Hynes Level 1 - Hynes Level 2 Main Rooms, 203 - Hynes 204-210 - Hynes 301-306 - Hynes 307-312, Art Show - Sheraton Level 2 - Sheraton Level 3 Children's Programming - Sheraton Level 3 Programming

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Hynes Level 1

RoomHall AH100H102H107
8:00 AMHynes Opens for Setup Only
9:00 AMHynes Opens
Registration Opens
9:30 AMShotokan Karate Workshop
10:00 AMThud: The Discworld BoardgameSing Around the Virtual Campfire
12:00 NGrave Robbers From Outer SpaceFirst Heroes anthology
1:00 PMChildhood's End Discussion
2:00 PMRegistration Closes

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Hynes Level 2 Main Rooms, 203

RoomAuditoriumAutogaphsConcourseDealers' RoomH203
10:00 AM
  • Masquerade Registration Desk Opens for Pickup of Tapes/Documentation
  • Village Tour of the Worldcon
    		• Dealers Room OpenThe He(Art) of Communication in James E. Gunn's The Listeners
    11:00 AMAutographing: Kevin J. Anderson, Steve Antczak, F. Brett Cox, James Alan Gardner, Jay Lake, Louise Marley, Allen SteelePhoto Proofs and Ordering of Photos at MasqueradeRaising Gifted Children
    11:30 AM19th Century Influence on 21st Century Writing
    12:00 NAutographing: Paul Barnett, Charlaine Harris, Paul Levinson, Wil McDermott, Terry Pratchett, Mary TurzilloFan History TourTeaching Tolkien
    1:00 PMAutographing: K. A. Bedford, John G. Hemry, James Macdonald, Sean McMullen, Josepha Sherman, Wen SpencerMended Drum: Literary Beer: Peter J. Heck, Matthew Jarpe, Jim YoungTeaching/Advising SF/F/H at Religious Institutions
    2:00 PM Mended Drum: Literary Beer: Josepha Sherman, Susan Shwartz Teaching Science Fiction Online: Experiences with a Web-Only Class
    3:00 PMClosing CeremoniesInformation ClosesDealers Room Closes

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    Hynes 204-210

    RoomH204H205H206H208H209H210
    10:00 AMWriterly FriendshipFirefly Marathon, Episodes 12-EndThe Castle of Cagliostro [Subtitled] [N/R]WSFS Business Meeting
    10:30 AMAbout Author ScamsOne Language to Rule Them All?
    11:00 AMWhy I Write YA BooksTuckerizationsWarping the Classics
    12:00 NAfter the MasqueradeAfter the Worldcon--What?Cute Aliens: Kill Them NowHere is Greenwood [English]Filk Pickup Concert
    12:30 PMFilk Request/One-Shots Concert
    1:00 PMThe Bodice Fights Back! Worst Costuming DisastersA Farewell to MimosaAfter the Con Is Over...The Trouble With TrailersHere is Greenwood [English]Concert
    1:30 PMHere is Greenwood [English]The Gripe Session
    2:00 PMFor Us, the Living and the Re-evaluation of Heinlein's CareerFuture Health ProblemsWhat's Your Agenda?Here is Greenwood [English]
    2:30 PMVanished Past and Vanishing PointCatnapped [Subtitled] [3+]Filk Concert

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    Hynes Level 301-306

    RoomH301H302H303H304H305H306
    10:00 AMPrint on Demand--for ArtistsBurnoutArt Auction OverflowThe Next Killer App
    10:30 AMThe Afshar Experiment: A Farewell to CopenhagenCommemorative Stamps for SF Superstars?
    11:00 AMEthical Issues in NeuroscienceBest Short Stories of 2004 (So Far...)The Science Fiction VillageImages of Loss in LotRObsolete High TechnologyWhy We Hate Our Heroes
    12:00 NMundane Media and SFSF: Transcendant AdventureSpace Habitats and BiospheresWhat's in a Name?About DuneChickpunk?
    1:00 PMThe FlashThe Future of PeaceAre Fans Still Slans?Hard FantasyFinding a Home in FandomThe Abuse of Biology in SF
    2:00 PMDeep TimeRecent SF and Fantasy for KidsTV Storytelling: From ARcs to EpisodesForce Fields: What Can Electromagnetism Do For Us?2024: Technology that We Can't Imagine Being Without

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    Hynes 307-312, Art Show

    RoomH307H309H310H311H312Art Show
    10:00 AMIsland EcologiesMcMullen's TrekSF Museum SlideshowCurses!The SF of William TennArt Show Open for Pick-up and Pay and Artist Check-out
    10:30 AMSurviving a College Creative Writing Class
    11:00 AMThe Creation of the U.S. Tradition of Pulp SFIn-Space Propulsion SystemsWhat's new in AstronomyIt's a Mystery...The Serious Side of Terry PratchettTour of the Retro Art Exhibit
    11:30 AMAbout Judith Merril
    12:00 NComics: Conventional Wisdom Was...Working at the WETA WorkshopThe Art of David MattinglyAlternate HolocaustsWilliam Tenn Interview
    1:00 PMThe Mythology of Las VegasHitting "the Wall"Do It Again!Dealing with Job/Family/Life!How Stories End
    1:30 PMPsychology of SF Fans
    2:00 PMWhen Fans Die...SF Chick FlicksAll I Learned About Science I Leard from SFAfter the FallHow Do You Know When You're Dead?Art Show Closes

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    Sheraton Level 2

    RoomConstitutionLiberty ARepublic AGrand Ballroom
    7:00 AMWedding Peach [13+]
    9:00 AMCon Suite OpensLord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
    9:30 AMKaffeeklatsch: Carol Berg, Michael A. Burstein, Toni L. P. Kelner, Madeleine E. RobinsRiding Bean [Subtitled] [NR]
    10:00 AMHappy Lesson #1-5
    11:00 AM
  • Kaffeeklatsch: Lois McMaster Bujold, Cory Doctorow, Laura Anne Gilman, Mindy Klasky
  • The Last Dangerous Knit-Together
    • 12:00 NKaffeeklatsch: Scott Edelman, John G. Hemry, P. C. Hodgell, James MorrowLord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    12:15 PMGolddigger #1-2 [English] [N/R]
    1:00 PMKaffeeklatsch: Jay Caselberg, Walter H. Hunt, Les Johnson, Terry McGarry
    5:00 PMDead Dog Party by Minneapolis in '73
    8:00 PMLord of the Rings: Return of the King

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    Sheraton Level 3 Children's Programming

    RoomBeacon ABeacon DBeacon FGardner
    9:30 AMMoving to Music [ages 1-7]Masks [ages 2-8]
    Childcare Opens
    10:00 AMOpen Playtime [ages 1-6]Children's YA Reading [ages 7-12]Kitchen Science [ages 2-7]Writing Workshop [ages 7-12]
    11:00 AMOpen Playtime [ages 1-6]Junkyard Aliens [ages 7-12]Bingo Make and Play [ages 3-6]How to Defend Yourself Against Alien Invaders [ages 7-12]
    12:00 NOpen Playtime [ages 1-6]Beady FamiliarsMagic Wands
    1:00 PMMovie [ages 1-8]If You Liked Harry Poter... Kids Reading for Pleasure [ages 7-12]Challenges! [ages 7-12]
    2:00 PMMovie [ages 1-8]Bead a Necklace [ages 3-6]Scavenger Hunt Judging and Hogwarts' Graduation Party [ages 7-12]
    4:00 PMChildcare Closes
    8:00 PMOpen Filk

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    Sheraton Level 3 Programming

    RoomClarendonConferenceDaltonExeterHampton
    9:30 AMFilk Office OpensReading: E. Rose SabinReading: Susan Shwartz
    10:00 AMReading: Daniel HatchReading: Mary Turzillo
    10:30 AMReading: Benjamin RosenbaumReading: Scott Edelman
    11:00 AMHow to Create Fictionalized Characters from Historical FiguresThe Medieval Technology and Science that Fantasy IgnoresReading: Peter J. HeckReading: Amy Thomson
    11:30 AMMy Tour of Middle-EarthEnjoying J.D. RobbReading: Geoffrey A. LandisReading: Suzy McKee Charnas
    12:00 NMath and Physics/Myth and DreamsReading: Stephen DedmanReading: Jim Grimsley
    12:30 PMInternational Copyright IssuesReading: David GerroldReading: Martha Soukup
    1:00 PMEffective Self-PromotionThe Fiction of Diana GabaldonReading: Vera NazarianReading: Mary Anne Mohanraj
    1:30 PMStart Your Own MuseumReading: David MarusekReading: Madeleine E. Robins
    2:00 PMReading: Daniel P. DernReading: Karen Traviss
    2:30 PMReading: Stephen Leigh
    5:00 PMFilk Office On-Call
    8:00 PMOpen FilkFilk Office Re-opensOpen Filk--No tapingOpen FilkOpen Filk
    11:00 PMFilk Office Closes