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{{DISPLAYTITLE: Worldcon 76 in San Jose}}The 76th [[Worldcon]] (officially named "'''Worldcon 76 in San Jose'''," but sometimes called '''ConJose 2'''), the [[Bay Area Worldcons|sixth in the Bay Area]], was held August 16–20, 2018, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in [[San Jose]], [[California]]. 

[[Guests of Honor]] were [[Spider Robinson]] and [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]], [[Fan Guests of Honor]] were [[Pierre Pettinger|Pierre]] and [[Sandy Pettinger]], and [[Ghosts of Honour]] were [[Edgar Pangborn]] and Bob Wilkins (host of ''Creature Features'' on [[Bay Area]] TV 1971–84). [[Chair]] was [[Kevin Roche]].

The [[con]] was selected at [[MidAmeriCon II]] in the [[2018 Worldcon Site Selection]] race between [[New Orleans in 2018]] and [[San Jose in 2018]]. It held the [[2018 Hugos]], [[1943 Retro Hugos]], [[2020 Worldcon Site Selection]] and [[2019 NASFiC Site Selection]].

Controversy ensued over the [[programming]] when some [[neopros]], including a few [[Hugo]] nominees, complained on social media about not being included. Also, one [[pro]] was misgendered in an initial online bio. The pros and others accused the [[committee]] of insensitivity and [[racism]]. Several [[authors]] withdrew from the program asking that their slots be used for the newer pros, according to ''[[File 770]]''’s account of [https://file770.com/worldcon-76-program-troubles/ “Worldcon 76 Program Troubles.”] Late in the process, a pro, [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], stepped in to reorganize the program. 

The [[convention]] was embroiled for years afterwards in a [[lawsuit]] over its [[Exclusion Act|exclusion]] of a writer and subsequent public comments made by the [[committee]].  Four of the five complaints were dismissed by a court in February 2019. After a judge refused to dismiss the final complaint in May, 2021, the convention and the author came to a settlement on June 4.

The '''Mexicanx Initiative''' was a campaign led by SF/F [[artist]] [[John Picacio]] to sponsor attending [[membership]]s to Worldcon 76 in San Jose and award them to fifty Mexicanx artists, writers, filmmakers, culture shapers, and fans, in order to increase Mexicanx representation in [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]. The project was a finalist for the [[2019 Best Related Work Hugo]].

'''More:'''
*[https://www.worldcon76.org Website]
* {{conpubs|series=Worldcon|con=Worldcon 76 in San Jose}}
* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcUFuNUVh9lh93iwDmkPEcQ|text=Worldcon 76 YouTube Channel}}
* {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/worldcon-76-photos-updated|text=Worldcon 76 Photo Gallery}}
* {{link | website=https://file770.com/worldcon-76-roundup|text=''File 770''’s Worldcon 76 Roundup}}
* {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/day-1-victoria-to-port-angeles | text=GoH Spider Robinson's Worldcon 76 Travel Journal}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/day-2-port-sequim-washington | text=Part 2}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/day-2-interlude | text=Part 3}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/day-2-part-2 | text=Part 4}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/on-the-way-to-worldcon | text=Part 5}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/paul-and-the-babe | text=Part 6}} - {{link | website=https://www.worldcon76.org/entry/day-the-final | text=Part 7}}
* {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1788340.html | text=Kevin Standlee's con report}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1788428.html | text=Part 2}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1788847.html | text=Part 3}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1789153.html | text=Part 4}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1789259.html | text=Part 5}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1789514.html | text=Part 6}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1789726.html | text=Part 7}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1790103.html | text=Part 8}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1790686.html | text=Part 9}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1789726.html | text=Part 10}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1790103.html | text=Part 11}} - {{link | website=https://kevin-standlee.livejournal.com/1790686.html | text=Part 12}}
* {{link | website=https://bookviewcafe.com/blog/2018/08/25/convention-report-2-worldcon-76|text=Brenda Clough's con report}}
* {{link | website=https://locusmag.com/2018/10/worldcon-76-report|text=''Locus Online'' con report}}
* {{link | website=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9peAyon8mE|text=Worldcon 76 Recap Video by Adria Gonzales}}
* [[Hugo In Memoriam Scroll 2018]]
* [https://file770.com/worldcon-76-settles-with-jon-del-arroz-issues-apology-will-pay-compensation/ ''File 770'' Worldcon 76 lawsuit report]


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