78th World Science Fiction Convention

The 78th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as CoNZealand, was scheduled to take place 29 July to 2 August 2020, in Wellington, New Zealand; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced in March 2020 that it would be a "virtual" con.[1]

78th World Science Fiction Convention
StatusUpcoming
GenreScience fiction
Dates29 July–2 August 2020
VenueTSB Arena and Shed 6, Intercontinental Hotel, Michael Fowler Center (scheduled)
Virtual / telepresence (actual)
Location(s)Wellington, New Zealand
CountryNew Zealand
Websitehttps://conzealand.nz/

Site selection

New Zealand in 2020 was the only bid which officially filed to host the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, and its selection was confirmed by vote of the members of the 76th World Science Fiction Convention in San José.[2][3]

After the vote, the bid announced the name of their convention was CoNZealand, and is to be held from 29 July to 2 August 2020, in Wellington, New Zealand.[4] The announcement was accompanied by a reveal video announcing the Guests of Honour, and a short message from Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand.[5]

Guests of Honour

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Awards

The Hugo Awards, named after Hugo Gernsback, are presented every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the World Science Fiction Society. Other awards, including the Astounding Award for Best New Writer (since 1973; named "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" until 2019), are also presented at each year's Worldcon.[6] The awards will be announced during the convention.

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gollark: No, it doesn't.
gollark: Well, yes, but at atrocious throughput.
gollark: If you run it over a phone connection as if it is audio, you are subject to the same issues.
gollark: And in practice you'll get less because stuff isn't optimized for the precise weirdness of phone codecs and there's some lossiness.

References
  1. CoNZealand is going virtual, at CoNZealand.nz; published March 25, 2020; retrieved April 1, 2020
  2. "About Bidding". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. "Worldcon Bids". Worldcon [Official]. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. "CoNZealand". CoNZealand. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. CONZealand (19 August 2018), Worldcon 2020 Reveal/Announcement, retrieved 24 September 2018
  6. "Hugo Award FAQ". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
Preceded by
77th World Science Fiction Convention
Dublin 2019 in Dublin, Ireland (2019)		 List of Worldcons
78th World Science Fiction Convention
CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (2020)		 Succeeded by
79th World Science Fiction Convention
Discon III in Washington, D.C., United States (2021)
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