Worldcon
History
Worldcon is the annual gathering of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) [1]. It is one of the oldest science fiction conventions in the world, having first been held in 1939 and being annual from 1947. It is also the home of the Hugo Awards
Women who have Chaired Worldcon
- Julian May (1952, Chicago)
- Ella Parker (1965, London)
- Leslie Turek (1980, Boston)
- Suzanne Carnival (1981, Denver - co-chair with Don C. Thompson)
- Penny Frierson (1986, Atlanta - co-chair with Ron Zukowski)
- Kathleen Mayer (1991, Chicago)
- Karen Meschke (1997, San Antonio)
- Peggy Rae Pavlat (1998, Baltimore)
- Deb Geisler (2004, Boston)