The Winnipeg in 2023 Committee is pleased to announce it will bid for the right to host the 15th North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). In March 2022, the bid filed the required papers in accordance with the World Science Fiction Society Constitution, with the Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention (September 1-4, […]
Exploring a NASFiC
Given the strong show of support with the at-con vote at DisCon III, and the encouragement we have received from a plethora of fans, the WInnipeg in 2023 Worldcon Bid Committee has decided to look into bidding for the first ever Canadian NASFiC in Winnipeg, MB. Leading this exploratory effort will be Robbie Bourget and […]
Spot the Krampus
We”re adding Second Life as an online social space during DisCon III, particularly for our Wednesday night “soft” opening at DisCon III where in person party guests have the chance to interact with those online. The party starts December 15, 2021 at 9pm EST/ 8pm CST/ 6pm PST. Say hello to our Master Archivist and […]
Second Life social space
We”re adding Second Life as a social space, particularly for our Wednesday night “soft” opening at DisCon III.For those unfamilar with Second Life, accounts are free but you need to sign in and go through short introduction ( some people it takes only 5 minutes, it depends on how much gawking you want to do […]
Smofcon Fannish Question Time Video
We’re happy that Smofcon Europe has uploaded a recording of the Worldcon 2023 bids Q&A session, which took place Dec 4, 2021. Have a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhYoxx3VCgc
Fannish Question Time_Smofcon
Greetings from Smofcon! both virtually and physically 🙂 If you’re attending, come find us, either online or at the hotel.Yesterday we presented at the “Worldcon bids 2023 Q&A” and will post the link once the recording is available. We practiced in an informal Q&A session on our YouTube channel earlier this year, Watch the raw […]
Site Selection Q&A
Today (Nov 21) we will have a Q&A session about Site Selection on Zoom at 1:15pm CST Zoom registration is free and can be done here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpfuCupzgiHNUlblswdY0dqda478iTrVCb
Site Selection Ballot now available
Help us bring Worldcon to Winnipeg! It’s time to vote! The Site Selection Ballot is now available online:https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/81st-Worldcon-Site_Selection-Final-1.pdf Attention! There are different deadlines, depending on how you send your vote. There are translations of the instructions in French:https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/81st-Worldcon-Site_Selection_2021_FINAL-FRCA-Instructions-Only-1.pdf Simplified Chinese:https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/81st-Worldcon-Site_Selection_2021_FINAL-ZHCN-Instructions-Only-1.pdf Spanish:https://discon3.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/81st-Worldcon-Site_Selection_2021_FINAL-ESUS-Instructions-Only-1.pdf Forthcoming information and help sessions via Zoom and Discord will be announced on this […]
Meet & Greet in Winnipeg
The “Winnipeg in 2023” bid committee will hold a Meet & Greet event at the Delta Winnipeg Hotel (350 St Mary Ave), on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, from 4 PM to 9 PM in the Tuxedo Room (off the lobby, beside the hotel restaurant). We invite you to join us and learn more about our […]
Winnipeg “Up to Speed”
Linda Ross-Manfield will be interviewed on “Up to Speed”, Winnipeg’s 3-6pm “drive home” radio show on CBC Radio One, tomorrow Thursday Oct 21 at approximately 3:37pm CDT. She’ll chat to Laurie Hookstaten about our Worldcon bid and Worldcons in general. Listen to the radio live here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio After the episode has aired, listen to recorded […]