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[[Lunacon]] 8 was held April 24, 1965 (just the afternoon) in the Seven Arts room of the Hotel Edison in [[Manhattan]]. [[Hal Clement]] was [[GoH]] and did a talk on the sciences in [[science fiction]]. The [[chairman]] was either [[Frank Deitz]] or [[Charlie Brown]] (sources differ). It had 135 members. | [[Lunacon]] 8 was held April 24, 1965 (just the afternoon) in the Seven Arts room of the Hotel Edison in [[Manhattan]]. [[Hal Clement]] was [[GoH]] and did a talk on the sciences in [[science fiction]]. The [[chairman]] was either [[Frank Deitz]] or [[Charlie Brown]] (sources differ). It had 135 members. | ||
| − | There was a significant amount of art-related programming: [[Sam | + | There was a significant amount of art-related programming: [[Sam Moskowitz|Sam]] and [[Chris Moskowitz]] gave a slide show on the art of [[Hannes Bok]], [[Jack Gaughan]] followed with well-received discussion of [[Bok]] and his technical abilities, and [[Steve Stiles]] led a panel that talked about [[fan art]]. There was also an editors' panel which included [[Don Benson]] ([[Pyramid]]), [[Don Wollheim]] ([[Ace]]), [[Fred Pohl]] ([[Galaxy]]), and [[Ted White]] ([[F&SF]]) who discussed the relationship of magazines to paperback books. |
{{convention | series=Lunacon | year=1965 | before=Lunacon 7 | after=Lunacon 9}} | {{convention | series=Lunacon | year=1965 | before=Lunacon 7 | after=Lunacon 9}} | ||
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Revision as of 02:39, 2 March 2020
Lunacon 8 was held April 24, 1965 (just the afternoon) in the Seven Arts room of the Hotel Edison in Manhattan. Hal Clement was GoH and did a talk on the sciences in science fiction. The chairman was either Frank Deitz or Charlie Brown (sources differ). It had 135 members.
There was a significant amount of art-related programming: Sam and Chris Moskowitz gave a slide show on the art of Hannes Bok, Jack Gaughan followed with well-received discussion of Bok and his technical abilities, and Steve Stiles led a panel that talked about fan art. There was also an editors' panel which included Don Benson (Pyramid), Don Wollheim (Ace), Fred Pohl (Galaxy), and Ted White (F&SF) who discussed the relationship of magazines to paperback books.
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