The 69th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Renovation, was held on 17–21 August 2011 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center (RSCC) in Reno, Nevada, United States. The Atlantis Casino Resort served as the headquarters/party hotel, with additional rooms supplied by the Peppermill Reno and Courtyard by Marriott. The convention committee was chaired by Patty Wells.

Participants

Guests of Honor

Special Guests

Other notable participants

Programming and events

The Masquerade and the Hugo Awards ceremony were held at the Peppermill. Most other events took place at the RSCC. Special events included: The Masquerade was held on Friday the 19th.

Awards

2011 Hugo Awards

The results were based on the 2100 valid ballots submitted by current members of the World Science Fiction Society. The 2011 Hugo Award statue base was designed by Marina Gelineau. The awards were presented on Saturday, 20 August.

Chesley Awards

The Chesley Awards were presented on 18 August as part of Art Night.

Other awards

Site selection

Reno's bid to host the Worldcon was formally unopposed and won with 650 out of the 763 cast ballots at Anticipation in Montréal, Québec in 2009.

Future site selection

In an uncontested election, the members of the convention selected San Antonio, Texas, as the host city for the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, "LoneStarCon 3", to be held in 2013. With 760 valid ballots cast, Texas received 694 votes, 25 ballots expressed no preference, 14 votes were cast for none of the above, and write-in candidates included Xerpes with 6 votes, Minneapolis with 5, Denton with 5, Boston with 3, plus a number of single-vote entries.