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'''SCIFI''', the '''Southern California Institute for Fan Interests''', a [[501(c)(3)]] non-profit founded in the 1980s by [[Bruce Pelz]] and others, ran the last three [[LA Worldcons]], [[L.A.con II]], [[L.A.con III]] and [[L.A.con IV]]. It announced the [[Los Angeles in 2026]] [[Worldcon bid]] at [[SMOFcon]] in 2020.  Its name, pronounced "[[skiffy]]," is a play on the dreaded ''[[sci-fi]]'' and a nod to its coiner, beloved [[LA]] [[BNF]] [[Forry Ackerman]].
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The [[organization]] has an odd membership structure with a large [[board]] (25 members) which wields complete power within the organization. The Board is elected annually.  Because the Board is so large, it functions more like a [[club]] than a more [[traditional]] board of [[director]]s. SCIFI is unrelated to [[LASFS]], though the two organizations have many members in common.
 
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After LACon II, it was criticized for keeping too much of its profits and putting them to local uses, such as air-conditioning the [[LASFS Clubhouse]], and subsequently became more active at distributing money and publicizing the fact.
 
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It has also run the 1989 [[Westercon]] - [[Conosaurus]], the 1994 Westercon - [[Conozoic]], the 1999 [[NASFiC]] - [[Conucopia]] and the 2002 Westercon - [[Conagerie]] and several [[World Fantasy Conventions]].
 
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It sponsors the [[Rotsler Award]] and the [[Fan Gallery]].
 
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'''SCIFI Press''', its [[small press]], published only one book, ''[[A Wealth of Fable]]'' by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], in 1992.
 
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*[http://www.scifiinc.org/ Website.]
 
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* {{file770 | issue=54 | page=9}}-11 (distribution of profits, etc.)
 
  
 
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