LoneStarCon 1

LoneStarCon 1 was the third North American Science Fiction Convention, held in Austin, Texas, on August 30-September 2, 1985, at the Hyatt Regency Austin, Sheraton Crest, and Palmer Auditorium.^[1] LoneStarCon 1 was also known as "The First Occasional Lone Star Science Fiction Convention & Chili Cook-off" and "ChiliCon". This NASFiC was held because Melbourne, Australia, was selected as the location for the 1985 Worldcon.^[2]

LoneStarCon 1
Genre	Science fiction/Fantasy
Location(s)	Austin, Texas
Country	United States
Inaugurated	August 30-September 2, 1985
Attendance	2,800
Organized by	Fandom Association of Central Texas
Filing status	501(c)(3)

Guests of honor

• Jack Vance, Writer
• Richard Powers, Artist
• Joanne Burger, Fan
• Chad Oliver, Toastmaster

Information

Site selection

After Aussiecon Two in Melbourne, Australia, was selected as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 1985, the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held to select a NASFiC site for that year. In a three-way race, Austin (393 votes) easily bested Detroit, Michigan (132 votes) and Columbus, Ohio (69 votes) as well as a single write-in vote for Highmore, South Dakota.^[2][3]

Committee

• Chair: Willie Siros^[4]
• Vice-Chair: Robert Taylor

See also

• World Science Fiction Society