NASFiC, an abbreviation for North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled in North America during years when a Worldcon is being held outside North America; NASFiCs are held only during such years. Bids for the location of a NASFiC are voted on by the membership of the Worldcon (or NASFiC if it exists), the year after a non-North-American Worldcon site has been selected. this is one year in advance of a potential NASFiC, since Worldcon sites are chosen two years in advance.WSFS Constitution accessed 2021-08-05
History Activities at a NASFiC are similar to those at a Worldcon, but may differ somewhat with each convention committee. The convention may be held as an individual event or in conjunction with another convention. It generally occurs near the time of the Worldcon, but not in direct competition with it. Fifteen NASFiCs have occurred to date with the sixteenth scheduled for July 2024. The name NASFiC is owned by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
The late Robert Sacks organized an attempt to separate NASFiC from the World Science Fiction Society, similar to Eurocon, but WSFS has chosen to keep control of NASFiC.
Conventions This is a list of the NASFiCs held, or scheduled, to date:
Year Name City Guests of Honor Size Corresponding Worldcon 1st 1975 NASFiC Los Angeles, California Harlan Ellison 1,100 33rd (Aussiecon One),Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2nd 1979 NorthAmeriCon '79 Louisville, Kentucky Frederik PohlGeorge Scithers 2,000 37th (Seacon),Brighton, United Kingdom 3rd 1985 LoneStarCon 1 Austin, Texas Jack VanceRichard PowersJoanne Burger 2,800 43rd (Aussiecon Two),Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 4th 1987 CactusCon Phoenix, Arizona Hal Clement Marjii Ellers 3,000 45th (Conspiracy '87),Brighton, United Kingdom 5th 1990 ConDiego San Diego, California Samuel R. DelanyBen Yalow 3,000 48th (ConFiction),The Hague, Netherlands 6th 1995 Dragon*Con 1995 Atlanta, Georgia George Alec EffingerHarlan EllisonTimothy ZahnMichael WhelanBjo Trimble 14,312 53rd (Intersection),Glasgow, Scotland 7th 1999 Conucopia Anaheim, California Jerry PournelleEllen DatlowRichard LynchNicki Lynch 1,734 57th (Aussiecon Three),Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 8th 2005 Cascadia Con Seattle, Washington Fred SaberhagenLiz DanforthToni WeisskopfKevin Standlee 1,785 / 2,014on site/total 63rd (Interaction),Glasgow, Scotland 9th 2007 Archon31/Tuckercon Collinsville, Illinois Barbara HamblyDarrell K. SweetKevin Murphy and Bill CorbettJames ErnestElizabeth CoveyBarry and Sally Childs-HeltonNancy HathawayLani TupuRichard Hatch 1,950 65th (Nippon 2007),Yokohama, Japan 10th 2010 ReConStruction Raleigh, North Carolina Eric FlintBrad W. FosterJuanita CoulsonToni Weisskopf ~750 / ~900on site/total 68th (Aussiecon Four),Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 11th 2014 Detcon1 Detroit, Michigan Steven BarnesJohn PicacioBernadette BoskyArthur D. HlavatyKevin J. MaroneyHelen GreinerBill and Brenda SuttonRoger Sims and Fred Prophet 1,450 / 1,628on site/total 72nd (Loncon 3),London, England 12th 2017 NorthAmeriCon '17 San Juan, Puerto Rico Daina ChavianoTobias S. BuckellGeorge PerezPaula SmithGuy ConsolmagnoJavier Grillo-Marxuach ~200 / ~575on site/total 75th (Worldcon 75),Helsinki, Finland 13th 2019 SpikeCon Layton, Utah David WeberLaurell K HamiltonSusan ChangVincent VillafrancaLinda DeneroffDragon DronetBjo & John Trimble ~800 77th (Dublin 2019—An Irish Worldcon),Dublin, Ireland 14th 2020 Columbus NASFiC 2020 Online(originally planned forColumbus, Ohio) Brian HerbertKevin J. AndersonStephanie LawChristopher J. GarciaMarc MillisSue and Steve FrancisEric Flint 0 / unknownon site/total 78th (CoNZealand),Online(originally planned forWellington, New Zealand) 15th 2023 Pemmi-Con Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Julie E. CzernedaWaubgeshig RiceNisi ShawlJohn MansfieldPhilip John CurrieLorna Toolis (posthumously, as Ghost Guest of Honor)katherena vermetteGeorge FreemanTanya Huff 509 / 849on site/total 81st (2023 Chengdu),Chengdu, China 16th 2024 Buffalo NASFiC 2024 Buffalo, New York Alan Dean FosterNilah MagruderPhil and Kaja FoglioTony and Suford Lewis501 / 546on site/total 82nd (Glasgow 2024),Glasgow, Scotland
References
External links
NASFiC "Long List" – List of NASFiCs with chair(s), guest(s), attendance, etc.