Minicon 33 Programming Schedule

Here's the latest update of the Minicon 33 programming schedule, Draft 5, as of 6-Apr-98.

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ID	Type	Title	Description	Category	Time	Location	Panelist	Panelist	Panelist	Panelist	Panelist	Panelist
001	P	"If this is Fantasy, bring me Science Fiction	Compare and contrast (and trash) bad SF/F, specifically BAD SF/F crossovers	LitCrit	SA 1200	Atrium 7		Tom Porter	Steve Mudd	Kristopher O’Higgins	Alice Bentley
002	MS	Minicon 33 Opening Ceremonies	Start things off right	MainStage Events	F 1800	Mainstage	Dave Romm	Eleanor Arnason	Jerry Stearns	John M. Ford	Gardner Dozois	Phil Proctor
003	MS	Closing Ceremonies	Parting is such sweet sorrow	MainStage Events	SU 1600	Mainstage	Dave Romm	Eleanor Arnason	Jerry Stearns	Gardner Dozois	John M. Ford
004	O	Drum Jam	Drummers, dancers, and LOTS of energy!	NOTHING FITS	F 2400	Multi
005	O	Friday Night Filk	ScienceFiction lyrics to common tunes -- come sing along!	Fandom	F 2200	Atrium 6	Laramie Sasseville
007	MS	Minicon 33 Masquerade	Costumes, costumers, and fun all in one room.	MainStage Events	SA 1900	Mainstage	Kat Pepmiller		Costumers
008	MS	Masquerade Orientation and Green Room	Costumers’ signup and rehersal for the Minicon 33 Masquerade	Costuming	SA 1030	Multi	Kat Pepmiller	Corvus Elrod	Costumers
009	O	Zurround	Saturday night Musical Event	MainStage Events	SA 2300	Mainstage
010	O	Saturday Night Filk	ScienceFiction lyrics to common tunes -- come sing along!	Fandom	SA 2200	A4	Laramie Sasseville
011	R	Bedtime Stories with Jane Yolen	Bedtime stories with milk and cookies -- a treat for young and old alike	Readings	F 2200	Bloomington	Jane Yolen
012	O	Beth Eastman Memorial Punnel	The worst form of pun-ishment available in Convention-Sponsored space!	Fandom	F 2300	Atrium 4	Ed Eastman
013	O	Beth Eastman Memorial Punnel -- Round 2	The Pun-ishment continues!	Fandom	SA 2300	A6	Ed Eastman
014	P	Technophilia, Technophobia	Our Love-Hate relationship with modern and ultra-modern technology	Science & Technology	SA 1300	Edina	Ctein	Kari Askeland	Ellen Kuhfeld	Bruce Bethke	Phillip E. Kaveny	Phyllis Eisenstein
015	P	Cultural Perspectives on Time	How do various real and fictional cultures deal with time? How does YOUR fictional culture perceive time?	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1400	Edina		Phillip E. Kaveny	Patrick Neilsen Hayden	Beth Hynes-Ciernia
016	RT	Cultural Perspectives on Time	More discussion following from the panel on the same subject	Cultural Anomalies	SU 1300	Plaza 1	Sign up in	ProgOps
017	P	Religiously Speaking...	Do Science Fiction and Fantasy handle religion better now than they did 20 years ago?	Cultural Anomalies	SU 1200	Plaza 1		Ann Laabs	Paul T. Olson	Phil Jennings
018	P	Boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy builds new girl	Taking the formula out of Science Fiction/Fantasy writing.	Writing / Editing	SA 1100	Atrium 6		Danith McPherson Clausen	Jim Frenkel	Lois McMaster Bujold
019	RT	The Year in Science	Discoveries just published or just made -- where the frontier really IS in April, 1998	Science & Technology	F 1400	Plaza 1		Holly Wilper
021	S	Where did we come from?	Fannish History of Minneapolis	FanTrad	SA 1700	Atrium 4		Karen Cooper
022	RT	History -- take two...	Revising History in Literature	Writing / Editing	SA 1200	A4		Leigh Kimmel	Phillip E. Kaveny	Doug Hulick	Greg L. Johnson	Donald Aamodt
023	P	Just the facts, man...	What REALLY happened in history at ... (insert time and place)	Cultural Anomalies	F 2100	Bloomington		Phil Jennings	Leigh Kimmel	Doug Hulick	Ann Laabs
024	P	"Far Out" keeps getting further out!	How changes in mainstream culture have affected science fiction ... and vice-versa	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1700	Atrium 6		Neil Rest	Bruce Bethke	Phyllis Eisenstein
025	RT	How much further out can we GO?	Discussion following from the panel on ‘"Far Out" has gotten Further out!’	Cultural Anomalies	SU 1400	P1
026	P	Murphy’s laws of Writing and Editing	If it can go wrong... It’ll make the final draft.	Writing / Editing	SA 1700	Atrium 7		Carrie Channell	Katya Reimann	Kristopher O’Higgins
027	P	Murphy’s laws of Publishing	If it can go wrong...	Writing / Editing	SU 1100	Atrium 4		Carrie Channel	Jim Frenkel	Gardner Dozois	Teresa Nielsen Hayden
028	P	Murphy’s laws of Gaming	If it can go wrong...blame the GM!	Gaming	SA 1400	Vichy		D. Robert Hamm	Dave Arneson	Mike Stackpole	Steve Thomson
030	RT	Murphy’s laws of Costuming	If it can go wrong...	Costuming	SU 1300	Atrium 2		Deborah K. Jones	Margene Bahm
031	P	Murphy’s laws of ConCom	If it can go wrong...	Fandom	SU 1500	Edina		Polly Peterson	Victor Raymond	Gypsy	Andrew Bertke	Don Bailey
032	P	Where has all my income gone?	How as an artist/writer, we can financially prepare for the future	Writing / Editing	F 2000	Atrium 7		Carrie Channell	Paul T. Olson	Jim Frenkel
033	RT	Windward Tack	How artists and writers can steer society into the future	Writing / Editing	SU 1400	Atrium 6		Kari Askeland
034	P	Driven Mundane -- reality vs. Reality	Are Cons really a different universe? If so, which is Reality?	Fandom	SA 1300	A4		Anne Gay	Margene Bahm	Karen Cooper
035	RT	Worldbuilding on the fly -- when characters get sassy!	Characters are people, too....	Writing / Editing	F 2100	Atrium 6	Danith McPherson Clausen	D. Robert Hamm	Michael T. Kent	Jane Yolen	Lois McMaster Bujold	Harry LeBlanc
038	P	In your dreams, Earthman!	Sex in Science Fiction	Writing / Editing	F 2200	Atrium 2		Sharon Reddy	Paula Helm Murray	Anthony Armor
040	RT	What’s your frequency, baby?	Speculative development of telepathic computers	Science & Technology	F 2300	Plaza 1		Hank Lederer	Mike Ward
043	P	Minicon 34 Will Be Different: No, Really, We Mean It	120 minutes on the High-Resolution Minicon (M34)	Fandom	SA 1500	Mainstage	Teresa Nielsen Hayden	Minicon 34 Executive Committee
044	RT	Why is the future so poorly lit?	Dark Urban fantasy	LitCrit	F 2300	Atrium 2		Lyda Morehouse
047	P	CLOSED -- don’t come back next Con!	Is fandom as tolerant as it was ten/twenty years ago, or has the concept of "TRUE FAN" gotten in the way?	Fandom	SA 1900	Atrium 7		Gypsy	Anne Gay	Teresa Nielsen Hayden
050	P	What’s there to do besides kill people and take their stuff?	Advice to GMs	Gaming	SA 1200	Vichy		Deirdre Murphy	Marcus Morgan	D. Robert Hamm	Mike Stackpole	Dave Arneson
051A	O	Walk this Way!	Walking tour of Minicon	Minicon 101	F 1400	Programming Ops (A3)	Check in Programming Ops (A3)
052	P	Ich bin ein Technoweenie	Discussion of how the attitude toward computer knowledge has gone from "arcane" to "mainstream".	Computers & Internet	F 2200	Plaza 1		Kari Askeland	Bruce Bethke	Harry LeBlanc	Gale James
053	P	Romancing the Unknown	It seems Science Fiction Romances are back -- but slap a different publishing company logo on a few of our favorites, and you wonder if they ever really left.	LitCrit	SU 1500	Bloomington			Jan Bogstad	Catherine Currier
054	P	No More Reruns!	Discussion of redundancy, revisiting of old themes, etc. in a genre that’s SUPPOSED to be going FORWARD...	LitCrit	F 1600	Atrium 6		Phil Jennings	Steve Mudd
055	O	FanFaire	Fan groups strut their stuff	Minicon 101	SA 1100	Garden Court	Art Johnson	RakeHell	Nokomis	Czar’ak	Behr’ak
056	P	Royally screwed!: Do writers deserve Royalties?	Discussion of media tie-in books (i.e. Star Wars, Star Trek) as flat-rate contracts.	Writing / Editing	SA 1700	Edina		David Wixon	Barbara Gislason	Jane Yolen	Mike Stackpole
058	P	Science Fiction Essentials	What books form the basis of a well-stocked science fiction library?	LitCrit	F 1700	Atrium 7		Patrick Nielsen Hayden	Russell Letson
059	RT	I read <....> and I was hooked!!	The first SF/F Stories people read and what made them say "I MUST find more of THIS!!"	LitCrit	SU 1500	A6		James J. Murray	Alice Bentley
060	RT	Fandom -- a time (binding) line	Explanation of certain Fannish in-jokes... So, why WON’T Dave Kyle let me sit there?	FanTrad	SU 1300	Atrium 4		Karen Cooper
062	P	Reviewing Science Fiction and Fantasy	Panel on book reviewing -- How to, venues, dos and dont’s	LitCrit	SA 1000	Atrium 6	Michael Levy	David Hartwell	Eric Heideman	Greg L. Johnson	Russell Letson
063	P	What Do I Read Next?	A brief review of what’s out there, by those who know.	LitCrit	SU 1400	Atrium 7		Russell Letson	Michael Levy	Scott Imes
064	RT	Myth and Magic of the Harp	Music and stories of the harp and its magic from Greek Myth to Medieval Castles to Modern Fantasy Authors. Come listen to story and song; share a song or story if you wish	Music	F 2100	Atrium 7		Deirdre Murphy	Susan Dirks-Henry
065	P	UFOs, XTs, and UFOlogy	Current State of UFOlogy, studies of extraterrestrials	Science & Technology	F 2400	Plaza 1	Joel Henry	Jim Groat	Steven V. Johnson
066	P	A history of StarTrek Fandom	History of Star Trek Fandom from Second-season Original Trek, and the Trek onward...	Media Fandom	SA 2000	P1		Joan Marie Verba	Susan Kinast-Porter	Ctein
068	P	Self-Publishing: How to publish your own book	Successfully publishing your own book, Including Internet Publishing!	Writing / Editing	SU 1300	Atrium 7		Joan Marie Verba	Paul T. Olson	Sharon L. Reddy	Alice Bentley
069	P	Are the Forces of Evil (TM) Really EVIL?	Isn’t Ming the Merciless just trying to maintain law and order on Mingo?	LitCrit	SA 1400	A4		Mary Monica Pulver	Douglas Hulick	Ellen Kuhfeld
071	P	Hammer House of Horror	1998 is the 40th anniversary of Hammer Horror films. Join us in a chilling 40-year retrospective of legendary horror.	Fandom	F 2400	Vista 2205		Pam Keesey	Eric Heideman
072	R	Vamps -- An Illustrated History of the Femme Fatale	Their shared history, power, and allure. based on Pam Keesey’s book Vamps (Cleis Press, 1997)	Readings	SA 1900	Fontainebleu		Pam Keesey
073	O	Krushenko’s 101	Introduction to Krushenko’s	Krushenko's	F 1400	Krushenko's	Eric Heideman
075	O	Tales of the Unanticipated Not-a-Publication Party	Meet TOTU staff and contributors, and learn about our Minicon 33 "Buy one, get one Free" special!	Krushenko's	F 2100	Krushenko's
076	P	GLBT Erotica in SF and Fantasy	Sponsored by the North Country Gaylaxians	Krushenko's	SA 1300	Krushenko's	Don Kaiser	Pam Keesey	Catherine Lundoff	Jon Nelson	Sybil Smith
077	P	The relationship between Star Trek and Literary SF	Traces the many connections between Star Trek and Literary SF, as well as the tradition of Space Adventure, from Voyage of the Space Beagle to Ringworld to Babylon 5, of which Trek is the centerpiece.	Krushenko's	SA 1400	Krushenko's	Joseph Agee	Ruth Berman	Eric Heideman	(open)	(open)
078	P	Science Fiction About Biology	Is Biology too scary right now to be good escape reading?	Krushenko's	SU 1100	Krushenko's	Eleanor Arnason	Ellen Kuhfeld	Michael T. Kent	Greg L. Johnson	Clark Stone	Robin Wille
079	P	Speculative Poetry Reading		Krushenko's	SA 1800	Krushenko's	Terry A. Garey	Ruth Berman	Jane Yolen	Jane R. Hansen	Sandra J. Lindow	John Calvin Resmerski
080	RT	SF Writing Groups: The 1998 Scene	Representatives talk about various groups, form, and function. Networking follows discussion.	Krushenko's	SA 1930	Krushenko's	Eric Heideman
081	O	Diversicon/Arcana and MarsCon (a fan-based multimedia Science Fiction Convention) Co-host the evening’s merriment.		Krushenko's	SA 2100	Krushenko's
082	P	Heisenberg Probably Slept Here: An Introduction to Quantum Physics	Find out why the theme is so funny...	Science & Technology	SA 1100	Edina	Ctein	Andrew Prock	Terry J. Jones	Greg L. Johnson	Brian Borovsky	Matthew Gress
083	P	Feminist Issues in SF/F	What are the issues that concern feminist writers and readers in the late ‘90s?	Krushenko's	SU 1300	Krushenko's	Eleanor Arnason	Michael Levy	Terry A. Garey	Robin Wille	Peg Kerr	Tom Porter
084	P	Gothic Parodies	Consideration of Northanger Abbey (Austen), Benighted (Priestley), and Cold Comfort Farm (Gibbons)	Krushenko's	SU 1400	Krushenko's	Pam Keesey	Eleanor Arnason	Lyda Morehouse
085	RT	The Work of Gardner Dozois	Second Foundation hosts a discussion of Gardner Dozois’ works. These discussions, with the GoH present and participating, have been a Minicon tradition since 1983.	Krushenko's	SU 1200	Krushenko's	Eric Heideman	Gardner Dozois
086	O	"Viva Krushenko’s!" Party	Celebration of Krushenko’s and all who have participated...	Krushenko's	SU 2100	Krushenko's
087	RT	Where to wave your towel	How, when, and why you should volunteer at the Con.	Minicon 101	F 1600	Atrium 7	Anne Gay	Neil Rest
089	RT	FanSpeak -- what they REALLY said...	Brief introduction to the language used in fandom	Minicon 101	SU 1400	Atrium 4		Ellen Kuhfeld
091	RT	Best of Young Adult SF/F	Discussion on this year’s nominees for the Golden Duck Award for excellence in Young Adult Science Fiction -- also middle grade levels and Picture Book SF/F	LitCrit	SA 1100	Atrium 7		Hilary Hertzoff	Helen Gbala	Laura Krentz
094	P	What’s happening in the Publishing Industry	Current Events in the Publishing industry	LitCrit	F 2200	Atrium 7		Carrie Channell	Patrick Nielsen Hayden	Teresa Nielsen Hayden	Gardner Dozois
095	P	Where does Science Fiction end and other genres begin?	Discussion and definition of literary genres	LitCrit	F 1500	Atrium 7		Lyda Morehouse	Jim Frenkel	Catherine Currier
096	WK	What can a Literary Agent do for you?	Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of having a literary agent	Writing / Editing	F 1500	Vista 2205		Phyllis Eisenstein	Barbara Gislason
097	P	Humour in Science Fiction	Humour in SF is an untapped universal resource -- hey, even Klingons laugh	LitCrit	SA 1900	Bloomington	Jerry Stearns	Anthony Armour	John M. Ford	Phil Proctor	David Ossman
098	P	Extropy -- The cure for Future Shock	Discussion of cryonics, uploading of human conciousness, nanotech, etc...	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1400	Atrium 7		Craig A. Finseth	Neil Rest	Hank Lederer	Matt Gress
099	O	Regency Country Dance Workshop	English Country Dances, Regency Etiquette and Deportment for those who wish to learn	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1100	Salon 1/2	Jen Dye
100	O	Regency Waltz Workshop	English Country waltz for those who wish to learn	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1300	Salon 1/2	Jen Dye
101	RT	Star Drek, The Degeneration	A discussion of what’s really wrong with the Star Trek Universe	Media Fandom	F 2300	Atrium 7	Mike Williamson	Rob Hinkle	Chuck Budreau
102	P	Future Military Technology	Killing machines get more and more accurate... what does the future hold in weapons, weapons delivery systems, and support equipment	Science & Technology	F 2100	Plaza 1		Phillip E. Kaveny	Roxanne Hutton	Mike Williamson	Matthew Gress	Andrew Prock
103	RT	REALLY neat death scenes	What’s been done to death (pardon the pun), and what’s been left to rest in peace...	Media Fandom	F 2400	Atrium 2	Mike Williamson
104	P	Alien Language, Alien Worldview	Many invented langages are just transforms of conventional English. Actual languages contain expressions that do not translate literally, and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis proposes that the structure of thinking is determined by the structure of language.	LitCrit	F 2000	A6	Ctein	Phil Jennings	Gypsy	John M. Ford	Katja Amix
107	RT	The Long Watch	Among the proposals for crewed Mars missions has appeared the idea of a one-way trip: the exploration team would take materials to construct a permanent habitat, and enough supplies for 30 years.	Science & Technology	SU 1200	Atrium 6		Hank Lederer	John M. Ford	Matthew Gress
108	RT	Justice is an Abstraction -- Gravity is a Law	A very popular assumption in hard SF is that Human Society Off Earth will be "freer" than it is perceived to be here and now -- fewer laws, fewer social restrictions. But is this plausible, in an environment necessarily confined and resouce-limited, where a misfit cannot simply go off into the wilderness, because the wilderness is an irradiated vacuum?	Science & Technology	SA 1800	P1		Craig A. Finseth	Howard Davidson	Joel Henry
109A	O	Art Auction setup		Art & Artists	SA 1800	A6
110	MS	LoJo Russo Performance	LoJo sings	MainStage Events	F 2200	Mainstage
112	P	JenniCam -- Public versus Privacy	Discussion of privacy issues and the internet. How far is "too far" when dealing with public and private data?	Computers & Internet	F 2200	Bloomington		Craig A. Finseth	Gypsy	Laura Majerus	Andrew Prock
113	P	Leather, Lasers, and Light-Years	Stories by the likes of C.J. Cherryh, Cecilia Tan, Lois McMaster Bujold, Samuel Delany, Laurel K. Hamilton which are based in some way on the concepts of bondage, discipline, dominance, or submission	Cultural Anomalies	SA 2300	Atrium 7	Pauline	Envoy	Coyote	Carol
116	P	Interview with The Vampire-Hater, Part III	Where do we go from here?	LitCrit	F 2300	Vista 2205		Kat	Julie
117	P	Who was that Barbarian I saw you with?!	The role of Barbarians in literature -- stupid dragon / cannon fodder or Noble Savage? Famous Barbarians, Is the Barbarian age dead, or just in reruns (Hercules and Xena)	Cultural Anomalies	SU 1100	Atrium 6		Phillip E. Kaveny	Beth Hynes-Ciernia
118	S	Lost Wax Casting in Bronze	Slide presentation detailing the process of lost wax casting in Bronze	Art & Artists	SA 1600	Atrium 2	Butch Honeck
119	P	Applied Anthropology, Sustainable Societies	Creating a believable alternate world / society using concepts from anthropology, sociology, and history	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1500	Plaza 1		Deirdre Murphy	Tom Porter	Doug Hulick	Sandra Lindow	Katya Reimann
120	P	Firearms and the Writer	Getting the "right" weapons into the "right" hands...	Writing / Editing	F 1500	Atrium 6		Bruce Bethke	Roxanne Hutton	Mike Williamson
121	P	Laws of the Future	How are changing technology and social customs going to affect laws and law enforcement as we move into the future?	Cultural Anomalies	F 1800	Atrium 7		Laura Majerus	Ann Laabs	Harry LeBlanc	Craig Finseth
122	P	Technocracy: can the government control technology companies?	The Justice Department is trying to curtail Microsoft; foreign governments and the U.S. are trying to control the internet. Who will ultimately emerge the winner?	Computers & Internet	SA 1900	Atrium 6	Ctein	Harry LeBlanc	Laura Majerus	Mike Ward	Howard Davidson	Gale James
123	RT	Illogical Extremes	The "decency" laws of today, and variations that can be used in stories -- carried to their illogical extremes	LitCrit	SA 1300	Atrium 7		Jan Bogstad
124	S	Adding insult to injury...	Don’t insult your readers’ intelligence -- pay attention to how injuries REALLY work! WARNING: not for the squeamish!	Writing / Editing	SA 1200	Edina		Shannon Wilmet	Margene Bahm	Paula Helm Murray	Carrie Channell
126	P	Real-World Science and Technology	How different is research & development in real life different from the R&D portrayed in TV/Movies/literature?	Science & Technology	F 1700	Plaza 1	Joyce Scrivner	Holly Wilper	David S. Cargo	Roxanne Hutton	Gale James
127	O	SF/F Reading Room	Come and take a look at ‘zines and books from all over -- rest, relax, and read.	FanTrad	F 1600	Plaza 4
129	O	Klingon Myths and Misses	IKV Rakehell dusts off the old Klingon book of Myth and performs again despite popular acclaim!	Media Fandom	SU 1200	Edina		IKV RakeHell
130	RT	Magic: The Addiction	How people become addicted to cards or other collectibles, and how to beat (or at least reason with) the addiction.	Gaming	SA 1700	Vichy		Michael T. Kent	Dave Arneson
136	P	Babes in Chainmail	Illustrators Steve Fastner and Linda Escher, and Fabric Artist Philip Cordes talk about warrior women in art and costume.	Art & Artists	SU 1200	Plaza 2		Linda Escher	Phillip Cordes	Steve Fastner
137	O	Big Media	Comedy Sketch -- EvilEd@waste.org	Fandom	F 1400	Bloomington
141	RT	Fertile Ground: Fiction from Dreams	We dream stories evey night. What stories or story elements have come from dreams?	LitCrit	F 1600	Atrium 4		Leigh Kimmel	Peg Kerr
147	P	But the Clouds of Magellan aren't IN the asteroid belt!	How do we get real science in our fiction or at least appear to do so?	Writing / Editing	SA 1700	Plaza 1		Ellen Kuhfeld	Phil Jennings	Paula Helm Murray	Steve Mudd
149	P	How to Live with a Writer	Living with writers can be difficult at times -- here’s how to cope, from people who know...!	Writers	F 1500	Atrium 2		Dave Bogen	Alice Bentley
150	P	Real World Mysticism and SF	Discussion of Real World mysticism and books that present it well.	Cultural Anomalies	F 1900	Atrium 7		Paul T. Olson	Magenta Griffith
153	P	Gender, Gay/Les/Bi/Transgeneder, and/or Polyamory in SF&F	How is gender approached in S&SF? What books have done something interesting with gender?	culture/litcrit	SA 1600	Vista 2201		Lyda Morehouse	Deirdre Murphy	Holly Wilper	Sharon Reddy
156	P	Mythology in F&SF	How does mythology of other cultures show up in our SF/F literature? How can we use it effectively to generate plotlines, characters, and situations in stories?	LitCrit	F 1700	Atrium 6		Magenta Griffith	Leigh Kimmel	Jane Yolen
160	RT	Why aren't comedy writers taken seriously?	Writers of humorous SF/F aren’t always taken as seriously as their "hard science" counterparts. Why is this, and does it need to change?	LitCrit	SA 1000	Edina		Carrie Channell
161	P	The next 5/10/25 years in science	what can we expect in the near future from science and technology? is there any fiction that is fairly on-track predictive?	Science & Technology	F 1600	Plaza 1		Andrew Prock	Hank Lederer	Joel Henry
164	P	Religion in F&SF	"Which authors have given strong consideration to religion, either creating new or recasting old religions?"	Lit crit	SA 1000	Atrium 7		Paul T. Olson	Phillip E. Kaveny	Ann Laabs	Katya Reimann
165	P	Issues of conscience in F&SF Fandom	How do religiously-inclined fen wrestle with the issues raised by agnostic and atheist fen?	Cultural Anomalies	SA 1400	A2		Deirdre Murphy	Ann Laabs
166	P	Education in F&SF	How are children educated in the stories we read and write? Is there something we can bring back to the present from these futuristic Systems	Fandom	SA 1100	Atrium 4		Tom Porter	Beth Hynes-Ciernia	Lynn Cohen Koehler
167	P	Ouch! you hacked my arm off! I'll just have to fight left handed!	How can we write believable injuries... learn some medical facts and case scnearios.	Writing / Editing	SA 2200	Atrium 7		Shannon Wilmett	Jackie Paciello	Margene Bahm	Roxanne Hutton	Mike Williamson
168	RT	I spent ten years creating this world but I still can't write!	"How to balance worldbuilding and cultural research with plot and character building, and when to start writing. "	Writing / Editing	SA 1800	A4		Paula Helm Murray	Lois McMaster Bujold	Teresa Nielsen Hayden	Katya Reimann	Steven Brust
170	RT	Tattoos and Body Art in F&SF	The Illustrated man, Patty Paiwonski, and Eunice Branca are just examples. What role does tattooing or body painting have in F&SF	culture	SA 2400	A7	Paul T. Olson
172	WK	Writers Workshop	Experienced (but not necessarily professional) writers only needed for a three-hour hands-on workshop. There will be a theme, so bring your notebook and your imagination ... and prepare to collaborate!	Writing / Editing	SA 1400	Vista 2205	Leigh Kimmel
173	S	Hypnotic Discussions...	Discussion of Hypnosis, it’s physiological basis and effects.	Cultural Anomalies	SA 2400	Plaza 1	Paul Knight
175	RT	Talent, Power, or Mind Games?	Do psychic or paranormal talents really exist?	Cultural Anomalies	SA 2200	Atrium 2	Paul Knight
176	S	Drinkable Grains!	An exploration on the creation of Malt and Barley Beverages and how they enhance quality of life.	FanTrad	F 2400	Atrium 7		Peter Hentges
178	RT	StarWars Zines -- 20 years and running	We’ve just had the 20th Anniversary of StarWars -- a discussion of the Zines that were spawned by the original movies, and those of that group that are still running today...	Media Fandom	F 2100	Vista 2205		Jackie Paciello
179	RT	Depiction of Military in SF: Hits and Misses	Analysis of good and bad depictions of the military in SF, and what could be done to improve the accuracy. Possible examples: aliens, Space, Above & Beyond, Starship Troopers, Heinlein, Gordy Dickson	LitCrit	SA 1600	Plaza 1		Mike Williamson	Erik Pakieser
181	RT	The Goddess in SF & F	Representations of the Goddess -- as Mother, Destroyer, Lover, or Force of Nature in various SF and F stories. Bring your ideas and an open mind!	LitCrit	F 2000	A4		Magenta Griffith	Beth Nelson	Jane Yolen
185	Demonstration	Electric Cars	Demonstration, possible test drives of electric cars.	Science	SU 1000	Plaza 1	Lee Hart
186	WK	Electric Cars: Build a Car!	Building an electric car to run off a 9 volt battery	Science	SU 1100	Plaza 1	Lee Hart
187	WK	5-a-side Non-Elitist Tapdance Storytelling Inquisition	"It's a game, on the outside it is a fun quiz gameshow, trying to deduce a story from characters made up by the participants..."	Event	SU 1000	Atrium 7	Marcus Morgan	Sign up in Programming Ops!
189	P	Babylon 5: The First Great Novel for TV	How does the vastness of B5 compare to literary works in print -- background of B5 as the first PLANNED 5-season series, the concept of it being a novel for TV	Media Fandom	SA 1400	A6	PHOENIX
190		"State of the Art" : There are other shows out there	Besides B5 and Trek, what are the other shows or movies out there -- what else is in Media fandom besides Trek and B5	Media Fandom	F 2200	Atrium 4	PHOENIX
191	P	Nitpicker’s Panel -- Scrutinizing SF TV	A Closer Look at SF TV -- what’s right and what’s wrong with what’s being done.	Media Fandom	SA 1200	Atrium 6	PHOENIX
192	P	Gender Stereotypes in written SF/F	Examining male and female stereotypes in Written SF/F	LitCrit	F 1600	Bloomington	PHOENIX
193	P	Classic Roots of Horror: Little known works that sowed the field today	What classic works of Horror effect and define modern Horror. Bram Stoker/Anne Rice	LitCrit	F 2100	Atrium 2	PHOENIX
194	P	From Screen to Print: Print spinoffs from Media Sources	Not really criticism -- more of an exploration of "what’s out there" for printed media for fen	LitCrit & Media	F 1800	Atrium 4
195	P	General B5 Gossip, Secrets, and Little-known Facts	Lanier was Will Robinson, etc...	Media Fandom	SA 1300	A6	PHOENIX
196	O	Aliens In Tights	Judged by Fen in Black	Fandom	SA 2300	Edina	PHOENIX
197	P	Star Trek News and Views	Latest news and discussion for Star Trek Fen sponsored by the USS Nokomis	Media Fandom	SA 2300	P1	NOKOMIS
200	P	I want a New Con...	Discussion of a New Convention forming in a galaxy near you!	Fandom	SA 1700	Bloomington		A.J. Cullum	Eric Cullum	Jolene Hardy	Mary Loving
201	P	Women Talk Trek	The Ladies chat about the latest from the Trekside	Media Fandom	F 2100	Atrium 4	NOKOMIS
203	Autograph Session	Phil Proctor Autographs	Autograph Session -- NO CONFLICT w/RADIO SHOW STUFF!!	GoH Programming	SA 1200	Autographing Area		Phil Proctor
204	P	One Hundred Years of C.S. Lewis	Rivendell Fantasy Book Discussion Group sponsors a discussion of the life, times, works, and influence of Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), author of "Silent Planet" Trilogy, Chronicles of Narnia	Krushenko's	F 1600	Krushenko's	Ruth Berman	David Lenander	Clark Stone	Joan Marie Verba
205	P	Racism in Cover Art	Is it getting any easier for a human of color to be portrayed on the cover of a SF/F novel?	Krushenko's	F 1700	Krushenko's	Don Kaiser	Eleanor Arnason	Sybil Smith	Victory A. Starbourne	Jon Nelson
206	P	Children’s Imagining	How do children’s imaginations differ from adults’? Are they more vivid? Are adults more creative when their imaginations are more childlike? How does reading stories encourage childlike imagination?	Krushenko's	SA 1100	Krushenko's	David Lenander	Ruth Berman	Michael Levy	Laurel Winter	Jane Yolen
207	P	Magic in Metallurgy	Writers and readers talk about using metal-making in fantasy fiction. Sponsored by the Rivendell group	Krushenko's	SA 1200	Krushenko's	David Lenander	Eleanor Arnason	Lois McMaster Bujold	Peg Kerr	Ellen Kuhfeld	Clark Stone
208	P	The rise of the Gothic Novel	This 18th-century from offered the proto-matter from which much popular fiction (including SF/F) eventually formed. How did the original gothic novels rise and what were they like.	Krushenko's	SA 1600	Krushenko's	Pam Keesey	Eric Heideman	David Lenander	John Calvin Resmerski	(open)
209	P	The Haunting of Shirley Jackson	A discussion of the author (1916-1965) and her works	Krushenko's	SA 1700	Krushenko's	Pam Keesey	Terry A. Garey	Eric Heideman	Amanda Elg	David Christenson
210	P	Babylon 5: Still Alone in the Night	Between the move to Cable and changes in major cast members, what lies ahead for this TV novel?	Krushenko's	SU 1500	Krushenko's	Sybil Smith	Joseph Agee	Lyda Morehouse	Mike Williamson	Deb Orelup
211	MS	MidWest Side Story -- Performance I	Reprise of Fhannnsh play from days gone by -- surprisingly reflective of current issues in Fandom!	Fandom	FR 2000	Mainstage		Phil Proctor	Andy Bertke	Kat Jackman	(complete list of cast/crew)
212	MS	MidWest Side Story -- Performance II	Reprise of Fhannnsh play from days gone by -- surprisingly reflective of current issues in Fandom!	Fandom	SU 1400	Mainstage		Phil Proctor	Andy Bertke	Kat Jackman	(complete list of cast/crew)
213	MS	How to Make a Radio Play	Watch how a radio play is put together, from script to final cut	MainStage Events	SU 1230	Mainstage	Jerry Stearns	Phil Proctor	Dave Romm	Melinda Peterson	David Ossman
214	O	DRUM JAM ‘98 -- There’s enough for everyone	Dance, drum, or just listen -- any way you slice it, it’s FUN!	NOTHING FITS	FR 2400	Multi
215	O	DRUM JAM ‘98 -- Second Helping!	Dance, drum, or just listen -- any way you slice it, it’s FUN!	NOTHING FITS	SA 2400	Bloomington
216	O	Legion of Super-Davids Photo Shoot	Get picture taken with many other Daves and Davids!!	Fandom	SA 1730	Garden Court
217	O	Guest of Honor Interview -- Dave Langford	A memorable event -- the debut of Dave’s Live Thog’s Masterclass Theatre as a one-man show!	GoH Programming	SA 1200	Bloomington		Dave Langford
219	O	Guest of Honor Interview -- Gardner Dozois		GoH Programming	SA 1100	Bloomington		Gardner Dozois
220	O	Guest of Honor Interview -- John M. Ford		GoH Programming	SA 1300	Bloomington		John M. Ford
224	Autograph Session	David Langford Autographs	Autograph Session (SAT PM -- at least 1 hour between Thog’s Masterclass and this)	GoH Programming	SA 1400	Autographing Area		David Langford
225	Autograph Session	Garnder Dozois Autographs	Literary GoH Gardner Dozois signs autographs	GoH Programming	SA 1400	Autographing Area		Garnder Dozois
226	R	David Langford: ENTERTAINING Filthy Pro	Mr. Langford reads from his own entertaining work	Readings	F 1600	Fontainebleu		David Langford
227	R	Gardner Dozois Reads		Readings	SA 1700	Fontainebleu		Gardner Dozois
228	R	John M. Ford Reads		Readings	SU 1400	Fontainebleu		John M. Ford
229	RT	SF/F in computer Games, and vice versa	Discussion of games like Myst, Quake/Quake 2, other games that are related to SF/F through plot or backstory	Fandom	SA 1800	Atrium 7		Michael T. Kent	Bruce Bethke	Sharon Khan
230	S	Astronomy for Writers...	See the stars -- without leaving town! Astronomer with pictures answers your questions about some heavenly bodies	Science & Technology	SA 2200	Edina		Terry J. Jones
231	P	Lady Poetesses from Hell	They were such a hit last year in Krushenko’s that they’re getting a bigger room!!	LitCrit	SA 2200	Bloomington		Laurel Winter	Terry A. Garey	Jane Yolen
232	R	Laurel Winter Reads		Readings	SA 1300	Fontainebleu		Laurel Winter
233	S	Why Rewrite	Why should you re-write draft after draft? An experienced author gives the lowdown!	Writing / Editing	SU 1300	Atrium 6		Grody Dickson
234	Autograph Session	Gordy Dickson Autographs		Fandom	SA 1300	Autographing Area		Gordon Dickson
235	Autograph Session	Phyllis Eisenstein Autographs		Fandom	SA 1100	Autographing Area		Phyllis Eisenstein
236	R	Katya Reimann Reads		Readings	SU 1200	Fontainebleu		Katya Reimann
237	O	Tour of the Art Show	Artists discuss mediums, techniques, content, style, and approach of the art presented in the Art Show	Art & Artists	F 2000	Plaza 2	Erin McKee	James Wappel
238	O	Artists’ Zoo	Variety of Artists showing what they do	Art & Artists	SA 1100	Plaza 2	Erin McKee	John Garner	Giovanna Fregni	Denise Boie	Steve Froiland	Darlene P. Coltrain
239	WK	How to draw a Barbarian	Life drawing class, focusing on Barbarians	Art & Artists	SU 1300	Plaza 2	Ann Chancellor
240	P	Spiritual Roots of Artwork	Artists discuss the spiritual aspects and roots of their works	Art & Artists	SU 1500	Plaza 2		Erin McKee	Sandra Santara
241	P	Pre-Raphaelites and their connection to modern fantasy Art		Art & Artists	SU 1100	Plaza 2		Steve Froiland	Denise Boie
242	P	David Egge Slide Show	Artist David Egge shows past and present works	Art & Artists	F 1400	Plaza 2		David Egge
243	P	How to Draw Celestial Objects with Mathematical Perspective		Art & Artists	SA 1700	Plaza 2	David Egge
244	WK	Cartoonists’ Jam!	Open invitation to all cartoonists to come and play!	Art & Artists	SA 2200	Plaza 2	Ken Fletcher	Giovanna Fregni
245	WK	3D Glass art in SF/F	Translating ideas, methods, execution techniques	Art & Artists	F 1500	Plaza 2	Jackie Paciello
246	P	Low-fire acrylic enamels on ceramic and glass surfaces	A how-to demonstration	Art & Artists	F 1600	Plaza 2	James Wuppel
247	O	Airbrush Demonstration	Ray von Tilburg of OffWorld Designs shows you how he does what he does.	Art & Artists	F 1700	Plaza 2
248	Autograph Session	Jane Yolen Autographs		Autographings	SA 1300	Autographing Area		Jane Yolen
249	R	Peg Kerr Reads		Readings	SA 1400	Fontainebleu
250	RT	Technophilia, Technophobia -- Revisited	A roundtable for those who just can’t get enough! Sign up in Programming Ops!		SU 1500	Plaza 1
251	R	Carrie Chanell Reads		Readings	SA 1100	Fontainebleu	Carrie Channel
252	P	Minicon 34 Will Be Different	Presentation and Q-N-A on M34	Fandom	F 1500	Edina
253	P	Minicon 34 Will Be Different: What I Tell You Three Times is True	Wrap-up of M34 issue	Fandom	SU 1300	Edina
254	WK	Writers Workshop	Experienced (but not necessarily professional) writers only needed for a three-hour hands-on workshop. There will be a theme, so bring your notebook and your imagination ... and prepare to collaborate!	Writing / Editing	F 1400	Vista 2201	Carrie Channell
255	O	MidWest Side Story Rehersal 1	MWS Rehersal space from 12N to 5:00 PM	MainStage Events	F 1200	Multi
256	O	Masquerade Walk-Throughs	Room open for Costumer WalkThroughs of Masquerade Presentations 5 PM - 11:30 PM	MainStage Events	F 1700	Multi
257	O	MidWest Side Story Rehersal 2	MidWest Side Story Rehersal/GreenRoom Space 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM	MainStage Events	SU 1000	Multi
258	O	Babylon 5 Team Trivia	How much do you REALLY know about B5?	Media Fandom	SA 1500	A6	PHOENIX
259	P	Printing on Demand and Electronic Publishing	Panelists provide the straight story on POD and EPUB...	Writing & Editing	SU 1500	A7	Clark Stone	Sharon Reddy
260	O	TAFF/DUFF Auction	Help out Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund and Down-Under Fan Fund!	Fandom	SA 2000	A4	Joyce Scrivner
109	O	Art Auction	Bid against other fen for the artwork of your dreams	Art & Artists	SA 1900	A6
261	MS	GeekShow	SF-oriented comedy troupe from last year brings us a new routine!	MainStage	SU 1100	Mainstage	GeekShow
262	Autograph Session	Bruce Bethke Autographs	Come, watch author write name!	Autographings	SA 1200	Autographing Area
263	Autograph Session	John M. Ford Autographs	Come, watch Author write name	Autographings	SA 1200	Autographing Area		John M. Ford
264	Autograph Session	Lois McMaster-Bujold Autographs	Come, Watch Author Write Name!	Autographings	SA 1400	Autographing Area		Lois McMaster-Bujold
265	Autograph Session	Katja Amix Autographs	Come, Watch Author write name!		SA 1100	Autographing Area		Katja Amix
266	Autograph Session	Peg Kerr Autographs	Come, watch Author write Name		SA 1100	Autographing Area		Peg Kerr
267	Autograph Session	Mike Stackpole Autographs	Come, watch Author write name...	Autographings	SA 1100	Autographing Area		Mike Stackpole
051B	O	Walk this Way!	Walking tour of Minicon	Minicon 101	F 1900	Programming Ops (A3)	Check in Programming Ops (A3)
268	R	Lois McMaster Bujold Reads		Readings	F 2000	Fontainebleu		Lois McMaster Bujold
269	R	Katja Amix Reads		Readings	SA 1200	Fontainebleu		Katja Amix
270	R	Sharon Reddy Reads		Readings	SA 1800	Fontainebleu		Sharon Reddy
272	R	Mike Stackpole Reads		Readings	SU 1300	Fontainebleu		Mike Stackpole
273	R	Jane Yolen Reads		Readings	SA 1500	Fontainebleu		Jane Yolen
274	WK	Child of Slime	Make fun slimy stuff to terrorize parents!	Children's	F 1500	P3		Kris Honse	Hilary Moon Murphy
275	WK	Kitchen Science	How does Jello gel? Why does aluminum in hot water untarnish silver?	Children's	F 1600	P3	Joyce Scrivner
276	O	Children’s D & D	Create and play your very own character! Adventure designed for girls and boys ages 7 to 12. All materials Provided, limit 10 kids -- Guardian needed for 10-minute check-in.	Children's	F 1900	P3		Michael Kauper	Sam Welter
277	WK	Origami I	Learn the basic folds of origami	Children's	SA 1000	P3		Will Earley
278	WK	Origami II	Basic and Intermediate Origami for kids of all ages	Children's	SA 1100	P3		Will Earley
279	WK	Make your own Book	Put together a blank book and decorate the cover	Children's	SA 1200	P3		T-Roy Guzman	Tamara Froome
280	WK	Juggling for all ages	Learn feats of dexterity and fun	Children's	SA 1300	P3		MN Never-Thriving
281	WK	All the World’s a Stage	Discover theater games	Children's	SA 1400	P3		Bruce Glassco
282	O	Terrace	Discover the most popular game in 10 Forward! Easy as checkers to learn, hard as Chess to master.	Children's	SA 1500	P3		Will Earley
283	O	Are you ready for the Academy?	Visit our ten testing stations and see if you have a future in the stars!	Children's	SA 1600	P3		Cynthia Sorenson	Will Earley
284	WK	Rennaissance Hair Braiding	Learn ropes, round braids, crowns, hearts, and other fancy stuff.	Children's	SA 1700	P3		John Warley
285	WK	Finger Puppets	Make a handful of characters	Children's	SU 1000	P3		Sue Loeffler
286	WK	Pipe Cleaner Dragons	Dragon making for kids and adults alike	Children's	SU 1100	P3		Julie Bowman
287	O	Toys in Space!	See how your favorite toys fare in outer space. Hands-on Physics demo	Children's	SA 1200	P3		Ben Huset	MN Space Frontier Society
288	WK	Drumming for all ages	Discover the rhythm in yourself. Come to learn drumming or to dance.	Children's	SU 1300	P3		Tod O’Donoghue
289	WK	Balloon Animals		Children's	SU 1400	P3		John Wardale
290	P	Is It Really a Symbol?	Symbols in novels and short stories--When is it really a symbol that is intentionally used by the author and when is it just a thing? How can the reader tell the difference? Does it matter?	LitCrit	SA 2100	Bloomington	Danith McPherson Clausen	Phil Jennings	Jane Yolen	Peg Kerr (?)
291	RT	Science Fiction for Intelligent Readers		LitCrit	F 1900	Bloomington		Danith McPherson Clausen
292	R	Steven Brust Reads		Readings	SU 1500	Fontainebleu		Steven Brust
293	Autograph Session	Steven Brust Autographs	Come, watch author write name	Autographings	SA 1400	Autographing Area		Steven Brust
294	RT	Ladies’ Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society	Bring your handwork! What we do, why we love fabric and needlework, and sharing resources and ideas	Costuming	SU 1400	Edina	Laura Krentz	Terry A. Garey	Julie Johnson	Linda Lounsbury	Margo Bratton	Paula Biever