NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a

science fiction convention Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expre ...

scheduled only during years where the

Worldcon Worldcon, or more formally 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 ...

is being held outside the

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

n continent. NASFiC bids are voted on by the membership of the Worldcon (or NASFiC if it exists), the year after a non-North-American Worldcon site has been selected. As of 2014, this is ''one'' year in advance of a potential NASFiC, since Worldcon sites are chosen two years in advance.WSFS Constitution
accessed 2021-08-05

History

Activities at a NASFiC parallel those seen at

, but may differ with each convention committee. The convention may be held as an individual event or in conjunction with another convention. It generally occurs near the time of the

, but not in direct competition with it. Fourteen NASFiCs have occurred to date. The name ''NASFiC'' is owned by the

World Science Fiction Society Worldcon, or more formally 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, durin ...

(WSFS). The late Robert Sacks led a movement to separate NASFiC from the World Science Fiction Society, similar to

Eurocon Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organising committee of each Eurocon is selected by vote of the participants of the previous event. The procedure is coordinated by the European Science Fiction Society. The first ...

, but WSFS has chosen to keep NASFiC under its own aegis.

Conventions

This is a list of the NASFiCs held, or scheduled, so far:

References

External links

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NASFiC "Long List"
– List of NASFiCs with chair(s), guest(s), attendance, etc. {{NASFiC Science fiction conventions in the United States