57th World Science Fiction Convention

Aussiecon Three was the 57th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Melbourne, Australia on September 2–6, 1999. The convention was held in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Guests of Honour

* Gregory Benford, author
* George Turner, author
* Bruce Gillespie, fan

pecial Guest

* J. Michael Straczynski, media

Hugo Awards

* Best Novel: "To Say Nothing of the Dog" by Connie Willis
* Best Novella: ""Oceanic" by Greg Egan ("Asimov's", August 1998)
* Best Novelette: "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling ("Asimov's", October/November 1998)
* Best Short Story: "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick ("Asimov's" February 1998)
* Best Related Book: "The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of" by Thomas M. Disch
* Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Truman Show"
* Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
* Best Pro Artist: Bob Eggleton
* Best Semiprozine: "Locus", edited by Charles N. Brown
* Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford
* Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
* Best Fan Artist: Ian Gunn
* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1997 or 1998: Nalo Hopkinson

Information

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Noteworthy Program Participants

Committee

Chair

* Perry Middlemiss

Division Heads

* Finance: Rose Mitchell
* Administration: Julian Warner
* Publicity: Alan Stewart
* Major Events: Perry Middlemiss
* Publications: Mark Loney
* Program Operations: Janice Gelb
* Programming: Donna Heenan
* Fixed Functions: Nick Price, Jason Sharples
* Facilities: Stephen Boucher
* WSFS: Stephen Boucher

Directors

Directors: Stephen Boucher, Christine Dziadosz, Donna Heenan, Michael Jordan, Mark Linneman, Perry Middlemiss, Alan Stewart, Michael Jordan

Bid

* Bid chair: Alan Stewart

ee also

* Worldcon
* Aussiecon One (1975)
* Aussiecon Two (1985)
* Melbourne

References

External links

* [http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org/ Official site]