By John Hertz: Midamericon II was the 74th World Science Fiction Convention, held at Kansas City, Missouri, August 17-21, 2016. The 34th, now known as Midamericon I, was there in 1976. The Rotsler Award, named for Bill Rotsler (1926-1997), is … Continue reading
Jared Dashoff, MidAmeriCon II business meeting chair, has released a new version of the agenda, including Lisa Hayes’ motion, 3SV and its various parts, and EPH+. Download the PDF file from the MACII website. There’s Business Passed on to MidAmeriCon II … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Worldcon, will celebrate Star Wars with special guests, programming, and exhibits on Friday, August 19. “Star Wars Day” will take place exactly forty years after the first MidAmeriCon (1976) hosted publicist Charles Lippincott’s presentation to Worldcon … Continue reading
The 2016 Worldcon, MidAmeriCon II, has made Progress Report #3 available in electronic format at the convention’s website. It’s a free read, and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. Members who requested printed publications will receive … Continue reading
Members of MidAmeriCon II can begin downloading the sample work provided by 2016 Hugo Award nominees. All five Best Novel nominees are represented. Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves is complete. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin is labeled an excerpt, though there are … Continue reading
Over Memorial Day Weekend Only, the 2016 Worldcon will be offering a special Weekend (Fri-Sun) Pass* for $150 (*Weekend passes do not include Hugo Award or Site Selection Voting rights.) Or for just $50 more you can purchase a Full Attending … Continue reading
The 2016 Worldcon, MidAmeriCon II, today posted its weapons policy on the convention website. Convention weapons policies commonly are of most interest to cosplayers, however, the news stories about open carry and comments on a few sf blogs have combined to raise questions … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II’s Patty Wells and Melissa Morman are looking for help furnishing the exhibit hall at this year’s Worldcon in Kansas City. Here’s their pitch: One of the advantages of being favored with five acres of exhibit hall is that … Continue reading
MidAmeriCon II has released a “Hugo Nomination Update & Apology” message on Twitter and Facebook acknowledging the problems with voting update emails generated by its automated system. Hugo Nomination Update & Apology ???????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/ofOFLPNRzH — MidAmeriCon II (@MidAmeriCon2) April 5, 2016
The nomination period for the 2016 Hugo Awards and the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards will end tomorrow, March 31, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -0700). MidAmeriCon II tweeted that the nominees will be announced and the ballot … Continue reading