BayCon is pleased to announce our open call for bids for BayCon 2025 & 2026! Think you have what it takes to organize and throw your own BayCon? Society for Promotion of Speculative Fiction‘s board is now accepting applications to Chair upcoming conventions for 2025 & 2026.
Interested parties should email hr@baycon.org and request the bid package, which includes a cover letter and application form. All bids must be submitted no later than May 31st, 2024.
Bid proposal submissions are sent to the Society Board of Directors for review and consideration. Following acceptance or rejection of a bid proposal, submitters will be contacted by the Society Bid Committee. Accepted submitters will be invited to a special meeting of the Society Board to present and receive feedback on their bid. Depending on the timing of the bid, a deadline will be given to inform the submitter of the Board’s decision. Finally, the winning bidder will be notified by the date(s) listed in the bid schedule below.
For this year only, we are accepting bids for 2025 and 2026. Thereafter, bid proposals will be accepted for two years out from the upcoming event. Failure to submit a bid before the specified deadline will disqualify that bid from consideration (although it may be submitted again for a future event if it is submitted in accordance with guidelines).
Bid Schedule and Important Dates
- Proposal Submission Deadline (BayCon 2025 & 2026): May 31, 2024
- Notification of Award of Chairpersonship: June 15, 2024
- Launch Party at BayCon 2024: July 4-7, 2024
- BayCon 2025: July 4 – 7, 2025 | BayCon 2026: July 3 – 6, 2026
Contact our Bid Committee Chair Sally Rose Robinson srobinson@societysf.org for any inquiries.