Editing Worldcon (section)

{{Short description|Annual convention for SF and fantasy}}
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{{For|the list of Worldcon annual events|List of Worldcons}}{{Infobox Convention
|name = Worldcon
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|status = Active
|genre = [[Science fiction]], [[fantasy]] [[Fan convention|convention]]
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|location = Convention location changes every year
|country = Several, though mainly the [[United States]]
|first = [[1st World Science Fiction Convention|July 2, 1939]]
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|filing = Non-profit, [[unincorporated association]]
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|website = {{URL|http://worldcon.org}}
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'''Worldcon''', officially the '''World Science Fiction Convention''', the annual convention of the '''World Science Fiction Society''' ('''WSFS'''), is a [[science fiction convention]]. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during [[World War II]]).<ref name="longlist">{{cite web |last=World Science Fiction Society |first=Long List Committee |title=The Long List of Worldcons |publisher=[[NESFA]] |year=2011 |url=http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-date=January 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110085511/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The members of each Worldcon are the members of WSFS, and vote both to select the site of the Worldcon two years later, and to select the winners of the annual [[Hugo Award]]s, which are presented at each convention.