Registration FAQ

Glasgow 2024 A Worldcon for Our Futures Registration FAQ

What does “WSFS” mean?

You will see the WSFS acronym a lot on our pages. This stands for the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society that authorises Worldcon and administers the Hugo Awards.

What does “WSFS Rights” mean? – What rights come with a membership to Glasgow 2024 A Worldcon for Our Futures?

We mention WSFS rights often. If you purchase a WSFS membership to Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures, you will have the following rights not available to ticket holders:

  • You may nominate in the 2024 Hugo Awards, for works produced in 2023, so long as you are a member by 31 January 2024. These nominations determine the works that appear on the Final Ballot.
  • You may download the Hugo Awards voting packet. Note that this packet will only be available until the close of voting for the Final Ballot
  • You may vote in the 2024 Hugo Awards.
  • You may participate in Site Selection to choose the site of the 2026 Worldcon.
  • You may participate in the 2024 WSFS Business Meeting.
  • You may nominate in the 2025 Hugo Awards, for works produced in 2024, so long as you have ticked the box on your membership page that will allow us to pass on your contact details to the 2025 Worldcon.
  • You will receive electronic copies of all Glasgow 2024’s generally distributed publications; those attending in person may also collect physical copies of some of these publications. 

In addition, if Glasgow 2024 has to limit access to specific parts of the convention, WSFS members will get priority over day-ticket holders.

Do I have to be a member to attend Glasgow 2024?

Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), an unincorporated literary society. You need to have a WSFS membership to participate in Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures. Membership is open to anyone who agrees to abide by the convention’s Code of Conduct and who pays the annual membership fee, which is £45 for the year 2024. 

To attend the convention in person, members will also need to add an attending supplement, which includes access to our online offering. The price of the supplement will vary by the type of attendance, the attendee’s circumstances, and their age. If you purchase a Day Ticket, it does not come with
membership rights, and does not require the purchase of a membership. For current rates, see our Memberships and Tickets page.

How do I create an account and purchase a membership?

Here are step by step instructions for buying a membership:

  1. Go to the Glasgow Registration page (https://registration.glasgow2024.org/login) and click the “Sign Up” button.
  1. Create a USER. You will use this USER name whenever you need to log on to our system. You will need to specify: 
    • A USER name that you choose 
    • An EMAIL ADDRESS where we can  contact you.
    • A PASSWORD that you will need to enter twice to pick up errors
    • Click Sign Up and your USER will be created.
    • Your USER dashboard will be displayed, showing any purchases that you have made. At this stage there should just be a large blue blob with a Buy Now button.
  1. Click Buy Now. This will show you all the available options. You can reduce this to a small list by using one or more of the filter options. Each option will have a small black information symbol. Hovering your cursor over this symbol will give you more information about the option.
    • Click Purchase under the chosen option. 
    • Click Add.
    • Fill in the form.
    •  We ask for email again on this form, since one user can buy memberships for more than one person and they may each have their own email. We also allow you to specify an alternate email address, in case we cannot reach you at the primary email address. 
    • Once the form is complete click Create. This will add your options to your basket.
    • If you wish, you may add another participant at this point.
  1. Click Checkout on the top right. 
  1. Click on the tick box to accept the Code of Conduct, found here. 
  1. Follow the instructions to make a credit card payment.

How to purchase a WSFS-only membership

If you wish to become a WSFS member but do not plan to attend the convention, you may purchase a WSFS-only supplement following the directions above for purchasing a membership. The supplement price is listed as £0.00, but the £45.00 WSFS membership will be added at checkout.

What does Glasgow 2024 mean by “Historically Underrepresented Voices”? Do I qualify for this discounted rate?

Glasgow 2024 values inclusivity and does not explicitly define the Historically Underrepresented Voice category. If you feel that voices like yours are historically underrepresented at Worldcons then you may opt for this discounted membership.

Will Glasgow 2024 offer day memberships?

In recognition that not everybody will be able to fully participate in the convention because of their age, or not being able to attend all five days of the convention, Glasgow 2024 offers day tickets (not memberships) which give the holder the right to attend the convention on specific days. Day tickets allow you to attend any on-site Glasgow 2024 function held that day, including ceremonies and parties, except the Business Meeting (unless you also have a WSFS Membership). Please see our Memberships and Tickets page for rates.

Will Glasgow 2024 offer online memberships?

We have two levels of online participation: online Memberships, that include WSFS Rights; and online Tickets, that do not include WSFS Rights. These are now available. We will not be offering discounted or one-day online memberships/tickets. Online memberships and tickets will only be available to people aged 16 and above. While not every event will be available to our online members, we do expect to offer a robust selection of online, hybrid, and streaming program items. More details will be published closer to the convention. Please see our Memberships and Tickets page for rates.

Does Glasgow 2024 offer tickets for carers?

Yes. We offer a complimentary pass for carers if you require one to accompany you for you to be able to attend Glasgow 2024 in person. Once you have purchased your own attending membership, simply email us at registration@glasgow2024.org with the carer’s name and we will set that up for you.

I would like a badge for my awesome hat. Can I get one?

Yes. We offer Apocryphal Badges for non-persons (Service Dogs, stuffed animals, mobis, costume props, etc.) for a mere £5.

What is Glasgow 2024’s refund policy?

Generally, Glasgow 2024 will not be offering refunds. Exceptional circumstances will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Even in the event of a refund, only the attending supplement may be refunded, less a £5 charge to cover credit card charges and other costs incurred by the convention. Refund requests received after 24th July, 2024 will not be considered.

If you wish to apply for a refund (not guaranteed), please email the registration team at registration@glasgow2024.org explaining why you need the refund and why you cannot transfer the attending supplement. 

Can I transfer a Glasgow 2024 membership?

After a recent change in the WSFS constitution, you can no longer transfer your WSFS membership to another individual. However, you can still transfer any associated attending supplements you may have to another individual with their own WSFS Only membership.

Please see the Membership Transfers page for full details and terms.

How to Receive a Glasgow 2024 attending supplement

Please see the Membership Transfers page for details of how to receive a transferred attending supplement.

What will appear on my convention badge?

All attending members will have the same underlying badge design, and holders of discounted memberships will not be visibly identified. The only individuals with differing badges will be ticket holders, where the type of ticket will be identified. 

There is a Badge Name field on your Registration record. Whatever you put in that field will be printed on your badge as long as it conforms to the Code of Conduct. If you leave that field blank, then we’ll use your Preferred Name and if neither of those fields are filled in, then your First Name and Last Name.

There is an optional Badge Title field on your Registration record as well. This is a field to put such things as your company name, or the name of your book, or a title you wish to appear on your badge.

In addition, your ticket number and country will appear on the badge. 

Your badge may also show information about how to contact important areas of the convention, such as how to report Code of Conduct violations. Badges of Minors may contain information on how to contact their onsite parents or guardians.

Please check your membership record, and especially the membership record of any minors in your care, prior to attending the convention to ensure the name you want to display is in each Badge Name field.

How do I minimise the communications I receive from the convention?

All attending supplement records (in-person or online) have a number of optional tick boxes. One of these allows you to request minimal, but not zero, contact from the convention. If you check this box, we will only send you what we consider essential emails. Please note if you check this box, you will not be sent:

  • Reminders to add a WSFS membership if you were a Friend of the bid. You will just get final notification prior to being down-graded to an online member
  • If you are a WSFS Only (Supporting) member you will not get notifications of any rate rises
  • You will only get an initial instruction message when Hugo Nominations and Voting open, you may not receive reminders
  • You will only get an initial instruction message when 2026 Site Selection opens, you may not receive reminders
  • You will not receive our regular members newsletter
  • You may only receive an initial message when hotel bookings open, you will not receive reminders or updates
  • If you ticked any contact request check-boxes you may only be sent an initial contact email, and may not receive follow-up emails.

You may also miss other communications but, generally speaking, if you regularly check our web site and follow us on social media you should pick up most of these messages. 

Where can I find the membership list?

The Glasgow 2024 membership list and membership statistics are both available online, and are updated as memberships change.

How do I prevent, or change, my name from being displayed on the Membership List?

All Registration records whether you are attending in-person, online, have purchased a ticket, or have a WSFS-only (Supporting) membership have a drop down field called “Listing Type”. We default to “Not Listed” which means your name will not appear on the public Membership List. If you wish to have your Preferred Name listed, select that option. If you wish to have your Badge Name listed, select that option. You may change your preference at any time. The web page will be updated automatically.