Worldcon
History
Worldcon is the annual gathering of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) [1]. It is one of the oldest science fiction conventions in the world, having first been held in 1939 and being annual from 1947. It is also the home of the Hugo Awards
Women who have Chaired Worldcon
- Julian May (1952, Chicago)
- Ella Parker (1965, London)
- Leslie Turek (1980, Boston)
- Suzanne Carnival (1981, Denver - co-chair with Don C. Thompson)
- Penny Frierson (1986, Atlanta - co-chair with Ron Zukowski)
- Kathleen Mayer (1991, Chicago)
- Karen Meschke (1997, San Antonio)
- Peggy Rae Pavlat (1998, Baltimore)
- Deb Geisler (2004, Boston)
Women who have been Worldcon Guests of Honor
- Leigh Brackett (1964, Oakland)
- Juanita Coulson (1972, Los Angeles)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1975, Melbourne)
- Susan Wood (1975, Melbourne)
- Kate Wilhelm (1980, Boston)
- C.L. Moore (1981, Denver)
- Lee Hoffman (1982, Chicago)
- Doris Lessing (1987, Brighton)
- Joyce Slater (1987, Brighton)
- Andre Norton (1989, Boston)
- Betty Ballantine (1989, Boston)
- Joni Stopa (1991, Chicago)
- Alicia Austin (1993, San Francisco)
- Anne McCaffrey (1994, Winnipeg)
- Elsie Wolheim (1996, Anaheim)
- Sachiko Shibano (1996, Anaheim)
- C.J Cherryh (1998, Baltimore)
- Anne Passovoy (2000, Chicago)
- Bjo Trimble (2002, San Jose)
- Jane Yolen (2005, Glasgow)
- Connie Willis (2006, Anaheim)