57th World Science Fiction Convention explained

Aussiecon Three, the 57th World Science Fiction Convention
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

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Russell Blackford Damien Broderick Andrew M. Butler Jack Dann Keith R. A. DeCandido Stephen Dedman Candas Jane Dorsey Kate Forsyth Joe Haldeman

David G. Hartwell Ian Irvine Sylvia Kelso Edward E. Kramer Sean McMullen Elizabeth Moon Jonathan Strahan Gordon Van Gelder Janeen Webb

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

See also

• Aussiecon One (1975)
• Aussiecon Two (1985)
• Hugo Award
• Science fiction
• Speculative fiction
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

External links

• Official website (as archived 20 September 2010)