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 […]
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 […]
Memphis Bid Withdraws
Early this morning, October 18th 2021, the Memphis bid for the 2023 Worldcon announced that it has folded. We at Winnipeg offer Memphis our condolences on having to withdraw. We thank them for being a competitive bid. Truly, this is a bombshell moment in Worldcon history. With only two months to go to the final […]
Your Worldcon
What do you want in a Worldcon? Give us your ideas! We’re having extra Zoom socials for the North American long weekend on both Sunday Sept 5 and Monday Sept 6, 2021. Both days we will start at 1:15pm CDT. We will also stream to YouTube. You can send in questions through Zoom or YouTube […]
Twitch August 1, 2021
Join us for our regular Twitch broadcast! This week, Laurie (Social Media Host Extraordinaire), will take us into Winnipeg’s food offerings. If you missed last week’s Question Time with the bid chair and vice-chairs of Winnipeg, you can catch it again on our YouTube channel here, along with all of our other videos (11! as […]
Question Time!
Winnipeg will have a “Question Time” Zoom session this Sunday, July 25, at 1:00pm CDT. The session will also be streamed live to our YouTube channel. We will start off with standard questions and then take submitted questions. Questions may be submitted via our social media accounts (see above icons), Discord server and our “Contact […]
We’re in TIME!
TIME Magazine has chosen Winnipeg as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021! See here: https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2021/6079324/winnipeg-manitoba/ Photo credit: Salvador Maniquiz
Woot! Border re-opening!
We look forward to seeing our international friends in the near future! The Canadian government has announced the steps and dates for re-opening the border to visitors from US and visitors from any country, assuming current epidemiology remains favourable. Details here:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/07/easing-border-measures-for-fully-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada—permitting-discretionary-travel-for-citizens-and-permanent-residents-of-th.html
Twitch Episode Today!
Join our marvellous social host Laurie E. Smith for our weekly brief about the world and what has caught our attention. The episode will start July 18, 2021 at 1pm CDT. Click on the Twitch icon to join.