2nd World Science Fiction Convention
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2nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Chicon I, which was held in Hotel Chicagoan in Chicago, USA 1 - 2 September, 1940. The event had 128 participants. The next Worldcon was held 1941.
The guest of honour at the second Worldcon was E. E. "Doc" Smith. Also attending were Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Williamson and Forrest J. Ackerman. The event was chaired by Mark Reinsberg with Erle Korshak (secretary) and Bob Tucker (treasurer) as equal partners. It was organized by fans Russ Hodgkins, T. Bruce Yerke, and Walt Daugherty.
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- ^ Frederik Pohl autobiography The Way the Future Was.
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| Preceded by 1st World Science Fiction Convention Nycon I in New York, USA (1939) |
List of Worldcons 2nd World Science Fiction Convention Chicon I in Chicago, USA (1940) |
Succeeded by 3rd World Science Fiction Convention Denvention I in Denver, USA (1941) |
