PMC:\Data\O-24\o24.mpa€O-24O-24PersonalPersonalNETNETCourtCourtCivitasCivitasFenFenOOIOOIMovingMoving TechTech TravelTravel WritingWriting "ARCARC $WebWeb&HamHam@<#1Ìÿƒ _Friday-1 Time Room Panel Description Who 12:00 PM Wilson Along Came A Spider-Man Has Hollywood finally gotten a comic-book movie right? And if not, will they ever? Forsythe, Margaret; Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Sanders, Drew 12:00 PM Nehalem Not with a Bang Choose your own Doomsday Scenario Berry, Douglas E; Fiscus, James W; Glass, James C 12:00 PM Nestucca Art: Erotic or Pornographic? Some art shows limit how revealing or graphic art can be. Is this censorship? What's the difference between erotic and pornographic and who should judge? Louve, Rhiannon M; Seed, Lee; Smeds, Dave 1:00 PM Santiam Turkey Readings "It Came From the Slush Pile" Lazar, Judy 1:00 PM Wilson A Different Standard Can a comic book movie ever really stand with ‘Citizen Kane' and ‘Casablanca' as a truly great film? Do we set lower standards for comic book flicks? Should we? MacGregor, Loren; Sanders, Drew; Younts, Patrick 1:00 PM Nehalem Through A Utopia, Darkly Which future-SF vision is more likely, utopian bliss or cyberpunk cynicism? Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Marley, Louise 1:00 PM Nestucca Art: Where There's No Gravity The female form in SF art. Mott, Betsy; Organ-Kean , Margaret; Seed, Lee; Tripp, Tammy; Albrecht 2:00 PM Santiam Wars of the World Israel and Palestine, Afghanistan, Eastern Europe û a look at today's (and perhaps tomorrow's) hot spots. Duval, Dan C; Noller, Brian; Trowbridge, Dave 2:00 PM Wilson Are Comic Book Plots"Real" Literature? Comic plots can be surprisingly complex and involved. So why aren't they ‘real' literature yet? Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Slusher, Dave; Smeds, Dave; Younts, Patrick 2:00 PM Nehalem Gender Issues in SciFi Heinlein, Tepper, & Beyond - Have we really improved since the ‘Golden Age'? Gordon, Eve; Landry, Bridget; Plemmons, Mir; Ward, Cynthia 2:00 PM Nestucca Illustrations For fans that resent that there are few pictures in our books as we grow up, how to bring back illustrations to our favorite books. Herring, Douglas; McAuliffe, Fiona; Seed, Lee; Albrecht; Sturgeon, Jeff 2:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (2:00 Chris Bunch, 2:30 Jim Fiscus) 3:00 PM Klamath Hi Tech: Lying With Pixels Video manipulation tech is now live. Can we trust what we're seeing "in the news"? Bartley, John; Yalow, Ben 3:00 PM Santiam Is it now chic to be geek Is this the age of the geek? Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Gelb, Janice; Hutson, Melinda; Landry, Bridget; Radford, Irene 3:00 PM Wilson The Brave GM: Difficult Players When players lack imagination, drop out of character, or (horrors!) cheat - GMs need to get creative. Berry, Douglas E; Louve, Rhiannon M; Nisbet, Andrew; Underhill, Brian J 3:00 PM Nehalem Luddite SF Can it be anti-technology and still be SF? Slusher, Dave 3:00 PM Umpqua Readings 3:00 Dave Trowbridge, 3:30 Eric Witchey 3:00 PM Nestucca Electronic Books, Electronic Art As more SF/F readers turn to e-books (and e- magazines), how must cover art and interior illustrations evolve? Herring, Douglas; Ludke, L. Pierce; McAuliffe, Fiona; Organ-Kean , Margaret; Sturgeon, Jeff 3:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (3:00-3:30 Dave Smeds)1Ìÿ_Friday-2 Time Room Panel Title Participants 4:00 PM Klamath Scary Laws Learn about all the new and proposed laws that make privacy on the net an endangered concept. Hayes, Frank; Slate , Glenn; Smeds, Dave 4:00 PM Santiam Steal That Tuneà. Filkers have borrowed tunes from folk sources, rock singers, Broadway shows, you name it. And not all of the results are parodies.... Bohnhoff, Jeff; Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Dixon, Steve; Hitchin, Jeffrey 4:00 PM Wilson The Brave GM: Death Scenes How do you kill off a long-beloved player character, and make it work? Berry, Douglas E; Underhill, Brian J; Younts, Patrick 4:00 PM Nehalem So many effects, so little Plot Does Hollywood really believe that SFX will draw butts to megaplexes better than good scripts and compelling characters? Are they right? Barnes, Steve; Borkowski, Janet; Tackett, Dave; Tripp, Tammy 4:00 PM Umpqua Readings (4:00-4:30 Edd Vick, 4:30 Lori Ann White) 4:00 PM Nestucca White Wolf Goes"Respectable"? Can an edgy game publisher make it with the mainstream, or are they raining on your masquerade? Louve, Rhiannon M; Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Pryor, Anthony 4:00 PM Writer Workshop Synopsis Workshop Small Group - Sign-up in Green Room Synopsis Workshop Bunch, Chris 4:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (4:00 ?, 4:30 ?) 5:00 PM Klamath Scary Laws II Learn about all the new and proposed laws on copyrights - how will it impact users and artists. Greenberg, Martin; Hayes, Frank; McCarty, Joan; Slate , Glenn 5:00 PM Santiam Literary Filk Lyrics If you haven't read the books, can you appreciate the songs about their heroes? Darn good question.... Bunnell, John C; Hitchin, Jeffrey 5:00 PM Wilson Pagan & Proud Wiccans and other neo-pagans are coming out of the broom closet - but how are their neighbors reacting? Lohkamp, David; Owen, Louise; Williams, Theo J; McKain-Storey 5:00 PM Nehalem If Schools Taught Klingon. Why are so few Americans multi-lingual? Bigelow, Betty; Conly, Judith; Noller, Brian 5:00 PM Riverview *setup* for dance 5:00 PM Umpqua Plaster Paris Face Mask making for kids (6-15) Come let the kids make a mask for the masked ball O'Rourke, Mike 5:00 PM Nestucca The Other Cons Are you unfaithful to OryCon? What other cons do you attend, and what do you like about them? Fellows, Elizabeth; Organ-Kean , Margaret; Patten, Fred; Yalow, Ben 6:00 PM Klamath Napster Effect Did Napster hurt or help the music industry? Now what? Lamb, Jean; Pryor, Anthony 6:00 PM Santiam Studies Show..or Do They? How well do scientists back up the results they claim? Does peer review work, or does government need to step in? Davidson, Howard; Hutson, Melinda; Landry, Bridget 6:00 PM Wilson Polyamory: When One is Not Enough (18+) The mysteries of multiple attraction. Mature adults only, please. Hartman, Norman E; Martin III, Edward; O'Halloran, Marybeth; Olsen,Alan 6:00 PM Nehalem Carrying A Big Stick.. We don't need no stinking rules! The US may be the last, strongest superpower - but how many treaties can the US break before the rest of the world unites against us? Fiscus, James W; Moscoe, Mike; Trowbridge, Dave 6:00 PM Riverview Opening Ceremonies (6:30) The not ready for Prime Time Players - it hurts so good Conly, Judith; Greenberg, Martin; Letourneau, Guy; Matthews, Susan R; Seed, Lee 6:00 PM Umpqua Plaster Paris Face Mask making for kids (6-15) O'Rourke, Mike 6:00 PM Nestucca Con Disasters Gelb, Janice; Nisbet, Andrew; Radford, Irene1ÌÿØ _Friday-3 Time Room Panel Title Participants 7:00 PM Klamath SF & the Second Amendment A comparison of real-world self-defense issues (that is, guns & gun control) to what SF proposes. What's out there - and what isn't but should be? Bartley, John; Duval, Dan C; Nisbet, Andrew; Slate , Glenn 7:00 PM Santiam Rocks of the Fourth Kind - Meteorites McGown, Robert 7:00 PM Wilson Mythology, Ritual & Religion Mythology, ritual and religion as necessary tools of society Hromic, Alma A; MacGregor, Loren; Owen, Louise; Plemmons, Mir 7:00 PM Nehalem History of Mars Missions Landry, Bridget 7:00 PM Riverview GOH Filk Concert (Maya & Jeff Bohnhoff) 7:00 PM Umpqua From Menace to Romance: Vampiric Evolution Bram Stoker's original Dracula deserved to be staked, but we'll jump today's vamps before they can use their hypnotic powers. When and how did they change? McMahon, Donna; Pelan, John; Seed, Lee; Albrecht 7:00 PM Nestucca Flirting 101 Lyris, Sonia Orin 7:00 PM Gaming Yakima GURPS WWII: All the King's Men (RPG)- Yakima Underhill, Brian J 8:00 PM Klamath Mini-Concerts 8:00 Darragh Metzger / 8:30 Steve Dixon 8:00 PM Santiam SETI - Is there anybody out there? Murray, Dareth 8:00 PM Wilson The Ethics of Magic The moral obligations (if any) do pagans and other magic practitioners face? Alexander, Heather; Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Owen, Louise; Radford, Irene 8:00 PM Nehalem One Nation Under Godà. What part of separation of church and state are we not getting. Do you remember the pledge? Forsythe, Margaret; Hendrix, Howard; Plemmons, Mir 8:00 PM Riverview GOH Filk Concert (Maya & Jeff Bohnhoff) 8:00 PM Umpqua The Official White Wolf Fan Club 8:00 PM Nestucca Women in Tights Are today's female superheroes still bimbos in Spandex, or have comics finally caught up with sexual equality? Younts, Patrick 8:30 PM Art Show ART SHOW RECEPTION Axemaker, Lacey; Seed, Lee; Albrecht 9:00 PM Klamath Mini-Concerts 9:00 Anne Prather/ 9:30 Jeff Hitchin 9:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 9:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 9:00 PM Nehalem In the Name of Security How much have we given up since 9/11 - and what do we need to take back? Gross, Harold; Lamb, Jean; McCarty, Joan 9:00 PM Riverview *setup* for dance 9:00 PM Umpqua The Official White Wolf Fan Club 10:00 PM Klamath Mini-Concerts 10PM Rhiannon Louve/ 10:30 Escape Key 10:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 10:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 10:00 PM Nehalem Where men are men Real survival experience, how books get it wrong, a topic on survival training in varies environments. Duval, Dan C 10:00 PM Riverview Dance 10:00 PM Umpqua The Official White Wolf Fan Club 11:00 PM Klamath Filking 11:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 11:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 11:00 PM Nehalem Vampires, Mummies, & the Holy Ghost Which do you find the most terrifying? McCarty, Joan; Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Albrecht 11:00 PM Riverview Dance 11:00 PM Umpqua The Official White Wolf Fan Club 12:00 AM Klamath Pagan Circle Lohkamp, David; Owen, Louise; Williams, Theo J 12:00 AM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 12:00 AM Wilson Filking: Chaos 12:00 AM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 12:00 AM Riverview Dance 12:00 AM Umpqua The Official White Wolf Fan Club 12:00 AM Nestucca Midnight Horror Readings Clark, Alan M; Glass, James C; McCarty, Joan; White, Lori Ann1Ìÿ/ _Saturday-1 Time Room Title Description Participants *SM - Requires sign-up in the Green Room 9:30 AM Klamath Christian Fandom Forsythe, Margaret 9:00 AM Riverview Tai Chi Barnes, Steve 9:00 AM Umpqua Kidcon: Masked Ball - Mask Making Come Paint Your Plaster mask or create a new one! Adults welcome Hoffert, Karyn 10:00 AM Klamath Christian Fandom Forsythe, Margaret 10:00 AM Santiam Code & Crossbones: the E-Piracy Issue What can - or should - authors do to protect their works against e-pirates? Bartley, John; Majerus, Laura; McCarty, Joan; Slusher, Dave; Yalow, Ben 10:00 AM Wilson Schools Divided Time was when schoolhouses were the heart of a community. Now with vouchers, home schooling, and special-needs programs on the rise, are schools tearing communities apart instead of drawing them together? Barnes, Steve; Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Meadows, Robyn; Sauby, Shane 10:00 AM Nehalem 15% of How Much? How agents earn their keep. Bunch, Chris; Perry, Steve; York, Christina F 10:00 AM Riverview *setup* 10:00 AM Riverview (Table1) *setup* Letourneau, Guy 10:00 AM Umpqua Kidcon: Story Conceived for Kids Sansone, Tracy 10:00 AM Nestucca Readings: Alma A. Hromic / Louise Marley (10:30) 10:00 AM Gaming Boardroom D&D Kung Fu (RPG) Younts, Patrick 10:00 AM Hotel Lobby Autographs (10AM Irene Radford, 10:30 Kara Dalkey) Dalkey, Kara; Radford, Irene 11:00 AM Klamath The High Frontier: Past, Present, Future A look back at early space-station ideas, and a look forward at what we might yet build. Gregory, Hugh S; Nordley, G. David; Rosenblum, Mary; York, Steven J 11:00 AM Santiam Palmtop 101: Buyer's Guide What, you don't have a PDA yet? Hear our experts discuss what's coolest and what's most practical. Bartley, John; Gelb, Janice 11:00 AM Wilson The World of One Card We love debit cards and hate dollar coins. How long before cash disappears entirely? (And what will the panhandlers do when it does?) Holt, Marilyn; Ludke, L. Pierce; McMahon, Donna; Trowbridge, Dave 11:00 AM Nehalem And Now for Something Completely Different Breaking the European medieval mindset: Asian-themed fantasy, urban fantasy, maybe even Roman fantasy? Getting creative with one's imagination Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Radford, Irene; Radthorne, Kevin; Strub, Deborah K 11:00 AM Riverview (Stage) *SM - Jedi Costuming Buike, Kate 11:00 AM Riverview (Table1) *SM - Casting Costume Props Letourneau, Guy 11:00 AM Riverview (Table 2) *SM - Spinning Demo Mitchell, Syne 11:00 AM Riverview (Table 3) *SM - Demo Rune Reading Matthews, Susan R 11:00 AM Riverview (Table 4) *SM - Pluses and Negatives of Print on Demand Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick J 11:00 AM Riverview (Table 5) *SM - Fraud in the 21st Century - How the con artists are getting your money Eng, Cecilia 11:00 AM Umpqua Kidcon: Multimedia Art McKain-Storey 11:00 AM Nestucca Readings: Jean Lamb / Ken Scholes (11:30) 11:00 AM Hotel Lobby Autographs (11AM Nina Kiriki Hoffman, 11:30 Alma Hromic)1ÌÿP_Saturday-2 Time Room Title Description Participants *SM - Requires sign-up in the Green Room 12:00 PM Klamath Jam in the Key of C (bring own instruments!) Alexander, Heather; Bohnhoff, Jeff; Dalkey, Kara; Eng, Cecilia; Hills, Callie 12:00 PM Santiam E-E-E: (Ebooks. Epublishing, Epiracy) Bartley, John; Gorden, Greg; Lamb, Jean; Radthorne, Kevin 12:00 PM Wilson A Sensitive Kind of Guy Is there a new kind of guy in SF, or is it still the same old ruff, macho space pilot or sword lackey? Kenyon, Kay; Marley, Louise; Niven, Larry; Rengstorff, Marie 12:00 PM Nehalem Disenchantment Fantasy novelists' portrayals of Christian and Christian-like faiths often seem harsh and authoritarian or as a totalitarian backdrops to stories. What's the source of the antipathy? Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Bunnell, John C; Ferrari, Mark; Harper, Ashley J 12:00 PM Riverview (Stage) *SM - Soldering Tutorial - for costume makers Greenfield, Steve 12:00 PM Riverview (Table1) *SM - Casting Costume Props Letourneau, Guy 12:00 PM Riverview (Table 2) *SM - Embroidery Demo Oltion, Kathy 12:00 PM Riverview (Table 3) *SM - Workshop on Music for Masquerades Borkowski, Janet; Tackett, Dave 12:00 PM Riverview (Table 4) *SM- Writing Workshops and Conferences, Uses and Abuses - OWC, PNWA, Willamette Writers, Clarion, Clarion West etc. Witchey, Eric 12:00 PM Riverview (Table 5) *SM - I.V.F. who gets to have kids and who decides Rosenblum, Mary 12:00 PM Umpqua Kidcon: Magical Monsters Sansone, Tracy 12:00 PM Nestucca Readings: James Glass / Nina Kiriki Hoffman (12:30) 12:00 PM Gaming Yakima GURPS Traveller (RPG) Berry, Douglas E 12:00 PM Art Show Art Techniques Demo by Artist GOH Seed, Lee; Albrecht 12:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (noon Syne Mitchell/Martin Greenberg (12:30)) 12:00 PM Green Room *SM - Sketching a Novel in an Hour York, Christina F 12:00 PM St. Helens SWFA - Business Meeting Fiscus, James W; Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Hendrix, Howard 1:00 PM Klamath Boffers: Part One Lyris, Sonia Orin; Slate , Glenn 1:00 PM Santiam Broadband Brouhaha Which is better, cable-modem or DSL? Do home users need either? And who owns those fiber-optic cables running under your sidewalk? MacGregor, Loren; Olsen,Alan; Pryor, Anthony; Yalow, Ben 1:00 PM Wilson What to Do With a Red Shirt? How to Kill of Characters Giambastiani , Kurt R. A; Ross, Deborah J; Vukcevich, Ray 1:00 PM Nehalem Enchantment Today's fantasy fiction tends to look kindly on Wiccan, "New Age" and earth-based faiths. Why? Hromic, Alma A; Troupe, Sean; Ward, Cynthia; Williams, Theo J 1:00 PM Riverview (Stage) *SM - Knitting chain mail Bigelow, Betty; Schmidt, Audrey 1:00 PM Riverview (Table1) *SM - Mask Making w/Buckram & Millinery Lace MacGregor, Lauryn 1:00 PM Riverview (Table 2) *SM - Lace Making Radford, Irene 1:00 PM Riverview (Table 3) *SM- Short Story Critique - Clarion Format Scanlon, Michael 1:00 PM Riverview (Table 4) *SM - Digging for Stories: How to find your best Stories Kenyon, Kay 1:00 PM Riverview (Table 5) Pen and Ink - Demo Organ-Kean , Margaret 1:00 PM Umpqua Farscape and the troubles at SciFi Terminating your favorite show? Axemaker, Lacey; Perry, Steve 1:00 PM Nestucca Readings Mark Bourne / Howard Hendrix (1:30) 1:00 PM Art Show Docent tour by Mike Ferrari 1:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (1:00 Kevin Andrew Murphy, 1:30 Dianna Rodgers) 1:00 PM Green Room Sketching a Novel in an Hour (Part II) York, Christina F 1:00 PM St. Helens Koffeeklatsch - Susan MatthewsC1Ìÿ¬_Saturday-3 Time Room Title Description Participants *SM - Requires sign-up in the Green Room 2:00 PM Klamath Boffers: Part Two Lyris, Sonia Orin; Slate , Glenn 2:00 PM Santiam Minority Report Non-Windows systems platforms û the art, literature and games Greenfield, Steve; Moore, John; Noller, Brian; Olsen,Alan 2:00 PM Wilson What I Really Do Most writers can't live on their writing alone, so they have ‘real' jobs. Are there jobs that are particularly suited to a writer? Gunn, Eileen; Matthews, Susan R; Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick J 2:00 PM Nehalem Guest of Honor Play Reading"The Bargain" Conly, Judith; Lasswell, Patrick S 2:00 PM Riverview (Stage) Workshop - Designing games for Cell Phones - WAP, SMS, J2ME - how to put incredible ideals in teensy weensy devices Gorden, Greg 2:00 PM Riverview (Table1) Mask Making w/Buckram & Millinery Lace *SM MacGregor, Lauryn 2:00 PM Riverview (Table 2) Demo of Armor Making *SM Tackett, Dave 2:00 PM Riverview (Table 3) Demo of Musical Instruments *SM Faber, Cat; Hills, Callie 2:00 PM Riverview (Table 4) SM - Urban and Urbane Fantasy: Perdido Street Station is set in a quasi-London. What are some other fantasies set in real or surreal cities, either modern or historical? Kaufman, Jerry 2:00 PM Umpqua In the Next Dimension Is there a market for 3-dimensional SF art? Fellows, Elizabeth 2:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Maya Bohnhoff / Steve Barnes(2:30) 2:00 PM Gaming Clay-O-Rama: Ripping Little monsters apart Come try your creative skills playing this fast paced game of strategy, luck and artistic talent. Make clever little monsters out of Play-Doh, then rip your opponents little head off! Scream! Throw things! Fun for all ages and the whole family! Children too young to read and count must be accompanied by an adult, but are welcome! The same goes for adults." Bigelow, Betty 2:00 PM Gaming Yakima GURPS S.W.A.T. (RPG)/GURPS Traveller (RPG) Berry, Douglas E; Underhill, Brian J 2:00 PM Fan Room Same Old Line Where do con-com get their panel ideals? Why does every conventionÆs list of panels sound the same? Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Meadows, Robyn; Stansbury, Debra 2:00 PM Art Show Color Mechanics Alexander, Durlyn; Butler, Gail J; Tripp, Tammy 2:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (2:00 Larry Niven, 2:30 Ru Emerson) 2:00 PM St. Helens Koffeeklatsch - Howard V Hendrix 3:00 PM Klamath GoH Interview: Martin Greenberg (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) Greenberg, Martin; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn 3:00 PM Santiam The Failed Promise of Modern Technology Cell phones, DSL, Digital ready TV and still not happy?! Butler, Gail J; McMahon, Donna; O'Halloran, Marybeth; York, Steven J 3:00 PM Wilson Dementia 101 (Writing About Insanity) Buike, Kate; Holt, Marilyn; Rodgers, Dianna; Vukcevich, Ray 3:00 PM Nehalem Fact Checker Does fantasy need to be historically accurate? Bratman, David; Bunch, Chris; Patten, Fred; Strub, Deborah K 3:00 PM Riverview (Stage) SM- Awakening the Artist Within (Pencil Games to get the creativity flowing) *SM Mott, Betsy 3:00 PM Riverview (Table1) Hand Building Tiles *SM McKain-Storey 3:00 PM Riverview (Table 2) Ladies Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society *SM York, Christina F 3:00 PM Riverview (Table 3) Wind Up Toys *SM Slusher, Dave 3:00 PM Riverview (Table 4) Planning for Mars MSOR's Bid to bring the International Mars Society Conference to Eugene in August 2003 Frederick, R.D."Gus" 3:00 PM Umpqua Kidcon: Wand Creation for Kids Sansone, Tracy 3:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Judith Conly /Susan R. Matthews (3:30) 3:00 PM Gaming Boardroom Wild Cards: Deuces Down (RPG) Murphy, Kevin Andrew 3:00 PM Fan Room Writing for Free the Zine-Writer's mindset 3:00 PM Art Show Art Demo by Ashley J Harper 3:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (3:00 Jerry Oltion, 3:30 Steve Perry) 3:00 PM St. Helens Koffeeklatsch - Irene Radford1Ìÿ% _Saturday-4 Time Room Title Description Participants *SM - Requires sign-up in the Green Room 4:00 PM Klamath Sue Petrey Auction (4:30) 4:00 PM Santiam Evolution Science vs. Religion - why do they disagree? And if people can re-engineer themselves - where does that leave God? Bohnhoff, Maya Kaathryn; Faber, Cat; Scholes, Ken; Trowbridge, Dave 4:00 PM Wilson Burnout When writers stop writing, and what can be done to help them get back to the typewriter. Dalkey, Kara; Giambastiani , Kurt R. A; Gunn, Eileen; Mitchell, Syne; Monk, Devon 4:00 PM Nehalem Censorship & Children's Lit Harry Potter's been banned in South Caroline; why is kids' SF/F considered so dangerous? Gross, Harold; Harper, Ashley J; Patten, Fred; York, Steven J 4:00 PM Riverview Masked Ball: Dance Techniques Get in a dance lesson before the ball! Stansbury, Debra 4:00 PM Umpqua Kidcon: Computing with Chocolate Letourneau, Guy 4:00 PM Nestucca Readings Ru Emerson / Mark Ferrari (4:30) 4:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (4:00 Jim Glass, 4:30 Michael L Scanlon) 4:00 PM St. Helens Koffeeklatsch - ?? 5:00 PM Klamath Sue Petrey Auction 5:00 PM Santiam Send in the Clones The Ethics of Biotech Faber, Cat; Lamb, Jean; Rengstorff, Marie; Rosenblum, Mary 5:00 PM Wilson Synopsis How to use a synopsis to sell a book. Dalmas, John; Giambastiani , Kurt R. A; Glass, James C; York, Christina F 5:00 PM Nehalem Loss of Ritual Does the loss of ritual in major religions contribute to the need for ritual in fantasy and in 'alternative spirituality? Gilligan, ElizaBeth; MacGregor, Loren; Owen, Louise; Plemmons, Mir 5:00 PM Riverview *setup* 5:00 PM Umpqua Costume & Character Half of a successful costume's secret is the persona you put on when you wear it: tips on character creation Conly, Judith; MacGregor, Lauryn; Moore, John; Strub, Deborah K 5:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Eve Gordon / David D Levine (5:30) 5:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (5:00 Deborah Ross,5:30 Alan M Clark) 6:00 PM Klamath Concert - Cecilia Eng 6:00 PM Santiam Messing with Your Table The genetic engineering of food: If the cows have human DNA and we eat them, are we cannibals? This and other issues with GMO (genetically modified organisms) Bunnell, John C; Duval, Dan C; Nisbet, Andrew; Radford, Irene 6:00 PM Wilson Rejectomancy The black art of determining how your writing career is coming along by close inspection of the timing, wording, and other meaningless details from your rejection letters. Levine, David D; Ross, Deborah J; Silverstein, Janna; York, Steven J 6:00 PM Nehalem Liars' Panel The real secrets of getting published.... Bourne, Mark; Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick J 6:00 PM Riverview *setup* 6:00 PM Umpqua Costumers' Shopping List Where can the would-be costumer find fairy wings and robot parts û without breaking the bank? Glass, Gail; Greenfield, Steve; Moore, John 6:00 PM Nestucca Sexy Male Costuming What appeals, what appalls. Borkowski, Janet; Landry, Bridget; Tackett, Dave!1Ìÿ× _Saturday-5 Time Room Title Description Participants *SM - Requires sign-up in the Green Room 7:00 PM Klamath Whose Line is It Anyway? Martin III, Edward; Owen, Louise; Silverstein, Janna; Vick, Edd 7:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 7:00 PM Nehalem Lord of the Rings and the work of Peter Jackson Louve, Rhiannon M; Pryor, Anthony 7:00 PM Riverview Endeavour Award (Reception 7:30) Bunch, Chris; Conly, Judith; Fiscus, James W; Giambastiani , Kurt R. A; Greenberg, Martin 7:00 PM Umpqua Influence of Non-Western Costume A discussion of non-Western clothing styles and the ways they can be adapted for costume creation. Bigelow, Betty; Strub, Deborah K; Tackett, Dave 8:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 8:00 PM Klamath Mad Scientists for a Different Tomorrow present:"We Came in Peace" Scott, David 8:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 8:00 PM Nehalem Alternate Prehistory Do new discoveries in paleontology offer ideas for alternate history? Is this prehistory an untapped resource for AH? Emerson, Ru; Giambastiani , Kurt R. A; Moscoe, Mike 8:00 PM Riverview Reception: Meet the Pros ((*setup*: *:30) Conly, Judith; Greenberg, Martin; Matthews, Susan R 9:00 PM Klamath Ask Dr. Genius Ad-lib answers to audience questions. Lazar, Judy; Letourneau, Guy; Sauby, Shane 9:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 9:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 9:00 PM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 9:00 PM Riverview Masked Ball 9:00 PM Umpqua Less than serious Pagan rituals - readings of the worst pagan liturgy and bad ritual Owen, Louise 10:00 PM Klamath Mini-Concerts 10PM Kara Dalkey/ 10:30 Frank Hayes 10:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 10:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 10:00 PM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 10:00 PM Riverview Dance 11:00 PM Klamath Memorial: Ogre 11:00 PM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 11:00 PM Wilson Filking: Chaos 11:00 PM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 11:00 PM Riverview Dance 12:00 AM Klamath Pagan Circle Lohkamp, David; Owen, Louise; Williams, Theo J 12:00 AM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 12:00 AM Wilson Filking: Chaos 12:00 AM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 12:00 AM Riverview Dance 12:00 AM Nestucca Midnight Horror Readings Bourne, Adrian; Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Pelan, John 1:00 AM Klamath Filking 1:00 AM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 1:00 AM Wilson Filking: Chaos 1:00 AM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 1:00 AM Riverview Dance 2:00 AM Klamath Filking 2:00 AM Santiam Filk Circle: Bardic 2:00 AM Wilson Filking: Chaos 2:00 AM Nehalem The Official White Wolf Fan Club 2:00 AM Riverview Dance1Ìÿ] _Sunday-1 Time Location Title Participants 9:00 AM Gaming Boardroom At Close Quarters Berry, Douglas E 9:30 AM Riverview Tai Chi Barnes, Steve 10:00 AM St. Helens Cereal & Cartoons 10:00 AM Santiam The Price of Space How expensive would space exploration and travel be -where should the money come from? Gregory, Hugh S; Nisbet, Andrew; Niven, Larry; Rosenblum, Mary 10:00 AM Wilson How to do Anthologies - Nuts and Bolts Greenberg, Martin 10:00 AM Nehalem Hideously Misacculturated Panelists explore the myth of fan as an outsider in regular society. Butler, Gail J; Kaufman, Jerry; Tackett, Dave; Tompkins, Suzanne; Yalow, Ben 10:00 AM Riverview Tai Chi Barnes, Steve 10:00 AM Umpqua Morning Humor Readings Martin III, Edward; Monk, Devon; Oltion, Jerry; Oltion, Kathy; Radford, Irene 10:00 AM Nestucca Readings: Deborah Ross /Harold Gross (10:30) 11:00 AM Klamath Twisting History Adlib responses of plot twist to a moderator's evil twisted alternative history suggestions. Bunch, Chris; Fiscus, James W; Mueller, Sara; Oltion, Jerry; Perry, Steve 11:00 AM Santiam When Asteroids Attack In space, 75,000 miles is a hair's-breadth miss. Can we afford not to keep a better eye out for the next one? Glass, James C; Gregory, Hugh S; Niven, Larry 11:00 AM Wilson Libertarianism vs. Socialism Letourneau, Guy; Sauby, Shane; Reed, Theresa 11:00 AM Nehalem Myth of Fannish Tolerance Is fandom tolerant? Hear our panelists and decide for yourself. Bourne, Adrian; Sanders, Drew; Tompkins, Suzanne 11:00 AM Riverview Figure Drawing Workshop with Mike Ferrari Live model - paper and crayons supplied Ferrari, Mark 11:00 AM Umpqua Storytelling Session ( Andrew Nisbet, 11:30 Ru Emerson) 11:00 AM Nestucca Readings: Christina York / Dave Smeds (11:30) 11:00 AM Writer Workshop Joys of Research -- On-line research network for genre writers Gilligan, ElizaBeth 11:00 AM Hotel Lobby Autographs - GOH Susan Matthews, Kay Kenyon (11:30) Kenyon, Kay; Matthews, Susan R 12:00 PM Klamath Insider Look at up coming Movies with Syndicated film critic Gareth Von Kallenbach Von Kallenbach, Gareth 12:00 PM Santiam People for the Ethical Treatment of Mars Assuming we get there in the first place, what should we - and shouldn't we - do with what we find? Forsythe, Margaret; Frederick, R.D."Gus"; Nisbet, Andrew 12:00 PM Wilson George Lucas: Tarnished Genius? What's the deal with the latest Star Wars flick? Has George finally lost his cinematic instincts? Barnes, Steve; Harper, Ashley J; Perry, Steve; Sauby, Shane 12:00 PM Nehalem LARP 101 What is ‘live action role playing' anyway? Conly, Judith; Lyris, Sonia Orin; Slate , Glenn; Underhill, Brian J 12:00 PM Riverview Art Auction Bigelow, Betty 12:00 PM Umpqua Readings: ( Kara Dalkey, Kevin Andrew Murphy 12:30) 12:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Kathy Oltion / Irene Radford (12:30) 12:00 PM Writer Workshop Wordos Writer's Group: Care and Feeding of a Critic Group Witchey, Eric 12:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (noon Christina F York, 12:30 Howard V Hendrix) 1Ìÿó _Sunday-2 1:00 PM Klamath TransOrbital - Privatizing Space Radley, Charles F 1:00 PM Santiam The Future of Physics How close are we to time travel or breaking the light barrier? The latest news from the front lines. Davidson, Howard; Hartman, Norman E; Nordley, G. David 1:00 PM Wilson Great Adaptations With the success of Harry Potter and the first Tolkien film, has Hollywood finally proven it ôgetsö SF/F? And if so, what should they adapt next? Borkowski, Janet; Bratman, David; Emerson, Ru 1:00 PM Nehalem Your Friendly Neighborhood Witches Okay, so Willow tried to blow up the planet -but TV, film and teen fiction mostly show Wiccans and witches as positive role models these days. What gives? (And should we expect a backlash?) Troupe, Sean 1:00 PM Riverview Art Auction Bigelow, Betty 1:00 PM Umpqua Readings: (1:00 ElizaBeth Gilligan,Michael L. Scanlon,1:30) 1:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Rhiannon Louve / Joan McCarty (1:30) 1:00 PM Writer Workshop How to write for the RPG Industry Younts, Patrick 1:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (1:00 Heather Alexander, 1:30 Steve Barnes) 2:00 PM Klamath GoH Interview: Susan R. Matthews (My Panel With Andrej) 2:00 PM Santiam The Climes They are A-Changing Global warming -or the next Ice Age? Which should we be more worried about? McMahon, Donna; Read, Wolf 2:00 PM Wilson The Three Faces of Toondom Some is darn near ‘real' (Final Fantasy), some is highly stylized (Phantom Investigators, Samurai Jack), and some is just plain retro (Lilo & Stitch). Where's animation really headed? Moore, John; Patten, Fred; Pryor, Anthony 2:00 PM Nehalem Stalking the Wild Anthology Getting into anthologies is often a new writer's greatest desire - and greatest challenge. Here are tips. Conly, Judith; Greenberg, Martin; Murphy, Kevin Andrew 2:00 PM Riverview Concerts: Echo's Children/ Heather Alexander (2:30) Alexander, Heather; Faber, Cat; Hills, Callie 2:00 PM Umpqua Readings: (2:30John Dalmas) 2:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Mary Rosenblum / Kay Kenyon (2:30) 2:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (2:00 ??, 2:30 ??) 3:00 PM Klamath Fascination with the Fallen A look at our continued interest in fallen angels and their evolution from books to art and movies. Seed, Lee; Albrecht 3:00 PM Santiam Onions & Orchids Come tell us what you think of the convention - suggestions for OryCon25 Axemaker, Lacey; Umberger, Helen 3:00 PM Wilson Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Matthews, Susan R; Perry, Steve; Shattan, Ariel; Torres-Catalayud, Adela; Vincent, Denise 3:00 PM Nehalem Virgin, Mother, Crone - and Engineer Has recent SF put new emphasis on feminist themes? Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Landry, Bridget; McMahon, Donna; Mitchell, Syne; Moscoe, Mike 3:00 PM Riverview More Heather Alexander 3:00 PM Umpqua Readings: (Wolf Read) 3:00 PM Nestucca Readings: Dianna Rodgers / Dave Trowbridge (3:30) 3:00 PM Gaming 3:00 PM Hotel Lobby Autographs (3:00-3:30 John Dalmas) Dalmas) Dalmas, John