Thursday Program Schedule

Friday

10:30 AM-12:00 PM	Gold Coast
Sing Along Chicon 2000 Songbook Everyone who comes to the sing-a-long gets to keep the Chicon 2000 filk book. Jan DiMasi, Elliott Mason
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Addams
How to Moderate a Panel Veteran panelists discuss how to be an effective panel moderator, and offer suggestions on things to avoid. Anna Crimmins, Janice Gelb, Laurie Mann, Teresa Nielsen Hayden
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Buckingham
Digital Narratives: What Are They, Where Are They, and How the Heck Do I Write Them? This panel discusses how digital technologies have changed the way we tell stories and explores what the future holds. Christopher Kastensmidt, Amber Clark, Tom Dowd, Nancy Fulda, Daniel Levin
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Columbus CD
Philosophy and Science Fiction We spend a lot of time talking about the nifty science in science fiction, but it has also been a place to explore philosophical ideas. From the use of Star Trek to raise questions of racial equality to Asimov's laws of robotics and ethical questions about machines, philosophical issues are intrinsic to much of fscience fiction and fantasy. Let's take a look at some of the most interesting philosophical questions (and maybe even attempts at answers!) in the genre. Dale Cozort, Deb Geisler, Lezli Robyn, Dr. Sandra M. Grayson
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Columbus EF
Designing Spacecraft as a Hobby The Internet provides amazing resources for anyone to learn how to design spacecraft, space bases, and other amazing concepts. There are even free flight simulators to let you experience flying your designs. Learn how. Your laptop has more computing power than NASA used to design the moon landings. Learn to use it. John Coxon, Geraldine Haracz, Tim Stoffel
12:00 PM-1:00 PM	Columbus G
ChiKidz: Make Your Own Ribbons We provide all the craft materials you need to make your own ribbons in your own style. Alissa McKersie
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Columbus H
ChiKidz: Introduction to RPG James Shields introduces you to role playing games. There will be a game ongoing through the weekend, so this panel is a good place to start. James Shields
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Comiskey
Teaching SF A panel for educators, parents, and anyone interested in discussing science fiction in the classroom, from middle school through college. David-Glenn Anderson, Richard Chwedyk, Tim Griffin,
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Comiskey
Teaching SF A panel for educators, parents, and anyone interested in discussing science fiction in the classroom, from middle school through college. Kendall F. Morris, Val Ontell
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Crystal C
Governing the Solar System A few centuries from now, humans will be occupying dozens of planets/moons and thousands of space habitats. What sorts of governments will these far-flung settlements have? Will there be a system-wide government? If so, what will it look like? Jeffrey Liss, Bradford Lyau, G. David Nordley, W A (Bill) Thomasson
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	DuSable
Comfortable With Numbers Aka: Is \'Innumerate\' a Word? Living in today`s world with a grasp of basic statistics; what our kids and writers should know. Cynthia Felice, Mike Flynn, Richard Garfinkle, Jonathan Vos Post, Joseph P. Martino
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Field
We`re Here, We`re Queer... Are We Used to It The appearance of queer characters in SF goes all the way back to the first story of Robert Heinlein\'s featuring Lazarus Long, published in 1949. But for decades GLBT characters were relegated to the background in \"mainstream\" SF. Recently, though, as queer characters have started to become commonplace in mundane TV, movies, and books, so have they moved into the fore in genre media, even video games. Lost Girl (Syfy) features a bisexual main heroine, Marvel comics just had their first gay wedding, Dragon Age has a gay romance plotline... How does inclusion and visibility of GLBT characters in SF affect GLBT fandom, and fandom at large? Gene Armstrong, Catherine Lundoff, Kevin Roche, Cecilia Tan
12:00 PM-1:30 PM	Gold Coast
Worldcon for Introverts Kay Kenyon gives a chat to fellow introverts about how to survive Worldcon and other endless schmoozes - and come back next year for more. Kay Kenyon
1:00 PM-2:30 PM	Columbus G
ChiKidz: Star Wars Craft Session Make a puppet Chewbacca or a cardboard model, masks, or your own letterhead paper. Alissa McKersie
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Addams
Whom Should We Honor Next? In the history of Worldcons, many deserving fans and pros have been honored as Guests of Honor. But there are many others who are also deserving and who have not yet been given that lifetime/career honor. This panel will attempt to come up with some ideas on what qualifications, honors/awards received, longevity in the genre, etc. that should be taken into account when deciding whom to honor next. The panelists will also offer suggestions on deserving fans and pros who have not yet been so honored. Rich Lynch, Andrew Porter, Peggy Rae Sapienza, Alan Stewart, Joel Zakem
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Buckingham
Summers in Oz: L. Frank Baum in Macatawa, MI (and Chicago) A discussion of L. Frank Baum's life during his Chicago years and his summers in Macatawa, MI. Tom Doyle
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Columbus CD
A Different Take on Effective Habits for Aspiring Authors A nuts-and-bolts panel discussing work habits for the aspiring professional author. How to organize, prioritize, set goals, avoid distractions, and make valuable networking connections in the industry. The panel will also discuss mistakes to avoid. Brad Aiken, Myke Cole, James Stanley Daugherty, Amanda Luedeke
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Columbus EF
Astronomy More Than Observing Astronomy is more than just observing; it's making sense of those observations. A good theorist needs a good imagination... and no fear of being wrong. Aryabaha in ancient India and Ptolemy in ancient Rome, the medieval bishops Oresme and Cusa, the 19th century astronomers Schiaparelli and Pickering, all rose to the challenge; and they were all almost correct. Which is to say, they were wrong... sometimes hilariously, sometimes heartbreakingly so. What lessons can 21st century astronomers take from these discarded images? Brother Guy Consolmagno
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Columbus IJ-KL
SF Scene in Europe Our Guest of Honor and some of his editors and publishers speak on the sf scene in Europe Barbara G.Tarn, Debora Montanari, Luigi Petruzzelli, Mike Resnick
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Comiskey
Fans in the Classroom This panel will share experiences teaching SF/F in the classroom where the students are a combination of existing fans and non-fans. Phyllis Eisenstein, Deb Geisler, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Spring Schoenhuth, Heather Urbanski
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Crystal C
Why Editors Are Your Friends A discussion of editors as quality gatekeepers. The important role editors play in helping writers succeed. We'll deconstruct the sense of animosity some writers feel about those who reject their work. Look at editing from the editor's point of view. Why rejection is the last thing editors want to do and how discovering great stories is their greatest joy. Jim Frenkel , Barbara Galler-Smith, John Helfers, Ian Randal Strock, Lynda Williams ORU
1:30 PM-2:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: Adam-Troy Castro Adam-Troy Castro
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Fan Lounge KK#1
Kaffeeklatsch: Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Field
Feminist SF in China What is the state of feminist SF in China? Jan Bogstad,
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Field
Feminist SF in China What is the state of feminist SF in China? Emily Jiang, Yan Wu
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Gold Coast
Capitalism vs. Socialism The current recession/depression and the widening gap between rich and poor has rekindled the age-old debate between the \"free market\" and \"controlling the means of production.\" We\'ll debate the merits and negatives of both economic systems and generate discussion about the economic future of humankind. Adam Beaton, Vincent Docherty, Walter H. Hunt, Michaele Jordan, Meg Totusek
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	McCormick
Con-Going 101 For neo-fans - how to plan, budget and survive your con-going experiences. Gerri Balter, Toni Lay, Elliott Mason, Ann Morris, Sharon Sbarsky
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Plaza Ballroom
Concert: Bill and Gretchen Roper With Erica Neely Bill and Gretchen sing together. Erica and Bill sing together. Bill and Erica sing a lot of serious songs, with the occasional funny one sprinkled in. Gretchen and Bill sing a lot of funny songs, especially duets. The dynamics of constructing a set list for this concert will be interesting. Yes, that's a good word for it. We also expect that you'll enjoy it, because they're all excellent performers. Erica Neely, Bill Roper, Gretchen Roper
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	San Francisco
Researching History That Never Happened A discussion of alternate history fiction from an author's point of view. How do authors go about researching the complexities of history? Martin Berman-Gorvine, Nick DiChario, Kenneth Hite, Mary Robinette Kowal, Adam Christopher
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Wright
Food in Fantasy and Science Fiction Do authors pay enough attention to the practical constraints of their created worlds when describing what their characters are eating? Does anyone want a bug butter sandwich - or vat meat? James Bryant, Petrea Mitchell, Daio, Fran Wilde, Mary Frances Zambreno
2:00 PM-5:00 PM	Columbus H
ChiKidz: John Wardale - Braids John will be on hand to braid your hair, with hundreds of styles to choose from. John Wardale
2:00 PM-2:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Alan Smale Alan Smale
2:30 PM-4:00 PM	Columbus G
Experimental Pressure Rockets - Design Corry L. Lee, James Shields
2:30 PM-3:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: B.A. Chepaitis B.A. Chepaitis
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Addams
Business Issues for Writers Discussing tax and contract issues that writers have to deal with. Joshua Bilmes, Howard Rosenblatt
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Autograph Tables
Autograph Session 0 Eileen Gunn, Joe Haldeman, George R. R. Martin
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Columbus CD
Georges Melies; and the First SF Film \"Thanks to the film \"Hugo,\" far more people know about the work of Georges Melies, whose Le Voyage dans la Lune is considered the first SF film. How much do we know about Melies and his work?\" Richard Chwedyk, Deirdre Crimmins, Lawrence Person, Maurine Starkey, David Voderberg
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Comiskey
The Best SF Teaching Anthology Both college and high school teachers seem on a continual quest to find the best single anthology for teaching an introductory science fiction course. From The Science Fiction Hall of Fame to the James Gunn anthologies to the recent Wesleyan Anthology, which are the best and why? David-Glenn Anderson, Richard Gilliam, Tim Griffin, Victor Raymond, Gary K Wolfe
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Crystal A
Sometimes Things Go Wrong in Space Sometimes -- well, actually, quite often -- space missions don't go quite as planned. Our panelists tell war stories about some of the lesser-known ways things have gone wrong, or almost gone wrong. Charles Justiz, Kent Nebergall, Henry Spencer
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Crystal C
Interstellar Trade in an STL Universe Assuming Einstein is right, we will still expand into the galaxy. What sort of trade is imaginable between star systems separated by travel times measured in years or decades? Edward M. Lerner, Joseph P. Martino, Charles Stross, W A (Bill) Thomasson, Chuck Walther
3:00 PM-3:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Tony Pi Tony Pi
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Fan Lounge KK#1
Kaffeeklatsch: Lawrence M. Schoen Lawrence M. Schoen
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Field
The Alien as Metaphor Movie aliens aren't real aliens; they're humans in disguise. What do movie and TV aliens tell us about us? Is it surprising that during the Cold War the enemy aliens were often from Mars... the "Red Planet?" Do the aliens of "Avatar" tell us something about how we exploit primitive cultures? Is "Paul" a variation of the "fan as Slan?" We have met the aliens and they are us. Kathryn Allan, Eric Hayden, John G. Hemry/Jack Campbell, Daniel M. Kimmel, Jason Schachat
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Gold Coast
The Pioneering Specialty Science Fiction, and Fantasy Book Publishers Small press publishers had a tremendous impact on early SF. Publishers such as Shasta Press, Gnome Press, and others were started by SF fans when they realized that that there was a lot of good SF out there and nobody was really publishing it. Come hear about early small presses, the books they created, images they produced, and the people that drove SF forward after World War II. John L. Coker, III, Erle Korshak, Stephen D. Korshak, Dave Kyle, Robert A. Madle
3:00 PM-4:00 PM	Grand Ballroom
Opening Ceremonies Jane Frank, Sy Liebergot, Dave McCarty, Kathy Morrill, Rowena Morrill, Mike Resnick, Peggy Rae Sapienza, John Scalzi
3:00 PM-3:30 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: Lezli Robyn Lezli Robyn
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	McCormick
Hall or Competition Costume? How to determine whether a costume is a competition costume or a hall costume. Aurora Celeste, Elektra Hammond, Kevin Roche, David M Stein
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Plaza Ballroom
Concert: Blind Lemming Chiffon Blind Lemming Chiffon, Denver blues comedian, gets many requests but keeps on singing anyway. If you're foraging for facile fingers and demented ditties, come in and enjoy his whole wheat (sort of like wry, but healthier) humor, ingenious instrumentality and vivid vocalizations of wicked and satiric original parodies, with perhaps an occasional cover of a popular folk song thrown in now and then, and, if you're lucky, a rendition of "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" played on ukulele and kazoo." Blind Lemming Chiffon
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	San Francisco
Dissertations on Fandom A view from academia. Beverly Friend
3:00 PM-4:30 PM	Wrigley
Daily Science Fiction Year One A discussion of the first year of Daily Science Fiction, an innovative e-mail magazine, with authors who have appeared in it, as well as signing of the paper anthology. Jonathan Laden, David D. Levine, Gra Linnaea
3:30 PM-4:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: Ferrett Steinmetz
3:30 PM-4:00 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: Carrie Vaughn Carrie Vaughn
4:00 PM-5:00 PM	Columbus G
ChiKidz: Experimental Pressure Rockets - Launching Make pressure rockets indoors and then take to the grassy knoll outside. James Shields
4:00 PM-4:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Jean Lorrah Jean Lorrah
4:00 PM-4:30 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: Sy Liebergot Sy Liebergot
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Addams
New Writers Session 1 A panel for new and debut authors to discuss their work and careers. S. J. Chambers, Hanna Martine, Alec Nevala-Lee, Emma Newman, Thomas Olde Heuvelt
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Autograph Tables
Autograph Session 1 Carol Berg, Lillian Cauldwell, Ellen Datlow, Jean Johnson, Edward M. Lerner, Anne Lyle, Pat Rothfuss, Lawrence M. Schoen, Maurine Starkey
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Buckingham
Storytelling the Old-Fashioned Way An exploration of the oral tradition of storytelling and how it relates to writing fiction. This panel of storytellers and writers will discuss tricks and techniques of oral storytelling that will and won't work in the written form. Marie Bilodeau, B.A. Chepaitis, M Todd Gallowglas, Deirdre Murphy, Michael R. Underwood
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Columbus CD
Hive Minds, Real and Fictional Hive minds are a commonly used trope to make aliens more foreign. What do hive minds look like in reality and how do they compare to the depictions in fiction? Tanglwyst de Holloway, Carl Fink, Leo Korogodski
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Columbus EF
What Is Next for Body Modification? What is the next advancement in genetic engineering, prosthetics, organ/neuro-implants, and age retardation/reversal etc. Brad Aiken, James L. Cambias, Tom Doyle, Jonathan Stars
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Columbus IJ-KL
Is Europe Winning the Space Science Race? Budget cuts and project overruns are leading to NASA's science program cutting back on missions. At the same time, ESA's projects are enjoying great success. Does this mean the US is falling behind? And what about Japan, Russia, and China? David L Clements, Brother Guy Consolmagno, Kent Nebergall, John Strickland
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Comiskey
The Hunger Games in the Classroom The Hunger Games, the first novel in Suzanne Collins' best-selling trilogy about a futuristic government that conscripts children into an annual televised death match, won an award for excellence in children's science fiction. In March 2012, the movie version was released. Should this kind of book or movie be included in a public school classroom curriculum? David-Glenn Anderson, Kay Kenyon, Stina Leicht, Violette Malan, Val Ontell
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Crystal A
Faith in Fiction Faith -- or even the considered rejection of faith -- is an area often overlooked in world-building for speculative fiction in spite of the impact it's had on our world (for good and bad). How does faith affect the world view and formation of a fictional world? Tim Akers, Paul Genesse, Laurel Anne Hill, Isabel Schechter, Shanna Swendson
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Crystal C
Logic and Time Travel If time travel stories are inherently illogical, how can we read them -- let alone write them? James Bryant, Anaea Lay, Laura Frankos, Lawrence Person, Tony Pi
4:30 PM-5:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: Adam Christopher Adam Christopher
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Fan Lounge KK#2
Kaffeeklatsch: Sharon Shinn Sharon Shinn
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Field
LARPing: Make-Believe for Adults Do you long for the days when you were a child and you could be a superhero one day and a cowboy the next? Well, you can go back and do it all again with live-action roleplaying. The panel discusses different kinds of LARPS and how you can get started playing in them. Norman Cates, Amber Clark, Ann Morris, Kevin Riggle
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Gold Coast
GOH Reading: Mike Resnick Mike Resnick
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Grand Suite 2AB
Best of Bidding Discussion of the best (and worst?) Worldcon bid groups, and the factors that helped determine whether they won or lost. Janice Gelb, Mike Glyer, Sharon Sbarsky, Kevin Standlee
4:30 PM-5:00 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: James Patrick Kelly James Patrick Kelly
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	McCormick
So You Think You Want to Run a Convention? A panel on the basics of con-planning and con-running. Vincent Docherty, Deb Geisler, Laurie Mann, Howard Scrimgeour, Milt Stevens
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	San Francisco
SF and Border Science From a writer/publisher point of view... You in the USA are masters in this, but seeing the point of view from Italy (a country which, in the last century at least, has despised scientific culture) might be interesting. Barbara G.Tarn, Debora Montanari, Luigi Petruzzelli
4:30 PM-6:00 PM	Wright
Should SF Be More Optimistic? When authors talked about the slow pace of technological innovation, the technologists turned around and criticized science fiction for its lack of vision in recent years, saying SF authors spend too much time on dystopian visions like The Road, The Walking Dead, and the I, Robot film. What happened to the optimistic future of Star Trek? Are writers spending too much effort on worst-case scenarios instead of what might be accomplished? Is any of this the fault of readers, publishers, or media companies? Kathryn Allan, Niall Harrison, Katy Stauber, Lynda Williams ORU, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
5:00 PM-6:00 PM	Columbus H
ChiKidz: Irish Myth Storytelling As we enjoy our ice cream, we return inside to relax and listen to celtic mythologies, told in a true Irish Seanachai style with Peadar. Peadar O Guilin
5:00 PM-5:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Bill Housley Bill Housley
5:00 PM-5:30 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: John G. Hemry/Jack Campbell John G. Hemry/Jack Campbell
5:30 PM-6:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: Jim C. Hines Jim C. Hines
5:30 PM-6:00 PM	Grand Suite 3
Reading: Joan D. Vinge Joan D. Vinge
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Addams
Where's My Cure for Cancer? Cancer cures have been about 10 years away for roughly the past half-century. Why is it so hard to find a cure for cancer, and what are the most promising lines of research today? Liz Batty, Janet Freeman, Judy Lazar, Susan Smith
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Buckingham
Restaurant City! Discussion of some of the great restaurants in Chicago, what's new, what's old, what's interesting. Toni Bogolub, Marcy Lyn-Waitsman, Neil Rest, Dick Smith, Leah Zeldes Smith
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Columbus CD
To Indie or Not to Indie What are the pros and cons of electronic self-publication? Is it the right choice for you/your project/this moment? What are the options? What factors should you consider when making your decision? What processes are the same or different in electronic self-publication and legacy print publication? J. Kathleen Cheney, Matt Forbeck, Bill Housley, Hugh Howey, Mike Shepherd Moscoe
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Columbus EF
Computing Before Computers Examining other ways of calculating before silicon took over. Slide rules, Babbage engines, and more. Henry Spencer
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Columbus IJ-KL
Latest News From Astronomy A group of active astronomy researchers highlight the latest research results from space-based and ground-based observatories. David L Clements, Brother Guy Consolmagno, Tim Stoffel
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Comiskey
Docent Tour of the Online Heinlein Archives Deb Houdek Rule and Geo Rule will conduct a real-time entry and exploration of the Online Heinlein Archives. Deb Houdek Rule, Geo Rule
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Crystal A
Can New Writers Still Break in with Short Stories? A panel featuring short fiction authors both old and new, discussing the value and relevance of short fiction for new and aspiring writers who want to break into professional publication. The discussion will include potential markets, fantasy versus science fiction, and awards. Dave Creek, Gra Linnaea, Catherine Shaffer, Alan Smale, Ferrett Steinmetz
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Crystal C
Are You as Smart as a Rat? (The 2012 Update) At Renovation (Worldcon 2011), close to fifty people attended a lively and informative panel about land mine clearance and the rats trained to sniff out explosives. Possibly as many as 110 million unexploded land mines remain worldwide -- the potential surprise gifts that keep on giving. Come find out what's happened in the field since August 2011. Please share your ideas for future ways to solve the ongoing land mine detection and clearance problem. Laurel Anne Hill, G. David Nordley
6:00 PM-6:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Nancy Fulda Nancy Fulda
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Field
Functional Nerds The term \"functional nerd\" has been used to describe a new generation of fans. As the pursuits (comic books, RPGs, video games, SF&F books, etc . . .) become hipper and hipper, the culture of fandom is changing to encompass newer and different members. How is fandom evolving? What will it look like in 5 years? 10? Blind Lemming Chiffon, Dale Cozort, David Howell, Jeanne Mealy, Kevin Riggle
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Grand Suite 2AB
Learn the Difference Between the NASA C-130, WB-57, KC-135, C-9, and 747 Shuttle Carrier Learn the difference between the NASA C-130, WB-57, KC-135, C-9, and 747 Shuttle Carrier. Jonathan Vos Post, Charles Justiz, David Voderberg, (Capt.) Joseph Zieja
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Grand Suite 3
Stress Management for Cons and Beyond Wonder why you sometimes come home from a con with the flu or a bad cold? Learn simple relaxation techniques, such as self-hypnosis, guided meditation, to help you get through the next few days of too much excitement and too little sleep. Eating right helps, too! Paul Dale Anderson, Mr. Magic Realism/Bruce Taylor
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	McCormick
The Short Story as Testing Ground Discussing the role short stories has and will play in the genre of science fiction and fantasy, from proving ground to promotions to the merits of writing and reading short stories. We'll explore where the genre is headed, whether its early popularity is enduring (is anyone reading them anymore?) and the influence of contests and electronic publishing on the genre. Betsy Dornbusch, Dennis Y. Ginoza, Eileen Gunn, Vylar Kaftan, Brad R. Torgersen
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Water Tower
Anime Karau Phantom Memory, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
6:00 PM-7:30 PM	Wright
Mark Protection Meeting Kevin Standlee
6:30 PM-7:00 PM	DuSable
Reading: Walt Boyes Walter Boyes
7:00 PM-7:30 PM	DuSable
Reading: Bryan Thomas Schmidt Bryan Thomas Schmidt
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Buckingham
Brotherhood without Banners Fan group gathering.
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Columbus EF
Apollo 13: The Longest Hour Sy Liebergot speaks about what it was like to be a Flight Controller in Mission Control when a monster failure occurred during the Apollo 13 mission and landed squarely in his lap. He relates the general details of the explosion as they really happened Sy Liebergot
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Columbus IJ-KL
Mars Desert Research Station To date, over 100 crews have simulated over 1000 days of living on Mars. We'll discuss what these bases do, adventures and misadventures, and how to participate in upcoming crews. David D. Levine, Kent Nebergall, John Strickland
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Comiskey
The Mechanism and the Writer This panel discusses how throughout the history of writing the instrument used has affected not only the ease of writing but actually the content and even the philosophy of the writer. Richard Chwedyk, Cynthia Felice, Chris Gerrib
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Crystal A
Dystopias -- Have They Changed Over Time? Dystopias have always been a part of science fiction. Have they changed over the decades? If so, how? If not, why not? Niall Harrison, Philip Kaveny, Jeremy Lassen, Amanda Luedeke, Sean Mead
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Gold Coast
The Future of Video Gaming From biometrics to immersive VR, how technology is changing and what that means for interactive entertainment. Adam Beaton, Tom Dowd, Daniel Levin
7:30 PM-9:00 PM	Grand Suite 2AB
Crime and Fantasy From vampire assassins to wizard private eyes to undead thugs, crime has been mixing it up with fantasy for years. What is it about crime, noir, and the paranormal that's so appealing? Stephen Blackmoore, Diana Rowland, Jim Frenkel , Bob Garcia, Steve Saffel
8:00 PM-10:30 PM	Offsite 2
Ursula Bielski`s Haunted City Tour For those of you who are unfamiliar with Ursula, she has published a few books on Chicagoland ghost folklore, including Chicago Haunts and More Chicago Haunts. Her background research is exhaustive so local history is a major component of her ghost stories. She also chairs the bi-annual Chicago Ghost Conference and has appeared on several TV and radio shows.
9:00 PM-10:30 PM	Addams
Friends of Bill W Friends of Bill W
9:00 PM-10:00 PM	Buckingham
Themed Filk: Midnight Howl at the Moon Bill Roper, The Great Luke Ski
9:00 PM-10:00 PM	Columbian
Themed Filk: Jamming Room Mary Crowell, Amy McNally, David Perry
9:00 PM-10:30 PM	Columbus EF
GOH Presentation Rowena Morrill Kathy Morrill, Rowena Morrill
9:00 PM-10:30 PM	Columbus IJ-KL
Ozma Plus 50: My Week Among the Searchers for Extraterrestrial Intelligence The modern quest to seek evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations began half a century ago. Bill Higgins recounts his journey to a distant valley filled with radio telescopes where he met with scientists, writers, and artists in the birthplace of modern SETI. Bill Higgins
9:00 PM-10:30 PM	Comiskey
Exploring the Solar System In recent years, our understanding of our solar system has advanced considerably, from the sun to a completely new outer solar neighborhood. Christian Ready will take you on a tour of our solar system as you have never quite seen it before." Christian Ready
9:00 PM-10:30 PM	DuSable
The Exploration of Gender Roles in Science Fiction Gay and lesbian themes in science fiction, or sexuality outside the mainstream to be more inclusive. Lillian Cauldwell, Sara M. Harvey, Deirdre Murphy, Paco Ruiz, Graham Sleight
9:00 PM-10:00 PM	Gold Coast
Themed Filk: Alphabet Circle Tim Griffin, Cathy McManamon
9:00 PM-4:30 AM	Haymarket
Themed Filk: Tuning Room
9:00 PM-10:00 PM	Picasso
Themed Filk: Found Filk Juanita Coulson, Roberta Rogow, Sharon Spanogle
10:00 PM-4:30 AM	Buckingham
Open Filk A filk circle. Sing and play what you like.
10:00 PM-4:30 AM	Columbian
Open Filk A filk circle. Sing and play what you like.
10:00 PM-4:30 AM	Gold Coast
Open Filk A filk circle. Sing and play what you like.
10:00 PM-4:30 AM	Picasso
Open Filk A filk circle. Sing and play what you like.

Attending	US$	$230
Young Adult (17-21)	US$	$100
Child	US$	$75
Kid-in-tow	FREE
Supporting	US$	$50