Thursday* * Friday* * Saturday* * Sunday* * Monday
7:00 AM
Music Programming Closed for Cleaning A FRAN
Filking rooms (Franciscan, Commonwealth & City) closed for cleaning. (2
hrs)
8:00 AM
209 Open Filking A CITY
(6 hrs)
9:00 AM
Open Gaming Continues (24 hours/day) P DAVI
Bubble Gum Crisis #5 & #6 N PINK
Video Interviews N GRAN23
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) N GREY
210 Tai Chi (Session II) A METR3
-- Steve Barnes
211 Shabbas Services N WHITE1
(3 hrs)
212 BoaF: Friends of Bill W. N WHITE2
10:00 AM
Horror of Dracula (1958) N GRAN23
213 Does Fandom Need a 12-Step Program? M 111
Friends of Joe P. Is fandom an addiction or hobby? Is it possible to just
say no to fandom? Can we make it, one con at a time?
-- Scott C Dennis, Janice Gelb (m), Mike Glyer, David Levine
214 Best of CONTACT M 112
A video will show some of the alien cultures that have been designed at
CONTACT conventions over the years. Find out how CONTACT teaches science
through hands-on world-building and first-contact scenarios. This is an
overview intended for everyone.
-- Greg Barr
215 The 100 MPG Engine: Legends That Will notDie M 121
"Suppressed technology." How do stories get started about cars that run on
water, carburetors that allow 90 miles per gallon, and anti-cancer drugs
made from common household chemicals?
-- Gregory Benford (m), Rick Cook, Steve Howe
216 Kay is notfor Camelot M 124
An academic paper on the works of Guy Gavriel Kay, written and presented
by
Norman Talbot.
217 Liposomes: notJust Cosmetics M 130
How these little lipid particles enhance the efficacy and safety of drugs.
-- Judy Lazar
218 ILM Slide Show M 131
A retrospective and peek into the future, from those wonderful wizards at
Industrial Light and Magic. (2 hrs)
-- Martin Brenneis
219 Lily Coit: My Life as a Fire Fighter and Spy M 132
Our speaker, the noted San Francisco debutante, historical figure, donor
of
Coit Tower and supporter of Knickerbocker Fire Company Number 5, shares
some
of her adventures for your education and edification.
220 Harlan Ellison: His Only Appearance M 133
The one and only Harlan Ellison, the one and only time to see him in the
flesh at ConFrancisco.
221 TESLA: The Genius & His Legacy M 134
Lecture including demonstration and video of Tesla coils small and large.
Who was this Serbian genius?
-- Pete Miller
222 Origami Workshop M 135A
Art workshop (2 hrs)
-- Michelle Lee
223 Ellen Datlow, Gardner Dozois, John Shirley M AUTO
Autograph session.
224 E Friesner, G Landis, A Mironov, A Paseka A METR12
Roundtable discussion with authors and others. Sign up at Information. (2
hrs)
225 Aerobics II A METR3
-- John Douglass
226 SFWA Meeting A FRAN
(2 hrs)
10:30 AM
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) N GREY
10:39 AM
Urusei Yatsura Movie #2 N PINK
11:00 AM
227 Must a Picture Tell a Story? M 111
notall art is illustration, or even narrative, but does that mean it
doesn't say anything?
-- Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Don Maitz (m), David B Mattingly, Michael J
McLaughlin, Margaret Organ-Kean
228 Do Artists Really Sleep Until Noon? M 112
What is an artist's life really like?
-- Robert Ashton, Maureen Garrett (m), Jody A Lee, Ingrid Neilson, Shea
Anton Pensa
229 Women Writing About Gay Male Characters M 113
What (if anything) does this say about the role of women and of gay males
in
our society? How do gay men feel about all this?
-- Billie Aul (m), Camille Bacon-Smith, Franklin Hummel, Maureen F McHugh
230 When Fandom and Real World Politics Collide M 120
What should fandom do about boycotts, strikes, war, and real world
politics?
-- Dan'l Danehy-Oakes (m), Abi Frost, Richard Lynch, Andi Shechter, Ben
Yalow
231 "Science Fiction" as a Genre Around the World M 121
Do the definitions of "Mainstream" or SF/F differ in different cultures?
-- Ivan Adamovic, John Jarrold, Jane Johnson (m), Masamichi Osako
232 Libraries-- Civilization's Marker Species? M 123
What services libraries could offer if they were reasonably funded? How
can
we fund libraries to ensure that they stay open?
-- Janice M Eisen, Devra M Langsam, Frederick Andrew Lerner, Shelley
Monson
(m), Val Ontell
233 View from the Editor's Desk M 124
Editors who have worked with Guy Gavriel Kay offer their own insights into
his work and its relationship to the field at large.
-- Peter Ginna, Linda McKnight, Christopher Shelling, John Silbersack
234 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence M 130
NASA will soon begin an enormously more comprehensive search as part of
its
new program to detect other planetary systems (TOPS). (2 hrs)
-- Dr. John Billingham
235 Harlan Ellison Autographing M 133
236 Backyard Bugs [YP] P DANTE
You don't have to go to the Amazon (or Arcturus) to see amazing insects!
-- Jeanne Bowman
237 Building Bridges & Other Things [YP] P MEDI
Workshop for children 8 and up (including interested adults). (2 hrs)
238 Karen Haber, Terry Pratchett, Dean Wesley Smith M AUTO
Autograph session.
239 BoaF: Runners Delight M HOWARD
See Thursday, 3:00 PM.
11:30 AM
240 Buffet Luncheon with ConFrancisco's Honored Guests A CAFE
(2 hrs)
-- Alicia Austin, Mark Twain, Tom Digby, jan howard finder, Guy Gavriel
Kay,
Larry Niven
241 Dracula (1979) N GRAN23
12 Noon
Child Care Opens P BARC1
242 What Kinds of 'Rights' Can You Sell? M 110
When a book or story is sold, what exactly is sold? How much control can
an
author maintain over how his or her work is treated? Who controls
reprinting, foreign publication, movie rights, etc?
-- Kevin J Anderson, Ashley D Grayson, Laura A Majerus, Frederik Pohl (m),
Christine Valada
243 "Good" Wars in Fact and Fiction M 111
"War is," to quote General Sherman (who should know) "Hell." Given this,
can
wars be necessary, just, or even good? Has the SF/F field offered a useful
"laboratory" for discussion of these questions?
-- Clifton Amsbury, Dick Eney, Joe Haldeman (m), Dean Ing, Elizabeth Ann
Scarborough
244 Alternate Utopias M 112
The classic utopia was presented as mono-cultural. Do different cultures
have different ideas of a perfect world? Can a multi-ethnic utopia exist?
-- Suzette Haden Elgin, Shirley Johnston, Keith A Rodwell (m), William F
Wu
245 Perception, Art and Iconography M 120
How an artist percieves the world and why he or she puts certain things
into
his or her art.
-- Paul S Clift (m), Frank Kelly Freas, Jael, Franz Hermann Miklis,
Barclay
Shaw
246 Inventions That Really Change History M 121
Exactly 200 years ago Eli Whitney was granted a patent on the cotton gin.
Which recent patents might be recognized 200 years from now as being that
influential?
-- Howard Davidson, Michael F Flynn, T Jackson King (m), Connie Willis
247 Fandom's Own Summer of Love: SF '68 M 123
Well, we came to OAKLAND with flowers in our hair...Memories of Baycon II,
the Worldcon/Westercon at the Claremont Hotel.
-- John D Berry, Bill Donaho, Lee Gold (m), Jerry A Kaufman, Edmund R
Meskys, Robert Silverberg
248 From Global Myths to Local Legends M 124
"The Shift in Focus from Fionavar to Arbonne." An academic paper on the
works of Guy Gavriel Kay written by Neil Randall and presented by Brad
Lyau.
-- Bradford Lyau
249 The Art of David Cherry M 131
Slide show
-- David Cherry
250 Will the Future Look Like the Movies? M 132
If a present-day cinematic art director could fast-forward to the future,
how disappointed would he or she be?
-- Forrest J Ackerman, Martin Brenneis (m), Evelyn Leeper, Bill Warren
251 Animals in Science Fiction & Fantasy M 133
Science fiction, fantasy and the animal kingdom.
-- Heather Gladney (m), Mark Merlino, Melanie Rawn, Mary A Turzillo,
Vernor
Vinge
252 Rubber Stamp Madness: Big Kids [YP] P DANTE
Design, execution and techniques of stamp art, stamp assembly & carving.
-- Jeanne Bowman
253 Scratchboard Workshop M 135A
Art workshop (2 hrs)
-- Carolly Hauksdottir
254 Reading by S. P. Somtow M 135C
255 Suzy McKee Charnas, Phil Foglio, Charles Sheffield M AUTO
Autograph session.
256 P Cadigan, B Eggleton, A Gilliland, M Wolfman A METR12
Roundtable discussion with authors and others. Sign up at Information. (2
hrs)
257 Aikido Demonstration A METR3
This martial art presentation will demonstrate some open hand techniques
and
some of the weapons kata from which open hand techniques are derived.
-- Michaela Roessner
258 BoaF: APA-NYU N WHITE2
(3 hrs)
259 WSFS Meeting A FRAN
Podium Staff: John Lorentz, Chair; Kevin Standlee, Parliamentarian; Davis
Levine, Secretary; Rick Katze, Timekeeper. (2 hrs)
12:30 AM
Otaku No Video N PINK
12:35 AM
Amazing Colossal Man N GREY
1:00 PM
260 Writers and Day Jobs M 110
How do, or don't, writers balance the need to write and the need to earn a
livable wage. Are there advantages (besides the money) to having two
careers?
-- Edward Bryant, Glen Cook, Karen Haber, Dale Hoover (m), Julian May
261 Language: Barrier or Bridge M 111
Translation helps bring works to audiences who can't read them in the
original, but what how are works affected when the words and the grammar
change?
-- Thorarinn Gunnarsson, Gay Haldeman (m), Michael Kandel, Yoshio
Kobayashi,
Maureen F McHugh
262 Peaceful Futures M 112
Visualizing change, difference, and conflict.
-- Sherry Gottlieb (m), Harry Harrison, Susan Shwartz, Walter Jon Williams
263 The Cthulhu Mythos M 120
... in literature, in gaming, and maybe even in [gulp] reality.
-- Jack L Chalker, Franklin Hummel, Tappan King (m), Bill Trojan
264 Klingon Fashion show M 123
The Klingon Assault Group presents the latest in fashions for the well
dressed Klingon.
265 Character and Ambiguity in Guy Gavriel Kay M 124
Characters --more than just tools to solve a problem --they are real
people.
Kay's characters possess tons of personality, are more multi-dimensional.
-- Raymond Feist, Heather Gladney, Sonia Orin Lyris, Dena Bain Taylor (m)
266 Building Silicon Brains M 130
What it might take for silicon-based neural networks to match the
compactness and energy efficiency of the human brain.
-- Jim Burr
267 Jerry Jacks Remembered M 131
Jerry was one of the Bay Area's most active and successful organizers of
cons. He was also outspoken, occasionally outrageous, and just plain out.
Friends and others get together and reminise.
-- Charles N Brown, Richard F Dutcher, Paul E Moslander (m), Debbie Notkin
268 Marion Zimmer Bradley, An Interview M 132
-- Brad Linaweaver
269 Can Humans Respectfully Treat Aliens? M 133
Looking at the history of contacts between human cultures, what are the
implications (peaceful, warlike, beneficial, exploitive or otherwise) for
first contact with aliens?
-- Paula Butler (m), Gregory Frost, Janet Gluckman, Harry Turtledove
270 A Preview of Upcoming Films with Jeff Walker M 134
Trailers, promos, or whatever Jeff has to show regarding upcoming SF
features from the major studios. (2 hrs)
271 Edible Space Aliens [YP] P DANTE
Cookie decoration with a twist.
-- Cindy Fulton, Kathy Fulton
272 Reading by Michael Blumlein M 135C
273 Ben Bova, Jim Burns, Joan Slonczewski M AUTO
Autograph session.
274 Southwest/Square Dance A METR3
(2 hrs)
1:30 PM
275 Nosferatu (1922) N GRAN23
2:00 PM
Them N GREY
276 Escape Velocity M 110
Current state of the efforts to establish permanent settlements in space.
-- Howard V Hendrix, Gentry Lee, Henry Vanderbilt, Marc Willner (m)
277 The Third World and Science Fiction M 111
Are contemporary SF/F relevant to the "pre-industrialized" world, and vice
versa? Can the Third World be portrayed by First World writers without
being
exploited?
-- Dick Eney, Gerald Pearce, Mike Resnick, Lucius Shepard, S. P. Somtow
(m)
278 Why Vampires? M 112
Vampires are "hot" right now. Why?
-- Jeanne M Cavelos (m), Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Paul O Williams, Chelsea
Quinn Yarbro
279 SF in 1893 M 113
Discussion of the lost SF/F movement that originated on the West Coast
during the latter half of the 19th century.
-- Don Herron, Sam Moskowitz, Paul E Moslander, Ray Nelson
280 Could We have Skipped Electronics Altogether? M 120
Could technology have given us the computer by 1840? Charles Babbage
thought
so. What other inventions might have developed much earlier? Flying
machines? Steam cars?
-- William Gibson, William S Higgins (m), Hayford Peirce
281 Workable Technology that Isn't Being Worked M 121
What really useful things aren't being invented / manufactured /
distributed
because established companies are afraid of...?
-- Arlan Andrews, Judy Lazar
282 Speculative Cuisine M 123
Creating futuristic foods and styles of cooking. Techniques for
'presentation' of fictional cuisine.
-- Donald Kingsbury, Tim Powers, Jon Singer
283 The Double-Edged Gift M 124
An academic Paper on the works of Guy Gavriel Kay written and presented by
Dena Taylor.
-- Dena Bain Taylor
284 Planetary Geology M 130
Constraints for planet building come from widely diverse areas of
planetary
science, astrophysics, climatology, and even nuclear physics.
-- Steve Gillett
285 Alicia Austin-- 25 Years of Art M 131
A slide show featuring our Honored Guest and her works. (2 hrs)
-- Alicia Austin
286 Time Travel in H.G. Wells and Mark Twain M 132
Twain sent his Yankee back in time and Wells sent his adventurer forward.
Why did each chose the approach he did? Are the conventions of literary
time
travel still set by these early examples?
-- Poul Anderson, Mark Twain, Lili Tyler (m), Connie Willis
287 Testosterone Poisoning M 133
Are men and women the same species? Are we victims of our hormones? Is it
nature or nurture? Are we serious?
-- Ctein, PMS Faught (m), Margaret S. M. Flinn
288 Grab Bag Art P MEDI
Recycle yourself into fun and exciting art projects.
289 Colored Pencil Workshop with Mark Ferrari M 135A
Art workshop (3 hrs)
290 Reading by Bridget & Marti McKenna M 135C
291 Esther M Friesner, Larry Niven, Dr. Jerry E Pournelle M AUTO
Autograph session.
292 I Adamovic, G Costikyan, J DeChancie, T Pratchett A METR12
Roundtable discussion with authors and others. Sign up at Information. (2
hrs)
293 An Hour of Music and Poetry with Tom Digby A CITY
2:20 PM
3 x 3 Eyes Volume 2 N PINK
3:00 PM
Dracula (1931) N GRAN23
Macross II Volumes I & II N PINK
294 The United States Viewed from the Outside M 110
Fans from the international SF community discuss the way USians look to
non-
USians.
-- Charles N Brown (m), Abi Frost, Yoshio Kobayashi, Waldemar Kumming,
John
Mansfield, Peter Nicholls
295 Telecommunications, Telepresence, & VR M 111
Virtual bridge-building, today and in the near future. What will life be
like along the information highway?
-- Jim Baen, Pauline B Cramer (m), Howard Frank, Stephen Goldin
296 Current Gothic Revival in Horror & Gaming M 112
There is a resurgence of dark, fantastic, and erotic images in literature,
and gaming. Divergence or parallel evolution?
-- Aaron Allston (m), Teresa Edgerton, Barbara Hambly, Carrie Richerson
297 Hour with the de Camps M 113
"Informal but amusing memories of our 54 years in Science Fiction" (and
the
many Writers, Editors, Artists, and Fans they have known.)
-- Catherine Crook de Camp, L Sprague de Camp
298 Is Sex With Aliens a Good Idea, or Even Plausible? M 120
The ever-popular sex with aliens panel.
-- Jack Cohen, Tom Digby, ElizaBeth Gilligan (m), Robert Mark Shepherd,
Susan M Smith
299 Ethics in the Age of Computers M 121
Are computers changing the ethical questions we have to answer? Are they
affecting how we answer the ethical questions of the past?
-- Jean Mark Gawron, David Joiner, Sonia Orin Lyris (m), Laura A Majerus,
Tim May
300 Brewing in Space M 123
Brewing beer, both commercially and privately, will be affected by
conditions in space or on light/heavy. How will we get our brew?
-- Chris Cooper (m), Rick Foss, Mark L Olson, Richard Roepke, Ed Rush
301 Returning to Literary Traditions in New Fantasy M 124
notcontent to model himself on Tolkien, Guy Kay goes back directly to the
medieval Romance tradition: in Fionavar and Arbonne.
-- P C Hodgell, Katharine Kerr, Sharon D King, Janeen Webb (m)
302 The wombat Speaks M 132
Noted fan, Artist and Interviewer Laura Brodian Kelly Freas interviews our
noted bon vivant marsupial Honored Guest, jan howard finder. (2 hrs)
303 Fossils! [YP] P MICH
Noted writer/scientist Hal Clement shows and tells about fossils.
304 Reading by Jennifer Roberson M 135C
305 Gregory Benford, John Maddox Roberts, Marv Wolfman M AUTO
Autograph session.
306 Yugoslav/Balkan Dance A METR3
To celebrate our esteemed bid competitors we present a workshop featuring
the dances of the Balkans. (2 hrs)
307 BoaF: APA-VCR N WHITE2
308 Heather Gladney in Concert A CITY
309 Electronics and Music A COMM
-- D N Crowe, Joe Ellis
310 Music From the Worlds of Star Trek A FRAN
Trek Classic, Trek Lite, and Deep Space 9. (2 hrs)
-- Gary Ehrlich, Leslie Fish, Kathy Mar, Gary McGath, Linda Melnick,
Roberta
Rogow, Joey Shoji, Jean L Stevenson
3:45 PM
Tarantula N GREY
4:00 PM
311 The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick M 110
Why are the works of Philip K. Dick ubiquitous now, when he received so
little recognition while he was alive?
-- David G Hartwell, K. W. Jeter, Tim Powers (m), Eric M Van, Paul S
Williams
312 New SF Community: Fans & Pros On-Line M 111
Are the Internet, CompuServe, GEnie, Bix, the WELL, et all part of the
same
town, or on another planet entirely?
-- Barbara Delaplace, ElizaBeth Gilligan (m), Saul Jaffe, Sasha Miller
313 Economics and Daily Life in Elizabethan Times M 112
The age of Elizabeth I serves as a model for many cultures we imagine in
other universes or on other planets. What was it really like to live in
the
time of Shakespeare.
-- Hilary Ayer (m), Karen Shearer Voorhees, Amy Wolf
314 Renovating the Tucker Hotel M 113
What features would the ideal con hotel have and has this ideal changed
over
the years? Modem jacks? AI elevators? Escalators to all the party floors?
Beer taps?
-- Rusty Hevelin, Karen Meschke (m), Sam Moskowitz, Joe Siclari
315 Is Huck Finn Really a Danger to Our Kids? M 120
Are books for children subject to different standards than other
literature?
Do these standards change with time and place?
-- Mark Twain, Sheila Finch, Val Ontell (m), Ross Pavlac
316 Any Sufficiently Complex Technology... M 121
Magical explanations for technological goodies.
-- Esther M Friesner, Janet Kagan, Jordin Kare (m), Bridget McKenna
317 Ethical Issues for Creative People M 123
What ethical issues should the artist, writer, photographer or other
creative person consider?
-- Ellen Key Harris, Douglas Herring (m), Jane Johnson, Ginger LaJeunesse,
Michaela Roessner
318 Guy Gavriel Kay Symposium Paper #4 M 124
An academic paper on the works of Guy Gavriel Kay written and presented by
Janeen Webb.
-- Janeen Webb
319 Infrared Astronomy M 130
An introduction to IR detector technologies used in astronomy. A variety
of
recent IR images will be shown that probe the depths of newly forming
stellar systems and nearby spiral galaxies.
-- Suzanne Casement
320 Remembering Lester del Rey M 131
We gather in memory of a friend.
-- Terry Brooks, Barbara Hambly, Frederik Pohl (m), Shelly Shapiro, Robert
Silverberg
321 Stories of Hollywood Experiences M 133
People's experiences working in Hollywood --the highs, the lows, the
horror
stories.
-- Gillian Horvath, George R R Martin, Gerald Pearce (m), Melinda
Snodgrass
322 Computer-Generated Special Effects M 134
A demonstration of computer-generated special effects.
-- Steve Burg, Ron Thornton
323 Tell Me A Story [YP] P MICH
Story telling and reading for a younger fan audience.
324 Reading by S M Stirling M 135C
325 James Gurney, Kate Elliott, William F. Wu M AUTO
Autograph session.
326 G Effinger, D Gerrold, S Lewitt, J Wurts A METR12
Roundtable discussion with authors and others. Sign up at Information. (2
hrs)
327 Filk Conventions: Why You Should Go to Them A COMM
There are now 7 independent filk cons. Come hear what their
representatives
have to say.
-- Lee S Billings, Bob Laurent, Spencer Love, Deborah Weiss
4:51 PM
328 Horror of Dracula (1958) N GRAN23
5:00 PM
329 Vodoun in Science Fiction and Fantasy M 110
What is Vodoun? Why the current upsurge in "voodoo" stories in the field?
-- Greg Bear, Ethan Davidson
330 "Let's Put on a Convention in My Dad's Barn" M 111
What questions you need to ask to determine what kind of a convention you
want and how you want to go about running it. (Hey, Sue, we made it!)
-- Chris Cooper, Alice Massoglia, Eric M Van, Patty Wells (m), Tom
Whitmore
331 Writing Different Experiences From One's Own M 112
How to realistically and sensitively portray characters whose race,
religion, gender, or planet of origin is different from your own.
-- Roger MacBride Allen, Melanie Rawn, Carol Severance (m), Chelsea Quinn
Yarbro
332 A Dialog with Ben Bova M 113
Ben Bova offers a chance to talk with him about any subject--from writing
to
politics, from movies to Mars.
333 Bubbles Hour: Tom Digby Honored Guest Speech M 120
Probably Something But Definitely notBoring. (2 hrs)
334 REAL Computer Art M 121
If an art form took full advantage of the computer's abilities, what
characteristics would it have?
-- Mark Ferrari, Jeanne Gomoll, Stu Shiffman (m), Don Simpson
335 Protecting Your Work M 123
Your rights to your intellectual property (what is "yours").
-- Stephen Hickman (m), Donald Maass, Ron Montana, Michael Whelan
336 The Hubble Space Telescope: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 M 130
Is the Hubble Space Telescope and orbiting headache or one of our greatest
tools for exploring the universe? The answer is "Yes." From new planetary
systems to black holes to galaxies at the edge of the universe, see why
this
"hunk of junk" keeps outdatin
-- Mark Bourne
337 Have Special Effects Taken Over? M 131
Have character, concept and story taken a back seat to splashy SFX?
-- Martin Brenneis (m), Steve Burg, Daryl Mallett, J. Michael Straczynski
338 George Effinger Medical Fund Auction M 132
Organized by Joe Maraglino. (2 hrs)
339 Reading by Diana L. Paxson M 135C
340 Paul Preuss, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Dave Smeds M AUTO
Autograph session.
341 CONTACT/COTI: Have Spaceship, Will Travel P RAPH
The human team will examine the design requirements of building a
structure
that can sustain human life in space for long periods of time. (2 hrs)
-- Larry Niven, Dr. Jerry E Pournelle, Dirk van der Elst, Israel Zuckerman
342 CONTACT/COTI: Alien Sophont P RUBE
The alien team creates extraterrestrial organisms with biological
structures
that are compatible with the created planetary environment. (2 hrs)
-- Karen Anderson, Dirk van der Elst, Israel Zuckerman
343 Open Filking A CITY
(2 hrs)
344 Non U.S. Filk A COMM
Representatives from England and Canada talk and sing about what filk is
like in their environments.
-- Lissa Allcock, Philip Allcock, Dave Clement, Christopher O'Shea II,
Alison Scott, Kate Soley
345 Music From the Worlds of Gordon R. Dickson A FRAN
-- Jordin Kare, Kathy Mar, Bill Roper, Michael Rubin
5:15 PM
Teenagers From Outer Space N GREY
5:18 PM
Orguss #3 & #4 N PINK
6:00 PM
346 Translation Difficulties M 110
The problems and rewards of the translation process.
-- Grania Davis (m), Georgiana Farnoaga, Shibano Takumi, Lili Tyler
347 Getting to the Stars M 111
Can we? Will we? Will it be like we imagined?
-- Randall M Clague, Keith Henson (m), Frank M Robinson, Edwin L
Strickland
III
348 What Science Fiction Means to Me M 112
Discussion and reminiscences.
-- Bill Donaho, David A Kyle (m), Jean Lamb, Frederick Patten, Andrew
Porter
349 Future or Death of Rock and Roll M 121
When the music of rebellion becomes the music of the White House, what
happens to the need to rebel with music?
-- Bradley Denton (m), Maureen Garrett, Edward Kramer, Paul S Williams
350 What's Fun About Gaming? M 123
-- Lori Ann Cole, Noah Falstein, Lee Gold, Steve Perrin
351 Directed vs. Basic Research M 130
What type of research is most important? Do we have to make these choices,
or is a compromise possible?
-- Howard Davidson, Geoffrey A Landis (m), Larry Roeder, Bob Webber
352 Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon M 131
How our ideas about Titan in both SF and real astronomy have changed over
the last three centuries. (Slideshow)
-- Hal Clement
353 Reading by Charles Sheffield M 135C
354 Heather Alexander in Concert A FRAN
6:30 PM
Dracula (1979) N GRAN23
7:00 PM
Beast From 20,000 Fathoms N GREY
355 Body Manipulation in Fact and Fiction M 120
Why is there a resurgence in these "primitive" forms of decoration in this
time & place & in the literature?
-- Branwyn Bigglestone, Donald Kingsbury, Peter Larsen, Greg Stafford (m)
356 Soviet Space Disasters M 134
Lecture and video demonstration.
-- Hugh S Gregory
357 Music From the Worlds of Larry Niven A FRAN
-- Lee S Billings, Joe Ellis, David M Kushner, Beth Stevens
7:18 PM
Devil Hunter Yohko N PINK
8:00 PM
358 One Shot Performances-- Performers Choice A FRAN
359 Science Fiction and Fantasy Masquerade M ESPL
Fantastic costumes and presentations, two emcees, large screen video and
an
incredible variety of the costume makers' art to delight and amaze you. (4
hrs)
8:15 PM
Solbianco N PINK
8:30 PM
Bram Stoker's Dracula N GRAN23
Godzilla N GREY
9:00 PM
360 Roll-Your-Own Filking A CITY
Whatever style audience and performers agree on. (10 hrs)
361 Bardic Circle Filking A COMM
Everyone gets a turn to pick, play, or pass. (10 hrs)
362 Chaos Filk A FRAN
Unmoderated, jump in with a follower, midwestern style filk singing. (10
hrs)
9:15 PM
Robo Carnival N PINK
10:00 PM
Valley of the Gwangi N GREY
10:55 PM
Madox 01 N PINK
11:00 PM
363 Nosferatu (1922) N GRAN23
12 Midn
Eye of Argon N WHITE1
(4 hrs)
2:00 AM
Child Care Closes P BARC1