Friday

1:30PM

The Darwin Awards of 2150: Discovering new and clever ways to kill ourselves

Richard S. Russell*, Lee Schneider 

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Overcoming Procrastination   – an Odyssey Con II panel.

Jeannie Bergmann, Richard S. Russell, Bill Farina, Jerome Van Epps

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

Registration Desk opens at 11:00 Gaming begins at Noon. Dealer's room setup begins at Noon

3:00PM

The short story:  The mainstay of SF until the 60’s, is it still where the action is in new ideas?

Richard J. Chwedyk, Gardner Dozois*, James P. Roberts, Kathryn Sullivan

(Eric Heideman, if he can make it in time)

Borderlands of Science: Looking at scientific theories which are unlikely, but not impossible

Jeannie Bergmann, Chuck Budreau, Phil Kaveny, Richard S. Russell*, John Wardale 

This is a Draft Copy of Programming. This is subject to change. Please check back for updates. The final copy will be posted at www.oddcon.org on 4/5/06.

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

4:30PM

Man (and women’s) best friend: sentient animals in fantasy and SF

Jan Bogstad, E. E. Knight, Jane

Lindskold*, Dale Mattheis, Lee Schneider

Making an anthology: originals vs. reprints, and theme anthologies vs. general anthologies

Gardner Dozois, Jim Frenkel*, James P. Roberts

A Song of Fire and Ice: Over the hump in the series with George R. R. Martin

George Scott Huggins, Richard S. Russell

What makes a poem science fiction?

Jeannie Bergmann, "Richard J. Chwedyk

6:00PM

Creation Myths: Fans talk about their first exposure to fandom.

Lisa Freitag, John Wardale, Chris Welch*

It’s all Greek to me: Using and adapting Greek mythos to modern fantasy

Richard J. Chwedyk*, Sarah Monette, Greg Rihn, Joan D. Vinge, Chris Welch

Phil Kaveny talks about his academic research on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Jan Bogstad, Phil Kaveny*

7:30PM

Opening Ceremonies

Bill Farina, Jennifer White. With The Barista Liberation Army performing Hereford Potter and the Half-n-Half Prince

Closed

Dealer's room closes at 7:00 PM Registration desk closes at 7:30, limited after-hours registration service in ConSuite after opening ceremonies

9:00PM

Performance by the Great Luke Ski

Starts after Opening Ceremonies

Encore performance by Raymond and Scum.

Closed

Jane Lindskold reads

Jane Lindskold

9:00 ‘Tales of the Unanticipated’ Party 20th Anniversary Party

Twin Cities semi-pro SF

magazine-verging-on-fiction-anthology

Host – Eric Heideman*

10:30PM

Fan Dance With D J.s Bulut Nesim and Tom Havighurst World and Techno music

(Begins shortly after performances)

Closed

Stargate panel under the starlight

Richard J. Chwedyk*, Ben J. Huset, Kathryn Sullivan

Party continues

Formal gaming ends at Midnight (open play gaming continues)

Saturday

10:30AM

Dragons in fantasy writing

Jan Bogstad, E. E. Knight, Jane Lindskold, Kathryn Sullivan, Sean T. M. Stienem

Gardner Dozois reads

Gardner Dozois

Cyclops, The Iron Giant, King Kong, and more: Giants as fact and metaphor in SF 

Richard J. Chwedyk, Greg Rihn*, Richard S. Russell, Chris Welch

So you say you want an evolution?:  Biology in SF

Jeannie Bergmann, Eric Heideman*, Melissa Kaercher,

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

ConSuite opens 9:00 AM

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

Noon

Mars in Utah: Hard Work, No Pay, Eternal Glory. The Mars Society is looking for a few good Martians. If you think you have what it takes.

Ben J. Huset of the Mars Society

But it is Rocket Science!: Incorporating real science in books and film

Chuck Budreau, Richard S. Russell*, John Wardale

Chicken Soup for the SF soul:  Food, drink, and cooking in SF

 Jeannie Bergmann*, George Scott Huggins

Writing a science fiction mystery

Jack Byrne*, Jim Frenkel, Richard West, Lee Schneider

This is a Draft Copy of Programming. This is subject to change. Please check back for updates. The final copy will be posted at www.oddcon.org on 4/5/06.

1:30PM

Humor in Harry Potter

Dragon, Amalor Myrnnyx, Jane Lindskold, Jim Moore, Katherine Sulllivan*, John Wardale

Comic panel - Dr. Blink: Superhero Shrink

Chris Jones, John Kovalic*, Melissa Kaercher

August Derleth: A rememberance of one of fantasy’s greatest editors

James P. Roberts, Greg Rihn

The Alternative Roswell Conspiricy

Theory

Jeannie Bergmann*, Lee Schneider

3:00PM

Bouncing Boomerangs Batman! : Outrageous comic heroes and villains

Melissa Kaercher*, John Kovalic, Scott Patterson, Joan D. Vinge

The editor’s eye for the fannish writer: tips from editors and agents

Jack Byrne, Eric Heideman, Gardner Dozois, Jim Frenkel*

World Fantasy – Madison 2005:  A recap from those who ran the convention

Meg Turville-Heitz*, Richard S. Russell, Chris Welch

Terry Pratchett: Fans talk about their favorite author

Jeannie Bergmann, Lisa Freitag, Jim Nichols*, Ruth Nichols

Balloon Animal Sculpting Demonstration

(In Consuite II

John Wardale

4:30PM

Tolkien panel:  Tolkien and his life and times, the roots of Middle Earth

Jim Frenkel, Eric Heideman, Sarah Monette*, Jim Moore, Greg Rihn

"Books of Magic, and the Magic of Books: “The mystique and power of the bound word in science fiction and fantasy, lore, and the present.”

Phil Kaveny, E. E. Knight, Stepahnie D. Frye, Lee Schneider, Georgie Schnobrich*

The new Dr. Who series: bringing the Timelord into the 21st Century

Kathryn Sullivan, Richard West*

Writing on the darkside: SF and fantasy with unhappy endings

Jeannie Bergmann*, Meg Turville-Heitz, Richard J. Chwedyk, Chris Welch

Book Signing by all authors – at registration desk. 

Hair Braiding Demonstration

(In Consuite II)

John Wardale*

6:00PM

6:00PM - New movie video clips and promo give away

Serenity: Bringing the Firefly series to the big screen: Joss Whedon is God!

Ben J. Huset, Pat Pagel, Scott Patterson,  Joan D. Vinge, Paul Wiesner*

Current & Future Issues in Medical

Technology and Ethics

Jeannie Bergmann, Lisa Freitag*, Scott Patterson, Lee Schneider

Jack L. Chalker remembered (Odyssey I Guest of Honor): fan, author, editor, curmudgeon

Bill Farina*, James P. Roberts, Jerome Van Epps

Dealer's Room closes at 6:00 PM

6:00  Masque Pre-show gathering in location to be determined. 

7:15PM

7:15PM: Masquerade

Host - Luke Collis Sienkowski

Followed immediately by:

7:45pm

8:45PM

9:00PM

7:45 pm: Guest of Honor Speeches

Host – Jim Frenkel. Featuring speeches by Gardner Dozois and Jane Lindskold

8:45 PM Masquerade award presentation  followed immediately by Raymond and Scum and the Great Luke Ski

Closed

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(Party set up)

9:30 Belly dancing presentation by Stephanie D. Frye (location to be determined.)

9:00PM

Closed

Talking about Buffy and Angel Fandom

Jan Bogstad, Pat Pagel, Joan D. Vinge, Paul Wiesner* (until 10:15)

DiversiCon Party

Learn about this conversational Twin

Cities multicultural, multimedia SF convention, Host – Eric Heideman

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

Open Mic Poetry

Location to be announced

Hosts - Jeannie Bergmann, Richard J. Chwedyk

11:00 PM

Midnight Drumming (Saturday) – Drum until the cows come home

Host -Uncle’ Don Helley*

Closed

Brains! Need brains!: zombies and their foul kin

(Midnight Monster Panel)

Dragon, Melissa Kaercher, E. E. Knight, , Chris Welch*

Party continues – until late

Room 102 The Iron Bartender: Compete to make the best drink with the secret ingredient

Tom Havighurst – host

Judges- John Kovalic, John Wardale (Competitors are on a walk-in basis)

Sunday

10:30AM

(Starts at 10:00 until Noon) Annual SF/Fantasy movie review "SF&F Films of 2005: The Year of Amiable Adequacy"

Richard Russell*

I’m just wild about Howie!: Fans talk about H. (Howie) P. Lovecraft and his universe

Gardner Dozois*, Eric Heideman, Melissa Kaercher, Sarah Monette, Chris Welch

“Okay, put that mountain over there, and don’t spill any of the desert into the ocean.”: Tips on world building

Meg Turville-Heitz, Jane Lindskold*, Dale Mattheis, Jim Moore, E. E. Knight, Sean T. M. Stienem

“I kid you not, we were standing right there when it happened.”:  Favorite convention disaster stories.

Scott Patterson, Lee Schneider,  Jerome Van Epps*

 INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

Consuite opens at 9:00 AM

Gaming begins at 10:00AM

Dealer's room opens at 10:00 AM

Registration opens at 10:00

Noon

But it had a rocket on the cover!!!: Cover art – the marketing of a book by its cover

Richard J. Chwedyk*, Jim Frenkel, Dale Mattheis, Kathryn Sullivan, Paul Wiesner

Mid-course corrections: How to grow and evolve an established SF Convention

Richard S. Russell*, Jerome Van Epps, Jennifer White

Rewind TV: Reliving your childhood animate favorites

Dragon, Amalor Myrnnyx*, John Wardale

Humor in SF

Jeannie Bergmann*, Chuck Budreau, E. E. Knight, Lee Schneider

1:30PM

Egypt and Egyptology in fiction

Jane Lindskold*, James P. Roberts, Kathryn Sullivan, Joan D. Vinge

Manned vs Robotic Space Exploration

Jeannie Bergmann, Lee Schneider

Writer’s workshop

Host - Gardner Dozois

SF on TV: the big networks dip a toe in the water

Jim Frenkel, Richard S. Russell*

3:00PM

Narnia Chronicles: universal tale, or Christian propaganda?

George Scott Huggins, Phil Kaveny, Ruth Nichols, Sean T. M. Stienem, Richard West*

You’re in the army now!: Writing about the military in SF

Phil Kaveny, E. E. Knight*, Dale Mattheis, Lee Schneider

Octavia Butler Remembered

Jan Bogstad

(THIS PANEL NEEDS MORE PEOPLE OR IT WILL BE CANCELLED)

Draft Copy 3/20/06

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

This is a Draft Copy of Programming. This is subject to change. Please check back for updates. The final copy will be posted at www.oddcon.org on 4/5/06.

Dealer's Room closes at 3:00 PM

4:30PM

Closing Discussion: Throw flowers or brickbats at the ConCom

Bill Farina, 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

(Take Odana to Witney Way and turn left.)

Moooooo!

(See you next year!)