Today marks the start of LoneStarCon 3, the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention, aka Worldcon, which is being held in San Antonio, TX this year. Worldcon is an international gathering of the Science Fiction and Fantasy communities, with exhibits, vendors, games, panels, authors, editors, cosplayers, a masquerade, and more. This con is also host to the annual Hugo Awards, the prestigious award honoring science fiction and fantasy literature and media as well as the genre’s fans. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live and ad-free through Ustream on Sunday, September 1, 2013.

We talked to some of the con’s committee members and asked them to give us 10 reasons why people should be attend LoneStarCon 3, which runs from August 29 – September 2, 2013.