Worldcon
Aug. 29 to
Sept. 2, 2002
San José
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Press Releases

CONJOSÉ, THE 60TH WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION

FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2001,

CONJOSÉ ANNOUNCES WEB SITE HUGO

ConJosé, the 2002 World Science Fiction Convention, has announced that it will be presenting a special Hugo Award for Best Web Site. The Award will be open to any web site primarily related to the fields of science fiction, fantasy, or fandom and will be given for material displayed on the World Wide Web during the calendar year 2001.

The Hugo Awards are presented for achievement in the fields of science fiction and fantasy literature, both to professionals and fans. They are given by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) and are presented at the Society's annual convention (Worldcon). Past winners include Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Ursula Le Guin, William Gibson and, of course, the film "2001: A Space Odyssey". The Awards are named after the pioneering science fiction magazine editor, Hugo Gernsback.

The 2002 Worldcon, known as ConJosé, will take place at the McEnery Convention Center, San José, California from 29 August through 2 September 2002. Over 5,000 science fiction fans are expected to attend the event. San José is the capital of Silicon Valley, and therefore an ideal venue to introduce an award for excellence in publishing on the World Wide Web.

More information about the Hugo Awards can be obtained from the WSFS web site (http://www.wsfs.org/) or from this fan-run site (http://www.emcit.com/hugo_home.shtml). More information about ConJosé, including current membership rates, is available from its web site (http://www.conjose.org/) or by writing to info@conjose.org. For specific information about the web site Hugo Award, and for an information pack explaining how the award will work, please write to wsfs@conjose.org.

"ConJosé" is a service mark of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc., a California non-profit corporation recognized as tax exempt under IRC 501(c)(3).

"WSFS", "Worldcon", "World Science Fiction Convention" and "Hugo Award" are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.

 

 

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