The 62nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon 4, was held on 2–6 September 2004 at the Hynes Convention Center, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The convention was organized by Massachusetts Convention Fandom, Inc., and the organizing committee was chaired by Deb Geisler.

Participants

Attendance was 6,008, out of 7,485 paid memberships.

Guests of Honor

Other participating writers

In addition to the guests of honor, notable science fiction writers participating to the convention included:

Awards

2004 Hugo Awards

1954 Retro Hugo Awards

Other awards

Future site selection

The 65th World Science Fiction Convention was awarded to Nippon 2007 in the city of Yokohama, Japan. The convention was the first to be held in Asia.