Disclaimer: This is getting very close to final, but is still subject to change, especially names on panels. Also, if there is a discrepancy between this grid and the program item listings, go by this grid.
Due to a mixup in room assignments, the room names for the three primary programming rooms have changed. Marquette/LaSalle becomes Hennepin-Carver, Hennepin becomes Marquette, and Carver becomes LaSalle. The pocket guide at the convention will reflect these changes.
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LaSalle |
Marquette |
Directors Row 1 (Readings) |
Board Room 3 (Roundtables) |
Directors Row 3 |
Grand Ballroom Salon D |
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Autographings (Foyer) |
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4 pm |
Xena and Hercules: The Gods in Our Own Image Jim Frenkel, Elise Matthesen [m], Dennis McCunney, Katya Reimann, Amy Thomson |
Weren’t We Waiting for the End of the World? Bob Berlien, Jim Minz, Lydia Nickerson, Patrick Nielsen Hayden [m], Victor Raymond |
How to Enjoy a Science Fiction Convention Martin Easterbrook, Priscilla Olson [m], Vicki Rosenzweig, Tom Whitmore |
Jane Yolen |
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Gordon R. Dickson Peg Kerr Joel Rosenberg |
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5pm |
The Cold Equations: Let’s Settle This Once and For All Octavia E. Butler [m], David Dyer-Bennet, Peg Kerr, Mark Olson, Nicholas Pollotta |
Artists’ Jam 1 (2 hrs.) Divers Hands |
Occult Fiction in Fantasy Magenta Griffith, Catherine Lundoff, Betsy Lundsten, Kris O’Higgins, Tom Whitmore [m] |
Katya Reimann |
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Pamela Dean John M. Ford Jane Yolen |
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6pm |
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7pm |
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8pm |
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Opening Ceremonies Fred A. Levy Haskell (keynote speaker), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (MC), Octavia E. Butler (Writer GoH), Mark & Priscilla Olson (FgoHs), Dave Nee (Bookseller GoH) |
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9pm |
Ask Dr. Mike (90 minutes) John M. Ford |
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Tour of the Art Show (in the Art Show) |
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Saturday, April 2, 1999 |
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Hennepin-Carver |
LaSalle |
Marquette |
Directors Row 1 (Readings) |
Board Room 3 (Roundtables) |
Directors Row 3 |
Grand Ballroom Salon D |
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Autographings (Foyer) |
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10am |
Patrick O’Brian, Dorothy Dunnett, Bernard Cornwell, Georgette Heyer: A Politely Uncivil Thrash (10:30–noon, 90 minutes) Steven Brust, Pamela Dean, Tony Lewis, Tom Whitmore [m], Jane Yolen |
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SFWA Regional Meeting (2 hrs.) Linda Dunn |
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11am |
The Legion of Super-Heroes Lenny Bailes, Christopher Jones, Dave Nee, James Nicoll, Priscilla Olson [m] |
Really Big Engineering in SF Howard Davidson, Mark Olson, Doug Wickstrom, Jeff Schalles, Gordon Garb [m] |
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12 noon |
Children Get the Best Fantasy Ruth Berman, Jim Frenkel, Caroline Stevermer [m], Laurel Winter, Jane Yolen |
Exposition: How Much Is Enough? Eleanor Arnason, , Steven Brust John M. Ford, Teresa Nielsen Hayden [m], Katya Reimann |
Dave Nee, interviewed by Greg Ketter Dave Nee, Greg Ketter |
Joel Rosenberg |
Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Mask-Making (back of the Grand Ballroom) Linda Lounsbury |
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1 pm |
Filking and Folking: A Historical Retrospective Lenny Bailes, Nate Bucklin, Dave Clement, Fred A. Levy Haskell, Bruce Pelz [m] |
SFWA Charity Auction Linda Dunn |
The Place Between Art and the Way Real People Use Art Darlene Coltrain, Ctein, Brad Foster, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Jane Yolen [m] |
Peg Kerr |
Octavia E. Butler |
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Gender Play/Gender Roles in Hong Kong Fantasy-Theme Films (Presidential Suite) A talk, with media, by Catherine Lundoff |
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2 pm |
The Bookstore as Community-Builder Alice Bentley, Don Blyly, Marci Malinowycz [m], Dave Nee |
Spy vs. Spy in the Computer Age: A Talk Bruce Schneier |
Getting More from Your Reading Pamela Dean, Scott Marley, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Debbie Notkin [m] |
Jim Frenkel |
Jane Yolen |
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Octavia E. Butler Kara Dalkey Nicholas Pollotta |
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3 pm |
History as the Real Hard Science in SF Eleanor Arnason, John M. Ford, Russell Letson, Peg Kerr, Patrick Nielsen Hayden [m] |
Does Photography Have a Role in SF and Fantasy Art? Ctein, David Dyer-Bennet, Laurie Edison, Lisa Freitag, Pat Thielen |
Gordon R. Dickson: 50 Years of Authors, Agents, and Publishers Gordon R. Dickson |
Octavia E. Butler |
Joel Rosenberg |
Filking for Kids Aliera Brust, Anne Gay, Nate Bucklin |
Mark Time Rehearsal |
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Steven Brust Katya Reimann Lois McMaster Bujold |
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4 pm |
How Do You Recommend Books? Lenny Bailes, Eleanor Lang [m], Dave Nee, Michael Levy, Tom Whitmore |
At the Intersection of Computers and Art Craig Finseth, Beth Hansen, Steven Vincent Johnson, Mike Ward [m] |
Rich Science Howard Davidson, Gordon Garb, Lynn Litterer, Mark Olson, Bob Webber [m] |
Lois McMaster Bujold |
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Costume Reception (Non-smoking consuite) Hosted by Amber Tatge and Marci Malinowycz, with Suford and Tony Lewis |
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5:00 |
Octavia E. Butler, interviewed by Janice Bogstad Octavia E. Butler, Janice Bogstad |
Batman: Who’s Wearing That Cowl? Lenny Bailes, John M. Ford, Neil Gaiman, Dave Howell, Teresa Nielsen Hayden |
Is There a Fannish Accent? A Talk by Karyn Ashburn |
Laurel Winter |
Steven Brust |
Artists’ Jam 2 (2 hrs.) Divers Hands |
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7 pm |
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Mark Time Radio Hour (90 minutes) Jerry Stearns and Richard Fish |
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8 pm |
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9 pm |
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Trivia Contest (90 minutes) Mark Olson, Priscilla Olson, Jon Singer |
Steven Brust |
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Art Auction |
Milk and Cookies Storytelling (Vice-Presidential Suite) Jane Yolen |
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10 pm |
A Deepness in the Sky Jim Frenkel, Lydia Nickerson, others TBA |
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Sunday, April 3, 1999 |
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Hennepin-Carver |
LaSalle |
Marquette |
Directors Row 1 (Readings) |
Board Room 3 (Roundtables) |
Directors Row 3 |
Grand Ballroom Salon D |
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Autographings (Foyer) |
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From Here to the Federation: Extrapolating the Star Trek and Babylon 5 Backstory Beth Friedman, Gordon Garb [m], Magenta Griffith, Suford Lewis, James Nicoll |
Booksellers: What Touches SF around the Edges? Linda Hafemeister, Greg Ketter [m], Hank Luttrell, Dave Nee |
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11 am |
The Fiction of Octavia E. Butler Octavia E. Butler, Lisa Freitag, Jeanne Gomoll [m], Eric Heideman, Debbie Notkin |
Round Robin Poetry Reading Ruth Berman, Terry Garey, Rebecca Hubbard, Sandra Lindow, John Rezmerski, Laurel Winter |
The Year in Science Howard Davidson, Gordon Garb, Tony Lewis [m], Lynn Litterer, Mark Olson |
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Nicholas Pollotta |
The Industry Fen Don’t See Jim Frenkel, Leigh Grossman, Eleanor Lang, Teresa Nielsen Hayden [m], Katya Pendill |
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12 noon |
What’s Depressing, What’s Cautionary, What’s Uplifting Lois McMaster Bujold, Octavia E. Butler, Kara Dalkey, Linda Dunn, Debbie Notkin [m] |
Baseball in Science Fiction Steven Brust [m], Jim Frenkel, Beth Friedman, Jim Mann, Cally Soukup |
Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, et al. Seth Breidbart, Jim Minz [m], Hilary Moon Murphy, Bruce Schneier |
Amy Thomson |
Pamela Dean |
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1 pm |
Comedy of Manners in Fantasy and SF Steven Brust, Lois McMaster Bujold [m], Jim Minz, Caroline Stevermer |
The Fannish Impulse Over the Wires Lenny Bailes, Laurel Krahn, Fred A. Levy Haskell [m], Ulrika O’Brien |
Breaking the Law in Comics Bob Berlien [m], Seth Johnson, Eleanor Lang, Dennis McCunney, Priscilla Olson |
Nicholas Pollotta |
Laurel Winter |
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2 pm |
Buffy: Fantasy, Soap Opera, or Both? Bob Berlien, Beth Friedman, Kathy Routliffe, Caroline Stevermer, Tom Whitmore [m] |
Lady Poetesses from Hell Terry Garey [m], Rebecca Hubbard, John Rezmerski, Laurel Winter, Jane Yolen |
Doc Smith: Which Is Better, the Science or the Style? David Dyer-Bennet, Mark Olson, Mike Ward [m] |
John M. Ford |
Jim Frenkel |
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3 pm |
SF and the Political Slipstream Laurie Edison [m], Jeanne Gomoll, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Victor Raymond, Neil Rest |
A Neo’s Guide to the Freebie Table Martin Easterbrook, Bruce Pelz, Michael Pins, Geri Sullivan [m] |
Garden and Architectural Design as it Applies to Conventions Elise Matthesen, Lydia Nickerson, Priscilla Olson [m], Tom Whitmore |
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John M. Ford |
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4 pm |
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Closing Ceremonies Steven Brust, et al. |
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