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Odyssey Con III Programming
Guide
Asterisks
indicate the panel moderator. Gaming badge is only good to get into panels
marked GAME and dealers’ room.
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Panels are 1 ¼ hours |
Track One Grand Canyon C |
Track Two Grand Canyon B |
Track Three Grand Canyon A |
Track Four Yellowstone Room 101 |
Other Events See program book for room locations |
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Friday |
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1:30PM |
What’s New at Tor Books? Jim Frenkel |
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Coffee and Complaining with the Con Chair (In ConSuite) |
Gaming begins at Noon Dealer's room setup begins at Noon |
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3:00PM |
Rulers and the Ruled: How the rulers get the people to do what they want them to do Catherine Asaro, Bill Farina*, Philip Kaveny, Harry Turtledove, Steven Silver. |
Doctor Who Panel Ruth Nichols*, Paul Richards, Kristine Smith, Kathryn Sullivan. |
Can you hear me now? |
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Consuite and Dealer's room open at 3:00 PM |
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4:30PM |
Jewish Experience and Culture, and its not always obvious influence in SF and Fantasy Jim Frenkel, Steven Silver, Harry Turtledove.* |
The detective novel in an SF or Fantasy setting Catherine Asaro, Jim Nichols, Nick Pollotta, Kristine Smith, Joan Vinge.* |
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6:00PM |
CLOSED FOR SKIT REHERSAL |
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Humor in SF and Fantasy Melissa Kaercher, John Kovalic*, Nick Pollotta, Luke Sienkowski, Kathryn Sullivan. |
Farscape Panel Matt Reese, Brigitta Vesei* |
Hair Braiding Demonstration John Wardale. (In ConSuite – Room 103) |
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7:30PM |
Opening Ceremonies ‘Uncle’ Don Helley, |
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CLOSED FOR DANCE SET-UP |
Dealer's room closes at 7:00 PM |
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9:00PM |
Who’s Con is it Anyway (Fannish Version of TV’s Who’s Line is Its Anyway? Don Helley, Eric Larson, Jim Nichols,
Ruth Nichols, Bhim Ningadah, |
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Fan Dance Dance and World Music D. J. Bulut Nesim Until 1:00 AM (GAME*) |
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10:30PM |
Chocolate for Trivia: Answer questions and
get chocolate! Steven Silver |
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Is SF Contributing to Pseudoscience? Richard S. Russell*, Kristine Smith. |
Dance continues |
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Midnight |
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Silent Films of 2003: Charade Game Richard S. Russell. |
Dance continues |
Gaming ends at Midnight |
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Saturday |
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10:30 AM |
The Internet and What’s Coming Next Richard Chwedyk, Bill Farina, E. E. Knight, Jeff Lowery*, Kristine Smith. |
Star Trek: Where is it going? (Star Trek X, Enterprise, and beyond.) Eric Larson, Ruth Nichols.* |
Presentation: The Association for the Preservation of SF Arts and Museum Ray Norton* (others TBA) |
A Users Guide to the Minnesota SF Com-munity by local fandom organizers Eric Heideman*, Melissa Kaercher |
ConSuite opens 9:00 AM Gaming begins at 10:00AM Dealer's Room opens at 10:00 AM |
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Noon |
Going Medieval: Ancient and medieval war and weapons Roland Green, Phil Kaveny, Harry Turtledove, Gregory Rihn.* |
Secret Masters of Fandom: How to be world famous among a very select group of people Bill Farina*, Luke Sienkowski. Steven Silver. |
Computer Generated Graphics – how it’s changed what we see Richard Chwedyk, Eric Larson.* |
Humor in Gaming Nick Pollotta*, John Kovalic. |
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1:30PM |
Putting Romance in SF Catherine Asaro*, E. E. Knight, Dale Mattheis, Kristine Smith, Joan D. Vinge. |
Comics Today – if you can write a book about it, you can do a comic about it. Roland Green, John Kovalic, Hank Lutrell. |
Harry Potter – The story continues Jim Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Nick Pollotta. |
Andromeda – Hercules in Space Jim Frenkel. |
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Sat. Cont |
Track One |
Track Two |
Track Three |
Track Four |
Other Events |
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3:00PM |
The American Civil War – Why does it so fascinate readers? Jim Frenkel*, Roland Green, Philip Kaveny, Jim Nichols, Harry Turtledove. |
Physics – Real and Imagined in SF Catherine Asaro, Richard Chwedyk*, Nick Pollotta, Kristine Smith. |
John Kovalic Talks John Kovalic. |
Star Wars Panel – What the fans are saying Melissa Kaercher, Eric Larson*, Margo Nelson. |
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4:30PM |
Lord of the Rings – second movie, second thoughts? Roland Green, Melissa Kaercher, Sarah Monette, Jim Nichols* David Salo. |
Remembering Cherry Wilder 1930-2002 Dr. Janice M. Bogstad, Jim Frenkel.* |
Can You Hear Me Now? The future of communica-tion,
are we all going to get a cellphone in our brainstem? Richard Chwedyk, Bill Farina, Nick Pollotta, Gregory Rihn*, Kristine Smith. |
‘Zine and Amateur Press – Who are these kooks, anyway? Eric Heideman, Georgie Schnobrich*, Steven Silver, Rich Staats. |
4:30 PM Book signings Catherine Asaro, John Kovalic, Harry Turtledove, Joan D. Vinge - and others. (GAME*) |
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6:00PM |
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World Design for Gaming and Fiction E. E. Knight, Gregory Rihn, Rich Staats.* (GAME*) |
Good and Bad Use of Medicine in Fiction Dr. Lisa Freitag. |
Balloon Animal Sculpting Demonstration John Wardale. |
Dealer's Room closes at 6:00 PM |
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7:30PM |
Guest of Honor Speeches Catherine Asaro, John Kovalic, Harry Turtledove. Toastmaster- Jim Frenkel. |
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Masquerade
Set-up 8:30PM |
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9:00PM |
Masquerade Host - Greg Rihn With Performance by the Great Luke Ski - Luke Collis Sienkowski. |
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Open Mic Poetry Host - Richard Chwedyk.(This event will have a sign up sheet at the registration desk.) |
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10:30PM |
Performance by the Gunderson Corporation Nick Pollotta and Company. |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Still looking buff Eric Larson, Sarah Monette, Kristine Smith, Paul Wiesner. |
Catherine Asaro Reads Catherine Asaro |
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Midnight |
Drumming (Host - Uncle Don Helley.) (Until 1:00 AM) |
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Midnight Horror Panel –Ghosts, goblins and ghouls, oh my! Melissa Kaercher*, Tim Nelson, James P. Roberts. |
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Gaming ends at Midnight |
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Sunday |
WARNING: TIME WARP ! |
Day Light Savings Time |
Begins at 2:00AM. |
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10:30 AM |
Warfare in this Coming Century Philip Kaveny, Harry Turtledove, Kristine Smith, Rich
Staats, |
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2002 - The Year Originality Hibernated: F and SF Films (3 Hours) Richard S. Russell. |
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Consuite opens at 9:00 AM Gaming begins at
10:00AM |
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Noon |
Retro Science Fiction – Writing today in style of the golden age of SF Catherine Asaro*, Richard Chwedyk, E. E. Knight, Kathryn Sullivan. |
Designing Languages for Movies David Salo*, Dorothea Salo. |
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The Pitfalls of Publishing – From the editors’ point of view Jim Frenkel. |
Dealer's room opens at 10:00 AM |
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1:30PM |
Alternative History – Looking at the big and little ‘what ifs’ Roland Green, E. E. Knight, Nick Pollota, Steven Silver, Harry Turtledove.* |
Pushing the Borders of Feminist SF. Catherine Asaro*, Dr. Janice M. Bogstad, Sarah Monette, Kristine Smith. |
The Terminator Movies, and the Novelization of T3 Jim Frenkel*, Eric Larson, Richard S. Russell. |
Writer’s Workshop Hosts - Tom Havighurst, Bhim Ningadah. (This event will have a sign up sheet at the registration desk.) |
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3:00PM |
Fantasy in the Bronze Age Dr. Janice M. Bogstad, Dale Mattheis, Harry Turtledove, Joan Vinge.* |
Small Press – Publishing in the land of the giants Eric Heideman, Nick Pollotta, Kathryn Sullivan.* |
Is D&D still viable? Peter Chavey, Rhianon Chavey, Richard S. Russell*, Charlie Sturgis. (GAME*) |
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Dealer's Room closes at 3:00 PM |
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4:30PM |
Closing Discussions: throw flowers or brickbats at the ConCom |
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ConSuite closes at 4:00PMGaming ends at 5:30PM |
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6:00PM |
Dead Cow Party at J. T. Whitney’s Brew Pub 674 S. Whitney Way, off Odana |
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