My Worldcon Schedule
Aug. 27th, 2012 06:48 pm
THURSDAY
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Wrigley
Daily Science Fiction Year One
A discussion of the first year of Daily Science Fiction, an innovative
e-mail magazine, with authors who have appeared in it, as well as
signing of the paper anthology.
Jonathan Laden, David D. Levine, Gra Linnaea
7:30 PM-9:00 PM, Columbus IJ-KL
Mars Desert Research Station
To date, over 100 crews have simulated over 1000 days of living on
Mars. We'll discuss what these bases do, adventures and misadventures,
and how to participate in upcoming crews.
David D. Levine, Kent Nebergall, John Strickland
FRIDAY
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Haymarket
Reading: John Joseph Adams
Editor John Joseph Adams has turned his reading slot over to writers
who have stories in his current anthologies NIGHTMARE, ARMORED,
EPIC, THE MAD SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION and online
magazine LIGHTSPEED.
John Joseph Adams, Christopher Rowe, Christie Yant, Carrie Vaughn, David D. Levine
4:00 PM-4:30 PM, Fan Lounge
Writer Under Glass #25
This isn't actually a panel, but a stunt. Writers volunteer to sit
in a certain place for 30-40 minutes each and write serially on a
collaborative story. Each takes up where the previous left off
throughout the run of the convention. The resulting manuscript will
be printed out only once, signed by all the writers, and entered
into the charity auction as a contribution from all the writers.
Con attendees can watch the writers at work--this has to be done
in public like Harlan Ellison's writing in shop windows--but may
not harass them. The attendees can watch what's being written in
real time on a remote monitor. The story is complete at the end of
the con and no other copies will be made without consent of all the
writers who participated.
David D. Levine
SATURDAY
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Columbian KK#3
Kaffeeklatsch: David D. Levine
12:00 PM-1:00 PM, Dealers' Room, Tachyon Press table
DIGITAL RAPTURE anthology signing
James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Elizabeth Bear, Charlie Stross,
Eileen Gunn, Robert Reed, David D. Levine
(I leave early and Jim Kelly, bless his heart, brings me a sandwich)
12:30 PM-2:30 PM
Writers Workshop K
Limited to writers who submitted manuscripts before the convention.
David D. Levine, Walter Jon Williams
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Columbus EF
Space, Spies and SuperGadgets: Adventure TV of the 60s
Shows like "The Avengers", "Jonny Quest", "Batman", "Wild Wild
West", "Wonder Woman", "Six Million Dollar Man", "Thunderbirds" and
more made the years from mid 60's to the mid 70's a golden era for
SF and Adventure on TV
Cat Greenberg, R. J. Johnson, David D. Levine, Barry Lyn-Waitsman,
David M Stein
5:30 PM-6:00 PM, Gold Coast
Reading: David D. Levine
SUNDAY
10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Buckingham
Firefly Reboot
What would life be like for the Firefly crew 10 years later? what
changes would have happened? Would you prefer the show to pick up
where it left off? Where would you like to see the show go, and
what changes would you make? Come discuss your thoughts on what
life would be like if Firefly came back.
Bob Devney, David D. Levine, Ann Morris, Brenda Sinclair Sutton
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Haymarket
Grimm From a Portland Perspective
Portlanders, and others, talk about Grimm and the odd reach of
Portland Police.
Jim Fiscus, David D. Levine, Jeanne Mealy, Lyda Morehouse
MONDAY
(nothing scheduled)