We maxed out on ../sched/day3.htm Chicon 2000 Schedule - Saturday Rev. 23-Aug-2000 Previous: Schedule - Friday (Table of Contents) Next: Schedule - Sunday _________________________________________________________________ Steven H Silver: prog@chicon.org This is the Chicon Program, updated to 23-Aug-2000. You can also find a searchable version of the program online at Chicon 2000's onsite webserver, onsite.chicon.org . We will try to keep this as up to date as possible. Be sure, at the convention, to check out the daily newsletter or onsite.chicon.org for the latest update. _________________________________________________________________ Saturday Stan Rogers Tribute On: Saturday - 00:00 to 01:00 Room: Buckingham Participants: Dave Clement Open Filk: Polite Mid-West Chaos Style On: Saturday - 00:00 to 04:00 Room: Columbian Participants: Kathy Mar Start Up Rituals of the Pros On: Saturday - 08:30 to 09:45 Room: Regency A Participants: Harry Turtledove, James Van Pelt, Roger MacBride Allen (M), K.D. Wentworth, Steve Burgauer Many authors can't get started without daily rituals. Panelists discuss their rituals and why they do them/ Anime: Why Do We Love It? On: Saturday - 08:30 to 09:45 Room: Regency B Participants: Fiona Avery (M), Terry O'Brien, Tullio Proni, Taras Wolansky, Elizabeth Hand Panelists discuss the popularity of anime. Open On: Saturday - 08:30 to 09:45 Room: Regency C Participants: Tai Chi On: Saturday - 08:30 to 09:45 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Steven Barnes World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Business Meeting On: Saturday - 08:30 to 11:15 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Morning Minyan On: Saturday - 08:30 to 11:15 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Friends of Bill W. On: Saturday- 08:30 to 09:45 Room: Addams Participants: Famous Crashlandings in Science and Science Fiction On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Hugh S. Gregory (M), Jordin Kare, Loretta McKibben, Edwin L. Strickland III, Steve Collins Panelists look at crashlandings from Flash Gordon to the Mars Orbiter? Is There a Midwestern Fandom? On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Grand Ballroom B Participants: Chad Childers (M), Guy H. Lillian III, Keith W. Stokes, Laurie Mann, Teresa Patterson Is there a fandom unique to the Mid-west? What makes it unique? The Hubble Telescope Show On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Christian Ready Latest pictures from Hubble. Prepare to be amazed. Elfquest: The Movie On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Regency A Participants: Craig Miller Discussion of Elfquest: The Movie GoH Programming: I'm Going to Live Forever On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Regency B Participants: Michael Fossel (M), John K. Strickland, Jr., Ben Bova, Charles S. Tritt, Jeffrey G. Liss A look at recent research which suggests that immortality might soon be available at a hospital near you.? Why Short Stories Are Still Worth Writing On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Regency C Participants: Gene Wolfe (M), Bill Johnson, Adam-Troy Castro, Robert Reed, Gardner Dozois Short stories used to be the cutting edge of SF. Is that still true? Panelists discuss why short stories are still important. Music Workshop: Music Theory 101 On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Carol Flynt Learn why the music sounds the way it does. Copyright and the Internet On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Buckingham Participants: Charles E. Petit, Sean Mead, Mel. White, Pat Sayre McCoy, John Hertz The Internet changed many attitudes and laws about copyrighted works and accessibility. How can creators protect them selves in the future? Art Appreciation 101 On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Picasso Participants: Katya Reimann (M), Fred Gambino, Karen Haber, Jan S. Gephardt, Frank Kelly Freas Panelists explain the basics of enjoying and understanding art. Distant Stars, Nearby Students: Teaching the Literature of SF Off-Line On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Columbian Participants: Martha A. Bartter (M), William E. Priester, Kurt Lancaster, jan howard finder, Jan Bogstad, Mark Gellis Panelists explain how to teach SF lit and what they want their students to learn. Has Cyberpunk Gone the Way of the Dodo? On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Haymarket Participants: Dennis Danvers, B.A. Chepaitis, Paul Schoessow, Howard V. Hendrix Dying fad or new subgenre? Panelists decide. Regency Fashion On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Addams Participants: John Hertz, Laura Brodian Kelly Freas, Bridget Landry Costumers show the basics of Regency costumes based on the person's position, time of day or event. Bob Eggleton - The Live Exhibit On: Saturday - 10:00 to 06:45 Room: Fishbowl Participants: Christian Fandom Meeting On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Odyssey Writers Workshop Reunion On: Saturday - 10:00 to 12:45 Room: Diplomat (Fairmont) Participants: Children's Simple Costume Tips On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Ogden Participants: Julie Bowman Simple costumes can still be great. Costume pro gives kids tips for making the most out of simplicity. Children's Make a Kid's Costume On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Horner Participants: Carol Siegling, Jennifer Adams Kelley Children learn how to make their own costumes. Gripe Session On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Wright Participants: Tom Veal If you don't tell us it's broke, we can 't fix it. Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Truffles Participants: Forrest J. Ackerman, Ellen Datlow, Nancy Kress Kaffeeklatsch Reading: Hilari Bell, Keith DeCandido On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Atlanta Participants: Hilari Bell, Keith DeCandido Reading Reading: Paul Pence On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: New Orleans Participants: Paul Pence Reading Reading: Leslie What On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: San Francisco Participants: Leslie What Reading The Fantasy of Physics On: Saturday - 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Gerald Nordley, Wil McCarthy, Catherine Asaro, John G. Cramer, Geoffrey A. Landis Panelists discuss how to make your magic believable and how flying horses should really be put together so that they can fly. Autographing: Brenda Clough On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Brenda Clough Autographing Autographing: Carol Berg On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Carol Berg Autographing Autographing: Frederik Pohl On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Frederik Pohl Autographing Autographing: Jody Lynn Nye On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Jody Lynn Nye Autographing Autographing: Kevin J. Anderson On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Kevin J. Anderson Autographing Autographing: Mary Turzillo On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Mary Turzillo Autographing Autographing: Robert J. Sawyer On: Saturday- 10:00 to 11:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Robert J. Sawyer Autographing Autographing: Yvonne Navarro On: Saturday- 10:00 to 23:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Yvonne Navarro Autographing GoH Programming: Is There Money On the Moon? On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Ben Bova, Ian Randal Strock, Joseph Lazzaro, Larry Ahearn (M), Geoffrey A. Landis Are there commercial reasons to return to the moon? Panelists discuss the role of private industry in future moon flights. GoH Programming: Alternate History: Changing the Real World On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Grand Ballroom B Participants: Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Richard Garfinkle, Steven Barnes (M), Robert Charles Wilson, Harry Harrison Panelists discuss what's necessary to write alternate history that is believable. The Obligatory, But Really Cool, Dinosaur Panel On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Michael Brett-Surman, Chris Brochu Panelists discuss the latest discoveries from Africa, Asia and the rest of the world. Illustrating and Annotating The Hobbit On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Regency A Participants: Douglas Anderson Slide show of Douglas Anderson's Hobbit illustrations. North of the Border, South of the Border: Where Should We Hold the 2003 Worldcon? On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Regency B Participants: David Thayer, Larry Hancock, Randy Shepherd, Peter Jarvis Toronto or Cancun--where should Worldcon be held in 2003? Music Workshop: Harmony 101 On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Carol Roper Pros teach the basics of harmony for your filk. Your First Worldcon On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Buckingham Participants: Dick Smith If you're a newbie, come and find out how to make the most of your first Worldcon. Distant Stars, Distant Students: Teaching the Literature of Science Fiction On-Line On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Picasso Participants: Bev Friend (M), John L. Flynn, Alan Rea, Phil Kaveny, Anne Phyllis Pinzow Distance education is 21st century education, but how do you use it to teach SF? How do you get to know your students and classmates if you never see them? Chicago Programming: Discussing Daniel Pinkwater On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Columbian Participants: David Levine, Gary Wolfe (M), Joyce Scrivner, Craig Miller, Lise Eisenberg More Chicago connections from our panelists. Forthcoming from Roc On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Haymarket Participants: Laura Anne Gilman, Jennifer Heddle New books from Roc. Updated Headdresses and Hats On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Addams Participants: Nancy Mildebrandt, Pamela Palmer (M), Sandy Pettinger, delphyne woods Panelists discuss the 'tops' of costumes and how to choose the right one for your costume. On the Shoulders of Giants On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: State (Fairmont) Participants: Connie Willis (M),, Darrell Schweitzer, James Alan Gardner, Jan Lars Jensen, Susan Shwartz Many of today's books are conversations with earlier ones. Find out more about these conversations. By Color: How We Organize Our Books On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Brenda Clough, Jim Rittenhouse, Pat Sayre McCoy (M), Judy Lazar How to arrange your SF book collection. Duplicate On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Participants: A Print is a Print-Or Is It? On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Brad W. Foster (M), April Lee, Freddie Baer, Ingrid Neilson, Joseph Fleischmann III Panelists discuss the different types of prints and how they differ. Writing Original Filk-The Lyrics and Melody On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Tom Smith (M), Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Steve MacDonald, Kathy Mar Experienced filkers discuss how to wrote your own songs and fit them to the tunes you write. Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Truffles Participants: Greg Costikyan, Steve Miller, Jody Lynn Nye Kaffeeklatsch Reading: P.C. Hodgell On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Atlanta Participants: P.C. Hodgell Reading Reading: Roger MacBride Allen On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: New Orleans Participants: Roger MacBride Allen Reading Reading: Guy Consolmagno, SJ On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: San Francisco Participants: Guy Consolmagno, SJ Reading Open-Reserved On: Saturday - 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Regency C Participants: Autographing: Allen Steele On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Allen Steele Autographing Autographing: Catherine Wells On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Catherine Wells Autographing Autographing: Ellen Datlow On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Ellen Datlow Autographing Autographing: Hal Clement On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Hal Clement Autographing Autographing: Joan Slonczewski On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Joan Slonczewski Autographing Autographing: Katie Waitman On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Katie Waitman Autographing Autographing: Roberta Rogow On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Roberta Rogow Autographing Autographing: Wil McCarthy On: Saturday- 11:30 to 12:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Wil McCarthy Autographing Ross Pavlac Memorial On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Regency C Participants: Friends of Ross Pavlac Ross Pavlac was Chicon's original Programming Director. He passed away November 12, 1997. If you knew Ross, please join us for a chance to pay tribute to him. Updated After Harry Potter, Where Next? On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Tom Porter (M), Cayley Barlowe, K.D. Wentworth Panelists discus other great children's books that you may not have heard about. Pros and Fans at Cons: Who's Hiding from Whom? On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Grand Ballroom B Participants: Janice Gelb (M), Terry Pratchett, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Perrianne Lurie, Alexis Gilliland Terraforming Mars On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Dave Angus, Diana Challis, G. David Nordley, Jim Plaxco, Loretta McKibben Is it really possible to terraform Mars? Panelists discuss how to do it and whether it would work. Updated Magazine's Supporting Casts On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Regency A Participants: Sheila Williams (M), Trevor Quachri, Rachel Holmen, Warren Lapine, Shawna McCarthy Other than the editor, who else works on SF magazines and what do they do? Panelists tell all. The Sources of Fantasy: History On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Regency B Participants: Lynn Flewelling, David Feintuch, Lois McMaster Bujold, David B. Coe (M), David Combs Panelists discuss the use of history to develop fantasy and which sources are good ones. What Filk Fandom Has Meant to Me On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Art Warneke, Gary Ehrlich, Daniel Glasser, Melissa Glasser, Dell Stinnett (M), Persis Thorndike Personal views from filkers about what filk means to them. SCIFI.com On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Buckingham Participants: Craig E. Engler SCIFI.Com showcases their website. Red in Tooth and Claw: The Genre Evolution Project - Studies the Struggle of the American Science Fiction Short Story, On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Picasso Participants: Eric Rabkin (M), Jon Bakos, Carol Ullmann, Matthew Simmons Panelists discuss the history and evolution of American short stories. Science Fiction in the Classroom: A Workshop On: Saturday - 13:00 to 15:45 Room: Columbian Participants: Derwin Mak, Pat York, Isaac Szpindel, James Van Pelt, Marcel Gagne, James Alan Gardner, Jean-Louis Trudel Panelists discuss the use of SF in the classroom and how they work it into the curriculum. Forthcoming from Baen Books On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Haymarket Participants: Toni Weisskopf, Jim Baen New books from Baen Books. Artist Demos: On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Addams Participants: Lucy Cohen Seaman, Jennie A. Roller, Elaine Oldham, Brad W. Foster, Dierdre M. Murphy, Randy Asplund Oil Painting, Sculpey, Colored Pencils, Pen & Ink, Fabric Painting, Medieval Book Illumination Duplicate On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Participants: Chicago Programming: Discussing Fritz Leiber On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: State (Fairmont) Participants: James Killus, Kenneth Hite (M), Darrell Schweitzer, Lise Eisenberg What's Fritz Leiber's Chicago connection? Sidekicks On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Rebecca Meluch (M), Joan D. Vinge, Harry Turtledove, Sarah Zettel What to do when your sidekick becomes more interesting than the primary character. Book Discussion: Richard Dreyfuss & Harry Turtledove's The Two Georges On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Diplomat (Fairmont) Participants: Steve Metzger Bring your opinions of this book and be prepared to explain them! A Solution to the Population Explosion On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Mike Moscoe (M), Glenn R. Sixbury, William E. Priester, Stephen L. Burns, S.M. Stirling If there really are too many people on earth, is there anything we can do about it? What are some SF solutions? Conversation On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Gregory Benford, John G. Cramer Two scientists who also write science fiction will discuss their views on science, fiction, or something else. Masquerade meeting/Presentation Demo Required for Contestants On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: NOSPACE Participants: Open to others Nancy Mildebrandt Children's David Brin's Out of Time Series On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Ogden Participants: David Brin (M), Nancy Kress, Roger MacBride Allen Panelists discuss Brin's latest project, a juvenile SF series. Move over Harry Potter? Children's Tour of the Solar System On: Saturday - 13:00 to 15:45 Room: Wright Participants: Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Truffles Participants: Stephen Baxter, Frank Kelly Freas, George R.R. Martin Kaffeeklatsch Reading: Fred Pohl On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Atlanta Participants: Fred Pohl Reading Reading: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: New Orleans Participants: Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta Reading Reading: Jean Lorrah On: Saturday - 13:00 to 14:15 Room: San Francisco Participants: Jean Lorrah Reading History of Worldcon Tour On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Columbus Participants: Bruce Pelz Bruce Pelz co-chairman of L.A.con I, the 30th Worldcon in 1972, one of fandom's premier collectors, and the curator of the History of Worldcons exhibit leads a tour of the exhibit. Come and hear the secrets of the smofs and see what happens if you get bitten by the Kolektin Bug. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. Updated Autographing: Bruce Schneier On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Bruce Schneier Autographing Autographing: Fred Saberhagen On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Fred Saberhagen Autographing Autographing: Michael Swanwick On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Michael Swanwick Autographing Autographing: Margaret Weis On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Margaret Weis Autographing Updated Autographing: Paul Levinson On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Paul Levinson Autographing Autographing: Scott Edelman On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Scott Edelman Autographing Autographing: Steve Lazarowitz On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Steve Lazarowitz Autographing Autographing: Vernor Vinge On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Vernor Vinge Autographing Planet Chicago: Terraformed City Tour On: Saturday- 13:00 to 14:15 Room: Columbus Participants: Neil Rest Chicago native Neil Rest takes you on a two- and three-dimensional tour to explore why Chicago is one of the worlds most science-fictional cities. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall. Updated Art Auction On: Saturday- 14:00 to 16:00 Room: Hyatt Live Stage Participants: Cryptography Panel On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Bruce Schneier, Johnny Carruthers, Joseph T. Major (M), William E. Priester, Mark Fewell Cryptography is suddenly a hot topic. Panelists discuss what's involved in making and breaking codes. Vacuforming: Fyberdyne On: Saturday - 14:30 to 17:15 Room: Grand Ballroom B Participants: Mike Bolin, Tony Truitt Demonstration of Vacuforming Solar System Update On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Geoffrey A. Landis (M), Hugh S. Gregory, Bridget Landry, Diana Challis Panelists present the latest discoveries close to home. Slideshow On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Regency A Participants: Martina Pilcerova, Margaret Organ-Kean Lunar Life On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Regency B Participants: Ben Bova, Ian Randal Strock, Steve Collins, Allen Steele (M), Gregory Benford Could there be life on the moon? What would it be like? Would You Like to Swing from a Star? On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Regency C Participants: Gerald 'G. David' Nordley Using a string in orbit, you can propel yourself to the stars. See how. Chapter and Verse On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Carol Flynt (M), Joey Shoji, Michael Longcor, Juanita Coulson, Dave Clement Painting the Wild Black Yonder: Creating Realistic Spacescapes On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Buckingham Participants: Chris Moore, Joy Day (M), Fred Gambino, Franz H. Miklis If you've never been there, how do you know what it looks like? Alien Languages On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Picasso Participants: Stanley Schmidt (M), Maggie Hogarth, Elizabeth Barrette, Suzanne Alles Blom, Vera Nazarian If aliens contact us, what language would they speak? Would they speak at all? Duplicate On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Participants: Forthcoming from Ace On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Haymarket Participants: Ginjer Buchanan New books from Ace. Fractured Fandom On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Addams Participants: David D. Levine (M), Brian Burley, David Weingart, Karen Purcell, Kevin Standlee Is it true that there is no cohesive fandom today and that it's all special interest groups instead? Our panelists discuss the issue. Duplicate On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Participants: Duplicate On: Saturday - 14:30 to 17:15 Room: Participants: Best Science Fiction Films of the Decade On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Dan Kimmel (M), Bob Blackwood, Mark Leeper, James J.J. Wilson, Misty Pendragon Panelists discuss and defend their choices for the top ten films of the 90s. open On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Diplomat (Fairmont) Participants: There's More to Film Than Special Effects On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Elaine Oldham, Lokke Heiss, Steve Bartlett, Anne Phyllis Pinzow (M) Films need more than fancy explosions. Panelists discuss what else they need to be really good films, Do SCA/Faire People Really Mix with Fandom? On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Marcy Lyn-Waitsman (M), Karen Bergquist, Lee Martindale, Linda Reames Fox It seems like they should, they have so much in common. But do they? Children's Writing Workshop On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Ogden Participants: Roger MacBride Allen, Ann Lewis, Karen Cupp Children's Craft Projects for 3-6 Year Olds On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Horner Participants: Jennifer Adams Kelley, Deb Kosiba Duplicate On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Participants: Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Truffles Participants: Jack McDevitt, Mike Resnick, Catherine Wells Kaffeeklatsch Reading: John De Chancie On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Atlanta Participants: John De Chancie Reading Reading: David Brin On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: New Orleans Participants: David Brin Reading SF Jeopardy, Round 1 On: Saturday - 14:30 to 17:15 Room: State (Fairmont) Participants: Leo Doroschenko, Bob Passovoy Reading: Connie Willis On: Saturday - 14:30 to 15:45 Room: San Francisco Participants: Connie Willis Reading Updated Autographing: Cory Doctorow On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Cory Doctorow Autographing Autographing: Jim Frenkel On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Jim Frenkel Autographing Autographing: Joan D. Vinge On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Joan D. Vinge Autographing Autographing: Kristine C. Smith On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Kristine C. Smith Autographing Autographing: Lawrence Watt-Evans On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Lawrence Watt-Evans Autographing Autographing: Ron Waltosky On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Ron Waltosky Autographing Autographing: Steve Piziks On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Steve Piziks Autographing Autographing: Terry Pratchett On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Terry Pratchett Autographing Slime Printing and Other Lost Arts of Fandom On: Saturday- 14:30 to 15:45 Room: Columbus Participants: Dick Smith, Leah Zeldes Smith Dick and Leah Zeldes Smith conduct a demo of the archaic art of the hectograph (or Jell-O printer), the mimeograph and other methods by which fans used to communicate in the days before the Internet. This is a hands-on demonstration dont wear white! Updated Reading: Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: New Orleans Participants: Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer Robert J. Sawyer reads from James White and Darrell Schweitzer reads from Lord Dunsany and discuss why they like these authors. Updated Meet the Fan Fund Delegates On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Columbus Participants: Cathy Cupitt (DUFF), Sue Mason (TAFF) The Down Under Fan Fund and Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund are fan-supported fellowships that promote international exchange between fans in America, Australasia and Europe. Funded entirely by donations, the funds bring fans from overseas to Worldcons and in alternate years send North American fans to national conventions in Australia and Great Britain. Any fan may participate. This years delegates are Cathy Cupitt from Australia, and Sue Mason from England. We hope youll join us in welcoming them at a reception in their honor. Updated Reading: Steven Barnes On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: San Francisco Participants: Steven Barnes Reading Updated The Writers Explain It All On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Linda Dunn, Brenda Clough, Lois Tilton, Lynn Flewelling, Brad Sinor, Lee Allred, Michael Flynn, Melanie Miller Fletcher, Kate Elliott Writers explain the process by which an idea becomes a book and what happens afterwards, putting their acting skills on show. Updated Duplicate On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Participants: Aliens from Another World On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Guy Consolmagno, SJ What would alien life be like? Would we recognize it if we found it? What Is The Ideal Length for Science Fiction? On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Regency A Participants: Robert Reed, Adam-Troy Castro, Nick DiChario, George R.R. Martin (M), Loretta McKibben SF fans have argued long vs. short for several decades, but is this the right question to ask? Is there such a thing as an 'ideal' length? The Campbell Nominees On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Regency B Participants: James Van Pelt (M), Ellen Klages, Kristine C. Smith, Cory Doctorow, Thomas Harlan, Shane Tourtellotte Meet the nominees. Do Fan Artists Get Enough Egoboo to Sustain Life? On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Regency C Participants: Brad W. Foster, Steve Stiles, Alexis Gilliland (M), Teddy Harvia If they're not selling for big bucks, what do fan artists get from their art? Funny Tales of Filks Past On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Spencer Love, Carol Flynt, Clif Flynt, Bill Roper (M) , Erwin Strauss Filk history at it most hilarious. Black Gate On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Buckingham Participants: John O'Neill, David Truesdale Preview a forthcoming SF website. ASFA Business Meeting On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Picasso Participants: Women of Wonder: Women Writers and Awards On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Columbian Participants: Joan Gordon (M), Bill Clemente, Madeline Scheckter, F. Brett Cox, Panelists discuss the history and development of women writer and awards. Forthcoming from Tor Books On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Haymarket Participants: Patrick Nielsen Hayden, David G. Hartwell, Claire Eddy, Beth Meacham, Jenna Felice Editors and Publishers, 101 On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Addams Participants: Andrew Wheeler, Gordon van Gelder, Ellen Datlow, John Jarrold Panelists describe the basic work of editors and publishers and how best to approach them with your work. Stamp Collecting On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Horner Participants: Laura Frankos Updated Independent Films: The New Low Budget Film Making: Is Fandom Ready? On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Eric Solstein, Kevin T. Stein, Jennifer Adams Kelley After the success of 'The Blair Witch Project' will there be more low-budget films for fans? What would they be like? Chicago Force On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Diplomat (Fairmont) Participants: Matthew Springer Chicago area media fan club meeting. Dendarii Meeting On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Preaching to the Choir On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Larry Ahearn (M), Jeffrey G. Liss, Bridget Landry, Jim Plaxco, Catherine Asaro Panelists promote advances in science and technology. Children's SFWA Junior Meeting On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Ogden Participants: Paul Levinson, Lucienne Diver, Eleanor Wood Children's Make a Model Solar System On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Wright Participants: Eric Schulman, Caroline Cox, Diane Blackwood Updated Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Truffles Participants: , David Feintuch, Esther Friesner, Alexander Jablokov Kaffeeklatsch Reading: Michael Swanwick On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15 Room: San Francisco Participants: Michael Swanwick Reading Autographing: Amy Thomson On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Amy Thomson Autographing Autographing: Dave Smeds On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Dave Smeds Autographing Autographing: Jack L. Chalker On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Jack L. Chalker Autographing Autographing: Kathleen Ann Goonan On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Kathleen Ann Goonan Autographing Autographing: Leslie What On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Leslie What Autographing Autographing: Phyllis Eisenstein On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Phyllis Eisenstein Autographing Autographing: Rick Wilber On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Rick Wilber Autographing Autographing: Severna Park On: Saturday- 16:00 to 17:15 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Severna Park Autographing Win, Lose, or Draw On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Buckingham Participants: Martina Pilcerova, Lucy Synk, Erin McKee, Michael Dashow Is Fandom Jewish? On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Grand Ballroom A Participants: Marcy Lyn-Waitsman (M), David M. Kushner, Mark Bernstein, Janice Gelb, Mark Blackman Fandom, some claim, has many things in common with Judaism. Does it, or doesnt it? If so, what is it? What Do We Mean When We Say Hard Science Fiction On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Grand Ballroom B Participants: Vernor Vinge, Kathy Oltion, Robert J. Sawyer (M), Walter Jon Williams, Severna Park Do you have to write about lots of technology to write hard SF? Panelists define what it really is. Get Off the Rock On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Grand Ballroom C-D Participants: Jordin Kare Jordin Kare presents theoretical ways to leave earth. Mapping the Wild Genome On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Regency A Participants: Joan Slonczewski (M), Jonathan Sullivan, Marian Skupski Genome mapping is here. What is it really about and how are scientists planning to use it? Luddite Science Fiction On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Regency B Participants: Alexis Gilliland (M), Stephen Baxter, Jan Lars Jensen, Lyda Morehouse, Vera Nazarian Can it be anti-technology and still be SF? Panelists discuss a new trend. The Sci-Fi Channel: Where Good and Mediocre Science Fiction Programs Go to Die or Be Resurrected On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Regency C Participants: Craig E. Engler (M), Ronald B. Oakes, Mandy Slater, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Terry O'Brien Does the Sci-Fi channel live up to its goals? Is there anything new coming on it? Filk Workshop: Guitar Tricks On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Steve Simmons Getting effects from you guitar you didn't know you could do. Authors Who Are Best Forgotten On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Picasso Participants: Leigh Kimmel (M), Stephen Davies, Dave Luckett, Paul Pence, Who are the authors you can safely skip and why are they so bad? Taking SF Seriously: Major Authors Examined On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Columbian Participants: Mark Gellis, Martha A. Bartter (M), Janine Ellen Young Panelists discuss the major authors of past and present. Heinlein and Zelazny Did It, Why can't We? Poetry in SF On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Haymarket Participants: Mark Fewell, Terry A. Garey, Laurel Winter, James S. Dorr, Mary Turzillo (M) What makes poetry science fictional? How to write and market it. What makes poetry science fictional? How to write and market it. Fan Artist to Pro On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Addams Participants: Jan S. Gephardt (M), Marie Loughin, April Lee, Margaret Organ-Kean Panelists discuss how they made the jump to pro. Duplicate On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Participants: Orwellian Futures On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: State (Fairmont) Participants: Van Siegling, Carolyn Ives Gilman (M), John G. Hemry, James Stevens-Arce 1984 has been and gone, but are there still Orwellian futures in our future? Nature's Clones On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Regent (Fairmont) Participants: Gregory Benford (M), Pat Sayre McCoy, Judy Lazar Panelists (all twins) discuss the myths and realities of twinship; can they read each others minds, what's it like to have an identical person always around? Come and bring your own questions. N3F Meeting On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Diplomat (Fairmont) Participants: The National Fantasy Fan Federation is an eclectic group of corresponding (as in letter writing) fans. The convention doesn't have to end! Come and find out how to keep in touch with fandom all year round. Private Function On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Ambassador (Fairmont) Participants: Updated Writers 101 On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Embassy (Fairmont) Participants: Louise Marley (M), Jerry Oltion, Elizabeth Moon, Katya Reimann, Kate Elliott Learn the basics of writing so the editors will actually read your story. Kaffeeklatsch On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Truffles Participants: John De Chancie, Lee Killough, Susan Shwartz Kaffeeklatsch Reading: Susan Sizemore On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Atlanta Participants: Susan Sizemore Reading Reading: Mark Shepherd On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: New Orleans Participants: Mark Shepherd Reading Reading: Geoffrey A. Landis On: Saturday - 17:30 to 18:45 Room: San Francisco Participants: Geoffrey A. Landis Reading Autographing: Glenn R. Sixbury On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Glenn R. Sixbury Autographing Autographing: Jack McDevitt On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Jack McDevitt Autographing Autographing: Mike Moscoe On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Mike Moscoe Autographing Autographing: Paul Barnett/John Grant On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Paul Barnett/John Grant Autographing Autographing: Rebecca Meluch On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Rebecca Meluch Autographing Autographing: Rebecca Moesta On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Rebecca Moesta Autographing Autographing: Rob Chilson On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Fan Concourse Participants: Rob Chilson Autographing Student Science Fiction Contest On: Saturday- 17:30 to 18:45 Room: Hyatt 2676 Participants: Updated Other Worldly Awards On: Saturday- 18:00 to 20:00 Room: Crystal Ballroom (Fairmont) Participants: Awards which aren't the Hugos. Props Fyberdyne Labs On: Saturday - 19:00 to 20:15 Room: Regency C Participants: Mike Bolin, Tony Truitt Humor in Writing On: Saturday - 19:00 to 20:15 Room: Columbian Participants: Sean McMullen (M), Nick Pollotta, M. Shayne Bell, James Stevens-Arce, Georgia 'Sasha' Miller Humorous fiction is hard to do. Panelists discuss how to do it and who does it well. Non Denominational Worship On: Saturday - 19:00 to 20:15 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Solomon Davidoff Children's Board Game On: Saturday - 19:00 to 20:15 Room: Horner Participants: Connie Wilkins Children's Cavern's of Kelnahr On: Saturday - 19:00 to 23:15 Room: Ogden Participants: Nick Winks, David Ziels Children's live action role playing. Hugo Awards On: Saturday- 20:00 to 00:22 Room: Imperial Ballroom (Fairmont) Participants: Duplicate On: Saturday - 20:30 to 23:15 Room: Participants: Filks Based on the Written Word On: Saturday - 21:30 to 22:30 Room: Gold Coast Participants: Judith Hayman, Kathy Mar, Joey Shoji Panelists discuss sources of filk from books and stories. Round Robin: Let's Feel Good On: Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00 Room: Buckingham Participants: Dave Clement, Daniel Glasser, Kathy Mar, Tom Smith Bawdy Songs On: Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00 Room: Picasso Participants: Lynn Gold Filk: Hugo Nominees On: Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00 Room: Columbian Participants: Dave Weingart Filk: Shai Dorsai On: Saturday - 23:00 to 00:00 Room: Haymarket Participants: John Hall, Michael Longcor, Steve MacDonald, Howard Scrimgeour _________________________________________________________________ Previous: Schedule - Friday (Table of Contents) Next: Schedule - Sunday Top | Table of Contents | What's New | Register | Help info@chicon.org