Rules of the World Science Fiction Society

The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) is governed by its Constitution and Standing Rules to which links are given below. These are accurate as of September 5, 2022, after the end of the 2022 Worldcon, Chicon 8 (Worldcon 80) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, except where noted otherwise. Documents are PDF except where noted.

An archive of rules from previous years is available here.

Video of recent years’ Business Meetings is available here.


CONSTITUTION
of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS)
as of October 23, 2023, after the end of the 2023 Worldcon, Chengdu 2023
with changes from 2022 redlined.

2023-24 WSFS CONSTITUTION IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF)

Also available:


STANDING RULES
for the Governance of the 2024 WSFS Business Meeting
as of October 23, 2023, after the end of the 2023 Worldcon, Chengdu 2023
with changes from 2022 redlined.

2024 WSFS BUSINESS MEETING STANDING RULES IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF)

Also available: 2024 WSFS Business Meeting Standing Rules in MS Word DOCX format


RESOLUTIONS AND RULINGS OF CONTINUING EFFECT
Including historical listing of WSFS Business Meeting staff
as of September 5, 2022, after the end of the 2022 Worldcon, Chicon 8

UPDATES FROM THE 2023 BUSINESS MEETING PENDING

RESOLUTIONS AND RULINGS OF CONTINUING EFFECT IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF)

Also available: Microsoft Word version of Resolutions and Rulings of Continuing Effect


MINUTES
of the 2023 Business Meeting of the World Science Fiction Society
held at the 2023 Worldcon, Chengdu 2023, October 18-22, 2023

MINUTES OF THE 2023 BUSINESS MEETING

Also available: Microsoft Word version of 2023 Business Meeting Minutes


MINUTES
of the 2023 Business Meeting of the 15th NASFiC
held at the 2023 NASFiC, Pemmi-Con, July 22, 2023

MINUTES OF THE 2023 NASFIC BUSINESS MEETING IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF)

Also available: Microsoft Word version of 2023 NASFiC Business Meeting Minutes


BUSINESS PASSED ON
to Worldcon 82, Glasgow 2024 (Glasgow, Scotland, 2024)
as of October 21, 2023, after the final adjournment of the WSFS Business Meeting of the 2023 Worldcon, Chengdu 2023

BUSINESS PASSED ON TO WORLDCON 82/GLASGOW 2024 IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF)

Also available: Microsoft Word version of Business Passed on from the 2023 to the 2024 Worldcon.


AGENDA
of the 2023 WSFS Business Meeting
as published by the 2023 Worldcon on October 8, 2023
Also available: Chinese language version of the WSFS Agenda


VIDEO RECORDINGS
Video recordings of the 2023 WSFS Business Meeting are on the YouTube Worldcon Events Channel.


BUSINESS MEETING BASICS

The video below gives a brief overview of general principles and procedures followed by the WSFS Business Meetings and other assemblies conducted under formal parliamentary procedure: