ReConStruction was the tenth occasional North American Science Fiction Convention.

[2][3][4] This NASFiC was held because Melbourne, Australia, was selected as the location for the 2010 Worldcon.

[3] After "Australia in 2010" was selected as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2010 (as "Aussiecon 4" in Melbourne), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at Anticipation, the then-upcoming Worldcon in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to select a NASFiC site for 2010.

[5][6] Raleigh's bid was certified as the winner with 241 votes out of 276 cast and 3 invalid submissions.

[6] Although formally unopposed, the Raleigh bid was not the only location to receive the attention of the voters.