Detcon1 was the 11th occasional
North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC).
It was held in
Detroit, Michigan, from July 17–20, 2014, in the
Detroit Marriott at the
Renaissance Center.
This NASFiC was scheduled because
London, England, was selected as the location for the
2014 World Science Fiction Convention.
Guests of honor
* Author:
Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles.
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* Artist:
John Picacio
* Fan: Bernadette Bosky, Arthur D. Hlavaty, and Kevin J. Maroney
* Scientist:
Helen Greiner
* Music: Bill and Brenda Sutton
* ConChairs Emeritus: Roger Sims and Fred Prophet, co-chairs of Detention, the
17th World Science Fiction Convention
The 17th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Detention, was held on 4–7 September 1959 at the Pick Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
The chairmen were Roger Sims and Fred Prophet.
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, held in Detroit in 1959
Information
Site selection
After "London in 2014" was selected as the
World Science Fiction Convention
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to be held in 2014 (as "
LonCon 3" in
London, England), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at
LoneStarCon 3, the then-upcoming Worldcon in
San Antonio, Texas, to select a NASFiC site for 2014.
Detroit's bid was certified as the winner with 231 votes over a Phoenix bid that garnered 210 votes.
Detroit needed at least 223 votes to win in the first round, based on the total of 453 valid votes cast.
Minneapolis, None of the Above, and Gnawbone, Indiana, each received single write-in votes.
Committee
* Chair: Tammy Coxen
* Treasurer: Don Wenzel
* Operations: David Stein
* Programming: Kim Kofmel
Events
The convention shared the weekend in downtown Detroit with
Netroots Nation 2014, a political
convention
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** Treaty, an agreement in international law
* Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...
for American
progressive
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Politics
* Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform
** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context
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political activists. Detcon1 offered Netroots Nation attendees a significant discount on weekend memberships.
Awards
Detcon1 announced in January 2014 that it would host the
Golden Duck Awards, juried awards that are presented by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity to recognize excellence in children's and young adult science fiction. Detcon1 also presented its own Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade
Speculative Fiction
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.
Any member of the public could nominate for the awards; members voted to select among the top nominees.
*Detcon1 Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction: ''Handbook for Dragon Slayers'' by Merrie Haskell
*Detcon1 Choice Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction: ''
The Dream Thieves'' by
Maggie Stiefvater
See also
*
World Science Fiction Society
References
External links
Detcon1 official website*
NASFiC official website
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North American Science Fiction Convention
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Festivals in Detroit