12th World Science Fiction Convention

SFCon, the 12th World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Location(s)	San Francisco, California
Country	United States
Inaugurated	September 3-6, 1954
Attendance	700
Filing status	non-profit

The 12th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as SFCon, was held September 3-6, 1954, at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California, USA.

The chairmen were Lester Cole and Gary Nelson. The guest of honor was John W. Campbell, Jr., the editor of Astounding magazine. Total attendance was approximately 700.

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Preceded by 11th World Science Fiction Convention Philcon I in Philadelphia, USA (1953)	List of Worldcons 12th World Science Fiction Convention in San Francisco, USA (1954)	Succeeded by 13th World Science Fiction Convention Clevention in Cleveland, USA (1955)

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