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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 [www].
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 world’s most science-fictional cities. Space is limited. Sign up at the Fan Lounge. Meet in front of the exhibit in Columbus Hall.
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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:
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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:
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Duplicate
On: Saturday - 14:30 to 17:15
Room:
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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
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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 — don’t wear white!
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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.
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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 year’s delegates are Cathy Cupitt from Australia, and Sue Mason from England. We hope you’ll join us in welcoming them at a reception in their honor.
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Reading: Steven Barnes
On: Saturday - 16:00 to 17:15
Room: San Francisco
Participants: Steven Barnes
Reading
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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
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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 doesn’t 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:
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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, including the Sidewise, Golden Duck, Webs of Wonder, and Jerome Walton Awards.
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
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