Difference between revisions of "Worldcon"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (46 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | [[File:NyconArt.jpeg|thumb|center|780px| [[Nycon]] [[Program Book]] heading by [[Frank R. Paul]], from ''[[Thrilling Wonder Stories]]''.]] | |
| − | + | '''Worldcon''', the '''World Science Fiction Convention''', is the principal annual gathering of [[science fiction fandom]] — [[fandom]]'s family reunion. The one, the only, annual world [[science fiction]] [[convention]] at which the [[Hugo Awards]] are given out. It is an entirely volunteer-run effort. | |
| − | It is | + | As a service mark, not to mention proper name, "Worldcon" should always be capitalized. (Technically it may not be necessary for Worldcons held before it was made a service mark, but why split hairs?) It is incorrect (but sadly increasingly frequent) to CamelCase it as "WorldCon." |
| − | + | In a custom begun by [[Forrest J Ackerman]] at the first Worldcon, in [[New York]] in 1939, which he dubbed [[Nycon]], every Worldcon has a [[pet name]], often associated with its location, beside being the Nth Worldcon. | |
| − | + | The Worldcon has been held since 1939 (except during 1942–45, [[World War II]]), and moves to a different city each year. It is the oldest [[sf convention]] with [[Long-running conventions|a continuing existence]]. While most Worldcons have occurred in the [[United States]], the event has been hosted by [[Australia]] (4x), [[Canada]] (5x), [[China]], [[Germany]], [[Finland]], [[Ireland]], [[Japan]], the [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]] (7x). It would have been held [[New Zealand]] in 2020 if [[Covid-19]] hadn’t forced it online. | |
| − | + | Traditionally, the Worldcon in the US was held over Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September, aka [[Roscoe]]’s Birthday), a date chosen not only because most [[fans]] have the holiday off work but also because it was an unpopular weekend for [[mundane]] meetings, giving Worldcon a better position in regard to facilities. However, this is no longer the case, and since the late 1990s [[Worldcon bidders]] choose dates any time from midsummer to early fall. (Indeed, [[Dragoncon]]’s choice to hold its [[gate show]] over Labor Day has caused some Worldcons to deliberately avoid the weekend due to complaints from [[pro]]s about the conflict.) | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
{{fancy2|text= | {{fancy2|text= | ||
The chief annual gathering of [[fans]] is usually designated as an "International Convention." | The chief annual gathering of [[fans]] is usually designated as an "International Convention." | ||
| − | See [[Convention]]. | + | See [[Convention]]. |
}} | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | Officially sponsored by the the [[World Science Fiction Society]], the Worldcon is run by a different [[organization]] each year. Each [[committee]] [[worldcon bid|bids]] to run it and is selected by vote of the [[WSFS membership]] two years in advance (see [[Site Selection]]). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Worldcon Committees === | ||
| + | Each Worldcon committee is nearly always legally incorporated in the local jurisdiction. In the United States, these are usually set up as [[non-profit corporations]]. The organizers may be standalone committees, or the Worldcon may be a project of an existing [[local]] [[club]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''There is no continuing or central organization.'' ([[WSFS]] is unincorporated and has no officers or staff or budget.) Thus each Worldcon is entirely independent. Worldcon [[concoms]] ''do'' agree to be bound by the [[WSFS constitution]] in effect when they’re selected, but this is enforced entirely by [[fannish]] public opinion. (Which is surprisingly powerful!) | ||
| + | |||
| + | All [[committee]] work is done by unpaid volunteers and WSFS rules direct that any surplus be spent for the benefit of [[fandom]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===More Reading === | ||
| + | * {{link | website=https://www.smofinfo.com/LL/TheLongList.html| text=The SmofInfo Long List of Worldcons.}} | ||
| + | * {{link | website=https://fanac.org/worldcon| text= Worldcon pages}} at [[Fanac.org]], with [[progress report]]s and [[souvenir book]] scans. | ||
| + | * {{link | website=https://www.dpsinfo.com/pbt/ |text=Schedule pages.}} | ||
| + | * https://www.worldcon.org – Official website | ||
| + | |||
| + | See also: [[Worldcon proceedings]], [[Worldcons by Area]], [[Convention]], [[WSFS]]. | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | + | No.|| Convention || Dates || Location || [[Chair]] || [[GoHs]] || Members <br> (attend./ total) | |
| − | 1 ||[[Nycon | + | 1 || [[Nycon]] || July 2–4, 1939 || [[New York]] || [[Sam Moskowitz]] || [[Frank R. Paul]] || 200 |
| − | 2 ||[[Chicon | + | 2 || [[Chicon]] || September 1–2, 1940 || [[Chicago]] || [[Mark Reinsberg]] || [[E. E. Smith]] || 128 |
| − | 3 ||[[Denvention | + | 3 || [[Denvention]] || July 4–6, 1941 || [[Denver]] || [[Olon F. Wiggins]] || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] || 90 |
| − | colspan="2" | [[War]] years || | + | colspan="2" | [[War]] years || 1942–1945 || colspan="4"| No Worldcon held. |
| − | 4 ||[[Pacificon | + | 4 || [[Pacificon]] || <s>1942</s> July 4–7, 1946 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Walter J. Daugherty]] || [[A. E. van Vogt]], [[E. Mayne Hull]] || 130 |
| − | 5 ||[[Philcon I]] || | + | 5 || [[Philcon I|Philcon]] || August 30–September 1, 1947 || [[Philadelphia]] || [[Milton Rothman]] || [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] || 200 |
| − | 6 ||[[Torcon | + | 6 || [[Torcon]] || July 3–5, 1948 || [[Toronto]] || [[Ned McKeown]] || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Bob Tucker]] || 200 |
| − | 7 ||[[Cinvention]] || | + | 7 || [[Cinvention]] || September 3–5, 1949 || [[Cincinnati]] ||[[Charles R. Tanner]] (honorary), [[Don Ford]] (acting)|| [[Lloyd A. Eshbach]], [[Ted Carnell]] || 190 |
| − | 8 ||[[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|NorWesCon]] || | + | 8 || [[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|NorWesCon]] || September 1–4, 1950 || [[Portland]] || [[Donald B. Day]] || [[Anthony Boucher]] || 400 |
| − | 9 ||[[Nolacon | + | 9 || [[Nolacon]] || September 1–3, 1951 || [[New Orleans]] || [[Harry B. Moore]] || [[Fritz Leiber]] || 190 |
| − | 10 ||[[Chicon II]] || | + | 10 || [[Chicon II]] || August 30–September 1, 1952 || [[Chicago]] || [[Julian C. May]] || [[Hugo Gernsback]] || 870 / 1,175 |
| − | 11 ||[[ | + | 11 || [[Philcon II]] || September 5–7, 1953 || [[Philadelphia]] || [[Milton Rothman]] || [[Willy Ley]] || 750 |
| − | 12 ||[[SFCon]] || | + | 12 || [[SFCon]] || September 3–6, 1954 || [[San Francisco]] || [[Lester Cole]], [[Gary Nelson]] || [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] || 700 |
| − | 13 ||[[Clevention]] || | + | 13 || [[Clevention]] || September 2–5, 1955 || [[Cleveland]] || [[Nick Falasca|Nick]] & [[Noreen Falasca]] || [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Sam Moskowitz]] || 380 |
| − | 14 ||[[NyCon II]] || | + | 14 || [[NyCon II]] || August 31–September 3, 1956 || [[New York]] || [[Dave Kyle]] || [[Arthur C. Clarke]] || 850 |
| − | 15 ||[[Loncon | + | 15 || [[Loncon]] || September 6–9, 1957 || [[London]] || [[Ted Carnell]] || [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]] || 268 |
| − | 16 ||[[Solacon]] || | + | 16 || [[Solacon]] || August 29–September 1, 1958 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Anna S. Moffatt]] || [[Richard Matheson]] || 322 / 601 |
| − | 17 ||[[Detention]] || | + | 17 || [[Detention]] || September 4–7, 1959 || [[Detroit]] || [[Roger Sims]], [[Fred Prophet]] || [[Poul Anderson]], [[John Berry]] || 371 |
| − | 18 ||[[Pittcon]] || | + | 18 || [[Pittcon]] || September 3–5, 1960 || [[Pittsburgh]] || [[Dirce Archer]] || [[James Blish]] || 568 |
| − | 19 ||[[Seacon]] || | + | 19 || [[Seacon]] || September 2–4, 1961 || [[Seattle]] || [[Wally Weber]] || [[Robert A. Heinlein]] || 300 |
| − | 20 ||[[Chicon III]] || | + | 20 || [[Chicon III]] || August 31–September 3, 1962 || [[Chicago]] || [[Earl Kemp]] || [[Theodore Sturgeon]] || 730 / 830 |
| − | 21 ||[[Discon | + | 21 || [[Discon]] || August 31–September 2, 1963 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || [[George Scithers]] || [[Murray Leinster]] || 600 |
| − | 22 ||[[Pacificon II]] || | + | 22 || [[Pacificon II]] || September 4–7, 1964 || [[Oakland]] || [[J. Ben Stark]], [[Al Halevy]] || [[Leigh Brackett]], [[Edmond Hamilton]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]] || 523 |
| − | 23 ||[[Loncon II]] || | + | 23 || [[Loncon II]] || August 27–30, 1965 || [[London]] || [[Ella Parker]] || [[Brian W. Aldiss]] || 350 |
| − | 24 ||[[Tricon]] || | + | 24 || [[Tricon]] || September 1–5, 1966 || [[Cleveland]] || [[Ben Jason]], [[Howard DeVore]], [[Lou Tabakow]] || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] || 850 |
| − | 25 ||[[NyCon3]] || | + | 25 || [[NyCon3]] || August 31–September 4, 1967 || [[New York]] || [[Ted White]], [[Dave Van Arnam]]|| [[Lester del Rey]], [[Bob Tucker]] || 1,500 |
| − | 26 ||[[Baycon (Worldcon)]] || | + | 26 || [[Baycon (Worldcon)]] || August 29–September 2, 1968 || [[Berkeley]] || [[Bill Donaho]], [[Alva Rogers]],<br>[[J. Ben Stark]] || [[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Walter J. Daugherty]] || 1,430 |
| − | 27 ||[[St. Louiscon]] || | + | 27 || [[St. Louiscon]] || August 28–September 1, 1969 || [[St. Louis]] || [[Ray Fisher|Ray]] & [[Joyce Fisher]] || [[Jack Gaughan]], [[Eddie Jones]] || 1,534 |
| − | 28 ||[[Heicon '70]] || | + | 28 || [[Heicon '70]] || August 20–24, 1970 || Heidelberg, [[Germany]] || [[Manfred Kage]] || [[E. C. Tubb]], [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Herbert W. Franke]], [[Elliot K. Shorter]]|| 620 |
| − | 29 ||[[Noreascon | + | 29 || [[Noreascon]] || September 2–6, 1971 || [[Boston]] || [[Tony Lewis]] || [[Clifford D. Simak]], [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] || 1,600 |
| − | 30 ||[[L.A.Con | + | 30 || [[L.A.Con]] || September 1–4, 1972 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Charles Crayne]], [[Bruce Pelz]] || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Buck Coulson|Buck]] & [[Juanita Coulson]] || 2,007 |
| − | 31 ||[[Torcon II]] || | + | 31 || [[Torcon II]] || August 31–September 3, 1973 || [[Toronto]] || [[John Millard]] || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Bill Rotsler]] || 2,900 |
| − | 32 ||[[Discon II]] || | + | 32 || [[Discon II]] || August 29–September 2, 1974 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || [[Ron Bounds]], [[Jay Haldeman]] || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Jay Kay Klein]] || 3,587 |
| − | 33 ||[[Aussiecon | + | 33 || [[Aussiecon]] || August 14–17, 1975 || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[Robin Johnson]] || [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], [[Susan Wood]], [[Mike Glicksohn]], [[Donald Tuck]] || 606 |
| − | 34 ||[[MidAmeriCon]] || | + | 34 || [[MidAmeriCon]] || September 2–6, 1976 || [[Kansas City]] || [[Ken Keller]] || [[Robert A. Heinlein]], [[George Barr]] || 3,014 / 4,200 |
| − | 35 ||[[SunCon]] || | + | 35 || [[SunCon]] || August 2–5, 1977 || [[Miami, FL|Miami Beach]] || [[Don Lundry]] || [[Jack Williamson]], [[Robert A. Madle]] || 3,240 |
| − | 36 ||[[IguanaCon II]] || | + | 36 || [[IguanaCon II]] || August 30–September 4, 1978 || [[Phoenix]] || [[Tim Kyger]] || [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Bill Bowers]] || 4,700 |
| − | 37 ||[[Seacon '79]] || | + | 37 || [[Seacon '79]] || August 23–26, 1979 || [[Brighton, UK]] || [[Peter Weston]] || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Fritz Leiber]], [[Harry Bell]] || 3,114 |
| − | 38 ||[[Noreascon Two]] || | + | 38 || [[Noreascon Two]] || August 29–September 1, 1980 || [[Boston]] || [[Leslie Turek]] || [[Damon Knight]], [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Bruce Pelz]] || 5,850 |
| − | 39 ||[[Denvention Two]] || | + | 39 || [[Denvention Two]] || September 3–7, 1981 || [[Denver]] || [[Suzanne Carnival]], [[Don C. Thompson]] || [[Clifford D. Simak]], [[C. L. Moore]], [[Rusty Hevelin]] || 3,792 |
| − | 40 ||[[Chicon IV]] || | + | 40 || [[Chicon IV]] || September 2–6, 1982 || [[Chicago]] || [[Ross Pavlac]], [[Larry Propp]] || [[A. Bertram Chandler]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Lee Hoffman]] || 4,275 |
| − | 41 ||[[ConStellation]] || | + | 41 || [[ConStellation]] || September 1–5, 1983 || [[Baltimore]] || [[Michael J. Walsh]] || [[John Brunner]], [[David A. Kyle]] || 6,400 |
| − | 42 ||[[L.A.con II]] || | + | 42 || [[L.A.con II]] || August 30–September 3, 1984 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Craig Miller]], [[Milt Stevens]] || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Dick Eney]] || 8,365 / 9,282 |
| − | 43 ||[[Aussiecon Two]] || | + | 43 || [[Aussiecon Two]] || August 22–26, 1985 || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[David Grigg]] || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Ted White]] || 1,599 |
| − | 44 ||[[ConFederation]] || | + | 44 || [[ConFederation]] || August 28–September 1, 1986 || [[Atlanta]] || [[Penny Frierson]], [[Ron Zukowski]] || [[Ray Bradbury]], [[Terry Carr]] || 5,811 |
| − | 45 ||[[Conspiracy '87]] || | + | 45 || [[Conspiracy '87]] || August 27–September 1, 1987 || [[Brighton, UK]] || [[Paul Oldroyd]] || [[Doris Lessing]], [[Alfred Bester]], [[Arkady Strugatsky|Arkady]] & [[Boris Strugatsky]], [[Jim Burns]], [[Ray Harryhausen]], [[Joyce Slater]], [[Ken Slater]], [[David Langford]] || 4,009 / 5,425 |
| − | 46 ||[[Nolacon II]] || | + | 46 || [[Nolacon II]] || September 1–5, 1988 || [[New Orleans]] || [[John H. Guidry]] || [[Donald A. Wollheim]], [[Roger Sims]]|| 5,300 |
| − | 47 ||[[Noreascon 3]] || | + | 47 || [[Noreascon 3]] || August 31–September 4, 1989 || [[Boston]] || [[Mark L. Olson]] || [[Andre Norton]], [[Ian Ballantine|Ian]] & [[Betty Ballantine]], the [[Stranger Club]] || 6,837 / 7,795 |
| − | 48 ||[[ConFiction]] || | + | 48 || [[ConFiction]] || August 23–27, 1990 || The Hague, [[Netherlands]] || [[Kees van Toorn]] || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Wolfgang Jeschke]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Andrew Porter]] || 3,580 |
| − | 49 ||[[Chicon V]] || | + | 49 || [[Chicon V]] || August 29–September 2, 1991 || [[Chicago]] || [[Kathleen Meyer]] || [[Hal Clement]], [[Martin H. Greenberg]], [[Richard Powers]], [[Jon Stopa|Jon]] & [[Joni Stopa]] || 5,661 |
| − | 50 ||[[MagiCon]] || | + | 50 || [[MagiCon]] || September 3–7, 1992 || [[Orlando]] || [[Joe Siclari]] || [[Jack Vance]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Walter A. Willis]] || 5,319 / 6,368 |
| − | 51 ||[[ConFrancisco]] || | + | 51 || [[ConFrancisco]] || September 2–6, 1993 || [[San Francisco]] || [[David W. Clark]] || [[Larry Niven]], [[Alicia Austin]], [[Tom Digby]], [[Jan Howard Finder]] || 6,602 / 7,725 |
| − | 52 ||[[ConAdian]] || | + | 52 || [[ConAdian]] || September 1–5, 1994 || [[Winnipeg]] || [[John Mansfield]] || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[George Barr]], [[Robert Runte]] || 3,570 |
| − | 53 ||[[Intersection]] || | + | 53 || [[Intersection]] || August 24–28, 1995 || [[Glasgow]] || [[Vincent Docherty]], [[Martin Easterbrook]] || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Gerry Anderson]], [[Les Edwards]], [[Vincent Clarke]] || 4,173/ 6,524 |
| − | 54 ||[[L.A.con III]] || | + | 54 || [[L.A.con III]] || August 29–September 2, 1996 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Mike Glyer]] || [[James White]], [[Roger Corman]], [[Elsie Wollheim]], [[Takumi Shibano|Takumi]] & [[Sachiko Shibano]] || 6,703 |
| − | 55 ||[[LoneStarCon 2]] || | + | 55 || [[LoneStarCon 2]] || August 28–September 1, 1997 || [[San Antonio]] || [[Karen Meschke]] || [[Algis Budrys]], [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Roy Tackett]] || 4,634 / 5,614 |
| − | 56 ||[[BucConeer]] || | + | 56 || [[BucConeer]] || August 5–9, 1998 || [[Baltimore]] || [[Peggy Rae Pavlat]] || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]], [[Milton A. Rothman]] || 6,572 |
| − | 57 ||[[Aussiecon Three]] || | + | 57 || [[Aussiecon Three]] || September 2–6, 1999 || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[Perry Middlemiss]] || [[George Turner]], [[Greg Benford]], [[Bruce Gillespie]] || 1,548 / 2,872 |
| − | 58 ||[[Chicon 2000]] || | + | 58 || [[Chicon 2000]] || August 31–September 4, 2000 || [[Chicago]] || [[Tom Veal]] || [[Ben Bova]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Jim Baen]], [[Bob Passovoy|Bob]] & [[Anne Passovoy]] || 5,794 / 6,574 |
| − | 59 ||[[Millennium Philcon]] || | + | 59 || [[Millennium Philcon]] || August 29–September 3, 2001 || [[Philadelphia]] || [[Todd Dashoff]] || [[Greg Bear]], [[Stephen Youll]], [[Gardner Dozois]], [[George Scithers]] || 4,840 / 6,269 |
| − | 60 ||[[ConJosé]] || | + | 60 || [[ConJosé]] || August 29–September 2, 2002 || [[San Jose]] || [[Tom Whitmore]], [[Kevin Standlee]] || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[David Cherry]], [[Bjo Trimble|Bjo]] & [[John Trimble]] || 5,162 / 5,916 |
| − | 61 ||[[Torcon 3]] || | + | 61 || [[Torcon 3]] || {{nowrap|August 28–September 1,}} 2003 || [[Toronto]] || [[Peter Jarvis]] || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Robert Bloch]], [[Mike Glyer]] || 3,834 / 4,986 |
| − | 62 ||[[Noreascon 4]] || | + | 62 || [[Noreascon 4]] || September 2–6, 2004 || [[Boston]] || [[Deb Geisler]] || [[Terry Pratchett]], [[William Tenn]], [[Jack Speer]], [[Peter Weston]] || 6,008 / 7,485 |
| − | 63 ||[[Interaction]] || | + | 63 || [[Interaction]] || August 4–8, 2005 || [[Glasgow]] || [[Vincent Docherty]], [[Colin Harris]]|| [[Christopher Priest]], [[Robert Sheckley]], [[Jane Yolen]], [[Greg Pickersgill]], [[Lars-Olov Strandberg]]|| 4,115 / 5,202 |
| − | 64 ||[[L.A.con IV]] || | + | 64 || [[L.A.con IV]] || August 23–27, 2006 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[Christian B. McGuire]] || [[Connie Willis]], [[James Gurney]], [[Howard DeVore]], Frankie Thomas || 5,738 / 6,291 |
| − | 65 ||[[Nippon 2007]] || | + | 65 || [[Nippon 2007]] || August 30–September 3, 2007 || Yokohama, [[Japan]] || [[Hiroaki Inoue]] || [[Sakyo Komatsu]], [[David Brin]], [[Yoshitaka Amano]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Takumi Shibano]] || 3,348 / 5,149 |
| − | 66 ||[[Denvention 3]] || | + | 66 || [[Denvention 3]] || August 6–10, 2008 || [[Denver]] || [[Kent Bloom]] || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Kathy Mar]], [[Tom Whitmore]] || 3,752 / 4,854 |
| − | 67 ||[[Anticipation]] || | + | 67 || [[Anticipation]] || August 6–10, 2009 || [[Montreal]] || [[René Walling]], [[Robbie Bourget]] || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Elisabeth Vonarburg]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Tom Doherty]], [[Taral Wayne]] || 3,925 / 4,499 |
| − | 68 ||[[Aussiecon 4]] || | + | 68 || [[Aussiecon 4]] || September 2–6, 2010 || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[Perry Middlemiss]], [[Rose Mitchell]]|| [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Shaun Tan]], [[Robin Johnson]] || 2,101 / 3,462 |
| − | 69 ||[[Renovation]] || | + | 69 || [[Renovation]] || August 17–21, 2011 || [[Reno, NV]] || [[Patty Wells]] || [[Ellen Asher]], [[Tim Powers]], [[Charles N. Brown]], [[Boris Vallejo]] || 4,112 / 5,526 |
| − | 70 ||[[Chicon 7]] || | + | 70 || [[Chicon 7]] || August 30–September 3, 2012 || [[Chicago]] || [[Dave McCarty]] || [[Mike Resnick]], [[Story Musgrave]], [[Jane Frank]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Peggy Rae Sapienza]] || 4,743 / 6,197 |
| − | 71 ||[[LoneStarCon 3]] || | + | 71 || [[LoneStarCon 3]] || August 29–September 2, 2013 || [[San Antonio]] || [[Randall Shepherd]] || [[James Gunn]], [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Darrell K. Sweet]], [[Willie Siros]] || 4,832 / 6,130 |
| − | 72 ||[[Loncon 3]] || | + | 72 || [[Loncon 3]] || August 14–18, 2014 || [[London]] || [[Steve Cooper]], [[Alice Lawson]] || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[John Clute]], [[Malcolm Edwards]], [[Chris Foss]], [[Jeanne Gomoll]], [[Robin Hobb]], [[Bryan Talbot]] || 6,946 / 10,718 |
| − | 73 ||[[Sasquan]] || | + | 73 || [[Sasquan]] || August 19–23, 2015 || [[Spokane, WA]] || [[Sally Woehrle]] || [[David Gerrold]], [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[Brad Foster]], Dr. Kjell Lindgren, [[Tom Smith]], [[Leslie Turek]] || 5,077 / 11,742 |
| − | 74 ||[[MidAmeriCon 2]] || | + | 74 || [[MidAmeriCon 2]] || August 17–21, 2016 || [[Kansas City]] || [[Ruth Lichtwardt]] || [[Kinuko Y. Craft]], [[Patrick Nielsen Hayden|Patrick]] & [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]], [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Michael Swanwick]] || 4,719 / 7,740 |
| − | 75 ||[[Worldcon 75]] || | + | 75 || [[Worldcon 75]] || August 9–13, 2017 || [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] || [[Jukka Halme]] || [[John-Henri Holmberg]], [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Johanna Sinisalo]], [[Claire Wendling]], [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Ian Stewart]] || 7,949 / 9,634 |
| − | 76 ||[[ | + | 76 || [[ConJose 2]] || August 16–20, 2018 || [[San Jose]] || [[Kevin Roche]] || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Pierre Pettinger|Pierre]] & [[Sandy Pettinger]]|| 4,804 / 8,033 |
| − | 77 ||[[Dublin 2019]] || | + | 77 || [[Dublin 2019]] || August 15–19, 2019 || [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] || [[James Bacon]] || [[Bill Burns]], [[Mary Burns]], [[Diane Duane]], [[Ginjer Buchanan]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[Jocelyn Bell Burnell]], [[Steve Jackson]] || 6,525 / 8,430 |
| − | 78 ||[[CoNZealand]] || | + | 78 || [[CoNZealand]] || July 29–August 2, 2020 || <s>[[Wellington, NZ]]</s> Online || [[Norman Cates]], [[Kelly Buehler]] || [[Mercedes Lackey]] & [[Larry Dixon]], [[Greg Broadmore]], [[Rose Mitchell]] || 1,847 (virtual) / 4,624 |
| − | 79 ||[[Discon III]] ||August | + | 79 || [[Discon III]] || <s>August 25–29, 2021</s><br>December 15–19, 2021 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || [[Mary Robinette Kowal]] || [[Nancy Kress]], [[John Harris]], <s>[[Toni Weisskopf]]</s>, [[Ben Yalow]] || 2,359 (+ 952 virt.) / 8,721 |
| + | 80 || [[Chicon 8]] || September 1–5, 2022 || [[Chicago]] || [[Helen Montgomery]] || <s>[[Charles de Lint]], [[Floyd Norman]],</s> [[Erle Korshak]], [[Edie Stern]] & [[Joe Siclari]], [[Steven Barnes]] & [[Tananarive Due]] || 3,574 (+ 513 virt.) / 6,500 | ||
| + | 81 || [[Chengdu Worldcon]] || <s>August 16-20, 2023</s> <br>October 18-22, 2023 || Chengdu, [[China]] || [[Ben Yalow]], [[Hongwei He]], [[Chen Shi]] || [[Cixin Liu]], <s>[[Sergey Lukianenko]]</s>, [[Robert J. Sawyer]] || TBD | ||
| + | 82 || [[Glasgow 2024]] || August 8–12, 2024 || [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] || [[Esther MacCallum-Stewart]] || [[Chris Baker]] (aka Fangorn), [[Claire Brialey]] & [[Mark Plummer]], [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Nnedi Okorafor]], [[Terri Windling]] || 7,240 (+ 618 virt.) / 8,845<ref> https://glasgow2024.org/newsletter/2024/08/the-unicorn-issue-8/</ref> | ||
| + | 83 || [[Seacon '25]] || August 13-17, 2025|| [[Seattle]] || [[Kathy Bond]] || [[Martha Wells]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[Bridget Landry]], [[Alexander James Adams]] || rowspan=2 | n/a w/o a [[Time Machine|TM]] | ||
| + | 84 || [[LAcon V]] || August 27-31, 2026 || [[Los Angeles, CA]] || [[Joyce Lloyd]] || [[Barbara Hambly]], Ronald D. Moore, Coleen Doran, [[Tim Kirk]], [[Geri Sullivan]], Anita Sengupta, Stan Sakai | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
| − | {{convention | start=1939 | + | {{convention | start=1939 }} |
[[Category:Notable]] | [[Category:Notable]] | ||
[[Category:Fancy2]] | [[Category:Fancy2]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Worldcon]] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 9 October 2024
Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Convention, is the principal annual gathering of science fiction fandom — fandom's family reunion. The one, the only, annual world science fiction convention at which the Hugo Awards are given out. It is an entirely volunteer-run effort.
As a service mark, not to mention proper name, "Worldcon" should always be capitalized. (Technically it may not be necessary for Worldcons held before it was made a service mark, but why split hairs?) It is incorrect (but sadly increasingly frequent) to CamelCase it as "WorldCon."
In a custom begun by Forrest J Ackerman at the first Worldcon, in New York in 1939, which he dubbed Nycon, every Worldcon has a pet name, often associated with its location, beside being the Nth Worldcon.
The Worldcon has been held since 1939 (except during 1942–45, World War II), and moves to a different city each year. It is the oldest sf convention with a continuing existence. While most Worldcons have occurred in the United States, the event has been hosted by Australia (4x), Canada (5x), China, Germany, Finland, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (7x). It would have been held New Zealand in 2020 if Covid-19 hadn’t forced it online.
Traditionally, the Worldcon in the US was held over Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September, aka Roscoe’s Birthday), a date chosen not only because most fans have the holiday off work but also because it was an unpopular weekend for mundane meetings, giving Worldcon a better position in regard to facilities. However, this is no longer the case, and since the late 1990s Worldcon bidders choose dates any time from midsummer to early fall. (Indeed, Dragoncon’s choice to hold its gate show over Labor Day has caused some Worldcons to deliberately avoid the weekend due to complaints from pros about the conflict.)
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| The chief annual gathering of fans is usually designated as an "International Convention."
See Convention. |
Officially sponsored by the the World Science Fiction Society, the Worldcon is run by a different organization each year. Each committee bids to run it and is selected by vote of the WSFS membership two years in advance (see Site Selection).
Worldcon Committees[edit]
Each Worldcon committee is nearly always legally incorporated in the local jurisdiction. In the United States, these are usually set up as non-profit corporations. The organizers may be standalone committees, or the Worldcon may be a project of an existing local club.
There is no continuing or central organization. (WSFS is unincorporated and has no officers or staff or budget.) Thus each Worldcon is entirely independent. Worldcon concoms do agree to be bound by the WSFS constitution in effect when they’re selected, but this is enforced entirely by fannish public opinion. (Which is surprisingly powerful!)
All committee work is done by unpaid volunteers and WSFS rules direct that any surplus be spent for the benefit of fandom.
More Reading[edit]
- The SmofInfo Long List of Worldcons.
- Worldcon pages at Fanac.org, with progress reports and souvenir book scans.
- Schedule pages.
- https://www.worldcon.org – Official website
See also: Worldcon proceedings, Worldcons by Area, Convention, WSFS.
| Convention | |
| 1939— |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
If applicable, please include category Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, NZ, UK, US, ROW or World.
