Science Fiction Convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as movies and television, comics, animation, and games.
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—Roger Bacon (c. 1214–c. 1294)
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—United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.