North American Science Fiction Convention

North American Science Fiction Convention

NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled only during years where the Worldcon is being held outside of the North American continent. NASFiC bids voted on by the Worldcon (or NASFiC if one exists) membership the year after a non-North American Worldcon site has been selected. As of 2009, this is one year in advance of a potential NASFiC.

Activities at a NASFiC parallel those seen at Worldcon, but may differ with each convention committee. The convention may be held as an individual event or in conjunction with another convention. It generally occurs near the time of the Worldcon, but not in direct competition with it. Ten NASFiCs have occurred to date. The name NASFiC is owned by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).

The late Robert Sacks led a movement to separate NASFiC from the World Science Fiction Society, similar to Eurocon, but WSFS has chosen to keep NASFiC under its own aegis.

This is a list of the NASFiCs held, or scheduled, so far:

Year Name City Guests of Honor Size
1st 1975 NASFiC Los Angeles, California Harlan Ellison 1,100
2nd 1979 NorthAmeriCon '79 Louisville, Kentucky Frederik Pohl
George Scithers
2,000
3rd 1985 LoneStarCon 1 Austin, Texas Jack Vance
Richard Powers
Joanne Burger
2,800
4th 1987 CactusCon Phoenix, Arizona Hal Clement
Marjii Ellers
3,000
5th 1990 ConDiego San Diego, California Samuel R. Delany
Ben Yalow
3,000
6th 1995 Dragon*Con 1995 Atlanta, Georgia George Alec Effinger
Harlan Ellison
Timothy Zahn
Michael Whelan
Bjo Trimble
14,312
7th 1999 Conucopia Anaheim, California Jerry Pournelle
Ellen Datlow
Richard Lynch
Nicki Lynch
1,734
8th 2005 Cascadia Con Seattle, Washington Fred Saberhagen
Liz Danforth
Toni Weisskopf
Kevin Standlee
1,785
9th 2007 Archon31/Tuckercon Collinsville, Illinois Barbara Hambly
Darrell K. Sweet
Kevin Murphy
Bill Corbett
James Ernest
Elizabeth Covey
Barry Childs-Helton
Sally Childs-Helton
Nancy Hathaway
Lani Tapu
Richard Hatch
1,950
10th 2010 ReConStruction Raleigh, North Carolina Eric Flint
Brad W. Foster
Juanita Coulson
Toni Weisskopf

Read more about North American Science Fiction Convention:  2014 NASFiC Site Selection

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