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A [[bid]] to hold the 1960 [[Worldcon]] in [[Pittsburgh, PA]].  This bid was selected at [[Detention]] (see [[1960 Worldcon Site Selection]] for details) and went on to run [[Pittcon]]. It was sponsored by the [[PSFA]].

The [[committee]] included [[Dirce Archer]], [[F. C. MacKnight]], [[P. Schuyler Miller]], [[Jack Price]], [[Beatrice Taylor]] and the [[Board of Directors]] of the [[PSFA]].

Archer was a determined [[bidding|bidder]], according to [[Ted White]], as quoted in ''Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926–1965'' (Lexington Books, 2005):
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A number of prominent people in the field, like [[P. Schuyler Miller]] (who also lived in Pittsburgh), strove in her behalf. The bid mounted for Pittsburgh in 1959 was a steamroller of [[BNFs]], which included fake bids by fans in other cities placed so that they could strategically withdraw ‘in favor of Pittsburgh,’ as well as [[bid parties]] fueled by the Pittsburgh hotel where the convention would be held.”
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Its competition was [[DC in 1960]], [[Chicago in '60]], and [[Philadelphia in 1960]].  Pittsburgh won.  See [[1960 Site Selection]] for details.


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