Philcon Program Schedule By Track

Autographing

• Autographing Saturday 1pm [Sat 1:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Saturday 2pm [Sat 2:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Saturday 3pm [Sat 3:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Saturday Noon [Sat 12:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Sunday 1 pm [Sun 1:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Sunday 11 am [Sun 11:00 AM in Dealers Room]
• Autographing Sunday noon [Sun 12:00 PM in Dealers Room]
• Principal Speaker Eric Flint Autographing [Sat 11:00 AM in Dealers Room]

Main

• Art Auction [Sun 1:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Costume Guest Presentation - Kevin Roche and Andrew Trembley [Sat 2:00 PM in Liberty D]
• Eric Flint- Principal Speech [Sat 4:00 PM in Liberty D]
• Gripe Session [Sun 4:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Luau [Fri 9:00 PM in Freedom E/F (Fri only)]
• Masquerade [Sat 9:00 PM in Liberty D]
• Masquerade - Hour Two [Sat 10:00 PM in Liberty D]
• Meet the Pros [Fri 9:00 PM in Art Show (Philadelphia Ballroom)]
• Opening Ceremonies [Fri 8:00 PM in Freedom E/F (Fri only)]
• Sue Dawe Slide Presentation - The Later Years [Sun 11:00 AM in Freedom G]
• Sue Dawe-Artist Guest of Honor Presentation - The Early Years [Sat 3:00 PM in Liberty D]
• Voltaire Concert (Starts After Masquerade) [Sat 11:00 PM in Liberty D]

Literary

• Alternate Histories Not about War [Sun 2:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Buck Rogers as the Star Wars of the 1930s [Fri 9:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Building a Web Presence for Free [Sun 12:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Can giving away free electronic fiction really be good for science fiction? [Sat 12:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Clarion Writer's Workshop panel [Fri 8:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Creating Artificial Languages [Sat 12:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Critiquing Writing Workshops [Sat 11:00 AM in Salon 7]
• Dick in the Movies [Sun 1:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Don't Dumb It Down - Writing For Young Adults [Fri 8:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Dystopias as Cautionary Tales [Sat 9:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Evolution of Vampires in Literature [Fri 8:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Eye of Argon Reading [Fri 11:59 PM in Freedom G]
• Fun with Senseless Violence [Sat 8:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Future Consensus Realities [Sun 12:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Futures of the Past [Sat 12:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Gilbert and Sullivan as Fantasy and Science Fiction [Sat 4:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Giving Your Characters Plausible Motivation [Sun 12:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Great Writers are the Ones that Critics Can't Stop [Sat 9:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Heinlein at 100 [Sun 1:00 PM in Freedom F]
• How Does Literary Criticism Affect the Genre? [Sat 11:00 AM in Freedom H]
• How to Sell your First Novel [Sat 5:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Judging Books By Their Covers: [Sat 5:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Magazine/Book Editors Panel [Sun 11:00 AM in Freedom E]
• Military Fiction in a Time of War: Necessary, Popular or just plain risky? [Fri 7:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Minority Perspectives in Science Fiction [Sun 11:00 AM in Parlor A]
• Nurturing New Talent [Sun 12:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Online Markets for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror [Sat 2:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Paranormal Investigators in Fiction [Sat 11:00 AM in Freedom G]
• Philip K. Dick as a Mainstream Writer [Sat 8:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Plotting Your Career Arc [Sun 10:00 AM in Salon 1]
• Professional Writer's Organizations [Sat 5:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Promoting Yourself [Sat 1:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Re-exploring Jules Verne [Sun 2:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Really alien aliens [Sat 2:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Return of the Living Dead [Sat 9:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Science Fiction as the Modern Myth [Sat 1:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Science Fiction for Everyone [Sun 2:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Science Fiction Past Its "Sell By" Date [Sat 3:00 PM in Parlor A]
• SF Quiz Show [Fri 10:00 PM in Freedom G]
• SF Quiz Show (cont'd) [Fri 11:00 PM in Freedom G]
• SFWA Meeting [Sun 10:00 AM in Freedom F]
• Taking the Hugo Back From Harry Potter [Sun 3:00 PM in Freedom E]
• The "Balonium" Factor [Sun 10:00 AM in Parlor A]
• The Author as Legend [Sat 9:00 PM in Parlor B]
• The Death of the Dream? [Sun 10:00 AM in Freedom E]
• The Endurance of Ted Sturgeon [Sat 2:00 PM in Freedom H]
• The Fiction of L. Sprague De Camp [Fri 7:00 PM in Salon 7]
• The Future of Government [Sun 11:00 AM in Parlor B]
• The Graphic Novel [Sat 10:00 AM in Freedom F]
• The Harry Potter Post Mortem [Fri 9:00 PM in Freedom G]
• The Heirs of H.P. Lovecraft [Sat 8:00 PM in Parlor A]
• The History of Space Opera [Sat 3:00 PM in Freedom E]
• The Impact of Media Fiction [Sun 2:00 PM in Freedom G]
• The Influence of Painting, Sculpture and the Visual Arts on Fantastic Literature [Sat 11:00 AM in Parlor A]
• The Meaning of "The Cold Equations" [Sun 11:00 AM in Freedom F]
• The New Tolkien Book [Fri 10:00 PM in Freedom H]
• The New Wave, Cyberpunk, Transrealism [Sun 1:00 PM in Salon 1]
• The Obligatory Philip K. Dick panel. [Fri 10:00 PM in Parlor B]
• The Paranormal Romance [Sat 4:00 PM in Salon 1]
• The Second Wave of Space Opera [Sat 1:00 PM in Parlor B]
• The Subject of Race in Heinlein's Fiction [Sat 3:00 PM in Freedom G]
• The Victorian Age As A Setting For (Non-Victorian) Science Fiction [Sat 1:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Three Aliens Walk into a Bar -- Humor in SF from Jonathan Swift to Terry Bisson [Sat 1:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Understanding Ownership of Intellectual Property [Sat 8:00 PM in Parlor B]
• USA at 400 [Sat 4:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Western Genre Themes in Science Fiction [Fri 10:00 PM in Parlor A]
• What do we actually mean by "literary"? [Sun 1:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Whatever Happened to the Great Science Fiction Monsters? [Sat 5:00 PM in Freedom F]
• When An Alternate History Means Something [Sun 10:00 AM in Freedom H]
• When Hollywood Gets it Wrong -or Different [Sat 4:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Where are the Time Travelers of Today? [Sat 5:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Why are they always Galactic Empires? [Sat 12:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Why Children's Fantasy is the Current Big thing [Sat 2:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Why I Decided to Start a Blog [Sat 3:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Writers' Workshop [Sat 3:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Writers' Workshop [Sat 2:00 PM in Salon 2]

Readings

• Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading [Sun 10:00 AM in Parlor B]
• Reading: Bud Sparhawk [Sat 4:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Camille Bacon-Smith [Sun 12:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Catherine Asaro [Sat 11:00 AM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Daniel Ackley-McPhail [Fri 7:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Gregory Frost [Sun 10:00 AM in Parlor C]
• Reading: James Patrick Kelly [Sun 2:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: John G. Hemry [Sun 3:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Judith Berman [Sat 5:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: L.A. Banks [Sun 1:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Lawrence M. Schoen [Sun 11:00 AM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Michael F. Flynn [Fri 8:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Michael Swanwick [Sat 1:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Saturday 2 pm [Sat 2:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Tom Purdom [Sat 10:00 AM in Parlor C]
• Reading: Walter Hunt [Sat 3:00 PM in Parlor C]

Anime

• Anime And The Revolving Door Of Culture [Fri 8:00 PM in Salon 9]
• Anime Apocrypha [Sun 3:00 PM in Salon 9]
• Bad Anime, Bad!! [Sat 9:00 PM in Salon 9]
• Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Anime (...but were afraid to ask) [Sun 12:00 PM in Salon 9]
• In Their Own Words - The Business of Voice Acting [Sat 5:00 PM in Salon 9]
• SF & Fantasy Cartoons And Why We Love Them [Sat 10:00 AM in Salon 9]
• These Are A Few Of My Favorite Scenes [Fri 10:00 PM in Salon 9]
• Totally Subversive Toons [Sat 12:00 PM in Salon 9]

Art

• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words [Sun 2:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Art and Compromise [Sat 3:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Art in the Techno Age [Fri 8:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Do you Have to Hide Your Fantasy Art [Sun 12:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Images of Women in Art and Media [Sat 11:00 AM in Parlor B]
• Latest Trends in Art [Fri 7:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Mark Rogers Slide Show [Sat 4:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Why We Love Cats [Sat 2:00 PM in Parlor B]

Children's Programming

• Build: LEGO spaceships [Fri 5:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Craft: Origami [Sun 1:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Draw: Creatures, dragons and monsters [Fri 6:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Draw: Robots [Sat 1:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Music: Theme song sing-a-long [Sat 6:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Play: "Toon" (Session 1 of 2) [Sat 11:00 AM in Parlor D]
• Play: "Toon" (Session 2 of 2) [Sun 11:00 AM in Parlor D]
• Play: LEGO Games (Session 1) [Fri 7:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Play: LEGO Games (Session 2) [Sat 7:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Play: Star Munchkin [Fri 4:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Talk: What are you reading? [Sat 3:00 PM in Parlor D]
• Write: Round Robin [Sat 5:00 PM in Parlor D]

Comics

• Best... Comic-Book Movie... Ever!: The Comics on Film and TV [Fri 8:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Graphic Tales Of Science Fiction: Comics, Graphic Novels, and SF [Sun 12:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Ninja, Pirate, Mad Scientist, Robot! [Sat 11:00 AM in Freedom F]
• The Lady In The Fridge: Do Female Comic Characters Get Screwed Over? [Sat 4:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Webcomics Have Nothing To Do With Spiderman! [Sat 12:00 PM in Parlor B]

Costuming

• Beadwork Workshop With Lisa Ashton [Sat 10:00 AM in Art Show (Philadelphia Ballroom)]
• Beadwork Workshop with Lisa Ashton Part 2 [Sat 11:00 AM in Art Show (Philadelphia Ballroom)]
• Chainmail: Wearable Art [Sat 12:00 PM in Art Show (Philadelphia Ballroom)]
• Chainmail: Wearable Art Part 2 [Sat 1:00 PM in Art Show (Philadelphia Ballroom)]
• Duct Tape: Fashion Statement or a Cry for Help [Sun 11:00 AM in Salon 7]
• Fashions of the Future [Sat 12:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Men who Wear Kilts and the Women Who Love Them. [Fri 7:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Putting it All Together [Sat 11:00 AM in Salon 1]
• You Made a Ball Gown out of Hefty Bag? [Sun 3:00 PM in Parlor B]

Cutting Edge

• Klingon 101: Basic Klingon for non-Warriors [Sat 1:00 PM in Freedom H]
• LiveJournal Meetup [Sat 1:00 PM in Salon 10]
• Second Life: Growth Pains and Tribulations [Sat 3:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Slashing Mary Sue: Fanfiction and The Law [Fri 7:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Versus! Sci-Fi Fight Club! [Sat 2:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Virtual Worlds: Real Law [Sun 1:00 PM in Parlor B]

Fandom

• Alien Children: Raising your kids in fandom [Sun 2:00 PM in Parlor B]
• Alternative Sexuality [Sat 11:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Dear Diary... Still Not King!: Blogging, SF, and Fandom. [Sun 10:00 AM in Freedom G]
• Insert Appropriate Deity Here: Religion in SF and Fandom [Sun 11:00 AM in Salon 1]
• Livin' The Fannish Life [Sat 12:00 PM in Parlor C]
• Mating Habits Of Fans In Their Natural Habitat... A Con [Fri 11:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Philcon 101 [Sat 10:00 AM in Freedom E]
• Philly Geek: Fandom in the Philadelphia area [Sun 2:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Rich Fantasy Lives: Saved by Sci-Fi! [Sat 4:00 PM in Salon 2]
• So You Want To Start A Con...? [Sun 11:00 AM in Salon 2]
• The Geeks Get The Girls: Dating Tips For Nerds [Sat 7:00 PM in Parlor A]
• The Pennsylvania Browncoat Shindig [Fri 9:00 PM in Salon 10]

Filk

• Filk 101: Introduction to Filk [Fri 9:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Filk Concert Slots 1 and 2 [Sat 3:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Filk Concert Slots 3 and 4 [Sat 5:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Filk Concert Slots 5 and 6 [Sat 8:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Filk Conventions [Sun 1:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Filk versus Folk [Sun 12:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Finding Filk Online [Sat 2:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Friday Classic Filk [Fri 10:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Friday Open Filk [Fri 11:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Salute to Sputnik Filk Circle [Sat 7:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Saturday Open Filk [Sat 10:00 PM in Salon 7]
• Words and Music [Sat 1:00 PM in Salon 7]

Gaming

• "So I Have This Game I Developed..." Game Publishing 101 [Sat 12:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Family Game Night: It's Not Just 'Snakes and Ladders' [Sat 10:00 AM in Salon 2]
• From the Book to the Table-Top: Playing Games in and with Licensed Properties [Fri 8:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Gamers are Everywhere - You Just Have to Know Where to Look [Sun 12:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Gaming Podcasts [Sun 10:00 AM in Salon 2]
• O' What a Brave New World: World Building in Literature and Role-Playing Games [Sat 11:00 AM in Salon 2]
• Who am I? Who is He? Character Creation in Literature and Role-playing Games [Fri 9:00 PM in Salon 2]

Media

• "So, You Want To Make A Movie?" Shooting a short SF film [Sat 2:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Gearing Up For Galactica [Sat 10:00 AM in Freedom H]
• Has LOST Lost it? [Sun 12:00 PM in Salon 1]
• Holding out for HEROES [Sat 12:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Hyper-Trails To You: The Space Western in Film and Television [Sun 1:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Kevin Smith: King Of All Media! [Sat 5:00 PM in Freedom G]
• Kick-@$$ Women! [Sun 3:00 PM in Freedom F]
• Stargate:SG-1 – So Long, and Thanks For All The Go’ald! [Fri 9:00 PM in Freedom H]
• The Big BBC SF Smackdown Panel [Sat 8:00 PM in Freedom F]
• The Sci-Fi of Hanna-Barbera: Forty years of Cavemen and Flying Cars [Sat 10:00 AM in Freedom G]
• The SciFi Channel: 15 years of Giant Snakes and Manimal reruns [Fri 7:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear...And Today! SF and the Audio Drama [Sun 3:00 PM in Freedom G]
• To Boldly Go Where We've Gone Before: The New (Old) Star Trek [Sun 2:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Torchwood [Sat 10:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Vampire Detectives, And The Fans Who Love Them [Fri 10:00 PM in Salon 1]

Science

• Faster Than Light Travel [Sat 11:00 AM in Freedom E]
• Fusion Power [Fri 8:00 PM in Freedom H]
• How the Russians Celebrated Sputnik: A first hand report [Sun 10:00 AM in Salon 7]
• Human Spaceflight [Sat 1:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Nanotechnology [Sun 11:00 AM in Freedom H]
• Not Just the Facts: How Money, Politics & Ideology Influence Science in America [Fri 9:00 PM in Parlor A]
• Programmable Matter [Sat 12:00 PM in Freedom E]
• Rival Theories to the Big Bang [Fri 6:00 PM in Freedom G]
• So you Want to be a Scientist? [Sun 3:00 PM in Freedom H]
• Talking to Aliens [Sat 7:00 PM in Freedom E]
• The Threat of Emerging Diseases, Pandemics and Drug Resistance [Fri 7:00 PM in Salon 2]
• Xtreme Physics [Sat 4:00 PM in Freedom E]

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