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Westercon 73/Loscon 47 Clarifies 2023 Site Selection
Loscon 47, which will host Westercon 73 over the Thanksgiving Weekend of November 26-28, 2021, has announced additional information about how site selection for the…
Tempe Withdraws 2023 Westercon Bid
The Tempe in 2023 bid announced on June 24, 2021 that they have withdrawn their bid to host Westercon 75. The post on their web…
LASFS Issues Statement About Westercon 73
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Board Chair Karl Lembke issued a statement posted on Westercon 73’s Facebook page on April 12 and quoted on File…
Westercon 73 Seattle Disbands; Memberships to be Honored by 2021 Loscon
On April 11, 2021, Westercon 73 (scheduled for July 1-4, 2021 in Sea-Tac, Washington) announced on their website and Facebook page that they are disbanding…
Westercon 73 to Go All-Virtual; Convention Chair Changes
After initially postponing the convention for one year in a coordinated move with Westercon 74 (Tonopah), Westercon 73 (Sea-Tac) announced on its Facebook page and…
Tempe Files Bid to Host Westercon 75
Tempe, Arizona has filed a bid to host Westercon 75 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Phoenix-Tempe over the weekend of July 1-4, 2023. The bid…
Westercons 73 and 74 Postponed One Year Due to COVID-19
JOINT STATEMENT FROM WESTERCON 73 AND WESTERCON 74 Due to government orders prohibiting large gatherings having been extended into July 2020, Westercon 73 in SeaTac…
Westercon 72 Business Meeting Minutes, 2019-20 Bylaws Posted
The minutes of the Westercon 72 Business Meeting held at SpikeCon in Layton on July 6, 2019, the video of the Business Meeting, and the…
Tonopah Wins 2021 Westercon
The bid for Tonopah, Nevada in 2021 won the right to host Westercon 74 in voting held at Westercon 72/SpikeCon in Layton, Utah. Westercon 74…
Mail Ballot Deadline for 2021 Westercon is June 29
The deadline for ballots cast by postal mail to determine the site of 2021 Westercon (Westercon 74) is June 29, 2019. SpikeCon/Westercon 72 must receive…