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Conadian Schedule:
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Monday
Thursday
2:00:00 PM, MR 15, 1F516, How to Enjoy Your First WorldCon,
So you took the Big Step and came. Here's some help in making
yours a great convention, Kathei Logue, Bill
Farina, jan howard finder, David W Clark, Leah Zeldes Smith,
Richard Smith, Robin Wulff
2:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 1F862, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required1f
3:00:00 PM, MR 15, 1G002, Steps in Getting From Manuscript
to Finished Book, Does the "finished book" exist? Should "finished
book" become an anachronism? What comes
after the finished book? Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
Dr. William Sarjeant, Richard Knaak, Dean Wesley Smith, Moshe
Feder,
3:00:00 PM, MR 2, 1G134, Genre Crossing, When is an SF
story notan SF story? Joe Haldeman, Dr. Janice Bogstad, Adrienne
Foster, Ron Sarti, Peter J Heck,
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 1G646, 1973 Worldcon Remembered Ken
Smookler,
4:00:00 PM, MR 7, 1H006, Living With a Writer, Is living
with a writer like living alone? Are all writers insane? The ups
and downs of living with a writer, Christine Valada,
Jeremy Bloom, Richard Chwedyk, Carolyn Clink, Laura Frankos,
4:00:00 PM, MR 9, 1H051, German SF, German SF: A short
market report. Who publishes SF after four out of six publishing
houses (pocket books) closed their SF section in
1986? What goes on SF-wise besides books, like movies (The High
Crusade) and the Fantasy Filmfest? Myra Cakan, Waldemar Kumming,
,
4:00:00 PM, MR 13, 1H096, SF Origins, Are we running the
Chicken and the Egg theory again? How did SF begin? Bradford
Lyau, David Kyle, Arthur Kyle, Ariane Von
Orlow, Jean-Louis Trudel,
4:00:00 PM, MR 2, 1H615, The Technology of Magic, Are there
any universal rules? How can you keep the magic consistent? How
much can you borrow? Greg Costikyan,
Harry C Stubbs, Maia Cowan, Jack L Chalker, Julia Martin, Edmund R.
Meskys,
4:00:00 PM, MR 1, 1H640, 1997 Worldcon Bid Presentations,
, Mike Glyer,
5:00:00 PM, MR 4, 1I017, Should SF Have Rivets? Everything
in life and beyond has a structure, but must we know the "science"
behind every facet of existance? Ken Meltsner,
Jonathan V. Post, Maia Cowan, Bart Kemper, Allen Steele,
5:00:00 PM, MR 13, 1I236, Virtual Reality, How real can it
be if you can't touch it? A discussion of VR and how it can work
for you, Dr. Arlan Andrews, Amy Thomson,
Ashley D Grayson, Jack Nimersheim, Perry Mark Stratychuk,
5:00:00 PM, MR 14, 1I361, Hands-On Parliamentary Procedure
Workshop, An introduction to parlimentary procedure and Robert's
Rules of Order, the rules which govern the
WSFS Business Meeting. We'll cover basic procedure, with special
emphasis on procedures you'll see at most WSFS Meetings. If you've
ever wanted to participate in the WSFS
Business Meeting, but felt intimidated by the procedural rules,
you'll want to attend this meeting, Kevin Standlee,
,
5:00:00 PM, MR 2, 1I614, Never Make It Easy On Your
Hero/Heroine, After all, what kind of hero is he if he lives in
Care Bear Land? Jean Lorrah, Geoff Ryman, Shariann
Lewitt, K. D. Wentworth,
5:00:00 PM, MR 1, 1I633, Is It Fantasy If You Rip It Off
From History, How to use history to help shape a good fantasy
story, Anthony Bryant, Kate Soley, Roger Burton-West,
Sasha Miller,
7:00:00 PM, WINW, 1K641, Mark Protection Committee Meeting,
The WSFS Mark Protection Committee administers the service marks on
"Worldcon," "Hugo Awards," and
the other WSFS marks. This committee meeting is open to all
members of ConAdian, seating permitting. The committee will
consider its report to the WSFS Business Meeting, Kevin
Standlee,
8:00:00 PM, MR 7, 1L009, Tarot Workshop, Basic workshop for
beginners. Covers choosing, initiating, and maintaining a deck.
Also what to do when a deck goes "bad.,"
Sunnie Andreu,
8:00:00 PM, MR 9, 1L675, Enterprise 2067, Bent Science
Demonstration: We came in peace for all mankind-future space
conquistadors will have to make ships which can fight
in space. The lecture and demo is on how to design and build a
real interplanetary cruiser, David Stephenson,
8:00:00 PM, Norwood Hotel Bar, 1L741, Spider's Place, This
year's nonfilk musical extravaganza - 1/2 hour sets of mostly
accoustic music. Entertainers include Joe Haldeman,
Peter Heck, Tam Gordye, Steve Fahnestalk, Andy Reichert, David
Honigsberg, Alexandra Honigsberg, David Emerson, Barb Jensen, Nate
Buckland, and of course - your hosts, Jeanne
and Spider Robinson, Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson,
,
9:00:00 PM, MR 13, 1M015, Alternate Histories, If you could
change one event in the past, how would today's history change?
What are the rules of alternate histories? Ginjer
Buchanan, Harry C Stubbs, Glenn Grant, Philip Kaveny, Evelyn
Leeper, Allen Steele,
9:00:00 PM, MR 12, 1M348, Star Trek Parody, Standard Orbit
Players Lance Sibley,
9:00:00 PM, MR 1, 1M619, Sources of Fear in Horror, It's
fun to be scared from time to time. Here's how the writer can
create mood, schock, and suspense, William R. Lund,
Beverley Richardson,
9:00:00 PM, MR 13, 1M782, So You've Been Taken Aboard a
UFO! An Etiquette Guide for Abductees, Remember: When greeting
an unknown species, shake only the
proferred tentacle, Chris Rutkowski,
11:00:00 PM, MR 1, 1O075, Urban/Dark Fantasy, We see it in
the paper and on the nightly new. Are we as a culture fascinated
with Death? Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Richard
Knaak, Stephen Dedman, Dawn Dunn, Terry O'Brien, Dale Sproule
Friday
9:00:00 AM, MR 8, 2A080, Aerobics John Douglass,
9:00:00 AM, Fort Garry Hotel Cafe, 2A767, N3F Breakfast, A
dutch treat breakfast, Diane Miller,
10:00:00 AM, Campaign South, 2B000, ASFA Meeting, Annual
meeting of ASFA, which is the SF & F artist membership organization
advocating for artists and their artwork.,
Stu Hellinger,
10:00:00 AM, MR 1, 2B007, The Business of Writing, Can you
survive writing SF alone? Should you concentrate on the "art" and
leave the business to an agent? Are you in it
just for the money? Dave Wolverton, Ian Ballantine, Betty
Ballantine, Rebecca Moesta Anderson, M Shayne Bell, L Warren
Douglas, David Feintuch
10:00:00 AM, MR 9, 2B221, Origami Workshop, Mark will teach
folding figures the attendees choose from a selection of simple,
intermediate, and difficult paperfolds. Subjects
include dinosaurs, aliens, speacecraft, etc. Attendees are
encouraged to show and teach figures of their own and to
experiment. Most of the figures that Mark teaches are his own
inventions. Featured: X-wing fighter, Mark Leeper,
10:00:00 AM, MR 7, 2B519, Solar Power Satellites and Energy
Politics, Let's take a look at solar power via the slide
projector, John Strickland Jr,
10:00:00 AM, MR 12, 2B520, Debunking Pseudoscience, Most SF
writers knowingly use pseudoscience. Where do we draw the line?
Jack Nimersheim, George Flentke, Keith
G. Kato, Hayford Peirce, Howard Scrimgeour, Susan M Smith,
10:00:00 AM, MR 15, 2B638, Starting a New Convention, How
and why some cons were started, how they have been maintained, and
a few of the problems they had to fix along
the way, Cindy Huckle, Sue Weinlein, Franklin Hummel, Val Ontell,
Robert Runte,
10:00:00 AM, MR 14, 2B748, Society for the Preservation of
SF Fandom History, Dedicated to the physical preservation of
endangered fannish materials. Networking,
cataloguing resources and idea sharing encouraged!, Peggy Rae
Pavlat,
10:00:00 AM, Con Ctr Loop, 2B761, Blood Drive, Since the
dawn of time Worldcons have had Blood Drives, Conadian will be no
different. The Red Cross will provide a bus on
Friday, September 2nd. It will run at the hours of 10am and 11am.
Pick up is in the loop in front of the Convention Centre. Photo ID
is required to donate, and it is asked that donors
eat before hand,
10:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 2B800, Autograph Sessions 2b
Jean Lorrah, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye,
10:00:00 AM, MR 5, 2B830, KaffeeKlatch 2b, Limited ADVANCE
registration - inquire at Con Info Desk, Alan Barclay, Donald
Kingsbury, George (Lan) Laskowski, Larry
Niven, Elisabeth Vonarburg,
10:00:00 AM, Sheraton, 2B850, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2b
, Jack Dann, Leslie Gadallah, Adrienne Foster,
10:00:00 AM, MR 10, 2B870, Reading by Heather Spears,
Heather Spears reads her own work, Heather Spears,
11:00:00 AM, MR 7, 2C022, Libraries in the Future, Will
actual "paper" books become an anachronism with the advent of the
electronic media? With easier access, might people
read more, or has television killed the book industry? Lindalee
Stuckey, Billie Aul, Laura Frankos, Val Ontell, Joseph T Mayhew,
,
11:00:00 AM, MR 2, 2C170, A New Look at Hard SF, What is
considered "hard" SF in today's market? How does it compare to
what it has been in the past? David G Hartwell,
Kathryn Cramer,
11:00:00 AM, MR 13, 2C197, Latest Japanese SF Art/Slide
Show, Let Yasuo Kawai and Masamiti Osako show you the unknown
Japanese SF Arts recently with beautiful slides!
They will show you centered on the Art of Paperback covers, and
talk about various artists, Yasuo Kawai, Masamichi Osako, Anthony
Bryant,
11:00:00 AM, MR 14, 2C200, How to Do Celtic Knotwork
Workshop, Celtic knotwork is the ancient art of interlacing.
Although it is beautifully intricate, it is deceptively
simple to learn. In this workshop you will learn how to create a
basic four strand knot which can be used as a border pattern or
manipulated into more complex designs, Deb Kosiba,
11:00:00 AM, MR 1, 2C451, How to Kill, Maim, or Heal
Characters, How can one sword destroy an army? Here's help to
ensure your science matches your story, Shariann
Lewitt, Bart Kemper, Pras Stillman, Bridget McKenna,
11:00:00 AM, MR 6, 2C581, When I Grow Up, I Want To Be Just
Like Wolverine, Canada's first superhero...Psycopath or Hero?
Len Wein,
11:00:00 AM, MR 15, 2C611, Panel Moderation Workshop
Tom Whitmore, Frederick Andrew Lerner,
11:00:00 AM, MR 10, 2C729, Model Contest, First Session
Sheila Adler, Barry Adler,
11:00:00 AM, MR 4, 2C739, Interview with Anne McCaffrey,
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, co-writer with and friend of Anne
McCaffrey, interviews Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth
Ann Scarborough, Anne McCaffrey,
11:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 2C801, Autograph Sessions 2c
P C Hodgell, Guy Gavriel Kay, George R R Martin,
12:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2D014, Enhancements to Humanity, When
is the enhanced person no longer human? Where is your privacy when
everybody has telepathy? Who would
oppose the enhancements? Maia Cowan, Mary H Rosenblum, Glenn
Grant, J. D. Maynard, Gerald D. Nordley,
12:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2D035, How Anthologies are Put Together,
We've all read them. How are they put together? Who picks a
theme? And why the heck can't I get in one?!?
Ellen Datlow, Kevin J Anderson, Briccio Barrientos, Mike Resnick,
Edward Kramer,
12:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2D057, Poetry Round-Robin Readings, Open
to all who wish to participate. Co-ordinated by Mary Turzillo.,
Mary A Turzillo,
12:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2D103, Maquerades, Famous costumes of
the past from the cameras of Ray Lavender, Ken Konkol, David Clark
and others; collected and presented by
Marjii Ellers, Marjii Ellers,
12:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2D177, New Games, A friendly
ice-breaker, in an atmosphere of pure fun, for children of all
ages. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a sense of humor.,
David Honigsberg,
12:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2D335, Long-Term Future of the Universe,
The past of the universe, all the way to the Bug Bang, has been
mapped out in fair detail. But what about the
long-term future? How far ahead can we see, and what does the end
look like for Earth, Sun Universe, and Humanity? Come and find
out, Charles Sheffield,
12:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2D518, Fan Funds Auction, Auction for
a variety of good causes--including (at press time) TAFF, DUFF, and
the SF Foundation, Leah Zeldes Smith,
Richard Smith, Jack L Chalker, Mike Resnick, Joe Haldeman, Mike
Glicksohn, jan howard finder
12:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2D552, Invented Languages and Slangs,
How do you invent a plausible language? Must you write a complete
dictionary or are just a few words needed?
Wil McCarthy, Roger Burton-West, Barry B Longyear, Kate Soley,
Stanley Schmidt,
12:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2D621, Fairy Tales and Folklore: Their
Influence on SF, If folklore is really tales about a culture, how
can a writer derive a story that is SF in feel? Lee
Barwood, Beth Meacham, Lindalee Stuckey, Claire Eddy, Josepha
Sherman,
12:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2D642, WSFS Business Meeting,
Preliminary Session, This meeting, held in three daily sessions
starting today, is where we consider amendments to the
WSFS Constitution (including the Hugo Awards and Worldcon Site
Selection rules). At today's preliminary meeting, we will set
debate time limits and other ground rules for debate on
the motions submitted to this year's meeting. If you are a member
of ConAdian, you are a member of WSFS and are welcome to attend
this meeting and participate in the debate, Kevin
Standlee,
12:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2D802, Autograph Sessions 2d
Jonathan V. Post, Jack L Chalker, Sandra Morrese,
12:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2D831, KaffeeKlatch 2d, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, George Barr, S. M.
Stirling, Edmund R. Meskys,
12:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2D872, Reading by Terry Garey, Terry
Garey reads own work, Terry Garey,
1:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2E055, Planets of Double/Multiple Suns,
The likelihood of planets in double and multiple star systems,
compared with that for single stars; with the stability
of various orbit arrangements (sorry, no figure 8); and with
working out the effects (lighting, temperature) of multiple suns on
specific planetary environments, Harry C Stubbs,
1:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2E327, Canadian SF, A discussion on the
differences in SF from various regions of the world, Robert Runte,
Glenn Grant, David G Hartwell, Andre Lieven,
Derryl Murphy, Robert Sawyer, Michael Skeet
1:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2E449, The Encyclopedia of SF, My Two
Years in Hell, The co-editor of "The Encyclopedia of Science
Fiction" (a finalist in this year's non-fiction category
of the Hugos), describes the tribulations, unexpected problem and
occasional minor triumphs of researching a book that attempts to
describe-without mistakes-the whole of SF in 1.3
million words, Peter Nicholls,
1:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2E458, The Methods & Masochisms of Short
Fiction Writing, What makes a story a story, and how do you keep it
short? Richard Chwedyk, Stephen Burns,
Mary H Rosenblum, Teresa Patterson, Mary H Rosenblum,
1:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2E597, Slush Pile Panel, Excerpts from
manuscripts the editors loved but for some silly reason just didn't
buy, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
Sue Weinlein, Charles C Ryan, Shawna McCarthy,
1:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2E639, I Got Run Over by a Truck with NSA
Plates on the Info Superhiway, How to survive the information
superhighway, Timothy L Smith, Bandit, Robin
Wulff, Brett Glass,
1:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2E656, The Psychology of Writing, See
what makes a writer tick. Why they do what they do and how they
deal with their obsession, Barry B Longyear, Jack
Dann, Alexandra Honigsberg, John M. Landsberg, Shariann Lewitt,
1:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2E740, Babylon 5 Presentation, A sneak
peak at what's in store for one of the best SF shows on TV!, Craig
Miller,
1:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2E803, Autograph Sessions 2e
Joe Haldeman, Kathryn Cramer, Charles Sheffield,
1:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2E854, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2e
, Bridget McKenna, Stanley Schmidt, L Warren
Douglas, Kent Brewster,
1:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2E871, Reading by Nancy Kilpatrick, Nancy
Kilpatrick reads her own work, Nancy Kilpatrick,
2:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2F047, Censorship, Hitler burned books
and Canada still controls the news. When does political
correctness lead to censorship? Caro Soles, Myra Cakan,
Charles Pellegrino, Ron Sarti, Christine Valada,
2:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2F561, Changing Paradigms on the Verge of
the 21 Century, The world is changing faster now than 30 years ago.
Are we keeping up? Dr. Arlan Andrews,
Henry Vanderbilt, Maia Cowan, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Bradford Lyau,
,
2:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2F574, Using Humor to Make Social
Statements, SF is a great medium for affecting social change and
humor can be an efficient vehicle. Aren't sacred cows
perfect for beef stew? Paula Johanson, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio,
Stephen Burns, Susan Casper, Hayford Peirce,
2:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2F680, Collating APA-NYU Mark Glasser,
,
2:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2F696, Global Warming, A discussion on
global warming and how it will affect our lives in the next
century, Timothy Lane, Clifton Amsbury, John
Strickland Jr, Gerald D. Nordley,
2:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2F718, Transylvania Tour, A slide show
of Transylvania in two parts. The first part as seen through the
eyes of Bram Stoker's characters in Dracula. The
second part covers the life of Vlad the Impaler, th ereal life 15th
century prince who impaled his enemies, Beverley Richardson,
2:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2F777, That Krazy Kepler...Basic
Astronomy from the Past, Kepler, as performed by Dr. Martin
Clutton-Brock, tells the audience how he made his
discoveries, all thw while battling nagging wives, drunken
roommates and stupid bureaucracy, Dr. Martin Clutton-Brock,
2:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2F804, Autograph Sessions 2f
Amy Thomson, Allen Steele,
2:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2F832, KaffeeKlatch 2f, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Jean Lorrah, George R
R Martin, Len Wein,
2:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2F873, Reading by Donald Kingsbury,
Donald Kingsbury reads his own work, Donald Kingsbury,
2:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2F874, Reading by Frederik Pohl, Frederik
Pohl reads his own work, Frederik Pohl,
3:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2G024, How to Form a Writer's Group, So
you have decided to publically declare your insanity and become a
writer. How do you find similar souls and how
can they help your dream? M Shayne Bell, Cynthia Felice, Sally
McBride,
3:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2G033, World Building, Haven't we all
read stories where the writer got so involved in building the world
that they lost the story? Roger MacBride Allen,
Jack L Chalker, David Drake, Dave Duncan, Larry Niven, Harry C
Stubbs,
3:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2G148, Soviet Space Disasters, A
discussion of Russian space technology and political concerns.,
Jordin Kare, Jonathan V. Post, Andre Lieven, Hugh
Gregory,
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2G342, Pern Trivia/Hosting, The Pern
Trivia contest will be run as a combination between Jeopardy and
Trivial Pursuit. There will be 4 groups of 3, and the
over-all winner will be decided by whomever has the highest score
out of the four games. The categories include: Pern Heraldry,
Weyrs, Holds, Crafts, Food and People, Magi Shepley,
,
3:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2G459, Babylon Five Panel, The action,
the characters, the special effects. Is it television SF's "last,
best hope?," Gerri Balter, Perrianne Lurie, Franklin
Hummel,
3:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2G687, Magic Meets Technology,
Techno-babble Vs. Fairy Woo-Woo. Whose wand is stronger? Claire
Eddy, Glenn Battis, Robert Charrette, Daniel
Fresnot, Mark Shepherd, Janice M Eisen,
3:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2G713, Winnipeg Doctor Who/Blake's 7 Fan
Club (Tardis 204), Club Meetng Anna Boudreau,
3:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2G728, Bantam Books Presents, A
slideshow and panel presentation which will preview science fiction
and fantasy publications coming from Bantam
Spectra Books over the next severl months, presented by the staff
of Spectra. Color slides will feature artwork from upcoming
titles, Jennifer Hershey, Tom Dupree, Janna Silverstein,
Christian Waters,
3:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2G780, The Archeology of Slasher Films,
A discussion of the significance of horror movies in our society.,
Dr. Carl Matheson,
3:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2G805, Autograph Sessions 2g
Jean-Louis Trudel, Gene Wolfe,
3:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2G875, Reading by Connie Willis, Connie
Willis reads her own work, Connie Willis,
4:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2H011, Musing with Muuse
(tm)--Applications of Virtual Reality, Muuse [tm]--Multicimensional
User-oriented Synthetic Environment--is a unique new
Virtual Reality shell invented by Dr. Creve Maples and Craig
Peterson of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. Dr.
Andrews has worked with inventors to apply VR principles
to practical engineering problems for industry, Dr. Arlan Andrews,
,
4:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2H049, To Be a Female Writer, The "glass
ceiling" -- alive and well in SF&F, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime,
Elisabeth Vonarburg, Myra Cakan, Nancy
Kilpatrick, Elizabeth Moon, Carrie Richerson,
4:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2H144, How to Edit, How to read like an
editor, Ginjer Buchanan, Shawna McCarthy, Ellen Datlow, Scott
Edelman, Josepha Sherman, Janna Silverstein,
4:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2h227, Designing Diseases, A discussion
of disease and how it works to help you in your world, Shariann
Lewitt, Jeri Freedman, Ian K Hagemann, Judy
Lazar, J. D. Maynard, Perrianne Lurie,
4:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2h235, OnLine Communities, What do you
think like is like in a virtual community? Can you still have safe
sex in a virtual relationship? Alexandra
Honigsberg, Marty Helgesen, Henry Spencer, Ken Meltsner, Terry
O'Brien,
4:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2H331, The Use of Science in Fantasy, If
a sufficiently advanced science could appear as magic, couln't
magic also appear as science? Alexis A Gilliland,
Robert Silverberg, Betsy Mitchell, Geoff Ryman, Dr. William
Sarjeant,
4:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2H677, Can Technology Help Us Save/Manage
Our World, Have we as a people matured fast enough to keep pace
with technology, or are we just playing
God? Gail S Abend, Daniel L Marcus, Leslie Gadallah, Bart Kemper,
Bradford Lyau,
4:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2H732, What is Magic, the Game? Susan
Mohn,
4:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2H785, "IMP's" Meeting, Writers Group
Meeting, Louise Rowder,
4:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2H806, Autograph Sessions 2h, For
McCaffrey members A-L only, 2 book limit, Kevin J Anderson,
Peter Nicholls, Anne McCaffrey,
4:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2H833, KaffeeKlatch 2h, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Joe Haldeman, P C
Hodgell, Barry B Longyear, Jody Lynn Nye,
Charles C Ryan,
4:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2H858, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2h
, Roger MacBride Allen, Dave Duncan, Sasha Miller,
Gerri Balter,
4:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2H876, Reading by Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
Kristine Kathryn Rusch reads her own work, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
,
5:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2I044, Balancing Writing With Family,
Little Sally has a dance recital, Billy has a soccer game, the Baby
is teething, my Protagonist faces death, and I
haven't made love to my Spouse in two weeks -- Who wins? Mary H
Rosenblum, Laura Frankos, William R. Lund, Sandra Morrese, Ann
Tonsor Zeddies,
5:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2I352, What to do When Universal
Translator Breaks Down, The problems of communication between
completely different cultures, Timothy L Smith, Gail
S Abend, Roger Burton-West, Greg Costikyan, Kate Soley,
5:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2I541, Being A Pagan in Professional
Society, What defines "pagan" in today's society? Does admitting
to such hurt one's ability to deal with certain
segments of society? How can you deal with it? Julia Martin,
Sue-Ryn Hildenbrand-Burns,
5:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2I563, Is Modern SF A Reactionary
Literature? Is SF currently reactionary against mainstream
literary ideas, against "society's" ideas, or against itself?
Peter
Nicholls, Daniel Fresnot, Martha Soukup, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hull,
J.R. Dunn,
5:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2I688, Christian Fandom Meeting,
Christian Fandom meeting. General discussion of science fiction,
fantasy, and fandom in relation to Christianity, and of
being a Christian fan. Primarily of interest to Christian fans but
all are welcome, Marty Helgesen, Ross Pavlac, G. F. Proechel,
Kathy Tyers,
5:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2I723, So What's A Science Fiction
'Garage' Kit? Stan Hyde,
5:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2I736, Bheer Home-Brewing, Home-brewing
bheer with demo and samples from Canadian home-brewing supply
house, Brewers Direct, William "Wolf"
Foss, Rick Foss, George Flentke, Lise Otto,
5:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2I764, Books through the Internet,
BiblioBytes started selling and distributing books via the Internet
in July, 1994. Their publications includes books by
Barry B. Longyear, Nancy Kress, Spider Pobinson, Parke Godwin,
Octavia E. Butler, Ron Goulart, John Betancourt and Harlan
Ellison, Glenn Hauman,
5:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2I773, Introduction to Play-by-Mail
Gaming, Play-by-Mail Gaming originated in the early 1800's. Learn
why it is one of the fastest-growing segments of
gaming today. A brief history of PBM will be presented, as well as
an introduction into modern PBM game systems. Specific questions
on the "Legends" PBM game system will be
addressed, Simon Parkinson,
5:00:00 PM, Concourse, 2I807, Autograph Sessions 2i
Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson,
5:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2I877, Reading by S. M. Stirling, S. M.
Stirling reads own work, S. M. Stirling,
6:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2J787, Hatching Setup, Set up for The
Hatching, Dee McLoughlin,
7:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2K770, Jewish Sabbath Services,
Traditional Orthodox service for all Jews who wish to attend.
Others may attend, but men must cover their heads during the
service, Christine Barnson,
7:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2K784, The Hatching, A live Pernese-style
Hatching in honour of Anne McCaffrey. Pre-registration is required
at Living Fiction's fan table, Dee
McLoughlin,
7:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2K853, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2k
, Donald Kingsbury, Jack Nimersheim, Jean Lorrah,
Adrienne Foster,
8:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2L195, Getting Off the Rock, There's
more than one way to get there! Alternative methods of space
launch, Jordin Kare,
8:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2L629, Electronic Publishing, What is the
future of SF in the electronic age? Ginjer Buchanan, Glenn Hauman,
Henry Vanderbilt, Greg Costikyan, Moshe
Feder,
8:30:00 PM, MR 1, 2L674, Regency Dance, Georgette Heyer's
novels of English Regency aristocrats (circa 1800) have tivkled
fannish whimsy for years. Regency dancing, has
become a feature of conventions. Come in costime, or come as you
are. John Hertz teaches, John Hertz,
9:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2M250, What Should Have Made it on the
Hugo Ballot, But Didn't, A moderated group discussion of what (or
who) should have, but didn't make it onto this
year's Hugo ballot, Joseph T Mayhew,
9:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2M622, Trends in Horror, How is the
horror story changing in today's world? Kathryn Cramer, Mary A
Turzillo, Dale Sproule, Dawn Dunn,
9:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2M722, How to Design Credible Aliens,
Dr. Cohen works with SF authors, including Anne McCaffrey, Jack
Cohen,
9:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2M783, Star Trek Parody, Standard Orbit
Players Lance Sibley,
10:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2N243, Bad Movies, We've all seen them.
We've really loved some of them. Why are some bad movies just so
darn good? Stan Hyde, Ric Meyers,
Michael Skeet,
10:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2N604, Pictionary: Artists Vrs Authors,
Watch them sweat against the clock. Who is better at placing words
to a picture? Geoff Ryman, Rebecca Moesta
Anderson, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, John M. Landsberg,
11:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2O088, PC/Multiculturalism and its
Influence on SF, Can you be politically correct and still like SF?
J.R. Dunn, Clifton Amsbury, Ron Sarti, Ian K
Hagemann, Astrid Julian,
11:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2O632, Vampires: Fact, Fiction, and
Myth, Vampire stories have been around for as long as acne. How
did they begin, how have they changed, and can
they still be living among us? Lee Barwood, Alexandra Honigsberg,
Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Joshua Bilmes, Daniel Dvorkin,
11:59:00 PM, MR 7, 2P000, Midnight Horror Readings,
Readings open to at-con sign-up. Coordinate with Scott Welch.
Participants TBA in Daily Newsletter, Scott Welch,
11:59:00 PM, MR 13, 2P091, Alternative Music & Culture,
Every generation believes it has found something new. How can you
tell when what's In is Out? Pras Stillman,
Daniel Dvorkin, Jordin Kare,
Saturday
9:00:00 AM, MR 8, 3A746, Aerobics John Douglass,
9:00:00 AM, MR 6, 3A771, Jewish Sabbath Services, Will read
from the bible in Hebrew and have public prayer. Need at least 10
men for service, especially welcome are those
who read Hebrew, Christine Barnson,
10:00:00 AM, MR 12, 3B093, Running SF Clubs/Libraries, So
you want to share your personal love. Here are some tipes on
starting and maintaining a successful club, Michael
Wallis, Jill Eastlake, David Stein, DI, Robert Runte, Henry Welch,
Frederick Patten,
10:00:00 AM, MR 13, 3B193, Reviewing/Criticism, What is the
difference between a reviewer and a critic? How can you be a
successful one? Dean Wesley Smith, Rick Foss,
Ashley D Grayson, Paula Johanson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Janeen
Webb, Tom Whitmore
10:00:00 AM, MR 15, 3B224, "Behind-the-Scenes" of
Publishing & Sales, Can artistic and editorial creativity survive
in a business driven by sales? Susan Allison, David Wixon,
Ian Ballantine, Betty Ballantine, Tom Doherty, Kuo-Yu Liang,
10:00:00 AM, MR 4, 3B726, Highlander: The Series and the
Movie, The staff of the Los Angeles office of Highlander:The Series
takes you through the process of creating an
episode from concept to screen. Also: A preview of the upcoming
Highlander III movie, and tidbits on the new season of the series.
Q & A follows, Gillian Horvath, Donna Lettow,
10:00:00 AM, MR 10, 3B730, Model Contest, Second Session,
, Sheila Adler, Barry Adler,
10:00:00 AM, MR 1, 3B733, What is Upcoming with WOTC &
notonly
of Russia, but of all C.I.S. or ex-USSR or
whatever. From the prohibition of SF Clubs in the early 80's to
the flourishing of fandom during Perestroika, to the current
decline, Yuri Savchenko,
12:00:00 PM, MR 10, 3D631, Nuts and Bolts of Game
Publishing, The how-to guide to help you break into the industry.,
Roger E. Moore, Julia Martin, Sue Weinlein,
12:00:00 PM, MR 13, 3D657, Enduring Myths (Robin Hood, King
Arthur, others), Why do some stories continue to live on when
others die so young? Jean Lorrah, Ann L.
Chancellor, Mary Cannings, Lorna Toolis, Terry O'Brien,
12:00:00 PM, MR 1, 3D720, WSFS Business Meeting, First Main
Session, Today, amendments to the WSFS Constitution will be debated
and voted on. Also, reports from
Worldcon committees and the elections to the WSFS Mark Protection
Committee are expected. If you are a member of ConAdian, you are
a member of WSFS and are welcome to attend
this meeting and participate in the debate, Kevin Standlee,
12:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 3D810, Autograph Sessions 3d
Shariann Lewitt, Harry Turtledove, Carrie Richerson,
12:00:00 PM, MR 5, 3D835, KaffeeKlatch 3d, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Greg Costikyan,
William "Wolf" Foss, David G Hartwell, Patrick
Nielsen Hayden, Bridget McKenna,
12:00:00 PM, MR 7, 3D880, Reading by Guy Gavriel Kay, Guy
Gavriel Kay reads his own work, Guy Gavriel Kay,
1:00:00 PM, MR 15, 3E053, Short Fiction Vs. Longer Fiction
Forms, Short fiction, novellas, and novels. It's only the word
count, right? Sandra Morrese, Gardner Dozois,
Nancy Kilpatrick, Maureen F McHugh, Shawna McCarthy, Mary H
Rosenblum,
1:00:00 PM, Campaign South, 3E098, SF Films, A discussion
of SF from Hollywood: The good, the bad, and the cyberpunk, Steve
Fahnestalk, Myra Cakan, Michael Skeet,
John M. Landsberg, Mark Leeper, Craig Miller,
1:00:00 PM, MR 12, 3E124, Journey of the Hero, What should
the Hero's journey mean to us? Can we identify with the journey?
Lee Barwood, Jack L Chalker, David Drake,
Janeen Webb, K. D. Wentworth, Ann Tonsor Zeddies,
1:00:00 PM, MR 13, 3E149, Russian Interplanetary Probes, A
look back across 30 years of Soviet Interplanetary exploration, in
particular the probes for Venus and Mars made by
the Lavochkin Association. Photos of the actual engineering models
that were used to test and work out problems on the spacecraft
before they were launched and while in flight, Hugh
Gregory,
1:00:00 PM, MR 8, 3E196, Shotokan Karate Workshop,
Con-goers (12 years and older) are invited to participate in a
one-time training session in the dynamic martial art of
Skotokan karate. This session will be non-strenuous and safe,
concentrating on basic karate mechanics. Participants should wear
loose clothing, Keith G. Kato,
1:00:00 PM, Library, 3E566, Canvention Meeting, SF Canada
Meeting, The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, a
non-incorporated, non-profit body, will hold its
annual business meeting and decide upon the site of the next
Canvention. Open to all Canvention members (i.e.ConAdian members
who are either Canadian citizens or permanent
residents, or paid-up Canvention members.), Jean-Louis Trudel,
1:00:00 PM, MR 2, 3E724, Interview of George Barr by Karen
Haber, Karen Haber (Silverberg) is an experienced artist
interviewer, Karen Haber, George Barr,
1:00:00 PM, MR 4, 3E731, Canadian Astronaut Talk and
Autographs, Marc Garneau, the first Canadian Astronaut to rocket
into space talks about his personal experiences in
space. He will also describe the specialized astronaut training he
is currently undergoing at NASA, Victor Schwartzman, Marc Garneau,
,
1:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 3E811, Autograph Sessions 3e
Roger MacBride Allen, Dave Wolverton, Elisabeth Vonarburg,
1:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 3E855, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required3e
, S. M. Stirling, P C Hodgell, Larry Niven, Alan
Barclay,
1:00:00 PM, MR 9, 3E881, Reading by Mike Resnick, Mike
Resnick reads his own work, Mike Resnick,
1:00:00 PM, MR 14, 3E884, Reading by Charles Sheffield,
Charles Sheffield reads his own work, Charles Sheffield,
2:00:00 PM, MR 9, 3F137, How to Do Costuming (Costuming
101), So you want to get into costuming, but you don't know where
to start. Some tips and suggestions for the
novice from those who have been there, Marjii Ellers, Stephanie
Ann Johanson, Pierre E Pettinger Jr, Sandra G Pettinger,
2:00:00 PM, MR 7, 3F178, Electronic Fandom, What's the
on-line fannish community and how do you join? Ken Meltsner, Glenn
Battis, Marty Helgesen, Saul Jaffe, Jill
Eastlake, Maia Cowan,
2:00:00 PM, MR 12, 3F209, Economic/Political Aspects of
Future History, Are we moving toward a global economy or just
re-entering the Dark Ages? Philip Kaveny, Briccio
Barrientos, M Shayne Bell, David Hayman, Timothy Lane,
2:00:00 PM, MR 2, 3F211, Celtic Mythology, Why does Celtic
mythology survive and thrive when so many others have not? Guy
Gavriel Kay, Lindalee Stuckey, Roger Burton-
West, Josepha Sherman, Kate Soley,
2:00:00 PM, MR 1, 3F269, Humor in our Genre, Laughter is an
important part of living. Why don't we see more of it in SF? Dr.
Arlan Andrews, Connie Willis, Susan Casper,
Janet Hetherington, K. D. Wentworth,
2:00:00 PM, MR 13, 3F346, Fandom & Convention in Japan,
Masamichi Osako, Ken Yamaoka, and Takumi Shibano show a part of SF
and fan activity in Japan. Including
information on the Japanese nationalcon (the 33rd annual) held on
Okinawa Island, July 1-3, 1994, Takumi Shibano, Masamichi Osako,
Ken Yamaoka,
2:00:00 PM, Library, 3F743, SF Canada Business Meeting,
Meeting only open to members of SF Canada, Jean-Louis Trudel,
2:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 3F812, Autograph Sessions 3f
C J Cherryh, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Mark Shepherd,
2:00:00 PM, MR 5, 3F836, KaffeeKlatch 3f, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Cynthia Felice, Jack
L Chalker, Jack Dann, Martha Soukup, Michael
Whelan,
2:00:00 PM, MR 10, 3F882, Reading by Geoff Ryman, Geoff
Ryman reads his own work, Geoff Ryman,
3:00:00 PM, MR 9, 3G031, The Value of Regular Writer's
Groups, So you have found a group you like, but are they really
helping you? Isn't writing supposed to be a "solitary"
pursuit? Anthony Bryant, Michael Skeet, Janice M Eisen, Adrienne
Foster, Astrid Julian, Geoffrey A Landis,
3:00:00 PM, MR 7, 3G190, Putting a Zine Together, Tips on
starting and improving your 'zine, George (Lan) Laskowski, Cindy
Huckle, Timothy Lane, Henry Welch, Magi
Shepley, Andrew Porter,
3:00:00 PM, MR 12, 3G272, Women in Combat, Let's face it,
women can be nastier than men. Does sex really make a difference?
jan howard finder, Daniel Dvorkin, Perry
Williams, Bart Kemper, Elizabeth Moon,
3:00:00 PM, MR 2, 3G328, Dinosaurs in SF, An exploration of
the recent glut of dinosaurs after being extict for 65 million
years, Ric Meyers, Richard Chwedyk, Stephen
Dedman, Stan Hyde, Beth Meacham, Hayford Peirce,
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 3G378, Golden Duck Awards, The Golden
Duck Award is for excellence in children's SF. Come and hear about
the best of children's science fiction today
and see slides of science fiction picture books. These awards are
sponsored by Duckon, a science fiction convention near Chicago.
Presenters: Lindalee Stuckey, Trudi Puda, Helen
Gbala, Douglas Drummond, Lindalee Stuckey,
3:00:00 PM, MR 15, 3G697, Bioethics/Bioengineering, If
science can change a species, how can we protect ourselves? Who
will decide who gets to benefit? Susan M Smith,
Ctein, L Warren Douglas, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Norman Hartman,
3:00:00 PM, Library, 3G744, Aurora Awards Jean-Louis
Trudel,
3:00:00 PM, MR 13, 3G760, The Alien Face, What do we read
as an alien? It seems we can best be spooked by what we recognize
in terms of our knowledge of the human face.
The SF artist can exploit that knowledge, Heather Spears,
3:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 3G813, Autograph Sessions 3g
Robert Silverberg, Karen Haber, Gregory Bennett,
3:00:00 PM, MR 10, 3G883, Reading by George R. R. Martin,
George R. R. Martin reads his own work, George R R Martin,
4:00:00 PM, MR 14, 3H020, Research for Science Fiction
Writers/Lecture, Why bother with research. Where to start. When
to end. Who to talk to. What pitfalls to avoid. How
to take notes that really help. The info on how to get info.,
Billie Aul,
4:00:00 PM, MR 6, 3H061, Internet--New Applications
Sunday
9:00:00 AM, MR 8, 4A747, Aerobics John Douglass,
10:00:00 AM, MR 9, 4B072, Advances in Medicine, Genetics,
Technology, Etc, With all the advances made in recent history, is
SF falling behind the curve? Jeri Freedman,
Maggie Flinn, John Strickland Jr, Karl Johanson, S. M. Stirling,
,
10:00:00 AM, MR 1, 4B107, How to get Artwork Published,
Artists Going Pro, The difference between "fan" and "pro" art and
how to place yourself in the market, George Barr,
Michael Whelan, Brad Foster, Ric Meyers,
10:00:00 AM, MR 4, 4B161, Military SF, How does military SF
relate to the real military? Perry Williams, Bart Kemper,
Timothy Lane, Howard Scrimgeour,
10:00:00 AM, MR 2, 4B241, Magic Realism, A discussion on
magic, supernatural beings, and the laws of conservation, Mary H
Rosenblum, Carrie Richerson, Daniel L Marcus,
Maureen F McHugh,
10:00:00 AM, MR 7, 4B339, Publishing on the Desktop, How
desktop publishing can work for you, Roger MacBride Allen, Glenn
Hauman, Arthur Kyle, Julia Martin, Jean
Lorrah,
10:00:00 AM, MR 12, 4B742, SFWA Meeting, The Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America is an organization founded
to inform its membership about matters of
professional interest to writers, to promote their general welfare,
and to help them deal effectively with publishers, editors and
anthologists. The business meeting is closed to the public.,
, Gay Haldeman,
10:30:00 AM, Fort Rouge Park, 4B772, Pagan Ritual, nota
sky clad rite. In other words, you mustwear clothing to attend.,
Bill Avery,
10:00:00 AM, MR 13, 4B788, Electronic Fiction and
Publishing, Hypertext demo with Eastgate Systems, Kathryn Cramer,
,
10:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 4B816, Autograph Sessions 4b
Kaja Foglio, David G Hartwell, Phil Foglio,
10:00:00 AM, MR 5, 4B838, KaffeeKlatch 4b, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Josepha Sherman,
Jonathan V. Post, Briccio Barrientos, Charles
Pellegrino,
10:00:00 AM, Sheraton, 4B852, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required4b
, Geoffrey A Landis, John Park, Sheila Williams, Alan
Barclay,
11:00:00 AM, MR 12, 4C249, How to Sell SF to General
Readers as Literature, What's a general reader? What's literature?
Possible ways to package SF in order to reach a
broader market, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Gerri Balter, Janice M
Eisen,
11:00:00 AM, MR 9, 4C266, Bioethics Considerations, A
discussion of the ethics of bioengineering, Lois H Mangan, Genny
Dazzo, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ross Pavlac, J. D.
Maynard,
11:00:00 AM, MR 15, 4C386, Use of Violence in SF, Violence
seems to be a way of life now. How has SF encouraged its growth?
L Warren Douglas, Ann Tonsor Zeddies,
Geoff Ryman, Ron Sarti, Jean-Louis Trudel,
11:00:00 AM, MR 1, 4C409, Future of Space Exploration, What
has been happenning since Apollo? How can we get to Mars and
beyond? Hugh Gregory, Gregory Bennett,
David Stephenson, Gerald D. Nordley, Henry Spencer, Henry
Vanderbilt,
11:00:00 AM, MR 4, 4C612, Writing with Anne McCaffrey, Meet
some writers who have worked in a universe that is known and loved
by millions, Jody Lynn Nye, Elizabeth
Ann Scarborough, Jack Cohen, Elizabeth Moon,
11:00:00 AM, MR 7, 4C778, Cyberspace in Multi-User
Dungeons, A demonstration of Virtual Reality MUDs and MOOs , Dr.
Joseph Donatelli,
11:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 4C817, Autograph Sessions 4c
S. M. Stirling, Maureen F McHugh,
12:00:00 PM, MR 9, 4D247, What is REALLY Killing the
Backlisting of Good Bks, A discussion on the shelf-life of books
and how to keep our favorites front and center in the
buyer's mind, Joseph T Mayhew, Tom Doherty, Patrick Nielsen
Hayden, Robert Runte,
12:00:00 PM, MR 7, 4D320, Reach for the Stars/Trivia
Contest with Star Trek Regina Hilary Ryan,
12:00:00 PM, MR 15, 4D350, One Language for the World? The
pros and cons of a worldwide language, Dr. Janice Bogstad, Stanley
Schmidt, Myra Cakan, Joel Champetier,
Frederick Andrew Lerner,
12:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4D354, The Meaning of Dark Fantasy, An
exploration into the depths of dark fantasy, Daniel L Marcus, K.B.
Bogen, Stephen Dedman, Dawn Dunn, P C
Hodgell, Caro Soles,
12:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4D379, The DreamTime Art of the
Australian Aborigines Charlene Taylor,
12:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4D385, Getting Your Stars Right the
First Time, Green stars? The Sun going nova? Tau Ceti going
supernova? Science fiction can often raise an
astronomer's hackles. A review of the stars which do and do not
exist, and how to intergrate astronomical assumptions into
fiction, Jean-Louis Trudel,
12:00:00 PM, MR 4, 4D408, Star Wars Novels, Star Wars has
captured the hearts of millions. Come learn what is being done now
and for the future, Kevin J Anderson, Tom
Dupree, Rebecca Moesta Anderson, Kathy Tyers, Janna Silverstein,
,
12:00:00 PM, MR 1, 4D721, WSFS Business Meeting, Second
Main Session, The results of the 1997 Worldcon Site Selection will
be formally announced at the beginning of
today's meeting. Further debate on amendments to the WSFS
Constitute, as well as reports from Worldcon committees, are
expected today. All regular business is expected to conclude
today, to be followed by Question Time, where you can grill
representatives of future Worldcon Committees and Bid Committees.,
Kevin Standlee,
12:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4D818, Autograph Sessions 4d
Nancy Kilpatrick, Jack Nimersheim, Geoff Ryman,
12:00:00 PM, MR 5, 4D839, KaffeeKlatch 4d, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Mike Resnick, Lee
Barwood, Chris Rutkowski, Shariann Lewitt,
12:00:00 PM, MR 14, 4D886, Reading by Harry Stubbs (Hal
Clement), Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement) reads from his own work.,
Harry C Stubbs,
1:00:00 PM, MR 15, 4E077, Non-Monogamous or
Non-Heterosexual Relationships, The Moral Majority abhores them;
the vast majority is silent. Is it the purpose of SF to de-
demonize these types of relationships? Genny Dazzo, George R R
Martin, Stephen Dedman, Alexandra Honigsberg,
1:00:00 PM, MR 9, 4E400, The Library of the World at Your
Desk, Explore the world of electronic libraries with those who have
already gone before, Michael J Ward, Ben Best,
Billie Aul, Marty Helgesen, Ken Meltsner,
1:00:00 PM, MR 4, 4E402, Liar's Panel on How to Get
Published, So you think you've tried every way possible to get your
manuscript accepted.., Gene Wolfe, Joe Haldeman,
David G Hartwell, John M. Landsberg, Wil McCarthy, Roger E. Moore,
1:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4E441, How We Deal With Death & Dying,
This is something that we all will do at least once in our life,
but how do we really feel about it, George Barr,
Connie Willis, Lois H Mangan, Barry B Longyear,
1:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4E626, Dragonriders of Pern Fan Clubs,
Opportunity for Dragonrider/Pern fan clubs to meet and discuss fan
club interests, Magi Shepley,
1:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4E715, The Klingon Empire on 5 Credits
A Day!, Beware Terrans, the Klingon Empire is taking over Kanada
and the rest of the planet Earth. Hear about
the Kanadian Kligon Empire and how you will be
conquered/assimilated. A discussion of Klingon culture, rituals,
language, and other aspects of this growing part of "trek" fandom
here
in Kanada, Bernard Reischl,
1:00:00 PM, MR 6, 4E776, GnuGnome/Gnome Press Presentation,
During the forties and fifties, Dave Kyle's original Gnome Press
published first novels by many science fiction
legends, including Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. GnuGnome
Press will attempt to follow in the tradition, publishing limited
edition hardcovers devoted to quality science fiction.,
Ralph Schiano, David Kyle, Arthur Kyle,
1:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4E819, Autograph Sessions 4e
Ellen Datlow, Martha Soukup, Donald Kingsbury,
1:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 4E856, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required4e
, Maureen F McHugh, M Shayne Bell, Scott Edelman,
Gerri Balter,
1:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4E887, Reading by Jack L. Chalker, Jack
L. Chalker reads his own work, Jack L Chalker,
2:00:00 PM, MR 1, 4F242, Themes of Abuse, Psychological
abuse as well as physical abuse is notnew. Is fiction another
tool for writers and readers to work through and deal
with a serious issue? Barry B Longyear, Ctein, David Drake,
Kathei Logue, William R. Lund,
2:00:00 PM, MR 9, 4F263, Future of Education, Will
education meet the changing requirements of the 21st century? John
Hertz, Ann L. Chancellor, Kathleen Ann Goonan,
Lindalee Stuckey, Bradford Lyau,
2:00:00 PM, MR 7, 4F275, Breaking into the Professional
Markets, Get some tips from people who have been there. How did
they get their first break? Ashley D Grayson, Betsy
Mitchell, Steve Fahnestalk, Guy Gavriel Kay, Terry Erdmann,
2:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4F333, SF Vs. Fantasy, Is SF a subset of
Fantasy...Or is Fantasy a subset of SF...Or are they both opposite
sides of the same coin? J.R. Dunn, Dave Duncan,
Jennifer Hershey, Claire Eddy, Alexis A Gilliland,
2:00:00 PM, MR 4, 4F362, The State of SF TV/Movies, How TV
and the movies treat Science Fiction, Ric Meyers, John L Flynn,
Stan Hyde, Perry Mark Stratychuk,
2:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4F370, Gender Roles, How has society
shaped our stereotypes and can technology change them, George
Barr, S. M. Stirling, Cynthia Felice, Judith Hayman,
Mary A Turzillo,
2:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4F410, Importance/Ethics of Terraforming
Other Planets, How can we justify this work to the universe? Roger
MacBride Allen, John Strickland Jr, Stanley
Schmidt, Frederick Andrew Lerner,
2:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4F727, Breaking into Screenwriting,
Gillian Horvath, who broke into screenwriting with the Quantum Leap
episode "Promised Land" , shares some of the
do's and don'ts of the town where, as William Goldman put it,
Nobody Knows Anything, Gillian Horvath,
2:00:00 PM, MR 6, 4F779, Aliens of the 90's, Who are they?
What are they? Alien trends and predictions, Dr. Joseph
Donatelli,
2:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4F820, Autograph Sessions 4f
Josepha Sherman, Bridget McKenna,
2:00:00 PM, MR 5, 4F840, KaffeeKlatch 4f, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Judith Merril, jan
howard finder, Allen Steele,
2:00:00 PM, MR 15, 4F888, Reading by Jean-Louis Trudel,
Jean-Louis Trudel reads his own work, Jean-Louis Trudel,
3:00:00 PM, MR 7, 4G010, Monster Trivia Quiz/Hosting, This
your opportunity to test your knowledge of those dark creatures out
of man's imagination. Three rounds of
monster trivia. Winners will receive monster prizes. Hosted by
the Monster Club. Compete as teams or individuals, open to all.,
Raul Andreu,
3:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4G282, Small Press Publishing, A small
press shop vs. the big monsters of the industry. Who can serve you
better? Michael J Ward, Jim Groat, Derryl
Murphy, Jack Nimersheim, Ralph Schiano, Gene Wolfe, Andrew Porter
3:00:00 PM, MR 15, 4G286, Interstellar Propulsion with
Known Physics, How science can help us explore outer space.,
Geoffrey A Landis, Howard Davidson, Karl Johanson,
Waldemar Kumming, Gerald D. Nordley,
3:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4G299, Jurassic Park: The Science Behind
the Fiction, From the scientist who invented the dinosaur cloning
recipe that became Jurassic Park...an in depth
look into the science behind the fiction, Charles Pellegrino,
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 4G319, Does our Culture Have a Myth
System? Explore how myths, both ancient and modern, are shaping
our culture, Claire Eddy, Julia Martin, Laura
Frankos, Janet Hetherington, David Honigsberg,
3:00:00 PM, MR 4, 4G395, SF and Social Responsibility of
Writers, Of course we are responsible to our society. The question
is: are we doing enough? Sandra Morrese,
Stephen Burns, L Warren Douglas, Dawn Dunn, Ian K Hagemann, Amy
Thomson, Anne McCaffrey
3:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4G617, Let's Drive A Stake Through The
Romantic Vampire, What to do when your character has fallen in love
with a perfectly good symbol of evil, Janeen
Webb, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Beverley Richardson,
3:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4G821, Autograph Sessions 4g
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough,
3:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4G889, Reading by Jean Lorrah, Jean
Lorrah reads her own work, Jean Lorrah,
4:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4H090, Medical Situations in Fiction,
Today's reader is toosophisticated to allow magic in medicine. So
how can you create a believable medical scenario?
Judy Lazar, Joel Champetier, Howard Scrimgeour, Lois H Mangan,
Elizabeth Moon,
4:00:00 PM, MR 4, 4h280, SF on Television, What are the
pro's and con's of a mass audience tool like TV? After all, more
people watch TV than read books, John L Flynn,
Craig Miller, William R. Lund, George R R Martin, Gillian Horvath,
4:00:00 PM, MR 1, 4h284, Politics in SF, Literature has
always been a medium for expressing and critiquing politics. How
can this help or hinder your story? Alexis A
Gilliland, J.R. Dunn, Janice M Eisen, Maureen F McHugh, Astrid
Julian,
4:00:00 PM, MR 7, 4H330, Creating an Internally Consistent
Religion, Every culture must have some sort of religion to hold it
together, but can it be as easy as the "Great Potato"
theory? Harry Turtledove, William "Wolf" Foss, John Hertz, Robert
Sawyer, David Wixon,
4:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4H716, The Klingon Dating Game-Hosted by
KAG/Kanada, The Dating Game as you've never seen it. Our Klingon,
and other-worldly, contestants compete
against one another for the sheer fun of it. Who knows--you, or
they, may get lucky with an "out of this world" gal or guy!,
Bernard Reischl,
4:00:00 PM, MR 15, 4H735, 1998 and Beyond Worldcon Bid
Presentations Mike Glyer,
4:00:00 PM, MR 9, 4H749, Japanese SF Masamichi Osako,
Takumi Shibano, Miho Hiramoto, Anthony Bryant,
4:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4H759, How I Create a Book Cover
Illustration Michael Whelan,
4:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4H822, Autograph Sessions 4h
Connie Willis, Dr. Arlan Andrews, Mike Resnick,
4:00:00 PM, MR 5, 4H841, KaffeeKlatch 4h, Limited ADVANCE
Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk, Kevin J Anderson,
Betsy Mitchell,
4:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 4H860, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required4h
, Ginjer Buchanan, Wil McCarthy, Kent Brewster,
Gerald D. Nordley,
4:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4H890, Reading by Barry B. Longyear,
Barry B. Longyear reads his own work, Barry B Longyear,
5:00:00 PM, MR 6, 4I004, Writing for the Young Adult
Market Carol Matas, Josepha Sherman, Lindalee Stuckey,
5:00:00 PM, MR 1, 4I082, Aging Gracefully, In our youth we
fought against "The Establishment," and now we are Them. How does
this define society? Marjii Ellers, Clifton
Amsbury, Carrie Richerson, Leslie Gadallah, George (Lan) Laskowski,
,
5:00:00 PM, MR 2, 4I309, Aliens in SF, Hollywood has given
us many examples of life from another planet, but would we know one
if it bit us on the nose? Jack Cohen, Beth
Meacham, Stan Hyde, John M. Landsberg, Anne McCaffrey, Wil
McCarthy,
5:00:00 PM, MR 9, 4I625, Convention Burnout, Do you feel
like the only reason you came was to collect another badge for your
wall? Here's some help on removing or avoiding
the problem, Kathei Logue, David Stein, DI, Perrianne Lurie,
Michael Wallis,
5:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4I769, Comet Crash!, Video, slides,
discussion, and more of the Great Comet Crash!, Terry J. Jones,
David Stephenson, Hugh Gregory, John Strickland Jr.,
,
5:00:00 PM, MR 10, 4I781, The Physics of Star Trek, A
discussion of matter/antimatter conversion, faster-than-light
travel and subspace communication in the Star Trek
Universe, Dr. Art Stinner, Dr. Kumar Sharma,
5:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 4I823, Autograph Sessions 4i Lee
Barwood, Caro Soles,
5:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4I891, Reading by Spider and Jeanne
Robinson, Jeanne and Spider Robinson read their own work, Jeanne
Robinson, Spider Robinson,
6:00:00 PM, MR 13, 4J738, Artemis Project Team Meeting,
Team Meeting. Open to all ConAdian members, Gregory Bennett,
8:00:00 PM, MR 12, 4L708, Calling All Mad Scientists:
Population Heading to 10 Billion!, The dangers of overpopulation
and what we could do about it, Astrid Julian, Leslie
Gadallah, Karl Johanson, David Wixon, David Stephenson,
Monday
10:00:00 AM, MR 1, 5B027, The Fiction of Anne
McAffrey/Academic Papers, A presentation of critical papers dealing
with the works of Anne McAffrey, Jody Lynn Nye, Dr.
Elizabeth Anne Hull,
10:00:00 AM, MR 13, 5B146, Apollo: 25 Years Later, One
small step for this man, one giant leap for mankind, M Shayne
Bell, Charles Sheffield, Hugh Gregory, Andre Lieven,
Henry Spencer,
10:00:00 AM, MR 9, 5B392, Religion & SF, Why are so many SF
writers loathe to include religion if it is such an important
aspect to our culture? Anthony Bryant, Dave
Wolverton, Marty Helgesen, Joseph T Mayhew, Wil McCarthy,
10:00:00 AM, MR 10, 5B406, The Special Appeal of Short
Stories in SF&F, Discover the unique and special properties of
short stories, Scott Edelman, Richard Chwedyk,
Gardner Dozois, Carrie Richerson, Derryl Murphy,
10:00:00 AM, MR 2, 5B420, Defining SF, Is there room for
any clear definitions and separation of genres in post-modernism?
Catherine Donahue Girczyc, Miho Hiramoto,
Takumi Shibano, Ariane Von Orlow, Frederik Pohl,
11:00:00 AM, MR 1, 5C067, Where Field (SF, Fantasy and
Horror) is Going, Is there still room for innovation in future SF?
How can the old classics be published in today's
market? David Wixon, Patrick Nielsen Hayden,
11:00:00 AM, MR 13, 5C125, Collecting SF Film & Toy
Memorabilia, Designed to attract the novice collector, as well as
inform the hardcore memorabilist, John L Flynn,
11:00:00 AM, MR 2, 5C142, Cyberculture, Cyber-knowledge:
Is it good, is it bad, and how can the government suppress it? Dr.
Janice Bogstad, Bandit, Jonathan V. Post,
Jordin Kare, Ashley D Grayson,
11:00:00 AM, MR 7, 5C359, The Geography of Space, Space is
notjust a featureless emptiness. It has its own unique geography:
useful areas and useless ones, important
resources and important dangers, Henry Spencer,
11:00:00 AM, MR 9, 5C593, Archeology of the Future, Digging
up the future! What will future generations believe about us based
on our tools and possessions? jan howard
finder, Len Wein,
11:00:00 AM, MR 15, 5C763, SF Jeopardy! Doug Kemp,
12:00:00 PM, MR 9, 5D115, Surviving Your First Masquerade,
The Do's and Don'ts of masquerading for the novice, Marjii Ellers,
Pierre E Pettinger Jr, David W Clark, Ann L.
Chancellor, jan howard finder, Zelda Gilbert, Sandra G Pettinger
12:00:00 PM, MR 1, 5D220, Scientific Accuracy in SF, How
accurate must a writer be when impossibilities such as FTL and time
travel are accepted? Howard Davidson, Susan
M Smith, George Flentke, Edmund R. Meskys,
12:00:00 PM, MR 13, 5D325, The Geology of Middle Earth,
Experience Tolkien's World through this special slide show event.,
Dr. William Sarjeant,
12:00:00 PM, MR 10, 5D423, How to Research in Historical
Matters for Story, How and where to perform research for historical
accuracy, Jody Lynn Nye, Jack Dann, Sasha
Miller,
12:00:00 PM, MR 2, 5D499, Safe Sex in SF: A Writer's
Obligation? How can it change for the future? Is "The Demolition
Man" the shape of things to come? Paula Johanson,
Billie Aul, Ctein, Sally McBride,
12:00:00 PM, MR 15, 5D523, What Is and Isn't Filk, Filk,
Folk, Funny songs...What makes Filk unique? Glenn Simser, Andrea
Yeomans, David Hayman, Judith Hayman,
Howard Scrimgeour, Mary Ellen Wessels,
12:00:00 PM, MR 7, 5D703, What Fans Would Like to See at
NASFiC (Atlanta) in 1995 Edward Kramer,
12:00:00 PM, WIN WEST, 5D758, Mark Protection Committee
Meeting, The WSFS Mark Protection Committee administers the service
marks on "Worldcon," "Hugo Awards,"
and the other WSFS marks. This committee meeting is open to all
members of ConAdian, seating permitting, Kevin Standlee,
1:00:00 PM, MR 9, 5E126, Teaching Science Fiction at the
University Level, How SF is used to influence the values and
behaviors of another generation, Zelda Gilbert, Jeremy
Bloom,
1:00:00 PM, MR 2, 5E129, Time Travel Which Alters History,
How would we change the present if could change the past, Robert
Sawyer, Frederik Pohl, Ariane Von Orlow, S.
M. Stirling, Harry C Stubbs,
1:00:00 PM, MR 1, 5E228, Getting the Medicine/Biology
Right, A discussion on where, how and why you should research.,
Perrianne Lurie, Genny Dazzo, George Flentke,
Howard Scrimgeour,
1:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 5E857, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required5e
, Greg Costikyan, Shawna McCarthy, Dean Wesley
Smith, Richard Chwedyk,
2:00:00 PM, MR 2, 5F267, Adapting Real History/Anthropology
Backgrounds, How to make reality unreal enough for fantasy.,
Anthony Bryant, Mary A Turzillo, Josepha
Sherman, S. M. Stirling,
2:00:00 PM, MR 1, 5F424, Robert A. Heinlein, He made a
profound impact on more people than most writers will ever reach.
Learn more about the man and his life, Keith G.
Kato, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hull,
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 5G610, Winnipeg Worldcon Convention
Critique, Gripe Session
4:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 5H861, Writers Workshop ,
Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required5h