For most of its history , it was held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose ( formerly the Red Lion ) .
To avoid conflicts with Southern California 's annual regional convention , Loscon , BayCon moved to Memorial Day weekend , skipping Thanksgiving in 1984 .
For most of BayCon 's history , BayCon was held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose ( formerly the Red Lion ) .
To avoid conflicts with Southern California 's annual regional convention , Loscon , BayCon moved to Memorial Day weekend , skipping Thanksgiving in 1984 .