Dafydd ab Hugh Roger MacBride Allen Karen Anderson Kevin J. Anderson Fiona Avery Kage Baker Steven Barnes Greg Bear Gregory Benford Carol Berg Terry Bisson Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Kent Brewster David Brin Terry Brooks Charles N. Brown Ginjer Buchanan Tobias Buckell Lois McMaster Bujold Pat Cadigan Orson Scott Card Jack L. Chalker Suzy McKee Charnas C. J. Cherryh James Clemens Brenda Clough Lori Ann Cole Ellen Datlow Keith R. A. DeCandido William C. Dietz Cory Doctorow Tom Doherty Gardner Dozois Teresa Edgerton Bob Eggleton Jane Fancher Nancy Farmer Lee Felsenstein Sheila Finch Michael F. Flynn Phil Foglio Robert L. Forward Richard Foss Alan Dean Foster Frank Kelly Freas David Gerrold Alexis Gilliland Mike Glyer Lisa Goldstein Kathleen Ann Goonan Jim Grimsley Eileen Gunn Joe Haldeman David Hartwell John G. Hemry Howard V. Hendrix P. C. Hodgell Nina Kiriki Hoffman Jordin Kare James Patrick Kelly Ellen Kushner Karin Lowachee Richard Lynch George R. R. Martin David Marusek Wil McCarthy Patricia A. McKillip Sean McMullen Robert A. Metzger China Miéville Ron Miller Steve Miller L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Rebecca Moesta Elizabeth Moon Jerry Oltion Fred Patten Diana L. Paxson Frederik Pohl Tim Powers Terry Pratchett Melanie Rawn Eric Raymond Robert Reed Mike Resnick Alastair Reynolds Jennifer Roberson Kim Stanley Robinson Rudy Rucker Richard Paul Russo Robert J. Sawyer Stanley Schmidt Bruce Schneier Karl Schroeder Lucius Shepard Robert Silverberg Sherwood Smith Henry Spencer Wen Spencer Allen Steele Sean Stewart Cliff Stoll Brad Templeton Mark W. Tiedemann Harry Turtledove Eric Van Gordon Van Gelder James Van Pelt Len Wein K. D. Wentworth Michelle Sagara West Sheila Williams Tad Williams Walter Jon Williams Connie Willis Robert Charles Wilson Gene Wolfe Steve Wozniak Frank Wu Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Patrick Stewart made a special appearance at ConJose.
Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.
In late 2001 and early 2002, some members of the SFSFC board expressed dissatisfaction about the progress made to date by convention management.
The board decided to compromise by naming Tom Whitmore and Kevin Standlee as co-chairs of the convention.
At the Hugo Awards presentation, Arthur C. Clarke gave a speech via direct video link from his home in Sri Lanka.