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ApolloCon 2008 Programming Schedule
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We are pleased to announce the following (still subject to change) Programming Schedule for ApolloCon 2008 (now with descriptions):
Friday, June 27 | ||||||||||
| Time | Seattle I | Seattle II | Scottsdale | Tucson | Phoenix | BR 1 = Rm #218 | BR 2 = Rm #217 | BR 3 = Rm #318 | Various Locations | Autograph Table |
| 03:00pm | Look Out! She's Got a Blender! Smoothie-klatsch with Anne K.G. Murphy | |||||||||
| 04:00pm | KaffeeKlatsch: Lou Anders | |||||||||
| 05:00pm | Earlybird Art Chat with Brad Foster | Friday Night Dessert Party (in Consuite) |
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| 06:00pm | Closed for Set-up |
The Future Ain't What It Used to Be Denton, Grezlik, Latner, Osborne, Ramirez, Mills |
Stars: Characteristics, Life Histories, and Potential as Hosts for Life Friesen |
The Politics of Writing Groups Donahue, Elsenheimer, McDermott, Sisson (M), Trimm |
Readings: Gail Dayton, Rie Sheridan | Kaffeeklatsch: Selina Rosen | ||||
| 07:00pm | Opening Ceremonies Anders, Foster, Hall (M), Middleton, Murphy, Steele |
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| 08:00pm | Friday Concert & Show |
Closed for Set-up |
What Makes a Good Book Cover Anders, Anderson, Picacio, Sarath |
Man of Bronze; Pages of Pulp Crider, Cupp, Roberson, Steele, White |
Broad Universe Rapidfire Reading Driver, Eudaly, Jones, Latner, Leicht, Lindsey (M), Meyer, Reisman |
Closed for Set-up |
Kaffeeklatsch: A. Lee Martinez | |||
| 09:00pm | Yard Dog Press Traveling Road Show Rosen, Yard Dogs |
LARP: Firefly The Houston Browncoats (End time approximate) |
What's Your Super Power? Martinez, Price, Roberson, Spector, Thornton |
When You Don't Know What Else to Do, Throw a Dead Body In Blaschke, Brust, Clement-Moore, Mills (M), Dayton |
Readings: Mikal Trimm, Mel.White | Artist Reception |
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| 10:00pm | Open Filk Abbott, Billings, Middleton, White (End time approximate) |
Frak You! No! Frell You! Bey (M), Denton, Rosen, Sisson, Reisman |
Body Politics & Bawdy Politics: Sex, Safety, & Social Mores in Fandom and the World at Large K. Jarvis, Kemper, Moore , Murphy, Thornton, Wohlfeil |
Chocolate 101: Beginning Tasting Coshow, Villarreal Limited space. Advance sign up required |
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| 11:00pm | Late Night Ghost Stories White, McDermott, Price, Reisman |
Chocolate 201: Chocolate with Food Coshow, Villarreal Limited space. Advance sign up required |
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| 12:00am | ||||||||||
| Consuite open! Go socialize! Look for parties! | ||||||||||
Saturday, June 28 | ||||||||||
| Time | Seattle I | Seattle II | Scottsdale | Tucson | Phoenix | BR 1 = Rm #218 | BR 2 = Rm #217 | BR 3 = Rm #318 | Various Locations | Autograph Table |
| 09:00am | ||||||||||
| 10:00am | Space Travel & Colonization by the Handicapped Kemper, Mandala, Ramirez, White |
Dancing for Geeks Friesen, Murphy |
Fandom 101: A Newcomers Guide to the Culture of Speculative Fiction Campbell, Middleton, M. Miller, Thornton |
Comparing SF Lit & SF in other Media Blaschke (M), Clement-Moore, McHugh, T. Miller, Mills, Sarath |
Readings: Linda Donahue, Bennie Grezlik | Illustration Workshop with Brad Foster |
Club Meet & Greet: Several Unlimited | Writers Workshop A Latner (M), Sisson (M) (3 hours) |
Autographs: A. Lee Martinez, Cat Osborne | |
| 11:00am | Editor GoH: Lou Anders Q&A Moderated by John Picacio |
Closed for Reset |
Concerts: David Lee Anderson; Kandy Jarvis | Firing Off the Canon: The Spec Fic *Should Reads* and Why Campbell, Crider, Dayton, Steele, Trimm |
Readings: Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Steven Brust | Club Meet & Greet: Amtgard: Kingdom of the Wetlands | Autographs: Stina Leicht, Rie Sheridan | |||
| 12:00pm | 2001: A Space Odyssey - Yesterday's Tomorrow Jackson |
Trends in Science Fiction Anders, Person (M), Picacio, Ramirez |
SFOHA Murphy |
Readings: Julia Mandala, A. Lee Martinez | Taking the Mystery Out of Running LARPs Gray, Osborne, Symmank, Teegarden |
Club Meet & Greet: Houston Browncoats | Autographs: Bennie Grezlik, Selina Rosen | |||
| Starbase Houston Trivia Challenge | ||||||||||
| 01:00pm | Guest of Honor: Allen Steele. Interviewed by Anne K.G. Murphy | Besides Blood, Sweat, and Inspiration: What Does It Take to Be a Writer Blaschke, Crider, McHugh, Mills (M), Dayton, Wells |
Con Art Shows: For the Artist Anderson, Foster, Osborne, Picacio, Victory |
Readings: Rosemary Clement-Moore, Chris Roberson | Luna City or Bust! The Open-source Space Program Carson |
Kaffeeklatsch: John Moore | Fibre Fans: Spin-n-Stitch M. Miller (M) |
Autographs: Linda Donahue, Rhonda Eudaly, Julia Mandala | ||
| 02:00pm | Anime for the SF/F Fans Beetem, Elsenheimer, Frensley, McDermott, Person (M), Reisman |
"I have ridden the great Moon Worm" - The Craziest Space Travel Ideas Friesen, K. Jarvis, Moore , Steele, White |
Filk GoH Concert: Margaret Middleton | ARG WTF? An Introduction to the Concepts of Alternate Reality Gaming McHugh, Minchew, Victory, Cook |
Readings: C.J. Mills, Selina Rosen | Allan Kaster Talks about Audio-Books Kaster |
Kaffeeklatsch: Shanna Swendson | Costuming Demo: Making Chain Mail O'Banion |
Autographs: Alexis Glynn Latner, Amy Sisson, Martha Wells | |
| 03:00pm | Art GoH: Brad Foster Slideshow and Q&A | YA Favorites Clement-Moore, Dyson, Latner (M), Roberson, Tolan |
Q&A: Texas Renaissance Festival | Media Round Up 2008 Campbell, Martinez, T. Miller, Pace, Ramirez |
Readings: Bradley Denton, Caroline Spector | Dealing Creativity: Tarot as an Aid to Creativity Bas |
Kaffeeklatsch: Mikal Trimm | Skip Thruster Casting Call & Read Through Gray, Grezlik, Murphy |
Autographs: Gail Dayton, Shanna Swendson | |
| 04:00pm | Scientific Data: How the heck did they get those answers? K. Jarvis |
Remembering Robert Lynn Asprin: Rhyme and Pun-ishment Middleton, White |
The Portrayal of Texas and Texans in Spec Fic Blaschke, Cupp, Denton, Person, Price, Ramirez (M) |
Con Art Shows: For the Would-Be Buyer Anderson, Simpson, Osborne, Sisson, Thornton (M) |
Themed Reading: New Houston Voices Eich (M), Kofmel, Sanger, Bryce |
One Laptop Per Child: XO Mesh Demo Brummel, Hall |
Kaffeeklatsch: Jessica Reisman | Costuming 101: Building, Wearing, and Loving Costumes Donaho, Ferguson, Padget |
Autographs: Allen Steele, Lou Anders, Brad Foster | |
| 05:00pm | Amtgard Mock Court The Kingdom of the Wetlands |
Guest of Honor Reading: Allen Steele | Balloons of War and Pearl-handled Ray Guns: Steampunk Rampant Anders, Bey (M), Cupp, Leicht, Roberson, Wells |
Closed for Set-up |
Closed for Set-up |
Kaffeeklatsch: Victory | Autographs: John Picacio, Patrice Sarath | |||
| 06:00pm | Closed for Set-up |
Closed for Set-up |
Closed for Set-up |
Art Auction Auctioneer: Melder |
Junk Pile Wars Bas |
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| 07:00pm | Masquerade Muster |
Muster Photography | Closed for Set-up |
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| Open for Seating at 07:45pm |
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| 08:00pm | Saturday Night Masquerade & Show MCs: Kathy Thornton & Derly Ramirez II Order of show: Music by Blind Lemon and the Lemon-Aides; ApolloCon 2008 Masquerade; Skip Thruster & the Doomsday Machine; Awards. (2 hours) |
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| 09:00pm | ||||||||||
| 10:00pm | ApolloCon Dance (Changeling LARP by WoD runs concurrently) DJ HawZ Start time varies on the end of the preceding Show and is approximated. End time approximate |
Open Filk Abbott, Billings, Middleton, White (End time approximate) |
Closed for Set-up |
101 uses for... Obsolete Media! Moore , Rosen, Wohlfeil |
Closed for Set-up |
Turkey Reading: The Eye of Argon Frensley |
Chocolate 101: Beginning Tasting Coshow, Villarreal Limited space. Advance sign up required |
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| 11:00pm | Scotch Tasting Brummel, Hall Limited space. Advance sign up required |
Chocolate 201: Chocolate with Food Coshow, Villarreal Limited space. Advance sign up required |
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| 12:00am | ||||||||||
| Consuite open! Go socialize! Look for parties! | ||||||||||
Sunday, June 28 | ||||||||||
| Time | Seattle I | Seattle II | Scottsdale | Tucson | Phoenix | BR 1 = Rm #218 | BR 2 = Rm #217 | BR 3 = Rm #318 | Various Locations | Autograph Table |
| 10:00am | Spec Fic, Social Networking, and the Blogosphere Blaschke (M), Eudaly, McDermott |
Spec Fic in the Classroom Anderson, Price (M), Stranathan, Teegarden |
Food and Fantasy; or, How Do These People Survive? Brust, Martinez, Spector, Thornton, Wells |
Readings: Gabrielle S. Faust | Kaffeeklatsch: Rosemary Clement-Moore | |||||
| 11:00am | What's New at Pyr Anders, Latner, Picacio, Roberson |
Working in the Space Industy (Q&A) Brummel, D. Jarvis, K. Jarvis, Padget |
Concerts:Joseph "Fax" Abbot; Ghost of a Rose | Readings: Jessica Reisman, Shanna Swendson | Kaffeeklatsch: Allen Steele | |||||
| 12:00pm | Fan GoH: Anne K.G. Murphy Interviewed by A.T. Campbell III | Libraries in the Future Moore , Sisson |
Archetypes in Speculative Fiction Swendson (M), McDermott, Trimm, White |
Readings: Patrice Sarath, Martha Wells | ALAMO, Inc. Board Meeting (open to the public) |
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| 01:00pm | It's ALIVE! The Mad Scientist in Media Friesen, Kemper, Martinez, White |
Research for Fiction Writing: Why What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You Donahue, Martinez, Reisman, Rosen (M), Steele |
Clothing Cultures in America: Traditional Japanese Clothing | How to Be a Guest Liaison Brust, Foster, Murphy, Thornton |
Readings: Alexis Glynn Latner, Maureen McHugh | Starbase Houston Meeting (open to the public) | Kaffeeklatsch: TBA | |||
| 02:00pm | Urban Fantasy Clement-Moore (M), Middleton, Person, Dayton, Swendson |
HSFA Meeting | Readings: Stina Leicht, K. Hutson Price | |||||||
| 03:00pm | Feedback Session | |||||||||
| 04:00pm | Dead Dog Party (in Consuite) |
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| Consuite STILL Open! Dead Dog Party in Consuite! | ||||||||||
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Programming and guests subject to change without notice