64th World Science Fiction Convention

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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.

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[edit] Programme and events

[edit] Guests of Honour

The guests of honour were:

[edit] 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.

[edit] Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards given at the convention for achievements in the field of Science Fiction for the year 2005 were:

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
"Inside Job" by Connie Willis
"Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle
"Tk'tk'tk" by David D. Levine
Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop by Kate Wilhelm
Serenity, written and directed by Joss Whedon.
Doctor Who: The Empty Child & The Doctor Dances, written by Steven Moffat, directed by James Hawes.
David G. Hartwell
Donato Giancola
Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, & Liza Groen Trombi
Plokta, edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies & Mike Scott
Dave Langford
Frank Wu
John Scalzi
  • Special Committee Awards (not a Hugo Award)
Betty Ballantine, Harlan Ellison

[edit] List of participating writers

In addition to the guests of honour, the convention has announced the names of the people participating in the programme.

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Preceded by:
63rd World Science Fiction Convention
Interaction in Glasgow, UK (2005)
List of Worldcons
64th World Science Fiction Convention
L.A.con IV in Anaheim, USA (2005)
Succeeded by:
65th World Science Fiction Convention
Nippon 2007 in Yokohama, Japan (2007)