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57th World Science Fiction Convention

57th Worldcon (1999)

Summary

57th Worldcon (1999)

Field	Value
name	Aussiecon Three, the 57th World Science Fiction Convention
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genre	Science fiction
venue	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
location	Melbourne
country	Australia
dates	2–6 September 1999
filing	Non-profit
website	aussiecon3.worldcon.org

The 57th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Aussiecon Three, was held on 2–6 September 1999 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

The convention was chaired by Perry Middlemiss.

Participants

Guests of Honour

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

Special guest

J. Michael Straczynski, media

Noteworthy program participants

Awards

1999 Hugo Awards

The Hugo Award ceremony was directed and hosted by Michael Jordan and Executive assistant Paula McGrath.

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 Professional 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

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Nalo Hopkinson

Future site selection

San Jose, California won the vote for the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention in 2005 by a large majority. A hoax bid for Roswell, New Mexico was the only other bid filed.

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
InterDivisional Liaison: Michael AJ Jordan

Directors

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

Bid

Bid chair: Alan Stewart

References

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