Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:28:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: An infrequently asked question
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> wrote:

> I've volunteered to write a list of answers to frequently
> asked
> questions about WSFA.  This is a difficult task, since
> almost nobody
> asks any questions.
>
> So I asked one myself:
>
> Our most recent meeting was at SMOFcon, in Washington DC.
>  When was
> the last time before that we met in Washington DC?
>
> This is a surprisingly difficult question to answer.  Of
> course I know
> where the Gilliland, Ginter, Madigan, Pomeranz/Overton,
> Divine, and
> Prather homes, and various Worldcons are or were.  But it
> took some
> digging to figure out where the Oliver, Bloom/Morman,
> Berg, Heneghan/
> Normandy, Burgess, Pavlat, Lewis/Peacock, Rissell,
> Newton, Fetheroff,
> and Kelly homes are or were, and where the StarCall
> convention was
> held.  I was finally stymied by Unicon 1983.  I'm pretty
> sure it was
> at Tysons, but I can't be certain.  I know it was the
> same location as
> Unicon 1982, but where was that?
>
> Assuming Unicon was not in 1983 (and it probably wasn't),
> this month
> was the first time the Washington Science Fiction
> Association has met
> in Washington for at least 26 years, possibly much
> longer.
>
> (Disclave was often held in DC, but has not landed on a
> First or Third
> Friday for over 34 years.  Neither did either DC
> Worldcon, nor did
> last year's World Fantasy Con.  Capclave has never been
> held in DC.)
>
> So, does anyone have an answer?  Thanks.
>

It would have been on the Friday evening of whatever
Disclave was last held in D.C.

Rich

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