| Conjecture Programming Schedule | ||||||
| Panel | The 2012 Mayan Millennium | |||||
| Friday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Panelist | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| The 2012 Mayan Millennium has been the subject of recent discussion in media and on the interenet, and has been the subject of at least one movie. Ignoring all of that silliness, what is the reality of 2012? What did/does it mean to the Mayans and what does it mean for us? | ||||||
| Panel | Longevity in Genre | |||||
| Friday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Moderator | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Laura Luchau | |||||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| What classic genre books have passed the test of time? What makes a story have that kind of longevity? What modern books will be able to do the same and why? | ||||||
| Presentation | Shooting Your Friends 101: Creating Your Own Genre Film | |||||
| Friday | 12:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | John Hart | |||||
| Presenter | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Presenter | Neal Hallford | |||||
| Presenter | Jana Hallford | |||||
| Creating and distributing your own science fiction, fantasy, or horror epic has never been easier. With high definition video capabilities being added to most new 35mm still cameras (and HD being offered on the iPhone 4 and Droid), almost everyone has reasonable access to basic filmmaking tools. When paired with the distribution and promotional tools of the Internet, it’s possible to create a movie or web series with as great a reach as many “traditional” forms of media. Join the producers of the upcoming San Diego-based supernatural horror film “Witch Creek” as they provide insights into their own process and give advice on how to produce, fund, cast, shoot, distribute, and promote your own homegrown genre epic. | ||||||
| Panel | Writing Science for the Non-Scientist Reader | |||||
| Friday | 12:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | James H. Hay | |||||
| Panelist | Judy Lazar | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Panelist | Cris A. Fitch | |||||
| Some might consider writing for a non scientist reader ‘dumbing it down’ for the masses. For those who are used to describing the electron path of a hydrogen atom, it takes real skill to just say ‘it orbits around the nucleus.’ | ||||||
| Panel | Gaming Etiquette | |||||
| Friday | 1:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Moderator | Laura Luchau | |||||
| Panelist | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | William H. Stoddard | |||||
| Have you ever asked someone ‘How I mine for fish?’ or ‘I can has gold?’. Do you type in all CAPS when chatting with your guild online? Perhaps interrupt someone’s stunt description with ‘I could totally do better!’ Then, maybe this panel’s for you. Come talk about all the do and do nots, all the faux pas and political correctedness of gaming with our panelists! | ||||||
| Workshop | Beginning Needle Craft | |||||
| Friday | 1:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | Kate Morgenstern | |||||
| Instructor | Cathy Mullican (Menolly) | |||||
| Panel | To Be Determined | |||||
| Friday | 1:30 PM | 2.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Moderator | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Dani Kollin | |||||
| We provide the panelists, you provide the topic(s)! Our panelists will talk about one or more topics suggested by audience members. | ||||||
| Panel | The Science of Consciousness | |||||
| Friday | 2:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Panelist | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| Panelist | James Kerwin | |||||
| Why do we have subjective experience? The study of consciousness is richly multidisciplinary, encompassing neuroscience, cognitive theory, artificial intelligence, psychology, quantum physics, and philosophy. Join author Robert J. Sawyer and director James Kerwin — both of whom spoke at the Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference in Tucson earlier this year — for a free-wheeling discussion of this cutting edge field. | ||||||
| Signing | Nancy Holder | |||||
| Friday | 2:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Nancy Holder | |||||
| Panel | Back from the Dead: Remakes and Reboots | |||||
| Friday | 2:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Moderator | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Panelist | James H. Hay | |||||
| Panelist | Jean Graham | |||||
| Panelist | Jana Hallford | |||||
| Our panelists discuss remakes and reboots of television shows, movies, etc. | ||||||
| Panel | Steam-Powered Cyberpunk | |||||
| Friday | 3:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Panelist | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Could cyberspace exist using advanced steampunk technology? How would that work and what would it look like? | ||||||
| Presentation | Humans to Mars – How We’ll Get There | |||||
| Friday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Gerry Williams | |||||
| It has been 38 years since we last stepped foot on the Moon, and Mars is beckoning to us. Plans are bring laid right now to return to the moon and go on to set foot on the Red Planet. Take a look at all the current plans for exploring and eventually colonizing Mars. | ||||||
| Signing | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Friday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Panel | Freaked by the Mundanes | |||||
| Friday | 3:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | Laura Luchau | |||||
| Panelist | Tara Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Disturbing things my “normal” neighbors and relatives do. | ||||||
| Workshop | Steampunk Clothing and Props | |||||
| Friday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | Arabella Benson | |||||
| Instructor | Kate Morgenstern | |||||
| Instructor | Tadao Tomomatsu | |||||
| Panel | Writing Short Stories | |||||
| Friday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Panelist | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Panelist | Nancy Holder | |||||
| Panelist | Jean Graham | |||||
| Our panelist discuss how to write short stories and how to get them published. | ||||||
| Reading | Robert Sawyer | |||||
| Friday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| Panel | Inventions before Their Time | |||||
| Friday | 4:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Cris A. Fitch | |||||
| Panelist | William H. Stoddard | |||||
| Our panelists discuss things that were invented before we knew we needed them or before they were practical. | ||||||
| Panel | What is Active Participation in Fandom? | |||||
| Friday | 4:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| Can one be a part of Fandom without reading, writing, or creating any SF, Fantasy, or Fanzines? | ||||||
| Workshop | Cyberpunk Clothing and Props | |||||
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | Arabella Benson | |||||
| Instructor | Kate Morgenstern | |||||
| Reading | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Signing | Dani and Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Friday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Signer | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Activity | Seat-of-Your-Pants Engineering Contest | |||||
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 2.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| M.C. | -Staff- | |||||
| Junkyard-Wars-like contest. Rush to design and construct your own version of our secret device using nothing but the random junk that we will provide you. Then come up with a witty explanation of how it works. | ||||||
| Panel | Victorian Era Fiction | |||||
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | Tadao Tomomatsu | |||||
| Panelist | Frank L. Hood | |||||
| Panelist | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Alice in Wonderland, the works of Jules Verne. Panelist will talk about victorian era fiction. | ||||||
| Reading | Dani and Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Presenter | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panel | What is SyFy Doing Right? | |||||
| Friday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Tara Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| Looking at ‘Eureka’, ‘Warehouse 13′ and ect… Panelists take a look at what SyFy may or may not be doing right. | ||||||
| Panel | LARPing: Theater or Gaming? | |||||
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Panelist | Steve Jones | |||||
| Panelist | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| The lights dim, the crowd hushes and you throw rock, paper, scissors? Some would consider LARPing nothing more than gaming. Others consider it an excercise in Improvasational Theater. Which is it? Throw down your opinions here for massive damage! | ||||||
| Reading | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Performance | Concerts | |||||
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 3.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| M.C. | -Staff- | |||||
| Event | Meet the Guests | |||||
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Con Suite (Room 2108) | ||
| GoH | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| M.C. | -Staff- | |||||
| Meet the guests of Conjecture 2010! | ||||||
| Panel | Steam and Magic | |||||
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Panelist | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Does magic work in a steampunk setting and does steampunk technology fit in to a fantasy setting? How does that work and what does it look like? | ||||||
| Panel | Where Are My Fantasy Television Shows? | |||||
| Friday | 9:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | Brianna Faulkner | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| Science Fiction series seem to be getting a lot of attentions these days? Where are the Fantasy shows? | ||||||
| Panel | Iron Hack | |||||
| Friday | 9:30 PM | 2.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Chairman Conje | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Panelist | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Conjecture’s infamous improv storytelling game! Submit secret story ingredients to the Chairman Conje, and see what our intrepid story-chefs create! | ||||||
| Panel | Wired for Your Pleasure | |||||
| Friday | 11:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | Andrew Clark | |||||
| Panelist | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Panelist | Will Snodgrass | |||||
| What becomes of sex and pleasure in the Cybernetic Age? Will there be shiny new fetishes to adopt? Will virtual sex replace casual sex? For that matter will virtual sex toys replace real world toys? | ||||||
| Activity | Eye of Argon Reading | |||||
| Friday | 12:00 AM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Moderator | -Staff- | |||||
| Join the group reading of the worst short story ever written, and try not to laugh while doing so. | ||||||
| Workshop | Morning Writing Exercises | |||||
| Saturday | 9:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panel | Neverending Panel | |||||
| Saturday | 9:00 AM | 10.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Moderator | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panel | Adults Reading Young Adult Fantasy | |||||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Stephen W. Potts | |||||
| Panelist | Greg van Eekhout | |||||
| Panelist | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Panelist | Tara Oakes | |||||
| The Harry Potter series and other fantasy books written for kids and young adults seem to adorn many adults’ bookshelves. Hear our panelists discuss their not-so-secret love of youth fantasy. | ||||||
| Presentation | Self-editing 101 For the New Writer | |||||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Linda Thomas-Sundstrom | |||||
| A specific check list for writers on how to self-edit, the best ways to edit, and the things agents and publishers look for in today’s market in terms of a clean manuscript submission. | ||||||
| Panel | Steampunk Primer | |||||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Panelist | Shweta Narayan | |||||
| Panelist | Kathleen Bradean | |||||
| Books/Props/Suppliers to get you into steampunk fandom — Want to get into steampunk, but don’t know where to start? Our panelists recommend some beginning/intro level books, comics, movies, games, venues, costume and prop suppliers and ideas, and give an overview of the steampunk fandom movement. | ||||||
| Reading | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Panel | Collapse or Singularity? | |||||
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Moderator | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Panelist | William H. Stoddard | |||||
| Panelist | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Panelist | Judy Lazar | |||||
| Where will the rapid advance of human civilization lead us? Are we facing imminent environmental/financial/social collapse or will we reach the point of a technological singularity? | ||||||
| Panel | Fannish Music | |||||
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | Eben Brooks | |||||
| Panelist | Jeff Berkwits | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| Our panelists discuss music of the fannish persuasion and music that fans appreciate, from filk to soundtracks, from rock bands to street performers. | ||||||
| Signing | Greg van Eekhout | |||||
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Greg van Eekhout | |||||
| Panel | Dr. Who, New and Old | |||||
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Moderator | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Panelist | Tadao Tomomatsu | |||||
| Panelist | Ronald Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Neal Hallford | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| A discussion of Doctor Who, about both the classic series and from the modern series and its spinoffs. | ||||||
| Signing | Linda Thomas-Sundstrom | |||||
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Linda Thomas-Sundstrom | |||||
| Panel | Cybernetics and You | |||||
| Saturday | 12:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Our panelists speak about nature’s weakness and man’s strengths in relation to power of cybernetics. | ||||||
| Workshop | Oral Storytelling | |||||
| Saturday | 12:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Signing | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Saturday | 1:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Presentation | Writing Science Fiction | |||||
| Saturday | 1:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Presenter | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| A one-hour solo presentation on writing science fiction by Robert Sawyer. | ||||||
| Panel | Now That It’s Over: “Lost” | |||||
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Stephen W. Potts | |||||
| Panelist | Jean Graham | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| The television series “Lost” is now over. What did we think of it? | ||||||
| Presentation | Makeup Demo | |||||
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | John Hart | |||||
| Reading | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Panel | Anime for People who Aren’t Anime Fans | |||||
| Saturday | 2:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Moderator | Laura Luchau | |||||
| Panelist | Cathy Mullican (Menolly) | |||||
| Panelist | Chaz Boston-Baden | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Anime- Big robots, explosions, the end of the world in various formats come to mind. For some, these things and more are not exactly the most interesting things to watch. Fortunately, there are anime that can indoctr- I mean can be watchable by those who are not fans yet. | ||||||
| Panel | Now That It’s Over: “Flash Forward” | |||||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Moderator | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Panelist | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| The television series “Flash Forward” is now over. What did we think of it? | ||||||
| Panel | Low-Budget Film-Making | |||||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | Neal Hallford | |||||
| Panelist | Gerry Williams | |||||
| Panelist | Jana Hallford | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| Put on your webcam and dress up in your LARP constumes! Some of the best films can be made with little money. Certainly not the megamillions the boxoffice busters spend! Consult panelists on how to make your very own film without all the fuss. | ||||||
| Meetup | Kindle Fans | |||||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Moderator | Frank L. Hood | |||||
| Signing | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Meetup | Anime Cosplay Meetup | |||||
| Saturday | 3:00 PM | 2.0 | hours | Regency Tower Pool | ||
| Moderator | Becky Shropshire | |||||
| Panel | Steampunk and Cyberpunk Influence | |||||
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Panelist | Eben Brooks | |||||
| Panelists talk about the influences of Steampunk and Cyberpunk in music, fashion, and culture. | ||||||
| Panel | Now That It’s Over: “Dollhouse” | |||||
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Moderator | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | James Floyd | |||||
| Panelist | William H. Stoddard | |||||
| Panelist | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| The television series “Dollhouse” is now over. What did we think of it? | ||||||
| Panel | Writing Groups | |||||
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Moderator | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Panelist | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panelist | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panelist | Shweta Narayan | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| How do you build or become a part of a writing group? How do you then make that writing group successfull? | ||||||
| Signing | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Kevin Gerard | |||||
| Presentation | Storytelling Concert | |||||
| Saturday | 4:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | James Nelson-Lucas | |||||
| Panel | Conventions 101 | |||||
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Ronald Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Christian B. McGuire | |||||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Chaz Boston-Baden | |||||
| Our panelists discuss the history of conventions and talk about various local, regional, and traveling cons. They will also describe the activities that take place at these conventions. | ||||||
| Panel | Now That It’s Over: “Heroes” | |||||
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Ryan Layton | |||||
| Panelist | Tadao Tomomatsu | |||||
| Panelist | James Floyd | |||||
| The television series “Heroes” is now over. What did we think of it? | ||||||
| Reading | Jude-Marie Green and Dave Thomson | |||||
| Saturday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Dave Thomson | |||||
| Presenter | Jude-Marie Green | |||||
| Panel | Meta-Gaming Blues | |||||
| Saturday | 5:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Moderator | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | Will Snodgrass | |||||
| Panelist | Steve Jones | |||||
| Panelist | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Real life gaming stories about when in-character interaction becomes out-of-character drama. | ||||||
| Panel | Now That It’s Over, What’s Next? | |||||
| Saturday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| Panelist | James Floyd | |||||
| Now that so many SF TV series’ are wrapped up, what is on the horizon? And what is still out there worth watching? | ||||||
| Panel | Mythic Fiction | |||||
| Saturday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Moderator | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panelist | John W. Oliver | |||||
| Panelist | Shweta Narayan | |||||
| Panelist | Greg van Eekhout | |||||
| Our panelists discuss fiction based on myths, both new and old; the reinvention of old myths, the creation of new myths; and the writing thereof. | ||||||
| Presentation | Vintage TV Science Fiction | |||||
| Saturday | 6:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Jeff Berkwits | |||||
| Just as millions of youngsters first experienced science fiction in the first half of the 20th century through books like Tom Swift or Robert Heinlein’s young adult novels such as Space Cadet and Have Space Suit – Will Travel, during the Golden Age of television millions more were introduced to the genre via on-screen sci-fi heroes. SCI FI magazine’s “Vintage TV” columnist Jeff Berkwits introduces viewers to some of the space adventure programs of that era, from influential idols like Captain Video and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet to such long-forgotten characters as Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers and Captain Z-RO. | ||||||
| Event | Masquerade | |||||
| Saturday | 7:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| M.C. | Tadao Tomomatsu | |||||
| Panel | Collaborative Writing | |||||
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Moderator | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Greg van Eekhout | |||||
| Our panelists discuss techniques and tips for writing a collaborative work. | ||||||
| Event | Clockwork and Chrome | |||||
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 7.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| D.J. | Eric Chamberlin | |||||
| Panel | Sex, Gender, and Identity | |||||
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Jana Hallford | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panelist | Kathleen Bradean | |||||
| The line between male and female is clear… or is it? As time marches on, more and more people identify themselves as something in between. Panelists address this issue and others about the spectrum of identity. | ||||||
| Performance | Filking | |||||
| Saturday | 8:00 PM | 6.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| M.C. | -Staff- | |||||
| Panel | How Seriously Shoud We Take SciFi Science? | |||||
| Saturday | 9:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Garden 1 | ||
| Moderator | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Panelist | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Panelist | Cris A. Fitch | |||||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| We know that a lot of the techno-babble in most science fiction is largly nonsense. But how much of it is real, at least theoreticly, and how much of it is made-up mumbo-jumbo? | ||||||
| Panel | Steam-Powered Romance | |||||
| Saturday | 11:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Stephen W. Potts | |||||
| Panelist | Kathleen Bradean | |||||
| Panelist | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| How is love (and sex) different in the age of steam-powered automatons and clock-work gadgetry? | ||||||
| Workshop | Writing Exercises | |||||
| Sunday | 9:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Workshop | Improvisational Acting for Role Players | |||||
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Instructor | Marc Biagi | |||||
| As a long time RPGer/GM, professional actor, and former member of the improv comedy troupe, Mission Improvible, Marc Biagi will lead you in participatory exercises that will help anyone, from novice to expert, get more out of their gaming experience. Stretch your boundaries and your fun, and be prepared not just to watch, but to do as well. Even if you’re not a gamer, you can still participate and have fun! |
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| Signing | Robert Sawyer | |||||
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| Panel | Retro-Futurism: Steampunk and Beyond | |||||
| Sunday | 10:30 AM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Eben Brooks | |||||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Panelist | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Visions of the future as seen through the eyes of the past, or versions of the past in which the technological innovations imagined in SF/F are real. |
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| Reading | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Sunday | 10:30 AM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panel | Con-Runners’ Roundtable | |||||
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 1.5 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Moderator | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Ronald Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Christian B. McGuire | |||||
| Panelist | Chaz Boston-Baden | |||||
| Panelist | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Convention runners talk about their experiences behind the scenes and take an opportunity to talk about thier upcomming conventions. | ||||||
| Activity | Steampunk & Cyberpunk Zombie Walk | |||||
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 2.0 | hours | Regency Tower Pool | ||
| M.C. | <Unassigned> | |||||
| Show up and see where we lead you….) Brains! Brains! Brains! Brains! Dress like a zombie and scare the mundanes! San Diego has a tradition of hosting Zombie Walks, so we thought we’d do one with a steampunky/cyberpunky twist. | ||||||
| Presentation | An Everyman’s Guide to Elementary Particles | |||||
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Cris A. Fitch | |||||
| An attempt to convey in practical terms what the Standard Model of Particle Physics actually says in terms anyone can understand, and where we might go from here. | ||||||
| Signing | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Sunday | 11:00 AM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Panel | SyFy Primetime Spinoffs | |||||
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | James Floyd | |||||
| Panelist | Tara Oakes | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| “Stargate SG1″ and SyFy’s “Battlestar Gallactica” have long been over. Their ghosts remain, however, in the form of “Stargate Universe” and “Caprica”; shows that depart a great deal from the formats of their parent shows. Is the change good or are these SyFy’s answer to “Enterprise”? | ||||||
| Panel | When Do We Become Cyborgs? | |||||
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Cris A. Fitch | |||||
| Panelist | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Have we reached the Cyborg Era? | ||||||
| Event | Mad Science Faire | |||||
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| M.C. | James H. Hay | |||||
| What would Mad Science be without showing off your most crazy creations to the masses at large so they may quiver in fear? Come put out your Mad Science Faire Project elementary school style, or quiver in fear at the other projects. | ||||||
| Signing | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Sunday | 12:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panel | ‘Zines, Pulps and Other Science Fiction Periodicals | |||||
| Sunday | 12:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Christian B. McGuire | |||||
| Panelist | Jeff Berkwits | |||||
| Panelist | Chaz Boston-Baden | |||||
| Are there science fiction periodicals still out there? Does anyone notice? Panelists discuss thier interest and experience. | ||||||
| Reading | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Sunday | 12:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Presentation | Invasion from Earth – The Robotic Exploration of Mars | |||||
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Presenter | Gerry Williams | |||||
| Mars is a very busy place for exploration these days with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2001 Mars Odyssey and the ESA’s Mars Express in Martian orbit, and the two Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity still on the surface of the red planet. We’ll look at all the different robotic craft and their missions, as well as the next several planned missions by the spacefaring nations of Earth. | ||||||
| Signing | John DeChancie | |||||
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | John DeChancie | |||||
| Event | Art Auction | |||||
| Sunday | 1:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Art Show | ||
| Auctioneer | Glen Wooten | |||||
| Panel | Running Games for Disparate Player Types | |||||
| Sunday | 1:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Clarendon | ||
| Moderator | Hector Reyes | |||||
| Panelist | Steve Jones | |||||
| Panelist | Eben Brooks | |||||
| Panelist | William H. Stoddard | |||||
| Panelist | Marc Biagi | |||||
| Joe is really into combat while Jane Pines for meaningfull character interaction. How can a GM develop games to satisfy all gamer tastes, or should they even try? | ||||||
| Reading | Todd McCaffrey | |||||
| Sunday | 1:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Todd McCaffrey | |||||
| Activity | Trivia for Chocolate | |||||
| Sunday | 2:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Trivia Master | James H. Hay | |||||
| Want to be pelted with tiny chocolates for answering questions about Science Fiction? Come to Trivia for Chocolate! | ||||||
| Panel | KINDLEMAGGEDON! | |||||
| Sunday | 2:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Moderator | Frank L. Hood | |||||
| Panelist | Amy Berner | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Flewelling | |||||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| With Amazon now selling 143 e-books for every 100 traditionally published books, the revolution is well underway. The gatekeepers of the major publishing houses are now under assault by Amazon. Why are new authors and even some established authors moving to Kindle? If you want to publish on Amazon’s Kindle platform, what do you need to know? Understanding the new paradigm. | ||||||
| Signing | Chase Masterson and James Kerwin | |||||
| Sunday | 2:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Chase Masterson | |||||
| Signer | James Kerwin | |||||
| Panel | Urban and Future Fantasy | |||||
| Sunday | 2:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| Panelist | John DeChancie | |||||
| Imagine a world where everything is like it is here… except with werewolves, witches and magic. More often than not, authors take the mideval setting of the typical fantasy novel and change it to modern day or, for some, the not to distant future. Panelists shall approach this topic from several angles, such as if this is an effective writing device for authors to use. | ||||||
| Reading | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Sunday | 2:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Presenter | Vernor Vinge | |||||
| Panel | Making “Yesterday Was a Lie | |||||
| Sunday | 3:00 PM | 1.5 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | James Kerwin | |||||
| Panelist | Robert J. Sawyer | |||||
| Panelist | Chase Masterson | |||||
| Join our panelists as they talk about thier experiences behind the scenes of “Yesterday Was a Lie” | ||||||
| Signing | Todd McCaffrey | |||||
| Sunday | 3:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Dealers Room | ||
| Signer | Todd McCaffrey | |||||
| Panel | Sub-Cultural Convergence | |||||
| Sunday | 3:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Eaton | ||
| Panelist | Lisanne Norman | |||||
| Panelist | Andrew Clark | |||||
| Panelist | Laura Luchau | |||||
| Panelist | Eben Brooks | |||||
| Fandom’s overlap with SCA, RenFaire, Burning Man, Neo-Paganism, BDSM, Polyamory, and the kitchen sink will be discussed. | ||||||
| Panel | Teaching Science Fiction | |||||
| Sunday | 3:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Val Ontell | |||||
| Panelist | Calvin Johnson | |||||
| Panelist | Stephen W. Potts | |||||
| The beauty of Science Fiction is that it sometimes incompasses real world math, physics, and engineering, among other topics as well as writing and literature. Can it be a useful tool to illustrate them? What other arenas (not to mention the fiction writing arena) could Science Fiction be taught in? | ||||||
| Meetup | Star Wars Fans | |||||
| Sunday | 3:30 PM | 1.0 | hours | Galleria 2 | ||
| Moderator | James Floyd | |||||
| Panel | Is Anything / Everything Taboo? | |||||
| Sunday | 4:30 PM | 1.5 | hours | Crescent | ||
| Panelist | Allison Lonsdale | |||||
| Panelist | Andrew Clark | |||||
| Panelist | Dani Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Eytan Kollin | |||||
| Panelist | Kirsten Imani Kasai | |||||
| In a globalized society, is anything forbidden or is everything forbidden? | ||||||
| Panel | Are Dragons Always Fantasy? | |||||
| Sunday | 5:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Panelist | Todd McCaffrey | |||||
| Panelist | Sharon T. Gaffney | |||||
| Panelist | Jefferson P. Swycaffer | |||||
| Panelist | Lynn Maudlin | |||||
| If a story has dragons in it, is it fantasy by default even if it doesn’t take place in a fantasy setting? What about other fantasy races such as elves, dwarves, and unicorns? | ||||||
| Panel | Feedback Session | |||||
| Sunday | 6:00 PM | 1.0 | hours | Windsor | ||
| Staff | Val Ontell | |||||
| Kudos and complaints about Conjecture 2010. What did we get right and what can we improve? | ||||||