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The 83rd World Science Fiction Convention , also known as Seattle Worldcon 2025, will be held in August 13–17, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. The science fiction convention will be chaired by Kathy Bond.
This World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) list includes prior and scheduled Worldcons. The data is maintained by the Long List Committee , a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. Notes:
Worldcon, officially the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during World War II ). [ 1 ]
LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention; Status: Upcoming: Genre: Science fiction: Dates: August 26 - 31, 2026: Venue: Anaheim Convention Center (Arena & North Building) Location(s) Anaheim, California: Country: United States: Previous event: Seattle 2025: Organized by: Southern California Institute for Fan Interests (SCIFI) Inc ...
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.
8 January – Scientists publish a comprehensive map of protein locations within human cells, offering potential new insights into how cells respond to infections and other changing circumstances. [7] 9 January – The El Capitan supercomputer is officially dedicated at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, United States. [8 ...
The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards, [4] the oldest and most noteworthy award for science fiction. Selection of the recipients is by vote of the Worldcon members.
Bids for the location of a NASFiC are voted on by the membership of the Worldcon (or NASFiC if it exists), the year after a non-North-American Worldcon site has been selected. As of 2014, [update] this is one year in advance of a potential NASFiC, since Worldcon sites are chosen two years in advance.