Friday

1:30PM

How has the Iraq Civil War and “War on Terror” changed SF/ fantasy/ politics during the past 5 years?  And what else would we do with 500 Billion?

Richard J. Chwedyk, Jim Nichols, Richard S. Russell*, Chris Welch

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

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

3:00PM

The Continuity Trap: Comics and TV The pros and cons of long-running story continuity?

Christopher Jones*, Michael Lee

Hard SF: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

Jack McDevitt*, Richard S. Russell, Kathryn Sullivan, Lee Schneider, 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 4/10/07.

Dealer's room opens at 3:00 PM

Art Sow opens at 3:00 PM

ConSuite opens at 5:00 PM

(Assistance with ConSuite set up would be appreciated.)

4:30PM

Character building panel

Sarah Monnette*, Lee Schneider, Sean T. M. Stiennon, Kathryn Sullivan, Pat Rothfuss, Joan D. Vinge

The doomsday clock has been moving again. What are the chances for human survival through the century?

Richard J. Chwedyk, Bill Farina, Jim Frenkel*, Jack McDevitt, Chris Welch

Overcoming Procrastination   – an Odyssey Con II panel.

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

6:00PM

(Closed for skit rehearsal and music set up)

Current & Future Issues in Medical Technology & Ethics

Jeannie Bergmann, Lisa Freitag*, Stephanie Frye, Lee Schneider

Does Size Matter?: Short-story v. Novella v. Novel v. Epic.  What do fans want?

Richard J. Chwedyk, Kathryn Sullivan*, Pat Rothfuss, Chris Welsh

7:30PM

Opening Ceremonies

J.J. Brutsma, Jennifer White. With The Barista Liberation Army performing The Continuing Adventures of SuperMoo!

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Dealer's room and Art Show 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 and The Gothicals.

( Starts after Opening Ceremonies)

Closed

Worlds of Whedon: Buffy/Angel/ Firefly/X-men/ Wonder Woman, etc

Pat Pagel, Lynn Laakso, Pat Rothfuss, Paul Wiesner*

9:00 ‘Tales of the Unanticipated Party

Friday Night Arcana Horror party for Friday the 13th. How's this: co-sponsored by Arcana & Tales of the Unanticipated #27, the "Monsters" issue.

Host – Eric Heideman*

8:30-ish    Art Show Reception for Christopher Jones

Wine and cheese - In Art Show Room

10:30PM

Friday the 13th Showing of Buckystein followed by presentation by Director

Geoff Lafayette* (Start time is approximate after end of performance by The Gothicals)

Closed

Annual Midnight Horror Panel –How we have been effected by the Midnight Monster TV Movie of our youth

Brian Perry, Melissa S. Kaercher, E. E. Knight, Chris Welsh*

(Party continues.)

Formal gaming ends at Midnight (open play gaming continues)

Saturday

10:30AM

The Comic Art of Christopher Jones: his work with DC comics and elsewhere 

Christopher Jones*, John Kovalic, Melissa Kaercher (Audio visual)

For would-be writers: Common blunders that guarantee a manuscript gets rejected.

Richard J. Chwedyk, Jim Frenkel*, E. E. Knight, Jack McDevitt

The Auxiliary Brain (an idea that's in the works of Richard K. Morgan and John Scalzi)

Jeannie Bergmann, Jim Nichols, Gregory Rihn*, Richard S. Russell, Lee Schneider

Closed

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

ConSuite opens 9:00 AM

Registration, Gaming and Dealer’s Room, Art Show begin at 10:00AM

Noon

A demonstration/workshop, where they invent, write and draw a 3-panel carton, with the audience.

Christopher Jones*, John Kovalic, Melissa Kaercher

Pre-history in fiction - focus on Joan D. Vinge's current writing project about bronze age Europe.

Joan D. Vinge, Jim Frenkel*

Silly Gamer Stories, or "Your Character Did WHAT???"

"Darwin Awards for Gamers"

Lee Schneider*, Michael Thomas, Richard S. Russell, Paul Wiesner

Five Vital Books. Each panelist will describe personal favorites, classics, trendsetters, award winners, etc.

Eric M. Heideman*, Jim Nichols, James P. Roberts, Pat Rothfuss

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 4/10/07.

Hair Braiding Demonstration

(In Consuite)

John Wardale*

1:30PM

Back to the future. The future ain't what it used to be - and that's not a bad thing. SF futures throughout the last century

Richard Chwedyk, Jack McDevitt*, John Wardale, Chris Welch

SF&F on TV This Season

Lynn Laakso, Richard S. Russell*, Richard West, Paul Wiesner

Flex Spot for moving panel

Fantasy Storytelling in Historical (and current) Religion "The morals you are about to hear are true.The names have been changed to protect the priesthood."

Lisa Freitag, Pat Rothfuss, Lee Schneider, Georgie Schnobrich

3:00PM

The perennial OddCon World Building panel

E. E. Knight*, Sarah Monnette, Sean T. M. Stiennon, Pat Rothfuss, Joan D.Vinge

A League Against Evil. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, The Atom, The Spectre, Doctor Fate, Zatanna.  The one thing Cooler than individual superheroes is the coolest super heroes hanging out together.

Eric M. Heideman*, Christopher Jones, Gregory Rihn

Heroes: a discussion of this ‘Super’ new show

Eric Anderson, Jim Frenkel*, Lynn

Laakso, Melissa S. Kaercher, Greg Streuly, Paul Wiesner

Jack McDevitt Reads

Jack McDevitt*

Balloon Animal Sculpting Demonstration

(In Consuite)

John Wardale*

4:30PM

The Middle Ages the way it should have been.  Demonstration of costumes, weapons and more by The Society for Creative Anachronism

Alan Spoonem*, Chris Spoonem and others from the SCA

Dr. Who Panel: He’s back, he’s baaaa-d, he’s British?

Lynn Laakso*, Lynne Thomas, Michael Thomas, Kathryn Sullivan, Lynn Thomas

All good things must come to an end: looking forward to the last Harry Potter book

Matt Forbeck, Lisa Freitag, Greg Rihn, Ruth Nichols, John Wardale, Richard West*

Superfan Bob Tucker remembered: smmmmoooooooooth!  

Richard J. Chwedyk, ‘Uncle’ Don Helly, Jim Frenkel, Bill Farina*, Richard S. Russell

Book Signing by all authors – at registration desk. 

6:00PM

6:00PM - New movie video clips.

Promo items will be given away!

Host – Bill Farina

Closed

Writers who write SF who deny it is SF: Philip Roth, Kazuo Ishiguro, Cormac McCarthy, J. K. Rowling

Jeannie Bergmann*, Richard J. Chwedyk, Pat Rothfuss

Where are Sci-FI conventions going or "what happened to my fandom"? How have conventions and fandoms changed in the last 30 years.

Brian Perry, Eric Heideman,* Eric Larson, Ray Norton

Dealer's Room and Art Show closes at 6:00 PM

6:00  Masque Pre-show Gathering

In location to be determined. 

6:45PM

7:45PM

Masquerade –(Costume Contest) Host - Luke Collis Sienkowski

Followed by short intermission show by Luke Ski, then Masquerade Award presentation

Followed immediately by:

7:45 pm: Guest of Honor Speeches

Host – Jim Frenkel, with John Kovalic. Featuring Joan D. Vinge, Jack McDevitt and Christopher Jones

followed immediately by a

Closed

(Party set up)

9:00PM

Quick Art show auction

then The Great Luke Ski and Possible Oscar Perform

Closed

Open Mic SF Poetry

Host - Jeannie Bergmann,

Richard J. Chwedyk, Jim Nichols, Ruth Nichols, James P. Roberts and others (sign-up at registration desk)

DiversiCon Party

Learn about this conversational Twin

Cities multicultural, multimedia SF Con

 Host – Eric Heideman

INFORMATION ON FILM CON TRACK TO BE ADDED

Art Show open for one hour after Quick Auction

Midnight Drumming (Room 100) – Drum until the cows come home

Host -Uncle’ Don Helley*

11:00 PM

Belly Dancing Demo

Sephanie Frye*

(Start time after Possible Oscar)

Closed

Party continues – until late

Sunday

10:30AM

Right and Wrong in Fact and Fiction.  Whether it's James Bond or Batman - when does a heroes exploits cross the line if it had been the real world?

 Christopher Jones, Michael Lee*, Sarah Monnette, Lee Schneider, Lynne Thomas, Michael Thomas

(Starts at 10:00 until Noon) Annual SF/Fantasy movie review "SF&F Films of 2006: The Year the Critters ran wild

Richard S. Russell*

Wham! KaPow! Banff!  Writers on Building Suspense and Showing Action

Jeannie Bergmann, E. E. Knight*, Sean T. M. Stiennon

Closed

 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

Art Show opens at 10:00 for art pick-up

Registration opens at 10:00

Noon

Big Eyes, Little Mouths, and Bleeding Wounds: Manga, Anime, and J-Horror

Sean T. M. Stiennon, Joan D. Vinge, Chris Welsh*

May not make it - Eric M. Heideman

SETI receives an artificial signal from the stars.  What effect has it on the way we think of ourselves, if any?

Richard J. Chwedyk, Bill Farina, Jim Frenkel, Jack McDevitt*,

Tales from library: adventures in collecting SF/Comics/Fantasy 

Stephanie Frye, Lynn Laakso,

Lynn Thomas*

Closed

Art Show closes at Noon

1:30PM

Turning your favorite story or show into a game.  What kind of game would you make of Dr. Blink? 

Christopher Jones, John Kovalic*, Melissa S. Kaercher, Jerome Van Epps

Might not make it - Matt Forbeck

Dead Harry (killing your protagonist: genius or folly?)

Jeannie Bergmann*, Richard J.  Chwedyk, Lisa Freitag, Sarah Monnette, Pat Rothfuss

Closed

3:00PM

The Many lives of Batman

Christopher Jones*, Melissa S. Kaercher, John Kovalic, Richard West

Our annual writer’s workshop.  Bring a short piece to talk about

Host – Jack McDevitt

(Sign-up at Registration Desk.)

Closed

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 4/10/07.

Dealer's Room closes at 3:00 PM

ConSuite closes 2:00PM

4:30PM

Closing Discussion: Throw flowers or brickbats at the ConCom

J. J. Brutsma, Jennifer White*

Closed

Gaming ends at 5:30PM

6:00PM

Dead Cow Party at J. T. Whitney’s Brew Pub - 674 S. Whitney Way

(Take Odana east, then turn left on Witney Way. It will be immediately on your left.)

Moooooo!

(See you next year!)

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