 He previously co-chaired the science fiction convention Westercon 31, held in Los Angeles in 1978, that was inspired by its Baskin-Robbins-esque number to hold the first "Ice Cream Social" at a "regional" science fiction convention; a similar ice cream social had been held in 1969 at St. Louiscon, the 27th World Science Fiction Convention in St. Louis, MO÷.Glyer has been active in LASFS, the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society since 1970, frequently serving as club secretary.Mike was made a fan guest of honor for the first time at the 1981 DeepSouthCon in Atlanta, partly because the con committee thought his LASFS minutes were so amusing that they had to be made up.