Difference between revisions of "Jeddicon"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Jeddicon was a [[Worldcon bid]] for Jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[chaired]] by [[Yasser Bahjatt]]. The bid first proposed running a [[convention]] on a weekend near May 4, 2022, but it lost to [[Chicago in 2022]] by 517 votes to 33, amid concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record. | Jeddicon was a [[Worldcon bid]] for Jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]], [[chaired]] by [[Yasser Bahjatt]]. The bid first proposed running a [[convention]] on a weekend near May 4, 2022, but it lost to [[Chicago in 2022]] by 517 votes to 33, amid concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record. | ||
| − | They have decided to run again for 2026. | + | They have decided to run again for 2026, this time bidding Cairo, Egypt as [[PharaohCon]]. |
{{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRDxuuTiD4 | text=July 2020 Q&A}} | {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTRDxuuTiD4 | text=July 2020 Q&A}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:32, 13 August 2022
Jeddicon was a Worldcon bid for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, chaired by Yasser Bahjatt. The bid first proposed running a convention on a weekend near May 4, 2022, but it lost to Chicago in 2022 by 517 votes to 33, amid concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
They have decided to run again for 2026, this time bidding Cairo, Egypt as PharaohCon.
| 2026 Site Selection | Website | 2026 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
