WSFS Site Selection

WSFS Site Selection

Worldcon sites are selected two years in advance, by a secret ballot of WSFS members. This includes all full Adult and Young Adult Attending members, Online Members with bundled WSFS Memberships, and WSFS Members of Glasgow 2024.

Glasgow 2024 WSFS Members who wish to vote in Site Selection will need to buy an Advance WSFS Membership in the 2026 Worldcon, at a cost of £45.00 (GBP). All members who pay this fee will automatically become WSFS Members of the 2026 Worldcon, regardless of who they vote for (or indeed if they vote at all).

Details of how to vote in 2026 Worldcon Site Selection will be announced early in April 2024. We anticipate that members will be able to vote in three ways:

  • Electronically in advance of Glasgow 2024
  • By post in advance of Glasgow 2024
  • In person at Glasgow 2024

All Advance WSFS Membership fees received by Glasgow for the 2026 Worldcon will be passed on to the successful candidate.

Filed Bids for the 2026 Worldcon

Los Angeles (LA) in 2026 is the sole bidder to host the 84th Worldcon in 2026. The required documentation was submitted to Glasgow’s Site Selection Administrator on 2 February 2024 by the LA in 2026 Bid Committee. The LA in 2026 website can be found at https://lain2026.org/.

The proposed dates are August 27 to August 31, at the Anaheim Convention Centre and Anaheim Hilton. The Bid Chair and proposed Convention Chair is Joyce Lloyd.

Site Selection Process and Rules

The Site Selection process is governed by Article 4 of the WSFS Constitution. Section 4.6 defines the requirements for a bidder to be included on the Site Selection ballot. There are two key requirements:

  • The bidding committee must submit file certain documents with the administering committee no later than 180 days before the start of the administering convention (in this case Glasgow 2024). For 2026, this filing deadline was 18 February, 2024. In line with article 4.6.1 of the WSFS Constitution, bidders need to submit documents showing (a) their intent to bid, (b) evidence of an agreement with the proposed facilities, and (c) the rules under which their Worldcon Committee will operate if elected.
  • The proposed site must be at least five hundred (500) miles or eight hundred (800) kilometres from the site at which selection occurs (in this case, Glasgow, UK).

Any group that meets the technical requirements in the WSFS Constitution and files the necessary documents with the administering Worldcon may bid for the right to host a Worldcon.

Any Questions

Any questions about the Site Selection process can be emailed to the Site Selection Administrator at siteselection@glasgow2024.org.