Think Reno for your travel plans during August of 2011!


Feb 6 2009 - Seattle withdraws from the 2011 race

On February 6 2009, our opponents from Seattle announced that they have been forced to withdraw from the 2011 Worldcon bidding process as they have been unable to secure their preferred facilities. Their formal announcement can be found on the website for Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon, and on the Seattle in 2011 web site.

All of us on the Reno bid thank Bobbie DuFault and her bid committee for a cordial race against worthy opponents. We believe that the challenge strengthened both bids, and we are sorry that the competition has ended so abruptly six months sooner than any of us expected. We offer our condolences to Bobbie and the entire Seattle bid committee, in full appreciation of the huge amount of work that is required to bring any Worldcon bid into being and to run a campaign for over two years.

With the filing deadline now passed, Reno is therefore the only official bid to have formally filed. This does not make us complacent though - we will work harder than ever to prove that we are worthy of this honor, and we invite fans everywhere to join with us in this unique celebration of the science fiction genre.

Patty Wells, Chair, Reno in 2011

Welcome to the home page of the Reno in 2011 Worldcon bid. On this site you'll find everything you need to know about why we want to bring the 69th World Science Fiction Convention to Reno, Nevada, in August 2011. We've given you plenty of ways to find the information you're looking for, including the menus at the top of the page and a handy sitemap. And clicking on the cute rocket guy in the top left of every page will always bring you right back here.

Front cover of brochure If you're new to Worldcons, we've provided an introduction to the event, along with a useful introduction to some of the terms you might not have heard before. And we'd recommend that everyone takes a look at the Why Reno? page, which explains why we chose Reno and what we think is special about our bid. Beyond that, just feel free to browse around - we have plenty of information on Reno as a Worldcon host city, on our facilities, our vision for the convention, and our bid committee. We've also produced a 4-page brochure that says more about putting the Worldcon in the Biggest Little City in the World - why not snag a copy?

If you want to know more, please come along and talk to us at one of our many convention appearances. And if you like what you see, why not join our growing list of pre-supporters and friends, and consider voting for us in Montréal later this year?

Video

For a more personal introduction, why not watch the video below of Patty Wells, Bid Chair, presenting the Reno in 2011 bid at the Fannish Inquisition at Smofcon in Columbus, Ohio, in December 2008. You can find more videos on the Why Reno? page.

Latest News


Apr 19 2009 - added a new article on space futures by Stephen Baxter to the New Frontiers section.

Mar 22 2009 - the site selection ballot is now available on the Anticipation website.

Mar 1 2009 - added short fiction by David D Levine to the New Frontiers section.

Mar 1 2009 - added a comparison page to the facilities section for an at-a-glance summary of our facilities and their features.

Check here for a full site update and news history.

Cons we're going to


MidwestCon 60, June 25-28, 2009

Westercon 62, July 2-5, 2009

CONvergence, July 2-5, 2009

Readercon 20, July 9-12, 2009

Confluence, July 24-26, 2009

Anticipation (Worldcon 2009), Aug 6-10, 2009

Check out the full list, or the photos from our past appearances.

Useful Links


Anticipation (Worldcon 2009)

Aussiecon Four (Worldcon 2010)

LiveJournal (renoin2011)

Facebook


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