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The winning [[bid]] to host the 81st [[Worldcon]] in 2023 in Chengdu, Sichuan, [[China]]. They described themselves: “We are a non-profit [[organization]] called '''Galaxy Science Fiction Alliance''', which mainly consists of [[Sichuan Science Fiction Association]] and Chinese Sci-fi fans. Sichuan Science Fiction Association focuses on [[academic]] researches on [[Science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] literature, films, computer games and so on.” | The winning [[bid]] to host the 81st [[Worldcon]] in 2023 in Chengdu, Sichuan, [[China]]. They described themselves: “We are a non-profit [[organization]] called '''Galaxy Science Fiction Alliance''', which mainly consists of [[Sichuan Science Fiction Association]] and Chinese Sci-fi fans. Sichuan Science Fiction Association focuses on [[academic]] researches on [[Science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] literature, films, computer games and so on.” | ||
| − | The bid [[co-chairs]] were Xia Tong ([[Tony Xia]]) and Wang Yating ([[Tina Wang]]). [[Wu Yin]] was liaison. | + | The bid was launched in 2017. Bid [[co-chairs]] were Xia Tong ([[Tony Xia]]) and Wang Yating ([[Tina Wang]]). [[Wu Yin]] was liaison. |
| − | Their competition was [[Memphis in 2023]], which withdrew before the vote, and [[Winnipeg in '23]]. See [[2023 Site Selection]]. | + | Their competition was [[Memphis in 2023]], which withdrew before the vote, and [[Winnipeg in '23]], which was added after bid filing had closed. See [[2023 Site Selection]]. |
It was reported that | It was reported that | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 23 December 2021
The winning bid to host the 81st Worldcon in 2023 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. They described themselves: “We are a non-profit organization called Galaxy Science Fiction Alliance, which mainly consists of Sichuan Science Fiction Association and Chinese Sci-fi fans. Sichuan Science Fiction Association focuses on academic researches on Science fiction and fantasy literature, films, computer games and so on.”
The bid was launched in 2017. Bid co-chairs were Xia Tong (Tony Xia) and Wang Yating (Tina Wang). Wu Yin was liaison.
Their competition was Memphis in 2023, which withdrew before the vote, and Winnipeg in '23, which was added after bid filing had closed. See 2023 Site Selection.
It was reported that
The bid, along with Science Fiction World, the biggest SF mag in China, ran a telethon style live broadcast for the eight days before DisCon to get people to join the con as supporting members and vote on Chengdu. It ran from 19:00 to 22:00 each evening in China, that's 11:00 - 14:00 in the UK. They featured many Chinese SF celebrities on this and at one point tweeted that they had 106,000 people on stream. (https://twitter.com/chengduworldcon/status/1471480323472957443) I watched the last two of these, after the voting push had finished.
- Bid filing
- Website.
- Smofcon bid questionnaire. (2020)
- File770 articles about it.
- “Chengdu gears up to bid for 2023 Worldcon,” China.org.cn, June 23, 2021.
| 2023 Site Selection | 2023 |
| 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. |
