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Friday

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Gaming

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Krushenko's

Edina

Bloomington

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Signings

3:00-4:15

Battlestar Galactica Geek-out

Rachel Kronick (M)

3-6pm: Metropolis & discussion

4:30-5:45

Pop-up Books

Lydia Nickerson (M), Jen Manna, Laura Krentz

Publishing 101B

Harlan Ellison, Michael Merriam, RM Meluch, Adam Stemple, Guy Stewart

Carl Sagan: An Appreciation

Rachel Kronick, Chas Somdahl, David Wilford (M)

7:00-8:15

Opening Ceremonies

8:30-9:45

Fantasy before Tolkien (Before the King)

Jan Bogstad, C.J. Mills (M), David Lenander, Glen Cook

Forbidden Fruit

Ruth Berman, Laurel Winter (M), Sharon Kahn, RM Meluch

Ask Dr. Mike

John M. Ford

Harlan Ellison

10:00-11:15

10p: Scorched Earth
12mid: Zar

Favorite Gaming Stories

Richard Tatge, Martin Schafer (M), David Cargo, Rachel Kronick

Saturday

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Gaming

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Krushenko's

Edina

Bloomington

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Signings

10:00-11:15

The Lasting Appeal of Mecha

Anna Waltz, Mark Richards, Rachel Kronick (M), Alice Bentley

Bride of Frankenstein

Authorial Jealousy

Harlan Ellison, Naomi Kritzer, Laurel Winter, C.J. Mills, Eleanor Arnason (M)

11:30-12:45

12p: Miniatures Demo

Christian Mythology in Fantasy and SF

Naomi Kritzer (M), Jan Bogstad, Guy Stewart, David Lenander

Ask a Scientist

Matt Strait, Lisa Freitag, Ctein, Chas Somdahl (M)

Spoiler Alert!

Laurel Krahn, Jeremy Stomberg (M), Michael Lee, Diane Lacey

Rolling Ambassador: Doug Friauf's Adventures in Fandom

Doug Friauf, DavE Romm

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1:30-2:45

2-6p: D&D one-shot

The Layered Look

John Picacio, Ctein

"...but I'm really a mainstream writer!"

Pamela Dean, Laurel Winter (M), C.J. Mills, Hillary Moon Murphy

Fandom on $1 a Day

Karen Cooper, Alison Sommer, Kelly Strait, Kevin Austin (M), Jason K. Burnett, Diane Lacey

1:-2pm: The Works of Harlan Ellison

2-3pm: Octavia E. Butler: A Celebration

Mechwars Mayhem

Twin Cities Mechwars

3:00-4:15

How to Destroy the Earth

Matt Strait (M), Chas Somdahl, Seth Breidbart

Vampire Novels

Jason K. Burnett, Joe Agee (M), Richard Tatge

Depression and Creativity

Laurel Krahn (M), Peg Kerr, Catherine Ferreira, Adam Stemple

3-4pm: Robots and Androids in Fiction

4-6pm: Blade Runner

Harlan Ellison interview

4:30-5:45

The Year in SF

Greg Johnson (M), Russell Letson

SF&F Set in the Twin Cities

Michael Merriam(M), Naomi Kritzer, Ruth Berman

The World of Babylon 5

Michael Lee (M), Clay Harris, Hillary Moon Murphy

Zines or Blogs?

Lisa Freitag, Jeanne Mealy

Moneyduck tournament

John Piccacio slideshow

Harlan Ellison

7:00-8:15

Young Adult Novels for Adults

Lisa Freitag, Laura Krentz(M), Peg Kerr, Fiona Ihinger, David Lenander, Catherine Ferreira

Making a Lasting RPG Group

Kevin Austin (M), Richard Tatge, Rachel Kronick, Martin Schafer

Doug at the Movies

Doug Friauf

Sleep Disorders and Fandom

Laurel Krahn, Mark Richards(M), Ann Totusek

Collage Therapy

Karen Cooper, Bonnie Somdahl

8:30-9:45

Spheres: Five Years After the War (til 1am)

Rachel Kronick

Field Guide to Genre Writing

Hillary Moon Murphy, Melinda Kimberly Melin, SN Arly (M), Jan Bogstad, Eleanor Arnason

Obscure & Marvelous

Harlan Ellison, John M. Ford, Greg Ketter (M), Glen Cook

Lady Poetesses from Hell

Laurel Winter, Rebecca Marjesdatter, John C. Rezmerski, Ruth Berman, Margaret Hause

11:00-12:15

Knights of the Dinner Table readings

Sunday

Atrium 1

Gaming

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Krushenko's

Edina

Bloomington

Plaza 1

Signings

10:00-11:15

Publishing 101A

Naomi Kritzer, Pamela Dean, SN Arly (M), Laurel Winter, Eleanor Arnason

Serenity Post-Mortem (?)

Kelly Strait, Michael Lee, Rachel Kronick (M)

11:05-12:45: Forbidden Planet

11:30-12:45

Invasion of the Shojo

Anna Waltz, Alice Bentley

Minicon 42

Mark Richards, Greg Ketter

Depictions of Asia in SF

Rachel Kronick (M), Jan Bogstad, Alison Sommer

Jane Austen's Influence on Fantasy

Pamela Dean, Melinda Kimberly Melin, Kathryn Sullivan, Hillary Moon Murphy, Peg Kerr (M)

1-2pm: Robots and Androids in Cinema

1:30-2:45

Wild World Meetup

From RUR to Roomba

Mark Richards, Greg Johnson, Sharon Kahn (M)

Archetype or Stereotype?

Kathryn Sullivan, Melinda Kimberly Melin, Jan Bogstad(M), CJ Mills, Eleanor Arnason

Stuff SF Never Predicted

Harlan Ellison, Tom Galloway, Alice Bentley

What is MnStf?

Kevin Austin (M), Lisa Freitag, Dean Gahlon, Laurel Krahn

2-3pm: 24th Century Tempest: The Making and Legacy of Forbidden Planet

3:00-4:15

Closing ceremonies