Norwescon

Science fiction convention in 1950 in Portland, Oregon.
8th World Science Fiction Convention

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1950 — 1950 Worldcon, Anthony Boucher, United States,
See also Norwescon (1978)

Location: 45.516666666, -122.666666666, ///pardon.waddled.insist, KML, Maps

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Australia:

Worldcon – Canada: Torcon I – Worldcon – China: Worldcon – Finland: Worldcon – Germany: Worldcon – Ireland: Worldcon – Japan: Worldcon – Netherlands: Worldcon – New Zealand: Worldcon – United Kingdom: Worldcon – United States:

Anthony Boucher – Chicon II – Clevention – Corflu 30 – Nolacon I – Norwescon – OryCon – Pacificon I – Philcon I – Philcon II – SFCon – Westercon 37 – Westercon 43 – Westercon 48 – Westercon 54 – Westercon 69 – Worldcon –

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

1950-09-01

1950-09-04T00:00:00Z

1950-09-04

1952-08-30T00:00:00Z

Chicon II 1952

1949-09-03T00:00:00Z

Cinvention 1949

1955-09-02T00:00:00Z

Clevention 1955

2013-05-03T00:00:00Z

Corflu 30 2013

1951-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nolacon I 1951

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

Norwescon 1950

1946-07-04T00:00:00Z

Pacificon I 1946

1953-09-05T00:00:00Z

Philcon II 1953

1947-08-30T00:00:00Z

Philcon I 1947

1954-09-03T00:00:00Z

SFCon 1954

1948-07-03T00:00:00Z

Torcon I 1948

1984-06-29T00:00:00Z

Westercon 37 1984

1990-07-05T00:00:00Z

Westercon 43 1990

1995-06-30T00:00:00Z

Westercon 48 1995

2001-07-05T00:00:00Z

Westercon 54 2001

2016-07-01T00:00:00Z

Westercon 69 2016

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Frameless

• Misc (Expounder)
• Misc (Internet Archive)
• Norwescon Confidential PR (Fanac)
• Norwescon Program Book (Fanac)
• PR 1 (Expounder)
• PR 1 (Internet Archive)
• PR 1 (Fanac)
• PR 2 (Expounder)
• PR 2 (Internet Archive)
• PR 2 (Fanac)
• Portland in 50 ad (Fanac)
• Program Book (Expounder)

• Program Book (Internet Archive)

Type	Date	Description	Details	Source

link		Fancyclopedia page^@		Wikidata
link		Freebase page^@		Wikidata
link		Fanac Fan History Project, page^@		Wikidata
link		SFnal files		Expounder
person		Anthony Boucher		Wikidata
convention	1952	Chicon II	Worldcon, Hugo Gernsback, Chicago	Wikidata
convention	1949	Cinvention	Edward John Carnell, Worldcon, Cincinnati	Wikidata
convention	1955	Clevention	Sam Moskowitz, Worldcon, Cleveland, Isaac Asimov	Wikidata
convention	2013	Corflu 30	Corflu, Portland	Wikidata
convention	1951	Nolacon I	Fritz Leiber, Worldcon, New Orleans	Wikidata
convention	1950	Norwescon	Worldcon, Anthony Boucher, Portland	Wikidata
convention	1946	Pacificon I	A. E. van Vogt, Worldcon, Edna Mayne Hull, Los Angeles	Wikidata
convention	1953	Philcon II	Worldcon, Willy Ley, Philadelphia	Wikidata
convention	1947	Philcon I	John W. Campbell, Worldcon, Philadelphia	Wikidata
convention	1954	SFCon	Westercon, John W. Campbell, Worldcon, San Francisco	Wikidata
convention	1948	Torcon I	Wilson Tucker, Robert Bloch, Worldcon, Toronto	Wikidata
convention	1984	Westercon 37	Harlan Ellison, Elinor Busby, Alex Schomburg, F. M. Busby, Portland, Westercon	Wikidata
convention	1990	Westercon 43	Portland, Vonda N. McIntyre, Kate Wilhelm, Ursula K. Le Guin, Westercon	Wikidata
convention	1995	Westercon 48	Portland, Vernor Vinge, Ray Villard, Westercon	Wikidata
convention	2001	Westercon 54	Portland, Tim Powers, Mike Glyer, Westercon	Wikidata
convention	2016	Westercon 69	Charles Stross, John Scalzi, Bobak Ferdowsi, David D. Levine, Westercon, Portland	Wikidata
document		Misc	3 pages	Expounder
document		Misc		Internet Archive
document		Norwescon Confidential PR		Fanac
document		Norwescon Program Book		Fanac
document		PR 1	8 pages	Expounder
document		PR 1		Internet Archive
document		PR 1		Fanac
document		PR 2	8 pages	Expounder
document		PR 2		Internet Archive
document		PR 2		Fanac
document		Portland in 50 ad		Fanac
document		Program Book	54 pages	Expounder
document		Program Book		Internet Archive

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