Worldcon Survives First Online Business Meeting
Seattle Worldcon 2025 (Seattle, Washington, August 13-17) held the first section of the first ever virtual World Science Fiction Society Business Meeting on July 4. Traditionally held during the middle three days of the Worldcon, Seattle chose to instead hold it as four virtual events before the con, with one at-con meeting to receive the results of the 2027 site selection.
As soon as the meeting began, an objection was raised that the meeting was against WSFS rules, leading to a ruling from the chair that it was legal and a vote on whether to accept the chair’s ruling, which the meeting did.
A few other moments of note:
Debate and voting on whether WSFS should adopt a code of ethics was postponed until a later meeting, due to discussion bringing up accusations about alleged actions that might violate such a code.
A resolution about AI, spurred by the recent use of AI by a Seattle Worldcon volunteer, was referred to committee after wrangling over the wording.
A quick test of the voting system before the meeting began, pitting Star Wars against Star Trek, was overwhelmingly won by Star Trek.
A full rundown of decisions made in the session, plus a video recording, are available at the Seattle Worldcon website.
Westercon Edges Toward Retirement
Westercon 77, combined with BayCon this past weekend, also had a business meeting. In this one, a motion was introduced to repeal the Westercon bylaws, essentially voting itself into nonexistence.
The motion passed. If ratified next year, Westercon 80 in 2028 will be the last one.
A full recording of the meeting is available on YouTube.
In Brief
MonCon, released July 11, is a game about a boy with severe social anxiety going to a media convention.
Festival Draconis (Montréal, Québec, October 17-19) is running a crowdfunding campaign August 3-September 28 on local fundraising site La Ruche.
ATL Comic Convention (Atlanta, Georgia, July 18-20) has added Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Gilliam, Emily Kinney, Chad Coleman, Cooper Andrews, Harvey Guillén, and Quinton Aaron.
Pretty Heroes (Toronto, Ontario, July 19-20) has added Toby Proctor and Stephanie Morganstern.
Tampa Bay Comic Convention (Tampa, Florida, August 1-3) has added Henry Winkler, Don Most, Anson Williams, and Melissa Joan Hart.
Terrificon (Uncasville, Connecticut, August 8-10) has added Jeremy Davies.
FanX Salt Lake (Salt Lake City, Utah, September 25-27) has added Tyler Hoechlin and Laura Prepon.
Cincinnati Comic Expo (Sharonville, Ohio, October 24-26) has added Ryan Ottley, Kristin Kreuk, Ray Chase, and Dan Riba.
Event Calendar
Weekend of July 11-13
XXXVIII Semana Negra, Gijón, Spain
ConGregate 11: Geek Summer Vacation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
CharCon 20 (gaming), Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (gaming), Parthenay, France
EBBG Con (gaming), Oakland, California, USA
Game on the Table Con, San Jose, California, USA
Play Con (gaming), Hurstville, Australia
ConsimWorld Expo (gaming), Tempe, Arizona, USA
Fling.con (gaming), San Antonio, Texas, USA
Twisted Lords Con 2025 (gaming), Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA
Kitsune Kon (anime), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Tokyo, OK (anime), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Anime Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sydney Manga & Anime Show, Sydney, Australia
MondoCon 2025 (anime), Budapest, Hungary
Ai-Kon 2025 (anime), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Shore Leave 45 (media), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
OCon (media), Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Saggeek (media), Saguenay, Québec, Canada
Infinity Con Tallahassee (media), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Fanboy Expo Knoxville (media), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Corpus Christi Comic Con, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
TFcon Toronto (Transformers), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
CybFest NW (Transformers), Kent, Washington, USA
The Uncanny Experience (X-Men), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Weekend of July 18-20
Estcon 2025 (Estonian national sf convention), Udu, Estonia
Celsius 232, Avilés, Spain
Imaginarium Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Readercon 34 (books only), Burlington, MA
Fur-Eh!: Retro Barkade (anthropomorphic), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Furway 2025 (anthropomorphic), Brandbu, Norway
Brazil FurFest 2025: Heróis & Vilões (anthropomorphic), São Paulo, Brazil
Eufuria 2025: Solarpunk (anthopomorphic), Albany, New York, USA
QuinCon 38 (gaming), Quincy, Illinois, USA
Festival Ludique International de Parthenay (gaming), Parthenay, France
Gem State Gaming Convention, Boise, Idaho, USA
Con of the Lakes (gaming), Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, USA
Go Play NW 2025 (gaming), Seattle, Washington, USA
Open Gaming Convention 2025: Legend of the Temple, Westford, Massachusetts, USA
ConsimWorld Expo 2025 (gaming), Tempe, Arizona, USA
Venger Con IV: Post-Modern Apocalypse (RPGs), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
Historicon 2025: 250 Years of the US Army (miniatures gaming), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
TennoCon 2025 (Warframe), London, Ontario, Canada
Tosho-con (anime), Cranford, New Jersey, USA
Delta H Con (anime), Houston, Texas, USA
Dokidokon (anime), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Wasabicon PDX (anime), Portland, Oregon, USA
Tekko 2025 (anime), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pretty Heroes (female-centered anime), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ConnectiCon XXII (media), Hartford, Connecticut, USA
ATL Comic Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Greater Austin Comic Convention, Cedar Park, Texas, USA
Hershey Comic Con, Grantville, Pennsylvania, USA
Florida Supercon (media), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Vampire Fan Weekend (Vampire Diaries), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Weekend of July 25-27
Confluence 2025, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
NärCon 2025, Linköping, Sweden
Aurawra (anthropomorphic), Sydney, Australia
Continuum (gaming), Cranfield, UK
Ropecon (gaming), Helsinki, Finland
World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
Epic45 With Intel (LAN gaming), Kettering, UK
Classic Game Fest (retro video games), Austin, Texas, USA
Metrocon (anime), Tampa, Florida, USA
OokiiSoraCon (anime), Helena, Montana, USA
Kami-Con HAI (anime), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
AnimeIowa: Beach Episode, Coralville, Iowa, USA
Anime Town Utah, Sandy, Utah, USA
Anime Impulse Bay Area, Santa Clara, California, USA
Comic-Con International, San Diego, California, USA
Alias Entertainment Expo: Legend of the Shogun (media), Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago
GalaxyCon Raleigh (media), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Comic Con Manchester, Manchester, UK
MegaCon Live Manchester (media), Manchester, UK
Comic Con Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany
Really Cool Comic Con, Flint, Michigan, USA
TrotCon 2025 (My Little Pony), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Weekend of August 1-3
AMA-CON, Amarillo, Texas, USA
KrähenFee (fantasy), Krefeld, Germany
SFRA 2025: Trans People are (in) the Future (symposium), Rochester, New York, USA
Costume College 2025: The Costumer's Journey, Los Angeles, California, USA
CanFURence 8: Furries of the Wastes (anthropomorphic), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Anthro Weekend Utah: Anchors Awu, Layton, Utah, USA
StarCon (gaming), Rye, New Hampshire, USA
Gen Con Indy 2025 (gaming), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Berlin Brettspiel Con 2025 (gaming), Berlin, Germany
World Boardgaming Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, USA
AnimagiC (anime), Mannheim, Germany
Anime Revolution, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Anime-zing!, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
JoMoCon 2025 (anime), Joplin, Missouri, USA
AFA Creators Super Fest 2025 (anime), Singapore
Advík 2025 (anime), Prague, Czechia
Bell County Comic Con, Belton, Texas, USA
Enid Comic Con, Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Armageddon Expo Palmerston North (media), Palmerston North, New Zealand
Starfleet International Conference 2025 (Star Trek), Houston, Texas, USA
Weekend of August 8-10
Geek Out at Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, USA
PulpFest 2025, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Key City Steampunk Convention: The Adventurer's Guild, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Furrydelphia 2025: Hoagiecon (anthropomorphic), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
PixelCon 2025 (video games), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Long Island Retro Gaming Expo (video games), Garden City, New York, USA
Fragapalooza 2025 (LAN gaming), Leduc, Alberta
Utah Retro GameXpo 2025 (retro video games), Davis, Utah, USA
AniNite 25 (anime), Vienna, Austria
AnimeCom: Isekai Saga, Kingston, Jamaica
Otakuthon (anime), Montréal, Québec, Canada
Otakon (anime), Washington, DC, USA
AniBash (anime), Rochester, New York, USA
Chibi-Con (anime), Winterthur, Switzerland
Animate! Orlando (anime), Orlando, Florida, USA
Abunai!: The First Roar (anime), Veldhoven, Netherlands
Anime 414, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Kogan Con 2025 (anime), Grand Haven, Michigan, USA
Fan Expo Boston (media), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Monsterama (retro media), Peachtree Corners, Georgia, USA
TFNation (Transformers), Birmingham, UK
Rebel Scum Con (Star Wars), Allen, Texas, USA
STLV: Trek to Vegas 2025 (Star Trek), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Coda
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