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Worldcon, or more formally 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).
- Convention location changes every year
- Several, though mainly the United States
- Active
Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). It was first held in 1939 and, after a hiatus during WWII, has been held continuously since 1946. The membership of WSFS is every member of the current Worldcon. There is no Board of Directors or Central Committee of WSFS that manages Worldcons or that selects future ...
The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) is an unincorporated literary society whose purposes, according to its rules, are as follows: to choose the recipients of the annual Hugo Awards (Science Fiction Achievement Awards), to choose the locations and Committees for the annual World Science Fiction Conventions (the Worldcons), to attend those ...
World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) Worldcon is the annual convention of WSFS. It was first held in 1939 and, after a short break for WWII, has been held continuously since 1946. The sites of future Worldcons are decided by WSFS members via a bidding process.
A Worldcon attending membership has two components: a WSFS Membership and an Attending Supplement. The WSFS Membership denotes membership in the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), an unincorporated literary society consisting of the members of the current Worldcon.
Oct 20, 2023 · The World Science Fiction Society, or WSFS (usually pronounced somewhere between "WIS-fəs" and "WIS-fis" — the initialism is never spelled out in speech), is the unincorporated literary society that sponsors Worldcon and administers the Hugo Awards.
The sites of future Worldcons are selected by a vote of the members of the Worldcon two years in advance. There is no Board of Directors or Central Committee of WSFS that selects Worldcon sites. Any bid that meets a small number of technical requirements may bid for the right to host Worldcon. The members of the Worldcon make the decision on ...
