1979

January 18	Stone Hill Science Fiction Association founded
February 11	Ron Graham dies
Easter	Yorcon
May 11–13	First ArmadilloCon
July	HUMANALO founded
July 17	Walter Gillings dies
July 20-22	First Spacecon
August 23-26	Seacon '79 (Worldcon)
August 30-September 3, Labor Day	NorthAmericon '79 (NASFiC)
September 28-30	Final PgHLANGE held
October 19-22	Wellcon (first New Zealand Natcon)
Autumn	First Shoestringcon held
	Science Fiction Chronicle by Andy Porter begins publication
	Terry Hughes TAFF trip
	DUFF: Ken Fletcher & Linda Lounsbury (South)
	GUFF: John Foyster (North)

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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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