Aussiecon 4, the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention has opened nominations for the 2010 Hugo Awards which are awarded for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The convention is being held September 2nd - 6th, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Members of Aussiecon 4 who join by 31st January 2010 and members of the last Worldcon, Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Montreal, Quebec this year can make nominations. Nominations close at the end of March 13, 2010 PST.