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Sunday 12:50 am Film - Animation/Shorts Galore - Regency Ballroom C/D 1:35 am Film - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1965) - Regency Ballroom A 3:05 am Film - Ghidrah--the 3-Headed Monster (1966) - Regency Ballroom A 4:40 am Film - Fiend Without a Face (1958) - Regency Ballroom A 6:30 am Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D 7:45 am Film - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D 9:25 am Film - Phantom Empire 7-9 (1935) - Regency Ballroom C/D 10:00 AM Media - Books-Movies-Books - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: C. Hitchcock B. Froman, T. Gunnarsson, M. Leeper, G.R.R Martin, C. Miller, M. Snodgrass Literary - Focus on Death - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: J. Morrow B. Denton, J. Kelly, T. Pratchett, M. Soukup, D. Zindell Literary - Moving Publishing Out of New York - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: P. Nielsen-Hayden B. Meacham, C. Ryan, D.W. Smith Literary - Electronic Rights - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: C. Von Rospach G. Costikyan, W. Daniels, R. Zellich Science - Predictions and Extrapolations: Patterns in History and Science - Columbus Hall K/L Moderator: J. Martino K. Dalkey, M. Kenin, Joel Sherman, H. Turtledove How can historians and futurists (and, of course, SF writers) get a handle on the future? Does Change have patterns we can use to divine the course of events? What are the methods of extrapolation? Science - Weapons of Tomorrow: The War Toys of SF - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: B. Bova D. Elms, R. Green, S. Shwartz, M. Yudkowski What new military technologies are around the corner? Which old ones will be made obsolete? Academic - Teaching Science Fiction III - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: J. Patrouch P. Eisenstein, R. Mac Bride Allen, C. Sheffield Art - Demonstration: Matting - Buckingham T. Hamilton Art - Demonstration: Watercolor - Water Tower P. Breeding-Black Art - Slide Show: The Art of Baen books - Gold Coast T. Weisskopf Fan - Fat-Feminina in Fandom - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: L. Edison H. Squires - WSFS Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom F Costuming - From the Neck Up - Part 2 Hats and Dresses - Columbian G. Anderson, K. Pauli, P. Pettinger, J. Ward Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South J.G. Betancourt, J. Gurney, N. Jainschigg, J. Lichtenberg Reading - Haymarket J. Lorrah Reading - Picasso J. Tarr Reading - Geneve/Bern P. Williams Reading - Basel/Lausanne S. Leigh 10:30 am Film - The Black Pirate (1926) - Regency Ballroom C/D Film - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Regency Ballroom A 11:00 am Literary - Where is the Cutting Edge--Stories or Novels? - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: J. Kelly E. Bryant, G. Dozois, D. Hartwell, S. Schmidt, C. Sheffield, M. Swanwick Literary - How Corporate Acquisitions Affect Publishing and You - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: L. Aronica T. Doherty, J.R. Douglas, J. Frankel, J. Higgins Science - History of Space Flight in Editorial Cartoons - Columbus Hall K/L L. Boyle Larry Boyle follows the triumphs and flops of the Space Age through the eyes of cartoonists. Science - Bygone Monsters: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Critters in Fiction - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: J. Gurney R. Charrette, R. Reed, R. Sawyer The fossil world provides us with a panoply of alien creatures richer than any imagined in novels. How have authors harnessed the worlds of the past in the service of SF? What is the special appeal of prehistoric creatures? Academic - Discussion Panel: Rudyard Kipling - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: S. Shwartz L. Gold, J. Pournelle, H. Wood Art - Lecture: Repro Man - Gold Coast D. Maitz Art - Lecture/Demonstration: Colored Pencil - Buckingham S. Rosema Fan - Evolution of Fanzines and Fan Editors - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: T. Sadler R. Coulson, L. Hickman, T. Lane, A. Ubelhor Media - Dances With Dragons - Grand Ballroom E J.L. Nye, R. Wood - Field of Dreams - New Orleans G. Effinger, R. Mainhardt, K. Parkinson, D.A. Smith, R. Wilber Literary - Homoerotica and Homophagia: Gay Vampires - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: F. Hummel L. Edison, N. Holder, C. Severance, A. Shepherd Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South J. Dorr, W. Howlett, F. Pohl, K. Rusch, J. Williamson Reading - Haymarket J. Gunn Reading - Picasso M. Sargent Reading - Geneve/Bern D. Kingsbury Reading - Basel/Lausanne P. Cadigan 12:00 pm Literary - Aliens and the Anthropomorphic Fallacy (Phallacy?) - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: F.A. Brejcha D. Drisgill, E. Friesner, L. Mixon, P. Park Literary - Small Press Issues - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: G. Ketter C. Edwards, R. Garcia, A. Kyle, A. Porter, J. Simner, M. Ziesing Science - What's Wrong with NASA, and How to Fix It - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: A. Steele P. Jennings, H. Spencer, C. Stoll At least some of NASA's flaws are now apparent to everyone. Can the outfit that sent people to the Moon and Voyager to Neptune be revived from its post-Challenger, post-Hubble slump? Science - How to Fix Your Broken Spaceship: A Short Course for the Prepared Traveler - Columbus Hall K/L K. Meltsner How to talk to local blacksmiths and artisans so you can get your ship back into space. Recommended for trips to those backwater planets unserved by the Galactic AAA. Science - The Feminine Experience in High-Tech - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: A. Karash M.J. Dyson, K. Massie-Ferch, R. Nakkula, H. Parker Scientists and engineers discuss the experience of women in the predominantly-male world of the laboratory and the industrial plant. Trivia - Trivia Bowl - New Orleans Cities - Big City Support Systems - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: F. Pohl S. Blom, W. Humphries, G. Price, Joel Sherman Art - Demonstration: It's all Black and White - Water Tower R. Walters Art - Slide Show/Lecture: Do's and Don'ts - Gold Coast J. Wurts Art - Portfolio Review - Buckingham T. Hamilton, D. Maitz Fan - Familiar Faces; Alternate Fandoms - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: D. Sanders J. Kare, T. Lay, P.A. Lucyshyn - Art Auction Part II - Grand Ballroom F Costuming - How Do I Start - Novice Costumers - Columbian R. Himmelsbach, S. Pettinger, C. Salemi, V. Warren, J. Wilson-Anderson Literary - Japanese Science Fiction Today - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: M. Osako T. Shibano, K. Yamaoka Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South T. Bisson, B. Bova, D. Cherry, J. Varley Reading - Haymarket C. Mills Reading - Picasso L. Stewart Carl Reading - Geneve/Bern M. Resnick Reading - Basel/Lausanne L. Carpenter Film - Ron Shusett on the upcoming "Freejack" - Regency Ballroom A 12:15 PM Film - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Regency Ballroom C/D 1:00 PM Literary - Japanese Culture/SF -- Cross Fertilizations - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: T. Shibano Y. Kobayashi, M. Osako, S. Takeuchi Science - Technofen and Tinkerers: Problem-Solving in Your Basement - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: T.R. Johnson G. Anderson, A. Duester, C. Jones, J. Kare, D. Levine What are they up to in those workshops? Among us are the techies-- people who delight in putting odd things together in odd ways, people who walk through a con blinking and beeping, people who have assembled amazing gadgets and marvelous toys. Science - Do Dolphins Speak English? Will They? How about Gorillas? - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M. Bein D. Brin, J. Moffett, P. Robinson, C. Sheffield Where does science stand in the quest to communicate with animals? And will they ever read SF and fantasy? Will they ever write it? Literary - Plotted While U Wait - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: S. Shwartz S.M. Stirling, J. Tarr, H. Turtledove Academic - Discussion Panel: Hal Clement - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: S. Miesel A. Eisenstein, E. Hull Art - Lecture: Self Dissection - Buckingham J. Lee Art - Slide Show: Hal Clement Show - Gold Coast H. Clement Art - Slide Show: David Mattingly Retrospective - Gold Coast D. Mattingly Art - Demonstration: Stone in Acrylic - Water Tower L. Lake Fan - Ghood Causes -- Worldcon Funded Fan Projects - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: C. Miller P. Frierson, J. Hertz, S. Jeude Filk - Filking the Mundanes - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: S. Childs-Helton D. Clement, L. Fish, R. Nakkula Costuming - Historical - Oriental - Columbian R. Himmelsbach, T. Seabrook-McLaurine, V. Warren Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South J. Coulson, R. Coulson, F. Kelly-Freas, S. Leigh, L. Tilton Reading - Haymarket D. Sakers Reading - Picasso P. Anthony Reading - Geneve/Bern D. Beason Reading - Basel/Lausanne J. Rosenberg Art - Computer Animation at Home - TBA Film - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Regency Ballroom A 2:00 pm Literary - What's the Difference Between Magical Realism and Fantasy? - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: E. Van M. Kandel, P. McKillip, M. Rosenblum, M. Zambreno Literary - Neopro 2: Contacts & Self Promotion - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: P. Heck C. Eddy, W. Fawcett, P. Nielsen-Hayden, T. Weisskopf, B. Yalow Science - What's Right with NASA - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M.J. Dyson R. Cage, D. Hardison, P. Richards Warts and all, NASA is an astoundingly capable spacefaring organization. What can it do that nobody else can do? What will its future be like? Will NASA survive in its present form? Science - Screwdriver Dreams: Hard SF and Mysticism - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: G. Benford H. Hendrix, S. McKee Charnas, D. Zindell Writers of hard science fiction are notall Cold Equations. Some exhibit a broad streak of mysticism in their work. Who? Why? Literary - Influence of Dorothy Dunnett - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: D. Keller M. Gettings, J. Hertz, G. Kay, T. Nielsen-Hayden, J. Stevenson Science - The Secret Sex Life of Candy - Columbus Hall K/L S. Scheiner Have you ever wondered where M&M's come from? What really goes on in that factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania? Come hear about life and love in a sugar-coated world. Rated "VF" (Very Fattening). Fen under 12 notadmitted. Art - Networking - Buckingham Moderator: M. Miller R. Eggleton, D. Maitz, S. Saffel, L. Synk Fan - Where Have All the Young Fans Gone? - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: E. Whitley L. Bushyager, S. Francis, R. Smith, Jon Stopa Media - Yes Mr. Waverly - Those Men From Uncle - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: T.E. DeWeese R. Coulson - Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F G. Boettcher, M. Randall, M. Reichert, M. Resnick, R. Silverberg, R. Weinberg - Greenberg Roast - Grand Ballroom F F. Ackerman, E. Bryant, A.J. Budrys, P. Cadigan, R. Green, M. Greenberg - WSFS Mark and Registration Committee - New Orleans Costuming - All Hail Queen G - Columbian N. Mildebrandt, P. Pettinger, S. Pettinger, G. Wolfenden-Steib Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South L. Barwood, G. Dickson, S. Miesel, D. Schweitzer Reading - Haymarket P. McAuley Reading - Picasso D. Thornley Reading - Geneve/Bern M. Soukup Reading - Basel/Lausanne R. Kirstein Film - The Princess Bride (1987) - Regency Ballroom C/D 3:00 pm Literary - The Rise of Androgyny - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: A. Thomson K. Babich, D. Keller, S. Miller, B. Rogers, K.D. Wentworth Literary - F&SF in the Eighties - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: D. Hartwell E. Datlow, G. Dozois, D. Grant, J. Klein, B. Mitchell Media - Sigourney Weaver - Grand Ballroom E J. Ecklar, E. Heideman, S. Mayer, R. Meyers Literary - Neopro 1: In and Out of the Slush Pile, Contracts and Agents - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: T. King J. Bilmes, S. Gilbert, S. Schmidt, D.W. Smith, G. Van Gelder Science - The Abuse of Biology in SF - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: E. Moon B. Gehm, S. Scheiner, E. Van Dommelen, S. Willis How does SF stack up when it deals with the biological sciences? Grievous errors, and how writers might avoid them. Bad examples and good examples. Science - Adaptive Technology: An Equalizing Force for the Disabled - Columbus Hall K/L F.A. Brejcha, J. Lazzaro Disabled computer users are discovering that in the online world, everybody looks the same. You may type your electronic mail at 100 words per minute or tap it out with a pencil in your mouth; your correspondents and readers don't care. Users of the BIX conferences discuss the potential of technology for opening new doors. Cities - Cities in Space - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: Joel Sherman A. Gilliland, J. Strickland, H. Vanderbilt Art - Lecture: Conservation Techniques - Buckingham E. Vartanoff Fan - It Doesn't SEEM Like 50 Years! (Fandom of the 30's and 40's) - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: D. Kyle F. Ackerman, R. Madle, F. Pohl, W. Tucker Science - Crunching Better Science: Are Faster Computers the Answer? - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: D. Levine A. Anda, D. Beason, D. Elms, K. Meltsner As raw computer power becomes available to scientists, some hard problems can be licked; other problems run away toofast. Ill-behaved problems may fall to trial and error. Very complex simulations become possible. Can fundamental discoveries be made inside very big, very fast machines? And where will faster performance come from? Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South G. Cook, K. Koja, K. Rusch, W.J. Williams Reading - Haymarket B. McKenna Reading - Picasso D. Drisgill Reading - Geneve/Bern J. Chalker Reading - Basel/Lausanne G. Kay Film - A look at Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" - Regency Ballroom A 3:30 pm - Art Auction Part III - Grand Ballroom F 4:00 PM Literary - Setting-Driven Plot vs. Plot-Driven Setting - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: P. McKillip V.E. Mitchell, M. Rosenblum, J. Stith, J. Williamson, C. Willis Literary - Starting a New Magazine - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: C. Ryan J.G. Betancourt, C. Edwards, E. Heideman, A. Porter, D.W. Smith Science - Dreamworlds and Cyberspace: Building Virtual Realities - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: C. Morningstar C.J. Cherryh, J. Cramer, L. Niven, T. O'Brien, D. Skran, J. Weisman The hottest, most-discussed topic in computerdom these days is "virtual reality:" you join other people in a simulated environment your computer provides. Learn about early systems that have already been developed, and about the thousand-and-one applications for future VR systems. Science - Frontiers of Electronics - Columbus Hall C/D Moderator: H. Davidson J. Grimm, D. Houseman, D. Levine, A. Peed, R. Zellich No technical art has changed our globe in as many ways as electronics. What's the latest on faster chips? Smaller ones? Optical computing? Dense storage media? Ask our experts. Literary - British Commonwealth Speculative Fiction - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: P. McAuley C. Burnham, G. Collins, P. Gurnwell, P. Nicholls, T. Pratchett, N. Ruddick Science - Charting America's Path to Space: The Synthesis Group - Columbus Hall K/L D. Beason The U.S. badly needs a road map for its next decades in space. Dr. Doug Beason is a member of the "Synthesis Group," commissioned by the White House to investigate and recommend alternatives for returning to the Moon, exploring Mars, and exploiting the resources of the Solar System. He discusses their recommendations. Art - Round Table: Printing and Distribution - Gold Coast A. Price Art - 3-D Art in a 2-D World - Buckingham Moderator: R. Charrette M.D. Farley, B. Guarino, J. Guthrie, S. Mayer Art - Demonstration: Oil Painting - Water Tower J. Gurney Fan - Did You Hear the One About... (Fan Humorists Panel) - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: M. Glyer S. Farber, T. Harvia, A. Hlavaty, E. Weinstein Media - It's Dead, Jim - Is Trek VI the End of Classic Trek? - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: J. Lichtenberg B. Ferguson, J. Ford, R. Greenberger Costuming - From LEDs to LASERs - Columbian G. Anderson, G. Boettcher, M. VandeBunt Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South J. Norman, J. Roberson, L. Synk, W. Wu Reading - Haymarket A. Harris Reading - Picasso R. Meyers Reading - Geneve/Bern E. Bryant Reading - Basel/Lausanne S.M. Stirling Film - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - Regency Ballroom C/D Film - Solaris (1972) - Regency Ballroom A 5:00 pm Literary - Sex and Violence, Love and Death - Grand Ballroom A Moderator: J. May P. Jennings, S. Leigh, S. McKee Charnas, J. Roberson, N. Smith, M. Soukup Literary - Family of pros - Columbus Hall A/B Moderator: M. Haldeman S. Deer, L. Haldeman, S. Miesel, L. Resnick, S. Tilton, V.S. Trestrail, L. Turtledove Literary - The Power of the Bookstore Employee - Columbus Hall I/J Moderator: S. Allison A. Bentley, L. Hamilton, G. Ketter, E. Lang, B. McKenna Science - The Scrambled Democracy: Computers, Government, Privacy, and Civil Liberties - Grand Ballroom B Moderator: M. Godwin M. Crawford, S. Jackson, A. Peed, B. Schneier, C. Von Rospach How do we protect individual rights on the emerging electronic frontier, where legal precedents are few and innovation outraces both citizens and government? How can we guarantee freedoms while providing for the legitimate needs of law enforcement? Can cryptography provide citizens with tools to do this? Science - Read My Lips, Hal: Speech Recognition by Machines - Columbus Hall K/L G. Corrigan It's hard to get people to listen to you. It's even harder to get a machine to listen. Engineer Gerald Corrigan explains how speech recognition works and what tomorrow's computers will be able to do with it. Science - Space Travel: Your Ticket to Orbit Has Been Confiscated - Columbus Hall C/D J. Davidson, D. Meyer At the end of 1990, Glavkosmos contract in hand, three young tall Texans set out to give you a chance to fly to Mir, the Soviet space station. Unfortunately, the Harris County district attorney's office was short on enthusiasm for spaceflight. Entrepreneurs Jim Davidson and David Meyer explain how the DA brought the program to an end-- and why it's notdead yet. Academic - Panel: Postmodernism and Science Fiction - Grand Ballroom D - North Moderator: P. McAuley H. Hendrix, W. Schuyler, S.M. Stirling Art - Cartooning - Buckingham Moderator: J. Mayhew K. Erichsen, A. Gilliland, R. Gleason, T. Harvia, M. White Fan - Are the Hugos an Endangered Species? - Columbus Hall E/F Moderator: B. Pelz R. Katze, R. Pavlac Filk - Filk as Poetry - Grand Ballroom E Moderator: R. Coulson G. Dickson, C. Flynt, B. Sutton, W. Sutton Autograph - Grand Ballroom C - South S. Brust, K. Dalkey, L. Mc Master Bujold, J. Roberts Reading - Haymarket C. Sheffield Reading - Picasso T. Gunnarsson Reading - Geneve/Bern G. Effinger Reading - Basel/Lausanne R. Sawyer 6:30 pm - N3F Meeting - Columbus Hall K/L Film - Total Recall (1990) HUGO NOMINEE - Regency Ballroom C/D 7:00 PM Film - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) - Regency Ballroom A 8:30 PM Film - Fantasia (1940) - Regency Ballroom C/D 8:45 pm Film - Aelita Queen of Mars (1924) - Regency Ballroom A 9:00 pm Late Night -Fan Readings - New Orleans D. Levine, N. Smith, C. Springs, P. Wells Filk - Pagan Circle - Gold Coast Moderator: B. Sutton W. Sutton, G. Zak - Hugo Awards Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom 10:30 pm Filk - Barry & Sally Jam - Gold Coast Moderator: B. Childs-Helton S. Childs-Helton 10:45 pm Film - The Second Animation Celebration: The Movie - Regency Ballroom C/D Film - Sneak Peak II: More on upcoming movies - Regency Ballroom A 12:00 am Film - Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Regency Ballroom a