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(Did you mean the [[SunCon|Worldcon]]?) | (Did you mean the [[SunCon|Worldcon]]?) | ||
| − | The 30th [[Australian Natcon]] held 29th March - 1st April | + | The 30th [[Australian Natcon]] held 29th March - 1st April 1991 at the Brisbane Gateway Hotel in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
| − | Theme: Dangerous Visions | + | * Theme: Dangerous Visions |
| − | [[GoH]]: [[Harlan Ellison]] (absent) and [[Patrick Tilley]] | + | * [[GoH]]: [[Harlan Ellison]] (absent) and [[Patrick Tilley]] |
| − | [[FGoH]]: [[Leigh Edmonds]] and [[Valma Brown]] | + | * [[FGoH]]: [[Leigh Edmonds]] and [[Valma Brown]] |
| − | [[Toastmaster]]: [[Nick Stathopoulos]] | + | * [[Toastmaster]]: [[Nick Stathopoulos]] |
(The absence of [[Harlan Ellison]] from the convention was explained to have been due to the committee not having raised sufficient money sufficiently early to have been confident of being able to cover his travel and accommodation costs.) | (The absence of [[Harlan Ellison]] from the convention was explained to have been due to the committee not having raised sufficient money sufficiently early to have been confident of being able to cover his travel and accommodation costs.) | ||
| − | There were at least two controversies concerning the [[Ditmar Awards]]: First, via the awards committee having opened nomination of award categories to fans, there was a Ditmar Award for Best Fannish Cat. Second, the trophies presented at the convention were in the form of stuffed cane toads. (This was explained to have been intended as an April Fool's joke; the "real" trophies were presented later at a [[Nova Mob]] meeting.) | + | There were at least two controversies concerning the [[Ditmar Awards]]: First, via the awards committee having opened nomination of award categories to fans, there was a [[Ditmar Awards#Ditmar Award for Best Fannish Cat|Ditmar Award for Best Fannish Cat]]. |
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| + | Second, the trophies presented at the convention were in the form of [[Ditmar Awards#Stuffed Cane Toads|stuffed cane toads]]. (This was explained to have been intended as an April Fool's joke; the "real" trophies were presented later at a [[Nova Mob]] meeting.) | ||
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| − | {{convention | year=1991 | before=Danse Macabre | after=Syncon '92}} | + | {{convention | series=Australian Natcon | year=1991 | before=Danse Macabre | after=Syncon '92}} |
[[Category:australia]] | [[Category:australia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:40, 23 August 2020
(Did you mean the Worldcon?)
The 30th Australian Natcon held 29th March - 1st April 1991 at the Brisbane Gateway Hotel in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Theme: Dangerous Visions
- GoH: Harlan Ellison (absent) and Patrick Tilley
- FGoH: Leigh Edmonds and Valma Brown
- Toastmaster: Nick Stathopoulos
(The absence of Harlan Ellison from the convention was explained to have been due to the committee not having raised sufficient money sufficiently early to have been confident of being able to cover his travel and accommodation costs.)
There were at least two controversies concerning the Ditmar Awards: First, via the awards committee having opened nomination of award categories to fans, there was a Ditmar Award for Best Fannish Cat.
Second, the trophies presented at the convention were in the form of stuffed cane toads. (This was explained to have been intended as an April Fool's joke; the "real" trophies were presented later at a Nova Mob meeting.)
SunCon posts at history.sf.org.au
| Danse Macabre | Australian Natcon | Syncon '92 |
| 1991 |
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