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Cinvention, the 7th World Science Fiction Convention Genre Science fiction Venue Hotel Metropole Location Cincinnati, Ohio Country United States First held September 3-5, 1949 Attendance ~190 The 7th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Cinvention, was held September 3–5. 1949, at the Hotel Metropole in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Guests of Honor were Lloyd A. Eshbach (pro) and Ted Carnell (fan). Don Ford carried out the duties of Chairman, but was officially Secretary-Treasurer; Charles R. Tanner had the honorary title of Chairman.[1] Total attendance was approximately 190.
References
- ^ "1949 - Cinvention". Notes on the Long List of Worldcons. World Science Fiction Society. http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/LongListNotes.html#1949. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
See also
- World Science Fiction Society
- Worldcon
Preceded by
6th World Science Fiction Convention
Torcon I in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948)List of Worldcons
7th World Science Fiction Convention
in Cincinnati, USA (1949)Succeeded by
8th World Science Fiction Convention
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