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.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 200.
Guests of Honor
- John W. Campbell, Jr.
- L. Jerome Stanton (toastmaster)
See also
- Hugo Award
- Science fiction
- Speculative fiction
- World Science Fiction Society
- Worldcon
References
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