Conucopia: Sunday 29-Aug-1999 Conucopia Sunday 29-Aug-1999 Rev. 25-Aug-1999 Previous: Saturday 28-Aug-1999 (Table of Contents) Next: Participants _________________________________________________________________ E-mail: info@99.nasfic.org * Day 1: Thursday, 26-Aug-1999 * Day 2: Friday, 27-Aug-1999 * Day 3: Saturday, 28-Aug-1999 * Day 4: Sunday, 29-Aug-1999 * Schedule in comma-delimited quoted format for those of you who want to import it into your own database program. * Schedule in comma-delimited format (slightly different than above, sorry about that) sorted by type of program item. * Program Participants _________________________________________________________________ 8:30 am 188. Continental Science Fiction Society Meeting. Salon K _________________________________________________________________ 10:00 am 189. Writing Television. Salon E There's a lot of science fiction on television today on the networks, in syndication, and on cable. Some people who write the stuff talk about what's what and why. Michael Cassutt, D.C. Fontana, Fiona Avery, Javier Grillo-Marxuach. 190. War Planets. Salon J From War Planets into Shadow Raiders, a preview of the second season of this fan favorite CGI animated series. Len Wein, Marv Wolfman 191. Might Makes Right. Salon F An awful lot of science fiction is set in a military milieu. Is that to be our destiny in space? Or are we just getting rip-roaring adventures from the likes of Dickson, Heinlein, and Pournelle? Jerry Pournelle, Ed Green, Mike Moscoe 192. Sue Dawe Slide Show. Salon A-B A slide show on the works of one of the top artists in the field. Sue Dawe 193. Medicine in Space. Orange County 2 Emergency medicine in space. Dr. Bill Ernoehazy 194. Beach Ball World Building. Orange County 3 A fun-filled world building workshop using beach balls, pens, and who knows what else. Audience members imagine their perfect world and, working with experts, build them. David Angus, Wolf Read, Victor Milan, S.M. Stirling. 195. Beginning Costuming Demonstration. Salon G Drafting the T-Tunic pattern. A demonstration on how to draft a pattern for a simple T-tunic, along with suggestions for variations and embellishments. Bring paper and pencil. Cat Devereaux, Zelda Gilbert. 196. Funny Animal Anime. Furry Lounge From "Kimba the White Lion" to today, funny animals have had themselves a respected place among the makers of Japanese animation. And their influence keeps growing. We'll show you some prime examples. 197. Catholic Services. 315 Conducted by a science fiction fan who's also a Catholic priest. Fr. John Blaker 198. Belly Dancing Class. Salon H Sarah Zettel 199. SFWA Business Meeting. Salon K Business meeting for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 200. Reading: Melanie Rawn. Room 312 _________________________________________________________________ 10:45 am 201. Reading: Amy Thompson. Room 312 _________________________________________________________________ 11:00 am 202. Writing and Layout for Comic Books. Furry Lounge Writing so the artist will "get it", and not hate you in the process. Find out from folks who really do it what it takes to get your vision onto the printed page. 203. Inspiration 101: New Songs Workshop. Filk Lounge Filk does not grow in a vacuum, it expresses the experiences of our fannish lives. We've had a great time at the convention so far, so there may be plenty of inspiration for a few new songs to arise. _________________________________________________________________ 11:30 am 140. Trailer Park or It Came From Hollywood. Salon E Studio Publicist Jeff Walker gives us a look at what is upcoming from Hollywood. Jeff Walker. 205. SF Publishers Presentations: The Science Fiction Book Club. Salon A-B The editor of the venerable Science Fiction Book Club provides a preview of things to come. Andrew Wheeler 206. When Things Go Wrong In Space. Orange County 2 Who ya gonna call? The Ghostbusters aren't likely to show up, and even if they do... An expert speaks on what really happens when NASA's worst nightmare comes true. Steve Collins 207. Care and Feeding of the Creative Process. Salon H How do you tell if you're blocked or are just too tired? What sort of activities and environments are most conducive to getting and staying productive? Steven Barnes, Rebecca Moesta, Katie Waitman, Emma Bull, Lisa Goldstein, Javier Grillo-Marxuach. 208. TAFF and DUFF Tales. Salon K Winners of Fan Funds talk about their experiences and why you should get involved. Robbie Bourget, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Mike Glyer, Lucy Huntziker, Robert Lichtman 209. Inventions Someone Needs To Invent. Salon C-D Wouldn't it be nice if we had a...? What would really happen if our technological dreams came true? What would be the result if we had transporters or free unlimited power? Where would these inventions come from? Larry Niven, Les Johnson, David Gerrold. 210. Solving Costume Problems II. Salon G You show us yours and we'll show you ours. Another group of costumers show you how they solved their problems and invite you to bring your own costume problems for discussion. Julie Neff, Diedre McCarthy, Darla Kruger,Joyce Best, Kevin Roche 211. Tarot: An Exploration. Salon J Jacqueline Lichtenberg takes us on an exploration of the world of Tarot. Jacqueline Lichtenberg 212. Reading: David Brin. Orange County 3 213. Autographs: Melanie Rawn, Harry Turtledove, Ellen Datlow. Autograph Area _________________________________________________________________ 12:15 pm 214. Reading: William F. Wu. Orange County 3 _________________________________________________________________ 1:00 pm 215. Pitch Black. Salon E-F ConuCopia presents a screening of "Pitch Black," an upcoming feature film from Polygram Filmed Entertainment and Intrepid Pictures starring Vin Diesel (Saving Private Ryan and the voice of The Iron Giant) and directed by David Twohy, the author of The Fugitive and Waterworld and writer/director of The Arrival. This SF thriller will be released this fall. Come see it first! 216. Publishing. Salon J The world is changing. Big publishers are being swallowed by bigger ones. Chain stores and the internet are killing small bookstores. What is the future of publishing? Is there still a place for small press publishers? Arthur Byron Cover, John C. Robinson, Patrick Nielsen Hayden,J. Neil Schulman 217. Writers Workshops: What Do You Get Out Of Them. Salon H A lot of people hone their writing skills in Writers Workshops. Or they think they do. Are these workshops worthwhile? What do you get out of them? And is one type better than another? Andrew Burt, Tim Powers, Sheila Finch, Rob Chilson, Jean Lorrah 218. Four Panelists In Search of A Topic. Salon C-D Four clever, glib, and all around interesting folks take the challenge to keep an audience entertained for an hour without a topic as a guide. Amy Thompson, Gardner Dozois, Ctein, and ? 219. Heads and Headpieces. Salon G Show and tell about how to make heads and headpieces including crowns, hats, and other amazing creations. Pierre Pettinger, Sandy Pettinger, Daren Bost, Stacey Jenkins, Cat Devereaux 220. Reading: Harry Turtledove. 235. Who Cares What Robert Heinlein Thinks About the Year 2000? Orange County 2 In 1950, Robert Heinlein was asked to make predictions about the year 2000 a.d. He made 19 predictions and a handful of "negative predictions" -- things we won't have by then, if ever. Let's zero in on the negative predictions. What do YOU think about Time Travel, Life After Death, Artificial intelligence or manlike robots? Participants: Bill Patterson (moderator), Dafydd ab Hugh, Hal Clement, Hal O'Brien Orange County 3 221. Autographs: Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta. Autograph Area 222. Live The Dream. Salon K This discussion is for those already into multiply committed relationships and those who want to find out more about it. _________________________________________________________________ 2:30 pm 223. Art Show Auction. Salon A-B You've seen the work hanging in the convention's art show. Now's your last chance to bid on and buy that piece you fell in love with. Don't let that other guy get it cheap. 224. Suggestion Box. Salon K Was it good for you? If you have ideas for running a better convention or just questions about how and why things happened at this convention, you're invited. Let us hear from you. Christian McGuire, Bobbi Armbruster, Noel Wolfman, Elayne Pelz 225. Space Travel: Near Term and Far Out. Salon C-D A discussion of what's on the drawing board for space transportation in the next century. Les Johnson, Dr. Steven Howe, Steve Collins 226. Comic Books and The Serials. Salon H A slide show on the cross-over between old time movie serials and comic books. Eric Hoffman 227. Taming the Feral Fabric. Salon G Choosing and using unusual fabrics. What an unusual fabric... and isn't that an interesting thing you've done with it. Let us tell you how. Bridget Landry, Liz Gerds, Kate Morgenstern, Kate Boyle, Joy Day, Stacey Jenkins 228. Funny Animals: Side Kicks or Protagonists? Furry Lounge Animation seems to think that it's not a real cartoon until the hero has himself some anthropomorphic side kicks (and five songs to sing). But are they really necessary? And why must funny animals be stuck on the sidelines of the story? 229. Being Recorded. Filk Lounge It's really great to sing, but to be heard beyond the conventions the recordings are everything. It's a different world inside the tape - come learn about it, and how it might affect you. Kathy Mar, Joanna Cazden, Brett Glass, Gerry Tyra 231. Autographs: Sheila Finch, Will Shetterly, Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Autograph Area _________________________________________________________________ 4:00 pm 232. Long Song Blues: Filkish Oldies Singalong. Filk Lounge We've heard 'em all before... well, actually, maybe we haven't. The longer songs are not all that popular at night-time filks anymore, but you'll catch references to them. This is your chance to enjoy these classics during the day. (Of course, we'll continue singing afterwards; tradition demands that we filk until the very end of the con! As the con fades, we may join the fun in the con suite.) Barry Gold, Kathy Mar, Nick Smith, Heather Stern _________________________________________________________________ Previous: Saturday 28-Aug-1999 (Table of Contents) Next: Participants Top | Table of Contents | What's New | Register | Addresses | Help info@99.nasfic.org