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 |
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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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