Full record for conreport n.

Definition	a report of the events of a (usually science fiction) convention
OED requirements	antedating 1953
Earliest cite	R. Bloch 'Quandry'
Comment	Leah Zeldes submitted a 1978 cite from "The Neo-Fan's Guide to Science Fiction Fandom". Cory Panshin submitted a 1966 cite from Doug Hoylman from a letter in the MIT SFS's "Twilight Zine". Keith Stokes submitted a 1962 cite from "A Key to the Terminology of S-F Fandom". Fred Galvin submitted cites from Dick Eney's 1959 "Fancyclopedia II". Fred Galvin submitted a 1958 cite from a fanzine review column by Robert Bloch in Imagination. Jeff Prucher submitted a cite from a 1996 reprint of James White's "The Quinze-y Report", (original publication in Hyphen, no. 19, January 1958). Fred Galvin submitted cites for "con report" and "conreport" from 1992 in Harry Warner Jr.'s "A Wealth of Fable" Fred Galvin submitted a 1956 cite for "con-report" from Robert Bloch's "Some of My Best Fans Are Friends" (the Bloch cite was actually quoting from an article written by Damon Knight the year before). Fred Galvin submitted a 1955 cite for "Con report" from Roger De Soto's, "The Revolving Fan". Bill Mullins submitted a 1953 cite in a letter from Robert Bloch, printed in Quandry #29, May-June 1953)
Last modified	6 July, 2008

Citations for conreport n.

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1955 ‘B. Tucker’ Neo-Fan's Guide to Sci. Fiction Fandom (1978) 20	Conrep or Conreport , convention report; who did what to whom, and why.
1959 R. Eney Fancyclopedia II 172	A conreport of impressive bulk, The Harp Stateside , recorded Walt's adventures here and the campaign had much to do with development of the present entente cordiale between American and English fandom.
1962 D. Franson Key to Terminology of S-F Fandom 6	Con Report , an informal article written by a fan, telling about a convention, including both program and personal adventures.
1992 H. Warner, Jr. Wealth of Fable 338	He criticized fanzine con reports in which ‘a detailing of the number of hamburgers consumed en route often consumes more wordage than a description of program events, and mention of a first meeting with a new fan from Squeegee, Wyoming is deemed more spaceworthy than an appraisal of the guest of honor.’