1990 Worldcon Schedule (partial) * * 1992 Worldcon Program
Chicon 5 Schedule:
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Friday* *
Saturday* *
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Monday
Thursday
12:00 pm
Literary - Evolution of Comics Style - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: R. Meyers
D. Kosinski, S. Saffel, J. Schwartz, L. Wein
Film - Zardoz (1974) - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:00 PM
Science - Another Martian Odyssey: Return to the World of Stanley G. Weinbaum
- Columbus Hall K/L
H. Clement
Weinbaum's story of a lost astronaut encountering strange Martians is
an SF classic. What was his Mars like, and how has our new knowledge
of the planet changed the picture?
1:45 PM
Film - The Invisible Man (1933) - Regency Ballroom C/D
2:00 pm
Science - Smart Robots From Dumb Parts: Applying Subsumption Architectures -
Columbus Hall K/L
D. Doughty
A new approach to robot design builds complex, fairly smart behavior
from layers of fairly dumb processors. Don Doughty demonstrates robot
hardware using this principle and explains practical applications.
3:00 pm
Science - Solar Power for the Lunar Night - Columbus Hall K/L
G. Landis
Solar power is great, but where do you get electricity at night on the
Moon, where the Sun doesn't rise for 14 days?
Science - Physics Demonstrations for the Irregular Teacher - Columbus Hall
C/D
P. Insley
Peter Insley reaches into his bag of tricks to demonstrate how we
teach physics in Chicago. DO try this at home!
Art - Acrylic Painting - Water Tower
A. Cabrera, D. Cherry
Art - Lecture: Printing Techniques - Buckingham
I. Neilson
- Opening Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom F
Film - The Man with Two Brains (1983) - Regency Ballroom C/D
4:00 PM
Literary - The Blue Collar Worker in SF - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: J. Eisen
G. Cook, D. Houseman, L. Mixon, R. Reed, G. Wolfe
Science - Boy, Did We Get It Wrong: Great SF Stories Overrun By Science -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: E. Raymond
S. Blom
When you build your fiction around science, you're taking a risk.
Which classic SF tales have become obsolete as new scientific results
appeared? Why are they still worth reading? Which of today's favorite
stories run the risk of obsolescence?
Art - Star Pictures - Gold Coast
Moderator: A. Cabrera
B. Avary, R. Eggleton
Art - Go Away, Kid - Buckingham
Moderator: P. Breeding-Black
D. Cherry, T. Hamilton, M. White
Art - Who Lives in Greenwich and What Are They Up To? - Water Tower
Moderator: R. Meyers
R. Thompkins, D. Usher
Film - Slaughterhouse 5 (1972) - Regency Ballroom A
4:35 pm
Film - Darkman (1990) - Regency Ballroom C/D
5:00 pm
Literary - The Uncut Robert A. Heinlein - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: J. Klein
P. Eisenstein, L. Mangan, P. Nielsen-Hayden, G. Price, V.S.
Trestrail
Science - See You on the Net: Computer Communities Today and Tomorrow - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: E. Leeper
C. Dunn, M. Kube-McDowell, R. Sawyer, C. Stoll, C. Von Rospach
Thanks to computer networks, millions now participate in social and
professional exchanges using electronic mail. What effect is this
having on society? What will happen when the Net is available to
almost everybody?
Science - Zeppelins in Science Fiction - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: P.J. Farmer
A. Steele, S.M. Stirling, P. Williams
Zeppelins (and other types of airship) seem to hold a special appeal
for SF people. We examine airships of the imagination, from Verne and
Kipling to the present.
Science - The Science in Space Opera - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: L. Mc Master Bujold
C. Fields, J. Grimm, D. Kyle, E.b. Shahar, T. Zahn
You love those galaxy-spanning tales of adventure. Here's the
science. The geography of stars, planets, gas clouds; the physics
behind the colossal weapons of superscience; the chemistry and biology
of exotic alien landscapes. And more.
Academic - The New York Review of SF/The Australian SF Review - Grand Ballroom
D - North
Moderator: D. Hartwell
M. Kandel, J. Webb
Art - Demonstration: Button Making - Buckingham
M. Hanson-Roberts
Art - Slide Show: Art of the Cosmos - Gold Coast
B. Avary
Art - Demonstration: Calligraphy - Water Tower
Corinna Taylor
Fan - The First Fandom - Prozine Letter Hacking of the 30's, 40's, and
50's - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: W. Tucker
R. Madle, F. Pohl
Filk - What Is This Filk Stuff? - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: J. Coulson
W. Roper, J. Voros
6:00 pm
Art - Convention Art Shows - Gold Coast
Moderator: J. Hetherington
R. Asplund-Faith, J. Mayhew, I. Neilson
Art - The IRS and the Artist - Buckingham
Moderator: A. Cabrera
T. Harvia, N. Jainschigg
Film - The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - Regency Ballroom A
6:15 PM
Film - The Witches (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D
8:00 pm
Film - Star Trek I:The Motion Picture (1979) - Regency Ballroom C/D
8:25 pm
Film - The Navigator (1989) - Regency Ballroom A
9:00 pm
Literary - SF Poetry Workshop - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: M. Rich
J. Dorr, M.J. Dyson, T. McGarry, K. Stein
Literary - Antiwar War Stories - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: J. Morrow
M.S. Bell, R. Green, J. Rosenberg, K. Rusch, M. Van Name
Science - My Favorite Science Books: Crosswired Scientists - Columbus Hall
C/D
Moderator: B. Gehm
J. Grimm, K. Meltsner, M. Roberts, M. Sestak
Greetings, scientists. "Crosswired" means we'd like to hear you talk
about science books-- but only books OUTSIDE your own field. Favorite
biology books of astronomers. Favorite physics books of
mathematicians. That sort of thing. Got it? Good.
Science - The Ambivalent Hacker - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: J. Thomas
M. Godwin, G. Meyer, C. Stoll
Our fiction offers two images of the hacker: One is a benign wizard
who is hip to a mysterious world closed to ordinary people, who can
quickly get computers to give you what you need. The other meddles,
using arcane knowledge to exploit the vulnerability of your
complicated computer-dependent systems. Why are we fascinated by the
image of the hacker? Why do we have deeply divided feelings about
him?
Fan - Fandom in "Fallen Angels" - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: L. Niven
M. Flynn, J. Pournelle
Filk - Hey There, Filker, New In Town? - Gold Coast
Moderator: J. Coulson
J. Voros
10:00 PM
Literary - Real Addiction - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: K. Logue
G. Effinger, P. Robinson, A. Shepherd
Science - The Space Program We Should Have Had - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: H. Spencer
R. Cesarone, V. Haldeman, K. Randle, J. Strickland, H. Vanderbilt
Americans spent without limit to reach the Moon in eight years; the
Soviets fell behind, tested some lunar hardware, but abandoned the
quest and turned to space stations. Did we take a wrong turn? When?
Could we have had spaceflight superior to Shuttle, Soyuz, and Mir,
without spending much more?
Fan - Fan Artists vs Fan Editors (You did WHAT to my Illo?) - Columbus
Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Stein
M. Cantor, B. Foster, G. Laskowski, M. Ranson
Late Night -Why it's notOkay to Write about Black Magic - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: S. McKee Charnas
R.L. Byers, R. Knaak, R. McCollum, E.b. Shahar
10:15 pm
Film - Tremors (1990) - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Futuropolis - Regency Ballroom A
10:30 pm
Filk - The Rise Up Singing Harmony Circle - Gold Coast
Moderator: C. Roper
B. Reidel, J. Shoji, M. Wessels-O'Cain
11:00 PM
Literary - How to Unfairly Judge a Book by Page 117 - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: T. Nielsen-Hayden
E. Leeper, L. Mann, K. Massie-Ferch, R. Reed, A. Thomson, C. Von
Rospach
Late Night -Abuse Themes in F&SF - Discussion - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: K. Logue
S. Honeck, K. Houghton, M. Kenin, R. Meyers, A. Shepherd, M. Soukup
Literary - Censorship From the Left - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: M. Flynn
S. Green, Jack Haldeman, J. Hetherington, J. Lichtenberg, J. Norman
11:45 PM
Film - Zardoz (1974) - Regency Ballroom A
12:00 am
Film - Lair of the White Worm (1988) - Regency Ballroom C/d
Friday
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
Saturday
Saturday
12:20 am
Film - The Fly (1986) - Regency Ballroom A
2:30 am
Film - Liquid Sky (1983) - Regency Ballroom C/D
4:30 am
Film - Seconds (1966) - Regency Ballroom C/D
6:25 am
Film - The Navigator (1989) - Regency Ballroom C/D
8:30 AM
Film - Phantom Empire 4-6 (1935) - Regency Ballroom A
9:45 am
Film - The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Regency Ballroom A
10:00 AM
Literary - Crossover Between Children's and Adult Fiction - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: C. Eddy
R. Chilson, T. Dashoff, C. Eddy, B. Fleisher, H. Gbala, J.L. Nye,
L. Stuckey
Literary - Animals as Represented in SF and Fantasy - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: M. Reichert
K. Hughes, H. Lisle, L. Synk, J. Wurts
Science - UFOria: SF and Those Lights in the Sky - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: A.J. Budrys
P. Anthony, G. Boettcher, K. Randle, S. Sandusky
After decades, Unidentified Flying Objects remain an enigma. What is
the current understanding of the UFO? How does SF deal with the
question?
Science - Why SF Doesn't Deal with Death Well - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: L. Mangan
P. Cirone, L. Mc Master Bujold, D. Skran
Every one of us is going to die. Death is by definition an integral
part of life. Yet much science fiction concerns running away from or
denying death. Meanwhile, with extraordinary medical techniques and
equipment, the world of death is becoming more science-fictional. We
explore the relationship.
Science - My Mother, My Host II: Legal, Moral, and Ethical Considerations in
Surrogacy - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: C. FitzSimmons
L. Freitag, M. Kenin, I. Neilson, L. Tilton
Is it legal for a woman to contract to carry another woman's child?
What rights does a surrgoate mother have? What rights do the natural
parents have?
Literary - China and Speculative Fiction - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: S. Shwartz
C.N. Brown, E. Hull, F. Pohl
Academic - Teaching Science Fiction II - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: R. Wilber
J. Moffett, B. Rogers
Art - Demo/Lecture: Art for the Non-Artist - Water Tower
P. Breeding-Black
Art - My! That's Disgusting! - Gold Coast
Moderator: R. Eggleton
T. Canty, M. McLaurin, S. Moore
Fan - Introduction to Furry Fandom - Columbus Hall E/F
Art - Artists and Editors - Buckingham
Moderator: T. Czeczko
T. Hamilton, P. Nielsen-Hayden
- ASFA Meeting - New Orleans
- WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F
Costuming - Media Costuming - Columbian
K. Pauli, C. Salemi, K. Sanders, G. Wolfenden-Steib, J. Zetterberg
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
D. Kingsbury, R. Reed, P. Williams, P. Wrede
Reading - Haymarket
J.G. Betancourt
Reading - Picasso
E. Friesner
Reading - Geneve/Bern
Joe Haldeman
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
Joel Sherman
11:00 am
Literary - Food and Fantasy - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: C. Eddy
J. Brunet, K. Dalkey, C. Eddy, E. Friesner, L. Stewart Carl, H.
Wood
Literary - What's a Pulp? - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: R. Coulson
S. Moskowitz, R. Weinberg, J. Williamson
Literary - Getting the IRS to Believe In and Credit Your Work - Columbus Hall
I/J
Moderator: R. Kirstein
S. Blom, M. Glyer, M. Kube-McDowell, D. Sakers
Science - The Science Education Bandwagon - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: M.J. Dyson
G. Dazzo, L. Deck, M. Roberts, L. Runkle
Finally, FINALLY the U.S. government is starting to notice the
threadbare state of our science education. How can we do better? Can
we play a role in our own communities? What sort of science teaching
works in other countries? Where do corporations, museums, media fit
in?
Science - Will Encryption Set You Free? Nuggets from the New Cryptography -
Columbus Hall K/L
B. Schneier
Cryptography is notjust for spies anymore. Users of electronic
communications systems, from bank-teller cash robots to e-mail to
cable TV, can make use of new developments to enhance privacy and
reliability. Secure voting by computer, digital cash, digital
signatures, certified electronic mail, and more.
Academic - Canon Formation in Science Fiction: How works Become Classics -
Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: G.K. Wolfe
M. Greenberg, R. Letson
Art - Preparing a Portfolio - Buckingham
Moderator: T. Canty
D. Anderson, D. Maitz, K. Parkinson
Art - Slide Show: Space Craft - Gold Coast
J.A. Douglas
Fan - Keeping the "World" in Worldcons - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: L. Penney
R. Goudriaan, E. Hauser, Jon Stopa, P. Wells
Media - Star Trek - Silver Threads Among the Gold - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: H. Clement
J. Lorrah, M. Snodgrass
Costuming - Techniques in Fiberglass - Columbian
E. Endres
Literary - Abuse Themes in Science Fiction and Fantasy - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: L. Edison
J. Moffett, K. Rusch
Literary - The Myths We Write By - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: J. Morrow
C. Barker, R. Lafferty, J. Mayhew, M. Swanwick, G. Wolfe
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
A. Gilliland, R. Mac Bride Allen, L. Watt-Evans
Reading - Haymarket
J. Clayton
Reading - Picasso
C. Severance
Reading - Geneve/Bern
P. Hodgell
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Roberson
11:20 am
Film - Phantom Empire 4-6 (1935) - Regency Ballroom A
12:00 pm
Literary - Horror Fiction as an Expression of the Masculine Experience -
Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: T. King
C. Barker, E. Datlow, J. Gomoll, D. Hartwell, K. Rusch
Media - Sell To Movies - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: F. Ackerman
R. Meyers, F. Saberhagen, M. Snodgrass, D. Wixon
Science - What Will Interplanetary Culture and Economy Be Like? - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: Joe Haldeman
R. Green, T. Johnson, T. Jones, K. Kimbriel, M. Rosenblum
We've a global economy now. What will a multi-global one be like?
Where will people live in the solar system? What will they trade with
each other? What projects will they undertake? Asteroid mines?
Power from Mercury's sunlight or Jupiter's magnetism? Terraforming?
Starships? Our panelists speculate.
Science - Cousin Albert's No-Nos: Are There Loopholes in Physics? - Columbus
Hall C/D
Moderator: J. Cramer
D. Beason, P. Cirone, R. Joyner, K. Kato, C. Lane
What about faster-than-light drives? Antigravity? Time Travel?
Teleportation? Are these favorite SF devices doomed to remain between
lurid covers forever? Or can loopholes in today's physics make some
of them possible?
Science - Secrets of the F-117A Stealth Fighter - Columbus Hall K/L
J. Grimm
How any "Stealth" vehicle such as a plane or spaceship can hide from
radar, infrared, or other detection means-- and why it costs so much
money.
Literary - The Alien Enemy/the Enemy Alien - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: L. Tilton
P. Anthony, B. Bova, D. Hatch, E. Moon, T. Zahn
Trivia - Trivia Bowl - New Orleans
Cities - The Evolution of the High Rise II - Grand Ballroom D - North
D. Brin, J. Gibbons, W. Humphries, J. Morningstar, G. Rosenblum, R.
Silverberg, D.A. Smith
Art - Do-It-Yourself Aliens - Buckingham
Moderator: J. Gurney
W. Barlowe, T. Hamilton, K. Parkinson
Art - Making a Living - Gold Coast
Moderator: M. Hanson-Roberts
T. Canty, S. Honeck, M. Javins, L. Kelly-Freas, M. McLaurin, M.
Whelan
Fan - Economics of Egoboo (Costs & Rewards of Fanzining) - Columbus Hall
E/F
Moderator: N. Lynch
M. Cantor, E. Meskys, K. Moore
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
R. Chilson, G.R.R Martin, Joel Sherman, D. Zindell
Reading - Haymarket
A. Thomson
Reading - Picasso
K. Randle
Reading - Geneve/Bern
F.G. MacIntyre
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
Josepha Sherman
Film - TBA - Regency Ballroom C/D
12:30 PM
Film - Sneak Peak:Batman II Hook & more - Regency Ballroom A
1:00 PM
Literary - SF and the Prophet - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: N. Kress
G. Effinger, D. Fratz, R. Lafferty, H. Turtledove
Literary - When the Chips are Down: What Really Goes on at Poker Night -
Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: G. Buchanan
J. Cavelos, E. Datlow, E. Lang, B. Mitchell
Science - Fandom Online: SF and the Computer Networks - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: S. Jaffe
B. Delaplace, J. Lazzaro, M. Soukup, J. Stith, R. Zellich
Meet the fans and pros who hang out in Cyberspace. Traditional meeting
places for SF people, such as fanzines, apas, and lettercols, have
been joined by the the floating, freewheeling electronic discussions
of the computer networks.
Science - It'll Never Work: The 'I Hate Nanotechnology' Panel - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: A. Dormire
H. Davidson, A. Gilliland, J. Killus
Is nanotechnology-- control of matter with microscopic machines-- a
realistic hope? Are there fundamental obstacles to making it work?
Some scientists and SF writers are tired of the nanotech hype.
Is nanotechnology-- control of matter with microscopic machines-- a
realistic hope? Are there fundamental obstacles to making it work?
Some scientists and SF writers are tired of the nanotech hype.
Literary - History, Fantasy, and War - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: S.M. Stirling
G. Cook, R. Glaub, G. Kay, S. Shwartz, J. Tarr
Science - Narrow Escapes in Space: The Failures That Didn't Quite Happen -
Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: H. Spencer
R. Cesarone, D. Hardison, W. Higgins, G. Lee
Some of the great successes of interplanetary exploration were almost
failures. Engineers who built and operated Viking, Voyager, and
Galileo swap spaceport-bar stories.
Academic - Theory of Hard Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: G. Benford
D. Hartwell, P. McAuley, T. Shibano
Art - Demonstration: Airbrush - Water Tower
A. Cabrera
Art - Slide Show: 30 years of SF and Comics - Gold Coast
E. Vartanoff
Art - Waxworking - Buckingham
Moderator: J. Guthrie
P.J. Beese, D. Coltrain, R. Eggleton, B. Guarino
Fan - Evolution of Costuming - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Sanders
N. Mildebrandt, C. Resnick, Joni Stopa
Filk - Appropriate Orchestration - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: G. Laskowski
D. Clement, K. Mar, G. Van Dorn
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Conly, J. Lorrah, J. May
Reading - Haymarket
V.S. Trestrail
Reading - Picasso
J. Flynn
Reading - Geneve/Bern
B. Denton
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Morrow
Reading - Guest of Honor Reading - New Orleans
H. Clement
Art - Computer Animation at Home - TBA
1:30 pm - Art Auction Part I - Grand Ballroom F
Film - Dick Tracy (1990) - Regency Ballroom A
2:00 pm
Science - Making a Buck in Space: The Commercial Frontier - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: R. Lovell
B. Bova, J. Davidson, K. Kato, D. Meyer, M. Wallis
One sure way to get space developed is to show that it can be
profitable. Alas, the record of success is somewhat spotty. Why?
Are there promising markets and methods for space commercialization
on the horizon? What will it take to make them work?
Science - Maim 'Em Right: How to Break Bones and Otherwise Damage Your
Characters - Columbus Hall C/D
L. Freitag
The medical principles behind battlefield wounds, accidents and other
infirmities. Learn to maim and cripple in convincing ways (ugh).
Literary - Wild Cards - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: G.R.R. Martin
E. Bryant, S. Leigh, M. Snodgrass, W.J. Williams
Literary - High Weirdness Update - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: R. Shea
P.J. Farmer, T. Leary, R.A. Wilson
Literary - Robert E. Howard: His Life and Work - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: L.S. De Camp
C. Crook De Camp
Science - Stalking the Wily Hacker and Other Midnight Adventures - Grand
Ballroom B
C. Stoll
For a year, a German hacker broke into over forty military computers
around the world. By silently tracking him back, Cliff Stoll learned
that he was a spy, passing information to the Soviet KGB. Recently
he was convicted of espionage. What techniques did he use to crack
into computers? Where are the holes in our systems? How do you
trace someone across the worldwide computer networks? Who was willing
to help -- and who wasn't?
Academic - The Origins of Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: D. Schweitzer
H. Hendrix, B. Lyau, L. Stover
Art - Lecture: Composure 101 - Buckingham
C. Lundgren
Fan - Fabulous Fandoms of the 50's - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: R. Sims
R. Coulson, L. Hickman, C. Korshak, E. Korshak
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Ecklar, K. Kimbriel, B. Linaweaver, D. Maitz, R. Silverberg
Reading - Haymarket
R. Mac Bride Allen
Reading - Picasso
M. Rosenblum
Reading - Geneve/Bern
D. Brin
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
K. Koja
Film - TBA - Regency Ballroom C/D
3:00 pm
Literary - The Warrior Mystique - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: L. Mc Master Bujold
G. Cook, R. Meluch, S.M. Stirling, G. Wolfe
Literary - Anthology Markets - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: K. Haber
E. Datlow, M. Greenberg, D.W. Smith, G. Van Gelder
Literary - Slush Pile - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: C. Eddy
R. Killheffer, B. Mitchell, Josepha Sherman, B. Young
Science - Designer Illnesses: How to Build a Disease - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: M. Reichert
S. Farber, J. Lazar, E. Moon, A. Shepherd, S. Willis
Lots of authors know how to design a spaceship or a planet for an SF
story, but designing a disease eludes them. How to go about it, with
examples good and bad from SF.
Cities - The Development of Cities II - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: L. Watt-Evans
K. Meyer, G. Rosenblum, D. Sakers, Joel Sherman
Art - Lecture/Demonstration: Comic Book Illustrating - Buckingham
S. Rosema
Art - Slide Show: Dinotopia - Gold Coast
J. Gurney
Fan - The First Chicon (1940) - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: W. Tucker
F. Ackerman, E. Korshak, D. Kyle, R. Madle, V.S. Trestrail
- Aerobics - New Orleans
J.A. Douglas
- Aerobics - New Orleans
J.A. Douglas
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
D. Beason, R. Green, T. Pratchett, R. Sawyer, C. Sheffield
Reading - Haymarket
T. McGarry
Reading - Picasso
J.R. Douglas
Reading - Geneve/Bern
S. McKee Charnas
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
N. Holder
3:20 pm
Film - Brazil (1985) - Regency Ballroom A
4:00 PM
Literary - Rock 'n' Roll 'n' SF - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: S. Brust
E. Bryant, K. Houghton, K. Logue
Literary - Fantasy Worldbuilding - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: P. Wrede
P. Hodgell, K. Hughes, K. Kimbriel, P. McKillip
Literary - Self-Publishing, Electronic Publishing and All That Scary Stuff -
Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: C. Jones
M. Bentley, B. Foster, A. O'Connell, A. Porter, B. Ross, M. Ward
Science - 'Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Scientists' - Columbus
Hall C/D
Moderator: H. Parker
B. Gehm, K. Kato, K. Meltsner, R. Nakkula, S. Scheiner
The hours are long. The education takes forever. The pay may be low.
And it's notas glamorous as you think. Many scientists don't even
have a hunchbacked assistant, let alone a haunted castle. Our
scientists will set you straight.
Science - Green Engineering: Healing the Environment in the 21st Century -
Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: F. Pohl
J. Killus, L. Mixon, A. Thomson
A look at technological solutions to environmental problems. Is
better engineering the only way out of our difficulties? Or is this
just more of the techno-fix thinking that got us into a mess in the
first place? What approaches might be fruitful in trying to save our
air, water, climate, and ecologies?
Science - So Where's the OTHER 90% of the Universe? Shedding Light on the
Dark Matter - Columbus Hall K/L
C. Lane
Most of the mass in the universe seems to be stuff we can't see, and
possibly noteven normal matter. Dr. Chuck Lane of Drexel University
looks at the evidence for dark matter, and discusses some of the
experiments that try to find it.
Academic - Intimate Technology - Grand Ballroom D - North
D. Brin, Joe Haldeman, T. Leary, J. Pransky
Art - Demonstration: Model Making and Kit Bashing - Water Tower
M. Runyon
Art - Slide Show: Don & Janny's Dog & Pony Show - Gold Coast
D. Maitz, J. Wurts
Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham
F. Kelly-Freas
Fan - The Year in Fanzines (A 1990 Fanthology) - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: M. Glyer
M. Cantor, A. Hooper, T. Nielsen-Hayden, P. Wells
Reading - FALLEN ANGELS Signing - Wrigley
M. Flynn, L. Niven, J. Pournelle
- Powers Retrospective - Grand Ballroom F
R. Powers
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
K. Cramer, G. Effinger, M. Sargent, L. Stewart Carl, J. Tarr
Reading - Haymarket
J. Stith
Reading - Picasso
M. Van Name
Reading - Geneve/Bern
H. Turtledove
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Ecklar
5:00 pm
Literary - Can We Revive the Pulps? Should We? - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: T. Weisskopf
J.G. Betancourt, A.J. Budrys, J. DeChancie, R. Lafferty
Science - Terraforming: Why? How? When? - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: B. Schneier
C.J. Cherryh, D. Houseman, S. Scheiner, J. Williamson
Jack Williamson coined the term; it means "rendering an uninhabitable
planet habitable." Someday we may find ways to terraform Mars, Venus,
Europa, or worlds unknown. But would we do it? And is it ethical?
Science - Dinosaurs Are People, Too: Man, Lizard, and Intelligence - Columbus
Hall C/D
Moderator: R. Sawyer
R. Charrette, P. Dunn, R. Walters
Why did intelligence appear in evolution? Could dinosaurs have
developed intelligence? If so, would it have been radically different
from ours? Could intelligence develop in other types of animals?
Cities - How Transportation Shaped & Will Shape City Functionality - Grand
Ballroom D - North
Moderator: T. Van Horne
D. Krause, G. Price
Literary - That's notFunny - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: E. Friesner
S. Casper, T. Pratchett, C. Willis
Literary - Our Angry Earth - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: F. Pohl
I. Ballantine
Art - Round Table: Our Place in the Fine Art World - Gold Coast
J. Wurts
Art - Demonstration: Hand-Pulled Paper - Buckingham
E. Vartanoff
Fan - Bow Ties Allowed Here (SMOF Panel) - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: B. Yalow
S. Dennis, C. Miller, R. Pavlac
Literary - Jim Baen and Baen Books - New Orleans
J. Baen
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
M.S. Bell, C. Crook De Camp, L.S. De Camp, Josepha Sherman
Reading - Haymarket
L. Mc Master Bujold
Reading - Picasso
J.F. Moore
Reading - Geneve/Bern
S. Brust
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
T. Bisson
5:45 pm
Film - Robocop (1987) - Regency Ballroom A
6:30 pm - ASFA Reception - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: L. Smith
D. Anderson, H. Clement, M. Greenberg, R. Powers, M. Randall, Jon
Stopa, Joni Stopa
7:00 PM
Film - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:30 PM - Chesley Awards Ceremonies - Columbus Hall A/B
7:45 pm
Film - Metropolis (1926) - Regency Ballroom A
8:30 PM - Masquerade - Grand Ballroom
9:00 pm
Late Night -Discussion: Schlocky Movies - New Orleans
T. Hamilton, P. Kotula, G. Krause, J. Scrivner, J. Varley
Filk - 2/3 of Tech Dif & Joey - Gold Coast
Moderator: L. Melnick
J. Shoji, S. Willis
Film - Ghost (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D
9:30 pm
Film - Blade Runner (1982) - Regency Ballroom A
10:00 PM
Late Night -Ghost Stories - New Orleans
R.L. Byers, K. Dalkey, R. Garcia, A. Honigsberg, B. Rogers, C.
Springs, L. Stuckey
10:30 pm
Filk - Decadent Dave & Friends - Gold Coast
Moderator: D. Clement
N. Bucklin, D. Elms, G. Leathers, J. McKenty
11:00 PM
Late Night -Psychological vs. Splatter Horror - New Orleans
Moderator: N. Holder
E. Bergstrom, J. Dorr, R. Garcia, S. Honeck, D. Schow
11:15 pm
Film - The Computer Animation Show - Regency Ballroom C/D
12:00 am
Film - Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Regency Ballroom a
Sunday
Sunday
12:50 am
Film - Animation/Shorts Galore - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:35 am
Film - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1965) - Regency Ballroom A
3:05 am
Film - Ghidrah--the 3-Headed Monster (1966) - Regency Ballroom A
4:40 am
Film - Fiend Without a Face (1958) - Regency Ballroom A
6:30 am
Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:45 am
Film - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D
9:25 am
Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
10:00 AM
Media - Books-Movies-Books - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: C. Hitchcock
B. Froman, T. Gunnarsson, M. Leeper, G.R.R Martin, C. Miller, M.
Snodgrass
Literary - Focus on Death - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: J. Morrow
B. Denton, J. Kelly, T. Pratchett, M. Soukup, D. Zindell
Literary - Moving Publishing Out of New York - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: P. Nielsen-Hayden
B. Meacham, C. Ryan, D.W. Smith
Literary - Electronic Rights - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: C. Von Rospach
G. Costikyan, W. Daniels, R. Zellich
Science - Predictions and Extrapolations: Patterns in History and Science -
Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: J. Martino
K. Dalkey, M. Kenin, Joel Sherman, H. Turtledove
How can historians and futurists (and, of course, SF writers) get a
handle on the future? Does Change have patterns we can use to divine
the course of events? What are the methods of extrapolation?
Science - Weapons of Tomorrow: The War Toys of SF - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: B. Bova
D. Elms, R. Green, S. Shwartz, M. Yudkowski
What new military technologies are around the corner? Which old ones
will be made obsolete?
Academic - Teaching Science Fiction III - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: J. Patrouch
P. Eisenstein, R. Mac Bride Allen, C. Sheffield
Art - Demonstration: Matting - Buckingham
T. Hamilton
Art - Demonstration: Watercolor - Water Tower
P. Breeding-Black
Art - Slide Show: The Art of Baen books - Gold Coast
T. Weisskopf
Fan - Fat-Feminina in Fandom - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: L. Edison
H. Squires
- WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F
Costuming - From the Neck Up - Part 2 Hats and Dresses - Columbian
G. Anderson, K. Pauli, P. Pettinger, J. Ward
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J.G. Betancourt, J. Gurney, N. Jainschigg, J. Lichtenberg
Reading - Haymarket
J. Lorrah
Reading - Picasso
J. Tarr
Reading - Geneve/Bern
P. Williams
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
S. Leigh
10:30 am
Film - The Black Pirate (1926) - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Regency Ballroom A
11:00 am
Literary - Where is the Cutting Edge--Stories or Novels? - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: J. Kelly
E. Bryant, G. Dozois, D. Hartwell, S. Schmidt, C. Sheffield, M.
Swanwick
Literary - How Corporate Acquisitions Affect Publishing and You - Columbus
Hall I/J
Moderator: L. Aronica
T. Doherty, J.R. Douglas, J. Frankel, J. Higgins
Science - History of Space Flight in Editorial Cartoons - Columbus Hall K/L
L. Boyle
Larry Boyle follows the triumphs and flops of the Space Age through
the eyes of cartoonists.
Science - Bygone Monsters: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Critters in Fiction -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: J. Gurney
R. Charrette, R. Reed, R. Sawyer
The fossil world provides us with a panoply of alien creatures richer
than any imagined in novels. How have authors harnessed the worlds
of the past in the service of SF? What is the special appeal of
prehistoric creatures?
Academic - Discussion Panel: Rudyard Kipling - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: S. Shwartz
L. Gold, J. Pournelle, H. Wood
Art - Lecture: Repro Man - Gold Coast
D. Maitz
Art - Lecture/Demonstration: Colored Pencil - Buckingham
S. Rosema
Fan - Evolution of Fanzines and Fan Editors - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: T. Sadler
R. Coulson, L. Hickman, T. Lane, A. Ubelhor
Media - Dances With Dragons - Grand Ballroom E
J.L. Nye, R. Wood
- Field of Dreams - New Orleans
G. Effinger, R. Mainhardt, K. Parkinson, D.A. Smith, R. Wilber
Literary - Homoerotica and Homophagia: Gay Vampires - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: F. Hummel
L. Edison, N. Holder, C. Severance, A. Shepherd
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Dorr, W. Howlett, F. Pohl, K. Rusch, J. Williamson
Reading - Haymarket
J. Gunn
Reading - Picasso
M. Sargent
Reading - Geneve/Bern
D. Kingsbury
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
P. Cadigan
12:00 pm
Literary - Aliens and the Anthropomorphic Fallacy (Phallacy?) - Columbus Hall
A/B
Moderator: F.A. Brejcha
D. Drisgill, E. Friesner, L. Mixon, P. Park
Literary - Small Press Issues - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: G. Ketter
C. Edwards, R. Garcia, A. Kyle, A. Porter, J. Simner, M. Ziesing
Science - What's Wrong with NASA, and How to Fix It - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: A. Steele
P. Jennings, H. Spencer, C. Stoll
At least some of NASA's flaws are now apparent to everyone. Can the
outfit that sent people to the Moon and Voyager to Neptune be revived
from its post-Challenger, post-Hubble slump?
Science - How to Fix Your Broken Spaceship: A Short Course for the Prepared
Traveler - Columbus Hall K/L
K. Meltsner
How to talk to local blacksmiths and artisans so you can get your ship
back into space. Recommended for trips to those backwater planets
unserved by the Galactic AAA.
Science - The Feminine Experience in High-Tech - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: A. Karash
M.J. Dyson, K. Massie-Ferch, R. Nakkula, H. Parker
Scientists and engineers discuss the experience of women in the
predominantly-male world of the laboratory and the industrial plant.
Trivia - Trivia Bowl - New Orleans
Cities - Big City Support Systems - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: F. Pohl
S. Blom, W. Humphries, G. Price, Joel Sherman
Art - Demonstration: It's all Black and White - Water Tower
R. Walters
Art - Slide Show/Lecture: Do's and Don'ts - Gold Coast
J. Wurts
Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham
T. Hamilton, D. Maitz
Fan - Familiar Faces; Alternate Fandoms - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Sanders
J. Kare, T. Lay, P.A. Lucyshyn
- Art Auction Part II - Grand Ballroom F
Costuming - How Do I Start - Novice Costumers - Columbian
R. Himmelsbach, S. Pettinger, C. Salemi, V. Warren, J.
Wilson-Anderson
Literary - Japanese Science Fiction Today - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: M. Osako
T. Shibano, K. Yamaoka
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
T. Bisson, B. Bova, D. Cherry, J. Varley
Reading - Haymarket
C. Mills
Reading - Picasso
L. Stewart Carl
Reading - Geneve/Bern
M. Resnick
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
L. Carpenter
Film - Ron Shusett on the upcoming "Freejack" - Regency Ballroom A
12:15 PM
Film - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:00 PM
Literary - Japanese Culture/SF -- Cross Fertilizations - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: T. Shibano
Y. Kobayashi, M. Osako, S. Takeuchi
Science - Technofen and Tinkerers: Problem-Solving in Your Basement -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: T.R. Johnson
G. Anderson, A. Duester, C. Jones, J. Kare, D. Levine
What are they up to in those workshops? Among us are the techies--
people who delight in putting odd things together in odd ways, people
who walk through a con blinking and beeping, people who have assembled
amazing gadgets and marvelous toys.
Science - Do Dolphins Speak English? Will They? How about Gorillas? - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: M. Bein
D. Brin, J. Moffett, P. Robinson, C. Sheffield
Where does science stand in the quest to communicate with animals?
And will they ever read SF and fantasy? Will they ever write it?
Literary - Plotted While U Wait - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: S. Shwartz
S.M. Stirling, J. Tarr, H. Turtledove
Academic - Discussion Panel: Hal Clement - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: S. Miesel
A. Eisenstein, E. Hull
Art - Lecture: Self Dissection - Buckingham
J. Lee
Art - Slide Show: Hal Clement Show - Gold Coast
H. Clement
Art - Slide Show: David Mattingly Retrospective - Gold Coast
D. Mattingly
Art - Demonstration: Stone in Acrylic - Water Tower
L. Lake
Fan - Ghood Causes -- Worldcon Funded Fan Projects - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: C. Miller
P. Frierson, J. Hertz, S. Jeude
Filk - Filking the Mundanes - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: S. Childs-Helton
D. Clement, L. Fish, R. Nakkula
Costuming - Historical - Oriental - Columbian
R. Himmelsbach, T. Seabrook-McLaurine, V. Warren
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Coulson, R. Coulson, F. Kelly-Freas, S. Leigh, L. Tilton
Reading - Haymarket
D. Sakers
Reading - Picasso
P. Anthony
Reading - Geneve/Bern
D. Beason
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Rosenberg
Art - Computer Animation at Home - TBA
Film - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Regency Ballroom A
2:00 pm
Literary - What's the Difference Between Magical Realism and Fantasy? -
Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: E. Van
M. Kandel, P. McKillip, M. Rosenblum, M. Zambreno
Literary - Neopro 2: Contacts & Self Promotion - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: P. Heck
C. Eddy, W. Fawcett, P. Nielsen-Hayden, T. Weisskopf, B. Yalow
Science - What's Right with NASA - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: M.J. Dyson
R. Cage, D. Hardison, P. Richards
Warts and all, NASA is an astoundingly capable spacefaring
organization. What can it do that nobody else can do? What will its
future be like? Will NASA survive in its present form?
Science - Screwdriver Dreams: Hard SF and Mysticism - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: G. Benford
H. Hendrix, S. McKee Charnas, D. Zindell
Writers of hard science fiction are notall Cold Equations. Some
exhibit a broad streak of mysticism in their work. Who? Why?
Literary - Influence of Dorothy Dunnett - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D. Keller
M. Gettings, J. Hertz, G. Kay, T. Nielsen-Hayden, J. Stevenson
Science - The Secret Sex Life of Candy - Columbus Hall K/L
S. Scheiner
Have you ever wondered where M&M's come from? What really goes on in
that factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania? Come hear about life and
love in a sugar-coated world. Rated "VF" (Very Fattening). Fen under
12 notadmitted.
Art - Networking - Buckingham
Moderator: M. Miller
R. Eggleton, D. Maitz, S. Saffel, L. Synk
Fan - Where Have All the Young Fans Gone? - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: E. Whitley
L. Bushyager, S. Francis, R. Smith, Jon Stopa
Media - Yes Mr. Waverly - Those Men From Uncle - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: T.E. DeWeese
R. Coulson
- Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F
G. Boettcher, M. Randall, M. Reichert, M. Resnick, R. Silverberg,
R. Weinberg
- Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F
F. Ackerman, E. Bryant, A.J. Budrys, P. Cadigan, R. Green, M.
Greenberg
- WSFS Mark and Registration Committee - New Orleans
Costuming - All Hail Queen G - Columbian
N. Mildebrandt, P. Pettinger, S. Pettinger, G. Wolfenden-Steib
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
L. Barwood, G. Dickson, S. Miesel, D. Schweitzer
Reading - Haymarket
P. McAuley
Reading - Picasso
D. Thornley
Reading - Geneve/Bern
M. Soukup
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
R. Kirstein
Film - The Princess Bride (1987) - Regency Ballroom C/D
3:00 pm
Literary - The Rise of Androgyny - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: A. Thomson
K. Babich, D. Keller, S. Miller, B. Rogers, K.D. Wentworth
Literary - F&SF in the Eighties - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D. Hartwell
E. Datlow, G. Dozois, D. Grant, J. Klein, B. Mitchell
Media - Sigourney Weaver - Grand Ballroom E
J. Ecklar, E. Heideman, S. Mayer, R. Meyers
Literary - Neopro 1: In and Out of the Slush Pile, Contracts and Agents -
Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: T. King
J. Bilmes, S. Gilbert, S. Schmidt, D.W. Smith, G. Van Gelder
Science - The Abuse of Biology in SF - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: E. Moon
B. Gehm, S. Scheiner, E. Van Dommelen, S. Willis
How does SF stack up when it deals with the biological sciences?
Grievous errors, and how writers might avoid them. Bad examples and
good examples.
Science - Adaptive Technology: An Equalizing Force for the Disabled -
Columbus Hall K/L
F.A. Brejcha, J. Lazzaro
Disabled computer users are discovering that in the online world,
everybody looks the same. You may type your electronic mail at 100
words per minute or tap it out with a pencil in your mouth; your
correspondents and readers don't care. Users of the BIX conferences
discuss the potential of technology for opening new doors.
Cities - Cities in Space - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: Joel Sherman
A. Gilliland, J. Strickland, H. Vanderbilt
Art - Lecture: Conservation Techniques - Buckingham
E. Vartanoff
Fan - It Doesn't SEEM Like 50 Years! (Fandom of the 30's and 40's) -
Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Kyle
F. Ackerman, R. Madle, F. Pohl, W. Tucker
Science - Crunching Better Science: Are Faster Computers the Answer? -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: D. Levine
A. Anda, D. Beason, D. Elms, K. Meltsner
As raw computer power becomes available to scientists, some hard
problems can be licked; other problems run away toofast. Ill-behaved
problems may fall to trial and error. Very complex simulations become
possible. Can fundamental discoveries be made inside very big, very
fast machines? And where will faster performance come from?
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
G. Cook, K. Koja, K. Rusch, W.J. Williams
Reading - Haymarket
B. McKenna
Reading - Picasso
D. Drisgill
Reading - Geneve/Bern
J. Chalker
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
G. Kay
Film - A look at Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" - Regency Ballroom A
3:30 pm - Art Auction Part III - Grand Ballroom F
4:00 PM
Literary - Setting-Driven Plot vs. Plot-Driven Setting - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: P. McKillip
V.E. Mitchell, M. Rosenblum, J. Stith, J. Williamson, C. Willis
Literary - Starting a New Magazine - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: C. Ryan
J.G. Betancourt, C. Edwards, E. Heideman, A. Porter, D.W. Smith
Science - Dreamworlds and Cyberspace: Building Virtual Realities - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: C. Morningstar
C.J. Cherryh, J. Cramer, L. Niven, T. O'Brien, D. Skran, J. Weisman
The hottest, most-discussed topic in computerdom these days is
"virtual reality:" you join other people in a simulated environment
your computer provides. Learn about early systems that have already
been developed, and about the thousand-and-one applications for
future VR systems.
Science - Frontiers of Electronics - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: H. Davidson
J. Grimm, D. Houseman, D. Levine, A. Peed, R. Zellich
No technical art has changed our globe in as many ways as electronics.
What's the latest on faster chips? Smaller ones? Optical computing?
Dense storage media? Ask our experts.
Literary - British Commonwealth Speculative Fiction - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: P. McAuley
C. Burnham, G. Collins, P. Gurnwell, P. Nicholls, T. Pratchett, N.
Ruddick
Science - Charting America's Path to Space: The Synthesis Group - Columbus
Hall K/L
D. Beason
The U.S. badly needs a road map for its next decades in space. Dr.
Doug Beason is a member of the "Synthesis Group," commissioned by the
White House to investigate and recommend alternatives for returning to
the Moon, exploring Mars, and exploiting the resources of the Solar
System. He discusses their recommendations.
Art - Round Table: Printing and Distribution - Gold Coast
A. Price
Art - 3-D Art in a 2-D World - Buckingham
Moderator: R. Charrette
M.D. Farley, B. Guarino, J. Guthrie, S. Mayer
Art - Demonstration: Oil Painting - Water Tower
J. Gurney
Fan - Did You Hear the One About... (Fan Humorists Panel) - Columbus Hall
E/F
Moderator: M. Glyer
S. Farber, T. Harvia, A. Hlavaty, E. Weinstein
Media - It's Dead, Jim - Is Trek VI the End of Classic Trek? - Grand
Ballroom E
Moderator: J. Lichtenberg
B. Ferguson, J. Ford, R. Greenberger
Costuming - From LEDs to LASERs - Columbian
G. Anderson, G. Boettcher, M. VandeBunt
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Norman, J. Roberson, L. Synk, W. Wu
Reading - Haymarket
A. Harris
Reading - Picasso
R. Meyers
Reading - Geneve/Bern
E. Bryant
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
S.M. Stirling
Film - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Solaris (1972) - Regency Ballroom A
5:00 pm
Literary - Sex and Violence, Love and Death - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: J. May
P. Jennings, S. Leigh, S. McKee Charnas, J. Roberson, N. Smith, M.
Soukup
Literary - Family of pros - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: M. Haldeman
S. Deer, L. Haldeman, S. Miesel, L. Resnick, S. Tilton, V.S.
Trestrail, L. Turtledove
Literary - The Power of the Bookstore Employee - Columbus Hall I/J
Moderator: S. Allison
A. Bentley, L. Hamilton, G. Ketter, E. Lang, B. McKenna
Science - The Scrambled Democracy: Computers, Government, Privacy, and Civil
Liberties - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: M. Godwin
M. Crawford, S. Jackson, A. Peed, B. Schneier, C. Von Rospach
How do we protect individual rights on the emerging electronic
frontier, where legal precedents are few and innovation outraces both
citizens and government? How can we guarantee freedoms while
providing for the legitimate needs of law enforcement? Can
cryptography provide citizens with tools to do this?
Science - Read My Lips, Hal: Speech Recognition by Machines - Columbus Hall
K/L
G. Corrigan
It's hard to get people to listen to you. It's even harder to get a
machine to listen. Engineer Gerald Corrigan explains how speech
recognition works and what tomorrow's computers will be able to do
with it.
Science - Space Travel: Your Ticket to Orbit Has Been Confiscated - Columbus
Hall C/D
J. Davidson, D. Meyer
At the end of 1990, Glavkosmos contract in hand, three young tall
Texans set out to give you a chance to fly to Mir, the Soviet space
station. Unfortunately, the Harris County district attorney's office
was short on enthusiasm for spaceflight. Entrepreneurs Jim Davidson
and David Meyer explain how the DA brought the program to an end-- and
why it's notdead yet.
Academic - Panel: Postmodernism and Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: P. McAuley
H. Hendrix, W. Schuyler, S.M. Stirling
Art - Cartooning - Buckingham
Moderator: J. Mayhew
K. Erichsen, A. Gilliland, R. Gleason, T. Harvia, M. White
Fan - Are the Hugos an Endangered Species? - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: B. Pelz
R. Katze, R. Pavlac
Filk - Filk as Poetry - Grand Ballroom E
Moderator: R. Coulson
G. Dickson, C. Flynt, B. Sutton, W. Sutton
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
S. Brust, K. Dalkey, L. Mc Master Bujold, J. Roberts
Reading - Haymarket
C. Sheffield
Reading - Picasso
T. Gunnarsson
Reading - Geneve/Bern
G. Effinger
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
R. Sawyer
6:30 pm - N3F Meeting - Columbus Hall K/L
Film - Total Recall (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:00 PM
Film - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) - Regency Ballroom A
8:30 PM
Film - Fantasia (1940) - Regency Ballroom C/D
8:45 pm
Film - Aelita Queen of Mars (1924) - Regency Ballroom A
9:00 pm
Late Night -Fan Readings - New Orleans
D. Levine, N. Smith, C. Springs, P. Wells
Filk - Pagan Circle - Gold Coast
Moderator: B. Sutton
W. Sutton, G. Zak
- Hugo Awards Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom
10:30 pm
Filk - Barry & Sally Jam - Gold Coast
Moderator: B. Childs-Helton
S. Childs-Helton
10:45 pm
Film - The Second Animation Celebration: The Movie - Regency Ballroom C/D
Film - Sneak Peak II: More on upcoming movies - Regency Ballroom A
12:00 am
Film - Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Regency Ballroom a
Monday
Monday
12:35 am
Film - Animation/Shorts Galore II - Regency Ballroom C/D
2:00 am
Film - Repeats of most requested films - Regency Ballroom A
6:30 am
Film - Phantom Empire 10-12 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
7:45 am
Film - TBA - Regency Ballroom C/D
9:30 am
Film - Phantom Empire 10-12 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D
10:00 AM
Literary - Post-Glasnost SF - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: L. Carpenter
R. Glaub, F. Saberhagen, H. Wood
Literary - Computer BBS and the Law - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: G. Costikyan
R. Chilson, S. Jackson, C. Von Rospach, M. Ward
Science - Skeptics and Pseudoscience: Tilting at Windmills? - Columbus Hall
C/D
Moderator: M. Flynn
B. Delaplace, J. Lazar, R. Mac Bride Allen, T. O'Brien, H.
Scrimgeour
Standing opposed to the armies of astrologers, crystal healers,
psychics, and other purveyors of pseudoscience are but a few
"skeptics." What do they stand for? Can they bring about
enlightenment in a world filled with nonsense? Or are they just
knee-jerk debunkers with closed minds?
Science - Bring Your Own Doomsday: Speculating on Environmental Catastrophe -
Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: H. Hendrix
J. Killus, L. Mixon, H. Parker, M. Sestak
There are a lot of ways to end the world, end humanity, or end
civilization. Bring your favorite to this panel. A multidisciplinary
team will tackle a grim, but enjoyable, subject.
Science - Solar Power Satellites and the Environment - Columbus Hall K/L
J. Strickland
Collecting solar energy in space, and beaming it to Earth for
conversion to electricity, may pay off. Worries about global warming,
pollution, and nuclear waste have triggered a new look at the solar
power satellite.
Academic - Feminism in Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: B. Friend
M. Bartter, J. Bogstad, P. Eisenstein, E. Hull
Art - Computer Aided Art - Gold Coast
Moderator: T. Canty
A. Cabrera, T. Harvia, M. Miller
Art - The Pulps: Covers and Interiors - Water Tower
Moderator: R. Eggleton
T. Hamilton, N. Jainschigg, R. Walters
Art - Collaborations - Buckingham
Moderator: A. Austin
P.J. Beese, L. Kelly-Freas, D. Maitz, M. White
Media - Love Those Aliens - Grand Ballroom E
- WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
P. McKillip, K. Parkinson, C. Stoll, C. Willis
Reading - Haymarket
D. Kyle
Reading - Picasso
K. Cramer
Reading - Geneve/Bern
T. Pratchett
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
E. Kushner
10:35 am
Film - Plan 9 From Outer Space (1956) - Regency Ballroom C/D
11:00 am
Literary - Modern Concepts of Aliens vs. Aliens of the Past - Columbus Hall
I/J
Moderator: K. Nerat
P. Anthony, M. Gear, Jack Haldeman, J. Jewell, R. Killheffer
Literary - Perceptions of Authority in High Fantasy - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D. Millitello
L. Hamilton, R. Knaak, D. McKiernan, S. Meier, J. Tarr, H. Wood
Science - Economic Skulduggery and Terrorism in the Information Age - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: N. Rest
W. Humphries, F. Pohl, M. Rosenblum, L.Z. Smith, D. Taylor
The complexity of the (almost) 21st-century world allows for a myriad
of wonderful products and services. But it is vulnerable. Crime.
"Soft" warfare. Outlaw political activism. "Low-intensity conflict."
Ecosabotage. What new shape will these take in a heavily networked
world?
Science - Stuck in a Technorut: How Contemporary Technology Influences SF -
Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: A. Andrews
D. Elms, W. Mullen, J. Roberts
Existing technology and its effect on the imagination of the SF
writer. Writers of the 20's were excited by trains, planes, and
automobiles; the influence lingers on today's writers. Perhaps the
original fire from these machines set the course of our current
fictional technologies. Are we stuck in technoruts that began as
train-grooves, car-grooves, plane-grooves? (Mainframe-grooves?
Rocket-grooves?)
Science - Genetic Engineering: Where We're Going - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: P. McAuley
T. Harvia, J. Lazar, J. Thompson, E. Van Dommelen
Tinkering with genes is beginning to be a routine matter. These
techniques open up exciting, and perhaps frightening, new vistas for
the modification of living creatures. How does genetic engineering
work? What's possible? What's impossible? And how will we deal
with the legal, ethical, and economic problems that arise?
Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham
D. Cherry, C. Lundgren
Art - Bitch Session - Gold Coast
Open Discussion
Media - Seven Across the Ocean - Blake's Seven - Grand Ballroom E
Autograph - Guest of Honor Signing - Wrigley
H. Clement
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
W. Barlowe, T. Gunnarsson, M. Reichert, H. Turtledove
Reading - Picasso
J. Wurts
Reading - Geneve/Bern
J. Coulson
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
P. Cirone
12:00 pm
Literary - SF and Fantasy on the Live Theatre Stage - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: A.L. Chancellor
G. Carrington, C. Severance, R. Shea, G. Van Dorn
Science - World-Building Panel? Hell, Why notBuild A Whole Solar System? -
Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: R. Sawyer
R. Cage, D. Hatch, R. Mac Bride Allen, J. Martino, M. Sumner
You can't have a Worldcon without having a world-building panel.
Designing planets is part of the work that earns an SF writer's bread
and butter. How is it done? From the parent star down, or from the
alien critters up? What about a family of planets in a solar system?
World-builders share their secrets.
Science - The Two Cultures in F&SF: Science Confronts the Humanities - Grand
Ballroom B
Moderator: Ctein
H. Hendrix, M. Rich
Decades ago, C.P. Snow defined the "Two Cultures" of technical
intellectuals and literary intellectuals. The split is still with us.
How does it influence our fantasy and science fiction? What works,
what authors manage to bridge the gap? What works or authors make it
deeper?
Science - Crossing Disciplines: Can I Get A Job As a 'Synthesist?' - Columbus
Hall C/D
Moderator: A. O'Connell
A. Andrews, H. Davidson, A. Dormire, M. Ward
Most jobs are specialized, but a few people must bring together
knowledge across a wide range of disciplines. Where is this kind of
work required? What talents does it take? What kind of training?
Cities - Colonial Cities After the Initial Settlement - Grand Ballroom D -
North
Moderator: A. Gilliland
H. Vanderbilt
Fan - Trans-Atlantic View of Fandom - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: J. Gomoll
L. Huntzinger, P. Wells
Media - Wizards and Warriors - Grand Ballroom E
Literary - Gay Speculative Fiction - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: R. Gonder
C. Cipra, R. Himmelsbach, T. McDaniel, L. Selkee, M. Soukup
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
D. Hartwell, F. Saberhagen
Reading - Haymarket
R. Knaak
Reading - Geneve/Bern
F. Pohl
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
M.S. Bell
Film - Star Wars (1977) - Regency Ballroom C/D
1:00 PM
Science - Lots of Little Brothers Are Watching: Privacy in Computerland -
Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: L.Z. Smith
A. Anda, D. Ihnat, C. Springs, C. Stoll
Our privacy may be at risk from monolithic government surveillance,
but it's under far more frequent assault from a multitude of private
and commercial snoopers-- credit bureaus, insurance companies,
junkmailers, employers, and others. How has this come about? Does
the Information Age provide us new weapons for fighting back?
Science - Can We Reach Vinge's Singularity? The Meaning of Exponential
Progress - Columbus Hall K/L
Moderator: D. Skran
J. Baen, W. Higgins, C. Morningstar, S. Schmidt, T. Van Horne
Vernor Vinge suggested that the increase of knowledge and innovation
will go ever faster until civilization suddenly breaks through into an
unguessable new state. Is this inevitable? Are there forces that
will slow progress down? Or will new pressures always arise to
increase the pace of change?
Science - Herbs, Animal Lore, Weather, & Land: Natural Science in Fantasy
Novels - Columbus Hall C/D
Moderator: E. Berman
L. Barwood, J. Coulson, M. Kenin, C. Mills
What role does scientific knowledge play in telling a good fantasy
story? How do fantasy writers use science? (Our Science Guy wanted
desperately to have a science panel dealing with straight fantasy...)
Academic - Discussion Panel: Philip K. Dick - Grand Ballroom D - North
Moderator: E. Van
P. Kaveny
Fan - Neo-Fandom Through the Ages - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: T. Weisskopf
L. Eisenberg, K. Moore, L. Penney, W. Tucker
Literary - How I Made My First Sale - Columbus Hall I/J
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
J. Clayton, P. Foglio, M. Kube-McDowell, R. Meluch
Reading - Haymarket
F. Ackerman
Reading - Picasso
B. Rogers
Reading - Geneve/Bern
K. Rusch
Reading - Basel/Lausanne
J. Roberts
2:00 pm
Literary - Poet as Hero - Columbus Hall A/B
Moderator: C. Sheffield
L. Barwood, L. Gold, H. Lisle, M. Rich, K. Stein, J. Stevenson
Science - So What If The Science Is Wrong? Putting The S In Your SF - Grand
Ballroom B
Fan - The Second Chicon (1952) - Columbus Hall E/F
Moderator: D. Kyle
C. Korshak, E. Korshak, Ed Wood
Literary - Classic Worldbuilding Techniques - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: D.A. Smith
H. Clement, L. Niven, F. Pohl, J. Pournelle
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
E.b. Shahar, D.W. Smith, R. Wilber
Reading - Haymarket
K. Jensen
Reading - Picasso
H. Hendrix
Reading - Geneve/Bern
N. Kress
2:10 pm
Film - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) - Regency Ballroom C/D
3:00 pm - Closing Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom F
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
D. Brin, P. Hodgell, R. Knaak, W. Tucker
Reading - Haymarket
D. Millitello
Reading - Picasso
M. Hanson-Roberts
Reading - Geneve/Bern
R. Shea
4:00 PM
Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South
K. Jensen, D. Kyle, R. Weinberg
Reading - Picasso
M. Rich
Reading - Geneve/Bern
A.J. Budrys
Film - Hugo Award Winner - Regency Ballroom C/D
5:00 pm
Reading - Haymarket
C. Johnson
Reading - Picasso
M. Zambreno
Reading - Geneve/Bern
L.S. De Camp