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This is the L.A.con IV schedule, updated as of this date. We will try to keep this as up to date as possible. Be sure, at the convention, to check out the daily newsletter for the latest updates.
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| wed 13:00 | ACC 204-ABC | 3 OPENING CEREMONIES | Christian B. McGuire, Vince Docherty, Craig Miller | events rev. Sat Aug 12 11:11:00 2006 |
| The official kick-off to the 64th World Science Fiction Convention. | ||||
| wed 14:00 | HILTON SNSM | 4 FILM PROGRAM: NEW VOYAGES | nocat rev. Sun Aug 13 08:33:01 2006 | |
| wed 14:30 | ACC 201-C | 5 WHY DO SF FANS LOVE THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES? | Paul Cornell, Joe Bergeron, Priscilla Olson, Tom Galloway(M), Chris Weber | comics rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Even fans who read few or no other comics seem to find something in the Legion of Super Heroes to keep them buying and reading the comic, some of them for decades. Just what is there about the Legion? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 201-D | 6 GREAT FIRST LINES | Vanessa Van Wagner, Mike Resnick(M), Hilari Bell, Valerie Estelle Frankel, Michael F. Flynn | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| There's nothing like them for hooking a reader. "Call me Ishmael." "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." "Lessa woke, cold." "His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god." "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine Michael Smith." What are some of your favorites? And can you do anything special to force a great first line or do they just happen? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 202-AB | 7 WHAT I DO WHEN I SHOULD BE WRITING | Sarah Monette, Fiona Avery(M), David D. Levine, Phyllis Eisenstein | writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Me, I read e-mail. What do you do? How do you get yourself back to writing? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 205-A | 8 NEW MAPS OF HEAVEN | Ellen Kushner, Robin Wayne Bailey, Fiona Patton, Vera Nazarian(M) | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Recent times have seen an explosion of science fiction and fantasy tales centered in cosmologies and mythologies outside of the North American mainstream. Writers discuss what draws them to these other mythos and what lessons they offer. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 205-B | 9 SCIENCE FICTION & THE FERRIS WHEEL | Theresa Mather, Barry Short | oneman rev. Tue Aug 8 08:18:41 2006 |
| A slide show of fantasy and science fiction influences in historic fairground and amusement park attractions. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 206-A | 10 THE WORST FUTURE YOU CAN IMAGINE | Tad Daley(M), John Barnes, Kurt Miller, Scott Essman, David F. McMahon, MD | general rev. Wed Aug 9 08:37:42 2006 |
| We hope for the best. We work for it. But what if things don't work out right? What can go wrong? What will that future be like? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 207-A | 11 BUFFY THE MASTERS THESIS | Nancy Holder(M), Jacqueline Lichtenberg, James P. Hogan, Lorien Gray | general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Lately colleges and other academic venues have been seeing a proliferation of theses and monographs that examine popular TV shows and discuss how they fit in with certain philosophies. There are several courses which use popular entertainment as examples in philosophy class, political science class, sociology class, etc. Why has television suddenly become acceptable to the academic crowd? And is this a good thing? What sorts of findings are they having? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 207-B | 12 STAR TREK: YEAR 41 & COUNTING | Paula Block, Paula Block | media rev. Tue Aug 15 06:35:24 2006 |
| Come hear about all the new Star Trek projects, from video games to traveling exhibits to the first ever Star Trek "manga" from the people involved with making them happen, Paula Block, John Van Citters, Terry Erdmann, and others. All questions welcome. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 207-C | 13 BLOGS & E-FANZINES | Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Christopher J. Garcia, Andrew T Trembley(M), James Bacon | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Fandom has had paper fanzines from the beginning. At one point, it seemed like almost every fan at least read these paper fanzines or wrote for them or published one (if only for APAs). But their prominence has been on the wane for many years. Now, blogs are exploding. And fanzines published on the web seem to be increasing. Are these fanzines different or just a different form? What effect will they have on Fandom as a whole? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 208-AB | 14 MARS ON EARTH -- ADVENTURES OF SPACE PIONEERS IN THE UTAH DESERT | Gerry Williams | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| What do we do when we get to Mars? What will we eat? What will we do? How will we live? For five years now The Mars Society has been answering these questions with the Mars Analog Research Station projects in the Canadian Arctic, the Utah deserts, the Australian outback, and the geothermal fields of Iceland. Mars Society members give an in-depth look at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, the most advanced simulation study of how we plan to tackle the human exploration of the Red Planet. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 209-A | 15 RICK STERNBACH SLIDE SHOW | Rick Sternbach | art rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| A slide presentation on the science fictional art of cover artist & production illustrator Rick Sternbach. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 210-B | 16 CREATIVE INSULTS | John G. Hemry | writpub rev. Sat Aug 12 11:08:48 2006 |
| SF and fantasy often uses insults from present culture instead of dreaming up new and inventive ways to cast scorn upon others. Our panel will discuss a variety of new insults for general use in space-faring societies and fantasy environments. Audience participation invited. Anyone who doesn't show up is a ground pounder full of space gas! | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 210-C | 17 REVIEWING SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY LITERATURE | Gary K. Wolfe, Peter J. Heck, David Hartwell, Charles N. Brown(M), Lawrence Person | lit rev. Wed Aug 23 15:38:20 2006 |
| Some of science fiction's top critics talk about what it's like to be a science fiction critic. What skills does it take? Is it different from reviewing other types of fiction? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | ACC 210-D | 18 OKAY, YOU'VE GOT THE MOON. WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT? | Edwin L. Strickland III, Paul A. Abell, Ctein(M), G. David Nordley | scitech rev. Wed Aug 9 08:40:23 2006 |
| How do we make a lunar colony pay in the same way colonies on Earth traditionally paid for their creators? Is pure science the way to go? A launching pad for reaching the rest of the solar system? Industrial applications? A mix? If we can't make a permanent human presence on the Moon pay, will it ever be viable in the long-term? | ||||
| wed 14:30 | HILTON LAJO | 19 SCIENCE FICTION POETRY ASSOC. GATHERING | misc/sigs rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 | |
| wed 14:30 | HILTON PLVD | 20 MYTHS OF FANDOM | Moshe Feder, Milton F. Stevens, John-Henri Holmberg, Mary Kay Kare(M) | fandom rev. Wed Aug 9 08:40:23 2006 |
| What are the common truisms in fandom? Aren't they all really myths? Let's list 'em and take a good hard look. | ||||
| wed 14:30 | HILTON SNSM | 21 A LOOK AT ED WOOD | media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 | |
| Brett R. Thompson, the writer and director of The Haunted World Of Edward D. Wood, Jr. shows us his award-winning documentary and tells us even more about the mad "genius" of Plan 9 From Outer Space and other classics. | ||||
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR1 | 22 AUTOGRAPHING: D.C. FONTANA | D.C. Fontana | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR2 | 23 AUTOGRAPHING: STEVEN BARNES | Steven Barnes | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR3 | 24 AUTOGRAPHING: JOHN MADDOX ROBERTS | John Maddox Roberts | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR4 | 25 AUTOGRAPHING: KEVIN ANDREW MURPHY | Kevin Andrew Murphy | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR5 | 26 AUTOGRAPHING: LARRY NIVEN | Larry Niven | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC ATGR6 | 27 AUTOGRAPHING: MICHAEL REAVES | Michael Reaves | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | HILTON CR9 | 30 READING: MAYA KAATHRYN BOHNHOFF | Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC KAFF1 | 27 KAFFEKLATSCH: SEAN WILLIAMS | Sean Williams | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | ACC KAFF3 | 28 KAFFEKLATSCH: KAREN ANDERSON | Karen Anderson | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | HILTON LIDB | 31 READING: SEAN MCMULLEN | Sean McMullen | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | HILTON LIDC | 32 READING: LEE MARTINDALE | Lee Martindale | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 15:00 | HILTON SMCA | 33 READING: HARRY TURTLEDOVE | Harry Turtledove | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC 201-B | 34 ALTERNATE SCIENCE FICTION | Bradford Lyau(M), Anthony R. Lewis, James Frenkel, Harry Turtledove, John DeChancie | general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| We're all familiar with alternate histories. How about science fiction alternate histories? How might the field have been different if Stanley Weinbaum had lived, or if John Campbell had decided he'd rather write than edit, or if Robert E. Howard hadn't committed suicide? What if Harry Turtledove never wrote an alternate history? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 201-C | 35 THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM | William Shunn(M), M. Christine Valada, Esq., Tom Galloway, Paul Fischer | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| How we get the news is changing before our eyes. Newspaper circulation is down dramatically. Online blogs and podcasts have put reportage in the hands of average citizens -- for both good and ill. Advances in camera and satellite technology make it simple for reporters to bring the public stories from the most far-flung parts of the planet. What will the future bring? And how will we know what to believe? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 201-D | 36 STAR TREK FANDOM TODAY | Marah Searle-Kovacevic(M), Lee Whiteside, Jacqueline Lichtenberg | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| The world of Star Trek Fandom is different today than it was in the '60s and '70s. What's out there? What don't I know about? How can I get more involved? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 202-AB | 37 IF ONLY IT WERE REAL... | Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Fiona Patton, Bridget Landry(M), Mike Willmoth, Steven Lopata | general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| What science fiction concept, other than space travel, would you most like to see realized? Flying cars? Matter replicators? Time travel? Why? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 203-AB | 38 MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS -- YEAR 2 | Gerry Williams | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers have been traveling the red planet for over two years now. Each Rover has inspected over four miles of red sand and rock, craters and dunes, looking for evidence of water. Mars Society members will give you a tour of Mars by way of the twin Rovers' points-of-view. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 205-A | 39 SPACE PATROL, GERMAN STYLE | Robert Vogel | media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Robert Vogel gives a presentation on Raumpatrouille Orion, a cult-favorite German science fiction show of the 1960s. Despite being only seven episodes, it holds the same cult status in Germany as Dr. Who and Star Trek do here. Come see what all the shouting's about. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 206-A | 40 FANTASY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ABOUT KINGS AND WIZARDS | Sean Williams, Mary Kay Kare, Alma Alexander | lit rev. Sat Aug 12 11:01:53 2006 |
| Well, does it? It seems like 100% of fantasy is set in medieval worlds with wizards and dragons and witches and elves and things. What other kinds of fantasy is there? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 207-A | 41 NUCLEAR WEAPON STRATEGIES | Mike Shepherd Moscoe, Richard Foss(M), David F. McMahon, MD | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| . Historical elements, Mutual Assured Destruction, strategic counterforce, and "bunker busters." What are the near-future scenarios for the next 5, 25, and 100 years? What are their probabilities? And what's the role of SF literature and cinema in steering popular culture toward and away from nuclear scenarios will be studied. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 207-C | 42 LITERACY & SCIENCE FICTION | Louise Marley, Laura Frankos(M), Bjo Trimble, Larry Niven, Catherine S. McMullen | general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| There was a lot of fuss made about the sales of the Harry Potter books and what it said for children's literacy and reading. Did it encourage kids to read? Will it have any long term positive effects? What can we do to encourage reading? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 207-D | 43 MIX & MATCH WRITING CHALLENGE | Peter S. Beagle, David D. Levine(M), John Barnes, Craig Miller, Valerie Estelle Frankel, K. A. Bedford | writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Authors are presented with a character description for a well-known character, the setting of a (different) famous work, and a brief plot description of still another work. Without knowing their sources, they create and tell a story on the fly. After the sources are revealed, the audience votes on who did best. (Think Frodo in a tale set in 1920s New York about a young wizard-in-training who must compete in a great competition of wizards, only to be captured by his arch-nemesis... ) | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 208-AB | 44 FUTURE TRENDS IN SCIENCE FICTION | James Patrick Kelly(M), John-Henri Holmberg, Mark von Schlegell, Gary K. Wolfe, Lou Anders | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Not long ago, we were awash in Splatterpunks, Cyberpunks, and even Steampunks. What happened to those SF literary movements? What's the next trend? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 209-A | 45 WHY DOESN'T SF SEEM TO LAST ON TV? | Bill Warren, Tim Minear, Nicki Lynch(M), Kevin Andrew Murphy, Len Wein | media rev. Mon Aug 14 11:49:06 2006 |
| Fantasy shows like Medium and Ghost Whisperer are big hits. Why didn't Surface, Threshold, or Invasion do as well? Is there a mainstream audience for television science fiction? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 209-B | 46 MY LIFE IN A TIME MACHINE | Forrest J Ackerman | oneman rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Forrest J Ackerman talks about his participation in the early history of science fiction Fandom, literature, and films. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 210-A | 47 YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN CAREER | Robert J. Sawyer(M), Nancy Holder, John Scalzi, Robin Wayne Bailey, Buzz Dixon | writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| How to manage your life as a writer. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC 211-A | 48 PRESERVING YOUR COLLECTION | Robert B Hole, Jr.(M), Sheryl Jean Davis, Fred Lerner, Joe Siclari, Christopher J. Garcia | fandom rev. Wed Aug 9 15:46:26 2006 |
| How to preserve and conserve your books, magazines, fanzines, comics, posters, artwork, etc. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | ACC ATGR1 | 54 AUTOGRAPHING: HARRY HARRISON | Harry Harrison | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC ATGR2 | 55 AUTOGRAPHING: THERESA MATHER | Theresa Mather | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC ATGR3 | 56 AUTOGRAPHING: MARGARET WANDER BONANNO | Margaret Wander Bonanno | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC ATGR4 | 57 AUTOGRAPHING: ROBERT SILVERBERG | Robert Silverberg | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC ATGR5 | 58 AUTOGRAPHING: JOHN PICACIO | John Picacio | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON CR9 | 62 READING: SIMON R GREEN | Simon R Green | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC KAFF1 | 59 KAFFEKLATSCH: LEE MARTINDALE | Lee Martindale | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC KAFF2 | 60 KAFFEKLATSCH: STEPHEN ELEY | Stephen Eley | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | ACC KAFF3 | 61 KAFFEKLATSCH: JONATHAN F KOTAS | Jonathan F Kotas | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON LAGB | 49 101 ESSENTIAL FILK SONGS | Erwin S. Filthy Pierre Strauss | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| What filksongs should every filker know? Learn the history and tradition behind the “classics”. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | HILTON LIDA | 50 SHOTOKAN KARATE WORKSHOP | Keith G. Kato, Kenn S. Bates | misc/sigs rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Fans interested in the traditional martial art of Shotokan Karate are invited to come participate in this workshop that teaches the articulation of motion and physical principles behind simple blocks, punches, and kicks. The physical demands are very low, at the level of low-impact aerobics, and the safety of the participants will be ensured by no sparring or physical contact. Participants are asked to come in loose-fitting clothes. | ||||
| wed 16:00 | HILTON LIDB | 63 READING: WIL MCCARTHY | Wil McCarthy | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON LIDC | 64 READING: PAUL CORNELL | Paul Cornell | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON OCNSD | - CASTING CALL: HMS TREK-A-STAR | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 | |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON PLVD | 51 HEALTH AND TODAY'S FANDOM | Vanessa Van Wagner, Chris Weber, Andrew I. Porter(M), Vince Docherty, Perrianne Lurie, Grant Kruger | fandom rev. Sat Aug 12 13:10:59 2006 |
| Because fans have such active inner, mental lives we sometimes neglect the physical bodies which encapsulate them. There's a joke where someone sees a group of fans in a hotel and asks if it's a convention for fat people. That's not so funny but why are fans so out of shape? What are the psychological issues and how can we talk about things like the future or immortality, if we might not even make it to our next birthday? What can we do to take control over our health issues? | ||||
| wed 16:00 | HILTON SMCA | 65 READING: JOE W. HALDEMAN | Joe W. Haldeman | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 16:00 | HILTON SNSM | 52 TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET | nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006 | |
| wed 16:00 | ACC SPL | 53 SF SPELLING BEE | Chris M. Barkley | performances rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Sure, spelling antidisestablishmentarianism is easy. And those incredibly long latin agglutinative scientific terms are a snap. Now spell "tanstaafl". How about "kzinti"? Try your hand in our science fiction and fantasy spelling bee (or just come watch). | ||||
| wed 17:00 | ACC ATGR1 | 66 AUTOGRAPHING: SCOTT ESSMAN | Scott Essman | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC ATGR2 | 67 AUTOGRAPHING: RICK STERNBACH | Rick Sternbach | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC ATGR3 | 68 AUTOGRAPHING: PAUL CORNELL | Paul Cornell | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC ATGR4 | 70 AUTOGRAPHING: TODD MCCAFFREY | Todd McCaffrey | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC ATGR5 | 71 AUTOGRAPHING: MICHAEL F. FLYNN | Michael F. Flynn | autog rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC KAFF1 | 72 KAFFEKLATSCH: JAMES P. HOGAN | James P. Hogan | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | ACC KAFF2 | 73 KAFFEKLATSCH: SCOTT EDELMAN | Scott Edelman | kaffe rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | HILTON LIDB | 75 READING: SARAH MONETTE | Sarah Monette | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | HILTON LIDC | 76 READING: FIONA AVERY | Fiona Avery | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:00 | HILTON SMCA | 77 READING: MIKE RESNICK | Mike Resnick | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 17:30 | ACC 201-B | 78 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, AND PUBLIC DOMAIN | John R. Douglas(M), M. Christine Valada, Esq., Stephen Eley, Jane Jewell | writpub rev. Wed Aug 23 15:43:45 2006 |
| The current legal opinions on who owns what and how, relating to books, art, films, television, and the internet. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 201-C | 79 JAMES T. KIRK: THREAT OR MENACE | Richard Arnold(M), D.C. Fontana, Lance Sibley, Bridget Landry, Chris M. Barkley | media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Was a larger-than-life scenery-chewing damn-the-Prime-Directive-full-speed-ahead heroic starship commander the one primary thing responsible for the enduring success of classic Star Trek? Is the absence of such a character why the following Star Trek series all lacked the same punch? Or should there have been more discretion, more consideration before acting? Is Jean Luc Picard the model to follow? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 201-D | 80 DO WE NEED A NEW DEFINITION OF LITERACY? | Fred Lerner(M), Richard Foss, Melissa Conway, PhD, Justin Lloyd, Michael Ward | general rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| In the next ten years, what will the word "literacy" mean? Can you truly be literate in tomorrow's society if you can't use a computer? Are computer icons replacing the need to read? What's the future of libraries and bookstores. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 202-AB | 81 THE DAY JOB | Sam Scheiner, Paul A. Abell, John Scalzi, Wil McCarthy, Steven Lopata(M) | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Many SF writers and SF fans are scientists in real life. How do they combine the two? What is doing science for a living really like? Are we all really mad scientists who want to rule the world? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 205-A | 82 IRON POET POETRY CHALLENGE | Vanessa Van Wagner, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Joe W. Haldeman | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| It's Iron Chef for sonneteers and other poets. Come to this Bouts-Rimés event and write a poem with the day's mystery ingredients, share your work, maybe even win prizes. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 206-A | 83 CONVENTIONS: BUTCHERING THE SACRED COWS | Pierre E. Pettinger(M), Mark L. Olson, Kevin Standlee, James Bacon, John Pomeranz | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Are Masquerades, Art Shows, Dealers Rooms, etc. really worth their cost in money and manpower? Or are they just so habitual that cons never think about getting rid of them? What would happen if a con did get rid of them? What would we replace them with? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 207-A | 84 MANGA MANIA | Tom Schaad, Buzz Dixon, Fred Patten(M) | comics rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Manga is more than just Japanese comic books. How do they differ from what we have in the United States and in Europe? How is it that they cover so many more different topics and are read by so many different types of people? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 207-C | 85 THEATER, FANTASY, AND SCIENCE FICTION | Laura Frankos, Keith G. Kato(M), William Shunn, Lise Eisenberg | media rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| A discussion of fantasy and science fiction plays, today and through history. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 207-D | 86 CHARACTER VS. PLOT | Ellen Kushner(M), Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, Margaret Wander Bonanno, Connie Willis | writpub rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Some readers (and writers) seem to be all about the characters. Others are only interested in the details of the plot. Can you write for both audiences? Should you? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 209-A | 87 CLASSICS REMEMBERED: TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA | Alex Eisenstein, Mark von Schlegell, Karen Anderson, Evelyn C. Leeper(M), G. David Nordley | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Jules Verne's novel begat two motion pictures, a Classics Illustrated comic book, and the world's first atomic-powered submarine: not bad for inspiration. Who's the hero? Professor Aronax? Captain Nemo? Ned? Conseil? Why? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 209-B | 88 THE BRAIN'S PROCESS | Eric M. Van | scitech rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| How does our brain work? Is it like a computer or do things get processed in entirely different ways? How do the connections work? Why does one thought lead to another, sometimes seemingly unrelated idea (unrelated in the eyes of someone not thinking our thoughts, that is)? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 210-B | 89 EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT QUANTUM PHYSICS I LEARNED FROM THE THREE STOOGES | John G. Hemry | oneman rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Author John G. Hemry gives an introduction to Quantum Physics, with help from The Three Stooges. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 210-C | 90 THE WONDERS OF THE ACKERMANSION | Forrest J Ackerman | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Long time fan, writer, editor, agent, and collector Forrest J Ackerman gives a slide show of his fabled collection. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 210-D | 91 FANTASY -- HOW CAN IT BE GOOD? | ElizaBeth Gilligan, Alma Alexander, Vera Nazarian | lit rev. Sat Aug 12 11:01:53 2006 |
| To a lot of hard SF readers, fantasy stories are those where the authors don't have to be consistent -- it works because it's magic. But good fantasy is consistent, within each world's own rules. What are the rules and the restrictions for writing a "good" fantasy. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 211-A | 92 ISN'T Y.A. A GOOD THING? | Sherwood Smith(M), Hilari Bell, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Catherine S. McMullen | writpub rev. Sat Aug 12 11:34:34 2006 |
| Young Adult writers report that it's hard to get respect from some of their peers, even though Y.A. is the doorway for many young adults into other SF and fantasy novels. Given the authors who've produced Y.A. (like Heinlein and Andre Norton) and the quality of much Y.A. produced, why doesn't it get more respect? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | ACC 211-B | 93 SOMEDAY MY PRINTS WILL COME | Robert B Hole, Jr.(M), Margaret Organ-Kean, Ctein | art rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Following the long, sometimes tortuous trail from artist's original to print, be that limited edition, lithograph, serigraph, photo, or offset print. How are they made? What are the differences? Should the buyer really care? | ||||
| wed 17:30 | HILTON CAPAB | 94 THEME CIRCLE: FOUND FILK | Steve Savitzky, Mitchell Burnside-Clapp | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Filksongs found in mundane places. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | HILTON LIDA | 95 HYPOGLYCEMICS UNITED | misc/sigs rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 | |
| Hypoglycemics United To Foster Awareness is holding an auction of science fiction and other collectibles to help fund their efforts to educate persons about blood sugar imbalances of all types. | ||||
| wed 17:30 | HILTON PLVD | 96 DEGLER'S WORLDCON | Moshe Feder, Bridget Bradshaw, Milton F. Stevens, Mike Glyer(M) | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Alternate History seems pretty popular. How about some Alternate Fan History, for better or worse? | ||||
| wed 18:00 | HILTON SNSM | 97 FILM PROGRAM: BATMAN BEGINS | nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006 | |
| wed 20:00 | HILTON LAGA | 99 IN CONCERT: KAREN ANDERSON | Karen Anderson | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 20:00 | HILTON PACD | 98 BABEL CONFERENCE AMBASSADORIAL RECEPTION | John Trimble, Bjo Trimble, David Gerrold(M) | events rev. Fri Aug 11 00:03:14 2006 |
| Come join us and your host, David Gerrold, for a reception welcoming everyone to this year's Worldcon and our Star Trek 40th Anniversary Celebration. Star Trek costumes invited. | ||||
| wed 20:00 | HILTON SMCA | 100 BROAD UNIVERSE: RAPID FIRE READINGS | readings rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 | |
| Members of Broad Universe, the organization dedicated to supporting women genre writers, give short (five to ten minute) readings of their works in rapid fire succession. | ||||
| wed 20:30 | HILTON LAGA | - IN CONCERT: LESLIE FISH | Leslie Fish | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 20:30 | HILTON SNSM | 101 FILM PROGRAM: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: PEGASUS | nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006 | |
| wed 21:00 | HILTON CAPAB | 102 THEME CIRCLE: THE SONGS OF JULIA ECKLAR | Joey Shoji | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| wed 21:00 | HILTON CR14 | 103 WSFS MARK PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEETING | Kevin Standlee | fandom rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| The WSFS Mark Protection Committee manages the registered service marks on "Worldcon," "Hugo Award," etc. This is the first of two meetings held at Worldcon. Meetings of the MPC are open to all members. | ||||
| wed 21:00 | HILTON LAGB | 104 THEME CIRCLE: BAWDY SONGS | Blind Lemming Chiffon, Leslie Fish | filking rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| For adults only! | ||||
| wed 21:30 | HILTON SNSM | 105 BUFFY SING ALONG | nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006 | |
| wed 22:00 | HILTON SMCA | 106 MIDNIGHT TALES OF HORROR | Kevin Andrew Murphy, P C. Hodgell, Jay Lake(M) | lit rev. Tue Aug 8 06:20:27 2006 |
| Come listen to this panel tell tales 'guaranteed' to curdle your blood. | ||||
| wed 22:45 | HILTON SNSM | 107 FILM PROGRAM: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | nocat rev. Sat Aug 12 23:49:35 2006 | |
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