56th Worldcon (1998)
The 56th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon ), also known as BucConeer , was held on 5–9 August 1998 at the Baltimore Convention Center , the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor, the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, the Omni Inner Harbor Baltimore (now the Wyndham), and the Baltimore Hilton and Towers in Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 1] [ 2]
The convention was chaired by Peggy Rae Pavlat.[ 3]
Participants
Guests of Honor
Special Guest
Program participants
Site selection
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania won the vote for the 59th World Science Fiction Convention , to be held in 2001.
Awards
The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards ,[ 4] fandom activities.[ 4] [ 5]
Other awards may be presented at Worldcon at the discretion of the individual convention committee. This has often included the national SF awards of the host country, such as the Japanese Seiun Awards as part of Nippon 2007 ,[ 6] Prix Aurora Awards as part of Anticipation in 2009. The Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the Sidewise Award , though not sponsored by the Worldcon, are usually presented, as well as the Chesley Awards , the Prometheus Award , and others.[ 6] [ 1]
1998 Hugo Awards
The winners were:[ 1]
Best Novel : Forever Peace , by Joe Haldeman Best Novella : "…Where Angels Fear to Tread", by Allen Steele (Asimov's Best Novelette : "We Will Drink a Fish Together…", by Bill Johnson (Asimov's Best Short Story : "The 43 Antarean Dynasties", by Mike Resnick (Asimov's Best Related Book : The Encyclopedia of Fantasy , by John Clute and John Grant Best Dramatic Presentation : Contact Best Professional Editor : Gardner Dozois Best Professional Artist : Bob Eggleton Best Semiprozine : Locus Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine : Mimosa Richard Lynch Best Fan Writer : Dave Langford Best Fan Artist : Joe Mayhew
Other awards
Committee
Convention Chair: Peggy Rae Pavlat
Division heads
Member Services: Michelle Smith-Moore
Facilities: Marty Gear
Programming: John Pomeranz
Events: Kent Bloom
Operations: Tom Veal
"Contents of Tables": Kathryn Daugherty
Exhibits: Barbara Lynn Higgins
Public Relations: Sam Lubell
"Strange Fannish Stuff": Marc Gordon
Bid
Chair: Hal Haag (1990–1991), Lance Oszko (1991–1993), Covert Beach (1993–1995)
Corporation
President: Covert Beach
Vice-Presidents: Lance Oszko, Marty Gear
Comptroller: Bob Macintosh
Treasurer: Thomas Horman
Recording Secretary: Thomas McMullan
Corresponding Secretary: Jul Owings
See also
References
^ a b c
"1998 Hugo Awards" . The Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society . Retrieved 2022-01-01 .
^ Cowherd, Kevin (1998-08-07). "A space for us; WorldCon science-fiction conventioneers bristle at the geeky stereotype" . The Baltimore Sun the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .^
Streitfeld, David (1998-08-10). "Next Stop, Twilight Zone?" . The Washington Post Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2012-01-28 .
^ a b "Article 3: Hugo Awards" . WSFS Constitution . World Science Fiction Society. 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2009 .^ Franklin, Jon (October 30, 1977). "Star roars: this year's champs in science fiction" . The Baltimore Sun Baltimore , MD. p. D5. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011 . ^ a b "Awards" . Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2009 .
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