An unopposed bid to hold Smofcon 35 in Boston was awarded the 2017 event by members of this year’s Smofcon, meeting this weekend in the Chicago area.
The 2017 Smofcon, led by Laurie Mann (chair) and Kris “Nchanter” Snyder (hotel), will be held November 30-December 3 at the Back Bay Hilton in downtown Boston. Memberships can be bought at the website.
Kevin Standlee tweeted a list of cities interested in future Smofcons.
#SMOFCon bids for future years include Santa Rosa (CA), Montreal, Cleveland, Albuquerque, DC, Havana.
— Kevin Standlee ????x6 (@KevinStandlee) December 4, 2016
Three of them responded to the Fannish Inquisition questionnaire circulated by this year’s Smofcon committee —
The responses of these bidders for future-year Worldcons are also available on the site:
Bidding
- Dublin 2019
- New Zealand 2020
- Boston 2020 Christmas Worldcon Bid
- Boston 2021
- Chicago 2022
- France 2023
- New Orleans 2023
- UK 2024
- DC 2024
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The Boston 2020 Christmas Worldcon Bid responses are amusing.