrollton, MD | Gene Wolfe, Barclay Shaw, Chick Derry |
| 32 | Memorial Day, 1988 | Howard Johnson, New Carrollton, New Carrollton, MD | Barbara Hambly, Jim Burns |
| 33 | Memorial Day, 1989 | Howard Johnson, New Carrollton, New Carrollton, MD | Lucius Shepard, J. K. Potter |
| 34 | Memorial Day, 1990 | Sheraton Greenbelt, New Carrollton, MD | Mike Resnick, Dawn Wilson, Somtow Sucharitkul, Marty Gear |
| 35 | Memorial Day, 1991 | Sheraton Greenbelt, New Carrollton, MD | Lewis Shiner, Alicia Austin |
| 36 | Memorial Day, 1992 | Washington Hilton on Connecticut Ave | Pat Cadigan, Tom Kidd |
| 37 | May 28-31 (Memorial Day), 1993 | Washington Dulles Airport Marriott | Katherine Kurtz, Patricia Davis |
| 38 | Memorial Day, 1994 | Sheraton Premier at Tyson's Corner, VA | Lois McMaster Bujold, Steven Vincent Johnson, Darlene P. Coltrain |
| 39 | Memorial Day, 1995 | Renaissance Hotel Techworld | ?? |
| 40 | Memorial Day, 1996 | ||
| 41 | Memorial Day, 1997 | Ramada, New Carrollton, MD | Patricia Anthony, Lissanne Lake, Peggy Rae Pavlat |
| Disclave Flood. End of Disclave. | |||
| 42 | Memorial Day, 1998 | Announced, but not held. | |
| Convention | |
| 1950—1997 |
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