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==[[Australia]]==
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A list of [[Worldcons]] and serious [[Worldcon bids]], sorted regionally. Note that most bids' opening date in the list is when they were started; however this does not hold for actual Worldcons, sorted by their date (so their bids' start is not available here).
  
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Bids are “failed” if they lost the vote, “abandoned” or “withdrawn” if they folded before [[site selection]].
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=[[Asia]]=
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===[[China]]===
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* 2014 -- Failed [[Beijing in 2016]] bid
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* 2023 -- '''[[Chengdu WorldCon]]''' ([[Chengdu 2023]])
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===[[Japan]]===
 
* 1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
 
* 1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
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* 1975 -- '''[[Aussiecon One]]''' ([[Australia in '75]])
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* 2007 -- '''[[Nippon 2007]]''' ([[Yokohama]]; bid had same name)
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* 1981 -- Failed [[Adelaide in '83]] bid, [[Australia in '83]] bid  
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* 2015 -- Failed [[Nippon in 2017]] bid
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* 1982 -- [[Perth in '84]] (abandoned)
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=[[Australasia]]=
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===[[Australia]]===
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* 1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
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* 1975 -- '''[[Aussiecon]]''' ([[Australia in '75]])
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* 1981 -- Abandoned [[Adelaide in '83]] bid
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* 1981 -- Failed [[Australia in '83]] bid  
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* 1982 -- Abandoned [[Perth in '84]] bid
 
* 1985 -- '''[[Aussiecon Two]]''' ([[Melbourne in '85]] aka [[Australia in '85]])
 
* 1985 -- '''[[Aussiecon Two]]''' ([[Melbourne in '85]] aka [[Australia in '85]])
 
* 1986 -- Failed [[Sydney Cove in '88]] bid
 
* 1986 -- Failed [[Sydney Cove in '88]] bid
 
* 1988 -- Failed [[Sydney in '91]] bid
 
* 1988 -- Failed [[Sydney in '91]] bid
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* 1991 -- [[Perth in '94]] (bid was terminated before the vote)
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* 1991 -- Abandoned [[Perth in '94]] bid
 
* 1992 -- Failed [[Sydney in 95]] bid
 
* 1992 -- Failed [[Sydney in 95]] bid
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* 1999 -- '''[[Aussiecon Three]]''' ([[Australia in 1999]])
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* 1999 -- '''[[Aussiecon Three]]''' ([[Melbourne]]: [[Australia in 1999]])
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* 2002 -- Failed [[Sydney in 2005]] bid
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* 2002 -- Abandoned [[Sydney in 2005]] bid
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* 2010 -- '''[[Aussiecon 4]]''' ([[Australia in 2010]])
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* 2010 -- '''[[Aussiecon 4]]''' ([[Melbourne]]: [[Australia in 2010]])
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* 2022 -- [[Perth, Australia in 2025]]
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* 2019 -- Abandoned [[Perth, Australia in 2025]] bid
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* 2023 -- Abandoned [[Australia 2025]] (Brisbane, QLD) bid
  
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See also [[Huttcon '90]], [[Ratcon in Ararat]], and [[Rottnest Island]].
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===[[New Zealand]]===
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* 2020 -- '''[[CoNZealand]]''' ([[Wellington, NZ]] / virtualised due to [[Covid-19]]: [[New Zealand in 2020]])
  
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==[[Britain]]==
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=[[Europe]]=
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===Continent===
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* 1970 -- '''[[Heicon '70]]''' ([[Heidelberg]], [[Germany]]: [[Heicon in 70]])
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*1981 -- Failed [[Worldcon Scandinavia in 1983]] bid ([[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]])
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*1985 -- Abandoned [[Yugoslavia in '88]] bid ([[Zagreb]])
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* 1990 -- '''[[ConFiction]]''' ([[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]: [[Holland in 1990]])
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* 1990 -- Failed [[Zagreb in '93]] bid
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* 1996 -- Failed [[Worldcon Zagreb in 1999]] bid
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* 1999 -- Abandoned [[Berlin in 2002]] bid
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* 2000 -- Abandoned [[Berlin in 2003]] bid
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* 2013 -- Failed [[Helsinki in 2015]] bid
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* 2017 -- '''[[Worldcon 75]]''' ([[Finland]]: [[Helsinki in 2017]])
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* 2020 -- Abandoned bid for [[Nice in 2023]]
  
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===[[Ireland]]===
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* 2019 -- '''[[Dublin 2019]]''' ([[Dublin in 2019]])
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===[[U.K.]]===
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====[[England]]====
 
* 1953 -- Failed [[London in '54]] bid
 
* 1953 -- Failed [[London in '54]] bid
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* 1956 -- Withdrawn [[London in '56]] bid
 
* 1957 -- '''[[Loncon]]''' ([[London in 1957]])
 
* 1957 -- '''[[Loncon]]''' ([[London in 1957]])
 
* 1965 -- '''[[Loncon II]]''' ([[London in '65]])
 
* 1965 -- '''[[Loncon II]]''' ([[London in '65]])
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* 1979 -- '''[[Seacon '79]]''' ([[Brighton]], [[Britain in '79]])
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* 1979 -- '''[[Seacon '79]]''' ([[Brighton]]: [[Britain in '79]])
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* 1987 -- '''[[Conspiracy '87]]''' ([[Britain in '87]])
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* 1981 -- Abandoned [[Britain in '84]] bid
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* 1995 -- '''[[Intersection]]''' ([[UK in '95]])
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* 1987 -- '''[[Conspiracy '87]]''' (Brighton: [[Britain in '87]])
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* 2005 -- '''[[Interaction]]'''  ([[Glasgow in 2005]])
 
 
* 2014 -- '''[[Loncon 3]]'''  ([[London in 2014]])
 
* 2014 -- '''[[Loncon 3]]'''  ([[London in 2014]])
  
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==[[Canada]]==
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====[[Scotland]]====
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* 1995 -- '''[[Intersection]]'''  ([[Glasgow]]: [[UK in '95]])
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* 2005 -- '''[[Interaction]]'''  ([[Glasgow in 2005]])
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* 2024 -- '''[[Glasgow 2024]]''' (bid had same name)
  
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=[[North America]]=
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===[[Canada]]===
 
* 1948 -- '''[[Torcon]]''' ([[Toronto in 1948]])
 
* 1948 -- '''[[Torcon]]''' ([[Toronto in 1948]])
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* 1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Niagara Falls in 1952]] bids
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* 1952 -- Failed [[Niagara Falls in '53]] bid
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* 1972 -- Abandoned [[Montreal in 74]] bid
 
* 1973 -- '''[[Torcon II]]''' ([[Toronto in '73]])
 
* 1973 -- '''[[Torcon II]]''' ([[Toronto in '73]])
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* 1975 -- [[Montreal in '77]] bid (dropped out before the vote)
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* 1975 -- Abandoned [[Montreal in '77]] bid  
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*1979 -- Original [[Winnipeg in '94]] bid launched
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* 1979 -- Original [[Winnipeg in '94]] bid launched
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* 1984 -- '''[[ConAdian]]''' ([[Winnipeg in '94]])
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* 1982 -- Abandoned [[Vancouver in '84]] bid
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* 1985 -- Abandoned [[Vancouver in '87]] bid
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* 1994 -- '''[[ConAdian]]''' ([[Winnipeg in '94]])
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* 1995 -- Failed [[Niagara Falls in '98]] bid
 
* 2003 -- '''[[Torcon 3]]''' ([[Toronto in '03]])
 
* 2003 -- '''[[Torcon 3]]''' ([[Toronto in '03]])
 
* 2009 -- '''[[Anticipation]]''' ([[Montreal in 2009]])
 
* 2009 -- '''[[Anticipation]]''' ([[Montreal in 2009]])
 
* 2015 -- Failed [[Montreal in 2017]] bid
 
* 2015 -- Failed [[Montreal in 2017]] bid
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* 2021 -- Failed [[Winnipeg in '23]] bid
  
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==[[Europe]]==
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===[[US]]===
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====[[Atlanta]]====
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* 1970 -- '''[[Heicon '70]]''' ([[Germany]], [[Heicon in 70]])
 
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* 1990 -- '''[[ConFiction]]''' ([[Netherlands]], [[Holland in 1990]])
 
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* 2017 -- '''[[Worldcon 75]]''' ([[Finland]], [[Helsinki in 2017]])
 
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==[[Ireland]]==
 
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* 2019 -- '''[[Dublin 2019]]''' ([[Dublin in 2019]])
 
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==[[Japan]]==
 
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* 1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
 
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* 2007 -- '''[[Nippon 2007]]''' (bid had same name)
 
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* 2015 -- Failed [[Nippon in 2017]] bid
 
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==[[New Zealand]]==
 
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* 2020 -- '''[[CoNZealand]]''' ([[New Zealand in 2020]])
 
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==[[US]]==
 
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===[[Atlanta]]===
 
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*1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Atlanta in 1952]] bid
 
*1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Atlanta in 1952]] bid
 
*1986 -- '''[[Confederation]]''' ([[Atlanta in '86]])
 
*1986 -- '''[[Confederation]]''' ([[Atlanta in '86]])
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*1996 -- Failed [[Atlanta in '98]] bid
 
*1996 -- Failed [[Atlanta in '98]] bid
  
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===[[Baltiwash]]===
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====[[Baltiwash]]====
 
*1941 -- Failed [[Washington, DC in 1942]] bid
 
*1941 -- Failed [[Washington, DC in 1942]] bid
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*1949 -- Failed [[DC]] [[Capicon in '50]] bid
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*1949 -- Failed [[Capicon in '50]] bid
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*1950 -- Failed [[Capicon in '50|Capicon in'51]] bid  
 
* 1959 -- Failed [[DC in 1960]] bid  
 
* 1959 -- Failed [[DC in 1960]] bid  
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* 1963 -- '''[[Discon]]'''
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* 1963 -- '''[[Discon]]''' ([[DC in 1963]])
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Baltimore in '67]] bid
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Baltimore in '67]] bid
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* 1974 -- '''[[Discon II]]'''
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*1969 -- Failed [[Washington in '71]] bid
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* 1974 -- '''[[Discon II]]''' ([[DC in '74]])
 
* 1975 -- Failed [[Washington in '77]] bid
 
* 1975 -- Failed [[Washington in '77]] bid
 
* 1978 -- Failed [[Baltimore in '80]] bid
 
* 1978 -- Failed [[Baltimore in '80]] bid
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* 1978 -- [[DC in '84]] (odd, out-of-[[rotation]] bid which was forced to withdraw)
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* 1978 -- Abandoned [[DC in '84]] bid (odd, out-of-[[rotation]] bid which was forced to withdraw)
 
* 1983 -- '''[[Constellation]]''' ([[Baltimore in '83]])
 
* 1983 -- '''[[Constellation]]''' ([[Baltimore in '83]])
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* 1989 -- [[DC in 1992]] (withdrew before the vote)
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* 1984 -- Abandoned [[DC in '86]] bid
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* 1989 -- Withdrawn [[DC in 1992]] bid
 
* 1998 -- '''[[BucConeer]]''' ([[Baltimore in '98]])
 
* 1998 -- '''[[BucConeer]]''' ([[Baltimore in '98]])
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* 2004 -- [[Baltimore in 2007]] (probably a [[hoax bid]])
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* 2004 -- Abandoned [[DC in 007]] bid  
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* 2004 -- [[DC in 007]] (short-lived serious bid)
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* 2009 -- Abandoned [[DC in 2011]] bid
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* 2009 -- [[DC in 2011]] (short-lived serious bid)
 
 
* 2015 -- Failed [[DC17]] bid
 
* 2015 -- Failed [[DC17]] bid
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* 2021 -- '''[[Discon III]]''' ([[DC in 2021]], a bid by [[BWAWA]])
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* 2021 -- '''[[Discon III]]''' ([[DC in 2021]])
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===[[Boston]]===
 
  
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====[[Boston]]====
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Boston in '67]] bid
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Boston in '67]] bid
 
* 1971 -- '''[[Noreascon]]'''  ([[Boston in 71]])
 
* 1971 -- '''[[Noreascon]]'''  ([[Boston in 71]])
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* 1994 -- Abandoned [[Boston in '98]] bid by [[MCFI]]
 
* 1994 -- Abandoned [[Boston in '98]] bid by [[MCFI]]
 
* 1995 -- Failed [[Boston in 1998]] bid by [[BCEC]]
 
* 1995 -- Failed [[Boston in 1998]] bid by [[BCEC]]
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* 1997 -- Failed [[Boston in Orlando in 2001]] bid
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* 1998 -- Failed [[Boston in Orlando in 2001]] bid
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* 1997 -- [[Boston in 1999]] [[hoax bid]]
 
 
* 2004 -- '''[[Noreascon 4]]''' ([[Boston in 2004]])
 
* 2004 -- '''[[Noreascon 4]]''' ([[Boston in 2004]])
  
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===[[California]]===
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====[[California]]====
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====[[Bay Area]]====
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=====[[Bay Area]]=====
 
* 1941 -- Failed [[San Francisco in 1942]] bid
 
* 1941 -- Failed [[San Francisco in 1942]] bid
 
* 1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|San Francisco in 1952]] bid
 
* 1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|San Francisco in 1952]] bid
 
* 1952 -- Failed [[San Francisco in '53]] bid
 
* 1952 -- Failed [[San Francisco in '53]] bid
 
* 1954 -- '''[[SFCon]]''' ([[San Francisco in '54]])
 
* 1954 -- '''[[SFCon]]''' ([[San Francisco in '54]])
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* 1956 -- Failed [[Berkley-Oakland in 1957]] bid
 
* 1964 -- '''[[Pacificon II]]''' ([[San Francisco in '64]])
 
* 1964 -- '''[[Pacificon II]]''' ([[San Francisco in '64]])
 
* 1968 -- '''[[Baycon (Worldcon)]]''' ([[Bay Area in '68]])
 
* 1968 -- '''[[Baycon (Worldcon)]]''' ([[Bay Area in '68]])
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* 1974 -- Brief [[San Francisco in '78]] bid
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*1970 -- Failed [[Baycon II in '72]] bid
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* 1974 -- Abandoned brief [[San Francisco in '78]] bid
 
* 1993 -- '''[[ConFrancisco]]''' ([[San Francisco in '93]])  
 
* 1993 -- '''[[ConFrancisco]]''' ([[San Francisco in '93]])  
 
* 2002 -- '''[[ConJose]]''' ([[Bay Area in 2002]])
 
* 2002 -- '''[[ConJose]]''' ([[Bay Area in 2002]])
 
* 2018 -- '''[[Worldcon 76 in San Jose]]''' ([[San Jose in 2018]])
 
* 2018 -- '''[[Worldcon 76 in San Jose]]''' ([[San Jose in 2018]])
  
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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]].
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=====[[Los Angeles]]=====
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====[[L.A.]]====
 
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* 1946 -- '''[[Pacificon 1]]''' ([[Los Angeles in 1942]], delayed by [[WWII]])
 
* 1946 -- '''[[Pacificon 1]]''' ([[Los Angeles in 1942]], delayed by [[WWII]])
 
* 1948 -- Start of [[South Gate in '58]] bid
 
* 1948 -- Start of [[South Gate in '58]] bid
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* 1956 -- Failed [[Los Angeles in 1957]] bid
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* 1956 -- Withdrawn [[Los Angeles in 1957]] bid
 
* 1958 -- '''[[Solacon]]''' (Honorary “South Gate”)
 
* 1958 -- '''[[Solacon]]''' (Honorary “South Gate”)
 
* 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) [[South Gate Again in 2010!]] bid
 
* 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) [[South Gate Again in 2010!]] bid
 
* 1962 -- Withdrawn [[Los Angeles in '64]] bid
 
* 1962 -- Withdrawn [[Los Angeles in '64]] bid
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*1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
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* 1967 -- Failed bid for [[PanPacificon]]
 
* 1972 -- '''[[L.A.con I]]''' ([[LA in '72]])
 
* 1972 -- '''[[L.A.con I]]''' ([[LA in '72]])
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* 1973 -- Failed [[LA in '75]] bid
 
* 1976 -- Failed [[LA in '78]] bid
 
* 1976 -- Failed [[LA in '78]] bid
 
* 1979 -- Failed [[LA in '81]] bid
 
* 1979 -- Failed [[LA in '81]] bid
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* 2006 -- '''[[L.A.con IV]]''' ([[LA in 2006]])
 
* 2006 -- '''[[L.A.con IV]]''' ([[LA in 2006]])
  
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===[[Chicago]]===
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====[[Chicago]]====
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* 1940 -- '''[[Chicon I]]''' ([[1940 Worldcon Site Selection|unopposed]])
 
* 1940 -- '''[[Chicon I]]''' ([[1940 Worldcon Site Selection|unopposed]])
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* 1940 -- Failed [[1941 Site Selection|Chicago in 1941]] bid
 
* 1952 -- '''[[Chicon II]]''' (aka TASFiC; [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Chicago in 1952]]).
 
* 1952 -- '''[[Chicon II]]''' (aka TASFiC; [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Chicago in 1952]]).
 
* 1958 -- Failed [[Chicago: 1959]] bid
 
* 1958 -- Failed [[Chicago: 1959]] bid
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* 1959 -- Failed [[Chicago in '60]] bid
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* 1959 -- Withdrawn [[Chicago in '60]] bid
 
* 1962 -- '''[[Chicon III]]''' ([[Chicago in 1962]])
 
* 1962 -- '''[[Chicon III]]''' ([[Chicago in 1962]])
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* 1977 -- Abandoned [[Chicago in '79]] bid
 
* 1982 -- '''[[Chicon IV]]''' ([[Chicago in 1982]])
 
* 1982 -- '''[[Chicon IV]]''' ([[Chicago in 1982]])
 
* 1991 -- '''[[Chicon V]]''' ([[Chicago in '91]])
 
* 1991 -- '''[[Chicon V]]''' ([[Chicago in '91]])
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* 2022 -- '''[[Chicon 8]]''' ([[Chicago in 2022]])
 
* 2022 -- '''[[Chicon 8]]''' ([[Chicago in 2022]])
 
   
 
   
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===[[Denver]]===
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====[[Denver]]====
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* 1941 -- '''[[Denvention I]]''' ([[Denver in 1941]])
 
* 1941 -- '''[[Denvention I]]''' ([[Denver in 1941]])
 
* 1981 -- '''[[Denvention Two]]''' ([[Denver in '81]])
 
* 1981 -- '''[[Denvention Two]]''' ([[Denver in '81]])
 
* 2008 -- '''[[Denvention 3]]''' ([[Denver in 2008]])
 
* 2008 -- '''[[Denvention 3]]''' ([[Denver in 2008]])
  
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===[[Detroit]]===
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====[[Detroit]]====
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*1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Detroit in 1952]] bid
 
*1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Detroit in 1952]] bid
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*1952 -- Abandoned [[Detroit in 1953]] bid
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*1954 -- Abandoned [[Detroit in 1955]] bid
 
*1959 -- '''[[Detention]]''' ([[Detroit in '59]])
 
*1959 -- '''[[Detention]]''' ([[Detroit in '59]])
 
*1979 -- Failed [[Detroit in '82]] bid
 
*1979 -- Failed [[Detroit in '82]] bid
  
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===[[Missouri]]===
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====[[Florida]]====
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*1977 -- '''[[SunCon]]''' ([[Miami]]: [[7 for '77]])
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*1986 -- Failed [[Bermuda Triangle Bid]] (a bid to hold the 1988 [[Worldcon]] on a cruise ship leaving from [[Miami]], a [[hoax]] that became real)
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*1992 -- '''[[MagiCon]]''' ([[Orlando in '92]])
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*1998 -- Failed [[Boston in Orlando in 2001]] bid
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*2013 -- Failed [[Orlando in 2015]] bid
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*2021 -- Abandoned [[Orlando in 2026]] bid
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====[[Missouri]]====
 
*1969 -- '''[[St. Louiscon]]''' ([[St. Louis in 69]])
 
*1969 -- '''[[St. Louiscon]]''' ([[St. Louis in 69]])
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*1970 -- Mysterious [[Kansas Citycon in '77]] bid
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*1970 -- Mysterious [[Kansas Citycon in '77]] bid (abandoned)
 
*1976 -- '''[[MidAmeriCon]]''' ([[KC in '76]])
 
*1976 -- '''[[MidAmeriCon]]''' ([[KC in '76]])
 
*1986 -- Failed [[St. Louis in '88]] bid
 
*1986 -- Failed [[St. Louis in '88]] bid
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* 1994 -- Failed [[St. Louis in '97]] bid
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* 1997 -- Withdrawn [[KC in 2000]] bid
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* 2003 -- Failed [[KC in 2006]] bid
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*2007 -- Failed [[KC in 2009]] bid
 
*2016 -- '''[[MidAmeriCon 2]]''' ([[Kansas City 2016]])
 
*2016 -- '''[[MidAmeriCon 2]]''' ([[Kansas City 2016]])
  
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===[[New Orleans]]===
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====[[Nevada]]====
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2011 -- '''[[Renovation]]''' ([[Reno in 2011]])
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====[[New Orleans]]====
 
* 1949 -- Failed [[New Orleans in 1950]] bid
 
* 1949 -- Failed [[New Orleans in 1950]] bid
 
* 1951 -- '''[[Nolacon]]''' ([[New Orleans in 1951]])
 
* 1951 -- '''[[Nolacon]]''' ([[New Orleans in 1951]])
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* 1972 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '73]] bid
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* 1972 -- Withdrawn [[New Orleans in '73]] bid
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* 1975 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '76]] bid
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* 1974 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '76]] bid
 
* 1977 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '79]] bid
 
* 1977 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '79]] bid
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* 1979 -- Failed [[New Orleans in '82]] bid
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* 1979 -- Abandoned [[New Orleans in '82]] bid
 
* 1988 -- '''[[Nolacon II]]''' ([[New Orleans in '88]])
 
* 1988 -- '''[[Nolacon II]]''' ([[New Orleans in '88]])
 
* 2016 -- Failed [[New Orleans in 2018]] bid
 
* 2016 -- Failed [[New Orleans in 2018]] bid
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* 2019 -- [[New Orleans in 2023]] bid (folded after [[Dublin 2019]])
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* 2019 -- Abandoned [[New Orleans in 2023]] bid (folded after [[Dublin 2019]])
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===[[New York State|New York]]===
 
  
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====[[New York State|New York]]====
 
*1939 -- '''[[NyCon]]''' (the [[First Worldcon]])
 
*1939 -- '''[[NyCon]]''' (the [[First Worldcon]])
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*1949 -- Failed [[New York in '50]] bid
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* 1940 -- Failed [[New York in 1941]] bid
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*1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|New York in 1952]] and [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Niagara Falls in 1952]] bids
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* 1948 -- Failed [[New York in '49]] bid
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*1964 -- Failed [[Syracuse in '65]] bid
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* 1949 -- Failed [[New York in '50]] bid
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* 1951 -- Failed [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|New York in 1952]] and [[1952 Worldcon Site Selection|Niagara Falls in 1952]] bids
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* 1952 -- Failed [[Queens SFL in '53]] and [[Niagara Falls in '53]] bids; an [[Amalgamated Greater New York Fan Groups in '53]] bid withdrew in support of [[Philadelphia in '53]]
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* 1954 -- Failed [[Buffalo in 1955]] bid
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* 1964 -- Failed [[Syracuse in '65]] bid
 
* 1956 -- '''[[NyCon II]]''' (aka NewYorkCon; [[New York in 1956]])
 
* 1956 -- '''[[NyCon II]]''' (aka NewYorkCon; [[New York in 1956]])
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* 1965 -- Failed [[Syracuse in '66]] bid
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Syracuse in '67]] bid
 
* 1966 -- Failed [[Syracuse in '67]] bid
 
* 1967 -- '''[[NyCon3]]''' ([[New York in '67]])
 
* 1967 -- '''[[NyCon3]]''' ([[New York in '67]])
 
* 1972 -- Failed [[New York in '74]] and [[NYCon 4 Bid]]s (yes, two!)
 
* 1972 -- Failed [[New York in '74]] and [[NYCon 4 Bid]]s (yes, two!)
 
* 1975 -- Failed [[New York in '77]] bid
 
* 1975 -- Failed [[New York in '77]] bid
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* 1984 -- Failed [[New York in '86]] bid
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* 1984 -- Failed [[NY in '86]] bid
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*1995 -- Failed [[Niagara Falls in '98]] bid
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* 1986 -- Failed [[New York in 1989]] bid (didn’t [[file]] in time to make the ballot)
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* 1989 -- Failed [[New York in '92]] bid
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* 1995 -- Abandoned [[New York in '98]] and failed [[Niagara Falls in '98]] bids
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* 2001 -- Short-lived [[Nieuw Amsterdam in 2004]] bid
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* 2015 -- Short-lived [[New York in 2017]] bid
  
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===[[Ohio]]===
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====[[Ohio]]====
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*1940 -- Failed [[1941 Site Selection|Cleveland in 1941]] bid
 
*1949 -- '''[[Cinvention]]''' ([[Cincinnati in '49]])
 
*1949 -- '''[[Cinvention]]''' ([[Cincinnati in '49]])
 
*1953 -- Failed [[Cleveland in '54]] bid
 
*1953 -- Failed [[Cleveland in '54]] bid
 
*1955 -- '''[[Clevention]]''' ([[Cleveland in '55]])
 
*1955 -- '''[[Clevention]]''' ([[Cleveland in '55]])
 
*1966 -- '''[[Tricon]]''' ([[Cleveland in '66]])
 
*1966 -- '''[[Tricon]]''' ([[Cleveland in '66]])
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*1968 -- Failed [[Columbus in '69]] bid
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* 1974 -- Failed [[Columbus in 1976]] bid
 
*1986 -- Failed [[Cincinnati in '88]] bid
 
*1986 -- Failed [[Cincinnati in '88]] bid
 
*2004 -- Failed [[Columbus in 2007]] bid
 
*2004 -- Failed [[Columbus in 2007]] bid
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*2006 -- Failed [[Columbus in 2008]] bid
  
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===[[Pennsylvania]]===
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====[[Oregon]]====
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*1950 -- '''[[NorWesCon]]''' ([[Oregon]]: [[Portland in 1950]])
  
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====[[Pennsylvania]]====
 
*1941 -- Failed [[Philadelphia in 1942]] bid
 
*1941 -- Failed [[Philadelphia in 1942]] bid
 
* 1947 -- '''[[Philcon I]]''' ([[1947 Site Selection|Philadelphia in 1947]])
 
* 1947 -- '''[[Philcon I]]''' ([[1947 Site Selection|Philadelphia in 1947]])
 
* 1953 -- '''[[Philcon II]]''' (aka 11th Worldcon; [[Philly in '53]])
 
* 1953 -- '''[[Philcon II]]''' (aka 11th Worldcon; [[Philly in '53]])
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* 1959 -- Failed bid for [[Philadelphia in 1960]]
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* 1959 -- Failed [[Philadelphia in 1960]] bid
 
* 1960 -- '''[[Pittcon]]''' ([[Pittsburgh in '60]])
 
* 1960 -- '''[[Pittcon]]''' ([[Pittsburgh in '60]])
 
* 1976 -- Failed [[Philadelphia in 1977]] bid
 
* 1976 -- Failed [[Philadelphia in 1977]] bid
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* 2001 -- '''[[Millennium Philcon]]''' ([[Philadelphia in 2001]])
 
* 2001 -- '''[[Millennium Philcon]]''' ([[Philadelphia in 2001]])
  
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====[[Phoenix]]====
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*1978 -- '''[[Iguanacon II]]''' ([[Phoenix in '78]])
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*1985 -- Failed [[Phoenix in 1987]] bid
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*1990 -- Failed [[Phoenix in '93]] bid
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====[[Texas]]====
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*1958 -- Abandoned [[Big 'D' in '59]] bid ([[Dallas]])
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*1971 -- Withdrawn [[Big D in '73]] bid
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*1997 -- '''[[LoneStarCon 2]]''' ([[San Antonio in '97]])
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*2003 -- Abandoned [[Dallas in 2006]] bid
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*2013 -- '''[[LoneStarCon 3]]''' ([[San Antonio]]; [[Texas in 2013]])
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==== [[Washington State]] ====
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*1961 -- '''[[Seacon]]''' ([[Seattle]], unopposed)
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*1967 -- Withdrawn [[Seattle in '68]] bid
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*1979 -- Failed [[Seattle in 1981]] bid
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*1996 -- [[Seattle in 2002]] bid launched (abandoned in 1999)
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*2009 -- Withdrawn [[Seattle in 2011]] bid
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*2015 -- '''[[Sasquan]]''' ([[Spokane in 2015]])
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*2025 -- '''[[Seattle Worldcon 2025]]''' ([[Seattle 2025]])
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=Failed bids for Worldconless Places=
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These areas have mounted serious [[bids]] for [[Worldcons]], making it to the voting stage, but never won.
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*1947 -- [[Milwaukee in 1948]]<ref>[[Milwaukee]] had several other announced bids, but no others that made it to [[site selection]].</ref>
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*1952 -- [[Indianapolis in '53]] <ref>An [[Indianapolis in '91]] bid was announced in 1985, but didn’t make it to [[file|filing]]. </ref>
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*1990 -- [[Hawaii in '93]] (a serious [[write-in]] campaign) <ref>A [[Hawaii in 1981]] bid was announced, but didn’t make it to [[file|filing]]. </ref>
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*1991 -- [[Louisville in '94]]
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*2000 -- [[Cancun in 2003]]
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*2001 -- [[Charlotte in 2004]]
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*2019 -- [[Memphis in 2023]] (withdrawn in 2021)
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*2020 -- [[Jeddicon]], 2022 bid for Jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]]
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Latest revision as of 06:51, 9 October 2024

A list of Worldcons and serious Worldcon bids, sorted regionally. Note that most bids' opening date in the list is when they were started; however this does not hold for actual Worldcons, sorted by their date (so their bids' start is not available here).

Bids are “failed” if they lost the vote, “abandoned” or “withdrawn” if they folded before site selection.

Asia[edit]

China[edit]

Japan[edit]

Australasia[edit]

Australia[edit]

New Zealand[edit]

Europe[edit]

Continent[edit]

Ireland[edit]

U.K.[edit]

England[edit]

Scotland[edit]

North America[edit]

Canada[edit]

United States[edit]

Atlanta[edit]

Baltiwash[edit]

Boston[edit]

California[edit]

Bay Area[edit]
Los Angeles[edit]

Chicago[edit]

Denver[edit]

Detroit[edit]

Florida[edit]

Missouri[edit]

Nevada[edit]

2011 -- Renovation (Reno in 2011)

New Orleans[edit]

New York[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Oregon[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Phoenix[edit]

Texas[edit]

Washington State[edit]

Failed bids for Worldconless Places[edit]

These areas have mounted serious bids for Worldcons, making it to the voting stage, but never won.

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  1. ↑ Milwaukee had several other announced bids, but no others that made it to site selection.
  2. ↑ An Indianapolis in '91 bid was announced in 1985, but didn’t make it to filing.
  3. ↑ A Hawaii in 1981 bid was announced, but didn’t make it to filing.
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