Kim Stanley Robinson will be participating, along with a host of other people, in "Renovation", the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, taking place from Wednesday Aug 17 to Sunday Aug 21, 2011, in Reno, Nevada, USA.

In the 'Worldcon' is awarded the annual Hugo Award, among others. Candidates for the Best Novel Hugo this year are:

• Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
• Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold
• The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
• Feed by Mira Grant
• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Kim Stanley Robinson was the Guest of Honor in last year's WSFC in Australia, "Aussiecon 4", extensively covered on KSR.info (here and here and here and yet here and here again!).

UPDATE Aug-14-2011

Kim Stanley Robinson's appearances in Renovation

• Friday 19/08

Autographing

Robin Hobb , Lucienne Diver , Carol Berg , Sharon Shinn , Sean McMullen , Patricia Briggs , Kim Stanley Robinson , Martha Wells

Reading: The Future of Cities

Ian McDonald , Gary Ehrlich , Cory Doctorow , Lauren Beukes , Kim Stanley Robinson

Our panel discusses the challenges facing urban populations around the world and how they translate into interesting story settings.

• Saturday 20/08

Appreciating Nature in Fiction and Non-fiction

Kim Stanley Robinson , Laurel Anne Hill , Scott Slovic , Takayuki Tatsumi , Ty Franck

Science fiction can often treat nature, even an intriguing alien environment, in a very sterile manner. By contrast, both fantasy and nature writing often celebrate nature and make the reader want to run outside and explore. How can writers use the language of nature writing to help bring alien countrysides to life? What are some of the good and bad examples of writing about the great outdoors in science fiction, fantasy and nature narratives?

Ursula K. LeGuin at 80

Eileen Gunn , Sheila Williams , Jo Walton , Kim Stanley Robinson

Ursula LeGuin, one of the most important SF and fantasy authors of the last 50 years, is now in her 80s. The panel discusses and celebrates her contributions.

• Sunday 21/08

KaffeeKlatsch: The Sierra Nevada Mountains

David Brin , Tim Powers , S. M. Stirling , Kim Stanley Robinson

Just outside of Reno are some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. Kim Stanley Robinson shares some of his adventures of mountain climbing in the Sierra Nevadas.