The West Coast Science Fiction Association (WCSFA) is a BC registered non-profit society dedicated to the exploration and promotion of the science fiction, fantasy and games culture in BC in general and the Vancouver, BC metropolitan area in particular. WCSFA’s primary mission is to foster and encourage interest, involvement and participation in local science fiction, fantasy and games fan culture by organizing events that promote these topics. WCSFA combines education and entertainment in the events it hosts, most notably VCON, an annual, volunteer organized, general science fiction and fantasy convention that has been running since 1971.