The Loncon 3 masquerade was held on 16 August . The winners , across four experience-based categories , were : Two committees announced bids and qualified to be on the site selection ballot for the 74th World Science Fiction Convention : " KC in 2016 " for August 17 – 21 , 2016 , in Kansas City , Missouri , and " Beijing in 2016 " for August 14 – 19 , 2016 , at the National Convention Center in Beijing , China . The 2016 site selected by the voters , Kansas City , was announced during the convention 's final World Science Fiction Society business meeting on Sunday , August 17 , 2014 . The vote was reported as 758 total votes with 651 for Kansas City , 70 for Beijing , and miscellaneous sites receiving 1 or 2 votes each
74th World Science Fiction Convention
74th World Science Fiction Convention
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