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'''ConJosé''' was the 60th [[Worldcon|World Science Fiction Convention]], held in [[San José, California|San José]], [[California]] on August 29-September 2, [[2002]]. The convention was held in the McEnery Convention Center, as well as the [[Fairmont San Jose Hotel|Fairmont San José]] and the Hilton San José & Towers.

{{infobox convention

==Guests==

| name = ConJose, the 60th World Science Fiction Convention

* [[Vernor Vinge]], writer

| image = [[File:60th Worldcon logo.jpg]]

* [[David A. Cherry|David Cherry]], artist

| caption =

* John and [[Bjo Trimble]], fan

| status =

* [[Ferdinand Feghoot]], imaginary

| genre = [[Science fiction]]

* [[Tad Williams]], toastmaster

| venue = [[McEnery Convention Center]]<br>[[Fairmont San Jose Hotel|Fairmont San Jose]]<br>Hilton San Jose & Towers

| ___location = [[San Jose, California]]

| country = [[United States]]

| dates = 29 August–2 September 2002

| organizer =

| filing = Non-profit

| attendance =

| website = [http://www.fanac.org/conjose/ 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 Hotel|Fairmont San Jose]], and the Hilton San Jose & Towers in [[San Jose, California]], United States.<ref name=mher020829/><ref name=hugo_2002/>

==Hugo Awards==

* Best Novel: ''[[American Gods]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]]

* Best Novella: "Fast Times at Fairmont High" by [[Vernor Vinge]] (''[[The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge]]'')

* Best Novelette: "Hell Is the Absence of God" by [[Ted Chiang]] (''Starlight 3'')

* Best Short Story: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by [[Michael Swanwick]] (''[[Asimov's]]'' 10-11/01)

* Best Related Book: ''The Art of Chesley Bonestell'' by [[Ron Miller (artist and author)|Ron Miller]] & Frederick C. Durant III, with Melvin H. Schuetz

* Best Dramatic Presentation: ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (movie)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''

* Best Professional Editor: [[Ellen Datlow]]

* Best Pro Artist: [[Michael Whelan]]

* Best Semiprozine: ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'', edited by [[Charles N. Brown]]

* Best Fanzine: [[Ansible]], edited by [[Dave Langford]]

* Best Fan Writer: [[Dave Langford]]

* Best Fan Artist: Teddy Harvia

* Best Web Site: [[Locus Online]], Mark R. Kelly editor/webmaster

* [[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]] of 2000 or 2001: [[Jo Walton]]

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

==Information==

===Site Selection===

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

===Noteworthy Program Participants= ==

<table border="0" cellpadding="5"><tr><td valign="top">

[[Dafydd ab Hugh]]<br/>

[[Roger MacBride Allen]]<br/>

[[Karen Anderson]]<br/>

[[Kevin J. Anderson]]<br/>

[[Fiona Avery]]<br/>

[[Kage Baker]]<br/>

[[Steven Barnes]]<br/>

[[Greg Bear]]<br/>

[[Gregory Benford]]<br/>

[[Carol Berg]]<br/>

[[Terry Bisson]]<br/>

[[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]]<br/>

[[Kent Brewster]]<br/>

[[David Brin]]<br/>

[[Terry Brooks]]<br/>

[[Charles N. Brown]]<br/>

[[Ginjer Buchanan]]<br/>

[[Tobias Buckell]]<br/>

[[Lois McMaster Bujold ]]<br/>

[[Pat Cadigan]]<br/>

[[Orson Scott Card]]<br/>

[[Suzy McKee Charnas]]<br/>

[[C. J. Cherryh]]<br/>

[[James Clemens]]<br/>

[[Brenda Clough]]<br/>

[[Lori Ann Cole]]<br/>

[[Ellen Datlow]]<br/>

[[Keith R. A. DeCandido]]<br/>

[[William C. Dietz]]<br/>

[[Cory Doctorow]]<br/>

[[Tom Doherty]]<br/>

[[Gardner Dozois]]

</td><td valign="top">

[[Teresa Edgerton]]<br/>

[[Bob Eggleton]]<br/>

[[Jane Fancher]]<br/>

[[Nancy Farmer]]<br/>

[[Lee Felsenstein]]<br/>

[[Sheila Finch]]<br/>

[[Michael F. Flynn]]<br/>

[[Phil Foglio]]<br/>

[[Robert L. Forward]]<br/>

[[Richard Foss]]<br/>

[[Alan Dean Foster]]<br/>

[[Frank Kelly Freas]]<br/>

[[David Gerrold]]<br/>

[[Alexis Gilliland]]<br/>

[[Mike Glyer]]<br/>

[[Lisa Goldstein]]<br/>

[[Kathleen Ann Goonan]]<br/>

[[Jim Grimsley]]<br/>

[[Eileen Gunn]]<br/>

[[Joe Haldeman]]<br/>

[[David Hartwell]]<br/>

[[John G. Hemry]]<br/>

[[Howard V. Hendrix]]<br/>

[[P. C. Hodgell]]<br/>

[[Nina Kiriki Hoffman]]<br/>

[[Jordin Kare]]<br/>

[[James Patrick Kelly]]<br/>

[[Ellen Kushner]]<br/>

[[Karin Lowachee]]<br/>

[[Richard Lynch]]<br/>

[[George R. R. Martin]]<br/>

[[David Marusek]]<br/>

</td><td valign="top">

[[Wil McCarthy]]<br/>

[[Patricia A. McKillip]]<br/>

[[Sean McMullen]]<br/>

[[Robert A. Metzger]]<br/>

[[China Mieville]]<br/>

[[Ron Miller (artist and author)|Ron Miller]]<br/>

[[Steve Miller (writer)|Steve Miller]]<br/>

[[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]]<br/>

[[Rebecca Moesta]]<br/>

[[Elizabeth Moon]]<br/>

[[Jerry Oltion]]<br/>

[[Fred Patten]]<br/>

[[Diana L. Paxson]]<br/>

[[Frederik Pohl]]<br/>

[[Tim Powers]]<br/>

[[Terry Pratchett]]<br/>

[[Melanie Rawn]]<br/>

[[Eric Raymond]]<br/>

[[Robert Reed]]<br/>

[[Mike Resnick]]<br/>

[[Alastair Reynolds]]<br/>

[[Jennifer Roberson]]<br/>

[[Kim Stanley Robinson]]<br/>

[[Rudy Rucker]]<br/>

[[Richard Paul Russo]]<br/>

[[Robert J. Sawyer]]<br />

[[Stanley Schmidt]]<br />

[[Bruce Schneier]]<br />

[[Karl Schroeder]]<br />

[[Lucius Shepard]]<br />

[[Robert Silverberg]]<br/>

[[Sherwood Smith]]<br />

</td><td valign="top">

[[Henry Spencer]]<br />

[[Wen Spencer]]<br />

[[Allen Steele]]<br />

[[Sean Stewart]]<br />

[[Cliff Stoll]]<br />

[[Brad Templeton]]<br />

[[Mark W. Tiedemann]]<br />

[[Harry Turtledove]]<br />

[[Eric Van]]<br />

[[Gordon Van Gelder]]<br />

[[James Van Pelt]]<br />

[[Len Wein]]<br />

[[K. D. Wentworth]]<br />

[[Michelle Sagara West]]<br />

[[Sheila Williams]]<br />

[[Tad Williams]]<br />

[[Walter Jon Williams]]<br />

[[Connie Willis]]<br />

[[Robert Charles Wilson]]<br />

[[Gene Wolfe]]<br />

[[Steve Wozniak]]<br />

[[Frank Wu]]<br />

[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]]<br />

</td></tr></table>

====Special Appearance=Guests of Honor ===

* [[Vernor Vinge]] (writer)

[[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]].

* [[David A. Cherry|David Cherry]] (artist)

* Jan and [[Bjo Trimble]] (fans)

* [[Ferdinand Feghoot]] (imaginary)

* [[Tad Williams]] (toastmaster)

=== Other program participants ===

{| border="0" cellpadding="5"

|-----

| valign="top" |

[[Dafydd ab Hugh]]<br>

[[Roger MacBride Allen]]<br>

[[Karen Anderson (writer)|Karen Anderson]]<br>

[[Kevin J. Anderson]]<br>

[[Fiona Avery]]<br>

[[Kage Baker]]<br>

[[Steven Barnes]]<br>

[[Greg Bear]]<br>

[[Gregory Benford]]<br>

[[Carol Berg]]<br>

[[Terry Bisson]]<br>

[[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]]<br>

[[Kent Brewster]]<br>

[[David Brin]]<br>

[[Terry Brooks]]<br>

[[Charles N. Brown]]<br>

[[Ginjer Buchanan]]<br>

[[Tobias Buckell]]<br>

[[Lois McMaster Bujold]]<br>

[[Pat Cadigan]]<br>

[[Orson Scott Card]]<br>

[[Jack L. Chalker]]<br>

[[Suzy McKee Charnas]]<br>

[[C. J. Cherryh]]<br>

[[James Rollins|James Clemens]]<br>

[[Brenda Clough]]<br>

[[Lori Ann Cole]]<br>

[[Ellen Datlow]]<br>

[[Keith R. A. DeCandido]]<br>

[[William C. Dietz]]<br>

| valign="top" |

[[Cory Doctorow]]<br>

[[Tom Doherty]]<br>

[[Gardner Dozois]]<br>

[[Teresa Edgerton]]<br>

[[Bob Eggleton]]<br>

[[Jane Fancher]]<br>

[[Nancy Farmer (author)|Nancy Farmer]]<br>

[[Lee Felsenstein]]<br>

[[Sheila Finch]]<br>

[[Michael F. Flynn]]<br>

[[Phil Foglio]]<br>

[[Robert L. Forward]]<br>

[[Richard Foss]]<br>

[[Alan Dean Foster]]<br>

[[Frank Kelly Freas]]<br>

[[David Gerrold]]<br>

[[Alexis Gilliland]]<br>

[[Mike Glyer]]<br>

[[Lisa Goldstein]]<br>

[[Kathleen Ann Goonan]]<br>

[[Jim Grimsley]]<br>

[[Eileen Gunn]]<br>

[[Joe Haldeman]]<br>

[[David Hartwell]]<br>

[[John G. Hemry]]<br>

[[Howard V. Hendrix]]<br>

[[P. C. Hodgell]]<br>

[[Nina Kiriki Hoffman]]<br>

[[Jordin Kare]]<br>

[[James Patrick Kelly]]<br>

| valign="top" |

[[Ellen Kushner]]<br>

[[Karin Lowachee]]<br>

[[Richard Lynch (actor)|Richard Lynch]]<br>

[[George R. R. Martin]]<br>

[[David Marusek]]<br>

[[Wil McCarthy]]<br>

[[Patricia A. McKillip]]<br>

[[Sean McMullen]]<br>

[[Robert A. Metzger]]<br>

[[China Miéville]]<br>

[[Ron Miller (artist and author)|Ron Miller]]<br>

[[Steve Miller (science fiction writer)|Steve Miller]]<br>

[[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]]<br>

[[Rebecca Moesta]]<br>

[[Elizabeth Moon]]<br>

[[Jerry Oltion]]<br>

[[Fred Patten]]<br>

[[Diana L. Paxson]]<br>

[[Frederik Pohl]]<br>

[[Tim Powers]]<br>

[[Terry Pratchett]]<br>

[[Melanie Rawn]]<br>

[[Eric Raymond]]<br>

[[Robert Reed (author)|Robert Reed]]<br>

[[Mike Resnick]]<br>

[[Alastair Reynolds]]<br>

[[Jennifer Roberson]]<br>

[[Kim Stanley Robinson]]<br>

[[Rudy Rucker]]<br>

[[Richard Paul Russo]]<br>

| valign="top" |

[[Robert J. Sawyer]]<br>

[[Stanley Schmidt]]<br>

[[Bruce Schneier]]<br>

[[Karl Schroeder]]<br>

[[Lucius Shepard]]<br>

[[Robert Silverberg]]<br>

[[Sherwood Smith]]<br>

[[Henry Spencer]]<br>

[[Wen Spencer]]<br>

[[Allen Steele]]<br>

[[Sean Stewart]]<br>

[[Cliff Stoll]]<br>

[[Brad Templeton]]<br>

[[Mark W. Tiedemann]]<br>

[[Harry Turtledove]]<br>

Eric Van<br>

[[Gordon Van Gelder]]<br>

[[James Van Pelt]]<br>

[[Len Wein]]<br>

[[K. D. Wentworth]]<br>

[[Michelle Sagara West]]<br>

[[Sheila Williams]]<br>

[[Tad Williams]]<br>

[[Walter Jon Williams]]<br>

[[Connie Willis]]<br>

[[Robert Charles Wilson]]<br>

[[Gene Wolfe]]<br>

[[Steve Wozniak]]<br>

[[Frank Wu (artist)|Frank Wu]]<br>

[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]]<br>

|}

=== Special appearance ===

[[Patrick Stewart]] made a special appearance at ConJose. He talked about upcoming films ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'' and ''[[X2 (film)|X-Men 2]]'', as well as his experiences on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

== Awards ==

{{#section:Worldcon|Awards}}<ref name=hugo_2002/>

=== 2002 Hugo Awards ===

* [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Best Novel]]: ''[[American Gods]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]]: "Fast Times at Fairmont High" by [[Vernor Vinge]] (''[[The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge]]'')

* [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Best Novelette]]: "[[Hell Is the Absence of God]]" by [[Ted Chiang]] (''Starlight 3'')

* [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Best Short Story]]: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by [[Michael Swanwick]] (''[[Asimov's]]'' 10-11/01)

* [[Hugo Award for Best Related Book|Best Related Book]]: ''The Art of Chesley Bonestell'' by [[Ron Miller (artist and author)|Ron Miller]] & Frederick C. Durant III, with Melvin H. Schuetz

* [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''

* [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor|Best Professional Editor]]: [[Ellen Datlow]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist|Best Professional Artist]]: [[Michael Whelan]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine|Best Semiprozine]]: ''[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]'', edited by [[Charles N. Brown]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Fanzine|Best Fanzine]]: [[Ansible (magazine)|Ansible]], edited by [[Dave Langford]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer|Best Fan Writer]]: [[Dave Langford]]

* [[Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist|Best Fan Artist]]: [[Teddy Harvia]]

* Best Website: [[Locus Online]], Mark R. Kelly editor/webmaster

=== Other awards ===

* [[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]]: [[Jo Walton]]

== 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 ===

==Committee==

===Co-chairs===

* Tom Whitmore

* [[Kevin Standlee]]

:** Vice Chair/Controller: Cindy Scott

:** Vice Chair/Deliverables Manager: Craige Howlett

=== Division heads ===

===Division Heads===

* Events: John Blaker

* Exhibits: Larry Smith

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* Support Services: Tony Cratz

=== Bid ===

* Kevin Standlee, bid chair

===SFSFC= The "Coup" ====

ConJose was organized under the auspices of [http://www.sfsfc.org/ San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions].

====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.

==See alsoNotes ==

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

== See also ==

* [[Hugo Award]]

* [[Science fiction]]

* [[Speculative fiction]]

* [[World Science Fiction Society]]

* [[Worldcon]]

==External LinksReferences ==

{{reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=hugo_2002>

{{cite web

| work=The Hugo Awards

| title=2002 Hugo Awards

| date=2007-07-26

| publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]]

| url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2002-hugo-awards/

| access-date=2012-07-20

}}</ref>

<ref name=mher020829>

{{cite news

| work=[[Monterey Herald]]

| title='Worldcon' science fiction convention arrives in San Jose this weekend

| page=GO34

| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MC&p_text_direct-0=0F5B77565B6B4CED&p_field_direct-0=document_id

| date=2002-08-29

| access-date=2012-09-02

}}</ref>

}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.fanac.org/conjose/ Official site (archived)]

* [http://www.sfsfc.org/ San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions]

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| after=[[61st World Science Fiction Convention]]<br>Torcon 3 in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada (2003)

Torcon 3 in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] ([[2003]]) |

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