56th World Science Fiction Convention
The 56th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as BucConeer, was held on 5–9 August 1998 at the Baltimore Convention Center, the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor, the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, the Omni Inner Harbor Baltimore (now the Wyndham), and the Baltimore Hilton and Towers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The convention was chaired by Peggy Rae Pavlat. Site selection. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania won the vote for the 59th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2001. Awards. 1998 Hugo Awards. The winners were: