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Chicon 2000, the 58th World Science Fiction Convention 
Genre Science fiction Venue Hyatt Regency Chicago Location Chicago, Illinois Country USA First held August 31-September 4, 2000 Organizer Chicago in 2000 Filing status 501(c)(3) non-profit Attendance 5794 Official website 2000.chicon.org The 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Chicon 2000, which was held in Chicago, USA August 31- September 4, 2000.[1] The venues for 58th Worldcon were Hyatt Regency Chicago, Sofitel Hotel and Fairmont Hotel. The organising committee was chaired by Tom Veal.[1]
The convention had 6,574 members, of whom 5,794 actually attended the convention.[2]
Contents
Program and events
Guests of Honor
The guests of honor were:[1]:
- Ben Bova (author)
- Bob Eggleton (artist)
- Jim Baen (editor)
- Bob & Anne Passovoy (fan)
- Harry Turtledove (toastmaster)
Worldcon site selection
The 61st World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2003 was awarded to Toronto, Canada.
2000 Hugo Awards
The 2000 Hugo Awards were administered by Michael Nelson, Covert Beach, Robert MacIntosh, Tom Veal, Mike Jencevice, and Becky Thomson. The base was designed by Johnna Klukas.[3]
- Best Novel - A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
- Best Novella - "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis
- Best Novelette - "James Patrick Kelly
- Best Short Story - "Scherzo with Dinosaur" by Michael Swanwick
- Best Related Book - Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History by Frank M. Robinson
- Best Professional Editor - Gardner Dozois
- Best Professional Artist - Michael Whelan
- Best Dramatic Presentation - Galaxy Quest
- Best Semi-Prozine - Locus, Charles N. Brown, ed.
- Best Fanzine - File 770, Mike Glyer, ed.
- Best Fan Writer - Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist - Joe Mayhew (posthumous)
- John W. Campbell Award for New Writers (not a Hugo Award) - Cory Doctorow
Partial list of participating writers
In addition to the guests of honor, Chicon 2000 had 613 program participants taking part in over 1000 programming items. Some of the notable science fiction writers participating to the convention included:
- Kevin J. Anderson
- Catherine Asaro
- David Brin
- John Clute
- Esther M. Friesner
- Richard Garfinkle
- Elizabeth Hand
- Harry Harrison
- Paul Levinson
- George R. R. Martin
- Jack McDevitt
- Larry Niven
- Frederik Pohl
- Terry Pratchett
- Mike Resnick
- Robert Silverberg
- Michael Swanwick
- Connie Willis
- Gene Wolfe
The bid
During the bidding process, Chicago in 2000 issued approximately forty trading cards depicting a variety of science fiction authors and artists, including Gordon R. Dickson, Terry Pratchett, and Larry Niven. Any one who collected twenty of the cards and voted in site selection received a free membership conversion to Chicon 2000. When Chicago in 2000 won, they issued a trading card #0 that announced their guests of honor.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Chicon 2000". Chicon in 2000. Chicon 2000. http://2000.chicon.org/. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons)". NESFA. http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
- ^ "2000 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2000-hugo-awards/. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Roper, Bill. "Trading Card Rules and Information". Chicago in 2000. Chicon 2000. http://2000.chicon.org/chi2000/cards.htm. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
See also
- Hugo Award
- World Science Fiction Society
- Worldcon
External links
Preceded by
57th World Science Fiction Convention
Aussiecon III in Melbourne, Australia (1999)List of Worldcons
58th World Science Fiction Convention
Chicon 2000 in Chicago, USA (2000)Succeeded by
59th World Science Fiction Convention
Millennium Philcon in Philadelphia, USA (2001)Categories:- 2000 in the United States
- American science fiction conventions
- Culture of Chicago, Illinois
- World Science Fiction Convention
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