| Intersection, the 53rd World Science Fiction Convention | |
| Dates: | 24–28 August 1995 |
| Organizer: | Worldcon (Scotland) Ltd. |
| Filing: | Non-profit |
| Attendance: | 4,173 |
| Website: | Official website |
The 53rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Intersection, was held on 24–28 August 1995 at the SEC Centre and the nearby Moat House Hotel in Glasgow, United Kingdom. [1] Evening social events also took place at the Central and Crest Hotels.
The organising committee was co-chaired by Vincent Docherty and Martin Easterbrook.
The convention was the first Worldcon to be held in Scotland and was also the 1995 Eurocon.
Attendance was 4,173, out of 6,524 paid memberships.
The British science fiction writer John Brunner died of a stroke on 25 August 1995, while attending the convention. [2]
A Channel 4 magazine programme about the event and Science Fiction in Scotland, ‘Beam Me Up, Scotty!’, was filmed at the convention and presented by Craig Charles. [3]