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Friday 1:30 am Film - End of August at the Hotel Ozone (1967) - Regency Ballroom A 3:00 am Film - The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - Regency Ballroom A 4:50 am Film - Crazy Ray (1922) - Regency Ballroom A 6:30 am Film - Phantom Empire 1-3 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D 7:45 am Film - The 20th International Tournee of Animation - Regency Ballroom C/D 9:20 am Film - Phantom Empire 1-3 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D 10:00 AM Literary - Third World Mythos vs. the Celts - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: K. Dalkey M. Bartter, J. May, D. McKiernan, M. Zambreno Science - Project Cancelled: Glorious Techie Dreams of Yesteryear - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: A. Andrews L. Mann, K. Meltsner, J.F. Moore, J. Roberts, D. Stein "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" A look at what might have been, from the Analytical Engine, to damming the Mediterranean, to the nuclear airplane. Literary - Ian & Betty Ballantine - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: I. Ballantine B. Ballantine Science - From Cavemen to Chaos: People and Numbers through History - Columbus Hall K/L F. Aiken The connections between mathematics and the "real" world as they have developed through the ages. Academic - Teaching Science Fiction I - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: B. Friend C. Bradley, V.S. Trestrail, J. Williamson Art - Neo-Pro I: Finding Business - Gold Coast Moderator: M. Hanson-Roberts G. Dazzo, T. Eldred, T. Harvia, M. Miller Art - Some Day My Prints... - Water Tower Moderator: A. Austin P. Breeding-Black, E. McKee, L. Synk Art - Lecture/Demonstration: Lettering - Buckingham S. Rosema Costuming - Costume Supports - Columbian G. Anderson, G. Wolfenden-Steib Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South P. Cadigan, B. Ferguson, N. Holder, R. Lafferty Reading - Haymarket R. Green Reading - Picasso J. Patrouch Reading - Geneve/Bern E. Heideman Reading - Basel/Lausanne M. Flynn 10:25 am Film - Yellow Submarine (1968) - Regency Ballroom C/D 10:30 am Film - Stairway to Heaven (1946) - Regency Ballroom A 11:00 am Literary - Style and Craft - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: W. Wu T. Bisson, P. McKillip, C. Oberndorf, M. Resnick, G. Wolfe Science - Downloading from Your Brain-- How? When? - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: R. Mac Bride Allen K. Baty, H. Davidson, R. Mac Bride Allen, S. Miller, M. Mist, F. Pohl Hey, here's a tired SF gimmick: pouring the contents of your brain into a computer, and maybe back again. Backup copies? Robot duplicates? How could this really be done? How close is science to doing it? Or is it impossible nonsense? Science - Scientific Creationism in Schools and in Society - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: K. Meyer M. Bein, R. Lafferty, R. McCollum, K. Meyer, F. Saberhagen Should scientific creationism be taught in public schools? If not, should it be banned from public schools? Does scientific creationism serve a real need? How does this issue illuminate the choices we make about other items in the curriculum? Science - Invasion of the Geezers: When Old People Rule the Earth - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: Joe Haldeman M. Cowan, B. Ferguson, J. Lorrah, L. Mc Master Bujold Between better health care and Baby Boom demographics, we'll have a LOT more senior citizens in a decade or two. How will society change? Academic - Presentation: Locus - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: C.N. Brown R. Letson Art - Slide Show: Kelly Freas Retrospective - Gold Coast F. Kelly-Freas Art - Demonstration: Alkyd - Water Tower R. Asplund-Faith Art - Critique: Carl Lundgren - Wacker Hall C. Lundgren Art - What's Wrong With Comics - Buckingham Moderator: S. Saffel R. Greenberger, M. Javins, D. Kosinski, M. McLaurin, S. Moore - WSFS Mark and Registration Committee - New Orleans Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South P. Eisenstein, S. Schmidt, M. Snodgrass, A. Steele, H. Turtledove Reading - Haymarket D. Houseman Reading - Picasso S. Gould Reading - Geneve/Bern R. Wilber Reading - Basel/Lausanne D. Zindell 12:00 pm Literary - High Fantasy as the Plantation Novel - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: D. Hartwell L. Barwood, J. Brunet, K. Cramer, Josepha Sherman, K. Wherstein Literary - Images of Birth and Motherhood in SF - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: K. Nerat J. Gephardt, N. Kress, C. Oberndorf, C. Severance Science - There's a Spaceship in the Lobby: Politicking for Space - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: D. Skran M.J. Dyson, N. Rest, A. Sherzer To make outer space a better place to live and work, you've got to start here on the ground. Activists will discuss the role of politics in bringing about improved space programs. Science - Who's Out There? Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: T. Van Horne L. Boyle, D. Brin, M. Kandel, R. Reed The search for life beyond the Earth depends on pieces to a puzzle that scientists are still putting together. What radio searches are now underway? What new knowledge in astronomy, geology, or biology has shaped the direction of this quest? Science - Dinosaurs: The Latest Word - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M. Brett-Surman R. Chapman, L. Deck, R. Walters Interdisciplinary experts from the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History discuss the world of dinosaur studies, and help dispel misconceptions about dinosaurs. Learn about research results that haven't hit the press yet. Literary - Authenticity in Military SF - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: E. Moon C.J. Cherryh, H. Clement, S. Miesel, K. Randle, M. Sumner Trivia - Trivia Bowl - New Orleans Cities - The Evolution of the High Rise I - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: F. Pohl J. Clayton, D. Krause, D. Levine, G. Price Art - Good Business Practices - Buckingham T. Canty, S. Honeck, J. Lee Fan - Fanzines on the Net? (The Future of Fanzines) - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: A. Ubelhor E. Leeper, R. Smith, C. Von Rospach Media - The Murder of Beauty and the Beast - Grand Ballroom E Costuming - To Glitz or notto Glitz - Columbian R. Himmelsbach, P. Pettinger, S. Pettinger, J. Ward Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South E. Bergstrom, J. DeChancie, D. Mattingly, J.L. Nye Reading - Haymarket L. Mann Reading - Picasso L. Mixon Reading - Geneve/Bern P. Wrede Reading - Basel/Lausanne E.b. Shahar Film - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Regency Ballroom C/D 12:20 pm Film - Defending Your Life (1991) - Regency Ballroom A 1:00 PM Literary - Fantasy of Manners - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: S. Brust J.R. Douglas, D. Keller, P. Nielsen-Hayden, T. Nielsen-Hayden Literary - I Remember Don: A Wollheim Memorial - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: F. Ackerman J. Clayton, R. Coulson, D. Kyle, F. Pohl, E. Wollheim Literary - The Bible as a Fantasy Novel - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: J. Gelb M.S. Bell, J. Brunet, P. Eisenstein, J. Lichtenberg, J. Mayhew Science - Good Things Come In Small Packages: Nanotechnology - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: R. Asplund-Faith A. Andrews, H. Daniel, E. Raymond, J. Strickland Nanotechnology has caused a stir in SF circles. Our ability to manipulate matter, perhaps even individual atoms, may allow us to build tiny machines halfway between robots and germs that reproduce themselves and do our bidding. Tantalizing possibilities: build anything, make everyone rich, attack disease, raise the dead. Science - My Mother, My Host I: Medical Advances in Reproduction - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: M. Reichert M. Bein, A. Dormire, E. Van Dommelen, S. Willis There are new ways to have children. What advances will the future bring in surrogate motherhood, in vitro fertilization, artificial wombs, and other techniques? What methods used on livestock today may be used on humans tomorrow? Science - Friends of the Dinosaur - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M. Brett-Surman R. Chapman, L. Deck, R. Walters An informal, open discussion of dinosaur lore, following the presentations of the "Dinosaurs: The Latest Word" panel. Bring your questions and speculations to our scientists, writers, and artists. Academic - Lecture: Author Studies - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: J. Webb P. Kaveny, N. Ruddick, W. Schuyler Art - Lecture: Anatomy Lab - Gold Coast D. Maitz Art - Basic Photography for Artists - Water Tower C. Jones Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham Moderator: P. Breeding-Black D. Anderson Fan - Evolution of Fanspeak - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: T. Weisskopf M. Feder, L.Z. Smith, E. Whitley Filk - How to Be a Famous Filker - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: D. Elms B. Sutton, W. Sutton - WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F Costuming - Foam and Fur - Creature Costuming - Columbian L. Hill, D. Ivey Reading - Haymarket M. McHugh Reading - Picasso A. Honigsberg Reading - Geneve/Bern A. Gilliland Art - Computer Animation at Home - TBA 1:45 PM Film - Back to the Future III (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D 2:00 pm Literary - Fashion and Passion - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: A. Jablokow A. Harris, E.b. Shahar Literary - How the News Affects What's Published - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: K. Rusch B. Ferguson, R. Gleason, N. Kress, P. Robinson, S. Schmidt Literary - The Changing Role of the Editor - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: B. Meacham S. Allison, D. Hartwell, R. Silverberg, D.W. Smith Literary - Crossing Disciplines 2, History, Sociology and Science - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: M. Sestak C.J. Cherryh, M. Gear, Jack Haldeman, K. Massie-Ferch, M. Sumner Science - Automated Thought Today: Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, etc. - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: M. Miller G. Corrigan, M. Flynn, D. Kingsbury, J. Martino, M. Van Name They're still trying to make machines think, or pretend to think. Where do we stand now? What's coming tomorrow? Science - Whatever Happened to L5? Today's Pro-Space Organizations - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: J. Liss L. Ahearn, C. Sheffield, D. Skran, L. Weigel A number of private organizations are working to open the space frontier through education, research, and political activism. Who are they, and what have they accomplished? Science - Iraqi War Picture Show: What SF Learned from the Gulf War - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: D. Hatch G. Cook, J. Grimm, J. Roberts What did the recent Persian Gulf conflict teach us about the Middle East, about high-tech weaponry, or about the media landscape we inhabit? How will it influence science fiction? Academic - The Nazi Holocaust and Fantastic Literature - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: G.K. Wolfe J. Gordon, Joe Haldeman, L. Stein, E. Weil Art - Illustrators of The Future - Buckingham Moderator: A.J. Budrys F. Kelly-Freas, L. Kelly-Freas Art - Demonstration: Waxworking for Jewelry - Water Tower B. Guarino Fan - Flavors of Regional U.S. Fandoms - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: Joni Stopa P. Frierson, F. Patten Autograph - Guest of Honor Signing - Wrigley H. Clement Costuming - Presentation and Stage Etiquette - Columbian J. Hertz, P. Pettinger, S. Pettinger, G. Wolfenden-Steib Reading - Haymarket M. Kenin Reading - Picasso A. Shepherd Reading - Geneve/Bern C. Willis Reading - Basel/Lausanne E. Moon 2:30 PM Film - Wings of Desire (1987) - Regency Ballroom A 3:00 pm Literary - Story Writing for the Comics - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: C. Claremont T. Bisson, J. Cavelos, A. Harris, L. Wein Literary - Cross-Bred Genre Writers - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: R. Shea N. Atherton, G. Dazzo, D. Keller, J. Roberts, L. Stewart Carl Science - Defining Infocrime: Cracking, Security, and Enforcement - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M. Godwin S. Murphy, D. Price, A. Steele, M. Whelan Computers and networks make some old crimes easier, some harder, and also make some totally new crimes possible. How to protect against infocrime? How to enforce laws against it? Policies we make today may set precedents for generations to come. How can we make wise decisions? Science - There Must Be A Better Way: Alternatives to Chemical Rockets - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: G. Landis T. Johnson, J. Kare, H. Spencer It takes a mighty big chemical rocket to put a mighty small payload into space. Can we replace them? What about coilguns, laser launchers, nukes, skyhooks, or beanstalks? Or methods even more exotic? Science - The SF Writer's Science Reference Shelf - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: M. Kube-McDowell J. Coulson, A. Latner, E. Moon, D. Sakers You don't have to be a superscientist yourself to write good science fiction. Our authors discuss the reference works they consult-- and solicit suggestions for others. Cities - The Development of Cities I - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: L. Watt-Evans K. Meyer, F. Pohl, G. Rosenblum, Joel Sherman Art - Artist's Rights - Buckingham Moderator: J. Wurts A. Cabrera, D. Cherry, J. Lee Art - Slide Show: A Little Left of Reality - Gold Coast J. Christensen Fan - The Third Chicon (1962) - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: M. Beck G. Price, R. Sims, Jon Stopa, Ed Wood - Aerobics - New Orleans J.A. Douglas Reading - Haymarket M. Kandel Reading - Picasso E. Bergstrom Reading - Geneve/Bern D. Schweitzer Reading - Basel/Lausanne J. Dorr 3:55 pm Film - Beetlejuice (1988) - Regency Ballroom C/D 4:00 PM Literary - Famous Guys Comics - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: B. Foster P. Foglio, G. Ketter, J.F. Moore, L. Nakashima Literary - Near Future SF - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: J. Stith R. Sawyer, D.A. Smith, A. Steele, M. Van Name Literary - Damn the Marketing Game - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: H. Wood S. Allison, J.R. Douglas, R. Gleason, E. Lang Science - Plugging Everyone In: The Future of Telecommunications - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: D. Skran B. Burch, D. Doughty, S. King, M. Miller Telegraph, telephone, radio, TV, cable, satellite, VCR, fax-- innovations in communications have revised our world several times, and they're notthrough with us yet. Join our experts to peer into their crystal balls. Science - Tales from the Tech Shop: True Funny Science and Technology Yarns - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: H. Davidson A. Andrews, J. Kare, G. Landis, M. Reichert The folklore of technology. Wayward computers. Amazing technopranks. Inspired problem-solving. Dubious inventions. Explos*BANG!* Science - The Great Exploration: The Livermore Proposals for Inexpensive Space Infrastructure - Columbus Hall K/L A. Sherzer Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have proposed a series of ventures into space using "old" technologies and lightweight materials. The Livermore approach produces a slender thread of facilities from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Mars. Each step provides a toehold for colonies bo build from and at the same time make economic exploration of the solar system a real posibility. Art - Comics Crossover - Buckingham Moderator: R. Eggleton K. Erichsen, T. Hamilton, T. Harvia, M. Javins, M. McLaurin, S. Rosema Art - Slide Show: The Forty Thieves - Water Tower D. Maitz Fan - A Wealth of Fable? (Fan Historians Panel) - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: R. Lynch F. Lerner, B. Pelz, J. Siclari, N. Tucker Academic - Discussion Panel: H.P. Lovecraft - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: F. Hummel M. Rich, D. Schweitzer - SFWA Meeting - Grand Ballroom F Costuming - From the Neck Up - Part 1 Makeup and Hair - Columbian R. Beech, N. Mildebrandt Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South E. Bryant, L. Carpenter, E. Kushner, J. Moffett Reading - Haymarket L. Hamilton Reading - Picasso S. Shwartz Reading - Geneve/Bern B. Bova Reading - Basel/Lausanne L. Barwood 4:45 PM Film - The Time Machine (1960) - Regency Ballroom A 5:00 pm Literary - Pure vs. Mixed Horror - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: N. Holder D. Dunn, S. Hartzell, F. Hummel, G.R.R Martin, R. Weinberg Literary - Talk on Phantom of the Opera - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: J. Zetterberg E. Bergstrom, H. Nachman, W. Tucker Science - Chaos: What is it? Why does everyone apply it to everything? - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: A. Harris M. Bein, M. Kandel, M. Sestak, C. Sheffield A look at the new interdisciplinary insights arising from the study of "chaotic systems," whose state depends upon initial conditions in a sensitive way. Science - Do-It-Yourself Aliens: Creature Design for Art and Fiction - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: L. Niven W. Barlowe, D. Brin, R. Charrette, L. Synk, R. Walters To create convincing aliens, you've got to harness a vivid imagination to a sound knowledge of biological principles. Find out how the pros do it. Literary - A Whisper of Blood - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: E. Datlow P. Cadigan, M. Hall, K.W. Jeter, K. Koja, D. Schow Science - Cyberpunk Under Siege? The Steve Jackson Games Affair and the Secret Service - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: M. Godwin S. Jackson Why did the Secret Service raid the game publisher, seizing computers and documents and severely crippling its business? What events led up to the raid? And what does this portend for future relationships between law enforcement agencies and computer users? Academic - Theory of Horror Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: K. Cramer D. Hartwell Art - Round Table: Professional Concerns - Gold Coast M. Whelan Art - Demonstration: Scratchboard - Buckingham E. McKee Fan - The Cult of the Party Goddess - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: M. Beck L. Mann, D. Siegel, Joni Stopa, D. Wright Filk - So You Want to Make a Tape - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: C. Roper B. Childs-Helton, E. Gerds, R. Laurent Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South P. Cirone, Joe Haldeman, G. Lee, J. Morrow, T. Zahn Reading - Haymarket P. Robinson Reading - Picasso M. Snodgrass Reading - Geneve/Bern W. Wu Reading - Basel/Lausanne L. Tilton 5:35 pm Film - Batman (1989) - Regency Ballroom C/D 6:45 pm Film - Time After Time (1979) - Regency Ballroom A 7:00 PM - Guest of Honor Speeches - Grand Ballroom 7:41 pm Film - Vincent - Regency Ballroom C/D 8:00 pm Film - Edward Scissorhands (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D 8:45 pm Film - The Brother From Another Planet (1984) - Regency Ballroom A 9:00 pm Late Night -Outlaw Sexuality - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: R. Wilber P. Cadigan, M. Krueger, M. McHugh, S. McKee Charnas, M. Swanwick Literary - War and Healers - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: P. Wrede A. Jablokow, D. Thornley, J. Wurts, T. Zahn Science - Women, Technology, and Science Fiction - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: R. Gross E. Berman, C. Miller, E. Moon, S.M. Stirling, A. Thomson Why are the female scientists, engineers so few? Can SF be a pathway to awareness of, or even a career in, technology? Are there "feminine" technologies? Late Night -Horror: 1990 in Review - Columbus Hall I/J E. Bryant, R. Garcia, G. Laskowski, D. Schweitzer Filk - The Black Book Band - Gold Coast Moderator: M. Wessels-O'Cain B. Childs-Helton, S. Childs-Helton, M. Kube-McDowell, G. Zak 9:55 pm Film - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Regency Ballroom C/D 10:00 PM Literary - Usefulness of the Addict as Main Character - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: S. Gould P. Cadigan, G. Effinger, S. Gould, K. Koja, J.F. Moore Late Night -Erotic Horror - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: E. Bryant J. Cavelos, N. Holder, D. Schow, L. Tilton Science - Only You Can Make a Tree: Biology-Building for Your Imaginary World - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: Ctein R. Kirstein, P. McAuley, S. Scheiner Creating life for SF and fantasy stories. Matters of ecology, biochemistry, and evolution, all in the service of better imaginary landscapes. Late Night -Is Horror Dead? - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: R. Mainhardt R.L. Byers, G. Laskowski, L. Watt-Evans Fan - Fan Artists Scribble - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: A. Gilliland K. Erichsen, J. Gomoll, T. Harvia, J. Mayhew, M. Ranson, D. Stein, P. Tortorici 10:45 pm Film - The 20th International Tournee of Animation - Regency Ballroom A 11:00 PM Literary - Women Who Love Heinlein - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: T. Weisskopf S. Casper, M. Cowan, J. Scrivner, C. Willis Late Night -How We Started Our Writing Group - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: M. Reichert C. Gilman, K. Massie-Ferch, J. Rosenberg, B. Worthel Late Night -Memory Demonstration - Columbus Hall E/F L. Schoen Science - Balonium and Doubletalk Generators: Faking Science Plausibly - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: M. Kandel F.A. Brejcha, M. Jackson, L. Mc Master Bujold, C. Mills How to make up made-up science and technology. What are techniques for making it convincing? What authors or stories do it well? Panelists may also cite bad examples and show how they could have been fixed. Late Night -Stephen King Appreciation - Columbus Hall I/J P. Anthony, P.J. Beese, G. Boettcher, A.L. Chancellor, B. Ferguson, J. Hetherington 11:30 PM Filk - Bill & Duane - Gold Coast D. Elms, W. Roper 12:00 am Film - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Regency Ballroom C/d