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1 Participants  



1.1  Guests of Honor  





1.2  Other program participants  





1.3  Special appearance  







2 Awards  



2.1  2002 Hugo Awards  





2.2  Other awards  







3 Future site selection  





4 Committee  



4.1  Co-chairs  





4.2  Division heads  





4.3  Bid  



4.3.1  The "Coup"  









5 Notes  





6 See also  





7 References  





8 External links  














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ConJose, the 60th World Science Fiction Convention
GenreScience fiction
Dates29 August–2 September 2002
VenueMcEnery Convention Center
Fairmont San Jose
Hilton San Jose & Towers
Location(s)San Jose, California
CountryUnited States
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitefanac.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.[1][2]

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

Participants

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Guests of Honor

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Other program participants

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Dafydd ab Hugh
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

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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 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Awards

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The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards,[3] the oldest and most noteworthy award for science fiction. Selection of the recipients is by vote of the Worldcon members. Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.[3][4]

Other awards may be presented at Worldcon at the discretion of the individual convention committee. This has often included the national SF awards of the host country, such as the Japanese Seiun Awards as part of Nippon 2007,[5] and the Prix Aurora Awards as part of Anticipation in 2009. The Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the Sidewise Award, though not sponsored by the Worldcon, are usually presented, as well as the Chesley Awards, the Prometheus Award, and others.[5][2]

2002 Hugo Awards

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Other awards

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Future site selection

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

Committee

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Co-chairs

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Division heads

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Bid

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The "Coup"

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "'Worldcon' science fiction convention arrives in San Jose this weekend". Monterey Herald. 2002-08-29. p. GO34. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  • ^ a b "2002 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  • ^ a b "Article 3: Hugo Awards". WSFS Constitution. World Science Fiction Society. 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  • ^ Franklin, Jon (October 30, 1977). "Star roars: this year's champs in science fiction". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. D5. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  • ^ a b "Awards". Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
  • [edit]
    Preceded by

    59th World Science Fiction Convention
    Millennium Philcon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (2001)

    List of Worldcons
    60th World Science Fiction Convention
    ConJose in San Jose, California, United States (2002)
    Succeeded by

    61st World Science Fiction Convention
    Torcon 3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2003)

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