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FIRST WORLD SCIENCE-FICTION CONVENTION BOOKLET   FFF-

Binder, Darrow, BEnd, Williamson, Rothman, Madle, Reinsberg, Baltadonis, Morojo, the Kuslans and others.
    After long and interesting eulogies, the convention was adjourned to an auction.
    Many fans had come from such distant points as Vancouver, Canada; California; New Mexico; Texas; Oklahoma; Indiana; Illinois; Virginia; Alabama; North and South Carolina; Pennsylvania; Maryland; and Washington, D.C. These fans met and talked with famous authors, editors, and other fans many of whom they had never seen before.

_SECOND DAY July 3, 1939._

    The meeting was called to order at approximately 2 p.m. The secretary, Ray Van Houten, read the minutes of the previous day. After the minutes were read, Sam Moskowitz, chairman, gave his second talk of the convention. Titled "The Future of the Fan World", it concerned how fan activities might be carried on in the year 2500 A.D. The possibilities are easily seen.
     Will Sykora then took the podium and delivered his speech, "Science in Science-fiction", which was well-received.
     The feature of the second day was the film and lecture, delivered by the famous Dr. Ruroy Sibley, called "Seeing the Universe". The film, which took three years to put together, segment by segment, made

<Photo in center of page>
Left to right, first row, Otto Binder, Robert W. Lowndes, other two unidentified. Second row, Jack Rubinson, Fred Pohl, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim.

<Photo in right column>
Left to right: Cyril Kornbluth and Richard Wilson.

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FIRST WORLD SCIENCE-FICTION CONVENTION BOOKLET FFF- Binder, Darrow, BEnd, Williamson, Rothman, Madle, Reinsberg, Baltadonis, Morojo, the Kuslans and others. After long and interesting eulogies, the convention was adjourned to an auction. Many fans had come from such distant points as Vancouver, Canada; California; New Mexico; Texas; Oklahoma; Indiana; Illinois; Virginia; Alabama; North and South Carolina; Pennsylvania; Maryland; and Washington, D.C. These fans met and talked with famous authors, editors, and other fans many of whom they had never seen before. _SECOND DAY July 3, 1939._ The meeting was called to order at approximately 2 p.m. The secretary, Ray Van Houten, read the minutes of the previous day. After the minutes were read, Sam Moskowitz, chairman, gave his second talk of the convention. Titled "The Future of the Fan World", it concerned how fan activities might be carried on in the year 2500 A.D. The possibilities are easily seen. Will Sykora then took the podium and delivered his speech, "Science in Science-fiction", which was well-received. The feature of the second day was the film and lecture, delivered by the famous Dr. Ruroy Sibley, called "Seeing the Universe". The film, which took three years to put together, segment by segment, made Left to right, first row, Otto Binder, Robert W. Lowndes, other two unidentified. Second row, Jack Rubinson, Fred Pohl, Jack Williamson and Donald A. Wollheim. Left to right: Cyril Kornbluth and Richard Wilson. Page Six