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6 ||[[Torcon I]] || July 3-5, 1948 ||[[Toronto]] ||[[Robert Bloch]], [[Bob Tucker]] ||200 | 6 ||[[Torcon I]] || July 3-5, 1948 ||[[Toronto]] ||[[Robert Bloch]], [[Bob Tucker]] ||200 | ||
7 ||[[Cinvention]] || September 3-5, 1949 ||[[Cincinnati]] ||[[Lloyd A. Eshbach]], [[Ted Carnell]] ||190 | 7 ||[[Cinvention]] || September 3-5, 1949 ||[[Cincinnati]] ||[[Lloyd A. Eshbach]], [[Ted Carnell]] ||190 | ||
| − | 8 ||[[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|NorWesCon]] ||1-4 | + | 8 ||[[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|NorWesCon]] ||September 1-4, 1950 ||[[Portland]] ||[[Anthony Boucher]] ||400 |
9 ||[[Nolacon I]] ||September 1-3, 1951 ||[[New Orleans]] ||[[Fritz Leiber]] ||190 | 9 ||[[Nolacon I]] ||September 1-3, 1951 ||[[New Orleans]] ||[[Fritz Leiber]] ||190 | ||
10 ||[[Chicon II]] ||August 30-September 1, 1952 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Hugo Gernsback]] ||870 / 1,175 | 10 ||[[Chicon II]] ||August 30-September 1, 1952 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Hugo Gernsback]] ||870 / 1,175 | ||
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18 ||[[Pittcon]] || September 3-5, 1960 ||[[Pittsburgh]] ||[[James Blish]] ||568 | 18 ||[[Pittcon]] || September 3-5, 1960 ||[[Pittsburgh]] ||[[James Blish]] ||568 | ||
19 ||[[Seacon]] || September 2-4, 1961 ||[[Seattle]] ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||300 | 19 ||[[Seacon]] || September 2-4, 1961 ||[[Seattle]] ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]] ||300 | ||
| − | 20 ||[[Chicon III]] ||31 | + | 20 ||[[Chicon III]] ||August 31-September 3, 1962 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Theodore Sturgeon]] ||730 / 830 |
| − | 21 ||[[Discon I]] ||31 | + | 21 ||[[Discon I]] ||August 31-September 2, 1963 ||[[Washington, D.C.]] ||[[Murray Leinster]] ||600 |
| − | 22 ||[[Pacificon II]] ||4-7 | + | 22 ||[[Pacificon II]] || September, 4-7 1964 ||[[Oakland]] ||[[Leigh Brackett]], [[Edmond Hamilton]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||523 |
| − | 23 ||[[Loncon II]] ||27-30 | + | 23 ||[[Loncon II]] ||August 27-30, 1965 ||[[London]] ||[[Brian W. Aldiss]] ||350 |
24 ||[[Tricon]] ||September 1-5, 1966 ||[[Cleveland]] ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] ||850 | 24 ||[[Tricon]] ||September 1-5, 1966 ||[[Cleveland]] ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]] ||850 | ||
| − | 25 ||[[NyCon3]] ||31 | + | 25 ||[[NyCon3]] ||August 31-September 4, 1967 ||[[New York]] ||[[Lester del Rey]], [[Bob Tucker]] ||1,500 |
| − | 26 ||[[Baycon (Worldcon)]] ||29 August -2 September 1968 ||[[Berkeley]] ||[[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Walter J. Daugherty]] ||1,430 | + | 26 ||[[Baycon (Worldcon)]] ||29 August-2 September 1968 ||[[Berkeley]] ||[[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Walter J. Daugherty]] ||1,430 |
| − | 27 ||[[St. Louiscon]] ||28 | + | 27 ||[[St. Louiscon]] ||August 28-September 1, 1969 ||[[St. Louis]] ||[[Jack Gaughan]], [[Eddie Jones]] ||1,534 |
| − | 28 ||[[Heicon '70]] ||20-24 | + | 28 ||[[Heicon '70]] ||August 20-24, 1970 ||Heidelberg, Germany ||[[E. C. Tubb]], [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Herbert W. Franke]], [[Elliot K. Shorter]] ||620 |
| − | 29 ||[[Noreascon I]] ||2-6 | + | 29 ||[[Noreascon I]] ||September 2-6, 1971 ||[[Boston]] ||[[Clifford D. Simak]], [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ||1,600 |
| − | 30 ||[[L.A.Con I]] || | + | 30 ||[[L.A.Con I]] ||September v, 1972 ||[[Los Angeles]] ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[Buck Coulson]], [[Juanita Coulson]] ||2,007 |
| − | 31 ||[[Torcon II]] ||31 | + | 31 ||[[Torcon II]] ||August 31-September 3,1973 ||[[Toronto]] ||[[Robert Bloch]], [[Bill Rotsler]] ||2,900 |
| − | 32 ||[[Discon II]] ||29 | + | 32 ||[[Discon II]] ||August 29-September 2, 1974 ||[[Washington, D.C.]] ||[[Roger Zelazny]], [[Jay Kay Klein]] ||3,587 |
| − | 33 ||[[Aussiecon One]] ||14-17 | + | 33 ||[[Aussiecon One]] ||August 14-17, 1975 ||[[Melbourne]] ||[[Ursula K. Le Guin]], [[Susan Wood]], [[Mike Glicksohn]], [[Donald Tuck]] ||606 |
| − | 34 ||[[MidAmeriCon]] ||2-6 | + | 34 ||[[MidAmeriCon]] ||September 2-6, 1976 ||[[Kansas City]] ||[[Robert A. Heinlein]], [[George Barr]] ||3,014 / 4,200 |
| − | 35 ||[[SunCon]] ||2-5 | + | 35 ||[[SunCon]] ||August 2-5, 1977 ||Miami Beach ||[[Jack Williamson]], [[Robert A. Madle]] ||3,240 |
| − | 36 ||[[IguanaCon II]] ||30 | + | 36 ||[[IguanaCon II]] ||August 30-September 4, 1978 ||[[Phoenix]] ||[[Harlan Ellison]], [[Bill Bowers]] ||4,700 |
| − | 37 ||[[Seacon '79]] ||23-26 | + | 37 ||[[Seacon '79]] ||August 23-26, 1979 ||[[Brighton]] ||[[Brian Aldiss]], [[Fritz Leiber]], [[Harry Bell]] ||3,114 |
| − | 38 ||[[Noreascon Two]] ||29 | + | 38 ||[[Noreascon Two]] ||August 29,-September 1, 1980 ||[[Boston]] ||[[Damon Knight]], [[Kate Wilhelm]], [[Bruce Pelz]] ||5,850 |
| − | 39 ||[[Denvention Two]] ||3-7 | + | 39 ||[[Denvention Two]] ||September 3-7, 1981 ||[[Denver]] ||[[Clifford D. Simak]], [[C. L. Moore]], [[Rusty Hevelin]] ||3,792 |
| − | 40 ||[[Chicon IV]] ||2-6 | + | 40 ||[[Chicon IV]] ||September 2-6, 1982 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[A. Bertram Chandler]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Lee Hoffman]] ||4,275 |
| − | 41 ||[[ConStellation]] ||1-5 | + | 41 ||[[ConStellation]] ||September 1-5, 1983 ||[[Baltimore]] ||[[John Brunner]], [[David A. Kyle]] ||6,400 |
| − | 42 ||[[L.A.con II]] ||30 | + | 42 ||[[L.A.con II]] ||August 30-September 3, 1984 ||[[Los Angeles]] ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Dick Eney]] ||8,365 / 9,282 |
| − | 43 ||[[Aussiecon Two]] ||22-26 | + | 43 ||[[Aussiecon Two]] ||August 22-26, 1985 ||[[Melbourne]] ||[[Gene Wolfe]], [[Ted White]] ||1,599 |
| − | 44 ||[[ConFederation]] ||28 | + | 44 ||[[ConFederation]] ||August 28-September 1, 1986 ||[[Atlanta]] ||[[Ray Bradbury]], [[Terry Carr]] ||5,811 |
| − | 45 ||[[Conspiracy '87]] ||27 | + | 45 ||[[Conspiracy '87]] ||August 27-September 1, 1987 ||[[Brighton]] ||[[Doris Lessing]], [[Alfred Bester]], [[Arkady Strugatsky]], [[Boris Strugatsky]], [[Jim Burns]], [[Ray Harryhausen]] [[Joyce Slater]], [[Ken Slater]], [[David Langford]] ||4,009 / 5,425 |
| − | 46 ||[[Nolacon II]] ||1-5 | + | 46 ||[[Nolacon II]] ||September 1-5, 1988 ||[[New Orleans]] ||[[Donald A. Wollheim]], [[Roger Sims]] ||5,300 |
| − | 47 ||[[Noreascon 3]] ||31 | + | 47 ||[[Noreascon 3]] ||August 31-September 4, 1989 ||[[Boston]] ||[[Andre Norton]], [[Ian Ballantine]], [[Betty Ballantine]], the [[Stranger Club]] ||6,837 / 7,795 |
| − | 48 ||[[ConFiction]] ||23-27 | + | 48 ||[[ConFiction]] ||August 23-27, 1990 ||The Hague ||[[Harry Harrison]], [[Wolfgang Jeschke]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Andrew Porter]] ||3,580 |
| − | 49 ||[[Chicon V]] ||29 | + | 49 ||[[Chicon V]] ||August 29-September 2, 1991 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Martin H. Greenberg]], [[Richard Powers]], [[Jon Stopa]], [[Joni Stopa]] ||5,661 |
| − | 50 ||[[MagiCon]] ||3-7 | + | 50 ||[[MagiCon]] ||September 3-7, 1992 ||[[Orlando]] ||[[Jack Vance]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Walter A. Willis]] ||5,319 / 6,368 |
| − | 51 ||[[ConFrancisco]] ||2-6 | + | 51 ||[[ConFrancisco]] ||September 2-6, 1993 ||[[San Francisco]] ||[[Larry Niven]], [[Alicia Austin]], [[Mark Twain]], [[Tom Digby]], [[Jan Howard Finder]] ||6,602 / 7,725 |
| − | 52 ||[[ConAdian]] ||1-5 | + | 52 ||[[ConAdian]] ||September 1-5, 1994 ||Winnipeg ||[[Anne McCaffrey]], [[George Barr]], [[Robert Runte]] ||3,570 |
| − | 53 ||[[Intersection]] ||24-28 | + | 53 ||[[Intersection]] ||August 24-28, 1995 ||[[Glasgow]] ||[[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Gerry Anderson]], [[Les Edwards]], [[Vincent Clarke]] ||4,173/ 6,524 |
| − | 54 ||[[L.A.con III]] ||29 | + | 54 ||[[L.A.con III]] ||August 29-September 2, 1996 ||[[Los Angeles]] ||[[James White]], [[Roger Corman]], [[Elsie Wollheim]], [[Takumi Shibano]], [[Sachiko Shibano]] ||6,703 |
| − | 55 ||[[LoneStarCon 2]] ||28 | + | 55 ||[[LoneStarCon 2]] ||August 28-September 1, 1997 ||[[San Antonio]] ||[[Algis Budrys]], [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Roy Tackett]] ||4,634 / 5,614 |
| − | 56 ||[[BucConeer]] ||5-9 | + | 56 ||[[BucConeer]] ||August 5-9, 1998 ||[[Baltimore]] ||[[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[J. Michael Straczynski]], [[Milton A. Rothman]] ||6,572 |
| − | 57 ||[[Aussiecon Three]] ||2-6 | + | 57 ||[[Aussiecon Three]] ||September 2-6, 1999 ||[[Melbourne]] ||[[George Turner]], [[Greg Benford]], [[Bruce Gillespie]] ||1,548 / 2,872 |
| − | 58 ||[[Chicon 2000]] ||31 | + | 58 ||[[Chicon 2000]] ||August 31-September 4, 2000 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Ben Bova]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Jim Baen]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[Anne Passovoy]] ||5,794 / 6,574 |
| − | 59 ||[[Millennium Philcon]] || | + | 59 ||[[Millennium Philcon]] ||August 39-September 3, 2001 ||[[Philadelphia]] ||[[Greg Bear]], [[Stephen Youll]], [[Gardner Dozois]], [[George Scithers]] ||4,840 / 6,269 |
| − | 60 ||[[ConJosé]] ||29 | + | 60 ||[[ConJosé]] ||August 29-2 September 2, 2002 ||[[San Jose]] ||[[Vernor Vinge]], [[David Cherry]], [[Ferdinand Feghoot]], [[Bjo Trimble]], [[John Trimble]] ||5,162 / 5,916 |
| − | 61 ||[[Torcon 3]] ||28 | + | 61 ||[[Torcon 3]] ||August 28-September 1, 2003 ||[[Toronto]] ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Robert Bloch]], [[Mike Glyer]] ||3,834 / 4,986 |
| − | 62 ||[[Noreascon 4]] ||2-6 | + | 62 ||[[Noreascon 4]] ||September 2-6, 2004 ||[[Boston]] ||[[Terry Pratchett]], [[William Tenn]], [[Jack Speer]], [[Peter Weston]] ||6,008 / 7,485 |
| − | 63 ||[[Interaction]] ||4-8 | + | 63 ||[[Interaction]] ||August 4-8, 2005 ||[[Glasgow]] ||[[Christopher Priest]], [[Robert Sheckley]], [[Jane Yolen]], [[Greg Pickersgill]], [[Lars-Olov Strandberg]] ||4,115 / 5,202 |
| − | 64 ||[[L.A.con IV]] ||23-27 | + | 64 ||[[L.A.con IV]] ||August 23-27, 2006 ||[[Los Angeles]] ||[[Connie Willis]], [[James Gurney]], [[Howard DeVore]], [[Frankie Thomas]] ||5,738 / 6,291 |
| − | 65 ||[[Nippon 2007]] ||30 | + | 65 ||[[Nippon 2007]] ||August 30-September 3, 2007 ||Yokohama ||[[Sakyo Komatsu]], [[David Brin]], [[Yoshitaka Amano]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Takumi Shibano]] ||3,348 / 5,149 |
| − | 66 ||[[Denvention 3]] ||6-10 | + | 66 ||[[Denvention 3]] ||August 6-10, 2008 ||[[Denver]] ||[[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Kathy Mar]], [[Robert A. Heinlein]], [[Tom Whitmore]] ||3,752 / 4,854 |
| − | 67 ||[[Anticipation]] ||6-10 | + | 67 ||[[Anticipation]] ||August 6-10, 2009 ||Montreal ||[[Neil Gaiman]], [[Elisabeth Vonarburg]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Tom Doherty]], [[Taral Wayne]] ||3,925 / 4,499 |
| − | 68 ||[[Aussiecon 4]] ||2-6 | + | 68 ||[[Aussiecon 4]] ||September 2-6, 2010 ||[[Melbourne]] ||[[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Shaun Tan]], [[Robin Johnson]] ||2,101 / 3,462 |
| − | 69 ||[[Renovation]] ||17-21 | + | 69 ||[[Renovation]] ||August 17-21, 2011 ||[[Reno]] ||[[Ellen Asher]], [[Tim Powers]], [[Charles N. Brown]], [[Boris Vallejo]] ||4,112 / 5,526 |
| − | 70 ||[[Chicon 7]] ||30 | + | 70 ||[[Chicon 7]] ||August 30-September 3, 2012 ||[[Chicago]] ||[[Mike Resnick]], Story Musgrave, [[Jane Frank]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Peggy Rae Sapienza]] ||4,743 / 6,197 |
| − | 71 ||[[LoneStarCon 3]] ||29 | + | 71 ||[[LoneStarCon 3]] ||August 29-September 2, 2013 ||[[San Antonio]] ||[[James Gunn]], [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Darrell K. Sweet]], [[Willie Siros]] ||4,832 / 6,130 |
| − | 72 ||[[Loncon 3]] ||14-18 | + | 72 ||[[Loncon 3]] ||August 14-18 2014 ||[[London]] ||[[Iain M. Banks]], [[John Clute]], [[Malcolm Edwards]], [[Chris Foss]], [[Jeanne Gomoll]], [[Robin Hobb]], [[Bryan Talbot]] ||6,946 / 10,718 |
| − | 73 ||[[Sasquan]] ||19-23 | + | 73 ||[[Sasquan]] ||August 19-23, 2015 || Spokane ||[[David Gerrold]], [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Dr. Kjell Lindgren]], [[Tom Smith]], [[Leslie Turek]] ||5,077 / 11,742 |
74 ||[[MidAmeriCon 2]] ||August 17-21 2016 || [[Kansas City]] ||[[Kinuko Y. Craft]], [[Patrick Nielsen Hayden]], [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]], [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Michael Swanwick]] ||4,719 / 7,740 | 74 ||[[MidAmeriCon 2]] ||August 17-21 2016 || [[Kansas City]] ||[[Kinuko Y. Craft]], [[Patrick Nielsen Hayden]], [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]], [[Tamora Pierce]], [[Michael Swanwick]] ||4,719 / 7,740 | ||
75 ||[[Worldcon 75]] ||August 9-13 2017 || [[Helsinki]] ||[[John-Henri Holmberg]], [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Johanna Sinisalo]], [[Claire Wendling]], [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Ian Stewart]] ||7,949 / 9,634 | 75 ||[[Worldcon 75]] ||August 9-13 2017 || [[Helsinki]] ||[[John-Henri Holmberg]], [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Johanna Sinisalo]], [[Claire Wendling]], [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Ian Stewart]] ||7,949 / 9,634 | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 6 January 2021
Worldcon, World Science Fiction Convention, is the principal annual gathering of science fiction fandom — fandom's family reunion. The one, the only, annual world science fiction convention at which the Hugo Awards are given out.
It is an entirely volunteer-run effort.
As a service mark, "Worldcon" should always be capitalized. Technically it may not be necessary for Worldcons held before it was made a service mark, but why split hairs?
Officially sponsored by the the World Science Fiction Society, it is actually run by a different organization each year which has bid to run it and been selected by vote of the membership (see Site Selection).
The Worldcon has been held each year since 1939 (except during 1942–1945 World War II), and moves to a different city each year. It is the oldest convention with a continuing existence. While most of the conventions occur in the United States, the event has also been hosted by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Great Britain, Finland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. And it would have been hosted by New Zealand if not for Covid-19.
Traditionally, the con, when in the United States, was held over Labor Day weekend (Roscoe’s Birthday), a date chosen not only because most fans have the holiday off work but also because it was an unpopular weekend for mundane meetings, giving Worldcon a better position in regard to facilities. However, this is no longer the case, and Worldcon bidders now chose dates any time from midsummer to early fall. (Indeed, Dragoncon’s choice to hold its gate show over Labor Day has caused some Worldcons to deliberately avoid the weekend due to complaints from pros about a conflict.)
See also: Worldcon proceedings.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| The chief annual gathering of fans is usually designated as an "International Convention."
See Convention. |
See Worldcons by Area.
| Convention | |
| Website | 1939— |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
If applicable, please include category Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, NZ, UK, US, ROW or World.
