60th World Science Fiction Convention explained

ConJose, the 60th World Science Fiction Convention
Venue:McEnery Convention Center
Fairmont San Jose
Hilton San Jose & Towers
Dates:29 August–2 September 2002
Filing:Non-profit
Website:fanac.org/conjose

The 60th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as ConJose, was held on 29 August–2 September 2002 at the McEnery Convention Center, the Fairmont San Jose, and the Hilton San Jose & Towers in San Jose, California, United States.

The convention was co-chaired by Tom Whitmore and Kevin Standlee and organized under the auspices of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions.

Participants

Guests of Honor

Other program participants

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Roger MacBride Allen
Karen Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Fiona Avery
Kage Baker
Steven Barnes
Greg Bear
Gregory Benford
Carol Berg
Terry Bisson
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Kent Brewster
David Brin
Terry Brooks
Charles N. Brown
Ginjer Buchanan
Tobias Buckell
Lois McMaster Bujold
Pat Cadigan
Orson Scott Card
Jack L. Chalker
Suzy McKee Charnas
C. J. Cherryh
James Clemens
Brenda Clough
Lori Ann Cole
Ellen Datlow
Keith R. A. DeCandido
William C. Dietz
Cory Doctorow
Tom Doherty
Gardner Dozois
Teresa Edgerton
Bob Eggleton
Jane Fancher
Nancy Farmer
Lee Felsenstein
Sheila Finch
Michael F. Flynn
Phil Foglio
Robert L. Forward
Richard Foss
Alan Dean Foster
Frank Kelly Freas
David Gerrold
Alexis Gilliland
Mike Glyer
Lisa Goldstein
Kathleen Ann Goonan
Jim Grimsley
Eileen Gunn
Joe Haldeman
David Hartwell
John G. Hemry
Howard V. Hendrix
P. C. Hodgell
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Jordin Kare
James Patrick Kelly
Ellen Kushner
Karin Lowachee
Richard Lynch
George R. R. Martin
David Marusek
Wil McCarthy
Patricia A. McKillip
Sean McMullen
Robert A. Metzger
China Miéville
Ron Miller
Steve Miller
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Rebecca Moesta
Elizabeth Moon
Jerry Oltion
Fred Patten
Diana L. Paxson
Frederik Pohl
Tim Powers
Terry Pratchett
Melanie Rawn
Eric Raymond
Robert Reed
Mike Resnick
Alastair Reynolds
Jennifer Roberson
Kim Stanley Robinson
Rudy Rucker
Richard Paul Russo
Robert J. Sawyer
Stanley Schmidt
Bruce Schneier
Karl Schroeder
Lucius Shepard
Robert Silverberg
Sherwood Smith
Henry Spencer
Wen Spencer
Allen Steele
Sean Stewart
Cliff Stoll
Brad Templeton
Mark W. Tiedemann
Harry Turtledove
Eric Van
Gordon Van Gelder
James Van Pelt
Len Wein
K. D. Wentworth
Michelle Sagara West
Sheila Williams
Tad Williams
Walter Jon Williams
Connie Willis
Robert Charles Wilson
Gene Wolfe
Steve Wozniak
Frank Wu
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Special appearance

Patrick Stewart made a special appearance at ConJose. He talked about upcoming films Star Trek Nemesis and X-Men 2, as well as his experiences on .

Awards

2002 Hugo Awards

Other awards

Future site selection

Glasgow won the vote for the 65th World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2005, as the only bid that filed.

Committee

Co-chairs

Division heads

Bid

The "Coup"

In late 2001 and early 2002, some members of the SFSFC board expressed dissatisfaction about the progress made to date by convention management. It was proposed that the board remove Tom Whitmore as convention chair. The board decided to compromise by naming Tom Whitmore and Kevin Standlee as co-chairs of the convention.

Notes

At the Hugo Awards presentation, Arthur C. Clarke gave a speech via direct video link from his home in Sri Lanka.

There was a Goth dance as well as a rock and roll dance at the convention (they took place on different nights).

See also

External links