58th World Science Fiction Convention

The 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Chicon 2000, was held on 31 August–4 September 2000 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Sofitel Hotel and Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

The organizing committee was chaired by Tom Veal.

Participants

Attendance was 5,794, out of 6,574 paid memberships.

Guests of honor

Ben Bova (author) Bob Eggleton (artist) Jim Baen (editor) Bob Passovoy & Anne Passovoy (fan) Harry Turtledove (toastmaster)

Other program participants

In addition to the guests of honor, Chicon 2000 had 613 program participants taking part in over 1,000 programming items. Some of the notable science fiction writers participating to the convention included:

Kevin J. Anderson Catherine Asaro David Brin Jack L. Chalker John Clute Esther M. Friesner Richard Garfinkle

Elizabeth Hand Harry Harrison Paul Levinson George R. R. Martin Jack McDevitt Larry Niven Frederik Pohl

Terry Pratchett Mike Resnick Robert Silverberg Michael Swanwick Connie Willis Gene Wolfe

Future site selection

The 61st World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2003 was awarded to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Awards

2000 Hugo Awards

The awards were administered by Michael Nelson, Covert Beach, Robert MacIntosh, Tom Veal, Mike Jencevice, and Becky Thomson. The base was designed by Johnna Klukas.

Best Novel: A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Best Novella: "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis Best Novelette: "1016 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly Best Short Story: "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick Best Related Book: Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History by Frank M. Robinson Best Dramatic Presentation: Galaxy Quest Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford Best Fan Artist: Joe Mayhew (posthumous)

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Cory Doctorow

The bid

During the bidding process, Chicago in 2000 issued approximately forty trading cards depicting a variety of science fiction authors and artists, including Gordon R. Dickson, Terry Pratchett, and Larry Niven. Anyone who collected twenty of the cards and voted in site selection received a free membership conversion to Chicon 2000. When Chicago in 2000 won, they issued a trading card #0 that announced their guests of honor.

58th World Science Fiction Convention

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