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Philcon I, the 5th World Science Fiction Convention
Philcon I, the 5th World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Dates	30 August–1 September 1947
Venue	Penn-Sheraton Hotel
Location(s)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Attendance	~200

The 5th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Philcon I, was held on 30 August–1 September 1947 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

The chairman was Milton Rothman.

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Attendance was approximately 200.

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John W. Campbell, Jr.
L. Jerome Stanton (toastmaster)

References edit

^ "1947 - Philcon I". Notes on the Long List of Worldcons. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

Preceded by 4th World Science Fiction Convention Pacificon I in Los Angeles, California, United States (1946)	List of Worldcons 5th World Science Fiction Convention Philcon I in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1947)	Succeeded by 6th World Science Fiction Convention Torcon I in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948)

[llnotes-1] "1947 - Philcon I". Notes on the Long List of Worldcons. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2011-03-07.

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