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A [[bid]] to host the 2028 [[Worldcon]] in Kampala, [[Uganda]], Central [[Africa]], as '''Kampcon''', announced in early August 2022 and [[chair]]ed by [[Kabunga Micheal]].<ref> It is common in Uganda to [[wikipedia:Eastern name order|state family name first, followed by given name]], somewhat like in [[Hungary]] (not to mention [[China]]); see for example [https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/commentary/what-order-of-your-name-s-says-about-state-of-our-education-part-ii-1826366 2019 newspaper essay]. This led to some confusion on the bid website and related publicity where both forms may be used without making the context clear – for example the quoted [[con committee]] list in ''File 770'' is (with an exception or two) surname-first, even as the editorial parts of the article mention the chair as "Micheal Kabunga".  There have also been misspellings "Michael".</ref>
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A [[bid]] to host the 2028 [[Worldcon]] in Kampala, [[Uganda]], Central [[Africa]], as '''Kampcon''', announced in early August 2022 and [[chair]]ed by [[Kabunga Micheal]].  
  
 
* [https://kampcon.org Website.]
 
* [https://kampcon.org Website.]

Revision as of 17:22, 21 October 2023

A bid to host the 2028 Worldcon in Kampala, Uganda, Central Africa, as Kampcon, announced in early August 2022 and chaired by Kabunga Micheal.


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This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won.