TASFIC / Chicon II

The 1952 Worldcon held at the Hotel Morrison in Chicago, Ill. from August 30-September 1. GoH: Hugo Gernsback. Chaired by Julian C. May. The committee attempted to call the convention the TasFiC but this was ignored by fandom.

TASFiC Program.

Lloyd A. Eshbach's reminiscence from the Noreascon Three PB.

See also Worldcon, Chicago Worldcons and List of Worldcons.

from Fancyclopedia 2 ca. 1959 (listed under TASFIC in Fancy 2)

The ChiCon II (1952). The committee wanted to call it this — initialese from Tenth Annual Science Fiction International Convention — but fen wouldn't have it, since the tradition of naming the con for the town was strong; and anyway, the Worldcon notion began with the NYCon I in 1939, not in 1942 when the planned Pacificon was canceled, so "Tenth Annual" was incorrect.

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