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[[OKon]] 6 was a [[convention]] held July 15-17, 1983 at the Excelsior Hotel (later the Doubletree) in Tulsa, OK.  The [[Guests of Honor]] were [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]], the [[Artist GoH]] was [[Real Musgrave]], and the [[Fan GoH]] was [[Marty Burke]].
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[[OKon]] 6 was a [[convention]] held July 15-17, 1983 at the Excelsior Hotel (later the Doubletree) in [[Tulsa, OK]].  The [[Guests of Honor]] were [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]], the [[Artist GoH]] was [[Real Musgrave]], and the [[Fan GoH]] was [[Marty Burke]].
  
 
The Excelsior gave the convention such grief that it announced in the [[program book]] that [[OKon 7]] would be held at a different hotel. One [[fan]] managed to shove a broadsword through one of the hotel walls. Over 1,500 attended the con, which raised money for the American Cancer Society.  
 
The Excelsior gave the convention such grief that it announced in the [[program book]] that [[OKon 7]] would be held at a different hotel. One [[fan]] managed to shove a broadsword through one of the hotel walls. Over 1,500 attended the con, which raised money for the American Cancer Society.  
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[[OKon]] also hosted [[FilkCon 5.2]]  that year, with [[Bill Maraschiello]] and other [[filkers]] in attendance.  Flyers promoting a [[bid]] to have the 1988 [[World Science Fiction Convention]] in Tulsa were distributed at several conventions that year, but not enough support was gathered for the bid.  
 
[[OKon]] also hosted [[FilkCon 5.2]]  that year, with [[Bill Maraschiello]] and other [[filkers]] in attendance.  Flyers promoting a [[bid]] to have the 1988 [[World Science Fiction Convention]] in Tulsa were distributed at several conventions that year, but not enough support was gathered for the bid.  
  
{{convention | series=OKon | year=1983 | before=OKon 5 | after=OKon 7}}
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{{convention | series=OKon | year=1983 | before=OKon 5 | after=OKon 7 | locale=Tulsa, OK}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 15 December 2021

OKon 6 was a convention held July 15-17, 1983 at the Excelsior Hotel (later the Doubletree) in Tulsa, OK. The Guests of Honor were Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the Artist GoH was Real Musgrave, and the Fan GoH was Marty Burke.

The Excelsior gave the convention such grief that it announced in the program book that OKon 7 would be held at a different hotel. One fan managed to shove a broadsword through one of the hotel walls. Over 1,500 attended the con, which raised money for the American Cancer Society.

OKon also hosted FilkCon 5.2 that year, with Bill Maraschiello and other filkers in attendance. Flyers promoting a bid to have the 1988 World Science Fiction Convention in Tulsa were distributed at several conventions that year, but not enough support was gathered for the bid.


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