DaveAx Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Site selection voting for the 2022 Worldcon is now open. There are two locations bidding for the convention: Chicago IL, USA Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Details on the voting process can be found here:https://chicagoworldconbid.org/support-us/how-worldcon-voting-works/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Jeddah has no chance. Well-meaning guys but very clear they have no idea what it takes to run a Worldcon, and the problems a large part of the membership would face attending (accessibility issues just to name the most benign of them). I wonder what the odds are of back-to-back European cons (Nice 2023 and Glasgow 2024)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I just want to know who went to a WorldCon and thought 'this is an event that will do well in a country that outlaws queerness, idolatry and immodest clothing'. That's like 80% of the entire event right there. :p Filippa Eilhart, Theda Baratheon, DaveAx and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAx Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 9 hours ago, mormont said: I just want to know who went to a WorldCon and thought 'this is an event that will do well in a country that outlaws queerness, idolatry and immodest clothing'. That's like 80% of the entire event right there. :p One also wonders how welcome fans who are Jewish -- either by faith or ancestry -- would feel there. Jae Targ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I suspect they are very naïve about these things, and are genuinely well-meaning but just don't really understand the vast issues. I know at least one of the organizers is someone who has attended some Western cons, so he knows what the make up of these things is like, but... it just hasn't sunk in. It'll be Chicago. Theda Baratheon and DaveAx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I’m hoping to make it to a 2023 one because both of these are out for me really. Will absolutely be Chicago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) My original plan had been to go to DC but that's being rewritten quickly because at the moment there's an excellent chance the pandemic will still be raging out of control in the US in a year's time. So holding fire to see what happens, and hopefully the next WorldCon I go to won't be as far off as Glasgow 2024 (and the fact that is now closer than London 2014 was is a bit weird). Edited July 16, 2020 by Werthead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Werthead said: My original plan had been to go to DC but that's being rewritten quickly because at the moment there's an excellent chance the pandemic will still be raging out of control in the US in a year's time. So holding fire to see what happens, and hopefully the next WorldCon I go to won't be as far off as Glasgow 2024 (and the fact that is now closer than London 2014 was is a bit weird). I had been considering possibly going to DC as well, but with things as they are I'm definitely not going to be making any plans. I've never been to Chicago so if that presumably gets 2022 I might consider that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady narcissa Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Well I am somewhat amazed to see how time has flown by and Worldcon is already possibly coming back to Chicago. It seems like you all were just here for Chicon 7! No surprise, I am hoping for Chicago for 2022 and hope this virus is contained by then and hope to see many of you here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Oh shit. Chicago WorldCon was 8 years ago?!?!? Damn. Chicago in 2 years seems like it might be a thing that maybe happens. DaveAx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Chicago it is. Ran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Like people said, JeddahCon was a non-starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAx Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 GRRM will be happy that it's a Labor Day weekend event. (September 1-5, 2022) Guests of Honor: Author -- Charles de Lint Artist -- Floyd Norman Fan -- Edie Stern & Joe Siclari First Fandom -- Erle Korshak Toastmasters: Annalee Newitz & Charlie Jane Anders Website: https://chicon.org/ Hotel: Hyatt Regency Chicago Room rate is US $160/night for single, double, triple, or quad, plus 17.38% tax, for a total of US $187.78/night. Internet is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Ran said: Like people said, JeddahCon was a non-starter. I did like their con name - JeddiCon - and the poster was pretty cool. But indeed, no realistic chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady narcissa Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Well naturally I am happy. I hope by 2022 the virus is behind us and the borders are open again and that people will want to come to the US. I also hope that the skyrocketing crime we have had in downtown Chicago this summer goes back down to normal levels of crime. Just outside the Hyatt Regency this past month along Wacker Drive we've had armed robberies, carjackings, stabbings, and shootings. Very unusual for this neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I've signed up in the hope once again of being able to make it to Chicago. DC next year is not an option I don't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraig Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Really sad to miss NZ this year. I hope DC and Chicago can happen. Then its Memphis v Chengdu for 2023. Glasgow for 2024. And then Brisbane v Seattle for 2025. Although, a lot can change for 2025 yet (witness the demise of Nice for 2023). Corvinus85, Ran and DaveAx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Planning to aim for Chicago in 2022 and the Glasgow in 2024. All subject to The Plague's progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Dracarys Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Chicago World Con? Sounds good to me though I'm like 85% sure I'll be done with my PhD program by September 2022, so I can't say "Sign me up" just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAx Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 8/4/2020 at 12:45 PM, Padraig said: Really sad to miss NZ this year. I hope DC and Chicago can happen. Then it's Memphis v Chengdu for 2023. Neither of the 2023 options really appeals to me, TBH. I wonder where the NASFiC will be if Chengdu wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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