Disclave

Disclave ran from 1950 to 1997 with two breaks, usually in the District of Columbia, but occasionally in Virginia or Maryland. It was sponsored by WSFA.

See also Disclave Flood.

from Fancyclopedia 2 ca. 1959

Any of several conclaves held in Washington, DC, under the auspices of the Washington SF Association.

Much of the information below came from an article written by Joe Mayhew for the 1995 Disclave souvenir book.

Number	Date	Location	Notes
1	April 30, 1950	Wardman Park Hotel	A one-day convention.
2	April 29th, 1951	Statler Hotel	A one-day convention.
3	March 22, 1952	Statler Hotel	A one-day convention. No pros attended.
Hiatus
4	Mother's Day, 1958	Arva Motel in Rosslyn, VA	A two-day convention. There was no GoH.
5	Mother's Day, 1959	Diplomat Motel in DC
6	Mother's Day, 1960	Diplomat Motel in DC
7	Mother's Day, 1961	Diplomat Motel in DC	Attendance ~40.
8	Mother's Day, 1962	Diplomat Motel in DC
In 1963 WSFA ran Discon I and it took a couple of years before it was ready to run another Disclave.
9	Mother's Day (May 7-8), 1965	Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge in Wheaton, MD.	The last Disclave which did not charge a membership fee.
10	Mother's Day, 1966	Diplomat Motel in DC	The first 3-day Disclave
11	Mother's Day, 1967	Regency Congress in DC
12	Mother's Day (May 10-12), 1968	Regency Congress in DC
13	Mother's Day (May 9-11), 1969	Skyline Inn in DC
14	Mother's Day, 1970	Skyline Inn in DC
15	Memorial Day, 1971	Shoreham Hotel in DC	Start of 4-day Disclaves.
16	Memorial Day, 1972	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
17	Memorial Day, 1973	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
18	Memorial Day, 1974	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
19	Memorial Day, 1975	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
20	Memorial Day, 1976	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
21	Memorial Day, 1977	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
22	Memorial Day, 1978	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
23	Memorial Day, 1979	Sheraton Park Hotel in DC
24	Memorial Day, 1980	Hospitality House in Crystal City, VA	This was the Disclave which (briefly) had a SWAT team in attendance.
25	Memorial Day, 1981	Sheraton National on Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA
26	Memorial Day, 1982	Sheraton National on Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA
27	Memorial Day, (May 28-20) 1983	Marriott Twin Bridges near National Airport
28	Memorial Day, 1984	New Carrollton Sheraton, New Carrollton, MD
29	Memorial Day, 1985	The Sheraton Inn, New Carrollton, MD
30	Memorial Day, 1986	The Sheraton Washington Northeast, New Carrollton, MD
31	Memorial Day, 1987	The Sheraton Washington Northeast, New Carrollton, MD
32	Memorial Day, 1988	Howard Johnson, New Carrollton, New Carrollton, MD
33	Memorial Day, 1989	Howard Johnson, New Carrollton, New Carrollton, MD
34	Memorial Day, 1990	Sheraton Greenbelt, New Carrollton, MD
35	Memorial Day, 1991	Sheraton Greenbelt, New Carrollton, MD
36	Memorial Day, 1992	Washington Hilton on Connecticut Ave
37	May 28-31 (Memorial Day), 1993	Washington Dulles Airport Marriott
38	Memorial Day, 1994	Sheraton Premier at Tyson's Corner, VA
39	Memorial Day, 1995	Renaissance Hotel Techworld
40	Memorial Day, 1996
41	Memorial Day, 1997	Ramada, New Carrollton, MD	Disclave Flood. End of Disclave.
42	Memorial Day, 1998		Not held.

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