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* 2007 -- [[DC in 007]] (short-lived serious bid) | * 2007 -- [[DC in 007]] (short-lived serious bid) | ||
* 2011 -- [[DC in 2011]] (short-lived serious bid) | * 2011 -- [[DC in 2011]] (short-lived serious bid) | ||
| − | * 2017 -- [[ | + | * 2017 -- [[DC17]] |
===[[Bay Area]]=== | ===[[Bay Area]]=== | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 4 September 2020
Contents
Australia[edit]
- 1975 -- Aussiecon One (Australia in '75)
- 1983 -- Adelaide in '83
- 1984 -- Perth in '84 (gave way to Australia in '83)
- 1983 -- Australia in '83 (lost to ConStellation)
- 1985 -- Aussiecon Two (Melbourne in '85 also known as Australia in '85)
- 1988 -- Sydney Cove in '88 (bid was terminated before the vote)
- 1991 -- Sydney in '91 (lost to Chicon V)
- 1994 -- Perth in '94 (bid was terminated before the vote)
- 1995 -- Sydney in 95
- 1999 -- Aussiecon Three (Australia in 1999)
- 2005 -- Sydney in 2005
- 2010 -- Aussiecon 4 (Australia in 2010)
- 2025 -- Perth, Australia in 2025
See also Huttcon '90, Ratcon in Ararat, and Rottnest Island.
Britain[edit]
- 1957 -- Loncon (London in 1957)
- 1965 -- Loncon II
- 1979 -- Seacon '79
- 1987 -- Conspiracy '87 (Britain in '87)
- 1995 -- Intersection (UK in '95)
- 2005 -- Interaction (Glasgow in 2005)
- 2014 -- Loncon 3 (London in 2014)
Canada[edit]
- 1948 -- Torcon
- 1973 -- Torcon II
- 1984 -- ConAdian
- 2003 -- Torcon 3
- 2009 -- Anticipation
Europe[edit]
- 1970 -- Heicon '70 (Germany)
- 1990 -- ConFiction (Netherlands)
- 2017 -- Worldcon 75 (Finland)
Ireland[edit]
- 2019 -- Dublin 2019
New Zealand[edit]
- 2020 -- CoNZealand
United States[edit]
Baltiwash[edit]
- 1960 -- DC in 1960 (lost to Pittcon)
- 1963 -- Discon
- 1966 -- Baltimore in '67 (lost to New York in 1967 which ran NyCon III)
- 1974 -- Discon II
- 1980 -- Baltimore in '80 (lost to Boston in 1980)
- 1983 -- Constellation (Baltimore in '83)
- 1984 -- DC in '84 (odd, out-of-rotation bid which was forced to withdraw)
- 1992 -- DC in 1992 (withdrew before the vote. Competition was Orlando in '92)
- 1998 -- BucConeer (Baltimore in '98)
- 2007 -- Baltimore in 2007 (probably a hoax bid)
- 2007 -- DC in 007 (short-lived serious bid)
- 2011 -- DC in 2011 (short-lived serious bid)
- 2017 -- DC17
Bay Area[edit]
- 1954 -- SFCon
- 1964 -- Pacificon II
- 1968 -- Baycon
- 1993 -- ConFrancisco
- 2004 -- ConJosé
- 2017 -- Worldcon 76 in San Jose
Hear ConFrancisco chair David Clark and ConJosé co-chair Kevin Standlee recount the bids and conventions along with Warren Buff and Lisa Hayes at Baycon 2014: Bay Area Worldcon Reminiscences.
Boston[edit]
- 1966 -- Boston in '67 (lost to New York in 1967 (NyCon3))
- 1971 -- Noreascon (Boston in 71)
- 1980 -- Noreascon Two (Boston in 1980) (Bid by MCFI)
- 1989 -- Noreascon 3 (Boston in '89) (Bid by MCFI)
- 1994 -- abandoned bid for 1998 Worldcon (Boston in '98, bid by MCFI))
- 1995 -- failed bid for 1998 Worldcon. (Boston in 1998, bid by BCEC.)
- 1997 -- failed bid for 2001 Worldcon. (Bid by MCFI for a Worldcon to be held in Orlando, FL.)
- 1999 -- Boston in 1999, a hoax bid
- 2004 -- Noreascon 4 (Boston in 2004) (Bid by MCFI)
Chicago[edit]
- 1940 -- Chicon I
- 1952 -- Chicon II (TASFiC).
- 1959 -- Chicago: 1959 (unsuccessful bid)
- 1960 -- Chicago in '60 (unsuccessful bid)
- 1962 -- Chicon III (Chicago in 1962)
- 1982 -- Chicon IV (Chicago in 1982)
- 1991 -- Chicon V (Chicago in '91)
- 2000 -- Chicon 2000 (Chicago in 2000)
- 2008 -- Chicago in 2008 (unsuccessful bid)
- 2012 -- Chicon 7 (Chicago in 2012)
Denver[edit]
- 1941 -- Denvention I
- 1981 -- Denvention Two
- 2008 -- Denvention 3
L.A.[edit]
- 1946 -- Pacificon 1
- 1948 -- Start of South Gate in '58 bid.
- 1957 -- Failed Los Angeles in 1957 bid.
- 1958 -- Solacon
- 1959 -- Start of (unsuccessful) South Gate Again in 2010! bid.
- 1972 -- L.A.con I
- 1976 -- Failed LA in '78 bid
- 1979 -- Failed LA in '81 bid
- 1984 -- L.A.con II
- 1987 -- Failed LA in '90 bid
- 1996 -- L.A.con III (LA in '96)
- 2006 -- L.A.con IV (LA in 2006)
Pennsylvania[edit]
- 1947 -- Philcon (Philadelphia)
- 1953 -- 11th Worldcon (Philadelphia)
- 1960 -- Pittcon (Pittsburgh in '60), failed bid for Philadelphia in 1960
- 1976 -- Failed Philly bid for 1977 Worldcon
- 1984 -- Failed Philly bid for 1986 Worldcon
- 2001 -- Millennium Philcon (Philadelphia in 2001)
New Orleans[edit]
- 1951 -- Nolacon
- 1972 -- Failed New Orleans in '73 bid
- 1977 -- Failed New Orleans in '79 bid
- 1988 -- Nolacon II
Ohio[edit]
- 1949 -- Cinvention (Cincinnati)
- 1955 -- Clevention (Cleveland)
- 1966 -- Tricon (Cleveland)
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