8th World Science Fiction Convention
{{Short description|1950 convention in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| name = NorWesCon, the 8th World Science Fiction Convention
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| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Multnomah Hotel
| location = Portland, Oregon
| country = United States
| dates = 1–4 September 1950
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| attendance = ~400
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The 8th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as NorWesCon, was held on 1–4 September 1950 at the Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon, United States. The supporting organization was the Portland Science-Fantasy Society.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 400.
= Guests of Honor =
- Anthony Boucher
- Theodore Sturgeon (toastmaster, listed as the "Entertainment Master of Ceremonies")
Programming and events
An advance preview screening of George Pal's science fiction film Destination Moon was held at a nearby local theater for NorWesCon members.
See also
References
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{{cite news
| work=Eugene Register-Guard
| title=Science-Fantasy Club Eyes World Convention
| page=3
| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=inQfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1PADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3984,4139102&dq=world-science-fiction&hl=en
| date=1949-09-27
| access-date=2011-03-06
}}
{{cite web
| work=Notes on the Long List of Worldcons
| publisher=World Science Fiction Society
| title=1950 - NorWesCon
| url=http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/LongListNotes.html#1950
| access-date=2011-03-07
}}
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External links
- [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1950 nesfa.org 1950 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1950 |date=2007-02-09 }}
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{{succession box
| before=7th World Science Fiction Convention
Cinvention in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1949)
| title=List of Worldcons
| years=8th World Science Fiction Convention
NorWesCon in Portland, Oregon, United States (1950)
| after=9th World Science Fiction Convention
Nolacon in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (1951)
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