Science fiction conventions | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/01/2019

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00:00:26 1 History
00:04:49 2 Types
00:06:01 2.1 International conventions
00:06:11 2.1.1 World Science Fiction Convention
00:07:27 2.1.2 World Fantasy Convention
00:08:54 2.1.3 World Horror Convention
00:09:48 2.2 National conventions
00:10:19 2.3 Regional conventions
00:11:34 2.4 Local conventions
00:12:37 2.5 Media conventions
00:13:40 2.6 Comic and "popular culture" conventions
00:14:46 2.7 Special interest conventions
00:16:15 2.8 Commercial shows vs. volunteer conventions
00:19:31 3 Anatomy of a typical convention
00:19:52 3.1 Guests of Honor
00:20:58 3.2 Professionals at conventions
00:22:19 3.3 Program
00:23:39 3.4 Special events
00:27:24 3.5 Exhibits and fixed functions
00:30:10 3.6 Con Suite
00:31:10 3.7 Dead Dog Party
00:31:58 3.8 Idiosyncrasy
00:33:45 3.9 Peace-bonding and weapons policies
00:35:59 4 See also



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Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as films, television, comics, animation, and games.