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| |  | | posted by rwgray on Saturday May 01, @08:04AM ( Printer Friendly Version.| Email this article) | | | |  Alex McLintock writes "INTERACTION, THE 63rd WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION - announced today that in addition to the usual categories, the 2005 Hugos will include an award for Best Web Site. This special Hugo category first appeared at ConJose, the 2002 Worldcon, where it proved to be the fourth most popular category on the ballot. Interaction believes it will prove equally popular on this, its second outing."
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INTERACTION, THE 63rd WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/
For immediate release: Tuesday 6 April 2004
Interaction Announces Best Web Site Hugo
Interaction announced today that in addition to the usual categories, the 2005 Hugos will include an award for Best Web Site. This special Hugo category first appeared at ConJose, the 2002 Worldcon, where it proved to be the fourth most popular category on the ballot. Interaction believes it will prove equally popular on this, its second outing.
The Award will be open to any web site primarily related to the fields of science fiction, fantasy, or fandom and will be given for material displayed on the World Wide Web during the calendar year 2004.
The Hugo Award was named in honour of Hugo Gernsback, "The father of Magazine Science Fiction" as he was described in a special award given to him by the 1960 Worldcon. The awards are presented for achievement in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, both to professionals and fans. Past winners include Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Ursula Le Guin, William Gibson, the film 2001: A Space Odyssey" and the ubiquitous Dave Langford.
These awards are given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). Administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held that year and determined by nominations from, and a popular vote of, the membership of WSFS. A Hugo Award given in a particular year is for work that appeared in the previous calendar year.
At Interaction the administration of the 2005 Hugos will be undertaken by a sub-committee consisting of Paul Dormer, the Hugo Administrator, Pat McMurray, the Interaction WSFS Division Head and Vincent Docherty, the Chair of Interaction.
In its physical design the actual award takes the form of a rocket
figurine, with each Worldcon adding its own unique base. Interaction would like to thank San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (SFSFC) for their grant of $2,000 to help cover the cost of producing the 2005 Hugo rockets.
But how do you [get the opportunity to] vote for the Best SF Web Site? By joining Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, 2005 . A Worldcon is a unique experience containing all forms of science fiction - literature, hard science, media, gaming, costuming, the biggest and best dealers room and art gallery and most important of all, fans from all over the world.
More information about the Hugo Awards and the WSFS can be obtained from mpc@wsfs.org, or http://www.wsfs.org
If you want a press pack or more detailed information please contact press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
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Contacts
General: info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
Press/Media: Debbi Kerr - press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk
The 2005 World Science Fiction Convention, known as Interaction, wil take place in Glasgow, UK from 4-8 August 2005. More information about Interaction, including current membership rates, is available from its web site (http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/) or by writing to info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.
Specific press contacts, or requests to be removed from the Interaction press release mailing list should be directed to press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.
"WSFS", "Worldcon", "World Science Fiction Convention" and "Hugo Award" are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.
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