Location(s) San José, California Filing status Non-profit | ||
Venue McEnery Convention CenterFairmont San JoséHilton San José & Towers Inaugurated August 20-September 2, 2002 | ||
ConJosé was the 60th World Science Fiction Convention, held in San José, California on August 29-September 2, 2002. The convention was held in the McEnery Convention Center, as well as the Fairmont San José and the Hilton San José & Towers. ConJosé was co-chaired by Tom Whitmore and Kevin Standlee and organized under the auspices of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions.
Contents
- Awards
- Hugo Awards
- Other awards
- Site selection
- Special appearance
- Co chairs
- Division heads
- Bid
- The Coup
- Notable events
- References
Guests of Honor for ConJosé were writer Vernor Vinge, artist David Cherry, fans Jan and Bjo Trimble, and the imaginary Ferdinand Feghoot. Tad Williams served as toastmaster.
Awards
The Hugo Awards, named after Hugo Gernsback, are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the World Science Fiction Society.
Hugo Awards
Other awards
Site selection
Glasgow won the vote for the 65th World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2005, as the only bid that filed.
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 Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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.
Notable events
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).