NorthAmeriCon '79
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GenreScience fiction/Fantasy
VenueGalt House Hotel
Location(s)Louisville, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 30-September 3, 1979
Attendance2,000

NorthAmeriCon '79 was the second North American Science Fiction Convention, held in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 30-September 3, 1979, at the Galt House Hotel.[1] This NASFiC was held because Brighton, England, was selected as the location for the 1979 Worldcon.

Guests of honor

Information

Site selection

After the 1979 Worldcon was awarded to a site in England, Louisville was chosen as the site for the second NASFiC during the WSFS business meeting at Suncon, the 35th World Science Fiction Convention, in Miami Beach, Florida.[2][3] Louisville ran unopposed and was chosen by acclamation during the business meeting.[2]

Committee

NorthAmeriCon '79 was put together, in part, by the organizers of RiverCon, a local Louisville convention.[3]

  • Chair: Cliff Amos
  • Vice-Chair: Bob Roehm
  • Operations: Ken Amos
  • Registrar: Steve Francis
  • Special Events: Shelby Bush and Irvin Koch
  • Publications: Bob Roehm
  • Art Show: Ken & Lou Moore
  • Film Program: Mike Hutto and Mike Jenevice

Newsletter

The official convention newsletter, known as Nebula, was produced by Richard and Nicki Lynch. The Lynches produced the award-winning fanzine Mimosa from 1982 to 2003.

Events

Notable program participants

Steve Jackson, later of Steve Jackson Games, was in attendance. In Space Gamer #29, he noted: "Labor Day, 1979: I was at North Americon in Louisville, trying to relax. In my spare moments, I would occasionally gaze at my briefcase and grin mindlessly. It contained a completely typeset copy of TFT:ITL" (i.e. The Fantasy Trip: In the Labyrinth, which would not be published until the following year).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Long List of NASFiCs". WSFS Long List Committee. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Flynn, George. "NASFiC Site Selection". NESFA. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Francis, Steve; Sue Francis (1997). "PART III: Regional Survey: Kentucky - NorthAmeriCon '79". 1997 Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook & History. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ Resnick, Mike. "Me and the Slime God". Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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