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Welcome to the Worldcon Runners Guide!

This online guide will help you to understand what is involved with bidding for, and running, a Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention). It also applies to NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention) which is an optional event when Worldcon is not held in North America; examples are 1987 CactusCon (Phoenix, Arizona), 1990 ConDiego (San Diego, California), etc. More details about each event can be found by visiting www.worldcon.org and/or www.nasfic.org.

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Worldcon Runners' Guide 2016 Edition

This guide is Copyright © 2016 by the Worldcon Runners' Guide Editorial Committee on behalf of the World Science Fiction Society.

It may be copied and distributed providing that:

1. The entire document be copied as a whole.
2. No fee is to be charged for this guide other than to cover duplicating and postage costs.

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Table of Contents

Page -1: Introduction (http://wcrg.conrunner.net/worldcon/Page_-1:_Introduction)
Page 0: Bidding (http://wcrg.conrunner.net/worldcon/Page_0:_Bidding)
Page 1: Before Winning (http://wcrg.conrunner.net/worldcon/Page_1:_Before_Winning)

Reference to the 2016 Edition

Acknowledgements to Historical Sources
Introduction (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/introduction.html)
The Scope of the Problem (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/scope.html)
Before Winning (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/before-winning.html)
The First Year (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/first-year.html)
Facilities Contract (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/facilities_contract.html)
The Budget and Finance (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/budget.html)
Publications (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/publications.html)
Registration (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/registration.html)
WSFS (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/wsfs.html)
Programming (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/programming.html)
Events (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/events.html)
Exhibits (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/exhibits.html)
Huckster Room (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/hucksters.html)
Art Show (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/artshow.html) Art Show
Films and Video (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/films.html) Films and Video
Services (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/services.html) Services
Facilities Liaison (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/facilities-liaison.html)
Kitchen Sink Departments (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/kitchen-sink.html)
Special Problems (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/special-problems.html)
Publicity and Press Relations (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/publicity.html)
Non-North American Worldcons (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/non-north.html)
The Internet and Worldcons (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/internet.html)
Quo Vadis, Worldcon? (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/quo-vadis.html)
Contributors (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/contributors.html)
List of Worldcons (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/worldcons-list.html)
Sample Entertainer Contract (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/sample-entertainer.html)
Sample Exhibitor Solicitation Letter (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/sample-exhibitor-letter.html)
Sample Exhibitor's Contract (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/sample-exhibitor-contract.html)
Sample Restaurant Solicitation Letter (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/sample-restaurant.html)
Recommended Reading (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/recommended-reading.html)
WOOF (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/woof.html)
The Ghosts of Worldcons Past (http://www.noreascon.org/users/sflovers/u1/wcrg/ghosts.html)

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