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KWEST*Con was a combined [[SF convention]] and [[Star Trek convention]] held November 1-3, 1974 at the WMU Student Center in Kalamazoo, MI.  [[Harlan Ellison]] was [[GoH]] and [[Ruth Berman]] was [[FGoH]].
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KWEST*Con was a combined [[SF convention]] and [[Star Trek convention]] held November 1–3, 1974, at the WMU Student Center in Kalamazoo, MI.  [[Harlan Ellison]] was [[GoH]] and [[Ruth Berman]] was [[FGoH]].
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[[Paula Smith]] and [[Sharon Ferraro]] were the organizers. The name came from their [[fanclub]], [[KWest*]] (pronounced “kwest star”). It was a predecessor to [[Re-KWEST-Con]] (1975),
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[[SeKWester*Con]] (1976), [[SeKWester*Con, Too]] (1977), [[T'Con]] (1978), [[2'Con]] (1979) and [[Mos' Eastly Con]] (1980–1991).
  
See also [[Re-KWEST-Con]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 24 July 2020

KWEST*Con was a combined SF convention and Star Trek convention held November 1–3, 1974, at the WMU Student Center in Kalamazoo, MI. Harlan Ellison was GoH and Ruth Berman was FGoH.

Paula Smith and Sharon Ferraro were the organizers. The name came from their fanclub, KWest* (pronounced “kwest star”). It was a predecessor to Re-KWEST-Con (1975), SeKWester*Con (1976), SeKWester*Con, Too (1977), T'Con (1978), 2'Con (1979) and Mos' Eastly Con (1980–1991).



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