Difference between revisions of "Memphis in 2023"
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| − | + | '''Memphis in 2023''' was a [[carpetbagger]] [[bid]] to host the 81st [[Worldcon]] in [[Memphis, TN]], in late August 2023. The bid, [[chaired]] by [[Cliff Dunn]] and [[Kate Secor]], was announced at the [[Dublin 2019]] Worldcon. The bid filing said Secor would be [[con chair]]. The other announced [[bidcom]] members were [[Mike Willmoth]] and [[Jo Van]]. | |
| − | The bid | + | The bid had said that it would not run the 1948 [[Retro Hugos]] should it win: “While we understand that some family members very much appreciate getting Hugos for the work their parents (or grandparents) did, the reaction to the Retros has been increasingly mixed. On balance, we therefore believe it is time to move on from these, at least for the time being.” |
| − | Their competition | + | Their competition was [[Chengdu 2023]] and a much later bid for [[Winnipeg in '23]]. It would have been voted on at [[Discon III]] in December 2021. |
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| + | On October 18, 2021, Dunn announced the bid had withdrawn, blaming the [[Covid-19]] pandemic:<blockquote>“It is with great sadness that we let you know that the Memphis in 2023 bid has folded. The challenges and uncertainties surrounding the pandemic have severely hampered our ability to run the campaign we had been hoping to so it has led us to fold this bid.”</blockquote> | ||
*[https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Memphis-Worldcon-2023-Bid-Filing.pdf Bid filing.] | *[https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Memphis-Worldcon-2023-Bid-Filing.pdf Bid filing.] | ||
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Revision as of 08:59, 18 October 2021
Memphis in 2023 was a carpetbagger bid to host the 81st Worldcon in Memphis, TN, in late August 2023. The bid, chaired by Cliff Dunn and Kate Secor, was announced at the Dublin 2019 Worldcon. The bid filing said Secor would be con chair. The other announced bidcom members were Mike Willmoth and Jo Van.
The bid had said that it would not run the 1948 Retro Hugos should it win: “While we understand that some family members very much appreciate getting Hugos for the work their parents (or grandparents) did, the reaction to the Retros has been increasingly mixed. On balance, we therefore believe it is time to move on from these, at least for the time being.”
Their competition was Chengdu 2023 and a much later bid for Winnipeg in '23. It would have been voted on at Discon III in December 2021.
On October 18, 2021, Dunn announced the bid had withdrawn, blaming the Covid-19 pandemic:
“It is with great sadness that we let you know that the Memphis in 2023 bid has folded. The challenges and uncertainties surrounding the pandemic have severely hampered our ability to run the campaign we had been hoping to so it has led us to fold this bid.”
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