| Day | Start | Ballroom A | Ballroom B | Ballroom C | Ballroom D | Ballroom E | Ballroom F | Delaware 2 | Delaware 3 | Executive Boardroom | Franklin 1 | Franklin 2 |
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| Friday | 7:00 PM |
Reading Michael F.Flynn |
Were We Born to be Fans? Dick Eney, Lee Gilliland, Perrianne Lurie |
Is This Your First Convention? Shane Tourtellotte, Michael J. Walsh, Diane Weinstein |
South Jersey Rebellion Productions Comics Tony DiGerolamo |
Time Travel Today John Ashmead III |
Reading David Sherman |
Stranger than (Science) Fiction Bruce Adelsohn, Stephen Brinich, Matt Legér |
Regency Dance Workshop Crystal Paul |
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| Friday | 8:00 PM |
Whose 'Toon is it Anyway? Andrew Bergstrom, Marguerite Rutkowski, Wayne Zimmerman |
Cliques in Fandom Perrianne Lurie, Joe Mayhew, Diane Weinstein, Eric Van |
Y2K and Science Fiction Allan D. Edels, Glen Engel-Cox, Bud Sparhawk |
PSFS Meeting James Morrow |
Bookaholics Anonymous John Ashmead III, Steve Carper, Dina Leacock, Tamar J. Lindsay |
Reinventing Horror Fiction P.D. Cacek, Alexandra E. Honigsberg, Marvin Kaye, Jack Passarella, Roman Ranieri |
Biotechnology in the 21st Century Dave Mangus |
Reading Brenda W. Clough |
The Great Avram Davidson Revival Gardner Dozois, Gregory Frost, Darrell Schweitzer, George Scithers, Michael Swanwick |
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| Friday | 9:00 PM |
Will There Ever Be Another Golden Age of Science Fiction? Joe Mayhew, John Norman, Matt Ruff, George Scithers, Andrew Wheeler |
Why is There So Much SF (or maybe Sci Fi) On Television? Lee Gilliland, Kimberly Ann Kindya, Paul Levinson, Shane Tourtellotte |
Y2K and the Real World David M. Axler, Allan D. Edels, Glen Engel-Cox, Richard K. Lyon, Aly Parsons |
Meet the Pros Party |
Real Men Do Wear Costumes Robert M. Himmelsbach, Sandy Swank |
Free Energy: Breakthrough or Bunkum? Tom Napier |
Reading Keith R.A. DeCandido |
Guilty Pleasures David Honigsberg, Roberta Rogow, Lawrence M. Schoen, Mark Wolverton |
Great Alternate Technologies That Didn't Happen Eric Kotani, Bud Sparhawk, Michael Swanwick |
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| Friday | 10:00 PM |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs. High School in Real Life John Ashmead III, Camille Bacon-Smith, Ginjer Buchanan, Jack Passarella, Misty Pendragon |
Smut and Nothing But? Susan Casper, Alexandra E. Honigsberg |
SF Quiz Show Oz Fontecchio, Esther M. Friesner, Roman Ranieri, Mike Flynn |
Dance Timothy Binder, Rock Robertson (till late) |
Reading Marvin Kaye |
Space Exploration, Robotic vs. Human Catherine Asaro, Earl J. Bennett, Hal Clement, Bill Engfer, Gary Fisher, Dr. H. Paul Shuch |
Reading Paul Levinson |
Lucid Dreaming Dick Eney, Tamar J. Lindsay, Jane T. Sibley |
Intro to Anthropomorphics | ||
| Friday | 11:00 PM |
Sex Toys of the Future Part II Catherine Asaro, David M. Axler, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Alexis Gilliland |
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| Day | Start | Ballroom A | Ballroom B | Ballroom C | Ballroom D | Ballroom E | Ballroom F | Delaware 2 | Delaware 3 | Executive Boardroom | Franklin 1 | Franklin 2 |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM |
SFWA Meeting members only |
Belly Dancing Workshops and Hafla |
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| Saturday | 10:00 AM |
The Third Dimension: Sculpture Andrew Bergstrom, Helen Fleischer, Sally Mayer, Paul Sorton |
Death as a Career Move Paul Levinson, Richard K. Lyon, George Scithers, Michael Swanwick, Michael J. Walsh |
Classic Science Fiction and the Young Reader David M. Axler, John G. Hemry, Dr. Susan M. Shwartz, A.L. Sirois |
If Science Fiction is Now Mainstream, What's on the Edge? Marina Frants, David Hartwell, Joe Mayhew, James Morrow |
Reading for the Future Lynn E. Cohen-Koehler, Kathryn Cramer, Oz Fontecchio, Sandy Pomerantz, Mary Stanton |
Computers and Art Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr., Charles J. Divine, Jael, Joel T. Keener |
Space Commercialism Earl J. Bennett, Hal Clement, Bill Engfer, Mitchell Gordon, Jay Haines, Michael Stewart |
What Makes a Story Publishable? Ginjer Buchanan, Judy DiCanio, Nicholas A. DiChario, Scott Edelman, David Sherman |
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| Saturday | 11:00 AM |
Art and Religion Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr., Charlene Taylor D'Alessio, Barbara J. Selletti, Hannah M.G. Shapero |
Military SF: We're Not All Warmongers, or, Die Stereotype, Die! Catherine Asaro, Alexis Gilliland, John G. Hemry, Tom Purdom, David Sherman |
It's All Bat Durston Ellen Asher, Steve Johnson, Perrianne Lurie, John Norman, Marguerite Rutkowski |
The Three Editors Theory of Science Fiction Steve Carper, Marvin Kaye, Paul Levinson, A.L. Sirois, Michael J. Walsh |
The Political Agendas of Children's Fantasy P.D. Cacek, Brenda W. Clough, Kathryn Cramer, Ken Houghton, Mary Stanton |
Sculpting Action Figure Prototypes Daniel R. Horne |
Technology, Technique, and the Future Dr. Edward Tenner |
Meet the Editors Gardner Dozois, Scott Edelman, Darrell Schweitzer, Patrick Thomas, Diane Weinstein |
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| Saturday | 12:00 PM |
Health, Safety, and Preservation Jill Bauman, Ric Frane, Wendy Mitchell Frane |
Robert Heinlein Conquers the World Jack L. Chalker, J.R. Dunn, Eric Kotani, Richard K. Lyon, Dr. Susan M. Shwartz, Mike Flynn |
Science Fiction as a Vehicle for Otherwise Unacceptable Ideas Steve Carper, Brenda W. Clough, Joe Lazzaro, James Morrow, John Norman |
High Fantasy Judith Berman, Esther M. Friesner, Gregory Frost, Alexandra E. Honigsberg, David Honigsberg, Rosie Smith |
Babylon 5 is Over Lee Gilliland, Steve Johnson, Perrianne Lurie, Misty Pendragon, Mark Wolverton |
An Animé Primer Marina Frants, Kimberly Ann Kindya, Edward Rutkowski, Tony DiGerolamo |
Work or Passion? N. Taylor Blanchard, Daniel R. Horne, William O'Connor, Marianne Plumridge |
The Science of Flirtation Timothy Perper |
Mensa IQ Testing Muriel Hykes |
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| Saturday | 1:00 PM |
Sex, Violence, and Elephant Dung Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr., Bob Eggleton, Friedrich A. Haas, Joel T. Keener |
Big Brother and the Convergence of Technology Jeff Bredenberg, Cory Doctorow, J.R. Dunn, Lois H. Gresh, Shane Tourtellotte |
Some While After the Death of God Marcos Donnelly, Pamela D. Hodgson, Katherine Kurtz, James Morrow, John Norman |
Marion Zimmer Bradley Retrospective Jack L. Chalker, Mary Frey, Roxanna Pierson, Dr. Susan M. Shwartz |
The Ultimate Taboos Mattie Brahen, Eric Kotani, Tom Purdom, Ian Randal Strock, Pat York |
Fantasy Cliches vs. Archetypes Ellen Asher, Esther M. Friesner, Gregory Frost, Rosie Smith, Andrew Wheeler |
Costumes: Concept to Creation Elaine Mami, Pat Ritter, Carol Salemi |
Jet Propulsion Lab Missions Michelle Baker |
Writers' Workshop Hal Clement, Judy DiCanio, Darrell Schweitzer, George Scithers, Bud Sparhawk |
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| Saturday | 2:00 PM |
Finding the Muse Charlene Taylor D'Alessio, Cheryl Fisher, Ric Frane, Wendy Mitchell Frane |
Bloat Books and Bug-Crushers Ellen Asher, Tom Purdom, Marguerite Rutkowski, David Sherman, Andrew Wheeler |
The Influence of the Deryni Series on Modern Fantasy Ginjer Buchanan, Laura Anne Gilman, Katherine Kurtz, Hannah M.G. Shapero |
Science Fiction Writers Actually Attempt to Predict the Future Catherine Asaro, Lois H. Gresh, Richard K. Lyon, Shane Tourtellotte, Robert Weinberg |
Costume: Creation to Stage Laurel Cunningham-Hill, Elaine Mami |
How Can We Keep Fiction Out Of Science? Paula Crock, Walter Cuirle, Bob Glickman, Eric Krieg, Tom Napier |
Writers' Workshop Hal Clement, Judy DiCanio, Darrell Schweitzer, George Scithers, Bud Sparhawk |
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| Saturday | 3:00 PM |
The Pulps and Their Lingering Influence (or is it Stench?) Hal Clement, Darrell Schweitzer, A.L. Sirois, Robert Weinberg |
Zombies of Montrose Shira Daemon, David Hartwell, Ken Houghton, Robert K.J. Killheffer, James Morrow, Kathryn Morrow |
Art Guest of Honor Speech Jill Bauman |
Romance and Hard SF Catherine Asaro, Brenda W. Clough, Judy DiCanio, Lee Gilliland, Tom Purdom |
The Media Tie-In Book Keith R.A. DeCandido, Scott Edelman, Misty Pendragon, Tony DiGerolamo |
Costume Photography Ken Warren |
Living on Mars Michelle Baker, Rudy Behrens, Gary Fisher, Rich Mallon-Day |
Reading Michael Swanwick |
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| Saturday | 4:00 PM |
The BIG ART Panel Jill Bauman, Bob Eggleton, William O'Connor, Eric Peterson, Bob Walters |
Cartoonists' Jam Alexis Gilliland, Joe Mayhew |
Writer Guest of Honor Interview Katherine Kurtz, Hannah M.G. Shapero |
Media Novels as Cancer Ginjer Buchanan, Steve Johnson, Jack Passarella, Misty Pendragon, George Scithers |
Unsuccessful Predictions Steve Carper, Pamela D. Hodgson, Paul Levinson, A.L. Sirois, Michael Swanwick |
Dinosaurs of the Delaware Valley Dr. William Gallagher |
No One Expects the Fannish Filk Recursion Gary Ehrlich, Crystal Paul, Roberta Rogow |
Reading John Norman |
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| Saturday | 5:00 PM |
Reading Esther M. Friesner |
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| Day | Start | Ballroom A | Ballroom B | Ballroom C | Ballroom D | Ballroom E | Ballroom F | Delaware 2 | Delaware 3 | Executive Boardroom | Franklin 1 | Franklin 2 |
| Saturday | 9:00 PM | Masquerade |
Poetry Slam Marcos Donnelly, Alexis Gilliland, Alexandra E. Honigsberg, Darrell Schweitzer |
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| Saturday | 10:00 PM | |||||||||||
| Saturday | 11:00 PM |
Dance Timothy Binder, Rock Robertson (after Masquerade till late) |
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| Saturday | 12:00 AM | |||||||||||
| Day | Start | Ballroom A | Ballroom B | Ballroom C | Ballroom D | Ballroom E | Ballroom F | Delaware 2 | Delaware 3 | Executive Boardroom | Franklin 1 | Franklin 2 |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM |
Tai Chi Dave Borofsky |
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| Sunday | 10:00 AM |
Art, Craft, or Both? Douglas Ayen, Lee Gilliland, Pat Ritter, Roberta Rogow |
A Survey of Recent Science Fiction About Dinosaurs Michael Swanwick, Bob Walters | Raymond Chandler's Influence on Science Fiction Gregory Frost, Paul Levinson, Andrew Wheeler |
The Artemis Project Ian Randal Strock |
The SF I Read as a Kid Hal Clement, Jeff Ford, Laura Anne Gilman, Katherine Kurtz, Eva Whitley |
Origami Mark Kennedy |
Pulling the Anthropologist's Leg Oz Fontecchio, Lawrence M. Schoen, Diane Weinstein |
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| Sunday | 11:00 AM |
Lost Wax Casting Slide Show Butch Honek |
The Rosy Future and Hell in Space: Why Do We Like Them Both? Jeff Bredenberg, Michael F. Flynn, Lois H. Gresh, Paul Levinson, Diane Weinstein |
Mystery and SF Nicholas A. DiChario, Cory Doctorow, Katherine Kurtz, Dina Leacock |
Would We Really Want to Live Forever? Ellen Asher, Marcos Donnelly, Alexandra E. Honigsberg, Eric Kotani, James Morrow |
Moving Beyond Tolkien Shira Daemon, Stephen C. Fisher, Joe Mayhew, Aly Parsons, Rosie Smith |
Hugos, Nebulas, Howards, the Daedalus, the Coveted Balrog, etc. Scott Edelman, Bud Sparhawk, Michael Swanwick |
Beyond the Conan Movies Keith R.A. DeCandido, Darrell Schweitzer, Robert Weinberg |
The Creator as Icon Susan Casper, Glen Engel-Cox, David Hartwell, Eric Van |
Reading Catherine Asaro |
The Way We Weren't John G. Hemry, Jennifer Hershey, George Scithers |
Spacemen in Wonderland Kathryn Cramer, A.L. Sirois |
| Sunday | 12:00 PM |
Mark Rogers Slide Show Mark Rogers |
The Utopian Tradition in SF: Is it still viable? Steve Carper, Alexis Gilliland, Pat York |
Shakespeare in Fantasy Ginjer Buchanan, Carol Buggé, Marvin Kaye, Lawrence M. Schoen |
H.P. Lovecraft and the Attack of the Purple Prose from Yuggoth John Ashmead III, David M. Axler, Steve Johnson, Darrell Schweitzer, Michael J. Walsh |
Promoting Your Art: An Art Director Speaks Michael Apice |
Is There Life Out There? Earl J. Bennett, Hal Clement, Mitchell Gordon, Dr. H. Paul Shuch |
Reading James Morrow |
Rhyming & Scansion Tools Stephen Brinich, Crystal Paul, David Weingart |
Who Determines Which Books Get Published and How? Keith R.A. DeCandido, David Hartwell, Andrew Wheeler, Brian Youmans | ||
| Sunday | 1:00 PM |
The Appeal of Flawed Characters Catherine Asaro, Camille Bacon-Smith, Jack L. Chalker, Michael F. Flynn, Aly Parsons |
The Alien Planet as Island Jeff Ford, George Scithers, A.L. Sirois, Michael Swanwick |
The Science Fiction of 1998 John Ashmead III, Gardner Dozois, Glen Engel-Cox, Brian Youmans |
Adapting Earth Religions to Life on Other Planets Mattie Brahen, Greg Fishbone, Pamela D. Hodgson, Katherine Kurtz, Joe Mayhew | Art Auction |
Different Facets of Gaming Don Corcoran, Lovell T. Harmon, Becky Jollensten, Eric M. Lang |
Space Academy Dr. H. Paul Shuch, Michael Stewart, Ian Randal Strock |
Reading Gregory Frost |
The Role of SF in Preparing for Social Change Stephen C. Fisher, Ken Houghton, Paul Levinson |
Novels About Fandom Diane Weinstein, Eva Whitley |
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| Sunday | 2:00 PM |
Analog Mafia Michael F. Flynn, Joe Lazzaro, Paul Levinson, Bud Sparhawk, Shane Tourtellotte |
The Different Roles of Aliens in Science Fiction Jack L. Chalker, John G. Hemry, Pamela D. Hodgson, Eric Kotani, David Sherman |
It Came from the Slushpile Gardner Dozois, Scott Edelman, Greg Fishbone, George Scithers |
Racial Stereotyping in The Phantom Menace Brenda W. Clough, Marvin Kaye, James Morrow, Ian Randal Strock, Pat York |
Masquerade Review Alex Latzko, Sandy Swank, Vicki Warren |
Does Science Drive SF or Does SF Drive Science? Catherine Asaro, Stephen C. Fisher, Alexis Gilliland |
Reading Lois H. Gresh |
Scanning Bridget Joyce Boyle |
Furry Art 101 | ||
| Sunday | 3:00 PM |
"Reality" is The Only Word That Should Always Be Used in Quotes Allan D. Edels, James Morrow, Roxanna Pierson, A.L. Sirois, Eric Van |
Filk One Shots |
How To Edit an Anthology Kathryn Cramer, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Marvin Kaye, Robert Weinberg, Brian Youmans |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...and Then What? Hal Clement, John G. Hemry, Joe Lazzaro, Bud Sparhawk |
Reading Katherine Kurtz |
Picture Manipulation Bridget Joyce Boyle |
Klingon Language 101 Lawrence M. Schoen |
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| Sunday | 4:00 PM | Feedback Session | ||||||||||