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− | ==[[ | + | ==[[Australia]]== |
− | * | + | * 1975 -- '''[[Aussiecon One]]''' ([[Australia in 75]]) |
− | * | + | * 1983 -- [[Adelaide in '83]] |
− | * | + | * 1984 -- [[Perth in '84]] (gave way to [[Australia in '83]]) |
− | * | + | * 1983 -- [[Australia in '83]] (lost to [[ConStellation]]) |
− | * | + | * 1985 -- '''[[Aussiecon Two]]''' ([[Melbourne in '85]] also known as [[Australia in '85]]) |
− | * | + | * 1988 -- [[Sydney Cove in '88]] (bid was terminated before the vote) |
− | * | + | * 1991 -- [[Sydney in 91]] (lost to [[Chicon V]]) |
− | * | + | * 1994 -- [[Perth in '94]] (bid was terminated before the vote) |
− | * | + | * 1995 -- [[Sydney in 95]] |
− | * | + | * 1999 -- '''[[Aussiecon Three]]''' ([[Australia in 1999]]) |
− | * | + | * 2005 -- [[Sydney in 2005]] |
− | + | * 2010 -- '''[[Aussiecon 4]]''' ([[Australia in 2010]]) | |
+ | * 2025 -- [[Perth, Australia in 2025]] | ||
− | + | See also [[Huttcon '90]], [[Ratcon in Ararat]], and [[Rottnest Island]]. | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | ==[[ | + | ==[[Britain]]== |
− | * 1946 -- [[Pacificon 1]] | + | * 1957 -- '''[[LonCon]]''' ([[London in 1957]]) |
+ | * 1965 -- '''[[LonCon II]]''' | ||
+ | * 1979 -- '''[[Seacon '79]]''' | ||
+ | * 1987 -- '''[[Conspiracy '87]]''' ([[Britain in '87]]) | ||
+ | * 1995 -- '''[[Intersection]]''' ([[UK in '95]]) | ||
+ | * 2005 -- '''[[Interaction]]''' ([[Glasgow in 2005]]) | ||
+ | * 2014 -- '''[[Loncon 3]]''' ([[London in 2014]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Canada]]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1948 -- '''[[Torcon]]''' | ||
+ | * 1973 -- '''[[Torcon II]]''' | ||
+ | * 1984 -- '''[[ConAdian]]''' | ||
+ | * 2003 -- '''[[Torcon 3]]''' | ||
+ | * 2009 -- '''[[Anticipation]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Europe]]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1970 -- '''[[Heicon '70]]''' ([[Germany]]) | ||
+ | * 1990 -- '''[[ConFiction]]''' ([[Netherlands]]) | ||
+ | * 2017 -- '''[[Worldcon 75]]''' ([[Finland]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Ireland]]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 2019 -- '''[[Dublin 2019]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[New Zealand]]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 2020 -- '''[[CoNZealand]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[US]]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Baltiwash]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[1960]] -- [[DC in 1960]] (lost to [[Pittcon]]) | ||
+ | * [[1963]] -- '''[[Discon]]''' | ||
+ | * [[1966]] -- [[Baltimore in '67]] (lost to [[New York in 1967]] which ran [[NyCon III]]) | ||
+ | * [[1974]] -- '''[[Discon II]]''' | ||
+ | * [[1980]] -- [[Baltimore in '80]] (lost to [[Boston in 1980]]) | ||
+ | * [[1983]] -- '''[[Constellation]]''' ([[Baltimore in '83]]) | ||
+ | * [[1984]] -- [[DC in '84]] (odd, out-of-[[rotation]] bid which was forced to withdraw) | ||
+ | * [[1992]] -- [[DC in 1992]] (withdrew before the vote. Competition was [[Orlando in '92]]) | ||
+ | * [[1998]] -- '''[[BucConeer]]''' ([[Baltimore in '98]]) | ||
+ | * [[2007]] -- [[Baltimore in 2007]] (probably a [[hoax bid]]) | ||
+ | * [[2007]] -- [[DC in 007]] (short-lived serious bid) | ||
+ | * [[2011]] -- [[DC in 2011]] (short-lived serious bid) | ||
+ | * [[2017]] -- [[DC 17]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Bay Area]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1954 -- '''[[SFCon]]''' | ||
+ | * 1964 -- '''[[Pacificon II]]''' | ||
+ | * 1968 -- '''[[Baycon]]''' | ||
+ | * 1993 -- '''[[ConFrancisco]]''' | ||
+ | * 2004 -- '''[[ConJose]]''' | ||
+ | * 2017 -- '''[[Worldcon 76]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hear [[ConFrancisco]] chair [[David Clark]] and [[ConJose]] co-chair [[Kevin Standlee]] recount the bids and conventions along with [[Warren Buff]] and [[Lisa Hayes]] at [[Baycon 2014]]: [[file Bay Area Chairs.mp3|Bay Area Worldcon Reminiscences]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Boston]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1966 -- [[Boston in '67]] (lost to [[New York in 1967]] ([[NyCon III]])) | ||
+ | * 1971 -- '''[[Noreascon]]''' ([[Boston in 71]]) | ||
+ | * 1980 -- '''[[Noreascon Two]]''' ([[Boston in 1980]]) (Bid by [[MCFI]]) | ||
+ | * 1989 -- '''[[Noreascon 3]]''' ([[Boston in '89]]) (Bid by [[MCFI]]) | ||
+ | * 1994 -- abandoned [[bid]] for [[1998 Worldcon]] ([[Boston in '98]], bid by [[MCFI]])) | ||
+ | * 1995 -- failed bid for [[1998 Worldcon]]. ([[Boston in 1998]], bid by [[BCEC]].) | ||
+ | * 1997 -- failed bid for [[2001 Worldcon]]. (Bid by [[MCFI]] for a [[Worldcon]] to be held in [[Orlando]], FL.) | ||
+ | * 1999 -- [[Boston in 1999]], a [[hoax bid]] | ||
+ | * 2004 -- '''[[Noreascon 4]]''' ([[Boston in 2004]]) (Bid by [[MCFI]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Chicago]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1940 -- '''[[Chicon I]]''' | ||
+ | * 1952 -- '''[[Chicon II]]''' (TASFiC). | ||
+ | * 1959 -- [[Chicago: 1959]] (unsuccessful bid) | ||
+ | * 1960 -- [[Chicago in '60]] (unsuccessful bid) | ||
+ | * 1962 -- '''[[Chicon III]]''' ([[Chicago in 1962]]) | ||
+ | * 1982 -- '''[[Chicon IV]]''' ([[Chicago in 1982]]) | ||
+ | * 1991 -- '''[[Chicon V]]''' ([[Chicago in '91]]) | ||
+ | * 2000 -- '''[[Chicon 2000]]''' ([[Chicago in 2000]]) | ||
+ | * 2008 -- [[Chicago in 2008]] (unsuccessful bid) | ||
+ | * 2012 -- '''[[Chicon 7]]''' ([[Chicago in 2012]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Denver]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1941 -- '''[[Denvention I]]''' | ||
+ | * 1981 -- '''[[Denvention Two]]''' | ||
+ | * 2008 -- '''[[Denvention 3]]''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[L.A.]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1946 -- '''[[Pacificon 1]]''' | ||
* 1948 -- Start of [[South Gate in 58]] bid. | * 1948 -- Start of [[South Gate in 58]] bid. | ||
* 1957 -- Failed [[Los Angeles in 1957]] bid. | * 1957 -- Failed [[Los Angeles in 1957]] bid. | ||
− | * 1958 -- [[Solacon]] | + | * 1958 -- '''[[Solacon]]''' |
* 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) [[South Gate Again in 2010!]] bid. | * 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) [[South Gate Again in 2010!]] bid. | ||
− | * 1972 -- [[L.A.con I]] | + | * 1972 -- '''[[L.A.con I]]''' |
* 1976 -- Failed [[LA in '78]] bid | * 1976 -- Failed [[LA in '78]] bid | ||
* 1979 -- Failed [[LA in '81]] bid | * 1979 -- Failed [[LA in '81]] bid | ||
− | * 1984 -- [[L.A.con II]] | + | * 1984 -- '''[[L.A.con II]]''' |
* 1987 -- Failed [[LA in '90]] bid | * 1987 -- Failed [[LA in '90]] bid | ||
− | * 1996 -- [[L.A.con III]] ( | + | * 1996 -- '''[[L.A.con III]]''' ([[LA in '96]]) |
− | * 2006 -- [[L.A.con IV]] ( | + | * 2006 -- '''[[L.A.con IV]]''' ([[LA in 2006]]) |
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Philadelphia]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 1947 -- '''[[Philcon I]]''' | ||
+ | * 1953 -- '''[[11th Worldcon]]''' | ||
+ | * 1960 -- '''[[Philadelphia in 1960]]''' | ||
+ | * 1976 -- Failed bid for [[1977 Worldcon]] | ||
+ | * 1984 -- Failed bid for [[1986 Worldcon]] | ||
+ | * 2001 -- '''[[Millennium Philcon]]''' ([[Philadelphia in 2001]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[New Orleans]]=== | ||
+ | * 1951 -- '''[[Nolacon]]''' | ||
+ | * 1972 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '73]] bid | ||
+ | * 1977 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '79]] bid | ||
+ | * 1988 -- '''[[NOLAcon II]]''' | ||
[[Category:worldcon]] | [[Category:worldcon]] |
Revision as of 04:04, 19 February 2019
Contents
Australia[edit]
- 1975 -- Aussiecon One (Australia in 75)
- 1983 -- Adelaide in '83
- 1984 -- Perth in '84 (gave way to Australia in '83)
- 1983 -- Australia in '83 (lost to ConStellation)
- 1985 -- Aussiecon Two (Melbourne in '85 also known as Australia in '85)
- 1988 -- Sydney Cove in '88 (bid was terminated before the vote)
- 1991 -- Sydney in 91 (lost to Chicon V)
- 1994 -- Perth in '94 (bid was terminated before the vote)
- 1995 -- Sydney in 95
- 1999 -- Aussiecon Three (Australia in 1999)
- 2005 -- Sydney in 2005
- 2010 -- Aussiecon 4 (Australia in 2010)
- 2025 -- Perth, Australia in 2025
See also Huttcon '90, Ratcon in Ararat, and Rottnest Island.
Britain[edit]
- 1957 -- LonCon (London in 1957)
- 1965 -- LonCon II
- 1979 -- Seacon '79
- 1987 -- Conspiracy '87 (Britain in '87)
- 1995 -- Intersection (UK in '95)
- 2005 -- Interaction (Glasgow in 2005)
- 2014 -- Loncon 3 (London in 2014)
Canada[edit]
- 1948 -- Torcon
- 1973 -- Torcon II
- 1984 -- ConAdian
- 2003 -- Torcon 3
- 2009 -- Anticipation
Europe[edit]
- 1970 -- Heicon '70 (Germany)
- 1990 -- ConFiction (Netherlands)
- 2017 -- Worldcon 75 (Finland)
Ireland[edit]
- 2019 -- Dublin 2019
New Zealand[edit]
- 2020 -- CoNZealand
United States[edit]
Baltiwash[edit]
- 1960 -- DC in 1960 (lost to Pittcon)
- 1963 -- Discon
- 1966 -- Baltimore in '67 (lost to New York in 1967 which ran NyCon III)
- 1974 -- Discon II
- 1980 -- Baltimore in '80 (lost to Boston in 1980)
- 1983 -- Constellation (Baltimore in '83)
- 1984 -- DC in '84 (odd, out-of-rotation bid which was forced to withdraw)
- 1992 -- DC in 1992 (withdrew before the vote. Competition was Orlando in '92)
- 1998 -- BucConeer (Baltimore in '98)
- 2007 -- Baltimore in 2007 (probably a hoax bid)
- 2007 -- DC in 007 (short-lived serious bid)
- 2011 -- DC in 2011 (short-lived serious bid)
- 2017 -- DC 17
Bay Area[edit]
- 1954 -- SFCon
- 1964 -- Pacificon II
- 1968 -- Baycon
- 1993 -- ConFrancisco
- 2004 -- ConJosé
- 2017 -- Worldcon 76 in San Jose
Hear ConFrancisco chair David Clark and ConJosé co-chair Kevin Standlee recount the bids and conventions along with Warren Buff and Lisa Hayes at Baycon 2014: Bay Area Worldcon Reminiscences.
Boston[edit]
- 1966 -- Boston in '67 (lost to New York in 1967 (NyCon III))
- 1971 -- Noreascon (Boston in 71)
- 1980 -- Noreascon Two (Boston in 1980) (Bid by MCFI)
- 1989 -- Noreascon 3 (Boston in '89) (Bid by MCFI)
- 1994 -- abandoned bid for 1998 Worldcon (Boston in '98, bid by MCFI))
- 1995 -- failed bid for 1998 Worldcon. (Boston in 1998, bid by BCEC.)
- 1997 -- failed bid for 2001 Worldcon. (Bid by MCFI for a Worldcon to be held in Orlando, FL.)
- 1999 -- Boston in 1999, a hoax bid
- 2004 -- Noreascon 4 (Boston in 2004) (Bid by MCFI)
Chicago[edit]
- 1940 -- Chicon I
- 1952 -- Chicon II (TASFiC).
- 1959 -- Chicago: 1959 (unsuccessful bid)
- 1960 -- Chicago in '60 (unsuccessful bid)
- 1962 -- Chicon III (Chicago in 1962)
- 1982 -- Chicon IV (Chicago in 1982)
- 1991 -- Chicon V (Chicago in '91)
- 2000 -- Chicon 2000 (Chicago in 2000)
- 2008 -- Chicago in 2008 (unsuccessful bid)
- 2012 -- Chicon 7 (Chicago in 2012)
Denver[edit]
- 1941 -- Denvention I
- 1981 -- Denvention Two
- 2008 -- Denvention 3
L.A.[edit]
- 1946 -- Pacificon 1
- 1948 -- Start of South Gate in 58 bid.
- 1957 -- Failed Los Angeles in 1957 bid.
- 1958 -- Solacon
- 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) South Gate Again in 2010! bid.
- 1972 -- L.A.con I
- 1976 -- Failed LA in '78 bid
- 1979 -- Failed LA in '81 bid
- 1984 -- L.A.con II
- 1987 -- Failed LA in '90 bid
- 1996 -- L.A.con III (LA in '96)
- 2006 -- L.A.con IV (LA in 2006)
Philadelphia[edit]
- 1947 -- Philcon
- 1953 -- 11th Worldcon
- 1960 -- Philadelphia in 1960
- 1976 -- Failed bid for 1977 Worldcon
- 1984 -- Failed bid for 1986 Worldcon
- 2001 -- Millennium Philcon (Philadelphia in 2001)
New Orleans[edit]
- 1951 -- Nolacon
- 1972 -- Failed New Orleans in '73 bid
- 1977 -- Failed New Orleans in '79 bid
- 1988 -- NOLAcon II