Time

Room

Event

10:00 am

Rio Vista A

THINGS FALL APART, THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD
                Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (m), John Hertz, Gerald Pearce, Alan Rodgers

10:00 am

Rio Vista BC

POCKET DRAGON ADVENTURES
Craig Miller

10:00 am

Rio Vista F

COSTUMING:  HOW TO GET STARTED
David Clark (m), Mathew Clayson, Mary Ann Meyers, Susan Ruff

10:00 am

Balboa 1

AUGURIES IN THE OVERSOUL
Heather Wood (m), Vera Nazarian, Jody Lynn Nye, Sherwood Smith, Mark Scott Zicree

10:00 am

Balboa 2

KILLING OFF YOUR HEROES
Katherine Kurtz, Deborah Chester (m), Sheila Finch, Sara Wrench

10:00 am

Santa Fe 3

THE FUTURE BY DESIGN
Claire Eddy (m), Gregory Benford, Arthur Loy Holcomb,  Raul Reyes

10:00 am

Santa Fe 4

ANIMATION VS. LIVE ACTION
Jane Mailander (m), Genny Dazzo, Stephen Kraus

10:00 am

Pavillion

A DOZEN YEARS AWAY
Jefferson Swycaffer (m), David Barber, Todd Mecklem,  David Ross, Allen Steele

11:00 am

Rio Vista A

THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SECOND WORLD
Scott MacMillan, Leonard Carpenter (m), David R. Beaucage, Mike Moscoe

11:00 am

Rio Vista BC

THE PATHFINDER MISSION
Slideshow by Bridget Landry

11:00 am

Rio Vista F

THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS IN AMERICA
Barbra Wallace (m), David Gerrold, Mary Ann Meyers

11:00 am

Balboa 1

FANTASY WORLDBUILDING II:
People and Cultures
William Stoddard (m), Deborah Chester, Vera Nazarian, Robert Reginald

11:00 am

Balboa 2

WRITERS' WORKSHOPS
Lorelei Shannon (m), Tim Powers, Annis Shepherd, Catherine Wells

11:00 am

Santa Fe 3

WESTERCON 51 BUSINESS MEETING
Kevin Standlee presiding.

11:00 am

Santa Fe 4

SIDEKICKS AND HENCHMEN
Connie Willis (m), Gillian Horvath, Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Jane Mailander

11:00 am

Pavillion

A DANCE HAS NO OPPOSITES:  THE ROLE OF RITUAL AND SYMBOLSIM IN CULTURE MAKING
Michael Underwood (m), Atanielle Rowland, Dave Trowbridge,  Deborah Wheeler

11:00 am

Suite 3

A Reading by DAVID GERROLD

11:00 am

Signings

tba

12 Noon

Rio Vista A

ASTEROIDS:  Not with a Whimper, but with a BANG!
Gregory Benford (m), Ctein, Jean Mark Gawron, Jordin Kare

12 Noon

Rio Vista BC

WE HAD TO DESTROY THE BOOK IN ORDER TO FILM IT
Daryl F. Mallett (m), David Brin, Catherine Wells

12 Noon

Rio Vista F

BIOENGINEERING
James Hay (m), Pat MacEwen, Matthew Pallamary, Barbra Wallace

12 Noon

Balboa 1

DARK LORDS WITH A DIFFERENCE
Janine Ellen Young (m), Atanielle Rowland, Jefferson Swycaffer, Vernor Vinge

12 Noon

Balboa 2

CROSS-GENRE SF:  MYSTERY
Claire Eddy (m), Mel Gilden, Gordon Van Gelder

12 Noon

Santa Fe 3

SPACE OPERA!
Vernor Vinge (m), Sherwood Smith, Dave Trowbridge, Sara Wrench

12 Noon

Sante Fe 4

WE *ARE* THE VAMPIRE
Jean Graham (m), Laura Brodian Freas, Denise Dumars,  Nancy Ellis Taylor

12 Noon

Pavillion

BABYLON-5 PRESENTATION  [two hours]
J. Michael Straczynski

12 Noon

Suite 3

A Reading by SARA WRENCH

12 Noon

Foyer

Signings:  JAMES CLEMENS

1:00 pm

Rio Vista A

MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM PERN
David Barber (m), Jean Graham, Barbara Johnson-Haddad,  Judith Smith, Sherwood Smith

1:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

THE YEAR IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Charles N. Brown (m), Gardner Dozois, David Hartwell, Mark Kelly

1:00 pm

Rio Vista F

THE RETURN OF DISEASE
James Hay (m), Amy Bechtel, Judy Lazar, Deborah Wheeler

1:00 pm

Balboa 1

CROSS-GENRE SCIENCE FICTION:  ROMANCE
John Hertz (m), Carolyn Grayson, Vera Nazarian, Nancy Ellis Taylor

1:00 pm

Balboa 2

PIRACY IN THE ART WORLD
Sue Dawe (m), Amy Bradley, Ctein, Max Fellwalker, Laura Brodian Freas

1:00 pm

Sante Fe 3

CALIFORNIA CITIES AS SETTINGS
S. C. Virtes (m), Amy Sterling Casil, Jody Lynn Nye, Janine Ellen Young

1:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

SLICK SCHLOCK
Scott MacMillan, Robin Doig-Colls (m), Phillip Brugalette, Pat MacEwen, Lori Ann White

1:00 pm

Suite 3

A Reading by DENNIS McKIERNAN

1:00 pm

Foyer

Signings:  CONNIE WILLIS

2:00 pm

Rio Vista A

THE INTERNET AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY
Seth Breitbart (m), David Brin, Neal Hallford

2:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

A NEW FUTURE FOR SLIDERS
Mark Scott Zicree

2:00 pm

Rio Vista F

THE ETHICS OF HUMAN CLONING
William Stoddard (m), Bridget Landry, Judy Lazar, William F. Wu

2:00 pm

Balboa 1

Alternate History:  MANIFEST DESTINY STILLBORN
Todd Mecklem (m), Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Robert Reginald

2:00 pm

Balboa 2

Fan Guest of Honor DAVID CLARK interviewed by MIKE GLYER

2:00 pm

Sante Fe 3

WHY YOU SHOULD READ MY NEW SCIENCE FICTION BOOK I
Four authors talk about recent or forthcoming works:
NANCY HOLDER on Gambler's Star:  Book I:  The Six Families
JODY LYNN NYE on Waking in Dreamland
ALLEN STEELE on Sex and Violence in Zero-G
CATHERINE WELLS on Mother Grim

2:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

WHITE WOLF'S WORLD OF DARKNESS
Heather Wood (m), Daryl F. Mallett, William Stoddard

2:00 pm

Suite 3

KAFFEEKLATCH with KATHERINE KURTZ

2:00 pm

Foyer

Signings:  FORREST J ACKERMAN and VERA NAZARIAN

2:00 pm

Pavillion

CHARITY AUCTION to Benefit the AIDS Project Los Angeles and the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund in Memory of Bill Rotsler and Jo Clayton
David Gerrold, auctioneer

3:00 pm

Rio Vista A

THE LEGACY OF BLACKLISTING AND THE McCARTHY ERA
J. Michael Straczynski, Robert Justman, Dafydd ab Hugh (m), Val Ontell

3:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

ARTHURIAN FANTASY
Michael Underwood (m), Tim Powers, Atanielle Rowland, S. C. Virtes

3:00 pm

Rio Vista F

Artist Guest of Honor Appearance:  SUE DAWE

3:00 pm

Balboa 1

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Scott MacMillan, Mike Willmoth (m), Gerald Pearce, Raul Reyes

3:00 pm

Balboa 2

PERIL OF THE MIDLISTERS
Dan Hooker (m), Tom Doherty, David Hartwell, Gordon Van Gelder

3:00 pm

Santa Fe 3

WHY YOU SHOULD READ MY NEW FANTASY BOOK
Three authors talk about recent or forthcoming works:
DENNIS McKIERNAN on Into the Fire and Into the Forge
WILLIAM F. WU on An Enemy Reborn
SARA WRENCH on The Duke of Sumava

3:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

THE FUTURE'S SO DARK, I'VE GOTTA WEAR SHADES
Jody Lynn Nye (m), Denise Dumars, Sheila Finch, Todd Mecklem

3:00 pm

Suite 3

A Reading by SHERWOOD SMITH

3:00 pm

Foyer

Signings:  DAVID R. BEAUCAGE and ALLEN STEELE

3:00 pm

Pavillion

HISTORICALLY INFORMED FANTASY
Katherine Kurtz, Claire Eddy (m), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Tim Powers

4:00 pm

Rio Vista A

BEYOND FREEDOM & DECENCY:  CENSORING THE INTERNET
Janet Tait (m), Jane Mailander, Val Ontell

4:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

Guest of Honor KATHERINE KURTZ interviewed by ROBERT REGINALD

4:00 pm

Rio Vista F

Film Preview:  THINGS III:  OLD THINGS
Ron Ford

4:00 pm

Balboa 1

TIME TRAVEL TALES
David Barber (m), Larry Niven, Connie Willis

4:00 pm

Balboa 2

EDITORS SPEAK
Charles N. Brown (m), Anne Lesley Groell, David Hartwell,Gordon Van Gelder

4:00 pm

Sante Fe 3

WHY YOU SHOULD READ MY NEW SCIENCE FICTION BOOK II
Four authors talk about recent or forthcoming books:
DAVID R. BEAUCAGE on The Shiloh Project
JAMES CLEMENS on Wit'ch Fire
MIKE MOSCOE on Lost Days
JANINE ELLEN YOUNG on Cinderblock

4:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

THE LOOMING MILLENIUM
Donna Lettow (m), Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Alan Rodgers, Mark Scott Zicree

4:00 pm

Pavillion

Jeff Walker Presents PREVIEWS OF UPCOMNG FILMS

4:00 pm

Suite 3

A Reading by [tba]

4:00 pm

Foyer

Signings by MEL GILDEN and CATHERINE WELLS

5:00 pm

Rio Vista A

Alternate History:  RICHARD NIXON STAGES A COUP
[possible alternate title:  AH: The Nixon Coup of 1974]
Todd Mecklem (m), Amy Sterling Casil, Ctein, David Ross

5:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

JOURNEY OF THE HERO
J. Michael Straczynski, Robert Justman, Michael Underwood (m), Leonard Carpenter, Atanielle Rowland

5:00 pm

Rio Vista F

MARK SCOTT ZICREE shows and talks about the Deep Space 9 Episode he directed, Far Beyond the Stars

5:00 pm

Balboa 1

THE ALIEN AS CONQUEROR
John Hertz (m), David Gerrold, Vernor Vinge

5:00 pm

Balboa 2

WRITING LARGER THAN LIFE CHARACTERS
Vera Nazarian (m), Jefferson Swycaffer, Dave Trowbridge, Sara Wrench

5:00 pm

Sante Fe 3

HOW TO SELL YOUR ART AT CONS
Sue Dawe, Joy Marie Ledet (m), April Lee

5:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

AMBIGUOUS FANTASY:  ONLY HER THAUMATURGIST KNOWS FOR SURE
Sherwood Smith (m), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Carolyn Grayson, Tim Powers

5:00 pm

Suite 3

A Reading by CATHERINE WELLS

5:00 pm

Foyer

Signings:  KATHERINE KURTZ and ROBERT REGINALD

5:00 pm

Pavillion

Alternate History:  KING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Katherine Kurtz, John Hertz (m), David Brin, Robert Reginald

6:00 pm

Rio Vista A

THE LIMITS OF INVENTION:  BIOLOGY and MEDICINE
Jak Koke (m), James Clemens, Judy Lazar

6:00 pm

Rio Vista BC

SWING DANCE INSTRUCTION

6:00 pm

Rio Vista F

An Hour on HIGHLANDER with DONNA LETTOW and GILLIAN HORVATH

6:00 pm

Balboa 1

WILL THE INTERNET DESTROY PUBLISHING?
Alan Rodgers (m), Amy Sterling Casil, Matthew Pallamary, Judith Smith

6:00 pm

Balboa 2

HOW MUCH SCIENCE DO YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW?
Craig Miller (m), Mike Moscoe, Allen Steele, Vernor Vinge

6:00 pm

Santa Fe 3

COMPUTER GRAPHICS
April Lee (m), Stephen Kraus, S. C. Virtes

6:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

LIGHT FANTASY
Atanielle Rowland (m), Robert Reginald, Sara Wrench

6:00 pm

Pavillion

Organizational Meeting of the ROBERT A. HEINLEIN SOCIETY

8:00 pm

Rio Vista F

I WANNA BE A PRO, BUT I CAN'T HANDLE REJECTION
Jean Graham (m), Stephen Kraus, Vera Nazarian

6:30 pm

Rio Vista ABC

LOCUS AWARDS BANQUET
Connie Willis, emcee;  Charles N. Brown
(tickets are $25, available at registration)

7:00 pm

Rio Vista F

WRITING MEDIA FICTION
J. Michael Straczynski, Jean Graham (m), Linda Deneroff, Jak Koke

7:00 pm

Balboa 1

TV AND MOVIE PROPS
Mathew Clayson (m), Max Cervantes, Steve Horch, Mike Moore

8:00 pm

Balboa 2

FILKING BEGINS:  Special Interests

8:00 pm

Santa Fe 3

FILKING BEGINS:  Bardic Circle Style

8:00 pm

Santa Fe 4

FILKING BEGINS:  Chaos Style

8:00 pm

Scottish Rite Temple

THE 1998 WESTERCON MASQUERADE
 Cathedral     Hosted by [tba],
Coordianted by Martin Jaquish

8:00 pm

Balboa 1

FILKING BEGINS:  Bardic Circle Style

9:30 pm

Pavillion

DANCE [details forthcoming]