He published many different fanzines , beginning with '' Algol '' , including the newszine '' S.F.Weekly '' from 1966 – 68 . He started his semiprozine '' Science Fiction Chronicle '' in 1979 . He has attended hundreds of science fiction conventions and nearly 40 World Science Fiction Conventions ( Worldcons ) since his first in 1963 . He worked on conventions in the US , Canada and overseas , and was on the central committee of the 1967 Worldcon , NYCon 3 . With John Bangsund , he was responsible for Australia hosting its first Worldcon . He was Fan Guest of Honor at several conventions , most notably the 1990 Worldcon , ConFiction . He won the fanzine Hugo in 1974 for his fanzine/semiprozine '' Algol '' ( later renamed '' Starship '' ) , and the semiprozine Hugo in 1993 and 1994 for '' Science Fiction Chronicle '' . He has a total of twenty-three additional nominations for Best Fanzine or Best Semipro Zine . In 1991 , he received a Special Committee Award at the Worldcon , for Distinguished Semiprozine Work ; in 1992 he received a Special British Fantasy Award . He sold '' Science Fiction Chronicle '' to DNA Publications in May 2000 and was fired in 2002 . In 2006 , he was diagnosed with liver bile duct cancer , for which he was operated on successfully in 2007 , followed by five months of chemotherapy . He is now cancer free . At the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal , Anticipation , he received the Big Heart Award . In 2010 , he finally realized his dream of going to an Australian WorldCon , AussieCon IV
Anticipation
67th World Science Fiction Convention
Andrew I. Porter