2nd World Science Fiction Convention

Chicon I, the 2nd World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Hotel Chicagoan
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
First held	September 1-2, 1940
Attendance	128

2nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Chicon I, which was held September 1-2, 1940, at the Hotel Chicagoan in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The event had 128 participants.^[1]

The guest of honor 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.^[2] It was organized by fans Russ Hodgkins, T. Bruce Yerke, and Walt Daugherty.^[3]

References

1. ^ "The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions". World Science Fiction Society. http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/TheLongList.html. Retrieved March 7, 2011. 
2. ^ "1940 - Chicon I". Notes on the Long List of Worldcons. World Science Fiction Society. http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/LongListNotes.html#1940. Retrieved March 7, 2011. 
3. ^ Frederik Pohl autobiography The Way the Future Was.

See also

Novels portal

• Hugo Award
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

External links

• World Science Fiction Society

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)

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