The 50th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as MagiCon, was held 3–7 September 1992 at the The Peabody Hotel and The Clarion Hotel, and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The chairman was Joe Siclari; Becky Thomson was vice-chairman. The Guests of Honor were Jack Vance (pro), Vincent Di Fate (artist), and Walter A. Willis (fan). The toastmaster was Spider Robinson; Mike Resnick acted as Toastmaster for the Meet-the-Pros party. Total attendance was 5,319, of 6,368 paid memberships.
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