69th World Science Fiction Convention

The 69th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Renovation, was held on 17–21 August 2011 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, United States. The Atlantis Casino Resort served as the headquarters/party hotel, with additional rooms supplied by the Peppermill Reno and Courtyard by Marriott.
The convention committee was chaired by Patty Wells.

Participants

Guests of honor

Tim Powers
Ellen Asher
Boris Vallejo
the late Charles N. Brown, whose contribution was still honored

Special Guests

Other notable participants

author George R. R. Martin
radio legend Dr. Demento
artist Julie Bell

Programming and events

The Masquerade and the Hugo Awards ceremony were held at the Peppermill. Most other events took place at the RSCC.
Special events included:

the Renovation Independent/Fan Film Festival 2011
Music Night on Wednesday
an Art Night festival celebrating the visual arts in SF on Thursday

The Masquerade was held on Friday the 19th.

Awards

2011 Hugo Awards

The results were based on the 2100 valid ballots submitted by current members of the World Science Fiction Society. The 2011 Hugo Award statue base was designed by Marina Gelineau.
The awards were presented on Saturday, 20 August.

Best Novel: Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
Best Novella: The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
Best Novelette: "The Emperor of Mars" by Allen Steele
Best Short Story: "For [Want of a Nail (short story)|For Want of a Nail]" by Mary Robinette Kowal
Best Related Work: Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O'Shea
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse, written by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Inception, screenplay by Christopher Nolan; story by Christopher Nolan; directed by Christopher Nolan
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who, "The Pandorica Opens"/"The [Big Bang (Doctor Who)|The Big Bang]", screenplay by Steven Moffat, directed by Toby Haynes
Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Lou Anders
Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Sheila Williams
Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld Magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan; podcast directed by Kate Baker
Best Fanzine: The Drink Tank, edited by Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon
Best Fan Writer: Claire Brialey
Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster

Chesley Awards

The Chesley Awards were presented on 18 August as part of Art Night.

Other awards

Site selection

Reno's bid to host the Worldcon was formally unopposed and won with 650 out of the 763 cast ballots at Anticipation in Montréal, Québec in 2009.

Future site selection

In an uncontested election, the members of the convention selected San Antonio, Texas, as the host city for the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, "LoneStarCon 3", to be held in 2013. With 760 valid ballots cast, Texas received 694 votes, 25 ballots expressed no preference, 14 votes were cast for none of the above, and write-in candidates included Xerpes with 6 votes, Minneapolis with 5, Denton with 5, Boston with 3, plus a number of single-vote entries.