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detcon th occasional north american science fiction convention nasfic held detroit michigan july – detroit marriott renaissance center nasfic scheduled london england selected location world science fiction convention author steven barnes artist john picacio fan bernadette bosky arthur hlavaty kevin j maroney scientist helen greiner music bill brenda sutton conchairs emeritus roger sims fred prophet cochairs detention th world science fiction convention held detroit london selected world science fiction convention held loncon london england wsfs business meeting directed written ballot election held lonestarcon thenupcoming worldcon san antonio texas select nasfic site detroit bid certified winner vote phoenix bid garnered vote detroit needed least vote win first round based total valid vote cast minneapolis none gnawbone indiana received single writein vote chair tammy coxen treasurer wenzel operation david stein programming kim kofmel convention shared weekend downtown detroit netroots nation political convention american progressive political activist detcon offered netroots nation attendee significant discount weekend membership detcon announced january would host golden duck award juried award presented superconducktivity recognize excellence childrens young adult science fiction detcon also presented detcon award young adult middle grade speculative fiction member public could nominate award member voted select among top nominee detcon award middle grade speculative fiction handbook dragon slayer merrie haskell detcon choice award young adult speculative fiction dream thief maggie stiefvater world science fiction society detcon official website detcon facebook nasfic official website