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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

Suite 104

Krushenko’s

(across from pool)

Other Events

See program book for room locations

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

1:30PM

The new crop of SF on TV

*Richard S. Russell

 

 

 

Gaming begins at Noon.

Dealer's room setup begins at Noon

3:00PM

The believable female protagonist

*Jim Frenkel, Kathy Sullivan, David Weber

Comics Panel

Hank Lutrell, *Joan Vinge

Discussion: What films and TV shows should be nominated for the Hugo?

*Richard S. Russell

 

Consuite and Dealer's room open at 3:00 PM

4:30PM

The Napoleonic Wars: Sharpe’s Rifles, Master and Commander, Horatio Hornblower, and more

E. E. Knight, Dale B. Mattheis, Greg Rihn, *David Weber

Recent developments in Pseudoscience

Jeannie Bergman, *Richard S. Russell, Jay Simon, Kathy Sullivan

Angel Panel

Pat Pagel, *Paul Wiesner

 

 

6:00PM

Closed for skit rehersal

Closed

Kathy Sullivan Reads

Kathy Sullivan

Presentation about the Science Fiction, and Arts Museum

*Ray Norton

 

7:30PM

Opening Ceremonies

‘Uncle’ Don Helley, Jerome Van Epps.  With

The Barista Liberation Army performing ‘The Mootrix: Re-milked’

Closed

 

 

Dealer's room closes at 7:00 PM

9:00PM

Performance by the Great Luke Ski

Luke Collis Sienkowski

Closed

Lord of the Rings Panel: The books and the films 

E. E. Knight, *Melissa Kaercher, Sarah Monette, Kathy Sullivan

 ‘Tales of the Unanticipated’ Party

Host – Eric Heideman

Fan Dance                  (In Yellowstone Room 101)  Until after Midnight

DJ Bulut Nessim

10:30PM

Bellydancing presentation

*Stephanie Fry

Closed

Silent SF & F Films of 2003: Charade Game

*Richard S. Russell

Party Continues –until late.

Formal gaming ends at Midnight (open play gaming continues)

Saturday

 

9:00 AM

 

 

 

2003 – Film reviews: The year of ‘The Return of the King.’

*Richard S. Russell

ConSuite opens 9:00 AM

Gaming and Dealer’s Room begins at 10:00AM

10:30 AM

The future of SF in Film and TV.

Melissa Kaercher, *Eric Larson

Harry Potter Panel: The books and the films

Armalor Mynnyx, *Jim Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Kathy Sullivan

Where the metric system in SF?: that and other missing concepts in SF.

Richard Chwedyk, Richard S. Russell, Georgie Schnobrich, John Wardale

E. E. Knight Reads

E. E. Knight

 

Noon

Grand Master of SF: Jack Williamson

*Jim Frenkel, Joe Haldeman, David Weber

Star Wars Panel

Ivan Garczynski, *Eric Larson, Luke Collis Sienkowski

Matrix Panel: What’s so bad about living in the Matrix?

Greg Rihn, *Richard S. Russell, Jerome Van Epps

Arrrr! Pirates!  Swashbuckling in SF

E. E. Knight, *Dale B. Mattheis, Jay Simon, John Wardale

Presentation: bio-diesel cars – 2nd part will be outside with a bio-diesel car

(Consuite 2 Room 103) Mike Clark

1:30PM

Hemingway and American Fiction - “I read Heming-way.  It was good.”    (Or, has following Hemingway helped or hurt writing)

Richard Chwedyk, Jim Frenkel, *Joe Haldeman, Jim Nichols

How to run a convention (or not to)

Melissa Kaercher, Eric Larson, *Jerome Van Epps, Christopher Jones, Tracy Benton

Readings by authors from Broad Universe

Sarah Monette, *(Host) Kathy Sullivan, others

Anime panel.

 Michael Jenkins, *Dr. Ann-Marie 'Kittka' Schmid

 

Hair Braiding Demonstration

(In Consuite 2 Room 203)

John Wardale

3:00PM

Where SF Meets Reality: The Vietnam War

Joe Haldeman, *Jim Frenkel, Dale B. Mattheis

Feminist SF and Fantasy

*Sarah Monette, Kathy Sullivan

Building a world in fiction: creating a world and inhabitants- human or alien.

Ken Burnside, Richard Chwedyk, David Weber

Middle eastern culture: focus on sufi mysticism and music

*Bulut Nesim, Jerome Van Epps

Balloon Animal Sculpting Demonstration

(In Consuite 2) John Wardale


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Sat. Cont

Track One

Track Two

Track Three

Track Four

Other Events

4:30PM

Computer Generated Graphics in SF film and TV

*Eric Larson

Older Gamers, or how to stay active in gaming when you can’t stay up all night.

Pat Pagel, *Greg Rihn, Paul Wiesner (GAME*)

Costume panel: Mad Scientists of Costuming

*Tracy Benton, John Wardale

Zine, Amateur Press, and Small Press Panel

‘Uncle’ Don Helley, Eric Heideman, Kathy Sullivan

Book Signing by all authors

(Yellowstone Room 101)Joe Haldeman, David Weber - and others. (GAME*)

6:00PM

 

 

Medicine in Fiction: Getting the Wounds right

*Dr. Lisa Freitag, Dr. Ann-Marie 'Kittka' Schmid 

Read Any Good Books recently? And what out of print author needs to be back in print?

Eric Heideman*, Greg Rihn, Kathy Sullivan

Dealer's Room closes at 6:00 PM

7:30PM

Guest of Honor Speeches Host – Jim Frenkel.

Joe Haldeman, David Weber, Eric Larson

Closed

 

 

8:30 Masquerade set up – Yellowstone Room 101

9:00PM

Masquerade

Host - Luke Collis Sienkowski

Closed

Apocalyptic Literature

E. E. Knight, Sarah Monette, Richard S. Russell

DiversiCon Party

Host – Eric Heideman

SF Poetry Jam: 20 minutes to write a SF poem on a topic  

(Host) Richard Chwedyk, Joe Haldeman, Jim Nichols, James P. Roberts, Luke Jay Simon (location TBA)

10:30PM

 

Closed

Buffy the Vampire Slayer:  The show and the fans

Pat Pagel, Luke Collis Sienkowski, *Paul Weisner

Party Continues

 

Midnight

 

Midnight Drumming (Saturday) – Drum until Daylight savings time! Host “Uncle’ Don Helley

Midnight Horror Panel

Christopher Jones, Melissa Kaercher

Party Continues –until late.

Formal gaming ends at Midnight (open play gaming continues)

Sunday

WARNING: TIME WARP !  Day Light Savings Time Begins at 2:00AM.

10:30 AM

 

Setting SF in a chaotic world – from Cyberpunk to Baghdad

*E. E. Knight, Dale B. Mattheis

 

Midwestern Fandom: Twin Cities, Chicago and beyond to World Cons

Bill Farina, *Melissa Kaercher, Greg Rihn, John Wardale

Consuite opens at 9:00 AM

Gaming begins at 10:00AM

Dealer's room opens at 10:00 AM

Noon

Writing with a partner

David Weber

Still Stomping Tokyo: 50 years of Godzilla 1954-2004

Richard Chwedyk, Eric Heideman, Richard S. Russell

Humor in SF and fantasy

Christopher Jones, Melissa Kaercher, Dale B. Mattheis, *Kathy Sullivan

Joe Haldeman Reads

Joe Haldeman

 

1:30PM

Why write?  Quote -“Nobody but a blockhead writes for any reason but money.” –Samuel Johnson

Richard Chwedyk, *Joe Haldeman, E. E. Knight, Kathy Sullivan

Star Trek: How do you save the franchise?

Eric Larson, Armalor Mynnyx, Greg Rihn, Luke Collis Sienkowski, John Wardale

Tolkien Panel

‘Uncle’ Don Helley, Dale B. Mattheis, Sarah Monette, *Georgie Schnobrich

James P. Roberts Reads from Famous Wisconsin Authors

James P. Roberts

 

3:00PM

Doctor Who Panel: Has the Doctor run out of lives? 

Jim Nichols, Kathy Sullivan, John Wardale

David Weber Reads

David Weber

Humor in Gaming

*Jay Simon, Paul Wiesner (GAME*)

Writer’s Workshop

Joe Haldeman – Host (Sign up sheet at the registration desk.)

Dealer's Room closes at 3:00 PM

4:30PM

Closing Discussion: Throw flowers or brickbats at the ConCom 

Eric Larson, *Jerome Van Epps, Jennifer White

 

 

 

ConSuite closes at 4:00PM

Gaming ends at 5:30PM

6:00PM

Dead Cow Party  at J. T. Whitney’s Brew Pub

 674 S. Whitney Way

 

Moooooo!

 

 

 

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