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                               Schedule - Friday
                                       
      Rev. 23-Aug-2000
      
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Friday

   Great Unsung SF Films
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Perrianne Lurie (M), Forrest J. Ackerman, Richard
   Gilliam, Mark Leeper, Roger Christian
   You probably didn't see these, but you should have.
   
   Estate Planning for Authors and Artists
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Sean Mead (M), Christy Hardin Smith, Joshua Bilmes,
   Lucienne Diver, Christine Valada, John Hertz
   Self-employed writers need to pay attention to the practicalities of
   estate planning, especially for their own works.
   
   Tai Chi
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: Steven Barnes
   
   Friends of Bill. W.
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: 
   
   Duplicate
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: 
   Participants: 
   
   Friends of Bill W.
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 09:45
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: 
   
   World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Meeting
   On: Friday - 08:30 to 11:15
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: 
   
   Alternate Prehistory
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: S.M. Stirling, Mike Moscoe, Michael Swanwick (M), Robert
   J. Sawyer, Harry Harrison
   Do new discoveries in paleontology offer ideas for alternate history?
   Is this prehistory an untapped resource for AH?
   
   GoH Programming: Godzilla Through the Years
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Bob Eggleton (M), Dan Kimmel, Steven Barnes, Yasushi
   Okada, Mitsuyasu Sakai
   Hear how Godzilla has evolved through the years.
   
   Melissa, Chernobyl and Michelangelo
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: Eric M. Van (M), Alan Rea, Matthew Moon, Gary McGath,
   Tullio Proni.
   Learn about computer viruses and how to protect yourself from them.
   Can you protect yourself from future viruses (or virii)?
   
   No Award?
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Regency C: 
   Participants: Moshe Feder (M), Evelyn Leeper, Lindalee Stuckey, Rob
   Gates, Van Siegling
   
   Forrest J. Ackerman Remembers
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Gold Coast: 
   Participants: Forrest J. Ackerman
   
   Web Site Design
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Steven Vincent Johnson, Mel. White (M), Holly Bird,
   Leigh Kimmel, James Patrick Kelly
   
   Your First Worldcon
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Terry A. Garey (M), Kathleen Meyer, Lloyd Penney
   Learn how to make the most of your first experience, especially if you
   couldn't make the earlier panel.
   
   Beyond Harry Potter: They're Hooked, Now What? Books for Juveniles
   That Deserve Fame and Fortune
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Bill Clemente (M), Fred Patten, Gail Bondi, Joyce
   Scrivner
   Now that they've discovered fantasy, what else can they read while
   waiting for Harry Potter #5?
   
   England's Other Matter
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Terry O'Brien (M), Mary Francis Zambreno, Lillian S.
   Carl, P.C. Hodgell
   England's second most popular legendary figure, Robin Hood, is
   surprisingly unknown compared to King Arthur. Our panelists remedy the
   situation.
   
   Motivation: Why Ask Why?
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Nancy Kress (M), Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Hal Clement,
   Larry Niven, Patrick Nielsen Hayden
   Does it matter why characters act the way they do? How to explain them
   to your readers.
   
   Fact Catching Up with Fiction
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Elizabeth Barrette (M), David D. Levine, Lise Eisenberg,
   Vera Nazarian
   Many earlier SF technology and predictions have now come true. What is
   SF predicting next?
   
   Pattern Crunching
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Suzan Mianowski, Kate Morgenstern (M), Sandy Pettinger,
   Lisa Deutsch Harrigan, Toni Lay
   
   The SF-Comic Connection
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Isaac Szpindel, Solomon Davidoff, Rex Joyner, John Fast
   (M)
   Why does science fiction play a role in so many comics and how do they
   feed off each other?
   
   Children's Build a Lunar Colony
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Ogden 
   Participants: Jan S. Gephardt
   
   Children's Dino Hunt
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Horner 
   Participants: Steve Jackson
   
   Gripe Session
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Tom Veal, etc.
   
   Reading: Terry Pratchett
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: Terry Pratchett
   Reading
   
   Reading: Lee Gold, jan howard finder
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: Lee Gold, jan howard finder
   Reading: Lee Gold reads Henrik van Loon, jan howard finder reads
   J.R.R. Tolkien
   Updated
   
   Reading: Lee Killough
   On: Friday - 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: Lee Killough
   Reading
   
   It Takes a (Strange) Village
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Mark Bernstein, Dina Krause, Anne Passovoy, Bob Passovoy
   (M), Laurie Mann
   
   Chicago Programming: L. Frank Baum and 100 Years of Oz
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Jan Bogstad, Laura Frankos (M) , Elizabeth Garrott,
   Stephen Goldin, Josepha Sherman, Edward Einhorn
   Examining the works of L. Frank Baum.
   
   Autographing: Anne Harris
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Anne Harris
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Carolyn Ives Gilman
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Carolyn Ives Gilman
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: David Lee Anderson
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: David Lee Anderson
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Harry Turtledove
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Harry Turtledove
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: James Killus
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: James Killus
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Mary Marshall
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Mary Marshall
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Simon R. Green
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Simon R. Green
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Steve Sawicki
   On: Friday- 10:00 to 11:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Steve Sawicki
   Autographing
   
   Modeling Worlds
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: Catherine Asaro (M), Bridget Landry, Edwin L. Strickland
   III, James Killus, Terry Ryan Kok
   Panelists tell how to make your world believable.
   
   Space Law
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Ian Randal Strock (M), Sean Mead, Timothy Lane
   Will earth-based law have any effect on space law? How could the laws
   of space develop in the future?
   
   Beyond the Generic Middle Ages
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, Sean McMullen (M),
   Jane Routley, Loretta McKibben
   You want a 'medieval' background for your story, but not the same old
   thing. So what else is out there you can use and how do you find it?
   
   The Fifty-Three Most Significant Events in the History of the Universe
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Eric Schulman
   Eric Schulman presents a tour of the history of the universe.
   
   Xenoarchaeology Road Show
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Jody Lynn Nye (M), Nick Pollotta, Jack McDevitt
   What will future archaeologists make of common 20th century household
   objects? Our panelists take their best guesses.
   
   The People v. James T. Kirk
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: John G. Hemry (M), David D. Levine, Rebecca Meluch,
   Shane Tourtellotte, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
   Starfleet captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise is put on mock-trial
   for crimes against the Federation
   
   So, What Is Filk All About?
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: Howard Scrimgeour (M), Kathy Mar, Bill Sutton, Judith
   Hayman, Kathleen Sloan
   
   Virtual Reality
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Jacque Davison
   See a demonstration of this futuristic technology.
   
   Designing Computer Games
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Greg Costikyan (M), Michael Dashow, April Lee, delphyne
   woods
   Panelists discuss how a game is developed from the original idea to
   the finished product.
   
   Out of the Gutter and into the Classroom: Explaining Academics to the
   Fans
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Solomon Davidoff (M), John Fast, Diane Blackwood, F.
   Brett Cox, Justine Larbalestier
   Is there anything fans can learn from academics? What can they tell us
   about ourselves?
   
   Forthcoming from Pocket Books
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: John Ordover
   New books from Pocket Books.
   
   Filk Workshop: Percussion
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Brenda Sutton
   
   Exercises in Style
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Fiona Avery (M), Mark L. Van Name, Catherine Wells,
   Steven Sawicki, Katie Waitman
   How do you determine your writing style and how do you develop it?
   
   Chicago Programming: Discussing Walt Disney
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Craig Miller (M), Lokke Heiss, Fred Patten, Mary
   Marshall
   What do Walt Disney and Chicago have in common?
   
   Hairstyles
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: John Wardale (M), Jennifer Adams Kelley, Barbara Wright
   How to choose a hairstyle that's best for your costume.
   
   Genre as Legal Defense: Star Wars v. Battlestar Galactica
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Cathy Cupitt
   
   Kaffeeklatsch
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Joe W. Haldeman, Vernor Vinge, Lillian S. Carl
   Kaffeeklatsch
   
   Reading: Eleanor Arnason, James Stevens-Arce
   On: Friday - 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: Eleanor Arnason, James Stevens-Arce
   Reading
   
   Reading: James Alan Gardner
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: James Alan Gardner
   Reading
   
   Reading
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: Elizabeth Hand
   Reading
   
   Autographing: Ben Bova
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Ben Bova
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Bob Eggleton
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Bob Eggleton
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Connie Willis
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Connie Willis
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jan Lars Jensen
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jan Lars Jensen
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jane Frank
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jane Frank
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Lee Killough
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Lee Killough
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Len Wein
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Len Wein
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Lynn Flewelling
   On: Friday- 11:30 to 12:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Lynn Flewelling
   Autographing
   
   The Physics of Fantasy
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: Lawrence Watt-Evans (M), Elizabeth Hand, Lynn
   Flewelling, Terry McGarry, Judy Lazar
   Even if it's magic, your world has to make some kind of sense. Keep
   your magic and fantastic creatures 'legal.'
   
   The Sources of Fantasy: Folklore
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Mary Frances Zambreno, Katie Waitman, Josepha Sherman,
   Vera Nazarian, Laura Frankos
   There's more folklore for fantasy writers to explore than just King
   Arthur and the Celts. Learn from these panelists other, lesser-known
   folklore gems.
   
   Keeping Up With What's New in Science
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: John G. Cramer, Mike Moscoe, Mark L. Olson (M), Bill
   Higgins
   Panelists discuss the latest scientific developments and discoveries.
   
   Using Robots and Machines to Improve Life
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Simon R. Green, Alexander Jablokov (M), Rick Shelley,
   Bill Johnson, Bill Fawcett
   We have robots now, so how can we use them to make life better?
   
   Researching Your Writing
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Connie Willis (M), Gerald 'G. David' Nordley, Terry
   Pratchett, Elizabeth Moon, Stanley Schmidt
   You have to research. Where do you go, what do you research and how do
   you tell when you've got enough?
   
   Is This the Ebony Age of Science Fiction?
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Betsy Mitchell (M), Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due,
   Maureen McHugh
   Are blacks more represented in SF today than in the past? Panelists
   tell why or why not.
   
   History of Filk
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: Solomon Davidoff (M), Spencer Love, Jordin Kare, Mark
   Bernstein
   Learn about the origins of filk and how it evolved into what it is
   today.
   
   Makeup
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Nancy Mildebrandt
   Complement your costume with the right makeup. Costumers share tips on
   special makeup effects too.
   
   The Ethics of Creativity
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Steven Vincent Johnson (M), Martina Pilcerova, Susan
   Honeck, Karen Haber, Chris Moore
   Panelists discuss the use of ideas and how not to steal them.
   
   Lost Wax Casting
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Butch Honeck
   Learn this ancient technique from a modern practitioner.
   
   Are Comic Book Plots 'Real Literature'?
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: William E. Priester (M), Terrence Chua, Elaine Oldham,
   Matthew Springer, Mel. White
   Comic plots can be surprisingly complex and involved. So why aren't
   they 'real' literature yet?
   
   Farscape
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Craig E. Engler (M), Charlene Brusso, Lisa Deutsch
   Harrigan, Ronald B. Oakes, Keith DeCandido
   
   Two Millennia of Roman Rule
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Thomas Harlan (M), Harry Turtledove, Leigh Kimmel, Jim
   Rittenhouse
   Panelists discuss a world where the Roman Empire never fell.
   
   Reviewing SF Books
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Lisa Dumond, Joseph T. Major (M), Rob Gates, Timothy
   Lane, Cheryl Morgan
   What do reviewers look for in a good SF book?
   
   Filk Workshop: Improv Singing
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Tom Smith
   Tips and techniques
   
   Children's Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Ogden 
   Participants: John Pomeranz
   
   Children's Cavern's of Kelnahr
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 17:15
   Room: Horner 
   Participants: Nick Winks, Dave Ziels
   Children's live action role playing.
   
   Children's Land Before Time
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 15:45
   Room: Wright 
   Participants: 
   The Film: The Land Before Time
   
   Kaffeeklatsch
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Alexis Gilliland, Frederik Pohl, Michael Swanwick
   Kaffeeklatsch
   
   Reading
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: 
   Reading
   
   Reading: Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, David M. Honigsberg
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, David M. Honigsberg
   Reading
   
   Reading: S.M. Stirling
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: S.M. Stirling
   Reading
   
   The Faces of Fandom Tour
   On: Friday - 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Columbus 
   Participants: Bruce Pelz
   Whats it take to be a Big Name Fan? Bruce Pelz, creator of the
   exhibit, leads a tour, with commentary, of the Fan Portrait Gallery.
   Find out who these people are and why their mugs deserve to be up
   there. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of
   the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
   Updated
   
   The Future Through the Past: Archaeology in Science Fiction
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Jack McDevitt (M), L. Warren Douglas, John H. Costello,
   Sasha Miller
   Panelists explain how they use archaeology in their writings.
   
   Autographing: Charles Sheffield
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Charles Sheffield
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Isaac Szpindel
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Isaac Szpindel
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jean Lorrah
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jean Lorrah
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Kevin T. Stein
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Kevin T. Stein
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Louise Marley
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Louise Marley
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Mandy Slater
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Mandy Slater
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Stephen Goldin
   On: Friday- 13:00 to 14:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Stephen Goldin
   Autographing
   
   But Heinlein Said...
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: James Killus (M), Karen Purcell, Joseph T. Major, James
   Gifford
   Heinlein made many predictions for the year 2000. Which ones came true
   and which still may?
   
   Cubs vs. Sox in the World Series
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Rick Wilber (M), Harry Turtledove, Richard Gilliam, Eric
   M. Van, Robert Reed
   Panelists discuss the widespread use of baseball in science fiction
   and fiction.
   
   You Can Fly!
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: Gerald 'G. David' Nordley
   What if we lived on a planet where we could fly? What would be the
   effects of living on a low-gravity, dense atmospheric planet?
   
   Slideshow
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Chris Moore, Don Maitz
   
   Chicago Programming: Discussing James Tiptree, Jr.
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Bill Clemente, Ellen Klages (M), Jeanne Gomoll, Cathy
   Cupitt, Justine Larbelestier
   James Tiptee, Jr. was one of the first great women in SF. Learn about
   her Chicago connection.
   
   Where Have All the TV Vampires Gone?
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Misty Pendragon (M), Ginjer Buchanan, Genny Dazzo, Tara
   Miller-Oakes, Mandy Slater, Carol Paolucci
   Panelists discuss new TV vampires
   
   Parodies-Steal That Tune
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: Lynn Gold, Lee Gold, Barry Gold, Roberta Rogow, Erwin
   Strauss
   How to steal it and make it "even better."
   
   Reenactment Groups
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Henry Osier (M), Linda Reames Fox, Michael Longcor, Jim
   Groat, Karen Bergquist, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas
   Why are they so popular and how do you find out about them?
   
   Are Computers Becoming Our Significant Others?
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Ronald B. Oakes, Matthew Moon, Mark Roth-Whitworth (M),
   Janice Gelb, Joseph Lazzaro
   Studies show many people spend more time on their computer than with
   other people. What effects does this have on society?
   
   Meet the Critics
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Gary K. Wolfe (M), John Clute, Paul Barnett, Jeff
   Berkwits
   Find out who the critics are and why you should (or shouldnt) listen
   to them.
   
   Forthcoming from Del Rey
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Shelly Shapiro, Eleanor Lang
   New books from Del Rey.
   
   Avoiding Literary Scams
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Charles E. Petit (M), Kent Brewster, Ashley Grayson,
   Gordon van Gelder, Brenda Clough, Jim Fisher
   They're out there, but how do you recognize them? What do you do if
   you fell for them?
   
   Book to Costume to Paint
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 17:15
   Room: Fishbowl 
   Participants: Bob Eggleton, Joy Day
   Demonstration of making paintings and costumes from a scene in a book.
   
   Is Bigger Always Better?
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Sharon Sbarsky (M), Amy Thomson, Ed Kramer, Kathleen
   Meyer, Teresa Nielsen Hayden
   Should there be a limit to the size of conventions? How to manage
   large conventions or rein them in to a more manageable size?
   
   How Well Did They Do?
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: William E. Priester, David D. Levine, Rex W. Joyner,
   Fred Patten, Tina Beychok (M)
   How well did SF authors predict the year 2000?
   
   The Many Faces of Fandom
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Martin Hoare, Dina Krause, Paul Pence, Dave Luckett (M),
   Mary Anne Mohanraj
   Panelists discuss who's really out there in fandom.
   
   Book Discussion: Ben Bova's Mars
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Steve Metzger
   Experienced book discussion leader, Steve Metzger, leads a discussion
   of Martian adventure. Come and share your opinions.
   
   Kaffeeklatsch
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Glen Cook, Fred Saberhagen, Gene Wolfe
   Kaffeeklatsch
   
   Reading: Allen Steele
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: Allen Steele
   Reading
   
   Reading: Jack L. Chalker
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: Jack L. Chalker
   Reading
   
   Reading: Kate Elliott (also writes as Alis Rasmussen)
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: Kate Elliott (also writes as Alis Rasmussen)
   Reading
   
   Children's What We Don't Understand About Science and Physics
   On: Friday - 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Ogden 
   Participants: John G. Cramer
   John Cramer explains what we don't know about science and physics and
   how we're trying to find out.
   
   Autographing: Howard Frank
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Howard Frank
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jane Routley
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jane Routley
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Joe W. Haldeman
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Joe W. Haldeman
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Laura J. Underwood
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Laura J. Underwood
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Mark Shepherd
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Mark Shepherd
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Rick Shelley
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Rick Shelley
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Robert Silverberg
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Robert Silverberg
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Stanley Schmidt
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Stanley Schmidt
   Autographing
   
   History of Worldcon Tour
   On: Friday- 14:30 to 15:45
   Room: Columbus 
   Participants: Roger Sims
   Roger Teddy Bear Sims, co-chairman of Detention, the 17th Worldcon in
   1959, leads a tour of the History of Worldcons exhibit. Come and see
   what fanac looked like in the 50s, marvel at the slimness of the
   program books and the sparseness of the programs, and explore how
   Worldcon has evolved with someone who was there to see it. Space is
   limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in
   Columbus Hall.
   Updated
   
   Children's Madam Ovary
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Ogden 
   Participants: Amy Sefton Killus
   
   Children's Fossil Workshop
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Wright 
   Participants: Hal Clement
   Hal Clement will bring samples of fossils for kids to look at, touch,
   and ask questions about. 
   
   Is the Science Fiction Book Club Still Necessary in a World of On-Line
   Booksellers?
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Steve Miller, Alice Bentley (M), Andrew Wheeler, Teresa
   Littleton, Shelly Shapiro
   Since online bookstores can deliver books overnight, is there a future
   for the SFBC?
   
   Critics' Views of the Recent Crop of Science Fiction Movies
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Bob Blackwood (M), Paul Barnett, Randy Dannenfelser,
   Matthew Springer, John L. Flynn
   Critics tell which movies you should see and which you can miss.
   
   Volcanoes and Ice: The Last Days of the Galileo Spacecraft
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: Bill Higgins
   Slide show of the latest pictures from Galileo.
   
   GoH Programming: Military Issues
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: John Laprise (M), Elizabeth Moon, Jim Groat, Charles
   Walther, Joseph T. Major
   Panelists look at how the military has been used in SF, particularly
   as a model for future societies.
   
   James Tiptree Award Auction
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 18:45
   Room: Regency B 
   Participants: Ellen Klages, Jeanne Gomoll
   
   GoH Programming: Creation of a Publishing House
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Jim Baen (M), Tom Doherty, Toni Weisskopf, Lois McMaster
   Bujold, Mark Shepherd
   Authors tell the history of Baen Books and why they like it.
   
   Twenty-First Century Fanhistorians
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: Joe Siclari, Erwin Strauss, Moshe Feder, Keith W.
   Stokes, Dick Smith (M)
   Hear about fandom in the next millenium.
   
   Audience Panel: Should the Vote Be Earned a la Starship Troopers?
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Leigh Strother-Vien
   Leigh will lead an open discussion of the citizenship model Robert
   Heinlein offered in the novel Starship Troopers?
   
   50s-70s VINTAGE
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Jennifer Adams Kelley (M), Lisa Deutsch Harrigan,
   Roberta Rogow, Barbara Wright
   Using clothes from the 50s to the 70s for costuming.
   
   Ancient and Medieval Economic Systems
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Greg Costikyan, John Fast, Mike Moscoe, S.M. Stirling
   (M)
   Before there was money there was barter. Panelists discuss ancient and
   medieval economics and how to use them in your work.
   
   How to Make a Million Dollars Publishing a Fanzine
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Charles Brown (M), Ed Bryant, Gary K. Wolfe, Mark R.
   Kelly
   Panelists discuss the publishing history of the Hugo winning Locus
   magazine.
   
   Duplicate
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: 
   Participants: 
   
   Little Answers to Big Problems
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Larry Ahearn (M), John G. Cramer, Howard Davidson, Wil
   McCarthy
   Sometimes little scientific developments solve big problems.
   
   Prometheus Awards
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Crystal (Fairmont) 
   Participants: 
   
   The Future of the Human Form
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Edwin L. Strickland III, Lee Martindale, John H.
   Costello, Bill Ernoehazy (M), W.A. Thomasson
   What will humans look like in a thousand years?
   
   Comics Underground
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Elaine Oldham, Lowell Cunningham, Mike Suess, Tom
   Galloway (M), Len Wein
   Are comics still an underground media or have they gone mainstream?
   Does this help or hurt them?
   
   Kaffeeklatsch
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Kevin J. Anderson, Linda Dunn, April Lee
   Kaffeeklatsch
   
   Reading: Carol Berg, M. Shayne Bell
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: Carol Berg, M. Shayne Bell
   Reading
   
   Reading: Mary Marshall
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: Mary Marshall
   Reading
   
   Reading: Suzanne Alles Blom
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: Suzanne Alles Blom
   Reading
   
   ASFA and the Chesleys
   On: Friday - 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Ingrid Neilson (M), Teresa Patterson, Mel. White, Holly
   Bird, Margaret Organ-Kean
   Panelists discuss the SF art awards.
   
   Autographing: Ed Kramer
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Ed Kramer
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Edward R. Rosick
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Edward R. Rosick
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Esther Friesner
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Esther Friesner
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jerry Oltion
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jerry Oltion
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: John G. Hemry
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: John G. Hemry
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Karen Haber
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Karen Haber
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Nancy Kress
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Nancy Kress
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Jacqueline Lichtenberg
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Jacqueline Lichtenberg
   Autographing
   Updated
   
   Planet Chicago: The Fandom Tour
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Columbus 
   Participants: Barry Lyn-Waitsman, Marcy Lyn-Waitsman
   In the 1959 Fancyclopedia II, Dick Eney wrote about Chicago: Despite
   its conventions, the Windy City has always been fairly quiet as far as
   fan activity goes. Of old, the Windy City Wampires existed there, but
   this was an informal group. The ChiCon I was put on by a special
   con-promoting organization. So is Chicon 2000. Has Chicago ever had a
   fandom to rival that of other cities? Barry and Marcy Lyn-Waitsman
   offer a historical look into the various elements that have led up to
   Chicon 2000. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in
   front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
   Updated
   
   It Came from Space: The NASA Space Product Development Program
   On: Friday- 16:00 to 17:15
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: C. Blake Powers
   
   Earth's Severe Weather
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom A 
   Participants: James Killus, Stephen L. Burns (M), Gordon D. Pusch,
   Loretta McKibben
   Is earth's weather getting worse? How does it compare to the other
   planets?
   
   Too Good to Be Popular
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom B 
   Participants: Richard Crownover (M), Ginjer Buchanan, Paul Levinson,
   Mike Resnick
   What authors are so good other authors try to emulate them even if
   theyve avoided popular acclaim?
   
   Is It the Best, or Just My Opinion?
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Grand Ballroom C-D 
   Participants: David G. Hartwell, Gordon van Gelder (M), Gardner
   Dozois, Ellen Datlow, Gregory Benford
   Editors of Years Best anthologies discuss how they decide what to
   include.
   
   How to Unfairly Judge a Book by Page 119
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Regency A 
   Participants: Amy Thomson (M), Rob Gates, Emmett Gard Pittman, Steven
   Sawicki, Anne Phyllis Pinzow
   Quick and dirty method of evaluating a book while still in the
   bookstore.
   
   Pulling Fiction from the Real World
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Robert Jordan, Selina Rosen, Jack McDevitt, Denise
   Little (M), Mark W. Tiedemann
   How do authors use the world around them as a model and inspiration
   for the worlds and stories they create.
   
   First Contact Ethics
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: State (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Edwin L. Strickland III (M), Vernor Vinge, Francis
   Hamit, Robert J. Sawyer, Fred Saberhagen
   Are there rules for first contacts? Do the aliens have to use them
   too?
   
   The Cozy, Nuturing Community of RASFF
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Brenda Clough, Tom Galloway, Sharon Sbarsky, Evelyn
   Leeper (M), Laurie Mann
   RASFF is one of the most active usenet groups. Learn what is it and
   how you can join, or if you want to.
   
   Costuming on the Web
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: John O'Halloran, Bill Ernoenhazy, Pamela Palmer, Julie
   Zetterberg
   Costumers tell their favorite websites for patterns, accessories, etc.
   
   SF as Rhetoric: How Does the Book Get Us to Change Our Minds
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Mark Gellis (M), Elizabeth Anne Hull, Bill Clemente,
   Genny Dazzo, James Gifford
   How did the author get us to change our minds? It's just a book, after
   all.
   
   The Third Millennium
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Eric M. Van, W.A. Thomasson (M), Bud Sparhawk
   What can we expect in the next thousand years? Our panelists look into
   their crystal balls.
   
   I'll Buy That For a Dollar: Free Expression and Free Markets
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Teresa Nielsen Hayden (M), Vera Nazarian, Raechel
   Henderson, Randy A. Dannenfelser, Robert Killheffer
   Panelists tell how to use common phrases and not violate copyright
   law.
   
   Gene Roddenberry: The Vision That Is Immortal
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Regent (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Brian Burley (M), Roberta Rogow, Wendy Despain
   He's dead, Jim, yet his genius lives on. New shows based on
   Roddenberry's ideas.
   
   Election Year SF: Political Influence
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Louise Marley (M), David B. Coe, Steve Carper, Carolyn
   Ives Gilman, Arlan Andrews, Sr.
   How do modern politics effect the novels and stories being published?
   
   Conversation:
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Embassy (Fairmont) 
   Participants: Kristine C. Smith and Joshua Bilmes
   Find out what an author and her agent will talk about.
   
   Kaffeeklatsch
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Truffles 
   Participants: Phyllis Eisenstein, Kate Elliott, Lawrence Watt-Evans
   Kaffeeklatsch
   
   Reading: Charles Sheffield
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Atlanta 
   Participants: Charles Sheffield
   Reading
   
   Reading: Pat Murphy
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: New Orleans 
   Participants: Pat Murphy
   Reading
   
   Reading: Joshua Mertz, Cory Doctorow
   On: Friday - 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: Joshua Mertz, Cory Doctorow
   Reading
   Updated
   
   Audience Panel: Give the Kid a Book
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Gold Coast 
   Participants: David-Glenn Anderson
   David-Glenn finds out what books you feel are important for kids to
   read and guides a discussion of what makes good childrens literature.
   
   Autographing: Open
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: 
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Fiona Avery
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Fiona Avery
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Howard V. Hendrix
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Howard V. Hendrix
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Katya Reimann
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Katya Reimann
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Lois McMaster Bujold
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Lois McMaster Bujold
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Lois Tilton
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Lois Tilton
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Nick Pollotta
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Nick Pollotta
   Autographing
   
   Autographing: Tippi N. Blevins
   On: Friday- 17:30 to 18:45
   Room: Fan Concourse 
   Participants: Tippi N. Blevins
   Autographing
   
   Children's Science Oriented Music Videos
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Wright 
   Participants: 
   
   Alien Fashion Show
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Suzan Mianowski (M.C.), Bill Ernoehazy
   Come and see the latest in alien fashions for the fall season.
   
   Writers and Illustrators of the Future
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Roger Christian (M), Brad Linaweaver, John L. Flynn,
   Frederik Pohl
   A look at the annual writing contest and how to submit award winning
   stories.
   
   How Do I Review a Movie?
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Lyda Morehouse, James J.J. Wilson, Steve Piziks
   What do critics look for in a movie? Are there different standards for
   SF films?
   
   Gender Issues in SF Literature: Are We Getting Any Better?
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Sandra C. Morrese (M), Rob Gates, Severna Park, Joan
   Slonczewski, Anne Harris, Lee Martindale
   Has SF improved since the Golden Age?
   
   Children's Riddles in the Dark
   On: Friday - 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Ogden 
   Participants: jan howard finder
   
   Del Rey On-Line Writers Workshop Meeting
   On: Friday- 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: 
   Open to anyone participating in the Del Rey On-Line Writers Workshop.
   Updated
   
   Open
   On: Friday- 19:00 to 20:15
   Room: Horner 
   Participants: 
   
   Chesley Awards
   On: Friday - 19:30 to 21:00
   Room: Hyatt Live Stage 
   Participants: ASFA
   The annual presentation of the Chesley Awards
   
   Guest of Honor Speeches
   On: Friday - 20:00 to 22:00
   Room: Regency A-B 
   Participants: Harry Turtledove, Ben Bova, Bob Passovoy, Anne Passovoy,
   Bob Eggleton, Jim Baen
   
   Experimental Rocket Society
   On: Friday - 20:30 to 21:45
   Room: Regency C 
   Participants: Mike Wallace
   A look at more effective means of pushing rockets through space.
   
   Hallowe'en: the Costumer's Holiday
   On: Friday - 20:30 to 21:45
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Andy Trembley (M), Kevin P. Roche, jan howard finder
   Costumers talk about their favorite Hallowe'en costumes.
   
   Art and Writing
   On: Friday - 20:30 to 21:45
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Sue Mason (M), Stephen L. Burns, Doselle Young, P.C.
   Hodgell, Brad W. Foster
   How do art and writing influence each other? How do you get from one
   to the other?
   
   Shabbat Services
   On: Friday- 20:30 to 21:45
   Room: San Francisco 
   Participants: 
   Shabbat Services. Contact Jeffry Karp for details.
   Updated
   
   The Making of 'Terror at Tate Manor'
   On: Friday - 22:00 to 23:15
   Room: Addams 
   Participants: Ed Kramer, Brad Linaweaver
   Preview and discussion of the forthcoming movie.
   
   Made It and I Didn't Go to Clarion
   On: Friday - 22:00 to 23:15
   Room: DuSable 
   Participants: Maureen McHugh (M), Rick Shelley, David Brin, Kristine
   C. Smith, Ron Collins
   The Clarion workshops aren't the only way to break into publishing.
   Panelists discuss how they did it
   
   Filk: North America Meets the Rest of the World
   On: Friday - 22:00 to 23:00
   Room: Acapulco 
   Participants: Terrence Chua , Dave Luckett, Dave Weingart
   
   Filk: Parodies: Stealing the Tune
   On: Friday - 22:00 to 23:00
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Barry Gold, Lee Gold, Lynn Gold, Roberta Rogow
   
   Round Robin: So What Is Filk All About?
   On: Friday - 23:00 to 00:00
   Room: Buckingham 
   Participants: Kathy Mar, Kathleen Sloan, Judith Hayman, Bill Sutton,
   Brenda Sutton, Howard Scrimgeour
   
   Humor Songs
   On: Friday - 23:00 to 00:00
   Room: Columbian 
   Participants: Lynn Gold
   
   Open Filk: Plain Bardic Style
   On: Friday - 23:00 to 04:00
   Room: Picasso 
   Participants: Leslie Fish
   
   Filk Rock
   On: Friday - 23:00 to 04:00
   Room: Haymarket 
   Participants: Steve MacDonald
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