Thursday* * Friday* * Saturday* * Sunday* * Monday
Great Unsung SF Films
Friday - 08:30 to 09:45, Regency A
Participants:Perrianne Lurie (M), Forrest J. Ackerman, Richard Gilliam, Mark Leeper, Roger Christian
You probably didn't see these, but you should have.
Estate Planning for Authors and Artists
Friday, 08:30 to 09:45, Regency B
Participants:Sean Mead (M), Christy Hardin Smith, Joshua Bilmes, Lucienne Diver, Christine Valada, John Hertz
Self-employed writers need to pay attention to the practicalities of estate planning, especially for their own works.
Tai Chi
Friday, 08:30 to 09:45, Gold Coast
Participants:Steven Barnes
Friends of Bill. W.
Friday, 08:30 to 09:45, Addams
World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Meeting
Friday, 08:30 to 11:15, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:
Alternate Prehistory
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:S.M. Stirling, Mike Moscoe, Michael Swanwick (M), Robert J. Sawyer, Harry Harrison
Do new discoveries in paleontology offer ideas for alternate history? Is this prehistory an untapped resource for AH?
GoH Programming: Godzilla Through the Years
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Bob Eggleton (M), Dan Kimmel, Steven Barnes, Yasushi Okada, Mitsuyasu Sakai
Hear how Godzilla has evolved through the years.
Melissa, Chernobyl and Michelangelo
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:Eric M. Van (M), Alan Rea, Matthew Moon, Gary McGath, Tullio Proni.
Learn about computer viruses and how to protect yourself from them. Can you protect yourself from future viruses (or virii)?
No Award?
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Regency C:
Participants:Moshe Feder (M), Evelyn Leeper, Lindalee Stuckey, Rob Gates, Van Siegling
Forrest J. Ackerman Remembers
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Gold Coast:
Participants:Forrest J. Ackerman
Web Site Design
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Buckingham
Participants:Steven Vincent Johnson, Mel. White (M), Holly Bird, Leigh Kimmel, James Patrick Kelly
Your First Worldcon
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Picasso
Participants:Terry A. Garey (M), Kathleen Meyer, Lloyd Penney
Learn how to make the most of your first experience, especially if you couldn't make the earlier panel.
Beyond Harry Potter: They're Hooked, Now What? Books for Juveniles That Deserve Fame and Fortune
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Columbian
Participants:Bill Clemente (M), Fred Patten, Gail Bondi, Joyce Scrivner
Now that they've discovered fantasy, what else can they read while waiting for Harry Potter #5?
England's Other Matter
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Haymarket
Participants:Terry O'Brien (M), Mary Francis Zambreno, Lillian S. Carl, P.C. Hodgell
England's second most popular legendary figure, Robin Hood, is surprisingly unknown compared to King Arthur. Our panelists remedy the situation.
Motivation: Why Ask Why?
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Addams
Participants:Nancy Kress (M), Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Hal Clement, Larry Niven, Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Does it matter why characters act the way they do? How to explain them to your readers.
Fact Catching Up with Fiction
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Elizabeth Barrette (M), David D. Levine, Lise Eisenberg, Vera Nazarian
Many earlier SF technology and predictions have now come true. What is SF predicting next?
Pattern Crunching
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:Suzan Mianowski, Kate Morgenstern (M), Sandy Pettinger, Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Toni Lay
The SF-Comic Connection
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Isaac Szpindel, Solomon Davidoff, Rex Joyner, John Fast (M)
Why does science fiction play a role in so many comics and how do they feed off each other?
Children's Build a Lunar Colony
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Ogden
Participants:Jan S. Gephardt
Children's Dino Hunt
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Horner
Participants:Steve Jackson
Gripe Session
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Truffles
Participants:Tom Veal, etc.
Reading: Terry Pratchett
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Atlanta
Participants:Terry Pratchett
Reading
Reading: Lee Gold, jan howard finder
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, New Orleans
Participants:Lee Gold, jan howard finder
Reading: Lee Gold reads Henrik van Loon, jan howard finder reads J.R.R. Tolkien
Reading: Lee Killough
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, San Francisco
Participants:Lee Killough
Reading
It Takes a (Strange) Village
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Regency B
Participants:Mark Bernstein, Dina Krause, Anne Passovoy, Bob Passovoy (M), Laurie Mann
Chicago Programming: L. Frank Baum and 100 Years of Oz
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Regency A
Participants:Jan Bogstad, Laura Frankos (M), Elizabeth Garrott, Stephen Goldin, Josepha Sherman, Edward Einhorn
Examining the works of L. Frank Baum.
Autographing: Anne Harris
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Anne Harris
Autographing
Autographing: Carolyn Ives Gilman
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Carolyn Ives Gilman
Autographing
Autographing: David Lee Anderson
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:David Lee Anderson
Autographing
Autographing: Harry Turtledove
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Harry Turtledove
Autographing
Autographing: James Killus
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:James Killus
Autographing
Autographing: Mary Marshall
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Mary Marshall
Autographing
Autographing: Simon R. Green
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Simon R. Green
Autographing
Autographing: Steve Sawicki
Friday, 10:00 to 11:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Steve Sawicki
Autographing
Modeling Worlds
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:Catherine Asaro (M), Bridget Landry, Edwin L. Strickland III, James Killus, Terry Ryan Kok
Panelists tell how to make your world believable.
Space Law
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Ian Randal Strock (M), Sean Mead, Timothy Lane
Will earth-based law have any effect on space law? How could the laws of space develop in the future?
Beyond the Generic Middle Ages
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, Sean McMullen (M), Jane Routley, Loretta McKibben
You want a 'medieval' background for your story, but notthe same old thing. So what else is out there you can use and how do you find it?
The Fifty-Three Most Significant Events in the History of the Universe
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Regency A
Participants:Eric Schulman
Eric Schulman presents a tour of the history of the universe.
Xenoarchaeology Road Show
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Regency B
Participants:Jody Lynn Nye (M), Nick Pollotta, Jack McDevitt
What will future archaeologists make of common 20th century household objects? Our panelists take their best guesses.
The People v. James T. Kirk
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Regency C
Participants:John G. Hemry (M), David D. Levine, Rebecca Meluch, Shane Tourtellotte, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Starfleet captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise is put on mock-trial for crimes against the Federation
So, What Is Filk All About?
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Gold Coast
Participants:Howard Scrimgeour (M), Kathy Mar, Bill Sutton, Judith Hayman, Kathleen Sloan
Virtual Reality
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Buckingham
Participants:Jacque Davison
See a demonstration of this futuristic technology.
Designing Computer Games
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Picasso
Participants:Greg Costikyan (M), Michael Dashow, April Lee, delphyne woods
Panelists discuss how a game is developed from the original idea to the finished product.
Out of the Gutter and into the Classroom: Explaining Academics to the Fans
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Columbian
Participants:Solomon Davidoff (M), John Fast, Diane Blackwood, F. Brett Cox, Justine Larbalestier
Is there anything fans can learn from academics? What can they tell us about ourselves?
Forthcoming from Pocket Books
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Haymarket
Participants:John Ordover
New books from Pocket Books.
Filk Workshop: Percussion
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Addams
Participants:Brenda Sutton
Exercises in Style
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Fiona Avery (M), Mark L. Van Name, Catherine Wells, Steven Sawicki, Katie Waitman
How do you determine your writing style and how do you develop it?
Chicago Programming: Discussing Walt Disney
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:Craig Miller (M), Lokke Heiss, Fred Patten, Mary Marshall
What do Walt Disney and Chicago have in common?
Hairstyles
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:John Wardale (M), Jennifer Adams Kelley, Barbara Wright
How to choose a hairstyle that's best for your costume.
Genre as Legal Defense: Star Wars v. Battlestar Galactica
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Cathy Cupitt
Kaffeeklatsch
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Truffles
Participants:Joe W. Haldeman, Vernor Vinge, Lillian S. Carl
Kaffeeklatsch
Reading: Eleanor Arnason, James Stevens-Arce
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Atlanta
Participants:Eleanor Arnason, James Stevens-Arce
Reading
Reading: James Alan Gardner
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, New Orleans
Participants:James Alan Gardner
Reading
Reading
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, San Francisco
Participants:Elizabeth Hand
Reading
Autographing: Ben Bova
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Ben Bova
Autographing
Autographing: Bob Eggleton
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Bob Eggleton
Autographing
Autographing: Connie Willis
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Connie Willis
Autographing
Autographing: Jan Lars Jensen
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jan Lars Jensen
Autographing
Autographing: Jane Frank
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jane Frank
Autographing
Autographing: Lee Killough
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Lee Killough
Autographing
Autographing: Len Wein
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Len Wein
Autographing
Autographing: Lynn Flewelling
Friday, 11:30 to 12:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Lynn Flewelling
Autographing
The Physics of Fantasy
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:Lawrence Watt-Evans (M), Elizabeth Hand, Lynn Flewelling, Terry McGarry, Judy Lazar
Even if it's magic, your world has to make some kind of sense. Keep your magic and fantastic creatures 'legal.'
The Sources of Fantasy: Folklore
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Mary Frances Zambreno, Katie Waitman, Josepha Sherman, Vera Nazarian, Laura Frankos
There's more folklore for fantasy writers to explore than just King Arthur and the Celts. Learn from these panelists other, lesser-known folklore gems.
Keeping Up With What's New in Science
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:John G. Cramer, Mike Moscoe, Mark L. Olson (M), Bill Higgins
Panelists discuss the latest scientific developments and discoveries.
Using Robots and Machines to Improve Life
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Regency A
Participants:Simon R. Green, Alexander Jablokov (M), Rick Shelley, Bill Johnson, Bill Fawcett
We have robots now, so how can we use them to make life better?
Researching Your Writing
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Regency B
Participants:Connie Willis (M), Gerald 'G. David' Nordley, Terry Pratchett, Elizabeth Moon, Stanley Schmidt
You have to research. Where do you go, what do you research and how do you tell when you've got enough?
Is This the Ebony Age of Science Fiction?
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Regency C
Participants:Betsy Mitchell (M), Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Maureen McHugh
Are blacks more represented in SF today than in the past? Panelists tell why or why not.
History of Filk
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Gold Coast
Participants:Solomon Davidoff (M), Spencer Love, Jordin Kare, Mark Bernstein
Learn about the origins of filk and how it evolved into what it is today.
Makeup
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Picasso
Participants:Nancy Mildebrandt
Complement your costume with the right makeup. Costumers share tips on special makeup effects too.
The Ethics of Creativity
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Columbian
Participants:Steven Vincent Johnson (M), Martina Pilcerova, Susan Honeck, Karen Haber, Chris Moore
Panelists discuss the use of ideas and how notto steal them.
Lost Wax Casting
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Haymarket
Participants:Butch Honeck
Learn this ancient technique from a modern practitioner.
Are Comic Book Plots 'Real Literature'?
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Addams
Participants:William E. Priester (M), Terrence Chua, Elaine Oldham, Matthew Springer, Mel. White
Comic plots can be surprisingly complex and involved. So why aren't they 'real' literature yet?
Farscape
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Craig E. Engler (M), Charlene Brusso, Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Ronald B. Oakes, Keith DeCandido
Two Millennia of Roman Rule
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:Thomas Harlan (M), Harry Turtledove, Leigh Kimmel, Jim Rittenhouse
Panelists discuss a world where the Roman Empire never fell.
Reviewing SF Books
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:Lisa Dumond, Joseph T. Major (M), Rob Gates, Timothy Lane, Cheryl Morgan
What do reviewers look for in a good SF book?
Filk Workshop: Improv Singing
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Tom Smith
Tips and techniques
Children's Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Ogden
Participants:John Pomeranz
Children's Cavern's of Kelnahr
Friday, 13:00 to 17:15, Horner
Participants:Nick Winks, Dave Ziels
Children's live action role playing.
Children's Land Before Time
Friday, 13:00 to 15:45, Wright
Participants:
The Film: The Land Before Time
Kaffeeklatsch
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Truffles
Participants:Alexis Gilliland, Frederik Pohl, Michael Swanwick
Kaffeeklatsch
Reading
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Atlanta
Participants:
Reading
Reading: Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, David M. Honigsberg
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, New Orleans
Participants:Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, David M. Honigsberg
Reading
Reading: S.M. Stirling
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, San Francisco
Participants:S.M. Stirling
Reading
The Faces of Fandom Tour
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Columbus
Participants:Bruce Pelz
What's it take to be a Big Name Fan? Bruce Pelz, creator of the exhibit, leads a tour, with commentary, of the Fan Portrait Gallery. Find out who these people are and why their mugs deserve to be up there. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
The Future Through the Past: Archaeology in Science Fiction
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Buckingham
Participants:Jack McDevitt (M), L. Warren Douglas, John H. Costello, Sasha Miller
Panelists explain how they use archaeology in their writings.
Autographing: Charles Sheffield
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Charles Sheffield
Autographing
Autographing: Isaac Szpindel
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Isaac Szpindel
Autographing
Autographing: Jean Lorrah
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jean Lorrah
Autographing
Autographing: Kevin T. Stein
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Kevin T. Stein
Autographing
Autographing: Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
Autographing
Autographing: Louise Marley
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Louise Marley
Autographing
Autographing: Mandy Slater
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Mandy Slater
Autographing
Autographing: Stephen Goldin
Friday, 13:00 to 14:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Stephen Goldin
Autographing
But Heinlein Said...
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:James Killus (M), Karen Purcell, Joseph T. Major, James Gifford
Heinlein made many predictions for the year 2000. Which ones came true and which still may?
Cubs vs. Sox in the World Series
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Rick Wilber (M), Harry Turtledove, Richard Gilliam, Eric M. Van, Robert Reed
Panelists discuss the widespread use of baseball in science fiction and fiction.
You Can Fly!
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:Gerald 'G. David' Nordley
What if we lived on a planet where we could fly? What would be the effects of living on a low-gravity, dense atmospheric planet?
Slideshow
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Regency A
Participants:Chris Moore, Don Maitz
Chicago Programming: Discussing James Tiptree, Jr.
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Regency B
Participants:Bill Clemente, Ellen Klages (M), Jeanne Gomoll, Cathy Cupitt, Justine Larbelestier
James Tiptee, Jr. was one of the first great women in SF. Learn about her Chicago connection.
Where Have All the TV Vampires Gone?
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Regency C
Participants:Misty Pendragon (M), Ginjer Buchanan, Genny Dazzo, Tara Miller-Oakes, Mandy Slater, Carol Paolucci
Panelists discuss new TV vampires
Parodies-Steal That Tune
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Gold Coast
Participants:Lynn Gold, Lee Gold, Barry Gold, Roberta Rogow, Erwin Strauss
How to steal it and make it "even better."
Reenactment Groups
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Buckingham
Participants:Henry Osier (M), Linda Reames Fox, Michael Longcor, Jim Groat, Karen Bergquist, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
Why are they so popular and how do you find out about them?
Are Computers Becoming Our Significant Others?
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Picasso
Participants:Ronald B. Oakes, Matthew Moon, Mark Roth-Whitworth (M), Janice Gelb, Joseph Lazzaro
Studies show many people spend more time on their computer than with other people. What effects does this have on society?
Meet the Critics
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Columbian
Participants:Gary K. Wolfe (M), John Clute, Paul Barnett, Jeff Berkwits
Find out who the critics are and why you should (or shouldn't) listen to them.
Forthcoming from Del Rey
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Haymarket
Participants:Shelly Shapiro, Eleanor Lang
New books from Del Rey.
Avoiding Literary Scams
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Addams
Participants:Charles E. Petit (M), Kent Brewster, Ashley Grayson, Gordon van Gelder, Brenda Clough, Jim Fisher
They're out there, but how do you recognize them? What do you do if you fell for them?
Book to Costume to Paint
Friday, 14:30 to 17:15, Fishbowl
Participants:Bob Eggleton, Joy Day
Demonstration of making paintings and costumes from a scene in a book.
Is Bigger Always Better?
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Sharon Sbarsky (M), Amy Thomson, Ed Kramer, Kathleen Meyer, Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Should there be a limit to the size of conventions? How to manage large conventions or rein them in to a more manageable size?
How Well Did They Do?
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:William E. Priester, David D. Levine, Rex W. Joyner, Fred Patten, Tina Beychok (M)
How well did SF authors predict the year 2000?
The Many Faces of Fandom
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:Martin Hoare, Dina Krause, Paul Pence, Dave Luckett (M), Mary Anne Mohanraj
Panelists discuss who's really out there in fandom.
Book Discussion: Ben Bova's Mars
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Steve Metzger
Experienced book discussion leader, Steve Metzger, leads a discussion of Martian adventure. Come and share your opinions.
Kaffeeklatsch
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Truffles
Participants:Glen Cook, Fred Saberhagen, Gene Wolfe
Kaffeeklatsch
Reading: Allen Steele
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Atlanta
Participants:Allen Steele
Reading
Reading: Jack L. Chalker
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, New Orleans
Participants:Jack L. Chalker
Reading
Reading: Kate Elliott (also writes as Alis Rasmussen)
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, San Francisco
Participants:Kate Elliott (also writes as Alis Rasmussen)
Reading
Children's What We Don't Understand About Science and Physics
Friday - 14:30 to 15:45, Ogden
Participants:John G. Cramer
John Cramer explains what we don't know about science and physics and how we're trying to find out.
Autographing: Howard Frank
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Howard Frank
Autographing
Autographing: Jane Routley
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jane Routley
Autographing
Autographing: Joe W. Haldeman
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Joe W. Haldeman
Autographing
Autographing: Laura J. Underwood
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Laura J. Underwood
Autographing
Autographing: Mark Shepherd
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Mark Shepherd
Autographing
Autographing: Rick Shelley
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Rick Shelley
Autographing
Autographing: Robert Silverberg
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Robert Silverberg
Autographing
Autographing: Stanley Schmidt
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Stanley Schmidt
Autographing
History of Worldcon Tour
Friday, 14:30 to 15:45, Columbus
Participants:Roger Sims
Roger "Teddy Bear" Sims, co-chairman of Detention, the 17th Worldcon in 1959, leads a tour of the History of Worldcons exhibit. Come and see what fanac looked like in the '50s, marvel at the slimness of the program books and the sparseness of the programs, and explore how Worldcon has evolved with someone who was there to see it. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
Children's Madam Ovary
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Ogden
Participants:Amy Sefton Killus
Children's Fossil Workshop
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Wright
Participants:Hal Clement
Is the Science Fiction Book Club Still Necessary in a World of On-Line Booksellers?
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Addams
Participants:Steve Miller, Alice Bentley (M), Andrew Wheeler, Teresa Littleton, Shelly Shapiro
Since online bookstores can deliver books overnight, is there a future for the SFBC?
Critics' Views of the Recent Crop of Science Fiction Movies
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Bob Blackwood (M), Paul Barnett, Randy Dannenfelser, Matthew Springer, John L. Flynn
Critics tell which movies you should see and which you can miss.
Volcanoes and Ice: The Last Days of the Galileo Spacecraft
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:Bill Higgins
Slide show of the latest pictures from Galileo.
GoH Programming: Military Issues
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Regency A
Participants:John Laprise (M), Elizabeth Moon, Jim Groat, Charles Walther, Joseph T. Major
Panelists look at how the military has been used in SF, particularly as a model for future societies.
James Tiptree Award Auction
Friday, 16:00 to 18:45, Regency B
Participants:Ellen Klages, Jeanne Gomoll
GoH Programming: Creation of a Publishing House
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Regency C
Participants:Jim Baen (M), Tom Doherty, Toni Weisskopf, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mark Shepherd
Authors tell the history of Baen Books and why they like it.
Twenty-First Century Fanhistorians
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Gold Coast
Participants:Joe Siclari, Erwin Strauss, Moshe Feder, Keith W. Stokes, Dick Smith (M)
Hear about fandom in the next millenium.
Audience Panel: Should the Vote Be Earned a la Starship Troopers?
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Buckingham
Participants:Leigh Strother-Vien
Leigh will lead an open discussion of the citizenship model Robert Heinlein offered in the novel Starship Troopers?
50s-70s VINTAGE
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Picasso
Participants:Jennifer Adams Kelley (M), Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Roberta Rogow, Barbara Wright
Using clothes from the 50s to the 70s for costuming.
Ancient and Medieval Economic Systems
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Columbian
Participants:Greg Costikyan, John Fast, Mike Moscoe, S.M. Stirling (M)
Before there was money there was barter. Panelists discuss ancient and medieval economics and how to use them in your work.
How to Make a Million Dollars Publishing a Fanzine
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Haymarket
Participants:Charles Brown (M), Ed Bryant, Gary K. Wolfe, Mark R. Kelly
Panelists discuss the publishing history of the Hugo winning Locus magazine.
Duplicate
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15,
Little Answers to Big Problems
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Larry Ahearn (M), John G. Cramer, Howard Davidson, Wil McCarthy
Sometimes little scientific developments solve big problems.
Prometheus Awards
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Crystal (Fairmont)
Participants:
The Future of the Human Form
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:Edwin L. Strickland III, Lee Martindale, John H. Costello, Bill Ernoehazy (M), W.A. Thomasson
What will humans look like in a thousand years?
Comics Underground
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Elaine Oldham, Lowell Cunningham, Mike Suess, Tom Galloway (M), Len Wein
Are comics still an underground media or have they gone mainstream? Does this help or hurt them?
Kaffeeklatsch
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Truffles
Participants:Kevin J. Anderson, Linda Dunn, April Lee
Kaffeeklatsch
Reading: Carol Berg, M. Shayne Bell
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Atlanta
Participants:Carol Berg, M. Shayne Bell
Reading
Reading: Mary Marshall
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, New Orleans
Participants:Mary Marshall
Reading
Reading: Suzanne Alles Blom
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, San Francisco
Participants:Suzanne Alles Blom
Reading
ASFA and the Chesleys
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:Ingrid Neilson (M), Teresa Patterson, Mel. White, Holly Bird, Margaret Organ-Kean
Panelists discuss the SF art awards.
Autographing: Ed Kramer
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Ed Kramer
Autographing
Autographing: Edward R. Rosick
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Edward R. Rosick
Autographing
Autographing: Esther Friesner
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Esther Friesner
Autographing
Autographing: Jerry Oltion
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jerry Oltion
Autographing
Autographing: John G. Hemry
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:John G. Hemry
Autographing
Autographing: Karen Haber
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Karen Haber
Autographing
Autographing: Nancy Kress
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Nancy Kress
Autographing
Autographing: Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Fan Concourse
Participants:Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Autographing
Planet Chicago: The Fandom Tour
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Columbus
Participants:Barry Lyn-Waitsman, Marcy Lyn-Waitsman
In the 1959 Fancyclopedia II, Dick Eney wrote about Chicago: "Despite its...conventions, the Windy City has always been fairly quiet as far as fan activity goes. Of old, the Windy City Wampires existed there, but this was an informal group. The ChiCon...was put on by a special con-promoting organization." So is Chicon 2000. Has Chicago ever had a fandom to rival that of other cities'? Barry and Marcy Lyn-Waitsman offer a historical look into the various elements that have led up to Chicon 2000. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
It Came from Space: The NASA Space Product Development Program
Friday, 16:00 to 17:15, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:C. Blake Powers
Earth's Severe Weather
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Grand Ballroom A
Participants:James Killus, Stephen L. Burns (M), Gordon D. Pusch, Loretta McKibben
Is earth's weather getting worse? How does it compare to the other planets?
Too Good to Be Popular
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Grand Ballroom B
Participants:Richard Crownover (M), Ginjer Buchanan, Paul Levinson, Mike Resnick
What authors are so good other authors try to emulate them even if they've avoided popular acclaim?
Is It the Best, or Just My Opinion?
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Grand Ballroom C-D
Participants:David G. Hartwell, Gordon van Gelder (M), Gardner Dozois, Ellen Datlow, Gregory Benford
Editors of Year's Best anthologies discuss how they decide what to include.
How to Unfairly Judge a Book by Page 119
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Regency A
Participants:Amy Thomson (M), Rob Gates, Emmett Gard Pittman, Steven Sawicki, Anne Phyllis Pinzow
Quick and dirty method of evaluating a book while still in the bookstore.
Pulling Fiction from the Real World
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Regency C
Participants:Robert Jordan, Selina Rosen, Jack McDevitt, Denise Little (M), Mark W. Tiedemann
How do authors use the world around them as a model and inspiration for the worlds and stories they create.
First Contact Ethics
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, State (Fairmont)
Participants:Edwin L. Strickland III (M), Vernor Vinge, Francis Hamit, Robert J. Sawyer, Fred Saberhagen
Are there rules for first contacts? Do the aliens have to use them too?
The Cozy, Nuturing Community of RASFF
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Buckingham
Participants:Brenda Clough, Tom Galloway, Sharon Sbarsky, Evelyn Leeper (M), Laurie Mann
RASFF is one of the most active usenet groups. Learn what is it and how you can join, or if you want to.
Costuming on the Web
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Picasso
Participants:John O'Halloran, Bill Ernoenhazy, Pamela Palmer, Julie Zetterberg
Costumers tell their favorite websites for patterns, accessories, etc.
SF as Rhetoric: How Does the Book Get Us to Change Our Minds
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Columbian
Participants:Mark Gellis (M), Elizabeth Anne Hull, Bill Clemente, Genny Dazzo, James Gifford
How did the author get us to change our minds? It's just a book, after all.
The Third Millennium
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Haymarket
Participants:Eric M. Van, W.A. Thomasson (M), Bud Sparhawk
What can we expect in the next thousand years? Our panelists look into their crystal balls.
I'll Buy That For a Dollar: Free Expression and Free Markets
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Addams
Participants:Teresa Nielsen Hayden (M), Vera Nazarian, Raechel Henderson, Randy A. Dannenfelser, Robert Killheffer
Panelists tell how to use common phrases and notviolate copyright law.
Gene Roddenberry: The Vision That Is Immortal
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Regent (Fairmont)
Participants:Brian Burley (M), Roberta Rogow, Wendy Despain
He's dead, Jim, yet his genius lives on. New shows based on Roddenberry's ideas.
Election Year SF: Political Influence
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Ambassador (Fairmont)
Participants:Louise Marley (M), David B. Coe, Steve Carper, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Arlan Andrews, Sr.
How do modern politics effect the novels and stories being published?
Conversation:
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Embassy (Fairmont)
Participants:Kristine C. Smith and Joshua Bilmes
Find out what an author and her agent will talk about.
Kaffeeklatsch
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Truffles
Participants:Phyllis Eisenstein, Kate Elliott, Lawrence Watt-Evans
Kaffeeklatsch
Reading: Charles Sheffield
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Atlanta
Participants:Charles Sheffield
Reading
Reading: Pat Murphy
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, New Orleans
Participants:Pat Murphy
Reading
Reading: Joshua Mertz, Cory Doctorow
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, San Francisco
Participants:Joshua Mertz, Cory Doctorow
Reading
Audience Panel: Give the Kid a Book
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Gold Coast
Participants:David-Glenn Anderson
David-Glenn finds out what books you feel are important for kids to read and guides a discussion of what makes good children's literature.
Autographing: Open
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:
Autographing
Autographing: Fiona Avery
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Fiona Avery
Autographing
Autographing: Howard V. Hendrix
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Howard V. Hendrix
Autographing
Autographing: Katya Reimann
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Katya Reimann
Autographing
Autographing: Lois McMaster Bujold
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Lois McMaster Bujold
Autographing
Autographing: Lois Tilton
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Lois Tilton
Autographing
Autographing: Nick Pollotta
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Nick Pollotta
Autographing
Autographing: Tippi N. Blevins
Friday, 17:30 to 18:45, Fan Concourse
Participants:Tippi N. Blevins
Autographing
Children's Science Oriented Music Videos
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Wright
Alien Fashion Show
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Regency C
Participants:Suzan Mianowski (M.C.), Bill Ernoehazy
Come and see the latest in alien fashions for the fall season.
Writers and Illustrators of the Future
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Buckingham
Participants:Roger Christian (M), Brad Linaweaver, John L. Flynn, Frederik Pohl
A look at the annual writing contest and how to submit award winning stories.
How Do I Review a Movie?
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Columbian
Participants:Lyda Morehouse, James J.J. Wilson, Steve Piziks
What do critics look for in a movie? Are there different standards for SF films?
Gender Issues in SF Literature: Are We Getting Any Better?
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Addams
Participants:Sandra C. Morrese (M), Rob Gates, Severna Park, Joan Slonczewski, Anne Harris, Lee Martindale
Has SF improved since the Golden Age?
Children's Riddles in the Dark
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Ogden
Participants:jan howard finder
Del Rey On-Line Writers Workshop Meeting
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Haymarket
Participants:
Open to anyone participating in the Del Rey On-Line Writers Workshop.
Open
Friday, 19:00 to 20:15, Horner
Chesley Awards
Friday, 19:30 to 21:00, Hyatt Live Stage
Participants:ASFA
The annual presentation of the Chesley Awards
Guest of Honor Speeches
Friday, 20:00 to 22:00, Regency A-B
Participants:Harry Turtledove, Ben Bova, Bob Passovoy, Anne Passovoy, Bob Eggleton, Jim Baen
Experimental Rocket Society
Friday, 20:30 to 21:45, Regency C
Participants:Mike Wallace
A look at more effective means of pushing rockets through space.
Friday, 20:30 to 21:45, Buckingham
Participants:Andy Trembley (M), Kevin P. Roche, jan howard finder
Costumers talk about their favorite Hallowe'en costumes.
Art and Writing
Friday, 20:30 to 21:45, Picasso
Participants:Sue Mason (M), Stephen L. Burns, Doselle Young, P.C. Hodgell, Brad W. Foster
How do art and writing influence each other? How do you get from one to the other?
Shabbat Services
Friday, 20:30 to 21:45, San Francisco
Participants:
Shabbat Services. Contact Jeffry Karp for details.
The Making of 'Terror at Tate Manor'
Friday, 22:00 to 23:15, Addams
Participants:Ed Kramer, Brad Linaweaver
Preview and discussion of the forthcoming movie.
Made It and I Didn't Go to Clarion
Friday, 22:00 to 23:15, DuSable
Participants:Maureen McHugh (M), Rick Shelley, David Brin, Kristine C. Smith, Ron Collins
The Clarion workshops aren't the only way to break into publishing. Panelists discuss how they did it
Filk: North America Meets the Rest of the World
Friday, 22:00 to 23:00, Acapulco
Participants:Terrence Chua , Dave Luckett, Dave Weingart
Filk: Parodies: Stealing the Tune
Friday, 22:00 to 23:00, Columbian
Participants:Barry Gold, Lee Gold, Lynn Gold, Roberta Rogow
Round Robin: So What Is Filk All About?
Friday, 23:00 to midnight, Buckingham
Participants:Kathy Mar, Kathleen Sloan, Judith Hayman, Bill Sutton, Brenda Sutton, Howard Scrimgeour
Humor Songs
Friday, 23:00 to midnight, Columbian
Participants:Lynn Gold
Open Filk: Plain Bardic Style
Friday, 23:00 to 04:00, Picasso
Participants:Leslie Fish
Filk Rock
Friday, 23:00 to 04:00, Haymarket
Participants:Steve MacDonald