ConDiego was the fifth

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, held in

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, on August 30-September 3, 1990 at the Omni Hotel San Diego and the San Diego Convention & Performing Arts Center. This NASFiC was held because

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, was selected as the location for the 1990 Worldcon.

Guests of honor

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, pro * Ben Yalow, fan

Information

Site selection

After "Holland in '90" was selected over the Los Angeles bid as the

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to be held in 1990 (as " ConFiction" in The Hague), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at

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, the then-upcoming NASFiC in

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, to select a NASFiC site for 1990. San Diego, with 155 of the 184 votes cast, became the first NASFiC site to be selected at another NASFiC.

Committee

* Chair: Albert Lafreniere II

Events

Notable program participants

References

External links

NASFiC Official Site
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