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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