The members of the Worldcon, or World Science Fiction Convention, decide on
where it will be located three years from the current year by voting in the
site selection. There are rules for where a Worldcon can be located:
Bids must be further than 500 miles or 800 kilometers from the administrating
Worldcon.
An advance membership fee is collected with each vote; this money will be given to the winning bid, and each voter gets at least a supporting membership in that convention.
The next three Worldcons are:
The next NASFiC is:
Previous Worldcons & NASFiCs:
- The World Science Fiction
Conventions from 1939 to 2005
- Worldcon Photo Album
- Torcon 3 - Toronto, ONT - August
28-September 1, 2003
- ConJose -
San Jose, CA - August 29-September 2, 2002
- Millennium Philcon - Philadelphia, PA -
August 30-September 3, 2001
- Chicon 2000 - Chicago, IL - August
31-September 4, 2000
- Aussiecon Three -
Melbourne, Australia - September 2-6, 1999
- 1999 NASFiC: Conucopia -
Anaheim, CA - August 26-29, 1999
- Bucconeer - Baltimore, MD -
August 5-9, 1998
- LoneStarCon 2 - San Antonio, TX -
August 28-September 1, 1997
- L.A.con III - Anaheim, CA - August
29-September 2, 1996
- Intersection -
Glasgow, Scotland - August 24-August 28, 1995
- Noreascon Three - Boston, MA - August
31-September 4, 1989
- Noreascon Two - Boston, MA - August
29-September 1, 1980
- Noreascon - Boston, MA - September 3-6, 1971
For more information about Worldcons, The World Science Fiction Society, and
Bidding for Worldcons, please visit the following sites: