Westercon 54 Program
As of June 29, 2001
An Index of Program Participants is also available.
NOTE: This schedule is a work in progress!
Thursday July 5, 2001
1:00 PM Thursday
- Wilson (CR)
- Three good reasons way you should not publish that novel on the internet
Fiscus, James; McCarty, Joan; Moscoe, Mike; Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick
- Willamette (CR)
- Playground Games
- Yakima (CR)
- How to Enjoy the Art Show/How to Enjoy the Tours
Hertz, John
2:30 PM Thursday
- Klamath (CR)
- Meteorites/Asteroids/Comets
Hutson, Melinda
- Wilson (CR)
- Reading - Irene Radford/Jim Fiscus
Fiscus, James; Radford, Irene
- Rogue (CR)
- Death of the Animorphs: Killing One of the Few Young Adult SF Series.
Eng, Cecilia; Wells, Patty; Wells, Sean
- Deschutes (CR)
- Fun with Bead Abacus
Letourneau, Guy
- Yakima (CR)
- The Avalon Tradition: from Mists to the Movie
Paxson, Diana
- Nestucca (CR)
- Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Advice for New Writers - workshop
Neason, Rebecca
4:00 PM Thursday
- Klamath (CR)
- Frank Lurz Slide: A Year in the Life of an Artist
Lurz, Frank
- McKenzie (CR)
- Getting Off the Rock 1 Rocket et al. (Current and Near-Future Launch Using Che mical Propulsion
Kare, Jordin
- Wilson (CR)
- Westercon: Past, Present, and Future
Pelz, Bruce; Willmoth, Mike; Yalow, Ben
- Rogue (CR)
- A Knight's Tale and the Irrelevance of Research in History? Alternate History?
Barnes, Steven; Glyer, Mike; Martin, Michael; McCarty, Joan; Neason, Rebecca; Wrench, Sara
- Willamette (CR)
- Gameboy Exchange
- Yakima (CR)
- The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Borkowski, Janet; Shattan, Ariel
- Nestucca (CR)
- Design Wireless Games: WAP and Beyond What Do You Need to Pitch a Game, a Description of the Process (workshop)
Gorden, Greg
- Pendleton (JB)
- SF Poetry
5:30 PM Thursday
- Wilson (CR)
- An Introduction to Filk
Bethancourt, Joe; Dixon, Steven E.; Eng, Cecilia; Letourneau, Guy
- Umatilla (CR)
- Family Games Night
7:00 PM Thursday
- Wilson (CR)
- Will Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' Films Be Any Good
Bourne, Mark; Bratman, David
- Rogue (CR)
- Frank Hayes Concert
Hayes, Frank
- Deschutes (CR)
- Story Time for Kids - Continues for Three Nights
Wells, Marc
- Umatilla (CR)
- Family Games Night
- Yakima (CR)
- Regional Power Crisis: Where Are You Going to Be When the Light's Go Out?
MacGregor, Loren; Nisbet, Andrew; Rice, Michael
- Multnomah (JB)
- Opening Ceremonies (7PM set-up) Ceremony Starts 7:30
Glyer, Mike; Lurz, Frank; Martin, Ed; Powers, Tim
8:30 PM Thursday
- Klamath (CR)
- Fanthorpe in the Basement: Choral Reading and Open Mike
Cross, Debbie; Levine, David; Wells, Marc; Wells, Patty
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Cecilia Eng Concert
Eng, Cecilia
- Umatilla (CR)
- Family Games Night
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance (set-up) 9:30 Start
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Polyamory Group Discussion
Pryor-Brown, Anthony; Darklady
10:00 PM Thursday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Umatilla (CR)
- Family Games Night
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Polyamory Group Discussion
Pryor-Brown, Anthony; Darklady
11:30 PM Thursday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Umatilla (CR)
- Family Games Night
- Nestucca (CR)
- Midnight Horror Readings
McCarty, Joan; Murphy, Kevin Andrew
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Pagan Circle: The Rite Stuff - A Pagan circle for deep space
Lohkamp, David; Rush, Lea
Friday July 6, 2001
9:00 AM Friday
- Deschutes (CR)
- Playdate-set-up: Come and Network Kid Style
10:00 AM Friday
- McKenzie (CR)
- That First Novel
Berg, Carol; Bothell, Lisa; Coleman, Loren; Linaweaver, Brad
- Wilson (CR)
- Reading - Kevin Andrew Murphy/Maya Bohnhoff
Bohnhoff, Maya; Murphy, Kevin Andrew
- Rogue (CR)
- Westercon Bid Presentation
- Willamette (CR)
- Karate with Gonzo Flores
- Deschutes (CR)
- Mask Making with Nancy Smith
Smith, Nancy
- Yakima (CR)
- Tasini is Not Pasta: Tasini Vs. New York Time, a Case That Could Give Corporations Rights to Author's Works, Without Pay
Fiscus, James; Hendrix, Howard; Majerus, Laura; Slate, Glenn
- Wallowa (CR)
- Manuscript prep workshop; includes a rundown of some current markets
Holmen, Rachel
- Umpqua (CR)
- Real Dogs aren't from Disney - Writing Real Animals
Cooper, Simone; Rosenblum, Mary
- Nestucca (CR)
- Guitar fingerpicking workshop
Bethancourt, Joe
- Clackamas (JB)
- Steve Barnes Tai-Chi (held on the tennis court, weather permitting)
Barnes, Steven
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Domestic Design in 2050 - Industrial Design
Bourne, Elizabeth; Howell, Dave; Letourneau, Guy; Silverstein, Janna
- Art Show (JB)
- Color Mechanics Workshop
Butler, Gail
11:30 AM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Foundry in a Doughnut Box
Letourneau, Guy
- McKenzie (CR)
- The Writers and Illustrators of the Future
Budrys, Algis; Powers, Tim; Wu, Frank
- Wilson (CR)
- Paper Fanzines: We Love the Smell of Hecto in the Morning
Glyer, Mike; Hertz, John; Kaufman, Jerry; Patten, Fred
- Rogue (CR)
- Getting Off the Rock 2 : Laser and Tethers and Guns, Oh My! (Non-Rocket Launch Technology
Kare, Jordin
- Riverview (CR)
- Frank Lurz Foil Demo
Lurz, Frank
- Umatilla (CR)
- D&D for Beginner's
Jansen, Phil; Shattan, Arthur; Wells, Sean
- Yakima (CR)
- Heinlein's Future History: NOW Are These the Crazy Years?
Gifford, James; Nordley, Gerald; Patterson, Bill; Thornton, Andy; Weisskopf, Toni
- Wallowa (CR)
- The Latest in superconductors
Cramer, John; Davidson, Howard; Glass, James C
- Nestucca (CR)
- Parliamentary Procedure
Yalow, Ben
- Pendleton (JB)
- SFWA Meeting
Hendrix, Howard
- Overton (JB)
- Costumes for the Sewing Challenged - Workshop
Glass, Gail
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Domestic Design in 2050 - Architecture -
Howell, Dave; Organ-Kean, Margaret; Thomson, Amy; Whitmore, Tom
1:00 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Soviet Inner Planet Probes
Gregory, Hugh S.
- McKenzie (CR)
- Critique of the Works of Tim Powers, GOH
Engler, Craig; Hutson, Melinda; Oltion, Jerry; Wrench, Sara
- Wilson (CR)
- Readings: Bruce Holland Rogers / James Glass
Glass, James C; Rogers, Bruce Holland
- Rogue (CR)
- How to Get Published (Not! - Liar's Panel)
Dozois, Gardner; Smith, Dean Wesley; Weisskopf, Toni; Willis, Connie; York, J. Steven
- Riverview (CR)
- Jeff & Maya Bhonhoff Concert
Bohnhoff, Jeff; Bohnhoff, Maya
- Willamette (CR)
- Playground Games
- Deschutes (CR)
- Take It Apart (set-up) 1:30 Start
- Umatilla (CR)
- D&D for Beginner's
Jansen, Phil; Shattan, Arthur; Wells, Sean
- Yakima (CR)
- Research is Hard, Writing is Easy
Holmen, Rachel; McCarty, Joan; Radford, Irene; Ross, Deborah J.; Wharton, Ken
- Wallowa (CR)
- Reading Donna McMahon/S.D. Perry
McMahon, Donna; Perry, Stephani Danelle
- Umpqua (CR)
- DUFF auction
Gelb, Janice
- Nestucca (CR)
- WORDOS: Breeding and Feeding Your Writers Group
Stanlee, Kevin; What, Leslie; Witchey, Eric
- Clackamas (JB)
- Mike Glyer GOH Interview
Glyer, Mike; Hertz, John
- Overton (JB)
- Performance Costumes: Dance, Acrobatics, and Stagecraft
Glass, Gail; Levine, David; Morgenstern, Kate
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Domestic Design in 2050 - Fashion
Sanders, Drew; Tackett, David
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs: 1-1:30 Nina Hoffman
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki
- Art Show (JB)
- Welcome to My World
Clark, Alan
2:30 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Jam in the Key of A# minor (It's been a tough year!) Remember to bring an instrument
Alexander, Heather; Bohnhoff, Jeff; Bohnhoff, Maya; Eng, Cecilia
- McKenzie (CR)
- Learning How to Write
Mitchell, Syne; O'Halloran, Marybeth; Persons, Flora Jane; Smith, Kim Owen; Stamey, Sarah; Taylor, Bruce
- Wilson (CR)
- Electronic Fanzines: We Love the Smell of JPEGs in the Morning
Bothell, Lisa; Engler, Craig; Gelb, Janice; Glyer, Mike
- Rogue (CR)
- Original Voices in Fantasy
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki; Paxson, Diana; Rice, Roberta C; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
- Riverview (CR)
- Kings Were Great and Slavery Wasn't That Bad: Romanticizing the Past in Alternate History and Historical Fantasy.
Barnes, Steven; Fiscus, James; McCarty, Joan; Meacham, Beth; Neason, Rebecca
- Willamette (CR)
- Kinderfilk with Steve Dixon
Dixon, Steven E.
- Deschutes (CR)
- Take It Apart (teardown 3:30)
- Yakima (CR)
- Morality in the Buffyverse
Brugalette, Phillip; Fesmire, Jonathan; Kaufman, Jerry; Mangels, Andy; Yalow, Ben
- Wallowa (CR)
- HISTORY OF THE UKRAINIAN BANDURA - Hear how Stalin and the Nazis tried to destroy a musical tradition that threatened their power
Gustad, Joan; Turley, Roy
- Umpqua (CR)
- Developing Media-based Games and Characters - round-table discussion
- Board Room (CR)
- Formula plotting; why it works, how to do it.Limit of 8 people. Bring 3X5 cards and pencils.
Nordley, Gerald
- Nestucca (CR)
- Writing Short Stories: a workship with Sonia Lyris
Lyris, Sonia
- Clackamas (JB)
- Frank Lurz GOH Slide Show: A Collection of His Work
Lurz, Frank
- Overton (JB)
- Headresses and Shoes, Completing the Costume
MacGregor, Lauryn Cone; Zetterberg, Julie
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Middle-Eastern Dance Workshop
Bigelow, Betty
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs: 2:30-3 Robin Hobb / Deborah J. Ross 3-3:30 Tim Powers
Hobb, Robin; Powers, Tim; Ross, Deborah J.
4:00 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Bridget Landrey Presents: Somewhere with Rings: the Cassini Mission to Saturn Slide Show
Landry, Bridget
- McKenzie (CR)
- Susan C. Petrey Auction (4:30-6:30 PM)
Cross, Debbie
- Wilson (CR)
- Locus Focus
Brown, Charles N.
- Rogue (CR)
- Cattle Call: Writers Cast the Movie of Their Books
Dalkey, Kara; Hoffman, Nina Kiriki; Neason, Rebecca; Wrench, Sara; York, J. Steven
- Riverview (CR)
- Glass Armonica Presentation
Zeitler, William Wilde
- Deschutes (CR)
- Illustrating a Kid's Book
Organ-Kean, Margaret
- Yakima (CR)
- Books on Writing: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Bohnhoff, Maya; Bothell, Lisa; Linaweaver, Brad; Ross, Deborah J.; Stamey, Sarah
- Wallowa (CR)
- Gay/sexual minority
Mangels, Andy
- Board Room (CR)
- Outline a Novel in an Hour - Workshop
York, Chris
- Nestucca (CR)
- Victorian-Style Bead Knitting Workshop
O'Halloran, Marybeth
- Clackamas (JB)
- Can Space Opera Bring SF Back to the Top of the Sales Charts?
Oltion, Jerry; Oltion, Kathy; Smith, Dean Wesley; Weisskopf, Toni
- Overton (JB)
- My Starship Crew is Naked! Designing Uniforms for Fun and Profiteers
Bigelow, Betty; Levine, David; Zetterberg, Julie
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs: 4-4:30 Steven Ripley/James C Glass 4:30-5 Leslie What
Glass, James C; Ripley, Steven; What, Leslie
- Art Show (JB)
- Mark Ferrari - Colored Pencil Technique
Ferrari, Mark
5:30 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- A Demonstration of Dimensional Animation by Leopoldo Marino
Marino, Leopoldo
- McKenzie (CR)
- Susan C. Petrey Auction (4:30-6:30 PM)
Cross, Debbie
- Wilson (CR)
- History as Alternate History: Why history ain't what it used to be
Fiscus, James; Moscoe, Mike; Nisbet, Andrew
- Rogue (CR)
- Extinction Karma: Will What Goes Around, Come Around, Species-wise?
Hendrix, Howard
- Riverview (CR)
- Locus Awards Banquet: Open Bar 6PM, Banquet 6:30
Brown, Charles N.; Dozois, Gardner; Willis, Connie
- Yakima (CR)
- Strange New Worlds Star Trek Writing Contest
Beck, Ilsa; Oltion, Kathy; Ripley, Steven; Smith, Dean Wesley
- Nestucca (CR)
- Readings: Thomas Hopp/Syne Mitchell
Hopp, Thomas; Mitchell, Syne
- Pendleton (JB)
- The Glass Ceiling - In 2000, women artists painted 10% of the bookcovers published in the US. What is happening here?
Butler, Gail; Coltrain, Darlene; McAuliffe, Fiona; Organ-Kean, Margaret
- Clackamas (JB)
- Movie Preview
- Overton (JB)
- Iron Costumer
Hasson-Jones, Kris
7:00 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Independent Film-making: Adapting Horror to Film
Migliore, Andrew; Tynes, John; Vanek, Aaron
- Rogue (CR)
- One shots - open mike filk
- Riverview (CR)
- Locus Awards Banquet: Open Bar 6PM, Banquet 6:31
Brown, Charles N.; Dozois, Gardner; Willis, Connie
- Willamette (CR)
- Regency Dance 8PM Start
Hertz, John
- Clackamas (JB)
- Movie Preview
8:30 PM Friday
- Klamath (CR)
- Independent Horror Films - a selection of short films from the HP Lovecraft Film Festival
Migliore, Andrew; Tynes, John; Vanek, Aaron
- Rogue (CR)
- TOP 20 FILK SONGS -"Heart of the Appaloosa","Signy Mallory","Tech Support", and" Banned from Argo"??!
Alexander, Heather; Bethancourt, Joe; Bohnhoff, Jeff; Bohnhoff, Maya; Dixon, Steven E.; Eng, Cecilia; Esty, Bob; Faber, Catherine; Hitchin, Jeff; Kare, Jordin; Metzger, Darragh; Turley, Roy
- Riverview (CR)
- Locus Awards Banquet: Awards 8PM
Brown, Charles N.; Dozois, Gardner; Willis, Connie
- Willamette (CR)
- Regency Dance 8PM Start
Hertz, John
- Deschutes (CR)
- Story Time for Kids - Continues for Three Nights
Wells, Marc
- Nestucca (CR)
- War, Watermelon, & NorwestCon: Story telling by Andy Nisbet
Nisbet, Andrew
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance (set-up) 9:30 Start
- Clackamas (JB)
- Movie Preview
10:00 PM Friday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Wilson (CR)
- The Official Nerdity Test: If You're Here, You've Passed
Letourneau, Guy
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Riverview (CR)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10:30-Midnight
Dalkey, Kara; Levine, David; Martin, Ed; Pryor-Brown, Anthony; Wells, Marc
- Willamette (CR)
- Regency Dance 8PM Start
Hertz, John
- Yakima (CR)
- Sex Toys of the Future: Will robotics and biotech make dating obsolete?
Davidson, Howard; Lyris, Sonia; Mangels, Andy; Darklady
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance
11:30 PM Friday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Willamette (CR)
- Regency Dance 8PM Start
Hertz, John
- Nestucca (CR)
- Midnight Horror Readings
McCarty, Joan; Murphy, Kevin Andrew
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Pagan Circle: The Chocolate Ritual - Yes boys and girls this will be what you think it will
Lohkamp, David
Saturday July 7, 2001
9:00 AM Saturday
- Deschutes (CR)
- Playdate-set-up: Come and Network Kid Style
10:00 AM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- Weapons demo for authors
McCarty, Joan
- McKenzie (CR)
- Reading: Algis Budrys
Budrys, Algis
- Wilson (CR)
- Readings: Leslie What/Rob Vagle
Vagle, Rob; What, Leslie
- Rogue (CR)
- When Genres Collide: Crossovers Abound
Pearce, Gerald; Rosenblum, Mary; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn; Sheckley, Robert; Vukcevich, Ray; York, Chris
- Riverview (CR)
- Joe Bethancourt Concert
Bethancourt, Joe
- Willamette (CR)
- Karate with Gonzo Flores
- Deschutes (CR)
- Model Rockets (part1) Sam Ward
- Yakima (CR)
- Print-on-Demand: Is it Significantly Changing the Busienss?
Fiscus, James; Littleton, Therese; Rogers, Bruce Holland; Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick; Weisskopf, Toni
- Nestucca (CR)
- SONGWRITING WORKSHOP
Bohnhoff, Jeff; Espinoza, Paul; Faber, Catherine
- Clackamas (JB)
- Steve Barnes Tai-Chi (held on the tennis court, weather permitting)
Barnes, Steven
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Clarion: Is it for You?
Drummond, Ron; Holmen, Rachel; Holt, Marilyn J.; Levine, David
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs:10-10:30 Bill Patterson,Andy Thornton 10:30-11 Michael Martin, Andy Mangels
Mangels, Andy; Martin, Michael; Patterson, Bill; Thornton, Andy
11:30 AM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- Heinlein's _Stranger_ After Forty Years
Gifford, James; Patterson, Bill; Thornton, Andy
- McKenzie (CR)
- "His temperature is rising, is that good?": Building Aliens
Harper, Tara K; Oltion, Jerry; Osborn, Thor; Rogers, Bruce Holland; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
- Wilson (CR)
- Readings: Louise Marley/Deborah J. Ross
Marley, Louise; Ross, Deborah J.
- Rogue (CR)
- The Jung and the Restless
Hobb, Robin; Hoffman, Nina Kiriki; Paxson, Diana; Powers, Tim
- Riverview (CR)
- Frank Lurz Saber Demo
Lurz, Frank
- Willamette (CR)
- Playground Games
- Deschutes (CR)
- Impromtu Costuming for Kids
- Umatilla (CR)
- Pokemon: Open Play
- Yakima (CR)
- Westercon Business Meeting
Pelz, Bruce
- Umpqua (CR)
- 1st contact simulation
Nordley, Gerald; Read, Wolf
- Nestucca (CR)
- Newszines: Paper and Web
Brown, Charles N.; Engler, Craig; Glyer, Mike; Kelly, Mark
- Pendleton (JB)
- Artists - Self Promotion - How to promote yourself as an artist. From the basics of business cards on up and out.
Butler, Margie; Clark, Alan; Coltrain, Darlene; Hendrick, Fred; Herring, Doug; Larson, Durlyn
- Clackamas (JB)
- Writing for Hollywood, Working in the Evil Empire
Barnes, Steven; Jeter, K.W.; Perry, Steve; Reaves, Michael
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs:11-11:30 Thomas Hopp, Rebecca Neason 11:30-noon Bruce Taylor Sara Wrench
Hopp, Thomas; Neason, Rebecca; Taylor, Bruce; Wrench, Sara
1:00 PM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- Patricia MacEwen Presents: Europa- Life Under the Ice Slide Show
MacEwen, Patricia
- McKenzie (CR)
- How Many Pseudonyms Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb: Is Two Enough? Are Six Too Many?
Hobb, Robin; Holmen, Rachel; Littleton, Therese; Moscoe, Mike; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
- Wilson (CR)
- Readings: Nina Hoffman/David Levine
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki; Levine, David
- Rogue (CR)
- A Serious Look at Humor
Sheckley, Robert; Smith, Dean Wesley; Willis, Connie
- Riverview (CR)
- A Little Night Music
Baker, Maria; Dixon, Steven E.; Hitchin, Jeff; Metzger, Darragh; Moore, John
- Willamette (CR)
- MEET BOBBY BANDURA - Hands-on introduction to the 55-stringed Ukrainian instrument, for children of all ages.
Gustad, Joan; Turley, Roy
- Deschutes (CR)
- Take It Apart (set-up) 1:30 Start
- Yakima (CR)
- Writing is Hard, Research is Easy
Amsbury, Clifton; Bohnhoff, Maya; McCarty, Joan; Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Nordley, Gerald; Persons, Flora Jane
- Wallowa (CR)
- Causality and the Arrows of Time: Thermodynamics, Cosmology, and Consciousness.
Glass, James C; Wharton, Ken
- Umpqua (CR)
- A Great Double Feature: Getting into Genre Films
Marino, Leopoldo; Martin, Ed
- Nestucca (CR)
- Fine Jewelry as Art
Coltrain, Darlene; Edison, Laurie; Reynolds-Ward, Joyce
- Pendleton (JB)
- ASFA meeting
Organ-Kean, Margaret
- Clackamas (JB)
- Tim Powers GOH Interview
Glyer, Mike; Powers, Tim
- Overton (JB)
- Clay - 0 - Rama
Bigelow, Betty
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Anatomy of the Fantastic: - How does Pegasus fly? Are Dragons Dinosaurs, Birds or Lizards?
Butler, Gail; Clark, Alan; Ferrari, Mark; Lacquement, Julia; Tripp, Tammy
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs:1-1:30 Howard Hendrix, Louise Marley 1:30-2 Jonathan Fesmire,
Fesmire, Jonathan; Hendrix, Howard; Marley, Louise
2:30 PM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- 2001: The Future that Wasn't.
Barnes, Steven; Gifford, James; Hertz, John; Wharton, Ken; White, Lori Ann; Willmoth, Mike
- McKenzie (CR)
- Treking With a Pocket Full of Books: The Future of Star Trek in Print
Mangels, Andy; Martin, Michael; Palmieri, Marco; Perry, Stephani Danelle; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn; Smith, Dean Wesley
- Wilson (CR)
- Apahacking: What is an Apa's function?
Bratman, David; Gelb, Janice; Patten, Fred; Weisskopf, Toni
- Rogue (CR)
- The Editor As Mentor
Dozois, Gardner; Meacham, Beth; Swenson, Honna; Swenson, Patrick; Willis, Connie
- Riverview (CR)
- Jordan Kare Concert
Kare, Jordin
- Deschutes (CR)
- Take It Apart (teardown 3:30)
- Yakima (CR)
- Designing a Religion That Benefits Your Plot and Seems Real
Blaker, Father John; Dalkey, Kara; Lyris, Sonia; Neason, Rebecca; Pearce, Gerald
- Wallowa (CR)
- Readings: Joan M McCarty,.
McCarty, Joan
- Umpqua (CR)
- Alternative Pasts and Speculative Futures for Gaming - round-table discussion.
- Nestucca (CR)
- How to do a Fantastic Reading - Workshop
English, Craig
- Multnomah (JB)
- Masquerade (set-up)
- Overton (JB)
- Information Wants to Be Free, But Writers Can't Eat Cake: Killing Copyright -- Killing Writers.
Harper, Tara K; Hendrix, Howard; Howell, Dave; Jeter, K.W.; Majerus, Laura
- Pettygrove (JB)
- SF Wind-Up Toys
York, J. Steven
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs: 2:30-3 Bruce Holland Rogers, Syne Mitchell, 3-3:30 Irene Radford, Jerry Oltion
Mitchell, Syne; Oltion, Jerry; Radford, Irene; Rogers, Bruce Holland
4:00 PM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- Bridget Landrey Presents: Voyages to the Red Planet, A Survey of Earth's Invasions of Mars Slide Show
Landry, Bridget
- McKenzie (CR)
- Historical Figures in SF and Fantasy
Marley, Louise; McCarty, Joan; McMahon, Donna; Powers, Tim; Wrench, Sara
- Wilson (CR)
- Readings: Robin Hobb/Mark Bourne
Bourne, Mark; Hobb, Robin
- Rogue (CR)
- The Future of SF
Budrys, Algis; Doherty, Tom; Dozois, Gardner; Meacham, Beth
- Riverview (CR)
- Boffers
Lyris, Sonia; Slate, Glenn
- Deschutes (CR)
- Model Rockets (part 2) Sam Ward
- Yakima (CR)
- Designing Satisfying Ritual (for Religion discussed in previous panel)
Blaker, Father John; Dalkey, Kara; Neason, Rebecca; Pearce, Gerald
- Wallowa (CR)
- Readings: Craig English/ Steven Ripley
English, Craig; Ripley, Steven
- Umpqua (CR)
- Nicola Tesla's Magnificent Engine
Letourneau, Guy
- Nestucca (CR)
- Brewing Bheer in Space
Oltion, Jerry; Pilz, Dick; Roberts, A.E.
- Pendleton (JB)
- Print Technology - What Happens Next? - We have the technology to make archival prints on a home printer. What does this mean to artists, art shows and collectors?
Hendrick, Fred; McAuliffe, Fiona; Sturgeon, Jeff; Wu, Frank
- Multnomah (JB)
- Masquerade (set-up and Golden Bough Sound Check -4:30)
- Overton (JB)
- Forensics: Wound Spatter Demonstration
Harper, Tara K; Hearl, Kathleen
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Sewing with Leather:Tips on making a Klingon uniform.
Bigelow, Betty; Tackett, David
- Art Show Foyer (JB)
- Autographs:4-4:30 Kris Rusch Dean Wesley Smith 4:30-5 Steve Barnes Steve Perry
Barnes, Steven; Perry, Steve; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn; Smith, Dean Wesley
- Art Show (JB)
- Autograph Session - Frank Lurz
Lurz, Frank
5:30 PM Saturday
- Klamath (CR)
- Horror Films and Games
Migliore, Andrew; Tynes, John; Vanek, Aaron
- McKenzie (CR)
- The economics of fantasy - How many working peasants does it take to support your six adventurers?
Moscoe, Mike; Nisbet, Andrew; Pryor-Brown, Anthony
- Wilson (CR)
- Reading: Sarah Wrench/John Pelan
Pelan, John; Wrench, Sara
- Rogue (CR)
- Concerts: 5:30 Echo's Children / 6:15 Bob Esty
Esty, Bob; Faber, Catherine; Hills, Callie
- Riverview (CR)
- Boffers
Lyris, Sonia; Slate, Glenn
- Yakima (CR)
- Benjamin Franklin: Futurist of the Past, Father of his Country.
Glyer, Mike; Hertz, John; Marley, Louise; Nordley, Gerald; Radford, Irene
- Wallowa (CR)
- Anti-Environmental Home Remedies
Letourneau, Guy
- Umpqua (CR)
- Game Development and Testing - board, miniature, and card game design - round-table discussion.
- Multnomah (JB)
- Masquerade (set-up)
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Plastic Surgery (for action figures)
York, J. Steven
7:00 PM Saturday
- Wilson (CR)
- What Taboo is Taboo? In an increasingly global society, is nothing forbidden, or everything?
Murphy, Kevin Andrew
- Rogue (CR)
- Concerts: 7:00 Roy Torley & Joan Gustad / 7:45 Lynn Gold
Gold, Lynn; Gustad, Joan; Turley, Roy
- Multnomah (JB)
- Masquerade 6:30 PM Start, with Variety Show Half-time
8:30 PM Saturday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Concerts: 8:30 Tom Tuerff / 9:15 Escape Key
Hansard, Michelle; Tuerff, Tom
- Deschutes (CR)
- Story Time for Kids
Wells, Marc
- Multnomah (JB)
- Golden Bough Concert
10:00 PM Saturday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Multnomah (JB)
- Golden Bough Concert
11:30 PM Saturday
- McKenzie (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Rogue (CR)
- Filk Circle
- Nestucca (CR)
- Midnight Horror Readings
- Multnomah (JB)
- Dance (time approximate after Golden Bough)
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Pagan Circle: Summer Solstice Rite - It's a little late but think of it as a time warp
Owen, Louise; Williams, Theo
Sunday July 8, 2001
9:00 AM Sunday
- Deschutes (CR)
- Playdate-set-up: Come and Network Kid Style
10:00 AM Sunday
- Klamath (CR)
- Military SF and the New Space Opera
Amsbury, Clifton; Fiscus, James; Hopp, Thomas; Nisbet, Andrew
- Wilson (CR)
- Marketing Ones' Self and One's Work: Art
Clark, Alan; Larson, Durlyn; McAuliffe, Fiona; Wu, Frank
- Rogue (CR)
- Nutrinos got Mass! Does this mean that the universe is closed? Are you crushed by this news?
Cramer, John; Davidson, Howard; Glass, James C
- Willamette (CR)
- Playground Games
- Deschutes (CR)
- Drawing Accurate Prehistoric Creatures
Read, Sylven; Read, Wolf
- Umatilla (CR)
- Magic for Beginner's
Wells, Sean
- Yakima (CR)
- SF Fantasy Core Collections: What Books Should a Personal or Profressional Library Absolutely Contain?
Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Patterson, Bill; Persons, Flora Jane
- Clackamas (JB)
- Steve Barnes Tai-Chi (held on the tennis court, weather permitting)
Barnes, Steven
- Overton (JB)
- Sunday Mass
Blaker, Father John
- Pettygrove (JB)
- Seattle Westercon Organizing Committee Meeting
11:30 AM Sunday
- Klamath (CR)
- Frank Lurz Lecture: Lecture w/ Slides on Dueling and Sword Wounds
Lurz, Frank
- McKenzie (CR)
- Baseball, A Fannish Pursuit
English, Craig; Glyer, Mike; Pelan, John; What, Leslie; Willmoth, Mike
- Wilson (CR)
- Marketing Ones' Self and One's Work: Writing
Levine, David; Moscoe, Mike; Perry, Dal
- Rogue (CR)
- Reading: Dean Wesley Smith/Steve Perry
Perry, Steve; Smith, Dean Wesley
- Deschutes (CR)
- Craps for Kids: Probability and Games (limit 10)
Letourneau, Guy
- Yakima (CR)
- Equine Realism
Duval, Dan; Meacham, Beth; Organ-Kean, Margaret; Radford, Irene; Ward, Joyce Reynolds
- Nestucca (CR)
- Online publishing: things to watch out for when dealing online
Howell, Dave; McCarty, Joan
- Clackamas (JB)
- Art Auction
Bigelow, Betty
- Overton (JB)
- What Makes a Winning Costume: Masquerade Winners Discuss What They Did and Why
Borkowski, Janet
- Pettygrove (JB)
- The Morning After the Ritual: What we did the last three nights and why.
Lohkamp, David; Owen, Louise; Rush, Lea; Williams, Theo
1:00 PM Sunday
- Klamath (CR)
- Tolkien: History as Fantasy and Still Selling Books.
English, Craig; Fesmire, Jonathan; Meacham, Beth; Neason, Rebecca; Nisbet, Andrew
- McKenzie (CR)
- Reading: Steve Barnes/Kristin Kathryn Rusch
Barnes, Steven; Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
- Wilson (CR)
- Evolution of Dinosaur Fiction from Doyle's Lost World to Crichton's Jurassic Park . . . and beyond.
Hopp, Thomas
- Rogue (CR)
- Dark Fantasy: Horror in Disguise or Something Entirely Different?
Powers, Tim; Reaves, Michael
- Riverview (CR)
- Heather Alexander Concert
Alexander, Heather
- Deschutes (CR)
- Ms. Frizzle Reads: Reading and Science Activity
Wells, Patty
- Yakima (CR)
- Westercon Orchids and Onions
- Nestucca (CR)
- How to Patent Something
Letourneau, Guy
- Clackamas (JB)
- Art Auction
Bigelow, Betty
- Overton (JB)
- Improv Workshop
Levine, David; Martin, Ed
2:30 PM Sunday
- Klamath (CR)
- Patricia MacEwen Presents: Alien Sex: How to Build a Cool Alien Slide Show
MacEwen, Patricia
- McKenzie (CR)
- All in the Family: Writing as a Dynastic Enterprise
Perry, Dal; Perry, Stephani Danelle; Perry, Steve
- Wilson (CR)
- Storytelling: How are we continuing it in this age of books, television, and computers?
Bohnhoff, Maya; Dalkey, Kara; Hoffman, Nina Kiriki; Neason, Rebecca; Nisbet, Andrew
- Riverview (CR)
- Heather Alexander Concert
Alexander, Heather
- Yakima (CR)
- Angel: Why Pylea, Where's the Consistent Theme for the Season?
Martin, Michael; Murphy, Kevin Andrew; Williams, Theo; Yalow, Ben
- Clackamas (JB)
- Art Auction
Bigelow, Betty
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