5th World Science Fiction Convention
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The 5th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Philcon I, was held on 30 August–1 September 1947 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The chairman was Milton Rothman.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 200.
Guests of honor
- John W. Campbell, Jr.
- L. Jerome Stanton (toastmaster)
See also
| Preceded by4th World Science Fiction Convention Pacificon I in Los Angeles, California, United States (1946) | List of Worldcons 5th World Science Fiction Convention Philcon I in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1947) | Succeeded by6th World Science Fiction Convention Torcon I in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948) |