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