BayCon will host both Westercon 77 (2025) and 78 (2026), after the members of Westercon 76 in Utah voted to award the right to host Westercon 78 to a bid from BayCon’s parent non-profit organization. BayCon 2025 was previously awarded the right to host Westercon 77, as announced on June 14, 2024.
18 members of Westercon 76 in Utah voted in the 2026 Site Selection election. BayCon received 13 of the votes cast. The summary of votes is as follows.
Write-in: BayCon 2026 | 13 |
Write-in: Nome of the Above (sic) | 1 |
Write-in: Both | 1 |
None of the Above | 2 |
Total With Preference | 17 |
Needed to Elect (majority) | 9 |
No Preference/Blank | 1 |
Total Ballots Cast | 18 |
The write-in bid for BayCon 2026 applied to a bid filed by the Society for the Promotion of Speculative Fiction on July 2, 2024.
A more detailed breakdown of votes cast per day will be in the minutes of the Westercon 76 Business Meeting
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