Japan has won the right to host the 2007 Worldcon.
In balloting that concluded at 6:00pm Saturday, 1686 ballots were cast. Nippon2007 received 935 votes, and Columbus in 2007 received 692. The detailed vote breakdown is as follows:
Mail-in
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
TOTAL
Columbus in 2007
161
57
139
335
692
Nippon2007
198
198
181
358
935
None of the Above
1
2
4
5
12
Minneapolis in '73
1
0
1
1
3
Louisville in '94
0
1
0
0
1
Monkey's Eyebrow, KY
0
0
1
0
1
Monkey's Elbow, KY
0
0
0
1
1
Rottnest Island
0
0
1
0
1
Dunedan
0
0
0
1
1
Highmore, SD
0
0
0
1
1
Total w/ Preference
361
258
327
702
1648
Needed to Win
825
No Preference
4
5
10
19
38
Total valid votes
365
263
337
721
1686
Invalid ballots
0
0
0
0
0
Information About the Bids
Noreascon believes in providing our members with as much information as possible in order to make an informed choice. Members may therefore view the filing documents of the bids by clicking on the following links. All documents are in PDF format.
- The Columbus bylaws and hotel filings
- The Nippon bylaws in Japanese, an English translation of the officers section, and their hotel filings
Members are also encouraged to visit the web pages of the bids:
You may download a PDF version of the mail-in ballot by clicking here.
Progress Report 6
Noreascon's Progress Report 6, which contains the Site Selection ballots, was mailed to Noreascon 4 members on May 20, 2004. The Columbus 2007 bid ad was accidentally omitted from that PR and can be viewed online; the Nippon 2007 ad is on page 17 of the PR. Noreascon 4 apologizes to the bidders for our mistake.
Questions?
If you have further questions, you can write to us at siteselect07@noreascon.org or
Noreascon 4 2007 Worldcon Site Selection PO Box 1010 Framingham, MA 01701 USA