59th World Science Fiction Convention
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The Millennium Philcon was the 59th World Science Fiction Convention, held from August 30th to September 3rd, 2001 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center & Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Most commentators mentioned the titanic size of the convention center. Darrell Schweitzer said of it, "Imagine a convention held in a zeppelin hangar -- designed for multiple zeppelins -- and you will begin to get the idea ... [There was] enough airspace to fly a small plane indoors."[1]
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[edit] Guests of Honor
- Greg Bear (author)
- Stephen Youll (Artist)
- Gardner Dozois (Editor)
- George Scithers (Fan)
- Esther Friesner (Toastmaster)
[edit] Hugo Awards
[edit] 2001 Hugo Awards
- Best Novel: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
- Best Novella: "The Ultimate Earth" by Jack Williamson (Analog, December 2000)
- Best Novelette: "Millennium Babies" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov's, January 2000)
- Best Short Story: "Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford (F & SF, January 2000)
- Best Related Book: Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton by Bob Eggleton and Nigel Suckling (Paper Tiger)
- Best Dramatic Presentation: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
- Best Pro Artist: Bob Eggleton
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
- Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
- Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist: Teddy Harvia
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 2000 or 2001: Kristine Smith
[edit] 1951 Retro Hugo Awards
- Best Novel: Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
- Best Novella: "The Man Who Sold the Moon" by Robert A. Heinlein (The Man Who Sold the Moon, Shasta Publishers)
- Best Novelette: "The Little Black Bag" by C. M. Kornbluth (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1950)
- Best Short Story: "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight (Galaxy, November 1950)
- Best Dramatic Presentation: Destination Moon
- Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Best Pro Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
- Best Fanzine: Science Fiction Newsletter
- Best Fan Writer: Bob Silverberg
- Best Fan Artist: Jack Gaughan
[edit] 62nd Worldcon Site Selection
Boston won the bid for the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention in 2004.
[edit] Other Noteworthy Program Participants
- Forrest J. Ackerman
- Catherine Asaro
- Gregory Benford
- David Brin
- Algis Budrys
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Pat Cadigan
- Orson Scott Card
- Jack L. Chalker
- Greg Costikyan
- Ellen Datlow
- Bob Eggleton
- Leslie Fish
- Craig Shaw Gardner
- Richard Garfinkle
- Joe Haldeman
- David G. Hartwell
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Steve Jackson
- Nancy Kress
- Ellen Kushner
- Don Maitz
- George R. R. Martin
- Elizabeth Moon
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Larry Niven
- Frederick Pohl
- Mike Resnick
- Robert J. Sawyer
- Darrell Schweitzer
- Robert Silverberg
- Norman Spinrad
- Nancy Springer
- S. M. Stirling
- Lois Tilton
- Harry Turtledove
- Gordon Van Gelder
- Jo Walton
- Lawrence Watt-Evans
- Len Wein
- Michael Whelan
- Walter John Williams
[edit] Attendance
Total memberships of all types were 6,288. Of those, 933 were supporting memberships and 6 were kids-in-tow. Actual on-site attendance was 4,592.
[edit] Afterword
The Millennium Philcon is remembered for having an absolutely enormous convention center which dwarfed the event. Memories of the convention were made bittersweet by the attacks on the World Trade Center and US Pentagon the week after it closed.
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ Science Fiction Chronicle, Issue 219, December 2001, p. 58
[edit] See also
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| Preceded by 58th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon 2000 in Chicago, USA (2000) |
List of Worldcons 59th World Science Fiction Convention Millennium Philcon in Philadelphia, USA (2001) |
Succeeded by 60th World Science Fiction Convention ConJosé in San José, USA (2002) |
