1939 Retro Hugo Award Winners
4 January 2015 - the Loncon 3 Artist Showcase is now available to download in PDF format.
1939 Retro Hugo Award Winners
14 August 2014 - Loncon 3 is delighted to announce the 1939 Retro Hugo Award winners.
Record Hugo Participation
7 August 2014 - Loncon 3 is proud to announce that it received 3,587 valid ballots for the 2014 Hugo Awards. More details here.
Cosmonaut at Loncon 3
6 August 2014 - Cosmonaut Anatolii Artsebarskii will be at the whole convention and speaking on Sunday 17 August, more details here and press release here.
Programme now available
24 July 2014 - The schedule is now available through our programme guides here.
Hugo Ceremony Hosts announced
17 July 2014 - The 2014 Hugo Ceremony will be hosted by leading science fiction and fantasy authors Justina Robson and Geoff Ryman. More details here
Fantastic partnership with BFI
17 July 2014 - Loncon 3 has joined forces with the British Film Institute to celebrate the UK's long heritage of science fiction and the fantastic on television. More details here
Access services
08 July 2014 - LAST CALL: all requests for accessible accomodation must be received no later than midnight Thursday 10 July. More details here
PEN/H G Wells lecture
08 July 2014 - Audrey Niffenegger will give the first PEN / H G Wells lecture at Loncon 3. More details here
Access services
06 July 2014 - We're offering a service for booking mobility scooters. More details here
Theatre programme announced
04 July 2014 - We have released full details of our exciting theatre programme. Full details here
Childcare at Loncon 3
03 July 2014 - Please book your childcare by 14 July. Details available here. To help you plan, some programme highlights are listed here
Progress Report 4 Now Available
02 July 2014 - Download your electronic copy of our last Progress Report here. Full of essential information for getting to and enjoying the convention.
Help wanted
02 July 2014 - We have a number of specific tasks for which we're seeking volunteers. In most cases no prior experience is needed and it's a great way to meet people and be a part of Loncon 3. Details here
1939 Retro Hugo Voter Packet
01 July 2014 - The 1939 Retro Hugo Voter Packet is now available
Hall passes
20 June 2014 - For a taste of Loncon 3 at a low price, we are offering a limited number of Hall passes for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Programme participants
15 June 2014 - We are today sending emails to all our programme participants with a first draft of their schedules. It's going to be an amazing programme!
Membership rates to increase on 14 July
10 June 2014 - Loncon 3 membership rates will rise on 14 July: Adult rates increase to £135 (US$225); family rates become £300 (US$500); all other attending rates also rise. Join now to beat the increase! Full details here
Additions to 2014 Hugo Voter Packet
10 June 2014 - The voter packet has been updated to include new material in the following categories: Fan Artist, Related Work, Short Story, Novelette and Novella. Members can download the packet here.
Hugo Voting Now Open
06 June 2014 - Cast your ballot for the 2014 Hugo Awards here and for the 1939 Retro Hugo Awards here.
Worldcon Philharmonic Orchestra
03 June 2014 - The highlight of Loncon 3's music programme will be a concert by the Worldcon Philharmonic Orchestra
Masquerade and costumes at Loncon 3
03 June 2014 - If you love costumes and costuming, check out our new information about the Masquerade and Hall Costumes at Loncon 3. You can register today! More details
Childcare at Loncon 3
We are delighted to announce that our childcare for Loncon 3 will be provided by local company Eden Mobile Crèche. Please see their website for the kind of activities they offer. Please also read their terms and conditions below.
This service is available for children aged 12 and under. There will be a charge of £6 per hour per child for this service, which is being subsidised by Loncon 3, and is exclusively for the use of convention members. The facility will be located within ExCeL, about 5-10 minutes walk from the main boulevard. Children should be registered with the convention before they can be booked into childcare.
Please note that meals are not provided and you will be expected to make arrangements for your child. Eden is happy to give your child any food you provide but will not accept anything that needs refrigerating.
Hours of Service
The service will be available for all of the days that the convention is open, and by popular demand there will be very limited provision on Saturday and Sunday evenings, 7 till 11 PM.
Our hours are:
Thursday 14 August |
1:30PM – 6:30PM |
Friday 15 August |
9:30AM – 6:30PM |
Saturday 16 August |
9:30AM – 6:30PM & 7PM – 11PM |
Sunday 17 August |
9:30AM – 6:30PM & 7PM – 11PM |
Monday 18 August |
9:30AM – 6:30PM |
How to book
The childcare capacity is limited and to ensure adequate staffing and service we need parents to book childcare hours as soon as possible. If we reach our capacity, bookings will close, and we will update this page. So the sooner you book the more chance of getting a space.
Bookings can be made using this form (PDF). Open the form and fill in your information onscreen. When you've completed the form, save the file with your changes, and then return it to us by e-mail at childcare@loncon3.org .
Things to note
- This service is limited by numbers and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. By using the booking form, you are requesting to be included in the scheme. You will be notified within three weeks that your application has been accepted. If the slot(s) you requested are full, you will be notified of other available slots that you may want to book as an alternative.
- Once you have been notified that you have booked childcare, you will be asked to pay for the hours requested. You will be given a reference code and a link to the page on our website to pay. Full payment must be received before 31 July 2014.
- We cannot allow children's childcare time to run over the allotted slot as this may prevent another child being accommodated. We ask for understanding and co-operation in this matter, but if necessary Loncon 3 reserves the right to impose an additional charge of up to £50 for less than 30 minutes unscheduled time, or £100 for every added hour of unscheduled time.
- To ensure that Eden provide the correct number of staff we will have to close bookings by 27 July 2014 or when we reach capacity. We will update this website when this deadline is about to occur. Although every effort will be made to accommodate late or on-site registrations, there is no guarantee that space will be available for children who are not pre-registered.
- We have set out as much information here as we think parents will initially need, but we are here to try and answer any questions you might have. If you have any queries please contact us on childcare@loncon3.org .
Terms and Conditions from Eden
- Our mobile crèche staff team are DBS/CRB checked.
- Parents/Carers and event organisers only are allowed into the crèche environment.
- Children are only to be collected by their parents/carers or by another person named during registration.
- Every child is provided with a wrist band as form of identification within our crèche.
- Parents will be asked to collect any child, who constantly puts the safety of other children into danger, by continually being disruptive.