CoNZealand’s initial programme guide for the virtual Worldcon is now available to view on its programme partner site, Grenadine. CoNZealand Chairs Kelly Buehler and Norman Cates say, “We’re pleased to unveil the initial programme and invite members to take a … Continue reading
CoNZealand Chairs Kelly Buehler and Norman Cates today announced: “We apologise that Hugo Finalists were not treated equally. It was never our intention to treat any Hugo finalists different from any other Hugo finalists. Unfortunately, the way some technology issues … Continue reading
Alasdair Stuart has published a “Statement of 2020 Hugo Finalists re: Worldcon Programming” on behalf of a group of CoNZealand program participants and award finalists. Stuart, co-owner of Escape Artists podcasts and a 2020 Best Fan Writer Hugo finalist, outlined … Continue reading
The CoNZealand Business Meeting will be held in Room 1 of the West Plaza Hotel in Wellington on August 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (New Zealand Time). The Business Meeting Agenda is here. The current WSFS Constitution and rules are … Continue reading
The 2020 Worldcon, CoNZealand, today opened online voting for the Hugo Awards, the Lodestar and Astounding Awards, and the 1945 Retrospective Hugo Awards. Due to the delay the committee has extended the voting deadline to Wednesday, 22 July 2020 at … Continue reading
CoNZealand has announced that online voting for the Hugos will open by July 8, and they are extending the voting deadline to July 22: We are very sorry for the delay in opening online Hugo Voting. We are working as … Continue reading
The advance membership tokens required for voters in the 2022 Worldcon Site Selection can now be purchased through the CoNZeland website. Full information about buying tokens and guidelines for voting in 2022 Site Selection are available at the link. The … Continue reading
CoNZealand has opened site selection voting for the location of the World Science Fiction Convention in 2022. There are two filed bids, for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Full information is available at the convention’s website. Email ballots … Continue reading
CoNZealand Business Meeting Presiding Officer Kent Bloom has explained how this year’s WSFS Business Meeting will be handled, one of the events that can’t be shifted online. CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, announces that the Business Meeting of … Continue reading
The Hugo Voter Packet for the 2020 Hugo Awards has been released by the CoNZealand committee and is now available for download. All supporting and attending members of CoNZealand can download the packet by visiting the Members’ Area of the … Continue reading