Worldcon

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fan convention recurring event science fiction convention

Worldcon is the annual World Science Fiction Convention, a major international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, creators, and professionals.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
World Science Fiction Convention	25
Worldcon canonical	14

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Worldcon
Context triple: [Hugo Award, ceremonyHeldAt, Worldcon]

A. Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
B. Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction and fantasy, recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre as voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society.
C. Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
D. Literary Machines
Literary Machines is a seminal book by Theodor Nelson that outlines his visionary concepts for hypertext, non-linear writing, and the structure of digital information systems.
E. European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a transnational, interdisciplinary learned society that brings together leading scholars, scientists, artists, and public figures from across Europe to promote scientific and cultural exchange and address societal challenges.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Worldcon
Target entity description: Worldcon is the annual World Science Fiction Convention, a major international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, creators, and professionals.

A. Locus Award
The Locus Award is a prestigious set of annual science fiction and fantasy literary awards voted on by readers of Locus magazine.
B. Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious honors in science fiction and fantasy, recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre as voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society.
C. Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
D. Literary Machines
Literary Machines is a seminal book by Theodor Nelson that outlines his visionary concepts for hypertext, non-linear writing, and the structure of digital information systems.
E. European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a transnational, interdisciplinary learned society that brings together leading scholars, scientists, artists, and public figures from across Europe to promote scientific and cultural exchange and address societal challenges.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fan convention ⓘ recurring event ⓘ science fiction convention ⓘ
awardsPresented	Hugo Award ⓘ surface form: Hugo Awards Astounding Award for Best New Writer ⓘ surface form: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (historical) Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book ⓘ
commonName	Worldcon self-link ⓘ
countryOfFirstEvent	United States of America ⓘ
firstHeld	1939 ⓘ
firstLocation	New York City ⓘ
focus	fantasy fandom ⓘ science fiction fandom ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
fullName	Worldcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
genre	fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
governedBy	WSFS Constitution ⓘ
hasEvent	Hugo Award ⓘ surface form: Hugo Awards ceremony Masquerade ⓘ art show ⓘ autograph sessions ⓘ bid sessions for future Worldcons ⓘ business meeting ⓘ dealers room ⓘ filk music ⓘ programming panels ⓘ readings ⓘ
hasFeature	Guests of Honor ⓘ fan Guests of Honor ⓘ site selection vote ⓘ toastmaster or master of ceremonies ⓘ
hasNotableLocation	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Dublin ⓘ Helsinki ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Melbourne ⓘ San Jose ⓘ surface form: San Jose, California Yokohama ⓘ
language	English (primary working language) ⓘ
membershipGrants	right to nominate for Hugo Awards ⓘ right to vote for Hugo Awards ⓘ right to vote on future Worldcon sites ⓘ
membershipType	attending membership ⓘ supporting membership ⓘ
notHeldDuring	World War II ⓘ
organizedBy	World Science Fiction Society ⓘ
organizerAbbreviation	WSFS ⓘ
resumed	1946 ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
siteSelectedBy	members of WSFS ⓘ
typicalDuration	five days ⓘ
typicalMonth	August ⓘ

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