1970

January 1-3	First Syncon held
Easter	SCI-CON 70
August 15	First Phoenix Award given out
August 20-24	Heicon '70 (Worldcon)
September 4-7	First Mythcon held
	TAFF (Eastbound) Elliot Shorter
	SFRA founded.
	BCSFA founded

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Births and Deaths:

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Convention series started or ended:

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Onetime conventions:

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Bids:

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Publications started or ended:

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Publishers founded or closed:

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Awards made, started or ended:

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Stores opened or closed:

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Clubs founded or disbanded:

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Fanhistory:

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New fanspeak coined:

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Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

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Australia:

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Britain:

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Canada:

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Europe:

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Ireland:

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New Zealand:

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US:

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Rest of the World:

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