The line for Closing Ceremonies.
By Francis Hamit: On the last day the organizers of Loncon 3 ended their four-year adventure with some well-deserved, self-congratulatory pats on the back. (Yes, it’s a cliché, what the hell, sue me.) The original pitch film that won London the bid was shown again, without the sound (not sure that there was any, since I hadn’t seen it before) but this may be not only the largest Worldcon ever, but one that ran so smoothly, and without noticeable glitches, that subsequent events will be hard put to meet, much less exceed, the standards set by this ConCom.
The co-chairs bid adieu.
The Guests of Honour were once again presented, and Brian Aldiss, who was present at LonCon 1 and is one of the great authors of our genre, was serenaded with a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” by the entire audience. The GoHs were all presented with engraved crystal awards as a remembrance. The event was then Closed, and the organizers of the 2015 Worldcon in Spokane, Washington, USA, named after a mythological beast, were brought out to urge everyone to attend their event, Sasquan.
Brian Aldiss is serenaded with “Happy Birthday.”
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Here’s the bid film … with sound: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTaXjDt6_E
I don’t have the final count of bodies on site, but it was in the 7000s, and it thus appears that Loncon 3 will count as the second-largest by attendance and largest by total membership Worldcon to date, as the bodies on site doesn’t top L.A.con II, but the total membership count is the first Worldcon to ever top 10,000 members.