3rd World Science Fiction Convention
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| name = Denvention I, the 3rd World Science Fiction Convention
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| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Shirley-Savoy Hotel
| location = Denver, Colorado
| country = United States
| dates = 4–6 July 1941
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| attendance = 90
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The 3rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Denvention I, was held on 4–6 July 1941 at the Shirley-Savoy Hotel in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Guest of Honor
- Robert A. Heinlein, who gave a speech entitled "The Discovery of the Future"
Participants
The convention was chaired by Olon F. Wiggins.
Attendance was 90.
This was the last Worldcon before a five-year break in the annual tradition due to World War II. The next one was held in 1946.
Venue
The Shirley-Savoy Hotel. Savoy Hotel opened in 1904; Shirley Hotel opened in 1903; Hotels joined in 1919; Hotels razed in 1970.{{cite web |title=Savoy and Shirley Hotels, Denver |url=https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/77734/ |website=CONTENTdm |publisher=Denver Public Library |language=en}}
See also
References
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{{cite web
| title=The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions
| publisher=World Science Fiction Society
| url=http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/TheLongList.html
| access-date=2011-03-07
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.wsfs.org/ World Science Fiction Society]
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| before=2nd World Science Fiction Convention
Chicon I in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1940)
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| years=3rd World Science Fiction Convention
Denvention I in Denver, Colorado, United States (1941)
| after=4th World Science Fiction Convention
Pacificon I in Los Angeles, California, United States (1946)
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Category:July 1941 in the United States
Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States
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