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Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention 
Status Active Genre Science fiction Venue Hyatt Regency Chicago Location Chicago, Illinois Country USA First held August 30-September 3, 2012 Filing status 501(c)(3) non-profit Official website chicon.org The 70th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Chicon 7, will be held in Chicago, Illinois, August 30-September 3, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The convention committee is chaired by Dave McCarty.
The Guests of Honor will be author Mike Resnick, artist Rowena Morrill, astronaut Story Musgrave, fan Peggy Rae Sapienza, and agent guest Jane Frank. The toastmaster will be John Scalzi.
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Site selection
Chicago's bid to host the Worldcon was formally unopposed and won in balloting among the members of the 68th World Science Fiction Convention held in Melbourne, Australia, in 2010. With only 526 ballots cast, this election had the lowest turnout since voting records began to be kept in 1974. The voting breakdown was 447 votes for Chicago, 20 ballots expressed no preference, and there were 59 write-in votes for various sites.[1][2]
The bid
The "Chicago in 2012" bid committee issued a series of ten short magazines, called bidzines, each featuring a story by a different Chicago-related author, such as Frederik Pohl, Jody Lynn Nye, Phyllis Eisenstein, and Mike Resnick. Each story was approximately 2,000 words and additional stories by other Chicago authors, including Richard Garfinkle and Lois Tilton, were published on the bid's website. "Cover" art was provided by noted artists such as Kaja Foglio and Frank Wu.
The bid also did not sell supporting memberships as most Worldcon bids do, instead asking supporters to simply make a donation to help the bid. Supporters who donated at least $100 and voted in site selection automatically had their support converted to an attending membership.
References
- ^ "Chicago in 2012 Confirmed in Early Returns". File 770. September 5, 2010. http://file770.com/?p=4307. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "It’s Chicon 7". File 770. September 5, 2010. http://file770.com/?p=4315. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
External links
Preceded by
69th World Science Fiction Convention
(Renovation in Reno, Nevada) (2011)List of Worldcons
70th World Science Fiction Convention
(Chicon 7 in Chicago, Illinois) (2012)Succeeded by
71st World Science Fiction Convention
(LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, Texas) (2013)Categories:- 2012 in the United States
- American science fiction conventions
- Culture of Chicago, Illinois
- World Science Fiction Convention
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