Daily Webzine

JMS moved to 1:00 pm Saturday. Note: this means we’ll have Harlan and JMS on the same day.

Jeff Walker’s Trailer Park moved to 11:30 am Sunday.

Art Auction moved to 11:30 am Sunday.

Eric Hoffman will not be attending the convention due to illness in his family.

FRIDAY.

10:00 am, E, Fantasy: High, Low and In-between, delete: Lisa Goldstein, Pat Murphy; add: Steve Boyett.

10:00 am, H, Overlooked Books & Underrated Novels, add: S.M. Stirling.

10:00 am, 315, Kaffee Klatsch: Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta: rescheduled to 4:00 pm.

11:30 am, E, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: How Was It For You?, add: Shelly Shapiro.

11:30 am, H, Evolution of a Book Cover, delete: Debra Euler.

11:30 am, J, Writing For Children & Young Adults, delete: Mel Gilden.

11:30 am, Orange County 2, delete: Reading, James P. Hogan.

1:00 pm, A-B, Martial Arts in Films, add: Steve Boyett.

1:00 pm, F, Private Ways To Space, add: Derek M. Shannon.

1:00 pm, Autograph area, new: Andrew Burt, Lisa Silverthorne.

2:30 pm, Autograph area, delete: Autographs, James P. Hogan.

4:00 pm, K, Web-zines & Web-publishing, add: Ellen Datlow.

4:00 pm, 315, delete Kaffee Klatsches: James P. Hogan, Pat Murphy.

4:00 pm, 315, Kaffee Klatsch: Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta: rescheduled from 11:00 am.

SATURDAY.

10:00 am, J, The Bidders Speak, add: Robert Sacks.

1:00 pm, E, Trailer Park, moved to Sunday 11:30 am.

1:00 pm, E, J. Michael Straczynski Talks, moved from Sunday.

1:00 pm, A-B, 1984, 1999, 2001: The Peril of Writing Your Future, delete: James P. Hogan.

2:30 pm, C-D, Is Classic SF Too Dated for Today’s Hip Teens?, delete: Elizabeth Anne Hull; add: Mel Gilden.

2:30 pm, J, What Did SF Fail to Predict?, add: S.M. Stirling.

4:00 pm, A-B, Overrated Movies & Overlooked Films, add: Bill Warren.

4:00 pm, H, Where are the Big Ideas in Contemporary Science Fiction?, add: Shelly Shapiro.

4:00 pm, J, Where Does Star Trek Go From Here?, delete: Steve Boyett, Bjo Trimble.

4:00 pm, 315, KaffeeKlatsch: add Ellen Datlow.

Noel Wolfman

SUNDAY.

10:00 am, E, Writing Television, delete: J. Michael Straczynski; add: Javier Grillo-Marxuach.

10:00 am, OC3, Beach Ball World Building, add: S.M. Stirling.

11:30 am, A-B, add: Everything You Know About Heinlein is Wrong, or is it? Bill Patterson, Michael Cassutt.

11:30 am, C-D, Inventions Someone Needs to Invent, delete: Frederik Pohl; add: Jordin Kare.

11:30 am, E, J. Michael Straczynski Talks, moved to Saturday, 1:00 pm.

11:30 am, E, Trailer Park, moved from Saturday.

11:30 am, Salon F, Art Show Auction, moved from 2:30 pm.

11:30 am, H, The Care and Feeding of the Creative Process, delete: Leslie What; add: Lisa Goldstein, Javier Grillo-Marxuach.

11:30 am, Autograph Area, add: Autographs, Ellen Datlow.

1:00 pm, OC2, add: Who Cares What Heinlein Thinks about the Year 2000, Bill Patterson, Hal O’Brien, Dafydd ab Hugh, Hal Clement.

1:00 pm, Autograph area, delete: Mel Gilden.

2:30 pm, C-D, Space Travel: Near Term & Far Out, add: Jordin Kare.

2:30 pm, Salon A-B, Art Show Auction, moved to 11:30 am.

2:30 pm, OC3, delete Reading: Mel Gilden.

Noel Wolfman, Shaun Lyon

2 people – or aliens – with knowledge or experience in planetbuilding to help as panel members in beachball planetbuilding workshop run by David Angus at 10am Sunday morning. Knowledge of earth sciences an advantage but enthusiasm counts for a lot. Especially after Saturday night.

David Augue.

Kaffee KlatSch News.

Kaffee Klatsches will be held in Room 315 of the main tower. The sign-up book is located at the information table.

Gillian Horvath’s Friday Kaffee Klatsch, at 11:30 am has been cancelled.

Kathie Logue

THE ROBERT A. HEINLEIN MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE

This year’s drive will take place Friday from 1 pm to 7 pm in the Orange County Ballroom Salon 3.

Each blood donor will receive:

A copy of a poster with art by Hugo award winning artist Bob Eggleton

A cool SF cloisonne heart pin

A chance to win one of many cool items which have been donated to the drive, including:

A personal caricature by Hugo award winning artist Frank Kelly Freas

A first printing of the first edition of the Star Trek Technical Manual

Free membership to LosCon 26 (Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 26-28, 1999)

Gift Certificates, books, videos, and other items donated to the drive

Sign up sheet will be located in Salon 3. Please come by and select a time slot in order to minimize wait time when you come to donate.

Mike Sheffield

Lost and Found.

Lost and Found is located at the Convention Office/Con Ops, in the Gold Key rooms.

Sue’s secret mantra:

Cast Shadows Always Darkest.

Access Notes.

Anyone who is mobility-impaired, visually-impaired or hearing-impaired please sign in at Handicap Access so that we may help assure enough special seating for you at NASFiC events. See Lee Wygand. We also have a few electric scooters for rent at $95.00. Thanks, and enjoy the con!

Lee Wygand

Fannish Stuff

on the Internet.

Live demo 1 to 3 pm Friday and Saturday in the Fanzine Lounge (La Jolla Room on the lower level).

Milt Stevens

Mike Hodel’s Hour 25 will be taping at the con, Friday at 6 p.m. in Room 315.

Mike Hodel’s Hour 25 is a weekly one-hour radio program focused on science fiction, computers, space and everything that interests people who read "The Literature of the Fantastic." It features reviews of books and computer hardware and software, provides news of interest to the science fiction community, and features interviews with authors, illustrators, filmmakers, scientists, astronauts, engineers, programmers and game designers. This program was started in 1974 and is now one of the longest-running topically-focused radio programs in the Southern California radio market.

It is broadcast Friday evenings at 11 p.m. by listener-sponsored radio station KPFK 90.7 FM. The show is hosted by the genial Warren James, whose background includes over 20 years of work in the aerospace field and who has programmed computers ranging from game machines to super computers.

Anonymous

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY FREAS!

— and many, many more to come.

Mel. and the gang

AUTOGRAPH RULES.

Please remember: Maximum of 4 items per author, then rejoin line at end. Some authors may have different limits. There will be a single joint line for the Pournelle and Niven signing at 2:30 pm Saturday.

Chris Marble, Autographs.

Star Wars Gaming.

80 Years Before the Trilogy

40 Years before Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode 0 preliminary character setup and rules discussion in the Newport Beach game room, Friday 4:00-6:00 pm. Game time to be scheduled but you must attend this setup meeting to play! Like no other Star Wars game you’ve ever played. 5 slots, experienced players preferred. (There may be more games/slots; ask.)

Becky Kaplowitz

Filk Program NEWS.

Saturday’s 1:00 p.m. "More Than Guitars Here!" is moved to Sunday.

Your Own Spot on the Stage. Sign up for the One-Shot Concert. Perform your own filk and grow famous! Sign-up sheet in Veranda Room. Concerts begin at 4 p.m.

The Filk Committee

Calling All Furry Fans.

Hey? Check out the programming in the Furry Fandom Lounge. We’re right downstairs in the Desert Springs Room. Look for our blue programming sheets, or drop on by and see what’s purring.

Vinson Mink

Tai chi in the morning.

Start the day Right. Tai Chi with Steve Barnes, Marquis Ballroom, Northeast Lobby at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Janis Olson

Kid’s Room News.

Children’s Programming has been moved to 1908.

Kids Progamming Changes, Friday:

1:00-2:30 p.m. Make up a Play and Song

2:30-5:00 p.m. Making of a Costume

Kids Programming Changes, Sunday:

1:30-2:30 p.m. Balloon Ramp

2:30-4:00 p.m. Juggling

4:00-5:00 p.m. Coloring and Button Making