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Eleventh WORLD SCIENCE I K I ION CONVI NTION
Philntlclphiii 1053Executive Conimiii* <
MILTON A. ROTHMAN. Pl.ltConvention C.hmrman
OSWALD TRAIN DAVIDA KYI ISecretary Editor ..... i
ROBERT A. MADLE TOM < I Alli SON. |>|. |)Treasurer I ■< < ( huirmun
IRVIN C. IIEYNK Chairman, Arrangements Committee
HAROLD LYNCH Chairman, Achievement Alvards Cori.ni.tlrc
DORI ROTHMAN Idministrative tssisttuil
JACK AGNEW Chairman, Mrmbmhip Commitlev
MILTON A. ROTHMAN Chairman, Prngrnm Committee
L SPRAGUE DE CAMP Chairman, Unit's Committee
Publicity Committee TOM CLA RESON, Chairman ALAN E. NOURSE, Chairman LYLE KESSLER. Chairman
DAVID EYNON BOB TUCKER JOE GIBSON
HAROLD LYNCH ROY A. SOI IRKS
A. J. Bl DRYS JEAN CARROL
Nat'l Sponsoring Rod? Committee DAY ID A. KYLE, Chairman
Svrpvan t-at-A rm s W ILLI \M J. JENKINS
AuditorI . LEO RODGERS
Progress ReportsDAVID HAMMOND, editor ALAN E. NOURSE. Editor
WILLIAM J. JENKINS. EditorArt Committee
KI SSELL SW INSON. chairmanBUDDIE M.KNIGHT
SOL LEVIN
Auetion Committer SAM MOSKOWITZ. Au<tion..-r
Registration Committee ALLISON WILLI AMS, < hmtmm,
Official Phittographt • JOSEPH ZINNI
WELCOME!
Well, here we go again. Same old thing—convention after convention. Life was once so simple. Back in 1936 a bunch from New York met with a bunch from Philadelphia in the living room of one of the fans, and they decided to call it a convention. Then in 1917 there were three hundred assorted characters ensconced at the Penn Sheraton Hotel for the Fifth World Science Fiction Convention. What a time they had! But life goes on and the world gets more full of |»eople all the time. And conventions get more full of people all the time. So, dear people, we of Philadelphia welcome you. We welcome the authors, the editors, the publishers, the artists, and all others engaged in the production of our favorite form of literature. We welcome the reader*—the old and jaded fans, the enthusiastic newcomers, and the casual reader* who just happened to wander into the hotel for a drink. This is a convention designed for the pleasure of you who arc here. Have fun.
Your chairman.
Milt Rothman.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
You hold the 1953 Program Booklet in your hands—examine it closely, because there's something different here. Each past convention has had an official booklet, with its program and ads, which became in time a nostalgic souvenir, crammed with autographs and memories. But that was all, and, indeed, that was enough. Time* change, though, and with the change come new needs and new ways to fill those needs. That's where the “something different” fit* in -a new function of the booklet. Inside these pages will be found some brief articles and notes, all of interest to those who arc convention member* now—as well a* those who will be in the future. Never before ha* an attempt been made to set down in some official way the records or custom* of the conventions of the past. Once everyone knew them. But as we say, times change, and today many of us attending convention* know nothing of the heritage we have nor realize that we arc actually shaping event* for the future. Your program editor ha* tried to set down a few of the things which should be made a permanent part of our “convention*” with the hope that future convention booklets will expand those notes into regular departments. So look closely. Inside this book you’ll find “Traditions of Past Convention*” and the important “National Sponsoring Body” resolution of last year. We have begun to prepare the records and wc hope you’ll find them interesting.
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WILLY LEY. CUEST-OF-HONOR
This year's guest of honor is Willy Ley, who is that distinctive combination of scientist and science fictionist. He wo* born in Berlin about 1906 and is now an American citizen. His early studies were in zoology and paleontology and later became active in rocketry. He helped organize the German Rocket Society, leaving Germany in 1931 for America. He is an author of considerable works and considered an expert in several sciences. As a lecturer he is in great demand and this convention i* fortunate to have him as a principal speaker.
NOVI YOU CAN KNOW. TOO
Last year we stayed awake most of the day and night moving in the thick of things and vet we were frustrated. It was impossible to keep up with all the new*, events, rumors and just plain gossip. As a matter of fact, we still don't know all the interesting tidbits about Chicago's affair. Once upon a lime we used to know everything worth knowing about the convention we attended, and a lot more not worth knowing, too. So this year we have a solution. For the first time the convention committee is going to issue a daily newspaper containing all the latest about everything—if we can learn about it and find it newsworthy. It won’t lie on elaborate paper— just a mimeographed sheet — but even then we'll have our difficulties getting it published without interfering with anyone's fun. If it does appear, and we trust somehow it will, then we hope you'll find it fills a real need.
OTHER DAYS, OTHER PLACES
Conventions in science fiction have been going on for a long time, now that we look hack through our old program booklets. In those days, we were all of us “far-minded” youngsters with no guiding elders to help us Steer our course through adventures among the “pros.” And our par
ent*. neighbors and friends considered us eccentric, to say the least. We have been rapidly becoming, in the past decade, “respectable." For those of you who never knew—if you did. you could never never forget—we list the convention* of by-gone times: 1939—New York—“Nycon” 1940—Chicago—“Chicon"1941—Denver—“Dcnvcnlion" 1916—Los Angeles—“Pacificon" 1917—Philadelphia—“Philcon" 1948—Toronto—“Torcon" 1919—Cincinnati—“Cinvention” 1950- Portland. Ore.—“Norwescon" 1951 New Orleans—“Nolacon" 1952—Chicago
The Chicago affair last year was officially “The Tenth Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention1’ and hud no nickname, although many, of course, called it “Chicon 2." Likewise this convention here in Philly has no official nickname, but if you’ll look hard you’ll find “Philcon 2" creeping into one or two of the ad*. This could possibly lie listed as a “Tradition of Past Conventions" (nn article to lw found elsewhere in this Isooklct) but it’s been tattered if not broken so we’ve skipped mentioning it. Who knows, perhaps it will reap- pear next year?
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
An idea which was talked about for many years is this year coming into reality: the Achievement Award* in science fiction. A large range of categories ha* been chosen to receive recognition and convention member* have cast their ballots. A» the first year for such an event we all ought to find the results exciting and, we hope, pleasing. The awards themselves have been prepared at considerable expense. If they had been ready before publication of this booklet we most certainly would have tried to print a photograph of one of them. When you see them we think you will agree. It i* our hope, of course, that this year’s event will be successful enough to merit it becoming an annual affair.
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583. Inga Pratt 584. Evelyn Sa1th 585. Jack Coggins 586. E. J. Burden 587. Charlee Dye588. Stan Sklrvln 589. Joan Sklrvln 590. Frank Robinson 591. Lewie J Grant 592. L. Rothstein 593. Peter K. Bros 59*. Bea Heveeh 595. Francis Conway 596. Sas 3. Leaf 597. Bob Kranbsok 596. Edward A. Muth 599. Margaret Corry 600. V. Hildreth 601. A^nee Agnew 602. P. 3. Hiller 603. John Preble 604. H. Moecowits 605. 8. V. Spencer 606. Irv Greenberg 607. Paul J Cathey 60S. Jack Lewie 609. 3yd Colesan 610. Larry Cornell 611. John D Brewer 612. Phyllis Scott 613. Robert Boldt 614. Jean Wright 615. Janie Laab 616. Rita Moore 617. David A Macon 618. Fred Prophet 619. * Paul GanLey 620. Keith Brandon 621. Ray Bean622. J A Schreiber 623. Marr L. Mores 62a. Ray Be ax625. Albert Lastovica 626. Roy A. Hex pel 627. Millian P. Moyer 628. Deborah Heyne 629. Mary Nlckele 6>0. Mary C. Kennedy 631. Joseph C. Belotto 632. Donald Skackelton 633. Borya Evane 634. George Goodwin 635. Janee Goodwin 636. Sidney Andereon 637. Evelyn Andereon 638. Andrew Harrle 639. Lester Mayer, Jr.
This is the membership list as of Avgust 1st with an additional 200 as of Aug.26
JAMES A. WILLIAMSThe idea of having a convention thi* year in
Philadelphia >>cgan with James A. William*. -A* president of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society in 1952. he wa* elected chairman of the convention committee. To be a good convention chairman wa* hie final great ambition. He threw himwlf reck les.ly into the work of organizing the convention, with the full knowledge that hi. heart wa* likely to give way at any moment. And •o it did. in March of this year.
Yet we *hould not feel dismayed that thi* pa»- •ionate interest in .cience fiction wa* the cau»e of Jim William*' death. For a* Jim *aid many time*, he felt that for him life really did liegin at forty. Thi* wa* when he discovered the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and he felt that the last several year* of hi* life were greatly brightened bv the group of friend* who ear* rounded him bccau*e of hi* activities in the club.
TRADITIONS OF PAST CONVENTIONSThe site of the convention* ha* traveled around
the country in a more or le.« orderly pattern. so that no .ingle region of the country ha. had the convention two year* in a row. and so that the east and went coast* each have gotten a convention once every four year*.
Convention, have been operated on a nonprofit baaia- The income ha* gone toward the payment of convention expense*. and any amount in excess ha* been donated to the next convention and or divided among various fan organization*. Member, of the convention committee* have worked without personal remuneration.
One of the high point* of each convention *ince 1940 ha* been a costume party ba*ed on wiener fictional idea*. By an interesting coincidence, the chairman of the pre*ent convention wa* ma.ter of ceremonies of the fir»t Mich costume parly in Chicago 19(0: the editor of thi* program booklet won the first prize at that party: the costume designer is al»o present at thi* year’* affair.
The auction ha* l>ern traditional since the earliest convention*. This ha* two purpose*: it gives the fan* an opportunity to acquire original magazine illustration* and manuscript*, and it make* up a large part of the convention'* cash income.
INTERPLANETARY STAMP ISSUEAn unusual souvenir of thi* convention i* the
Interplanetary Stamp l»*uc two different *heet* of stamp* in contrasting color*—put out by the convention committee to help defray cost*. The greatly praised design, are the work of RiimcII Swanson of the Art Committee. The .tamp* arc still available for »ale at the original price. Unfortunately neither of the two different denomination*—one for “Lunar postage'' and the other for “Mar* jKwtage"—can be u*ed because of technological difficulties which science fiction i* attempting to *olve.
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PROGRAMSaturday. September 5. 1953
Morning—10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.—Main Railroom FoyerREGISTRATION
Afternoon —2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Main RallroontCALL TO ORDER Inin Q Heyne
Chairman, Arrangements Committee
PRESENTATION OF GAVEL TO CHAIRMANADDRESS OF WELCOME Milton A. Rothman
Convention Chairman
REPORT OF RULES COMMITTEE I* Sprague de Camp Chairman, Rules Committee
ADOPTION OF RULES INTRODUCTIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Robert A. Ma die
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INTRODUCTION OF GUEST-OF-HONOR Irvin C. Heyne ADDRESS:Willy Ley
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Saturday, September 5, 1953Erening — 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.— Burgundy RoomSCIENCE FICTION AUCTION Sam Moskowitz
Auctioneer, Auction Committee Science fiction artwork. manatcripl*. book*
Evening — 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. — Burgundy RoomMEETING OF THE NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION
Bill I 'enablc, praiding
Evening—9:00 p.m. till cloning—Rose Garden, 18th Fir,INFORMAL GATHERING OF ALL CONVENTION MEMBERS
There will be • bar open to terre you.
Midnight till DatcnThis ipace in the booklet U offered to you lor your conienience to jot down notet on variout octiviliei which you might like to attend but which are not a pvt of the official program.
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.Sunday, September 6, 1953Morning — 10:00 a.in. Io 12:00 noon — Main BallroomSCIENCE FICTION ABROAD A Diocuwion
Introduction by Jesse FloydENGLAND Bert Campbell
Editor. Authentic Science FictionIntroduction by Forrest J. Ackerman
JAPAN Tcleu YantiScience fiction trandnlor
THE FUTURE OF LOVE Irvin C. Heyne“A non-scientific fiction'
SF AND THE KINSEY REPORT Philip Jom> FannerAuthor of “The Lorres"
RECESS UNTIL E W PM.
Afternoon — 1 :00 p.m. Io 5:00 p.m. — Main BallroomRobert Bloch. Master of Ceremonies
THE SEVEN STAGES OF THE SF WRITER George 0. Smith
“THE GAME FROM OUTER SPACE" A Play
Written and Directed by Harold Lynch Pretented by member, of
The Philadelphia Science Fiction SocietyRECESS
SCIENCE FICTION AS A CAREER A Symposium
Writing LSprague <le CampEditing and Agenting Leater del RcyPublishing Lloyd A. Etdthaeh
and presenting FANS WHO HAVE BECOME PROS
Boh (Wilton) Tucker. .Ifoderator
WOMEN IN SCIENCE FICTION A Panel Discussion
Theodore Sturgeon. Moderator Bea Mahaffey Katherine MacLeanEvelyn Gold Evelyn Harrison
Judith Merrill
RECESS UNTIL 7:00 PM.
selection of favorite
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This is the artist's own
ANNOUNCING.. . A
Portfolio of
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drawings--containing over fifteen illustrations, suitable for framing, printed on heavy vellum paper, a limited edition, sold by subscription only $2.00.Russell Swanson, director.
Sunday, September 6. 1953
Evening — 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. — Main Ballroom
BANQUET
haac Asimov, Toastmaster
WILLY LEY
GueU-of-Honor
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Category R‘ inner
Novel
Novelette or Short Story
Fan Peraonality
Profev»lonul Mazarine
Cover Artirt
Interior lllu.trator
Fan Mazarine
New SF Author or Arti.t
MUSIC AND SONGS
Theodore Sturgeon and hit guitar
Bill Venable and the Pittsburgh SF Quartet
Julian May Dikty: Four Song* front “Son of the Thing*'
RECESS UNTIL 10:55 PM.
Evening — 10:55 p.m. to 12 Midnight — Main Ballroom
COSTUME PARTY .N’etc York Science Fiction Circle, Hott
Jean Carrol, Party ('hairman Frank Kelly Free* and Ric Binkley will head a panel of artiata to judfr the beat coatumea prevent. A color photograph will be taken of the winnera (or consideration aa the cover of a profeaaional af mazarine. The winner, will have their choice of a gift .ubacription from one of the following donor*: /< marine Scoriei. Reyond. Dynamic SF. Fanlauic. Fantasy Fiction. Future SF. Galaxy Novels. Galaxy SF. //. Imagination. Magatine of Fanlaty A SF. Pocket Stories. SF Adventures. SF Plug. SF Quarterly.
A feature of the parly will be the presence of memliern and equipment of the »f TV program:
“ATOM SQUAD** arranged by WPTZ of the NBC TV network. Actor Bob Courlleigh. who playa the leading role, ex fleets to attend in costume—but not to compete.
HYDRA [100of New York
WELCOMES
THE ELEVENTH WORLD SCIENCE FICTION
CONVENTION
Monday, September 7, 1953Morning — 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon — .Wain Ballroom
CONVENTION FORUM David A. Kyle, Chairman
PERMANENT CONVENTION ORGANIZATION David A. Kyle Chairman. National Sponsoring Body Committee
CONVENTION SITE ROTATION Donald E. FordPRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS AND
GENERAL DISCI SSIONRECESS VST II. IM PM.
Afternoon — 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Main BallroomROBOTS AND COMPUTING MACHINES Fletcher PrattIS SCIENCE CATCHING UP VI ITH SCIENCE FICTION? A Panel
A discussion by our own scientists Thoma* S. Gardner. Pli.D., Moderator
RECESS
In order to attend the follouint session. all ronieniion mrmbrrt must wear their offu-i.il registration hadfe.
SELECTION OF THE 1954 CONVENTION SITERECESS UNTIL 9:00 PM.
Evening — 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — Main BallroomSONGS AND MUSIC
Bill Venable and the Pittsburgh SF Quartet Gordon Dicknon and Ilin guitar“THE CSFS PRESENTS ...“
A SkitPresented bv the Chicago Science Fiction Society
Kenneth Marder. President
INFORMAL ENTERTAINMENTDRAWINGS FOR RAFFLES AND DOOR PRIZES
FAREWELLS and
“PS."
A Clo»e*out Auction
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 1954
Best Wishes from Chicago WANTED
ILLINOIS TECH SF CLUB
I 'll be seeing you!
JOHN STRAND
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Visit I hr
Exhibits
Man, unencumbered, over 21 under 40, to join research group in telepathy and reincarnation. No fees room and board included.
For further information: Contact; George Burke, Bellevue-Stratloi d Hotel during the convention- --or write Lilleeth, "Apradelon, " Canterbury, N.H.
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Resolution passed at the business meeting of the Tenth World Science Fiction Contention in Chicago on September I. 1952. WHEREAS: science fiction convcn-
lion* have frown in scope beyond the capacity of any local group to manage without excessive financial risk anti administrative strain, and
WHEREAS: the experience of the Tenth Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention point* to the advantage* of an all-inclusive national sponsoring body with respect to public relations, records, and administration.
THEREFORE: Be It Resolved: that this convention hereby create a national sponsoring organization to become effective with the Eleventh
World Science Fiction Convention in the following manner:
ONE: that the local science fiction group receiving the responsibility for said convention shall be recognized a* the all-inclusive national sponsoring body. />ro tern;
TWO: and further, that there shall Im* a continuing process of organization toward the realization of a permanent national science fiction organization through the vehicle of each successive science fiction convention: and.
THREE: Be It Further Resolved: that the Tenth Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention Committee shall bear no obligation nor responsibility toward the formation of such a national pro tern IhxIv.
FUTURESCIENCE FICTION Editor
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