[1] Forrest J. Ackerman Catherine Asaro Gregory Benford David Brin Algis Budrys Lois McMaster Bujold Pat Cadigan Orson Scott Card Jack L. Chalker David Cherry Greg Costikyan Cecilia Dart-Thornton Ellen Datlow Bob Eggleton Leslie Fish Craig Shaw Gardner Richard Garfinkle Joe Haldeman David G. Hartwell Nalo Hopkinson Steve Jackson Nancy Kress Ellen Kushner Geoffrey A. Landis Don Maitz George R. R. Martin Elizabeth Moon Patrick Nielsen Hayden Larry Niven Frederik Pohl Mike Resnick Robert J. Sawyer Darrell Schweitzer Robert Silverberg Norman Spinrad Nancy Springer S. M. Stirling Lois Tilton Harry Turtledove Mary Turzillo Gordon Van Gelder Jo Walton Lawrence Watt-Evans Len Wein Michael Whelan Walter Jon Williams 440 people participated in 530 panel discussions, dialogues, slide shows, autograph session, and readings.

The winning entry for Best In Show was "Fridays at Ten," a skit of several Twilight Zone episodes done in black, white, and grey costumes.

Naturally, there were many "hall costumes" as well worn throughout the con, including Centauri, Klingons, and a young Princess Ozma.

Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.

[9] Darrell Schweitzer said: "Imagine a convention held in a zeppelin hangar—designed for multiple zeppelins—and you will begin to get the idea... [There was] enough airspace to fly a small plane indoors.

There were photographs and clippings from NyCon I, held in New York City in 1939, as well as Hugo Awards, mugs, medallions, program books, t-shirts and the like from more recent conventions.

[11] Philadelphia's Chinatown is immediately outside the convention center, and many a budget-conscious attendee ate delicious Chinese food and dim sum rather than expensive hotel fare that weekend.

The winning team received "a rosette and a trophy made from junk found in the hotel basement that morning.