The 30th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was L.A.con I, which was held in Anaheim, California, US from 1 to 4 September 1972. The venue for 30th Worldcon was the International Hotel. The organising committee was co-chaired by Charles Crayne and Bruce Pelz.
The convention had 2,007 members, breaking the previous record of 1,600 set only one year earlier. The record was broken again a year later.
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