• Philcon, also known as the "Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference", is an annual three-day science fiction convention held at the Doubletree by Hilton...
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  • site Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Original proposal for the award in Philcon II program book Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine...
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    The 11th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Philcon II, was held on 5–7 September 1953 at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia...
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  • 000 troops. Pres. Macapagal mobilized the First Philippine Contingent (PHILCON I), which was composed of doctors, nurses, and civil military officers...
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  • World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as The Millennium Philcon, was held on 30 August–3 September 2001 at the Pennsylvania Convention...
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  • The 5th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Philcon I, was held on 30 August–1 September 1947 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia...
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    members of the Philippine contingent and Philippine civic action groups (PHILCON-V and PHILCAG-V) that were sent to Vietnam during the Vietnam War from...
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    involved in science fiction fandom in 2001 by attending the Millennium Philcon. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and she co-edited...
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    Arika Okrent at Lojban Festival at Philcon in 2006...
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    Plus: Bisson profile (with link to short story "England Underway") 1996 Philcon program book: Bisson profile Locus (September 2000): Bisson article Internet...
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  • I Los Angeles, California US A. E. van Vogt E. Mayne Hull 130 5th 1947 Philcon I Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US John W. Campbell, Jr. 200 6th 1948 Torcon...
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  • science fiction convention, Philcon, in or near Philadelphia, usually in November. In 2006, the 70th anniversary Philcon was held at the Sheraton Philadelphia...
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  • given to Forrest J Ackerman. (According to an interim report issued by the Philcon II convention committee while voting was still going on, the next most...
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  • aid in the Vietnam War. In August 1964, the first Philippine contingent (PHILCON I) was sent to South Vietnam in 1965 after Macapagal secured the consent...
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    attending science fiction conventions, and was eventually a Guest of Honor at Philcon II, the 1953 World Science Fiction Convention. In 1940 Ley joined the staff...
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  • Stellarcon (2009); DucKon and Oasis (2010); ConQuesT and Chattacon (2012); Philcon (2014); Ravencon (2016); and ConFluence (2017). Lee and Miller strongly...
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    Profile of Gardner Dozois Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Philcon 97 Program Book, copy at Michael Swanwick Online Gardner Dozois at Asimovs...
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    group from Philadelphia on October 22, 1936, in Philadelphia. The modern Philcon convention claims descent from this event. Out of this meeting, plans were...
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  • science fiction conventions including the 1977 DeepSouthCon, the 1978 Philcon, the 1992 Readercon, the 1992 World Fantasy Convention, the 1999 World...
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  • forties. Later Rothman chaired the 1947 and 1953 Philcons. The first Hugo award was presented at the 1953 Philcon. Rothman created the design based on illustrations...
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  • historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon, was the first science fiction convention ever held. Others, such as Fred...
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    Fantasy & Science Fiction. Sullivan gave a reading of this story at the 2013 Philcon science fiction convention. "Through Mud One Picks a Way" (2013) - The...
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    Fiction (4th ed.). Retrieved 2023-04-30. Resnick, Mike (2002). "Millennium Philcon Diary". Once a Fan... Wildside Press LLC. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-59224-019-7...
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  • 2001, Scithers was the fan guest of honor at the Worldcon, Millennium Philcon. At the 2002 World Fantasy Convention in Minneapolis, both Scithers and...
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  • referred to as the "BNF Award". According to an interim report issued by the Philcon II convention committee while voting was still going on, the next most...
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  • 2015-05-08 Penguicon Southfield, Michigan United States general [96] 2022-04-22 Philcon Cherry Hill, New Jersey United States general [97] 2023-11-17 Polcon varies...
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  • tystnaden" ["The Long Silence"] in 1979. Cannibalism in popular culture "Philcon Progress Report Number 4". August 1, 1953. Archived from the original on...
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    Chicago, Illinois, United States (1952) Succeeded by 11th World Science Fiction Convention Philcon II in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1953)...
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  • chairman, Phillips Petroleum Company 1993 – Danny H. Conklin, partner, Philcon Development Company 1992 – Irene S. Wischer, president and chief executive...
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  • Leiber designed to commemorate Leiber's appearance as Principal Speaker at Philcon that year. The book, Fafhrd & Me sold out quickly, and Betancourt decided...
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