Aussiecon Three

Aussiecon Three (FanHistoriCon 9.5) was the 1999 Worldcon and third Australian Worldcon held September 2-6 in the World Congress Center and Centra Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. GoHs: George Turner (pro) and Greg Benford (pro), FGoH: Bruce Gillespie, Special Guest: J. Michael Straczynski. George Turner died prior to the convention. Perry Middlemiss chaired the convention.

Memberships of all types: 2,813, consisting of:

• Attending 1719
• Supporting 857
• Child 35
• Infant (includes stuffed toys) 19
• Day Members 192
• The warm body count — number of unique members present (registered) at the convention — was 1,872.

It arose from the Australia in 1999 bid. It hosted 2002 Worldcon Site Selection.

Publications:

• Committee List (IA)
• Progress Report #1 (IA)
• Progress Report #2 (IA)
• Progress Report #3 (IA)
• Progress Report #4 (IA)

• Newsletter (from before the convention): The Voice of the Platypus
• Daily newsletter (during the convention): The Monotreme

Conreps:

• Marc Ortlieb's Con Report

• (in issue 125 of The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet)
• Evelyn C. Leeper's Con Report

• Geoff Tilley video

• Dave Langford conrep

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BucConeer	Worldcon - Bidding - Hugos	Chicon 2000
Aussiecon Two	Australian Worldcons	Aussiecon 4
FanHistoriCon 9	FanHistoriCon	FanHistoriCon 10
Website	1999

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