wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP (09/25/85)
The World Science Fiction Convention (aka WorldCon) was indeed held in Australia (specifically, Melbourne) about a month ago. Since it was an out-of-North-America con, a North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) was held over Labor Day weekend in Austin, TX. WesterCon is completely separate from the two, and I assume it's an annual event on the west coast. The World Fantasy Convention is also unrelated to the above-named conventions. It's generally held the weekend before Halloween, and if the one I went to in Chicago is any judge, places a stronger emphasis on the written word than most science fiction conventions. (i.e, very much a publisher's and writer's convention, with relatively few media fans around). Next year's WorldCon will be held in Atlanta, GA. The one after that will be in Brighton, England, with the NASFiC to be held in Phoenix, AZ. "When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all." Roger Zelazny, *Doorways in the Sand* Wombat ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!wombat