Program Participants
| Program Participants |
|---|
| David-Glenn Anderson |
| Kage Baker |
| Alex Boster |
| Linda Bushyager |
| Catherine Cheek |
| James Stanley Daugherty |
| Kathryn Daugherty |
| Bobbie DuFault |
| Tom Galloway |
| Christopher J. Garcia |
| Steve Gillett |
| Diana Glyer |
| Mike Glyer |
| Lynn Gold |
| Ed Green |
| John F. Hertz |
| Jessica A. Hilt |
| Robert Hole, Jr |
| Berry Kercheval |
| Joseph Kerezman |
| Dani Kollin |
| Eytan Kollin |
| Jacqueline Lichtenberg |
| Lubov |
| Theresa Mather |
| Christian McGuire |
| Kevin Andrew Murphy |
| Larry Niven |
| Kevin P. Roche |
| Deirdre Saoirse Moen |
| Barry Short |
| Kevin Standlee |
| Milt Stevens |
| Tony Todaro |
| Tadao Tomomatsu |
| Lee Whiteside |
| Mike Willmoth |
| Ben Yalow |
| Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7/3/2008 | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Art Show | Grand Ballroom D | |
| Dealer's Room | Grand Ballroom E | |
| 14:30 | ||
| Why are Sci-Fi Movies so Anti-science? | Cataluna | |
| Fantasy: Is the Magic Gone? | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Filk Lounge | Madrid | |
| 16:00 | ||
| Costuming on a Dime | Andalucia | |
| If You Ran a Television Network | Cataluna | |
| Autographing: Jacqueline Lichtenberg | Galicia | |
| 17:30 | ||
| Anime for People who Thought They Hated Anime | Andalucia | |
| The 10 Gadgets that Changed the World | Cataluna | |
| Reading: Kevin Andrew Murphy | Galicia | |
| BoF: What to Do in Vegas? | Navarra | |
| 20:00 | ||
| Westercon 61 Opening Ceremonies | Grand Ballroom C | |
| 21:00 | ||
| VSFA: Invisible Man Movie Quiz | Cataluna | |
| 7/4/2008 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Writers Block: Literary Performance Anxiety | Andalucia | |
| Writers Block: Literary Performance Anxiety | Andalucia | |
| Global Warming: A Hot Topic | Cataluna | |
| Little Known SF Television | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Art Show | Grand Ballroom D | |
| Dealer's Room | Grand Ballroom E | |
| BoF: LiveJournal | Navarra | |
| 11:30 | ||
| Will Humans Ever Settle Mars? | Andalucia | |
| Writers Workshop 1 | Cabrera | |
| Westercon 61 Business Meeting | Cataluna | |
| The Fear of Technology | Grand Ballroom C | |
| What is Filk? | Madrid | |
| BoF: Battlestar Galactica | Navarra | |
| The Flip of a Card, The Toss of the Dice | Sevilla | |
| 13:00 | ||
| Procrastinator's Hugo Panel | Andalucia | |
| Writers and the World's Oldest Profession | Cataluna | |
| Match Game SF | Grand Ballroom A | |
| BoF: Serenity/Browncoats | Navarra | |
| Gaming the System | Sevilla | |
| 14:30 | ||
| Fantasy Books to Fantasy Movies | Cataluna | |
| Reading: Berry Kercheval | Galicia | |
| Whither Westercons? | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Docent Tour of the Art Show: Hertz | Grand Ballroom D | |
| BoF: Lost | Navarra | |
| Reading: Kage Baker | Sevilla | |
| 16:00 | ||
| Classic Science Fiction Literature | Andalucia | |
| Household Appliances, Alien Locations and Opening Lines... | Cataluna | |
| Autographing: Steve Gillett | Galicia | |
| Interview: Kage Baker | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Conrunners Anonymous | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Urban Fantasy as an Emerging Genre | Navarra | |
| 17:30 | ||
| Every OS @$%^! | Andalucia | |
| Star Trek -- To Boldly Go WHERE? | Cataluna | |
| BoF: XBox360? PS3? Wii? | Galicia | |
| Regency Dance | Grand Ballroom B | |
| BoF: Dr. Who | Navarra | |
| Recreational Parlimentarianism | Sevilla | |
| 20:00 | ||
| Lynn Gold Concert & Fireworks | Valencia Ballroom | |
| 23:59 | ||
| Eye of Argon Reading | Galicia | |
| 7/5/2008 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Art and the Internet | Cataluna | |
| SF/F in Education: Bringing in the Next Generation | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Art Show | Grand Ballroom D | |
| Dealer's Room | Grand Ballroom E | |
| Friends of Bill W | Navarra | |
| 11:30 | ||
| Autographing: Kage Baker | Andalucia | |
| Writers Workshop 2 | Cabrera | |
| BoF; Discworld, Pratchett | Galicia | |
| The Fannish Inquisition: Worldcons | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Docent Tour of the Art Show: Mathers | Grand Ballroom D | |
| BoF: World of Warcraft | Navarra | |
| 13:00 | ||
| How to Keep an SF Club Alive | Andalucia | |
| Denvention Meeting | Galicia | |
| An Artist's Life: Lubov | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Truthiness: The Liar's Panel | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Docent Tour of the Art Show: Francis | Grand Ballroom D | |
| Fanzine in an Hour | Navarra | |
| 14:30 | ||
| Plot Point Research | Andalucia | |
| Authors and Editors | Cataluna | |
| Reading: Dani Kollin | Galicia | |
| Core Fandom: An Outsiders View | Grand Ballroom A | |
| There Ain't No Caviar on the Catering Truck | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Best Graphic Story Hugo | Navarra | |
| 16:00 | ||
| The Future of Food | Andalucia | |
| Spintronics: The Update | Cataluna | |
| TAFF/DUFF Auction | Galicia | |
| Masquerade Green Room | Grand Ballroom B | |
| Docent Tour of the Art Show: Sheriff | Grand Ballroom D | |
| Shout It To The World: Why I Have a Blog. | Navarra | |
| 17:30 | ||
| Using Mythology in Modern Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Andalucia | |
| Fannish Trivia | Cataluna | |
| Autographing: Larry Niven | Galicia | |
| Masquerade Contestant's Meeting | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Masquerade Contestant's Meeting | Grand Ballroom B | |
| Masquerade Contestant's Meeting | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Writer's Workshops: Vitamins or Placebos? | Navarra | |
| 19:00 | ||
| VSFA Meeting | Andalucia | |
| 20:00 | ||
| Masquerade | Grand Ballroom B | |
| Masquerade | Grand Ballroom C | |
| 7/6/2008 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Be All That You Can Beep | Andalucia | |
| The Orphan Works Act | Cataluna | |
| Dealer's Room | Grand Ballroom E | |
| Vampires - Much More than Buffy | Sevilla | |
| 11:30 | ||
| How to Break an Editor's Spirit | Andalucia | |
| Westercon 61 Business Meeting | Cataluna | |
| BoF: Mythbusters | Navarra | |
| 12:00 | ||
| Art Auction | Grand Ballroom C | |
| 13:00 | ||
| Are Your Closest Friends Ones You Haven't Met IRL? | Andalucia | |
| Can't Wait for September? | Cataluna | |
| Match Game SF 2 | Grand Ballroom A | |
| Wasn't that a Wonderful Masquerade? | Grand Ballroom C | |
| Art Show Pickup | Grand Ballroom D | |
| 14:30 | ||
| The Shrinking of Big Brains: Computers from Rooms to Your Pocket | Cataluna | |
| Perfect Economics | Navarra | |
| 16:00 | ||
| Westercon 61 Closing Ceremonies | Grand Ballroom C | |
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