Mail Thur  Fri   Sat  Total
  Chicago                       304  148  343  498  1293
  Others                                                             39
  None of the above                                           37
  Subtotal                                                       1369
  No preference                                                 98
  Total                                                            1467

Others: (6) Highmore, Minneapolis in '73; (2) Boston in 2000, Hawaii in 2000, Kansas City in 2000, Wigwam Village, Winnipeg, Zagreb, Z'ha'dum; (1) Albania, Alcatraz, Angel Grove, Antarctica, Boston Mountains, Brighton on the Green Line, Europa, Gnome of the Above, Joliet Prison, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Takoma Park, MD, The Boat.

Worldcon Christened: The name of the convention will be Chicon 2000. Its guests of honor are -- Author: Ben Bova; Artist: Bob Eggleton; Editor: Jim Baen; Fan(s): Bob and Anne Passovoy; Toastmaster: Harry Turtledove. The Hyatt Regency Chicago is the headquarters hotel. Tom Veal is chairing the convention.

Memberships: Rack rate for attending memberships is $125 through at least March 1, 1998. Supporting memberships are $40. If you presupported and/or voted in site selection, contact the committee for the correct conversion rate. (Voters with 20 bid trading cards pay no conversion for an attending membership -- no deadline given.) Mailing address: Chicon 2000, P.O. Box 642057, Chicago, IL 60664. E-mail address: chi2000@chicon.org

This postcard dispatch from the L.A. in '99 NASFiC bidders in San Antonio came to Ed Green at Washington-on-the-LASFS:

Dear Ed: The weather here is very hot. I don't know how long we can hold out. There are only 6 of us in the party garden against the 4000+ forces of the San Antonio Regiment. Christian McGuire has lost hope for the NASFiC. He is doomed to chair the bid. I want you to know we held out to the last. We will never surrender! We already tried to but Phoenix wouldn't let us. If things become too grim we will make a break for the Alamo only 200 yards distant but I doubt that we will survive. We can hear the fans in the hall. We expect an attack right after the masquerade. Yours faithful to the end. Mike Donahue & Co.

Only bullet-riddled ballots remain to tell the tale:

                                                                                  1st        2nd    3rd
                                          Mail   Thur   Fri     Sat    Total   Total   Total
     Santa Clara                    13     5      12      36       66        69        X
     Los Angeles                   51    19      55     63     188      216     241
     Phoenix                          27    15      52     84     178      179     192
    Others                               1    --          1       3         5         X         X
    None of the above            5     3       10     18        36         X         X
    Subtotal                          97    42     130    204     473     464     433
    No preference                 4       -          2     12        18        27      58
    Total                            101     42     132    216      491     491    491

The number needed to win on the first ballot was 237, dropping to 217 on the third ballot because so many voters only marked their first preference.

The NASFiC, called Conucopia, will be held August 26-29, 1999 at the Anaheim Marriott. The guests are -- GoH Jerry Pournelle, Fan GoHs Richard and Nicki Lynch, Editor GoH: Ellen Datlow. Artist and Filk GoHs to be announced. Christian B. McGuire is the chair.

Memberships: Rack rate for attending memberships is $55 through December 31, 1997, then goes up to $70. Supporting memberships are $20. If you presupported and/or voted in site selection, contact the committee for the correct conversion rate. Mailing address: SCIFI, P.O. Box 8442, Van Nuys, CA 91409. E-mail address: info@99.nasfic.org