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61 || September 29-October 2, 2023 || [[Conflux 17]]: Passages and Portals || Canberra || [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Grace Chan]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Helen Marshall]], and (fan) [[Perry Middlemiss]] | 61 || September 29-October 2, 2023 || [[Conflux 17]]: Passages and Portals || Canberra || [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Grace Chan]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Helen Marshall]], and (fan) [[Perry Middlemiss]] | ||
62 || May 17-19, 2024 || [[Continuum 16]]: Reboot || Melbourne || [[Shannon Chakraborty]], [[Vanessa Len]], and [[Cienan Muir]] | 62 || May 17-19, 2024 || [[Continuum 16]]: Reboot || Melbourne || [[Shannon Chakraborty]], [[Vanessa Len]], and [[Cienan Muir]] | ||
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The Australian National Science Fiction Convention, started in 1952 regularly presents the Ditmar Awards.
It also holds a Business Meeting at which, nowadays, bids are presented to host the Australian Natcon two years onward.
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National Media Conventions[edit]
In some years there was a separate Australian National Media Convention. Australian Media Natcons used to present the Australian Science Fiction Media Awards. In 1983, Conquest '83, in Brisbane, was the first media natcon. In 1984, Medtrek '84, in Sydney, was the Australian National SF Media Convention for that year. In 1985, Con Amore, in Brisbane was the National Media Convention. In 1986, Galactic Tours Convention, in Melbourne was the Australian National Media Convention. In 1987, Eccentricon, held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in Richmond NSW, was the 5th National S.F. Media Convention. In 1989, Conspire, in Canberra, was the Australasian SF Media Convention. In 1993, the New Zealand Natcon, DefCon, was the Australasian Media Natcon.
Spawncon[edit]
There was a joke bid, by Jerry Kaufman and Clifford R. Wind, for the 1985 Australian Natcon to be held in Seattle (U.S.A.). It won.
SpawnCon Two[edit]
In 1999, when Australia hosted the 57th Worldcon, Aussiecon 3, the Australian Natcon was SpawnCon Two.
Dudcon III[edit]
In 2010, when Australia hosted the 68th Worldcon, Aussiecon 4, the Australian Natcon was Dudcon III.
List of Australian Natcons[edit]
Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by Marc Ortlieb, and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book.
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