The 57th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Aussiecon Three, was held on 2–6 September 1999 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
The convention was chaired by Perry Middlemiss.
Participants
Guests of Honour
Gregory Benford, author George Turner, author Bruce Gillespie, fan
Special guest
J. Michael Straczynski, media
Noteworthy program participants
Russell Blackford Damien Broderick Andrew M. Butler Jack Dann Keith R. A. DeCandido Stephen Dedman Candas Jane Dorsey Kate Forsyth Joe Haldeman David G. Hartwell Ian Irvine Sylvia Kelso Edward E. Kramer Sean McMullen Elizabeth Moon Jonathan Strahan Gordon Van Gelder Janeen Webb
Awards
1999 Hugo Awards
The Hugo Award ceremony was directed and hosted by Michael Jordan and Executive assistant Paula McGrath.
Best Novel: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Best Novella: "Oceanic" by Greg Egan (Asimov's, August 1998) Best Novelette: "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling (Asimov's, October/November 1998) Best Short Story: "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's February 1998) Best Related Book: The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. Disch Best Dramatic Presentation: The Truman Show Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford Best Fan Artist: Ian Gunn
Other awards
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Nalo Hopkinson
Future site selection
San Jose, California won the vote for the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention in 2005 by a large majority. A hoax bid for Roswell, New Mexico was the only other bid filed.
Committee
Chair
Perry Middlemiss
Division heads
Finance: Rose Mitchell Administration: Julian Warner Publicity: Alan Stewart Major Events: Perry Middlemiss Publications: Mark Loney Program Operations: Janice Gelb Programming: Donna Heenan Fixed Functions: Nick Price, Jason Sharples Facilities: Stephen Boucher WSFS: Stephen Boucher InterDivisional Liaison: Michael AJ Jordan
Directors
Stephen Boucher Christine Dziadosz Donna Heenan Michael Jordan Mark Linneman Perry Middlemiss Alan Stewart
Bid
Bid chair: Alan Stewart
See also
Aussiecon One (1975) Aussiecon Two (1985) Hugo Award Science fiction Speculative fiction World Science Fiction Society Worldcon
References
External links
Official website (as archived 20 September 2010)