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The 69th World Science Fiction Convention , also known as Renovation, was held on 17–21 August 2011 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center (RSCC) in Reno, Nevada, United States. [1] [2] The Atlantis Casino Resort served as the headquarters/party hotel, with additional rooms supplied by the Peppermill Reno and Courtyard by Marriott. [3]
Congrats to the Renovation concom: This was amongst the most dynamic and diverse Worldcon programming schedules I’ve seen at a Worldcon. So much good stuff. Jim Mann, Laurie Mann, and Ian Stockdale deserve so much credit along with their hard-working programming team.
For example, during the 2011 Worldcon in Reno, San Antonio was selected to host the 2013 Worldcon. The rules changes to lengthen or shorten the period were implemented by selecting two future Worldcons at the 1969 and 1984 conventions and by having the 2005 convention not select any.
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: Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name.
Explore this photo album by Kathryn Cramer on Flickr!
A comprehensive list of past Worldcons including attendance/membership figures when available is maintained by the WSFS Formulation of Long List Entries Committee and can be found here. The most recent Worldcons have been (and will be) as follows:
23 sie 2011 · Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Renovation, Worldcon 2011, Reno, NV As I type this my friend and I ...
