68th World Science Fiction Convention
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{{infobox convention
| name = Aussiecon Four, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention
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| caption =
| status = Active
| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
| location = Melbourne, Victoria
| country = Australia
| dates = 2–6 September 2010
| organizer = Victorian Science Fiction Conventions Inc.
| filing = Not for profit
| attendance =
| website = [http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/ aussiecon4.org.au]
}}
The 68th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Aussiecon Four, was held on 2–6 September 2010 in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The co-chairs were Perry Middlemiss and Rose Mitchell.
Participants
= Guests of Honour =
- Kim Stanley Robinson (author)
- Robin Johnson (fan)
- Shaun Tan (artist)
Awards
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= 2010 Hugo Awards =
The 2010 Hugo Award statue base was designed by Nick Stathopoulos with laser etching by Lewis Morley and incorporating the Aussiecon 4 logo by Grant Gittus.
- Best Novel: (tie) The City & The City by China Miéville and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
- Best Novella: "Palimpsest" by Charles Stross
- Best Novelette: "The Island" by Peter Watts
- Best Short Story: "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh
- Best Related Book: This is Me, Jack Vance! by Jack Vance
- Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm, written by Kaja and Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colours by Cheyenne Wright
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Moon, screenplay by Nathan Parker; story by Duncan Jones; directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who "The Waters of Mars", written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
- Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Ellen Datlow
- Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan
- Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan
- Best Fan Writer: Frederik Pohl
- Best Fanzine: StarShipSofa, edited by Tony C. Smith
- Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster
= Other awards =
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Seanan McGuire
- Aussiecon Four Make Ready Short Story Competition Award: Helen Stubbs
Site selection
The location was selected by the members of Denvention 3.
= Future site selection =
The members of Aussiecon 4 selected Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, Chicon 7, to be held in 2012 in an uncontested election. With only 526 ballots cast, this election had the lowest turnout since 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.
See also
References
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{{cite news
| publisher=The Hugo Awards official site
| title=2010 Hugo Award Winners
| url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/
| date=2010-09-05
| access-date=2010-09-05
}}
{{cite news
| first=Alan Stanley
| last=Blair
| work=Airlock Alpha
| title=Nominations Open For Hugo Awards; Winners will be revealed at Aussiecon 4
| url=http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/6997
| date=2010-01-03
}}
{{cite news
| url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/scifi-fans-coming-to-melbourne-in-2010-20080914-4g6i.html
| work=The Age
| title=Sci-fi fans coming to Melbourne in 2010
| date=2008-09-14
}}
{{cite news
| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24345513-5006785,00.html
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514091739/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C24345513-5006785%2C00.html
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=2009-05-14
| work=The Australian
| title=Australia to host science fiction convention Aussiecon 4
| date=2008-09-15
}}
{{cite news
| work=File 770
| title=It's Chicon 7
| url=http://file770.com/?p=4315
| date=2010-09-05
| access-date=2010-09-05
}}
{{cite news
| work=File 770
| title=Chicago in 2012 Confirmed in Early Returns
| url=http://file770.com/?p=4307
| access-date=2010-09-05
}}
}}
Further reading
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite news
| first=Gary
| last=Kemble
| work=ABC News
| title=Kim Stanley Robinson still betting on utopia
| url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/04/3002670.htm?section=entertainment
| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231060949/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/04/3002670.htm?section=entertainment
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=31 December 2012
| date=2010-09-04
| access-date=2010-09-05}}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/ Aussiecon Four site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509104033/http://community.livejournal.com/australia2010/ Aussiecon LiveJournal]
- [http://worldcon.org/ Worldcon official website]
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{{succession box
| before=67th World Science Fiction Convention
Anticipation in Montréal, Québec, Canada (2009)
| title=List of Worldcons
| years=68th World Science Fiction Convention
Aussiecon Four in Melbourne, Australia (2010)
| after=69th World Science Fiction Convention
Renovation in Reno, Nevada, United States (2011)
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