There are no other 2012 bids of which I'm aware. They have until next February or so to file. Chicago appears to have done everything right.
Some have lamented that changes we've made to the site selection system seem to be reducing the number of contested bids. I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing. Bidding may be part of fannish culture, but it's also very expensive -- and that cost, in both money and people points, comes out of the Worldcons in some way. For example, I'm so worn out and broke from Worldcon bidding that there's no way I could get seriously involved in another Bay Area bid, even though there are things I'd like to propose for one.
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Some have lamented that changes we've made to the site selection system seem to be reducing the number of contested bids. I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing. Bidding may be part of fannish culture, but it's also very expensive -- and that cost, in both money and people points, comes out of the Worldcons in some way. For example, I'm so worn out and broke from Worldcon bidding that there's no way I could get seriously involved in another Bay Area bid, even though there are things I'd like to propose for one.