Friday Schedule

Fri, 0900

RY: Alberta

Morning Writing Exercises

Robert Nansel,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 103A

Why we love Harry Potter and Hate Draco Malfoy

Barb Galler-Smith, Marvin Kaye,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 103B

Movie Screening

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 104A

Science Fiction: An Idea Continuum not Divide

Scott Bakker, Justine Larbalestier, Bradford Lyau, Lorna Toolis, Heather Urbanski,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 104CD

Remembering Isaac Asimov

Hal Clement, Sheila Williams, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Fred Pohl,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 201ABCD

The DaVinci project (X-Prize entry)

Brian Feeney,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 201F

Morning Poetry Exercises (1)

Darrell Schweitzer,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 202C

Shotokan Karate Workshop

Kenn Bates, Keith G. Kato,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 203A

Reading

James Stevens-Arce,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 203C

Reading

Glenn Grant,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 206A

Never Say You Took a Creative Writing Course!

Joshua Bilmes, Scott Edelman, Gordon Van Gelder, James Minz,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: 206F

Believable Relationships

Carol Berg, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Karin Lowachee, Scott Mackay,

 

Fri, 1000

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Allen M. Steele, Lawrence Schoen, Karl Schroeder, Wil McCarthy,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: Confederation 3

Morning Sing: Rise Up Singing

 

Fri, 1000

RY: Library

Writers Workshop Session 2

Aaron B. Larson, Jay Lake, Catherine Shaffer, Mike Brotherton,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: Manitoba

Sculpted Costumes: From Body Shaping To Body Armour

Chris Kramer, Dawn McKechnie, Jacqueline Ward,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: New Brunswick

Elizabeth Hand (Kaffeeklatsch)

Elizabeth Hand,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: NS

Paul Barnett (Kaffeeklatsch)

Paul Barnett,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: Ontario

WSFS Business Meeting

Kevin Standlee, Donald Eastlake III, Pat McMurray, Clint Budd,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: PEI

James Alan Gardner (Kaffeeklatsch)

James Alan Gardner,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: Quebec

Baubles, Bangles, And Beads

Cary Conder, Caroline Julian, Maral Agnerian,

 

Fri, 1000

RY: York

Writers Workshop Session 1

Jean Lorrah, Pat Forde, G. David Nordley, Rick Wilber,

 

Fri, 1030

CC: 203A

Stephen M. Stirling (Reading)

Stephen M. Stirling,

 

Fri, 1030

CC: 203C

Walter Jon Williams (Reading)

Walter Jon Williams,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 103A

Kinderfilk - Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts and Other Silly Songs

Allison Durno, Heather Borean, Jodi Krangle, Eloise Mason, Debbie Ohi, Pete Thomas,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 103B

Movie Screening

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 104A

Books vs Movies: Should they be Compared?

Janice Eisen, Paul Levinson, Elizabeth Miller, Patrick Nielsen-Hayden, Melinda Snodgrass,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 104B

Does the Scientific Method Make Science Work?

Catherine Asaro, Kenn Bates, Howard Davidson, James Killus,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 104CD

Readings:  A Feast for Crows

George R. R. Martin,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 201ABCD

The Flight of Buran - The Russian Space Shuttle

Hugh S. Gregory,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 201E

I've Written a Story, Now What?

Patricia Bray, Nick DiChario, Dale L. Sproule, Liz Williams, Eleanor Wood,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 202A

But It's The Same Old Story!

Jamie Rosen, Terry Pratchett, Stephen M. Stirling, Linnea Dodson, Josepha Sherman, Melinda Kimberly,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 202B

Black/Caribbean Folklore In SF

Ellen Klages, Lisa DuMond,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 203A

Connie Willis (Reading)

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 205B

Imbibing Engrams

George Flentke, Susan Smith, Isaac Szpindel, Eric M. Van, Fran Van Cleave,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 206A

Getting Started in Anime

Brett Achorn, Anna Hui, Eric Langlois, Michelle West, Emru Townsend,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: 206F

Convention Costuming:A Visual History

Jack Krolak, Suford Lewis, C. D. Mami, Charles Mohapel, Lenny J. Provenzano,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: Art Show

Art Show Docent Tour: Jae Leslie Adams

Jae Leslie Adams,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Stanley Schmidt, Page E. Lewis, Lee Martindale,

 

Fri, 1100

CC: Summit

Sunburst Secrets Revealed

John Clute, Candas Jane Dorsey, Mici Gold, Terence Green, Peter Halasz, Nalo Hopkinson,

 

Fri, 1100

RY: Manitoba

Face Painting For The Stage

Andrew Trembley, Julie Zetterberg,

 

Fri, 1130

RY: Alberta

Harry Harrison (Kaffeeklatsch)

Harry Harrison,

 

Fri, 1130

RY: New Brunswick

Amy Thomson (Kaffeeklatsch)

Amy Thomson,

 

Fri, 1130

RY: NS

David Hartwell (Kaffeeklatsch)

 

Fri, 1130

RY: PEI

Hal Clement (Kaffeeklatsch)

Hal Clement,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 103A

All you Wanted to Know about Science but were Afraid to Ask

Elizabeth Caldwell, Jordan Raddick, Diane Turnshek, Nick Sagan,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 103B

Decorate a Journal

Sarah Elliott, Lisa Ragsdale,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 104A

Travel as a Research Method

Melinda Kimberly, Samantha Ling, Elizabeth Moon, Mike Resnick, Josepha Sherman,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 104B

The Year in Review: Computer Technology

Charles Cohen, Daniel Dern, Marcel Gagne, Daniel Grotta, Mark Van Name,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 201ABCD

Creating Believable Aliens in Believeable Worlds: What to Consider

Hal Clement, Walter H. Hunt, Robert Reed, Kathryn Sullivan, Frank Wu,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 202A

Young Writer's Workshop

Diane Turnshek,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 202B

LGBT Stories In SF vs. Mainstream Fiction

Stephen Pagel, Jim Grimsley, Ellen Klages, Arthur R.T. Dickey, Caro Soles, Kimberly Ann Kindya,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 202C

Is This Your First Worldcon?

John Mansfield, Lorena Haldeman, Rusty Hevelin, Gay Haldeman,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 202D

The Maturing Of SF and Fantasy

Charlie Stross, Jamie Rosen, Jack L. Chalker, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Robert Silverberg, Gordon van Gelder,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 203A

Fred Pohl (Reading)

Fred Pohl,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 203B

Beyond Sex: Writing Realistic Relationships In Novels And Short Fiction

David B. Coe, Terry McGarry, Guy Gavriel Kay, Chris Moriarty, Glenn Sixbury, Vol Ranger,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 203C

Karin Lowachee (Reading)

Karin Lowachee,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 205B

Should Parents of an Unborn Child have the Right to Refuse Fetal Improvement

Jeanne Cavelos, Russell Blackford, Nancy Kress, Kristine Smith, Jonathon Sullivan,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 206A

Issues in Translating SF

John Barnstead, Jean-Louis Trudel, Elisabeth Vonarburg,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 206B

Hazards of Space

Hugh S. Gregory, Geoffrey Landis, Henry Spencer, David Stephenson, John Strickland,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: 206F

Chuck Jones:  A Tribute

Paul Barnett, Pamela D. Scoville,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Eric Raymond, Nicole Luiken, Suzy Charnas,

 

Fri, 1200

CC: Summit

Working Together, Married Together

Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson,

 

Fri, 1200

RY: Ballroom

Enterprise: A Night in Sick Bay

 

Fri, 1200

RY: Confederation 3

Songwriting - Intermediate

Steven Macdonald, Bill Sutton,

 

Fri, 1200

RY: Manitoba

So, You're Gonna Enter Your First Worldcon Masquerade?

Byron Connell, Penny Lipman, C. D. Mami, Carole Parker, Roberta Rogow,

 

Fri, 1200

RY: Quebec

Getting The Blinkies To Blink

Chris Kramer, Kevin Roche,

 

Fri, 1200

RY: Territories

Concert:  Ingrid de Buda / Philip Allcock

Ingrid de Buda, Philip Allcock,

 

Fri, 1230

CC: 203A

Marvin Kaye (Reading)

Marvin Kaye,

 

Fri, 1230

CC: 203C

Charles Coleman Finlay (Reading)

Charles Coleman Finlay,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 103B

Children's Programming Closed for Lunch

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 104A

Buffy: The Triumph of Characterization

Ginjer Buchanan, Rob Gates, Colleen Hillerup, Lyla Miklos, Douglas Smith,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 104B

Workshop:  Introduction to Alien Languages

Stanley Schmidt, Lawrence Schoen,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 104CD

If This Goes On: A Look at USA 2008

Mark Bernstein, Beth Hilgartner, David Hartwell, Stephen M. Stirling, Fran Van Cleave,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 201ABCD

1953: The Year of the First Hugo

Tom Doherty, David Kyle, Fred Lerner, Robert Silverberg,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 201E

What Every Pro Should Know About Fandom

Suford Lewis, Craig Miller, John Pomeranz, Dick Smith,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 201F

LGBT Reading 1: Fiona Patton

Fiona Patton,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 202A

Damsels - In Chainmail

Kimberly Ann Kindya, Alma Hromic Deckert, Esther Friesner, Lee Martindale, Janice Eisen, Ann Zeddies,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 202C

Feedback Session

Torcon Committee Members,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 203B

Advice for Aspiring/New Writers

Edo van Belkom, Melinda Kimberly, Chris Moriarty, Beth Meacham, Wen Spencer,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 203C

Darrell Schweitzer (Reading)

Darrell Schweitzer,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 205B

Singularity for Dummies

Russell Blackford, Andrew Burt, Simon Smith, Eliezer Yudkowsky,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: 206F

Taking Fabric Where It Has Never Gone Before: Manipulating Fabrics For Fun, Not Profit

Jacqueline Ward,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: Hall C

Hollywood: The Twilight Zone

George R. R. Martin,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Grace Boykin, Julie Czerneda, Geoffrey Landis, Ellen Klages,

 

Fri, 1300

CC: Summit

What's New at Tesseract Books

Timothy Anderson, Candas Jane Dorsey,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Alberta

Terence Green (Kaffeeklatsch)

Terence Green,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Ballroom

Spirited Away

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Confederation 3

Bodhran Workshop 1

Graham Leathers, Brenda Sutton,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Library

Writers Workshop Session 4

Steve Nagy, Charles Coleman Finlay, Karin Lowachee, Charlie Stross,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Manitoba

The Heinlein Society -- Annual Corporate Meeting

 

Fri, 1300

RY: New Brunswick

(Kaffeeklatsch)

 

Fri, 1300

RY: NS

Mike Moscoe (Kaffeeklatsch)

Mike Moscoe,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Ontario

Introduction to the WSFS Business Meeting

Stephen Boucher, Bob MacIntosh, Linda Ross-Mansfield, Ben Yalow, Kevin Standlee,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: PEI

Wil McCarthy (Kaffeeklatsch)

Wil McCarthy,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: Territories

Concert:  Barry Gold

Barry Gold,

 

Fri, 1300

RY: York

Writers Workshop Session 3

Gerri Balter, James Stevens-Arce, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Janna Silverstein,

 

Fri, 1330

CC: 203C

Steven Harper Piziks (Reading)

Steven Harper Piziks,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 103A

Celtic Knotwork 101

Deb Kosiba,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 103B

Kookieklatch/Reading - Selected Works

Kathryn Sullivan,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 104A

Who Defines "Classic"

Mark Olson, Toni Weisskopf, Andrew Wheeler, Sheila Williams,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 104B

Spider Robinson (Reading)

Spider Robinson,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 104CD

Terry Pratchett (Reading)

Terry Pratchett,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 201ABCD

Soviet Venus and Mars Landers

Hugh S. Gregory,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 201E

Fantasy Backgrounds: Prefab or Custom?

Ellen Asher, James Barclay, Carol Berg, Daniel Grotta, Caitlin Sweet,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 202A

Canada Council Reading

Joel Champetier, Elisabeth Vonarburg,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 202C

So You'd Like to be Involved with Torcon

Torcon Volunteer Department Staff,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 202D

Workshop:  Creating Two Alien Languages (Purple)

Lawrence Schoen,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 203A

P.C. Hodgell (Reading)

P.C. Hodgell,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 203B

Meet The Gaylactic Network

Peter Knapp, Rob Gates, Carl Cipra,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 203C

Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen (Reading)

Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 203D

Workshop:  Creating Two Alien Languages (Green)

Stanley Schmidt,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 205B

Feminist SF - Is It Outdated?

Anne Harris, Janice Eisen, Justine Larbalestier, Nancy Jane Moore, Ctein, Lyla Miklos,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 206A

Is the Cost of this Event Deductible?

Daniel Dern, Sharon Lee, Andrew Porter, Ramona Winkelbauer,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 206B

LA vs KC

Mike Glyer, Ken Keller,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 206C

Genetically Engineered Pets

George Flentke, Nancy Kress, Judy Lazar, Larry Niven, Richard Chwedyk,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: 206F

Heinlein 101 - All you ever wanted to know about Heinlein but were afraid to ask

Robert James, Bradford Lyau, Bill Patterson, David Silver,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: Art Show

Art Show Docent Tour: Taral Wayne

Taral Wayne,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Beth Hilgartner, John G. Hemry, James Stevens-Arce, Edward Einhorn, Nick Sagan,

 

Fri, 1400

CC: Summit

ROC Presents

Laura Anne Gilman,

 

Fri, 1400

RY: Manitoba

Getting Started In Anime Costuming

Maral Agnerian, Caroline Julian, Dawn McKechnie, Barb Schofield,

 

Fri, 1400

RY: Quebec

To Top It All Off

Kate Morgenstern,

 

Fri, 1400

RY: Territories

Chapter and Verse

Jack L. Chalker, Tanya Huff, Connie Willis, Bill Sutton, Brenda Sutton, Tom Jeffers, Joey Shoji, carol flynt,

 

Fri, 1430

CC: 203C

Edward Einhorn (Reading)

Edward Einhorn,

 

Fri, 1430

RY: Alberta

Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah (Kaffeeklatsch)

Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Jean Lorrah,

 

Fri, 1430

RY: New Brunswick

Esther Friesner (Kaffeeklatsch)

Esther Friesner,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 103A

Science Demo

Bridget Coila,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 103B

Book Talk - If you liked Harry Potter…

Bonnie Kunzel, Diana Herald,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 104A

But for the Dinosaur Killer

Michael Brett-Surman, Harry Harrison, Robert J. Sawyer,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 104B

What is the Nature of Canadian SF

John Robert Colombo, Karl Schroeder, Donna McMahon, Peter Watts, Robert Charles Wilson, Allan Weiss,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 104CD

Historical Fantasy

Kathryn Cramer, Guy Gavriel Kay, Richard Foss, Lori Ann White, Beth Zipser,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 202A

Poetry Within a Book

Richard Chwedyk, Phyllis Gotlieb, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Diane Turnshek,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 202C

Anime Genres

Alice Bentley, Allen Garvey, Derwin Mak, Frederick Patten, Kent Wong,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 203A

China Mieville (Reading)

China Mieville,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 203B

The Spectrum Awards

Rob Gates, Carl Cipra, Peter Knapp,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 203C

Don Bassingthwaite (Reading)

Don Bassingthwaite,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 205B

O'Neill: Long Lost Dream?

Mike Brotherton, Geoffrey Landis, G. David Nordley, Donald Simmons, John Strickland,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 206A

Classic Fanzines

Mike Glyer, Guy Lillian, Richard Lynch, Leah Zeldes Smith, Steve Stiles,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 206B

Fannish Inquisition I  Information From the Two 2006 World Science Fiction Convention Bids

Bid Committee Members, Margene Bahm, Craig Miller,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 201ABCD

Gender Biases Among SF Magazine Editors, Publishers and Reviewers

Gordon van Gelder, Stephen M. Stirling, Scott Edelman, Karen Traviss,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 206C

What to Do About Bad Writing Habits

Gardner Dozois, Karen Haber, Samantha Ling, Tom Doherty, Rochelle Uhlenkott, Michael Sinclair ??,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: 206F

Women in Aviation: The 99th Organization

Marilyn Dickson, Adele Fogal,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: Hall C

Preamble to Video Conference with Chris Hadfield

Julie Czerneda, Rocky Persaud, David Stephenson,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Dave Duncan, Will McDermott, Barbara Chepaitis, Sean Fodera,

 

Fri, 1500

CC: Summit

Baen Travelling Slide Show (with Door Prizes!)

Toni Weisskopf,

 

Fri, 1500

RY: Ballroom

Enterprise: Carbon Creek

 

Fri, 1500

RY: Confederation 3

Percussion Workshop (no drums!)

Melissa Glasser, Gretchen Roper,

 

Fri, 1500

RY: Manitoba

Tools Of The Trade: I've Got Scissors and a Needle; What More Do I Need?

Tina Connell, Jill Eastlake, Karen Purcell, Andrew Trembley, Kimberly Ann Kindya,

 

Fri, 1530

CC: 203C

Kevin Dockery (Reading)

Kevin Dockery,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 103A

Building an Alien - Interactive Panel

Mike Brotherton, Kelly Brown, Walter H. Hunt,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 103B

Reading - By Its Cover

Isaac Szpindel,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 104A

Sex In Heinlein's Universe

Barbara Trumpinski-Roberts, Fran van Cleave, Robert James, David Silver, Dave Creek, Michael Z. Williamson,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 104B

Fame Outside Fandom

Paul Barnett, Dr. Robert Blackwood, Bob Devney , Don Hutchinson, Daniel Kimmel,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 104CD

Design Issues of Star Systems

Larry Niven, Jean-Louis Trudel, Wil McCarthy, Jordan Raddick, Donna Young,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 201E

Fannish Ghetto

Peter Knapp, Arthur R.T. Dickey, Lloyd Penney, Alex von Thorn, Ben Yalow, Janice Gelb,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 201F

Royal Astronomical Society

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 202A

Adding FX to Your Props

Chris Kramer,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 202B

Equal Time For Women

Alma Hromic Deckert, Beth Hilgartner, Janice Eisen, Wen Spencer, Ellen Klages, Karen Traviss,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 202C

Book Discussion: Commitment Hour

Donna McMahon, James Alan Gardner,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 203A

Catherine Asaro (Reading)

Catherine Asaro,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 203B

Kurt Vonnegut

Russell Blackford, Mark A. Rayner, Andrew Weiner,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 203D

Genetic Engineering in Agriculture

Jonathan Cowie, George Flentke, James Hay, Susan Smith

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 205B

Genre-Bending: The Rise of the Crossover Novel

Lisa DuMond, Terence Green, Keith DeCandido, Teresa Nielsen-Hayden, Glenn Sixbury,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 206A

Mike Resnick (Reading)

Mike Resnick,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 206B

Fannish Inquisition II  Information from the 2005 NASFiC Bids

Bid Committee Members,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: 206F

Fantasy Economics

James Barclay, Carol Berg, Ed Greenwood, Bill Fawcett, Cheryl Morgan,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: Art Show

Art Show Docent Tour: John Hertz

John Hertz,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: Hall C

Video Conference with Chris Hadfield

Julie Czerneda, Hugh S. Gregory,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Marvin Kaye, P.C. Hodgell, Charles Coleman Finlay, Cecilia Tan, Esther Friesner,

 

Fri, 1600

CC: Summit

Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Awards Ceremony

Fred Moulton,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: Alberta

Derryl Murphy (Kaffeeklatsch)

Derryl Murphy,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: Ballroom

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

 

Fri, 1600

RY: Confederation 3

Recording

Ken Lalonde, Graham Leathers, Lee Martindale, Gretchen Roper, Peggi Warner-Lalonde, 16123,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: New Brunswick

Michelle West (Kaffeeklatsch)

Michelle West,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: NS

Jerry Weist (Kaffeeklatsch)

Jerry Weist,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: Quebec

Costuming Photography

Jack Krolak, Charles Mohapel, Sandy Pettinger, Lenny J. Provenzano, Julie Zetterberg,

 

Fri, 1600

RY: Territories

Concert:  Mark Bernstein / Merav Hoffman

Mark Bernstein, Merav Hoffman,

 

Fri, 1630

CC: 203C

Adrian Bedford (Reading)

Adrian Bedford,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 103A

Pipe Cleaner Dragons

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 103B

Milk, Cookies and Storytelling

David-Glenn Anderson, Edward Einhorn,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 104A

Conversations with Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 104B

On the Tales (and Tails) of Lovecraft

Alan Beatts, Marvin Kaye, Darrell Schweitzer, Andrew Wheeler,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 104CD

What if: Canada had a Different Neighbour than the USA?

John Dupuis, Nalo Hopkinson, Ben Jeapes, Pat McMurray, Connie Willis,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 201ABCD

Experience SF

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 201E

Heroines in Anime

Brian Chu, Anna Hui, Winnie Hui, Kimberly Ann Kindya, Kent Wong,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 201F

Friends of Bill W.

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 203A

Cory Doctorow (Reading)

Cory Doctorow,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 203B

Astronomy 2003: The Year In Review

Guy Consolmagno, Geoffrey Landis, Ken Wharton,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 203C

Robert Charles Wilson (Reading)

Robert Charles Wilson,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 203D

LGBT Stereotypes In SF

Rob Gates, Stephen Pagel, Ellen Klages, Violette Malan, Marcy Italiano, Wen Spencer,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 205B

Breaking In

Ginjer Buchanan, Dave Creek, Jay Lake, Mandy Slater, Wen Spencer,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 206A

So, You Want to be An Artist ...

Lee Gilliland, Geoffrey Surrette, Jean-Pierre Normand, Frank Wu,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: 206F

400 Years of Fantastic Literature in Canada

John Robert Colombo,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: Signing Area

Autographs

Denying Death: Brett Savory, Seth Lindberg, Gary Conner, George R. R. Martin,

 

Fri, 1700

CC: Summit

Mass Book Signing for STARS: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian

Susan Casper, Alexis Gilliland, Joe Haldeman, Janis Ian, Nancy Kress,

 

Fri, 1700

RY: Saskatchewan

Instaband:  Meet Your Band

Judith Hayman,

 

Fri, 1700

RY: Territories

Concert:  Roberta Rogow

Roberta Rogow,

 

Fri, 1730

CC: 203B

Esther Friesner (Reading)

Esther Friesner,

 

Fri, 1730

CC: 203C

Kelley Armstrong (Reading)

Kelley Armstrong,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 103A

Closed for the evening

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 103B

Closed for the evening

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 104A

The Earth is Big and We are Small. Should We Be Afraid?

Jonathan Cowie, Harry Harrison, China Mieville, Jonathon Sullivan, Karen Traviss,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 104B

Live Thog's Masterclass

David Langford,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 104CD

The Integration of Science and Religion in SF&F

Scott Bakker, Paul Fayter, Phyllis Gotlieb, Beth Hilgartner, Paul Levinson,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 201E

Anime Influences in North American Media

Brett Achorn, Brian Chu, Allen Garvey, Eric Langlois, Emru Townsend,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 201F

Canadian Space Society

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 203A

Marc Zicree (Reading)

Marc Zicree,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 203B

Science Fiction Film Literacy in One Easy Panel

Dr. Robert Blackwood, Dr. John Flynn, Kathi Overton, Craig Miller,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 203C

Charlie Stross (Reading)

Charlie Stross,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 203D

Exploring Sexual Taboos Through Science Fiction

David Honigsberg, Melanie Fletcher, Jamie Rosen, Caro Soles, Kimberly Ann Kindya,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 205B

Embracing Difference

Fiona Patton, David D. Levine, Bradford Lyau, Dave Creek, Peter Knapp,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 206B

Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading

Naomi Bilodeau, Suzy Charnas, Anne Harris, Ellen Klages, Louise Marley, Victoria McManus, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nancy Jane Moore, Amy Thomson, Wen Spencer,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: 206F

Direct Computer - Brain Interface

Jack L. Chalker, Howard Davidson, Matthew Jarpe, Eric M. Van,

 

Fri, 1800

CC: Summit

From the Ground Up: Building Fantastic Ecosystems

Hal Clement, Julie Czerneda, Will McDermott, Robert Reed,

 

Fri, 1800

Offsite

Heinlein Society Awards Dinner

 

Fri, 1830

CC: 203C

Paul Barnett (Reading)

Paul Barnett,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 104A

Turning Comics into Movies

Brett Achorn, Keith DeCandido, Colleen Hillerup, Isaac Szpindel,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 104B

Beanstalk! Are We Ready to Build One?

Catherine Asaro, Jordin Kare, Karl Schroeder, John Strickland,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 104CD

Censor This!

David Honigsberg, Stephen J. Barringer, Kurt Erichsen, Marcy Italiano, Val Ontell, Ctein,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 201ABCD

The Mars Society

Rocky Persaud, Jim Mcginty ,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 203A

Colleen Anderson (Reading)

Colleen Anderson,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 203C

Charlaine Harris (Reading)

Charlaine Harris,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 206A

Book Discussion: Venus Plus X

Lisa Tuttle,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: 206F

Faster Than Light

Joe Mahoney,

 

Fri, 1900

CC: Summit

Children and Literature:  Science Fiction and Fantasy

Lisette Boily, Ronald M. Green, Terry Pratchett,

 

Fri, 1900

RY: Confederation 3

Performers' Circle Folk

Gary Ehrlich, Allison Durno, Daniel Glasser, Jodi Krangle, Debbie Ohi, Rosemary Kirstein, Melissa Glasser,

 

Fri, 1930

CC: 201ABCD

Chesley Art Awards

 

Fri, 2000

CC: 201E

Science Fiction on Stage

Suzy Charnas, Alexis Gilliland, Lori Ann White, Alan Ziebarth,

 

Fri, 2000

CC: 201F

Friday Night Shabbat service

 

Fri, 2000

CC: 203A

Pat York (Reading)

Pat York,

 

Fri, 2000

CC: 203C

Rocky Persaud (Reading)

 

Fri, 2000

CC: 206A

Vampires, Goths and Sex

Liz Williams, Lisa DuMond, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Aynjel Kaye, Lee Martindale,

 

Fri, 2000

RY: Confederation 3

Performers' Circle International

Philip Allcock, Andrew Barton, Kate Soley Barton,

 

Fri, 2000

RY: Manitoba

Artificial Life Forms and Their Rights

Dave Creek, Sean Mead, Robert J. Sawyer, Susan Smith,

 

Fri, 2000

RY: PEI

Instaband Practice

 

Fri, 2000

RY: Quebec

Race In SF: Black, White, Asian Or Just Human?

Stephen Pagel, Karin Lowachee, Derwin Mak, Antonio Ruffini, Russell Blackford, Michael Z. Williamson,

 

Fri, 2000

RY: Territories

Concert:  Graham Leathers

Graham Leathers,

 

Fri, 2000

RY: Tudor 7

History of Filk

Dick Eney, Barry Gold, Lee Gold, Joey Shoji, Roberta Rogow,

 

Fri, 2030

CC: 203A

Diane Turnshek (Reading)

Diane Turnshek,

 

Fri, 2030

RY: Concert Hall

Friday Night Dance

 

Fri, 2100

CC: 104A

Big Girls and Boys' Toys: women in post-cyberpunk hard and military sf

Elizabeth Moon, Chris Moriarty, Kristine Smith, Wen Spencer,

 

Fri, 2100

CC: 201F

The Fine Folks of SFF.net

Tom P. Powers, Melanie Fletcher,

 

Fri, 2100

CC: 203A

Ken Wharton (Reading)

Ken Wharton,

 

Fri, 2100

CC: 203C

Ann Zeddies (Reading)

Ann Zeddies,

 

Fri, 2100

CC: 206F

Born or Bitten: Biological vs. Supernatural Vampires

Lisa DuMond, E.E. Knight, Elizabeth Miller, Peter Watts,

 

Fri, 2100

RY: British Columbia

Grant Carrington (Reading)

Grant Carrington,

 

Fri, 2100

RY: Library

Junkyard Poets

David Clink, Herb Kauderer, Timothy Anderson, Scott Edelman, Paula Johanson,

 

Fri, 2100

RY: Manitoba

Why did Firefly Fail and Angel Succeed?

Christopher Garcia, Colleen Hillerup, Christine Mak, Emily Pohl-Weary,

 

Fri, 2100

RY: Territories

Columbia  Remembrance & Space Celebration

Sally J. Headford,

 

Fri, 2100

RY: York

Terry McGarry (Reading)

Terry McGarry,

 

Fri, 2200

CC: 104A

This is a Space (Exploration) Program?

Dave Creek, Henry Spencer, David Stephenson, John Strickland,

 

Fri, 2200

RY: Ballroom

Angel: Waiting in the Wings

 

Fri, 2200

RY: British Columbia

Herb Kauderer (Reading)

Herb Kauderer,

 

Fri, 2200

RY: Quebec

The Leather Turn On

Kevin Roche,

 

Fri, 2200

RY: York

David B. Coe (Reading)

David B. Coe,

 

Fri, 2300

RY: Ballroom

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Conversations with Dead People

 

Fri, 2300

RY: Confederation 3

Theme Filk: Rock

Steven Macdonald,

 

Fri, 2300

RY: PEI

Open Filk -- Guitar Free

Eloise Beltz-Decker,

 

Fri, 2300

RY: Tudor 7

Theme Filk: Golden Oldies

Joey Shoji,

 

Fri, 2300

RY: Tudor 8

Open Filk -- Chaos

Decadent Dave Clement,

 

Fri, 2400

RY: Confederation 3

Open Filk -- Chaos

Paul Kwinn,

 

Fri, 2400

RY: Tudor 7

Open Filk -- Domino

Lee Gold, Barry Gold,

Last Updated: Saturday, August 30, 2003 23:27
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