The 81st World Science Fiction Conference officially entered "Chengdu Time"

Cover reporter Lai Fangjie

At 2:30 pm on September 5th in Chicago time in the United States, the closing ceremony of the 80th World Science Fiction Conference was officially held. The chairman of the conference, Helen Montgurit, delivered a speech, especially thanked the Chengdu team for their outstanding contributions to the conference.

As the place of the 81st World Science Fiction Conference, Chengdu has attracted much attention at this event. The delegation of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference organized two theme forums, "Chengdu Silk Punk" and "Ancient Shu Skills and Science Fiction", so that the world felt the charm of the combination of ancient Shu civilization and science fiction, and also allowed them to hold the world science fiction in Chengdu next year. The conference is full of expectations.

At the transfer ceremony

Chengdu won applause in the audience

At 2:30 pm on the 5th of Chicago, the closing ceremony of the 80th World Science Fiction Conference was held. The current World Science and Fiction Conference is grand, nearly 3,600 people attended the present, and 947 people participated through the online platform, with more than 6,500 registered members. The chairman of this conference Haron Montelter delivered a speech and thanked the committee members, volunteers, and funders who contributed to the meeting. In particular, the Chengdu team of the Chengdu Science Fiction Conference in Chengdu has contributed to the outstanding contribution to the conference.

The most important part of the closing ceremony is to hand over the next organizing committee of the World Science and Fiction Conference. The full -time chairman of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, Liang Xiaoli, received the token of the Chicago World Science Fiction Conference. Subsequently, Ben Aoluo, United Chairman of the U.S. World Science and Fiction Conference of Chengdu, said: "Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference will be a new milestone in the history of the World Science and Fiction Conference. Exchange interaction, this is our common science fiction conference. ".

Subsequently, Chen Shi, a co -chairman of the Chengdu World Science fiction conference, led the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference on the stage collectively and sang "Chengdu". The singing ended, and the Chengdu delegation shouted "Welcom to Chengdu!".

Chengdu delegation

Overseas exchanges are quite harvested

At this World Science Fiction Conference, the Chengdu World Science and Fiction Conference delegation successfully held two theme forums of "Chengdu Silk Punk" and "Ancient Shu Skills and Science Fiction". The combination of ancient history and modern science fiction is amazing. The celebrity party after the night party and Hugo Awards attracted more than 600 fantasy fans, including 16 former Chairman of the World Science and Fiction Conference and 22 Hugo Awards winners; The promotion booth attracts 292 overseas fantasy fans to submit membership applications, 105 overseas fantasy fans submit volunteer applications ...

The Chengdu delegation also carried out two promotion activities during this science fiction conference. According to voting statistics, more than 90%of the fantasy fans are full of confidence in the Chengdu Science Fiction Conference to host the World Science Fiction Conference; FANAC, American science fiction cultural and creative institutions Pegasus, science fiction historical document collection institutions FAN History Project, Hugo Nebula Mary Corval, Silk Punk fantasy painter Marzo and other institutions reached cooperation with individuals, in the fan community Unicom, overseas, overseas Guofeng Science Fiction Cultural and Creative Development, Science Fiction Collection Exhibition, Female Science Fiction Writers Training Workshop and other aspects have reached initial cooperation.

Regarding the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, the best editor of the Hugo Award, Clark, expressed his expectation that he hoped to see an old friend in Chengdu, and he hoped to have the opportunity to visit the Sands site. He believes that the ancient Shu civilization can bring him a new inspiration; Binyi Steen, the honorary owner of the Science Fiction Conference of the Chicago World Science Fiction Conference, as one of the world's most well -known science fiction collectors, in the promotion site of Chengdu, he will be the world's world science fiction The conference opens its own collections and successfully holds the conference.

Science fiction

Chengdu welcomes friends in the global science fiction industry

"Using science fiction as a media, to break the border, integrate culture, and promote understanding between the Chinese and Western communities. The World Science Fiction Conference will be the theme of "symbiosis". It is hoped that on this global science fiction stage, science fiction culture cross -border exchanges and grow together.

In 2023, the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference will also have more innovative measures, such as super -large lakeside parties, the online science fiction conference with the Yuan universe, and online reappearance of science fiction scenes. The Chengdu team said that it will show mysterious oriental elements, including silk bamboo punk such as silk bamboo and Shu embroidery.

At that time, the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference also plans to invite the giant panda from the United States to return to Chengdu's elderly. , Science fiction scene. The Organizing Committee of the Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference will work hard to create a world science fiction conference with Chinese characteristics and science fiction elements with both ancient Shu civilization and science fiction elements.

The picture is provided by the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu Science Fiction Conference

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