Conadian 1994 Friday Schedule

Thursday* * Friday* * Saturday* * Sunday* * Monday

9:00:00 AM, MR 8, 2A080, Aerobics John Douglass,  
9:00:00 AM, Fort Garry Hotel Cafe, 2A767, N3F Breakfast, A
 dutch treat breakfast, Diane Miller, 
 
10:00:00 AM, Campaign South, 2B000, ASFA Meeting, Annual
 meeting of ASFA, which is the SF & F artist membership organization
 advocating for artists and their artwork.,
 Stu Hellinger, 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 1, 2B007, The Business of Writing, Can you
 survive writing SF alone?  Should you concentrate on the "art" and
 leave the business to an agent?  Are you in it
 just for the money? Dave Wolverton, Ian Ballantine, Betty
 Ballantine, Rebecca Moesta Anderson, M Shayne Bell, L Warren
 Douglas, David Feintuch
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 9, 2B221, Origami Workshop, Mark will teach
 folding figures the attendees choose from a selection of simple,
 intermediate, and difficult paperfolds.  Subjects
 include dinosaurs, aliens, speacecraft, etc.  Attendees are
 encouraged to show and teach figures of their own and to
 experiment.  Most of the figures that Mark teaches are his own
 inventions.  Featured: X-wing fighter, Mark Leeper, 
 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 7, 2B519, Solar Power Satellites and Energy
 Politics, Let's take a look at solar power via the slide
 projector, John Strickland Jr, 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 12, 2B520, Debunking Pseudoscience, Most SF
 writers knowingly use pseudoscience.  Where do we draw the line?
 Jack Nimersheim, George Flentke, Keith
 G. Kato, Hayford Peirce, Howard Scrimgeour, Susan M Smith,
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 15, 2B638, Starting a New Convention, How
 and why some cons were started, how they have been maintained, and
 a few of the problems they had to fix along
 the way, Cindy Huckle, Sue Weinlein, Franklin Hummel, Val Ontell,
 Robert Runte, 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 14, 2B748, Society for the Preservation of
 SF Fandom History, Dedicated to the physical preservation of
 endangered fannish materials.  Networking,
 cataloguing resources and idea sharing encouraged!, Peggy Rae
 Pavlat, 
 
10:00:00 AM, Con Ctr Loop, 2B761, Blood Drive, Since the
 dawn of time Worldcons have had Blood Drives, Conadian will be no
 different.  The Red Cross will provide a bus on
 Friday, September 2nd.  It will run at the hours of 10am and 11am.
 Pick up is in the loop in front of the Convention Centre.  Photo ID
 is required to donate, and it is asked that donors
 eat before hand,  
 
10:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 2B800, Autograph Sessions 2b
 Jean Lorrah, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 5, 2B830, KaffeeKlatch 2b, Limited ADVANCE
 registration - inquire at Con Info Desk,  Alan Barclay, Donald
 Kingsbury, George (Lan) Laskowski, Larry
 Niven, Elisabeth Vonarburg,
 
10:00:00 AM, Sheraton, 2B850, Writers Workshop ,
 Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2b
 ,  Jack Dann, Leslie Gadallah, Adrienne Foster, 
 
10:00:00 AM, MR 10, 2B870, Reading by Heather Spears,
 Heather Spears reads her own work, Heather Spears, 
 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 7, 2C022, Libraries in the Future, Will
 actual "paper" books become an anachronism with the advent of the
 electronic media?  With easier access, might people
 read more, or has television killed the book industry? Lindalee
 Stuckey, Billie Aul, Laura Frankos, Val Ontell, Joseph T Mayhew,
 ,
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 2, 2C170, A New Look at Hard SF, What is
 considered "hard" SF in today's market?  How does it compare to
 what it has been in the past? David G Hartwell,
 Kathryn Cramer, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 13, 2C197, Latest Japanese SF Art/Slide
 Show, Let Yasuo Kawai and Masamiti Osako show you the unknown
 Japanese SF Arts recently with beautiful slides!
 They will show you centered on the Art of Paperback covers, and
 talk about various artists, Yasuo Kawai, Masamichi Osako, Anthony
 Bryant, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 14, 2C200, How to Do Celtic Knotwork
 Workshop, Celtic knotwork is the ancient art of interlacing.
 Although it is beautifully intricate, it is deceptively
 simple to learn.  In this workshop you will learn how to create a
 basic four strand knot which can be used as a border pattern or
 manipulated into more complex designs, Deb Kosiba,  
11:00:00 AM, MR 1, 2C451, How to Kill, Maim, or Heal
 Characters, How can one sword destroy an army?  Here's help to
 ensure your science matches your story, Shariann
 Lewitt, Bart Kemper, Pras Stillman, Bridget McKenna, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 6, 2C581, When I Grow Up, I Want To Be Just
 Like Wolverine, Canada's first superhero...Psycopath or Hero?
 Len Wein, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 15, 2C611, Panel Moderation Workshop
 Tom Whitmore, Frederick Andrew Lerner, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 10, 2C729, Model Contest, First Session
 Sheila Adler, Barry Adler, 
 
11:00:00 AM, MR 4, 2C739, Interview with Anne McCaffrey,
 Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, co-writer with and friend of Anne
 McCaffrey, interviews Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth
 Ann Scarborough, Anne McCaffrey, 
 
11:00:00 AM, ConCourse, 2C801, Autograph Sessions 2c
 P C Hodgell, Guy Gavriel Kay, George R R Martin, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2D014, Enhancements to Humanity, When
 is the enhanced person no longer human?  Where is your privacy when
 everybody has telepathy?  Who would
 oppose the enhancements? Maia Cowan, Mary H Rosenblum, Glenn
 Grant, J. D. Maynard, Gerald D. Nordley, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2D035, How Anthologies are Put Together,
 We've all read them.  How are they put together?  Who picks a
 theme?  And why the heck can't I get in one?!?
 Ellen Datlow, Kevin J Anderson, Briccio Barrientos, Mike Resnick,
 Edward Kramer, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2D057, Poetry Round-Robin Readings, Open
 to all who wish to participate.  Co-ordinated by Mary Turzillo.,
 Mary A Turzillo, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2D103, Maquerades, Famous costumes of
 the past from the cameras of Ray Lavender, Ken Konkol, David Clark
 and others; collected and presented by
 Marjii Ellers, Marjii Ellers, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2D177, New Games, A friendly
 ice-breaker, in an atmosphere of pure fun, for children of all
 ages.  Wear comfortable clothes and bring a sense of humor.,
 David Honigsberg, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2D335, Long-Term Future of the Universe,
 The past of the universe, all the way to the Bug Bang, has been
 mapped out in fair detail.  But what about the
 long-term future?  How far ahead can we see, and what does the end
 look like for Earth, Sun Universe, and Humanity?  Come and find
 out, Charles Sheffield, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2D518, Fan Funds Auction, Auction for
 a variety of good causes--including (at press time) TAFF, DUFF, and
 the SF Foundation, Leah Zeldes Smith,
 Richard Smith, Jack L Chalker, Mike Resnick, Joe Haldeman, Mike
 Glicksohn, jan howard finder
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2D552, Invented Languages and Slangs,
 How do you invent a plausible language?  Must you write a complete
 dictionary or are just a few words needed?
 Wil McCarthy, Roger Burton-West, Barry B Longyear, Kate Soley,
 Stanley Schmidt, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2D621, Fairy Tales and Folklore: Their
 Influence on SF, If folklore is really tales about a culture, how
 can a writer derive a story that is SF in feel? Lee
 Barwood, Beth Meacham, Lindalee Stuckey, Claire Eddy, Josepha
 Sherman, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2D642, WSFS Business Meeting,
 Preliminary Session, This meeting, held in three daily sessions
 starting today, is where we consider amendments to the
 WSFS Constitution (including the Hugo Awards and Worldcon Site
 Selection rules).  At today's preliminary meeting, we will set
 debate time limits and other ground rules for debate on
 the motions submitted to this year's meeting.  If you are a member
 of ConAdian, you are a member of WSFS and are welcome to attend
 this meeting and participate in the debate, Kevin
 Standlee, 
 
12:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2D802, Autograph Sessions 2d
 Jonathan V. Post, Jack L Chalker, Sandra Morrese, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2D831, KaffeeKlatch 2d, Limited ADVANCE
 Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk,  George Barr, S. M.
 Stirling, Edmund R. Meskys, 
 
12:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2D872, Reading by Terry Garey, Terry
 Garey reads own work, Terry Garey, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2E055, Planets of Double/Multiple Suns,
 The likelihood of planets in double and multiple star systems,
 compared with that for single stars; with the stability
 of various orbit arrangements (sorry, no figure 8); and with
 working out the effects (lighting, temperature) of multiple suns on
 specific planetary environments, Harry C Stubbs, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2E327, Canadian SF, A discussion on the
 differences in SF from various regions of the world, Robert Runte,
 Glenn Grant, David G Hartwell, Andre Lieven,
 Derryl Murphy, Robert Sawyer, Michael Skeet
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2E449, The Encyclopedia of SF, My Two
 Years in Hell, The co-editor of "The Encyclopedia of Science
 Fiction" (a finalist in this year's non-fiction category
 of the Hugos), describes the tribulations, unexpected problem and
 occasional minor triumphs of researching a book that attempts to
 describe-without mistakes-the whole of SF in 1.3
 million words, Peter Nicholls, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2E458, The Methods & Masochisms of Short
 Fiction Writing, What makes a story a story, and how do you keep it
 short? Richard Chwedyk, Stephen Burns,
 Mary H Rosenblum, Teresa Patterson, Mary H Rosenblum, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2E597, Slush Pile Panel, Excerpts from
 manuscripts the editors loved but for some silly reason just didn't
 buy, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
 Sue Weinlein, Charles C Ryan, Shawna McCarthy, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2E639, I Got Run Over by a Truck with NSA
 Plates on the Info Superhiway, How to survive the information
 superhighway, Timothy L Smith,  Bandit, Robin
 Wulff, Brett Glass, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2E656, The Psychology of Writing, See
 what makes a writer tick.  Why they do what they do and how they
 deal with their obsession, Barry B Longyear, Jack
 Dann, Alexandra Honigsberg, John M. Landsberg, Shariann Lewitt, 
 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2E740, Babylon 5 Presentation, A sneak
 peak at what's in store for one of the best SF shows on TV!, Craig
 Miller, 
 
1:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2E803, Autograph Sessions 2e
 Joe Haldeman, Kathryn Cramer, Charles Sheffield, 
 
1:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2E854, Writers Workshop ,
 Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2e
 , Bridget McKenna, Stanley Schmidt, L Warren
 Douglas, Kent Brewster, 
 
1:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2E871, Reading by Nancy Kilpatrick, Nancy
 Kilpatrick reads her own work, Nancy Kilpatrick, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2F047, Censorship, Hitler burned books
 and Canada still controls the news.  When does political
 correctness lead to censorship? Caro Soles, Myra Cakan,
 Charles Pellegrino, Ron Sarti, Christine Valada, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2F561, Changing Paradigms on the Verge of
 the 21 Century, The world is changing faster now than 30 years ago.
 
Are we keeping up? Dr. Arlan Andrews,
 Henry Vanderbilt, Maia Cowan, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Bradford Lyau,
 ,
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2F574, Using Humor to Make Social
 Statements, SF is a great medium for affecting social change and
 humor can be an efficient vehicle.  Aren't sacred cows
 perfect for beef stew? Paula Johanson, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio,
 Stephen Burns, Susan Casper, Hayford Peirce,
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2F680, Collating APA-NYU Mark Glasser,
, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2F696, Global Warming, A discussion on
 global warming and how it will affect our lives in the next
 century, Timothy Lane, Clifton Amsbury, John
 Strickland Jr, Gerald D. Nordley, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2F718, Transylvania Tour, A slide show
 of Transylvania in two parts.  The first part as seen through the
 eyes of Bram Stoker's characters in Dracula.   The
 second part covers the life of Vlad the Impaler, th ereal life 15th
 century prince who impaled his enemies, Beverley Richardson,  
2:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2F777, That Krazy Kepler...Basic
 Astronomy from the Past, Kepler, as performed by Dr. Martin
 Clutton-Brock, tells the audience how he made his
 discoveries, all thw while battling nagging wives, drunken
 roommates and stupid bureaucracy, Dr. Martin Clutton-Brock,  
2:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2F804, Autograph Sessions 2f
 Amy Thomson, Allen Steele, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2F832, KaffeeKlatch 2f, Limited ADVANCE
 Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk,  Jean Lorrah, George R
 R Martin, Len Wein, 
 
2:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2F873, Reading by Donald Kingsbury,
 Donald Kingsbury reads his own work, Donald Kingsbury,  
2:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2F874, Reading by Frederik Pohl, Frederik
 Pohl reads his own work, Frederik Pohl, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2G024, How to Form a Writer's Group, So
 you have decided to publically declare your insanity and become a
 writer.  How do you find similar souls and how
 can they help  your dream?  M Shayne Bell, Cynthia Felice, Sally
 McBride, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2G033, World Building, Haven't we all
 read stories where the writer got so involved in building the world
 that they lost the story? Roger MacBride Allen,
 Jack L Chalker, David Drake, Dave Duncan, Larry Niven, Harry C
 Stubbs,
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2G148, Soviet Space Disasters, A
 discussion of Russian space technology and political concerns.,
 Jordin Kare, Jonathan V. Post, Andre Lieven, Hugh
 Gregory, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2G342, Pern Trivia/Hosting, The Pern
 Trivia contest will be run as a combination between Jeopardy and
 Trivial Pursuit.  There will be 4 groups of 3, and the
 over-all winner will be decided by whomever has the highest score
 out of the four games.  The categories include:  Pern Heraldry,
 Weyrs, Holds, Crafts, Food and People, Magi Shepley,
 , 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2G459, Babylon Five Panel, The action,
 the characters, the special effects.  Is it television SF's "last,
 best hope?," Gerri Balter, Perrianne Lurie, Franklin
 Hummel, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2G687, Magic Meets Technology,
 Techno-babble Vs. Fairy Woo-Woo.  Whose wand is stronger? Claire
 Eddy, Glenn Battis, Robert Charrette, Daniel
 Fresnot, Mark Shepherd, Janice M Eisen,
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2G713, Winnipeg Doctor Who/Blake's 7 Fan
 Club (Tardis 204), Club Meetng Anna Boudreau, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2G728, Bantam Books Presents, A
 slideshow and panel presentation which will preview science fiction
 and fantasy publications coming from Bantam
 Spectra Books over the next severl months, presented by the staff
 of Spectra.  Color slides will feature artwork from upcoming
 titles, Jennifer Hershey, Tom Dupree, Janna Silverstein,
 Christian Waters, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2G780, The Archeology of Slasher Films,
 A discussion of the significance of horror movies in our society.,
 Dr. Carl Matheson, 
 
3:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2G805, Autograph Sessions 2g
 Jean-Louis Trudel, Gene Wolfe, 
 
3:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2G875, Reading by Connie Willis, Connie
 Willis reads her own work, Connie Willis, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2H011, Musing with Muuse
 (tm)--Applications of Virtual Reality, Muuse [tm]--Multicimensional
 User-oriented Synthetic Environment--is a unique new
 Virtual Reality shell invented by Dr. Creve Maples and Craig
 Peterson of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.  Dr.
 Andrews has worked with inventors to apply VR principles
 to practical engineering problems for industry, Dr. Arlan Andrews,
, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2H049, To Be a Female Writer, The "glass
 ceiling" -- alive and well in SF&F, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime,
 Elisabeth Vonarburg, Myra Cakan, Nancy
 Kilpatrick, Elizabeth Moon, Carrie Richerson,
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2H144, How to Edit, How to read like an
 editor, Ginjer Buchanan, Shawna McCarthy, Ellen Datlow, Scott
 Edelman, Josepha Sherman, Janna Silverstein,
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2h227, Designing Diseases, A discussion
 of disease and how it works to help you in your world, Shariann
 Lewitt, Jeri Freedman, Ian K Hagemann, Judy
 Lazar, J. D. Maynard, Perrianne Lurie,
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2h235, OnLine Communities, What do you
 think like is like in a virtual community?  Can you still have safe
 sex in a virtual relationship? Alexandra
 Honigsberg, Marty Helgesen, Henry Spencer, Ken Meltsner, Terry
 O'Brien, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 4, 2H331, The Use of Science in Fantasy, If
 a sufficiently advanced science could appear as magic, couln't
 magic also appear as science? Alexis A Gilliland,
 Robert Silverberg, Betsy Mitchell, Geoff Ryman, Dr. William
 Sarjeant, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2H677, Can Technology Help Us Save/Manage
 Our World, Have we as a people matured fast enough to keep pace
 with technology, or are we just playing
 God? Gail S Abend, Daniel L Marcus, Leslie Gadallah, Bart Kemper,
 Bradford Lyau, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2H732, What is Magic, the Game? Susan
 Mohn, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2H785, "IMP's" Meeting, Writers Group
 Meeting, Louise Rowder, 
 
4:00:00 PM, ConCourse, 2H806, Autograph Sessions 2h, For
 McCaffrey members A-L only, 2 book limit,  Kevin J Anderson,
 Peter Nicholls, Anne McCaffrey, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 5, 2H833, KaffeeKlatch 2h, Limited ADVANCE
 Registration - Inquire at Con Info Desk,  Joe Haldeman, P C
 Hodgell, Barry B Longyear, Jody Lynn Nye,
 Charles C Ryan,
 
4:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2H858, Writers Workshop ,
 Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2h
 , Roger MacBride Allen, Dave Duncan, Sasha Miller,
 Gerri Balter, 
 
4:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2H876, Reading by Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
 Kristine Kathryn Rusch reads her own work, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,
, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 14, 2I044, Balancing Writing With Family,
 Little Sally has a dance recital, Billy has a soccer game, the Baby
 is teething, my Protagonist faces death, and I
 haven't made love to my Spouse in two weeks -- Who wins? Mary H
 Rosenblum, Laura Frankos, William R. Lund, Sandra Morrese, Ann
 Tonsor Zeddies, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2I352, What to do When Universal
 Translator Breaks Down, The problems of communication between
 completely different cultures, Timothy L Smith, Gail
 S Abend, Roger Burton-West, Greg Costikyan, Kate Soley, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 9, 2I541, Being A Pagan in Professional
 Society, What defines "pagan" in today's society?  Does admitting
 to such hurt one's ability to deal with certain
 segments of society?  How can you deal with it? Julia Martin,
 Sue-Ryn Hildenbrand-Burns, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2I563, Is Modern SF A Reactionary
 Literature? Is SF currently reactionary against mainstream
 literary ideas, against "society's" ideas, or against itself?
 Peter
 Nicholls, Daniel Fresnot, Martha Soukup, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hull,
 J.R. Dunn, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2I688, Christian Fandom Meeting,
 Christian Fandom meeting.  General discussion of science fiction,
 fantasy, and fandom in relation to Christianity, and of
 being a Christian fan.  Primarily of interest to Christian fans but
 all are welcome, Marty Helgesen, Ross Pavlac, G. F. Proechel,
 Kathy Tyers, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2I723, So What's A Science Fiction
 'Garage' Kit? Stan Hyde, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2I736, Bheer Home-Brewing, Home-brewing
 bheer with demo and samples from Canadian home-brewing supply
 house, Brewers Direct, William "Wolf"
 Foss, Rick Foss, George Flentke, Lise Otto, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 15, 2I764, Books through the Internet,
 BiblioBytes started selling and distributing books via the Internet
 in July, 1994.  Their publications includes books by
 Barry B. Longyear, Nancy Kress, Spider Pobinson, Parke Godwin,
 Octavia E. Butler, Ron Goulart, John Betancourt and Harlan
 Ellison, Glenn Hauman, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 10, 2I773, Introduction to Play-by-Mail
 Gaming, Play-by-Mail Gaming originated in the early 1800's.  Learn
 why it is one of the fastest-growing segments of
 gaming today.  A brief history of PBM will be presented, as well as
 an introduction into modern PBM game systems.  Specific questions
 on the "Legends" PBM game system will be
 addressed, Simon Parkinson, 
 
5:00:00 PM, Concourse, 2I807, Autograph Sessions 2i
 Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson, 
 
5:00:00 PM, MR 8, 2I877, Reading by S. M. Stirling, S. M.
 Stirling reads own work, S. M. Stirling, 
 
6:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2J787, Hatching Setup, Set up for The
 Hatching, Dee McLoughlin, 
 
7:00:00 PM, MR 6, 2K770, Jewish Sabbath Services,
 Traditional Orthodox service for all Jews who wish to attend.
 Others may attend, but men must cover their heads during the
 service, Christine Barnson, 
 
7:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2K784, The Hatching, A live Pernese-style
 Hatching in honour of Anne McCaffrey.  Pre-registration is required
 at Living Fiction's fan table, Dee
 McLoughlin, 
 
7:00:00 PM, Sheraton, 2K853, Writers Workshop ,
 Registration Closed - Pre-Reg and Writing Submission Required2k
 , Donald Kingsbury, Jack Nimersheim, Jean Lorrah,
 Adrienne Foster, 
 
8:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2L195, Getting Off the Rock, There's
 more than one way to get there!  Alternative methods of space
 launch, Jordin Kare, 
 
8:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2L629, Electronic Publishing, What is the
 future of SF in the electronic age? Ginjer Buchanan, Glenn Hauman,
 Henry Vanderbilt, Greg Costikyan, Moshe
 Feder, 
 
8:30:00 PM, MR 1, 2L674, Regency Dance, Georgette Heyer's
 novels of English Regency aristocrats (circa 1800) have tivkled
 fannish whimsy for years.  Regency dancing, has
 become a feature of conventions.  Come in costime, or come as you
 are.  John Hertz teaches, John Hertz, 
 
9:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2M250, What Should Have Made it on the
 Hugo Ballot, But Didn't, A moderated group discussion of what (or
 who) should have, but didn't make it onto this
 year's Hugo ballot, Joseph T Mayhew, 
 
9:00:00 PM, MR 12, 2M622, Trends in Horror, How is the
 horror story changing in today's world? Kathryn Cramer, Mary A
 Turzillo, Dale Sproule, Dawn Dunn, 
 
9:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2M722, How to Design Credible Aliens,
 Dr. Cohen works with SF authors, including Anne McCaffrey, Jack
 Cohen, 
 
9:00:00 PM, MR 2, 2M783, Star Trek Parody, Standard Orbit
 Players Lance Sibley, 
 
10:00:00 PM, MR 13, 2N243, Bad Movies, We've all seen them.
 
We've really loved some of them.  Why are some bad movies just so
 darn good? Stan Hyde, Ric Meyers,
 Michael Skeet, 
 
10:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2N604, Pictionary:  Artists Vrs Authors,
 Watch them sweat against the clock.  Who is better at placing words
 to a picture? Geoff Ryman, Rebecca Moesta
 Anderson, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, John M. Landsberg, 
 
11:00:00 PM, MR 7, 2O088, PC/Multiculturalism and its
 Influence on SF, Can you be politically correct and still like SF?
 J.R. Dunn, Clifton Amsbury, Ron Sarti, Ian K
 Hagemann, Astrid Julian, 
 
11:00:00 PM, MR 1, 2O632, Vampires:  Fact, Fiction, and
 Myth, Vampire stories have been around for as long as acne.  How
 did they begin, how have they changed, and can
 they still be living among us? Lee Barwood, Alexandra Honigsberg,
 Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Joshua Bilmes, Daniel Dvorkin, 
 
11:59:00 PM, MR 7, 2P000, Midnight Horror Readings,
 Readings open to at-con sign-up.  Coordinate with Scott Welch.
 Participants TBA in Daily Newsletter, Scott Welch,  
11:59:00 PM, MR 13, 2P091, Alternative Music & Culture,
 Every generation believes it has found something new.  How can you
 tell when what's In is Out? Pras Stillman,
 Daniel Dvorkin, Jordin Kare, 

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