82nd World Science Fiction Convention explained

The 82nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Glasgow 2024, was held in 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Participants

Guests of Honor

• Chris Baker
• Claire Brialey
• Mark Plummer
• Ken MacLeod
• Nnedi Okorafor
• Terri Windling^[1]

Special Guests

• Samantha Béart
• Meganne Christian
• Tanya DePass
• Catherine Heymans
• Tendai Huchu
• Three Black Halflings^[2]

Awards

As a result of the 2023 ballot controversy, Glasgow 2024 Chairperson Esther MacCallum-Stewart announced in February 2024 an updated process to ensure transparency in the awards selection: the reasons for any disqualifications of potential finalists will be published no later than April 2024; the full voting results, nominating statistics and voting statistics will be published immediately following the awards ceremony on 11 August 2024; and immediately following the awards ceremony on 11 August 2024, the Hugo administration subcommittee will publish a log explaining any decisions that they have made in interpreting the WSFS Constitution.^{[3] [4] [5]}

On 23 July 2024, the awards subcommittee for Glasgow 2024 announced that 377 of the total 3,813 Hugo Award votes had been disqualified for being fraudulent.^[6]

The awards were announced at the convention. ^[7]

Site selection

The site of the convention was chosen by members of the 80th World Science Fiction Convention. Glasgow was the only bid.

See also

• Hugo Award
• Science fiction
• Speculative fiction
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

External links

• • • List of current Worldcon bids

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-08-30 . Guests of Honour Glasgow 2024 . 2024-09-24 . en-GB.
2. Web site: 2023-11-22 . Special Guests Glasgow 2024 . 2024-09-24 . en-GB.
3. Web site: 15 February 2024 . Glasgow 2024 Hugo Awards Statement . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215163009/https://glasgow2024.org/chairs-statement-15th-february-2024/ . 15 February 2024 . 16 February 2024 . Glasgow 2024 Worldcon.
4. Web site: Stewart . Sophia . February 16, 2024 . Glasgow Worldcon Chair Vows Transparency Following Chengdu Hugos Censorship . February 17, 2024 . . en.
5. Web site: February 15, 2024 . Glasgow Worldcon Apologizes for 'Damage' Caused by 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy . February 17, 2024 . Gizmodo . en.
6. Web site: McDougall . Mark . Hugo Awards votes rejected over fraudulent ballots ahead of Glasgow ceremony . The Herald . July 23, 2024 . July 23, 2024.
7. Web site: 2024 Hugo Awards. February 4, 2024.