57th World Science Fiction Convention
The 57th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Aussiecon Three, was held on 2–6 September 1999 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
The convention was chaired by Perry Middlemiss.
Participants
Guests of Honour
- Gregory Benford, author
- George Turner, author
- Bruce Gillespie, fan
Special guest
- J. Michael Straczynski, media
Noteworthy program participants
Awards
1999 Hugo Awards
The Hugo Award ceremony was directed and hosted by Michael Jordan and Executive assistant Paula McGrath.- Best Novel: To [Say Nothing of the Dog] by Connie Willis
- Best Novella: "Oceanic" by Greg Egan
- Best Novelette: "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling
- Best Short Story: "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick
- Best Related Book: The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of by Thomas M. Disch
- Best Dramatic Presentation: The Truman Show
- Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
- Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
- Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford
- Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist: Ian Gunn
Other awards
- John W. [Campbell Award for Best New Writer]: Nalo Hopkinson
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Committee
Chair
- Perry Middlemiss
Division heads
- Finance: Rose Mitchell
- Administration: Julian Warner
- Publicity: Alan Stewart
- Major Events: Perry Middlemiss
- Publications: Mark Loney
- Program Operations: Janice Gelb
- Programming: Donna Heenan
- Fixed Functions: Nick Price, Jason Sharples
- Facilities: Stephen Boucher
- WSFS: Stephen Boucher
- InterDivisional Liaison: Michael AJ Jordan
Directors
- Stephen Boucher
- Christine Dziadosz
- Donna Heenan
- Michael Jordan
- Mark Linneman
- Perry Middlemiss
- Alan Stewart
Bid
- Bid chair: Alan Stewart