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| − | The 2021 [[Worldcon]], '''Discon III''', will be held August 25-29 2021 at the Marriott Wardman Park in [[Washington, D.C.]]. [[Author GoH]] will be [[Nancy Kress]], [[Artist GoH]] will be [[John Harris]], [[Editor GoH]] will be [[Toni Weisskopf]], [[Fan GoH]] will be [[Ben Yalow]], and [[Special Guests]] will be [[Malka Older]] and [[Sheree Renée Thomas]]. It is chaired by [[Colette Fozard]] and [[Bill Lawhorn]]. | + | The 2021 [[Worldcon]], '''Discon III''', will be held August 25-29 2021 at the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham in [[Washington, D.C.]]. [[Author GoH]] will be [[Nancy Kress]], [[Artist GoH]] will be [[John Harris]], [[Editor GoH]] will be [[Toni Weisskopf]], [[Fan GoH]] will be [[Ben Yalow]], and [[Special Guests]] will be [[Malka Older]] and [[Sheree Renée Thomas]]. It is chaired by [[Colette Fozard]] and [[Bill Lawhorn]]. |
The [[DC in 2021]] bid was selected at [[Dublin 2019]] in an uncontested race and will conduct [[2023 Worldcon Site Selection|site selection]] for the 2023 Worldcon. | The [[DC in 2021]] bid was selected at [[Dublin 2019]] in an uncontested race and will conduct [[2023 Worldcon Site Selection|site selection]] for the 2023 Worldcon. | ||
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| + | In the summer of 2020, the Marriott Wardman Park announced that the hotel, which had been closed since March, might shut down permanently, with a final decision scheduled for sometime in the Fall of 2020. | ||
{{convention | series1=Discon | website=https://discon3.org | series=Worldcon | year=2021 | before=CoNZealand | after=Chicon 8|before1=Discon II}} | {{convention | series1=Discon | website=https://discon3.org | series=Worldcon | year=2021 | before=CoNZealand | after=Chicon 8|before1=Discon II}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
[[Category:worldcon]] | [[Category:worldcon]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Covid-19]] | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 30 August 2020
The 2021 Worldcon, Discon III, will be held August 25-29 2021 at the Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C.. Author GoH will be Nancy Kress, Artist GoH will be John Harris, Editor GoH will be Toni Weisskopf, Fan GoH will be Ben Yalow, and Special Guests will be Malka Older and Sheree Renée Thomas. It is chaired by Colette Fozard and Bill Lawhorn.
The DC in 2021 bid was selected at Dublin 2019 in an uncontested race and will conduct site selection for the 2023 Worldcon.
In the summer of 2020, the Marriott Wardman Park announced that the hotel, which had been closed since March, might shut down permanently, with a final decision scheduled for sometime in the Fall of 2020.
| CoNZealand | Worldcon - Bidding - Hugos | Chicon 8 |
| Discon II | Discon | last |
| Website | 2021 |
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