Today is the 20th anniversary of my attending my very first science fiction convention: Torcon 3 in Toronto. Some memories of that convention, and thoughts on how the world of conventions has changed since then, are up on Whatever today:

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/28/20-years-of-science-fiction-conventions/

20 Years of Science Fiction Conventions

Because I am the sort of nerd who keeps track of these things, I will note that today marks the 20th anniversary of the first time I ever attended a science fiction convention. On August 28, 2003, …

Whatever
@scalzi That's a lovely piece, thank you. My first con was long before 2003 (1990 as it happens), but my first Worldcon was only in 2005 in Glasgow, and now, soon, we're back there again!