Difference between revisions of "1977 Worldcon Site Selection"
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Bidder || Votes | Bidder || Votes | ||
[[7 in '77]] ||298 | [[7 in '77]] ||298 | ||
| − | [[New York in 77]] ||111 | + | [[New York in '77]] ||111 |
| − | [[Washington in 77]] ||91 | + | [[Washington in '77]] ||91 |
[[Philadelphia in 1977]] ||28 | [[Philadelphia in 1977]] ||28 | ||
Total ||528 | Total ||528 | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 3 January 2020
Site Selection to choose the site of the 1977 Worldcon was conducted by Aussiecon II, the 1975 Worldcon.
The bidders were 7 in '77, New York in '77, Philadelphia in 1977, Washington in '77 and Montreal in '77. Montreal dropped out of the race before the vote and the results were:
| Bidder | Votes |
|---|---|
| 7 in '77 | 298 |
| New York in '77 | 111 |
| Washington in '77 | 91 |
| Philadelphia in 1977 | 28 |
| Total | 528 |
We do not have the mail/at-con breakdown, except that the great majority of votes were by mail.
There is an interesting several-page article on the 1977 Worldcon bids in Karass #11, January 1975.
| 1976 | Site Selection | 1978 | 1977 |
| This is page about convention bidding, the competition and its outcome. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, and how the race went. |
