Episode 9: Voyage to the inverted world

David and Perry talk to Robin Johnson about Aussiecon 1975, and discuss: Attending Conventions Career of going to SF cons Aussiecon How did Robin get involved? Coming to Australia Meeting Merv Binns Sydney Fandom Murumbeena convention 1969 Syncon '70 Starting the muttering about '75 Attending Worldcon 1970 in Germany Garry Hoff Heidelberg Big push Help from the UK Becoming chairman Anti-fan movie Promotional matchboxes Moving through '72 Winning the bid in '73 A problem with Ursula Jerry Pournelle's demand Charter of Americans arrives Art Show crisis Slide Presentation panic Convention starts Don Tuck MIA Continuous state of panic Movie Program Amount of programming Costume Parade Evaluation Schools program re artwork Art Show Legacy Wrap-up Club houses for SF clubs Image of Melbourne by Bernard Spragg on Flickr.