ScalziAug 28, 2023

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, …

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Show threadCheryl MorganAug 28, 2023
@scalzi that was some introduction to conventions!
Show threadCharlie StrossAug 28, 2023
@CherylMorgan @scalzi My first convention was a Yorkon in Leeds in '83 or '84. Other folks I bumped into there: Roz Kaveney, @neilhimself , and PTerry—all of us young and incredibly obscure!
Show threadCheryl MorganAug 28, 2023
@cstross @scalzi @neilhimself I was at the ‘84 Eastercon, though I had been to several RPG conventions before then. Met Neil there.
Show threadKevin Standlee 💉x8
@neilhimself @scalzi @cstross @CherylMorgan The 1984 Worldcon in Anaheim was my first — still the largest Worldcon by in person appearance.
Aug 28, 2023 at 5:51pmMetatext
Show threadCharlie StrossAug 28, 2023
@KevinStandlee @neilhimself @scalzi @CherylMorgan Glasgow in 2024 membership sales are trending to overtakes London in 2014, if not the Anaheim high water mark.