| 7:00 - 7:30 pm. | "Not Quite So Late Night with David Emerson"
(Opening Ceremonies). Featuring guests Jan Bogstad, Spider Robinson, and Jeanne Robinson. |
| 7:30 - 9:00 pm. | Fiction Reading: Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson. |
| 11:00 am - noon. | Reading: Jan Bogstad reads assorted fiction and nonfiction. |
| Noon - 1:00 pm. | Panel: "Stranger Than Science Fiction." Margo Bratton, mod.; Hilary Posner. Looks at mainstream fiction with "soft magic" and strange story elements. |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm. | Panel: "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: The Early
History of Minicon." Don Bailey, mod.; Margie Lessinger, Linda Lounsbury, Frank Stodolka. |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm. | Panel: "A Question of Method: Science Meets Magic in SF." Jan Bogstad, mod.; Eleanor Arnason, Cathi Currier, Bruce Glassco, Phil Kaveny. Looks at speculative fiction dealing with the cusp between science and magic and the co-use of science and magic. Includes discussion of the works of John Crowley, Umberto Eco, Marge Piercy, Mary Gentle, and Meghan Lindholm. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm. | Panel: "What's the Coolest Thing You've Heard/Seen Lately?" Rex Bryant, mod.; Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Jim Minz. |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm. | Slideshow/Talk: "Four Months in the Middle Kingdom." Jan Bogstad. Pictures of China ranging from 3rd century BCE artifacts to current Chinese science fiction authors. |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm. | Panel: "The End of Work?" David Emerson, mod.; Bruce Glassco, Sharon Kahn, Harold C. LeBlanc II, Jim Minz. What does the Digital Age mean to the world of work? |
| 6:00 - 9:00 pm. | Dinner Break. |
| 9:00 pm. | The Fabulous ReinCONation Cabaret. Headliner, Spider Robinson; emcee, Barb Jensen; lighting effects by Richard Tatge; Reed Waller, playing guitar and singing; Elise Matthesen, reading; Nate Bucklin singing some of his original songs; music by Barb Jensen and David Emerson; Terry A. Garey reading poetry; and more! |
| 11:00 am - noon. | Fiction Reading: Stephen Dedman. |
| Noon - 1:00 pm. | Panel: "Gender Identity in Cyberspace Fiction." Jan Bogstad, mod.; Eleanor Arnason, Eric M. Heideman, Jim Minz. Includes discussion of works by Jane Fancher, Marge Piercy, Melissa Scott, Maureen F. McHugh, Neal Stephenson, Amy Thomson, and Lisa Mason. |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm. | Reading: "Fans Read Fans." Terry A. Garey, host; David Emerson, Denny Lien, Jeff Schalles, Geri Sullivan. Participants read some of their favorite fanzine writing out loud. |
| 2:00 - 3:00 pm. | Panel: "Collaboration." Hilary Posner, mod.; Jeanne
Robinson, Spider Robinson. The dos and don'ts, ups and downs of doing
creative work together. |
| 3:00 pm. | Closing Ceremonies. David Emerson, emcee; Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson, Jan Bogstad. |
| Afterwards. | Unofficial Beatles Jam with Spider (location to be announced). |