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| − | Jeddicon | + | Jeddicon was a [[Worldcon bid]] for it to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2022 chaired by [[Yasser Bahjatt]]. The convention would have been held 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. |
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Revision as of 15:28, 30 July 2020
Jeddicon was a Worldcon bid for it to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2022 chaired by Yasser Bahjatt. The convention would have been held 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.
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