The 26th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Baycon, was held on 29 August–2 September 1968 at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California, United States.
In 1968, Worldcon, annual World Science Fiction Convention, was combined with Westercon, the annual West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, sharing guests of honor and chairmen.
Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.
Robert Silverberg gave a speech about using LSD to attain a mystical experience.
Long-time president of DAW Books, Betsy Wollheim (whose father, author and publisher Donald A. Wollheim, was a leader in the development of science fiction as a popular genre) remembers: The high point of my childhood experience at conventions was Baycon 1968 in Oakland.