| ConFiction, the 48th World Science Fiction Convention | |
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The Netherlands Congress Centre, now World Forum Convention Center |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Venue | Netherlands Congress Centre |
| Location | The Hague |
| Country | Netherlands |
| First held | 23 August - 27 August 1990 |
| Attendance | 3580 |
The 48th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), was ConFiction, which was held in The Hague, Netherlands 23rd-27 August 1990 at the Netherlands Congress Centre. This convention was one of the two Worldcons held in continental Europe, the other being the 28th World Science Fiction Convention held in West Germany.
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The guests of honour for the convention were Joe Haldeman, Wolfgang Jeschke and Harry Harrison, with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro as Toastmaster and Andrew I. Porter as Fan Guest of Honour. The organising committee was chaired by Kees van Toorn. The total membership of the convention was 3580, despite the preparations for the Gulf war which deterred many Americans from traveling.
This was the first Worldcon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, so was the first convention which many fans, writers and editors from Eastern European countries were able to attend. The convention was opened by the then Minister of Cultural Affairs of the Netherlands, and the Hugos were presented by the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands.
The Hugo Awards given at the convention for achievements in the field of science fiction for the year 1989 were:[1]
| Preceded by 47th World Science Fiction Convention Noreascon 3 in Boston, USA (1989) |
List of Worldcons 48rd World Science Fiction Convention ConFiction in The Hague, Netherlands (1990) |
Succeeded by 49th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon V in Chicago, USA (1991) |