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LoneStarCon 1

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LoneStarCon 1
GenreScience fiction/Fantasy
Location(s)Austin, Texas
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 30-September 2, 1985
Attendance2,800
Organized byFandom Association of Central Texas
Filing status501(c)(3)

LoneStarCon 1 was the third North American Science Fiction Convention, held in Austin, Texas, on August 30-September 2, 1985, at the Hyatt Regency Austin, Sheraton Crest, and Palmer Auditorium.[1] LoneStarCon 1 was also known as "The First Occasional Lone Star Science Fiction Convention & Chili Cook-off" and "ChiliCon". This NASFiC was held because Melbourne, Australia, was selected as the location for the 1985 Worldcon.[2]

Guests of honor

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Information

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Site selection

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After Aussiecon Two in Melbourne, Australia, was selected as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 1985, the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held to select a NASFiC site for that year. In a three-way race, Austin (393 votes) easily bested Detroit, Michigan (132 votes) and Columbus, Ohio (69 votes) as well as a single write-in vote for Highmore, South Dakota.[2][3]

Committee

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  • Chair: Willie Siros[4]
  • Vice-Chair: Robert Taylor


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Long List of NASFiCs". WSFS Long List Committee. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Minutes of the Business Meeting 1983". The World Science Fiction Society. August 1983. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Flynn, George. "NASFiC Site Selection". NESFA. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "PART III: Regional Survey: Texas". 1997 Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook & History. 1997. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
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Preceded by
2nd North American Science Fiction Convention
NorthAmeriCon '79 in Louisville, KY, United States (1979)
List of NASFiCs
3rd North American Science Fiction Convention
LoneStarCon 1 in Austin, TX, United States (1985)
Succeeded by
4th North American Science Fiction Convention
CactusCon in Phoenix, AZ, United States (1987)