65th World Science Fiction Convention

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The 65th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Nippon 2007, will be hosted in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan on 30 August - 3 September 2007, at the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Center and adjoining hotels. The organising committee is chaired by Hiroaki Inoue.

Nippon 2007 has announced its Guests of Honor are:

• Author Guests of Honor Sakyo Komatsu & David Brin
• Fan Guest of Honor Takumi Shibano
• Artist Guests of Honor Yoshitaka Amano & Michael Whelan

Nippon 2007 will be the first Worldcon arranged in Asia and will also be the 46th annual Nihon SF Taikai.

[edit] External links

• Nippon 2007 - English homepage

Preceded by: 64th World Science Fiction Convention L.A.con IV in Anaheim, USA (2006)

List of Worldcons 65th World Science Fiction Convention Nippon 2007 in Yokohama, Japan (2007)

Succeeded by: 66th World Science Fiction Convention Denvention 3 in Denver, USA (2008)