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| − | '''Oklacon''' was a [[convention]] | + | '''Oklacon''' was a [[traveling convention]] that ran from 1953 to 1957, sponsored by the [[Oklahoma Science Fiction Confederation]]. It was renamed '''Southwestercon''' when it moved to [[Texas]] in 1958, but the numbering continued. |
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[[Oklacon IV]] || 1956 || || | [[Oklacon IV]] || 1956 || || | ||
[[Oklacon V]] || August 30–September 2, 1957 || Enid, OK || | [[Oklacon V]] || August 30–September 2, 1957 || Enid, OK || | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Southwestercon VI]] ||July 4-6, 1958 ||[[Dallas]] ||[[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[1966 Southwestercon]] ||July 23–24, 1966 ||[[Dallas]]|| [[Dave Kaler]] |
| + | [[1968 Southwestercon]] ||June 20-23, 1968 ||[[Dallas]] ||Harold Le Doux | ||
| + | [[Southwestercon 1969]] ||June 20-22, 1969 ||[[Houston]] || | ||
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| − | {{convention | start=1953 | end= | + | {{convention | start=1953 | end=1969}} |
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Revision as of 05:04, 21 November 2021
Oklacon was a traveling convention that ran from 1953 to 1957, sponsored by the Oklahoma Science Fiction Confederation. It was renamed Southwestercon when it moved to Texas in 1958, but the numbering continued.
| Convention | Dates | Location | Guests, Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklacon I | September 5, 1953 | Oklahoma City | Orville Mosher |
| Oklacon II | September 4–5, 1954 | Oklahoma City | |
| Oklacon III | July 4, 1955 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Oklacon IV | 1956 | ||
| Oklacon V | August 30–September 2, 1957 | Enid, OK | |
| Southwestercon VI | July 4-6, 1958 | Dallas | Marion Zimmer Bradley |
| 1966 Southwestercon | July 23–24, 1966 | Dallas | Dave Kaler |
| 1968 Southwestercon | June 20-23, 1968 | Dallas | Harold Le Doux |
| Southwestercon 1969 | June 20-22, 1969 | Houston |
| From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960 |
| Conferences in Oklahoma, silly. With the revival of Southwest fandom in the past decade, these have been held annually over the last seven years, with the Oklacon II being censured by the SFCon for timing. |
| Convention | |
| 1953—1969 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
