# North American Science Fiction Convention

NASFiC, an abbreviation for North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled in North America during years when a Worldcon is being held outside North America; NASFiCs are held only during such years. Bids for the location of a NASFiC 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.

## History

Activities at a NASFiC are similar to those at a Worldcon, but may differ somewhat 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 Worldcon, but not in direct competition with it. Fifteen NASFiCs have occurred to date with the sixteenth scheduled for July 2024. The name NASFiC is owned by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
The late Robert Sacks organized an attempt to separate NASFiC from the World Science Fiction Society, similar to Eurocon, but WSFS has chosen to keep control of NASFiC.

## Conventions

This is a list of the NASFiCs held, or scheduled, to date:
| | Year | Name | City | Guests of Honor | Size | Corresponding Worldcon |
| 1st | 1975 | NASFiC | Los Angeles, California | Harlan Ellison | 1,100 | 33rd (Aussiecon One), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 2nd | 1979 | NorthAmeriCon '79 | Louisville, Kentucky | Frederik Pohl George Scithers | 2,000 | 37th (Seacon), Brighton, United Kingdom |
| 3rd | 1985 | LoneStarCon 1 | Austin, Texas | Jack Vance Richard Powers Joanne Burger | 2,800 | 43rd (Aussiecon Two), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 4th | 1987 | CactusCon | Phoenix, Arizona | Hal Clement Marjii Ellers | 3,000 | 45th (Conspiracy '87), Brighton, United Kingdom |
| 5th | 1990 | ConDiego | San Diego, California | Samuel R. Delany Ben Yalow | 3,000 | 48th (ConFiction), The Hague, Netherlands |
| 6th | 1995 | Dragon*Con 1995 | Atlanta, Georgia | George Alec Effinger Harlan Ellison Timothy Zahn Michael Whelan Bjo Trimble | 14,312 | 53rd (Intersection), Glasgow, Scotland |
| 7th | 1999 | Conucopia | Anaheim, California | Jerry Pournelle Ellen Datlow Richard Lynch Nicki Lynch | 1,734 | 57th (Aussiecon Three), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 8th | 2005 | Cascadia Con | Seattle, Washington | Fred Saberhagen Liz Danforth Toni Weisskopf Kevin Standlee | 1,785 / 2,014 on site/total | 63rd (Interaction), Glasgow, Scotland |
| 9th | 2007 | Archon31/Tuckercon | Collinsville, Illinois | Barbara Hambly Darrell K. Sweet Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett James Ernest Elizabeth Covey Barry and Sally Childs-Helton Nancy Hathaway Lani Tupu Richard Hatch | 1,950 | 65th (Nippon 2007), Yokohama, Japan |
| 10th | 2010 | ReConStruction | Raleigh, North Carolina | Eric Flint Brad W. Foster Juanita Coulson Toni Weisskopf | ~750 / ~900 on site/total | 68th (Aussiecon Four), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 11th | 2014 | Detcon1 | Detroit, Michigan | Steven Barnes John Picacio Bernadette Bosky Arthur D. Hlavaty Kevin J. Maroney Helen Greiner Bill and Brenda Sutton Roger Sims and Fred Prophet | 1,450 / 1,628 on site/total | 72nd (Loncon 3), London, England |
| 12th | 2017 | NorthAmeriCon '17 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Daina Chaviano Tobias S. Buckell George Perez Paula Smith Guy Consolmagno Javier Grillo-Marxuach | ~200 / ~575 on site/total | 75th (Worldcon 75), Helsinki, Finland |
| 13th | 2019 | SpikeCon | Layton, Utah | David Weber Laurell K Hamilton Susan Chang Vincent Villafranca Linda Deneroff Dragon Dronet Bjo & John Trimble | ~800 | 77th (Dublin 2019—An Irish Worldcon), Dublin, Ireland |
| 14th | 2020 | Columbus NASFiC 2020 | Online (originally planned for Columbus, Ohio) | Brian Herbert Kevin J. Anderson Stephanie Law Christopher J. Garcia Marc Millis Sue and Steve Francis Eric Flint | 0 / unknown on site/total | 78th (CoNZealand), Online (originally planned for Wellington, New Zealand) |
| 15th | 2023 | Pemmi-Con | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Julie E. Czerneda Waubgeshig Rice Nisi Shawl John Mansfield Philip John Currie Lorna Toolis (posthumously, as Ghost Guest of Honor) katherena vermette George Freeman Tanya Huff | 509 / 849 on site/total | 81st (2023 Chengdu), Chengdu, China |
| 16th | 2024 | Buffalo NASFiC 2024 | Buffalo, New York | Alan Dean Foster Nilah Magruder Phil and Kaja Foglio Tony and Suford Lewis | 501 / 546 on site/total | 82nd (Glasgow 2024), Glasgow, Scotland |