|
Time |
Room |
Event |
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10:00 am |
Rio Vista A |
WOMEN'S LIBERATION IN RETREAT?
Jane Mailander (m), David R. Beaucage, Ctein, Susan Ruff |
|
10:00 am |
Rio Vista BC |
SINGLE vs. MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEW
Ashley Grayson (m), Deborah Chester, Sheila Finch, Dan Hooker, Vera Nazarian |
|
10:00 am |
Rio Vista F |
MASQUERADE POST-MORTEM
Martin Jaquish |
|
10:00 am |
Balboa 1 |
LAW, CHAOS, AND THE CLOSING OF THE FRONTIER: WHERE LIES THE PERILOUS REALM TODAY?
Amy Bradley (m), Pat MacEwen, Raul Reyes, Mark Scott Zicree |
|
10:00 am |
Balboa 2 |
Meetpoint: LIVE THE DREAM
A gathering for those interested in alternative lifestyles |
|
10:00 am |
Santa Fe 3 |
DRINKING, DRUGS, AND HOLODECKS: The Future of Addiction
Matthew Pallamary (m), Lori Ann White, Janine Ellen Young |
|
10:00 am |
Santa Fe 4 |
IS NET PUBLISHING PUTTING PAPER FANZINES OUT OF BUSINESS?
Mike Glyer (m), Jean Graham, Cheryl Morgan |
|
11:00 am |
Rio Vista A |
An Hour with ROBERT JUSTMAN |
|
11:00 am |
Rio Vista BC |
ETHICS OF COLLABORATION
Katherine Kurtz, Jody Lynn Nye (m), Frank Catalano, Sherwood Smith, Dave Trowbridge |
|
11:00 am |
Rio Vista F |
THE DISAPPEARING MASQUERADE
David Clark, Drew Sanders(m), Janet Anderson, Robin Doig-Colls |
|
11:00 am |
Balboa 1 |
FANTASY WORLDBUILDING III:
History and Storylines
William Stoddard (m), Vera Nazarian, Robert Reginald, Michael Underwood |
|
11:00 am |
Balboa 2 |
WHY CAN'T THE ARTIST JUST READ THE DAMN BOOK FIRST?
Sue Dawe (m), Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas |
|
11:00 am |
Santa Fe 3 |
TECHNOLOGY OF CLONING
Jak Koke (m), James Hay, Barbra Wallace |
|
11:00 am |
Santa Fe 4 |
JACKIE CHAN AND ASIAN ACTION FILMS
William Kahler (m), Craig Miller, Lori Ann White, William F. Wu |
|
11:00 am |
Pavillion |
THE AGE OF STEAM LIVES ANEW
Scott MacMillan, Stephen Kraus (m), Mel Gilden, Cheryl Morgan |
|
11:00 am |
Suite 3 |
A Reading by JAMES CLEMENS |
|
11:00 am |
Signings |
Signings: TIM POWERS and SARA WRENCH |
|
12 Noon |
Rio Vista A |
INDIVIDUALIZING ALIENS
Sheila Finch (m), David Gerrold, Pat MacEwen, Jody Lynn Nye |
|
12 Noon |
Rio Vista BC |
SECULAR HUMANISM AND THE REJECTION OF RELIGION
Jane Mailander (m), Terry Frost, Gerald Pearce, Alan Rodgers |
|
12 Noon |
Rio Vista F |
LITERACY AND THE INTERNET
Janice Gelb (m), Kathy Ice, Val Ontell, Michael Underwood |
|
12 Noon |
Balboa 1 |
HUMOR IN FANTASY
Robert Reginald (m), Atanielle Rowland, Deborah Wheeler, Sara Wrench |
|
12 Noon |
Balboa 2 |
GETTING STARTED -- AND FINISHING
Mike Moscoe (m), Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Amy Sterling Casil, Arthur Loy Holcomb |
|
12 Noon |
Santa Fe 3 |
ECOLOGICAL HORRORS
(and what to do about them)
Barbara Johnson-Haddad (m), Leonard Carpenter, Matthew Pallamary |
|
12 Noon |
Sante Fe 4 |
HEINLEIN FOR THE REST OF US
A look at Heinlein's writing _without_ talking about the politics and the philosophy
by BILL PATTERSON and RONALD L. BLACK |
|
12 Noon |
Pavillion |
CRUSADE Presentation by J. Michael Straczynski [2 hours] |
|
12 Noon |
Suite 3 |
A Reading by DAVID R. BEAUCAGE |
|
12 Noon |
Foyer |
Signings: WILLIAM F. WU |
|
1:00 pm |
Rio Vista A |
REAL WORLD HERALDRY
Scott MacMillan |
|
1:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
Special Guest Appearance: KARY MULLIS |
|
1:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
BIG BILL: Should Microsoft Frighten Us?
Alan Rodgers (m), Janice Gelb, Daryl F. Mallett |
|
1:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
FANTASY IN HISTORICAL NOVELS
Tim Powers (m), Jane Mailander, Sara Wrench |
|
1:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
ALIEN ANIMALS, ALIEN PLANTS, ALIEN SKIES
James Clemens (m), Judy Lazar, Larry Niven, Atanielle Rowland |
|
1:00 pm |
Sante Fe 3 |
INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE OR JUST DUMB FICTION: COMPUTER GAMES AS STORYTELLING
Neal Hallford, April Lee |
|
1:00 pm |
Santa Fe 4 |
A FEW GOOD CRAZY THEORIES
David R. Beaucage (m), John Hertz, William Stoddard |
|
1:00 pm |
Suite 3 |
A Reading by LORELEI SHANNON |
|
1:00 pm |
Foyer |
Signings: [tba] |
|
2:00 pm |
Rio Vista BC |
WESTERCON 51 ART SHOW AUCTION
Martin Jaquish, Auctioneer |
|
2:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
EUROPA SLIDE SHOW
Pat MacEwen |
|
2:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
THE MATTER OF CALIFORNIA
Robert Reginald (m), Alan Rodgers, William Stoddard, Deborah Wheeler |
|
2:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
MASQUERADE STAGE PRESENTATION
Colleen Kelly Burks (m), Janet Anderson, Mary Ann Meyers, Kate Morgenstern |
|
2:00 pm |
Sante Fe 3 |
WHY YOU SHOULD JUMP INTO THE MIDDLE OF MY ONGOING FANTASY SERIES, AND HOW TO AVOID BEING LOST
Katherine Kurtz, Anne Lesley Groell (m), Dennis McKiernan |
|
2:00 pm |
Santa Fe 4 |
THE FUTURE OF THE SPACE PROGRAM IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD
Bridget Landry (m), Genny Dazzo, Jordin Kare |
|
2:00 pm |
Suite 3 |
A Reading by WILLIAM F. WU |
|
2:00 pm |
Foyer |
Signings: JODY LYNN NYE |
|
2:00 pm |
Pavillion |
FORREST J ACKERMAN discusses Science Fiction and Fandom |
|
3:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COP
Scott MacMillan, Pat MacEwen (m), Larry Niven, Raul Reyes |
|
3:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
BURKE-STYLE CONNECTIONS IN FANTASY
Neal Hallford (m), Judy Lazar, Tim Powers, Barbara Johnson-Haddad |
|
3:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
HIGH TECH PROP & COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
Mathew Clayson (m), Max Cervantes, Steve Horch, Mike Moore |
|
3:00 pm |
Santa Fe 3 |
NEW AUTHOR SHOWCASE: FANTASY
Jody Lynn Nye (m), Michael H. Payne, Sara Wrench |
|
3:00 pm |
Santa Fe 4 |
FURRY FANDOM
Jefferson P. Swycaffer [and others?] |
|
3:00 pm |
Suite 3 |
A Reading by KATHERINE KURTZ |
|
3:00 pm |
Foyer |
Signings: Mike Moscoe |
|
3:00 pm |
Pavillion |
WHITHER WORLDCON?
Mike Glyer (m), Seth Breitbart, Linda Deneroff, Drew Sanders, Sharon Sbarsky, Kevin Standlee |
|
4:00 pm |
Rio Vista F |
TELEVISION: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
with video clips from Highlander
Gillian Horvath & Donna Lettow |
|
4:00 pm |
Balboa 1 |
USES OF MYTHOLOGY & LEGEND IN THE BIG FANTASY EPIC
Deborah Chester (m), Anne Lesley Groell, Cheryl Morgan, Mark Scott Zicree |
|
4:00 pm |
Balboa 2 |
"PC" SF
Judith Smith (m), Amy Bechtel, Gerald Pearce |
|
4:00 pm |
Sante Fe 3 |
Alternate History: THE MONGOLS INVADE EUROPE
John Hertz (m), Vera Nazarian, Raul Reyes, David Ross |
|
4:00 pm |
Santa Fe 4 |
ANTHROPOMORPHIC SCIENCE FICTION: WHY NOT MAKE THEM HUMAN?
Barbara Johnson-Haddad (m), James Clemens, Michael H. Payne, Jefferson Swycaffer |
|
4:00 pm |
Pavillion |
WESTERCON 51 CONVENTION TALK BACK
Dianna Hildreth, Sean McCoy, Dee Slieff, James Jira, and other members of the convention committee |
|
5:00 pm |
Rio Vista ABC |
CLOSING CEREMONIES
Scott MacMillan, Forrest J Ackerman, Dianna Hildreth, Rene Colls, and the Committee for Westercon 52 in Spokane |
