65th World Science Fiction Convention

Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center
Location	Yokohama
Country	Japan
First held	August 30-September 3, 2007
Organizer	Japanese Association for Science Fiction International Communication
Filing status	registered non-profit
Attendance	2,788
Official website	nippon2007.us (English-language site)

Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and the 46th Annual Nihon SF Taikai, was held in Yokohama, Japan from 30 August - 3 September 2007, at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center and adjoining hotels. The organising committee was chaired by Hiroaki Inoue. The attendance at the convention totaled 2,788, including 1,578 Japanese members and 1,210 foreign members.^[1]

Nippon 2007 was the first Worldcon held in Asia.

Program and events

Guests of Honor

Guests of Honor at Nippon 2007 were:

• Sakyo Komatsu & David Brin, Author Guests of Honor
• Takumi Shibano, Fan Guest of Honor
• Yoshitaka Amano & Michael Whelan, Artist Guests of Honor

Worldcon site selection

The members of Nippon 2007 selected Montreal as the hosting city for the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2009.^[2]

Awards

Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards for achievements in the field of science fiction in the year 2006 were presented at a ceremony at Nippon 2007, having been nominated and chosen in advance by members of the Worldcon.^[3][4] The Hugo Award nominations were announced on 28 March 2007. A correction was issued a few days later when award officials were notified that a computing error had resulted in the film Pan's Labyrinth being left off the nomination list for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.

• Best Novel: "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge
• Best Novella: "A Billion Eves by Robert Reed
• Best Novelette: "The Djinn's Wife" by Ian McDonald
• Best Short Story: "Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt
• Best Related Book: James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips
• Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Pan's Labyrinth, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro
• Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace written by Steven Moffat, directed by Euros Lyn
• Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
• Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
• Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
• Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong & Liza Groen Trombi
• Best Fanzine: Science-Fiction Five-Yearly edited by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan and Randy Byers
• Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
• Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu

Other awards

• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (not a Hugo Award): Naomi Novik

References

1. ^ "Nippon 2007: The First Worldcon in Japan". [[Locus (magazine}|Locus]] (Oakland, CA: Locus Publications) 59 (5): 7. November 2007. 
2. ^ Olson, Christopher (June 9, 2009). "The wait for Worldcon: World Science Fiction convention highlights Canadian SF". The Link. http://www.thelinknewspaper.ca/articles/1321. Retrieved September 8, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "2007 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/. Retrieved March 4, 2011. 
4. ^ "Hugo Awards für beste Science Fiction 2007 vergeben" (in German). Der Standard. September 14, 2007. http://derstandard.at/fs/3018872. Retrieved September 9, 2009. 

External links

• Nippon 2007 English-language homepage
• 2007 Hugo Nomination Press Release

Preceded by 64th World Science Fiction Convention L.A.con IV in Anaheim, USA (2006)

List of Worldcons 65th World Science Fiction Convention Nippon 2007 in Yokohama, Japan (2007)

Succeeded by 66th World Science Fiction Convention Denvention 3 in Denver, USA (2008)