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4th Worldcon (1946) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 4th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Pacificon I, was held on 4–7 July 1946 at the Park View Manor in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Pacificon, the 4th World Science Fiction Convention | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Dates | 4–7 July 1946 |
Venue | Park View Manor |
Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Attendance | ~130 |
The convention chairman was Walter J. Daugherty.
This was the first time since 1941 that the otherwise annual event was held. The interruption was due to the Second World War.[1]
Attendance was approximately 130.
Hugo Awards were not presented, as the first ones were awarded in 1953. However, in 1996 at the 54th World Science Fiction Convention held in Anaheim, a set of Retro Hugo Awards were presented to honor work that would have been Hugo-eligible had the award existed in 1951:
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