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Time |
Room |
Event |
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10 :00 am |
Balboa 1 |
CHRISTIAN FANTASY
Katherine Kurtz, Jean Graham (m), David Beaucage, Tim Powers, Michael Underwood |
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10:00 am |
Balboa 2 |
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF A BOOK IN A COSTUME
Sue Dawe, Bridget Landry (m), Mary Ann Meyers, Susan |
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11:00 am |
Rio Vista A |
ECOCATASTROPHE
James Hay (m), Ctein, David Gerrold, Jane Mailander |
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11:00 am |
Rio Vista F |
PREACHING IN PRINT
Mike Moscoe (m), David Beaucage, Allen Steele, Connie Willis, Janine Ellen Young |
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11:00 am |
Balboa 1 |
FANTASY WORLDBUILDING I
William Stoddard (m), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Vera Nazarian, Michael H. Payne |
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11:00 am |
Balboa 2 |
EXPRESSIONS OF WHIMSY
A clay sculpting demo by Joy Marie Ledet exploring the facial expressions of her terracotta dragons. |
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12 Noon |
Rio Vista A |
WHAT WRITERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HORSES
Katherine Kurtz, Sue Dawe, James Clemens (m) |
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12 Noon |
Rio Vista BC |
SCREENWRITING
J. Michael Straczynski, Craig Miller (m), Denise Dumars |
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12 Noon |
Rio Vista F |
IMAGINARY CUISINES
Larry Niven (m), Judy Lazar, Deborah Wheeler, William Stoddard |
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12 Noon |
Balboa 1 |
HALL COSTUMES
Colleen Kelly Burks (m), Janet Anderson, Kate Morgenstern, Susan Ruff |
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12 Noon |
Balboa 2 |
IS THERE REALLY ANY "SCIENCE," AT ALL, IN STAR TREK?
Genny Dazzo (m), Mel Gilden, Bridget Landry, Daryl F. Mallett |
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12 Noon |
Santa Fe |
SPACE OPERA!
Vernor Vinge (m), Sherwood Smith, Dave Trowbridge, Sara Wrench |
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12 Noon |
Pavillion |
READING FOR THE FUTURE [2 hours]
Gregory Benford, David Brin, Val Ontell, Matthew Pallamary, Jeff Stevens, Pamela Stevens, Rebecca Van Riper |
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1:00 pm |
Rio Vista A |
REAL LIFE CRIMINAL PROFILING
Nancy Smith |
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1:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
30 YEARS OF LOCUS
Charles N. Brown, Gardner Dozois, Tim Powers, Connie Willis |
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1:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
CHARACTER PORTRAITS
Frank Kelly Freas, April |
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1:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
ALTERNATE HISTORIES WE DON'T KNOW
Robert Ross (m), John Hertz, Todd Mecklem, Catherine Wells |
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1:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
HOW I AVOID WRITING
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (m), Antonia Levi, Lori Ann White, Janine Ellen Young |
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1:00 pm |
Sante Fe |
GUILTY TV PLEASURES
David Clark, Allen Steele (m), Mel Gilden, Jean Graham |
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2:00 pm |
Rio Vista A |
HOW TRULY ALIEN SHOULD AN ELF BE?
Michael Underwood (m), Amy Bradley, Dennis McKiernan, Annis Shepherd |
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2:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
LIFE IS HARD WHEN YOU'RE A GOD: CREATING REALISTIC RELIGIONS
J. Michael Straczynski, Dave Trowbridge (m), Gerald Pearce, Deborah Wheeler |
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2:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
DRAWING MYTHICAL BEASTS
Sue Dawe, April Lee (m), Amy Bradley, Atanielle Rowland |
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2:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
DISMAL SCIENCE FICTION: ECONOMICS IN SF
Stephen Kraus (m), Cheryl Morgan, Raul Reyes, William Stoddard |
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2:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
AGENTS
Craig Miller (m), Dan Hooker, Ashley Grayson, Carolyn Grayson, Gordon Van Gelder |
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2:00 pm |
Sante Fe |
THE INTERNET & THE FATE OF NATIONS
Neal Hallford (m), Jane Mailander, Alan Rodgers, Janet Tait |
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2:00 pm |
Pavillion |
AN INTRODUCTION TO READING THE WORKS OF ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Heather Wood (w), Bill Patterson, Dafydd ab Hugh |
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3:00 pm |
Rio Vista A |
CASTAWAYS IN TIME AND SPACE
Allen Steele (m), David R. Beaucage, Deborah Chester, Jody Lynn Nye |
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3:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
CURATIVE GENIUS
Arthur Loy Holcomb (m), David Brin, Vera Nazarian, William Stoddard |
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3:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
BURKE-STYLE CONNECTIONS
Jordin Kare (m), David Barber, Gregory Benford, Frank Catalano |
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3:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
LINGUISTICS IN SCIENCE FICTION
Amy Bechtel (m), Sheila Finch, Jean Mark Gawron, Vernor Vinge |
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3:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
Alternate History: TRIUMPH OF THE HAPSBURGS
Robert Reginald (m), Sherwood Smith, Sara Wrench |
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3:00 pm |
Santa Fe |
ONLINE FANDOM
Mike Willmoth (m), Seth Breitbart, Alan Rodgers, Sharon Sbarsky |
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3:00 pm |
Pavillion |
HISTORICALLY INFORMED FANTASY
Katherine Kurtz, Claire Eddy (m), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Tim Powers |
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4:00 pm |
Rio Vista A |
ARCHAEOLOGY IN SCIENCE FICTION
Mike Glyer (m), James Clemens, Atanielle Rowland, Nancy Ellis Taylor |
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4:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
ADVICE FOR NEW WRITERS
Phillip Brugalette (m), Amy Sterling Casil, Dan Hooker, Michael H. Payne, Allen Steele, Gordon Van Gelder |
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4:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
HAS ANYONE EVER DONE SF MEDIA RIGHT?
James Hay (m), David Gerrold, Craig Miller |
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4:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN 2048
Robert Ross (m), Scott MacMillan, Todd Mecklem, Gerald Pearce |
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4:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
THE TECHNOLOGICAL OBSOLESENCE OF PRIVACY
Val Ontell (m), David Barber, Antonia Levi, Raul Reyes |
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4:00 pm |
Sante Fe |
THE INTERNET & THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING
Janet Tait (m), Tom Doherty, Ashley Grayson, Kathy Ice |
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4:00 pm |
Pavillion |
EUCATASTROPHE & THE FANTASY EPIC
Amy Bradley (m), Dennis McKiernan, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Underwood, Janine Ellen Young |
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5:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
MARK SCOTT ZICREE shows and talks about the Deep Space 9 Episode he directed, Far Beyond the Stars |
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5:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
GOTHIC IMAGERY IN THE VISUAL ARTS
Heather Wood (m), Max Fellwalker, April Lee |
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5:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
HOW TO BID FOR A WESTERCON
Kevin Standlee (m), David Clark, Genny Dazzo, Linda Deneroff |
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5:00 pm |
Sante Fe |
THE LIMITS OF INVENTION: PHYSICS & ENGINEERING
Gregory Benford (m), Ctein, Jordin Kare, Jean Mark Gawron |
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5:00 pm |
Pavillion |
Alternate History: KING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Katherine Kurtz, John Hertz (m), David Brin, Robert Reginald |
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6:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
DEEP SPACE NINE
Mel Gilden (m), David Barber, Arthur Loy Holcomb, Daryl F. Mallett, Mark Scott Zicree |
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6:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
I STARTED OUT AS A FAN
Joy Marie Ledet, Donna Lettow, Gillian Horvath |
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6:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
BID PRESENTATIONS for Westercon 53 |
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6:00 pm |
Pavillion |
FLEET TACTICS & STRATEGY IN AN INTERSTELLAR WAR
David Ross (m), David Gerrold, Mike Moscoe, Jefferson Swycaffer, Dave Trowbridge |
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6:30 pm |
Rio Vista ABC |
LOCUS AWARDS BANQUET
Connie Willis, emcee; Charles N. Brown
(tickets are $25, available at registration) |
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7:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
WRITING MEDIA FICTION
J. Michael Straczynski, Jean Graham (m), Linda Deneroff, Jak Koke |
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7:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
TV AND MOVIE PROPS
Mathew Clayson (m), Max Cervantes, Steve Horch, Mike Moore |
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7:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR
Deborah Wheeler (m), Colleen Kelly Burks, Sherwood Smith |
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7:00 pm |
Sante Fe |
CONCERT
Bill Stoddard presents, in order of appearance:
The Wild Oats, Lynn Maudlin, The Goliards, Allison Lonsdale, Windbourne, Barry Gold, Echo's Children, Jordin Kare, Syntax, the LA Filkharmonic, Joe Bethancourt, and the Duras Sisters. |
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8:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Jean Mark Gawron (m), Arthur Loy Holcomb, Jefferson Swycaffer, S. C. Virtes, Janine Ellen Young |
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8:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
STARSHIP CAPTAIN OR WARRIOR PRINCESS
Nancy Holder (m), Gillian Horvath, Bridget Landry,
Antonia Levi, Catherine Wells |
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8:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
FILKING BEGINS: Bardic Circle Style |
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8:00 pm |
Pavillion |
REGENCY DANCING
Dancing Master: John Hertz |
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9:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
THE CTHULHU MYTHOS THEN AND NOW
James Clemens (m), Leonard Carpenter, Denise Dumars, Matthew Palamary |
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9:30 pm |
Rio Vista F |
"THESE FEW WEAPONS AGAINST DEATH"
John Landsberg screens his work in progress |
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10:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
IS HORROR A GENRE OR A MOOD?
Scott MacMillan (m), James Clemens, Lorelei Shannon, S. C. Virtes |
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10:30 pm |
Rio Vista ABC |
DANCE [more info forthcoming] |
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10:30 pm |
Rio Vista F |
SWING DANCE INSTRUCTION |
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11:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE
Jean Graham (m), Nancy Holder, Gillian Horvath, Atanielle Rowland |
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11:30 pm |
Sante Fe |
FILKING BEGINS: Chaos Style |
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