Site Selection
Chengdu Worldcon will conduct the election to select the site of the 2025 Worldcon.
To be eligible to vote, you must have a WSFS (formerly called Supporting) Membership in Chengdu Worldcon in 2023. Ballots cast for memberships held by non-natural persons, such as “Guest of” memberships, clubs, toys, et cetera, may only be voted as “No Preference.”
Please note that Virtual, Attending Supplements, and Day Pass Memberships do NOT include voting rights unless you also have a WSFS membership.
At the time you vote, you will pay an additional amount called the Advance WSFS Membership fee, which is a WSFS membership in the Worldcon, regardless of which site wins the election. This money goes to the winning Worldcon bid regardless of who wins or how you voted.
Filed Bids for the 2025 Worldcon
Chengdu Worldcon has accepted complete filings from the following bids for the 2025 Worldcon.
Seattle in 2025
· Declaration of Intent to Bid
· Bylaws
This year, voting will be available in person at Chengdu Worldcon, by mail-in ballot, hand-carried paper ballot, and by electronic vote through email.
You must be a WSFS member of Chengdu Worldcon to vote. To purchase a membership, please visit the Registration Page.
You must purchase a voting token as well. To do so, please visit the Registration page and 2025 Site Selection Instructions.
Tokens purchased using a credit card will show as a charge from Development Center For Chengdu Worldcon (DCFCW) and will be charged in U.S. Dollars through Square. Your credit card information will only be held by Square, and not DCFCW or Chengdu Worldcon.
Tokens purchased using a local Chinese payment system such as WeChat Pay will be charged in renminbi / yuan.
In-Person Voting
Site Selection will be open at the Chengdu Worldcon from Wednesday, October 18 – Friday, October 20, 2023. If you are attending in person and wish to vote at the convention, please visit the Site Selection booth where you can verify your membership, purchase your voting token using a credit card or local payment system such as WeChat Pay, and complete your ballot.
We cannot accept cash payment for the voting fee.
We recommend purchasing your Voting Token before coming to the table if at all possible in order to facilitate the process more quickly at the table.
Mail-In Ballots / Hand Carry Ballots
Paper ballots will be accepted either via postal mail or hand carried to the convention.
To complete the ballot by hand:
1. Download the printable PDF here.
2. Purchase your Voting token.
3. Locate your membership number.
4. Print out the PDF – it is two pages, and should be printed double sided.
5. Complete the ballot as instructed. You must include your Voting Token.
6. Ballots lacking a name, postal address, or signature will be counted as “No Preference.”
7. Follow the instructions to fold the ballot, hiding your vote, and put it in an envelope.
To complete the ballot on your computer :
1. Download the fillable PDF here.
2. Purchase your Voting token.
3. Locate your membership number.
4. Complete the ballot as instructed. Electronic signatures are accepted. You must include your Voting Token.
5. Ballots lacking a name, postal address, or signature will be counted as “No Preference.”
6. Print out the PDF – it is two pages, and should be printed double sided.
7. Follow the instructions to fold the ballot, hiding your vote, and put it in a sealed envelope.
You must sign your paper ballot and fill in your name and postal address information for it to be counted.
Hand Carried Ballots:
If you are not attending the Chengdu Worldcon but know someone who is, please give them your sealed envelope. They can hand carry your completed ballot and drop it off at the Site Selection booth. We will accept hand-carried paper ballots through the close of in-person site-selection on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC +8).
Mailing your ballot by post:
The deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots is Friday, October 6, 2023.
Ballots may be mailed to:
Worldcon Site Selection
ATTN: H. Montgomery
1752 NW Market Street #111
Seattle, WA 98107-5264
Electronic Voting via Email
Chengdu Worldcon will accept PDFs of completed ballots via email to our Site Selection Administrator. The Site Selection Administrator is the only person who will be able to access your ballot via this email address. They will print out your ballot, fold and seal it to hide your vote, and hand carry your ballot to the Chengdu Worldcon for counting.
To complete the ballot by hand:
1. Download the printable PDF here.
2. Purchase your Voting token.
3. Locate your membership number.
4. Print out the PDF – it is two pages, and should be printed double sided.
5. Complete the ballot as instructed. You must include your Voting Token.
6. Ballots lacking a name, postal address, or signature will be counted as “No Preference.”
7. Scan the completed ballot, and save the file as a new PDF with the following format: YourName2025Ballot
8. Email the PDF to siteselection2025@gmail.com
To complete the ballot electronically:
1. Download the fillable PDF here.
2. Purchase your Voting token.
3. Locate your membership number.
4. Complete the ballot as instructed. Electronic signatures are accepted. You must include your Voting Token.
5. Ballots lacking a name, postal address, or signature will be counted as “No Preference.”
6. Save the file as a new PDF with the following format: YourName2025Ballot
7. Email the PDF to siteselection2025@gmail.com
The deadline for receipt of mail-in ballots is Friday, October 6, 2023 at 5:00pm Pacific Time.
Other groups are bidding to host Worldcons beyond the year 2025. You can learn about them and read about their plans at the Future Worldcon Bid page .
