64th World Science Fiction Convention

The 64th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), styled L.A.con IV, was held in Anaheim, California, United States, from 23 to 27 August 2006. The Venue for the 64th Worldcon was the Anaheim Convention Center and the nearby Hilton and Marriott hotels. The organising committee was chaired by Christian B. McGuire.

The total registered membership of the convention, based on preliminary post-con data reported by the committee, was 6832, of which 5913 physically attended. The members came from 23 different countries. By far the largest contingent was from the USA, followed by Canada, UK, Australia and Japan.

Programme and events

Guests of Honour

The guests of honour were:
* Author Guest: Connie Willis
* Artist Guest: James Gurney
* Fan Guest: Howard DeVore
* Special Guest: Frankie Thomas

Worldcon site selection

The members of L.A.con IV (and Interaction, the 2005 Worldcon) selected the hosting city for the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2008.

Awards

*Hugo Awards:
**Best Novel: "Spin "by Robert Charles Wilson
**Best Novella: "Inside Job" by Connie Willis
**Best Novelette: "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle
**Best Short Story: "Tk'tk'tk" by David D. Levine
**Best Related Book: " "by Kate Wilhelm
**Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: "Serenity, "written and directed by Joss Whedon.
**Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: "Doctor Who: The Empty Child "& "The Doctor Dances," written by Steven Moffat, directed by James Hawes.
**Best Professional Editor: David G. Hartwell
**Best Pro Artist: Donato Giancola
**Best Semiprozine: "Locus," edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
**Best Fanzine: "Plokta," edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott
**Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
**Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
*John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (not a Hugo Award): John Scalzi
*Special Committee Awards (not a Hugo Award): Betty Ballantine, Harlan Ellison, Fred Patten

List of participating writers

In addition to the guests of honour, the convention has announced the [http://www.laconiv.org/2006/prog/progbios.htm names] of the people participating in the programme.

Noteworthy Incidents

The Hugo Awards ceremony on August 26, 2006, was marred when host Harlan Ellison groped Connie Willis' breast while on stage, an incident caught on film. A firestorm of comment erupted on science fiction message boards and blogs relating to sexism in science fiction. [http://blogs.feministsf.net/?p=51] [http://gwendabond.typepad.com/bondgirl/2006/08/i_have_no_shame.html]

ee also

*Hugo Award
*World Science Fiction Society
*Worldcon

External links

* [http://www.laconiv.org/ Homepage of L.A.con IV]