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ReConStruction was the tenth occasional
North American Science Fiction Convention .
[1] It was held in
Raleigh, North Carolina , on August 5–8, 2010, at the
Raleigh Convention Center , Marriott City Center, and the Downtown Raleigh Sheraton.
[2]
[3]
[4] This NASFiC was held because
Melbourne, Australia , was selected as the location for the
2010 Worldcon .
[3]
Guests of honor
Information
Site selection
After "Australia in 2010" was selected as the
World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2010 (as "
Aussiecon 4 " in Melbourne), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at
Anticipation , the then-upcoming Worldcon in
Montreal, Quebec , Canada, to select a NASFiC site for 2010.
[5]
[6] Raleigh's bid was certified as the winner with 241 votes out of 276 cast and 3 invalid submissions.
[6] Although formally unopposed, the Raleigh bid was not the only location to receive the attention of the voters.
Pasadena, California , received 19 votes,
Durham, North Carolina , and
Ridgecrest, California , each received 1 vote, and joke votes were cast for "Peggy Rae's House" and the fictional planet "Xerps".
[6]
Committee
Chair: Warren Buff
[7]
Treasurer: Sydnie Krause
Secretary: Christopher Hensley
Events: Mike Willmoth
Facilities: Dina Krause
Member Services: Russ Miller
Operations: Chris Ross
Programming: Mike Willmoth
Publications: Tim Miller
Publicity: Stacey Helton McConnell
Events
Awards presented at this convention included the
Golden Duck Awards for children's literature, the
Chesley Awards for artistic achievement, and the
Sidewise Awards for alternate history fiction.
[8]
[9]
[10]
See also
References
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a
b
"The Long List of NASFiCs" . WSFS Long List Committee. Retrieved August 12, 2010 .
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"Sci-Fi convention convenes in capital city" .
News 14 Carolina . August 7, 2010.
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a
b
"Raleigh Wins 2010 NASFiC" .
File 770 . August 9, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009 .
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"Science Fiction, Classic Cars, Major Gaming Among Confabs Packing Convention Center In August" . City of Raleigh, NC. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2010 .
^
a
b Strock, Ian Randall (August 10, 2009).
"2011 WorldCon in Reno, Nevada; 2010 NASFiC in Raleigh, North Carolina" . SF Scope . Archived from
the original on October 11, 2010.
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a
b
c
"Minutes of the 2009 WSFS Business Meeting" . World Science Fiction Society. August 9, 2009. Archived from
the original on May 7, 2011.
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"Staff" . ReConStruction. Retrieved August 7, 2010 .
^ Mitchell, Petrea (August 6, 2010).
"Golden Duck results" . Science Fiction Awards Watch.
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"Chesley Awards Winners" .
Locus Online . August 6, 2010.
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"Reynolds & Conroy Win Sidewise Awards" .
Locus Online . August 6, 2010.
External links
Preceded by
List of
NASFiCs 10th North American Science Fiction Convention ReConStruction in
Raleigh, NC , United States (2010)
Succeeded by11th North American Science Fiction Convention
Detcon1 in
Detroit, MI , United States (2014)
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