We are bidding to being Worldcon to Israel for the first time in the summer of 2027. We wish to expose our local fans to the wider world, and the wider global community to local fans, artists, and writers.
Our preferred venue is the EXPO Tel Aviv, a premier venue that sets the stage for unforgettable events and exhibitions.
Crew
Our bid is led by a team of Israeli con runners with years of experience running local conventions of up to 10,000 people:
- Guy Kovel (he/him, Bid Chair) – DDH Operations at DisCon III, and staff at LonCon3, Worldcon76, and MidAmericon II, Current Vice chair and former DH Logistics (OPS and Tech) at ICon, the annual Israeli convention.
- Gadi Evron (he/him) – DDH Logistics at Dublin 2019, DDH Events at CoNZealand (along with other Worldcon roles such as Masquerade Project Manager at Worldcon76, and Volunteers at Worldcon 75 in Helsinki). Experienced in organizing events (100 to 40,000 attendees) since 1996. First SMOFcon attended in 2007 (Boston).
- Einat Citron (she/her) – Head of Programming and Deputy Chair at ICon 2011-2017, and a board member of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Naama Friedman (she/her) – Staff at LonCon3, various DH/DDH positions in logistics/administration at ICon, and a former board member of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Tal Goldman (he/him) – DDH Operations at DisCon III, Deputy Chair at ICon 2016-2023.
- Damian Hoffman (he/him) – DH positions in IT at ICon, Programing and content positions and a former board member of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Hananel Livneh (he/him) – various DH/DDH positions in logistics/administration at ICon since 2015, and a board member of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fa
The above have years of experience running local conventions of up to 10,000 people.
The voting process
For information on how bidding for hosting a Worldcon works, please visit the Worlds Science Fiction Society website, here: