Detroit's bid was certified as the winner with 231 votes over a Phoenix bid that garnered 210 votes.[9] Detroit needed at least 223 votes to win in the first round, based on the total of 453 valid votes cast.[10] Minneapolis, None of the Above, and Gnawbone, Indiana, each received single write-in votes.[10]
Committee
Chair: Tammy Coxen
Treasurer: Don Wenzel
Operations: David Stein
Programming: Kim Kofmel
Events
The convention shared the weekend in downtown Detroit with Netroots Nation 2014, a political convention for American progressive political activists. Detcon1 offered Netroots Nation attendees a significant discount on weekend memberships.[5]
Awards
Detcon1 announced in January 2014 that it would host the Golden Duck Awards, juried awards that are presented by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity to recognize excellence in children's and young adult science fiction. Detcon1 also presented its own Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction.[11] Any member of the public could nominate for the awards; members voted to select among the top nominees.[12][13]
Detcon1 Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
^Glyer, Mike (August 31, 2013). "2014 NASFiC Result". File 770. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
^ a b"Spokane Wins 2015 Worldcon On Third Ballot; Detroit Wins 2014 NASFiC On First Round" (PDF). La Estrella Solitaria. San Antonio, TX: LoneStarCon 3. September 1, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
^Glyer, Mike (January 8, 2014). "Detcon1 Awards for YA Announced". File 770. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
^"Detcon1 Young Readers Awards Nominees". Locus. April 2, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
^DeNardo, John (January 9, 2014). "Detcon1 Announces the Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction". SF Site. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.