Friday, April 18, 2003 |
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Avenue 2 | Avenue 3 | Avenue 4 | Loring Ballroom | Other | Autographings (Foyer) | |
1 pm |
Why Do Panels About Heinlein Always Go Pear-Shaped?
David Dyer-Bennet, Karen Cooper [m], Jim Young |
Writer's Library
Mary Kay Kare [m], Ruth Berman, Charles Marx |
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2 pm |
Year in Science
Howard Davidson, Jon Singer [m?], Robert Sawyer, Susan Smith, George Flentke |
Female Warriors
Jo Walton, Jan Bogstad, Katya Reimann? |
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3 pm |
Online Communities
David Dyer-Bennet, Laurel Krahn [m?], Karen Cooper, Andrew Bertke |
Gardens in Speculative Fiction, Actual and Symbolic
Ruth Berman, Jon Singer [m], Elise Matthesen, Caroline Stevermer, Patricia C. Wrede |
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4 pm |
Intellectual Property, DMCA, RIAA, MPAA, and 4th Street USA
Laura Majerus, Robert Sawyer, Bruce Schneier |
Filk Around the World
Steve Macdonald [m] |
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6 pm | ||||||
7pm |
Opening Ceremonies
Laura Jean Fish, Larry Sanderson, David Levine |
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8 pm |
Ask Dr. Mike
John M. Ford [m] (90 min) |
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9 pm | ||||||
10 pm |
Australia in 2010: Why Fans Shouldn't Drink Late at Night
Seth Breidbart [m], Mike Pins [m], Geri Sullivan, Jim Young [m], Erik Olson |
Superhero Movies: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
Jim Frenkel, Lenny Bailes, Larry Sanderson, Joe Agee |
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Saturday, April 19, 2003 |
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Avenue 2 | Avenue 3 | Avenue 4 | Loring Ballroom | Other | Autographings (Foyer) | |
10 am |
Generations the Book, and Other Cyclical Theories of History
Sharon Kahn, Eric Forste [m], Jo Walton |
Upcoming Conventions, Local and Not Too Far Away
Eric M. Heideman, Mike Pins [m], Jeremy Stomberg, Joe Agee, Kevin G. Austin |
Joel Rosenberg reads (out loud) |
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11am |
Metaphors in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Charles Marx, Laurel Krahn, Beth Friedman, Michael Lee |
When Does Fandom Become a Toxic Lifestyle?
David Cargo [m], Kelley Higgins, Hope Leibowitz, Barb Jensen, Lisa Freitag |
Katya Reimann reads (out loud) |
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Noon |
Privacy vs. Post-Privacy
Robert Sawyer, Bruce Schneier |
Literary Criticism: What Good Is It?
Pamela Dean, Jan Bogstad [m], Phil Kaveny, Patrick Nielsen Hayden |
Music Workshop
Steve Macdonald [m] (2 hrs) |
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1 pm |
Open Poetry
Hosted by Laurel Winter and Terry Garey |
Sue Mason Interview
Sue Mason, Alison Scott [m] |
Jim Young Katya Reimann | |||
2 pm |
To Saturn via Jupiter: NASA's Cassini Mission
Bill Higgins [m] (need projector and screen) |
Rob Sawyer Interview |
David Levine reads (out loud) |
Joel Rosenberg John M. Ford | ||
3 pm |
History of Fandom Slide Show
Art Widner [m] (projector and screen) |
Working-Class Heroes in SF and Fantasy
Emmet O'Brien, Katya Reimann [m], Joel Rosenberg, Tracey Callison |
John M. Ford reads (out loud) |
Junkbox Wars |
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4 pm |
Troubleshooter Game Show
Seth Breidbart [m], David Dyer-Bennet, Sharon Sbarsky |
Artists' Jam
Need participants, or it won't happen |
Lord of the Rings as Tragedy
Pamela Dean, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Jo Walton, Mary Kay Kare |
Art Show Tour
Sue Mason (at Art Show) |
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5 pm |
Lancelot -- the First Mary Sue Story?
Jo Walton, Patricia C. Wrede, Sue Mason |
TiVos, PVRs, DVD recorders
Dean Gahlon, Michael Lee, Laurel Krahn [m], Andrew Bertke, Beth Friedman |
Jim Young reads (out loud) |
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8 pm |
Religion in Speculative Fiction
Robert Sawyer, Joel Rosenberg, C.J. Mills?, Tracey Callison |
Second-Generation Fandom
Sasha Walton, Erik Baker, Thorin Tatge, Karen Cooper [m] |
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9 pm |
More Science Programming
Howard Davidson, Jon Singer, Gordon Garb?, Jordin Kare, Susan Smith |
Connections Between Fandom and Counterculture in the 1960s: How Our History Affects Modern Fandom
Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Neil Rest, Richard Tatge, Lydia Nickerson |
Art Auction |
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10 pm |
Vegetology
Elise Matthesen, Geri Sullivan, Sharon Kahn |
Fannish Hoaxes and Legends
Seth Breidbart [m], Laurel Winter, Neil Rest, Richard Tatge |
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Sunday, April 20, 2003 |
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Avenue 2 | Avenue 3 | Avenue 4 | Loring Ballroom | Other | Autographings (Foyer) | |
10 am |
Landscape of SF Fandom
Kevin G. Austin [m] |
Magical Realism vs. Fantasy
Jo Walton, Phil Kaveny [m], Peg Kerr, Sarah Monette |
Laurel Winter reads (out loud) |
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11 am |
Columbia
Howard Davidson, Jordin Kare [m?], Bill Higgins [m?] (OH projector?) |
Learning How to Write
David D. Levine [m], Robert Sawyer, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Patricia C. Wrede, Peg Kerr |
Jim Frenkel reads (out loud) |
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Noon |
Attractions of Toronto
Robert Sawyer (maybe), Carolyn Clink, Colin Hinz, Hope Leibowitz |
Steve Macdonald Interview
Steve Macdonald, Dave Romm |
Jo Walton reads (out loud) |
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1 pm |
"Rocket Talk" with Fizz and Fuse, the Reactor Brothers
Jordin Kare, Bill Higgins |
Documenting Ourselves
David Dyer-Bennet, Andrew Bertke, Elise Matthesen |
Leah Cutter reads (out loud) |
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2 pm |
Minicon 38 Gripe Session
Larry Sanderson [m] |
Fantasy and SF: the Instantiation of Metaphor
Lydia Nickerson [m], Jo Walton |
Pamela Dean reads (out loud) |
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3 pm |
Asterisk Panel
John M. Ford, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Elise Matthesen, Jo Walton [m], Kathy Routliffe, Jordin Kare |
What Do I Read Next?
Eric M. Heideman [m], Michael Levy, Russell Letson |
Not Just for Kids
Mary Kay Kare, Sasha Walton, Laura Krentz, Tracey Callison |
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4 pm |
Closing Ceremonies |