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ConDiego Genre Science fiction/Fantasy Venue Omni Hotel San Diego and the San Diego Convention & Performing Arts Center Location San Diego, California Country United States First held August 30-September 3, 1990 Attendance 3,000 ConDiego was the 5th North American Science Fiction Convention, held in San Diego, California, on August 30-September 3, 1990 at the Omni Hotel San Diego and the San Diego Convention & Performing Arts Center.[1][2] This NASFiC was held because The Hague, Netherlands, was selected as the location for the 1990 Worldcon.[3]
Contents
Guests of honor
- Samuel R. Delany, pro
- Ben Yalow, fan
Information
Site selection
After "Holland in '90" was selected over the Los Angeles bid as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 1990 (as "ConFiction" in The Hague), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at CactusCon, the then-upcoming NASFiC in Phoenix, Arizona, to select a NASFiC site for 1990.[3] San Diego, with 155 of the 184 votes cast, became the first NASFiC site to be selected at another NASFiC.[4]
Committee
- Chair: Albert Lafreniere II
Events
Notable program participants
See also
- World Science Fiction Society
References
- ^ "The Long List of NASFiCs". WSFS Long List Committee. http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/TheLongListNasfic.html. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ Tilghman, Adam. "A Timeline of San Diego SF (& Related) Conventions and Events". San Diego Speculative Fiction Society, Inc.. http://www.sansfis.org/SanDiegoHistory/. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Minutes of the Business Meeting 1987". The World Science Fiction Society. August 1987. http://worldcon.org/bm/pre-1998/w1987.htm. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ Flynn, George. "NASFiC Site Selection". NESFA. http://www.nesfa.org/fanzines/NASFICVotingAddendum.html. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
External links
Preceded by
4th North American Science Fiction Convention
CactusCon in Phoenix, AZ, USA (1987)List of NASFiCs
5th North American Science Fiction Convention
ConDiego in San Diego, CA, USA (1990)Succeeded by
6th North American Science Fiction Convention
Dragon*Con 1995 in Atlanta, GA, USA (1995)North American Science Fiction Conventions by year: by city: Anaheim, CA · Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Collinsville, IL · Los Angeles, CA · Louisville, KY · Phoenix, AZ · Raleigh, NC · San Diego, CA · Seattle, WAby name: CactusCon · Cascadia Con · ConDiego · Conucopia · Dragon*Con 1995 · LoneStarCon 1 · NASFiC · NorthAmeriCon '79 · ReConStruction · TuckerconCategories:- North American Science Fiction Convention
- Festivals in California
- Culture of San Diego, California
- 1990 in the United States
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