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The following committees announced bids for hosting the convention: [6] Chicago in 2022 [7] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2022 [8] The site was selected by members of the 78th World Science Fiction Convention. [9] Chicago received 517 first-preference votes and Jeddah received 33. [1]
The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. Notes: Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name. This is usually the name preferred by the convention, but fannish tradition is followed in retroactively numbering the first Worldcon in a series 1 (or I or ...
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions. In the "type" column, "general" means the entire science fiction and fantasy culture; "literature", "media", etc. modify that.
The museum was commissioned in 2022 to host this year’s 81 st annual World Science Fiction Convention, nicknamed Worldcon. A building of this size and complexity would typically take four to ...
1 to 5 September – 80th World Science Fiction Convention was held in Chicago, United States. [1] 25 October ... 2022 in science fiction. 3 languages ...
A group of writers and officers of the Worldcon have signed an open letter against Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2022 World Science Fiction Convention, citing human rights abuses and discriminatory laws. [20] Chengdu, China hosted the 81st Worldcon in 2023. It was the second Worldcon to be held in Asia after the 65th Worldcon in Japan in 2007.
This World Science Fiction Convention ... a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. ... 1940 1952 1962 1982 1991 2000 2012 2022: Cincinnati: Cincinnati:
Out of this came the first incarnation of the British Science Fiction Association. While a few conventions were created in various parts of the world within the period between 1935 and 1960, the number of convention establishments increased slightly in the 1960s and then increased dramatically in the 1970s, with many of the largest conventions ...