On the program:
- First ever Eaton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction
- Academic papers and panel discussions
- Student Science Fiction short story contest
- Science Fiction Poetry Association Poetry Reading and OPEN MIKE!
- Mars in the Movies
- Art exhibit by Illustrators and Matte Artists of Local 790, IATSE
- Among the speakers:
Gregory Bear Gregory Benford David Brin David Hartwell
Howard V. Hendrix Geoffrey A. Landis Joseph D. Miller
Larry Niven Frederik Pohl Eric S. Rabkin
Kim Stanley Robinson George Slusser