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Loscon 32 Panels
This is the Loscon panel schedule as presented by the pocket program you will receive at the convention. Any changes during the convention will be posted within the newszine and on a notification panel in the convention lobby.
FRIDAY PANELS
11:30 AM
The Blank Page: A discussion on writing that goes from an initial idea to the finished product
Take Me to Your Leader: What do the aliens who have been visiting earth want?
From Page to Screen: Adapting literary source material into film & TV
What is Costuming: A beginners view
Genre Fiction: Is it really about writing for a target audience?
Space Projects on a Shoestring
Book Discussion on Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler, Fail-Safe (1962)
1:00 PM
Cool Space Stuff in SoCal: What's out there?
E-Books: Why is it taking so long for E-books to become profitable?
Electronic Technology: Is the law keeping up with current technology?
I Love SF: What does science fiction mean to you? Audience participation
I'll Buy That For a Dollar!: Merchandising, where the real money is made.
Joy of Research: The importance of research and having FUN while you're doing it.
Mama: What would an AI's first words be?
Nanotechnology: A new report on current discoveries.
The Appeal of Pulp Fiction - a look at the pulp magazines of the 30's & 40's
2:30 PM
Battlestar Galactica: Report card on the new series
Collecting Genre Art: It's cheaper than painting the walls! Is it worth anything?
Forgotten SF Juvenile Fiction: Should it be brought back?
Foundation & Empire: Do political climates influence science fiction past and present?
Good Ideas, Bad writers
Heinlein 101 - An introduction to the writings of Heinlein.
Legal Issues for Web Designers
Reading of Atlanta Nights - Vera Nazarian
The Artist's Mind with Rowena
Writers of the Future - Documentary Premier & Discussion
4:00 PM
Birds of a Feather: Live journal - innocent hobby or cyber drug?
Classic Science Fiction Literature: What makes it classic?
Creating cover art: From concept to result.
First Contact/ Alien Communication - How would the human race react to first contact? How should we communicate?
Harry Potter: Half Blood Prince Discussion
Rapier Demo
7:00 PM (starting at)
Indoctrination - Movie
Star Trek Hidden Frontier - Movie
Man of Tatooine - Movie
Bite Me Fan Boy - Movie
7:30 PM
Opening Ceremonies & Ice Cream Social
8:00 PM
Justin Lloyd's Round Table
8:30 PM
Lux Theatre presents "Shindig"
Regency Dance
SATURDAY PANELS
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Blood Drive
10:00 AM
Where will Comic Books & Animation be in 2006
Tom Safer Cartoons: Allegro Non-Troppo
Intelligent Design - Hey, the fundamentalists don't have a patent on it; SF has been thinking about it since before the Black Monoliths made it to Hollywood. Suppose there is a designer, or designers. Why do you think they did it, and should we be worried about planned obsolescence?
Fictionados: Reading
What is Fandom?
Children's CPR Class with Wolf Foss
Book Discussion on Robert A Heinlein, Between Planets (1951)
11:30 AM
The Future of Fission - Time was, fission was the nuclear power of choice and we were going to have fission powered rockets to the planets, at the very least. Now, not so much. Forget that pie-in-the-sky fusion stuff, what's with uranium and plutonium, and should we be interested?
Air, Earth, Fire & Water: What elements make a good story
Beyond the First Draft: What is the process after the first draft
Collection or Junk: Thinning the Turkey Herd
Send in the Clones: Ethics of cloning...there's been some talk that clones are not real humans, so they wouldn't get the same rights. ..the argument can also be made for androids or "replicants".
Literary Double Features: Books that should be read as a pair
Dealing with Writer's Block: What kind you have and how to solve/cure it
Gort vs. Frodo: Wht are the best Science Fiction / Fantasy films ever produced?
The latest on the Cassini Project
Dude Where's My Starship? The Future of the Trek Franchise
Writer's Workshop with Sheila Finch
1:00 PM
Alien/human hybrids
Building a “Bible” for a Novel Series
Kid Lit: Why are so many adults enthralled by stories written for children and young adults?
Life After Death: Bringing worlds - created by deceased authors - back to life.
Media Costuming: What is involved
Performing Without the Net: Can you get by today without a computer?
Anthology TV: Why are they less popular than they once were?
Firefly Reading by Steven Brust
Forward Into the Past. Could it be true that some ancient civilizations had equal or even better technology than we do today? Is there archeological evidence?
2:30 PM
Harry Potter for Chocolate
Costuming for body type: Designing to accent your best features & to hide the bad.
Flintknapping with Dr. Susan Gleason
How Much is That Cyber Doggie in the Window? Or, Fur vs. Ferrous - as we colonize space and establish new societies will our need for animal companionship be a hindrance and would we be able to relate to cyber companions?
Tolkien's Influence: Who Inspired Him?
Pure Evil vs. Pure Good: Can they exist and does it make a good story?
Rocket Science in the Post-9/11 World.
The Wiccan Culture: An Introduction
Fannish Amateur Publishing - Who writes for them & who reads them?
New Doctor Who: Was it worth the wait?
4:00 PM
Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire Movie Discussion
From Frankenfood to Frankenpeople: Genetic modification...from food to people, how far is too far?
Heinlein 201: Heinlein's role in the canon of science fiction
Page 119: How to judge a book by reading page 119
Paying Forward & The Voices of Experience: Do professionally published writers have a responsibility to the neophytes in their craft? If so, what is it and how far does the responsibility go?
Quotable Science Fiction
7:00 PM
Day Jobs - Movie
8:00 PM
Masquerade
Ellery Queen and Science Fiction: What do they have in common?
The 21st Century Vampire: With today's technology how does the vampire of today live? (Night Panel)
Tabloid Witch Awards Horror Film Screening
SUNDAY PANELS
10:00 AM
Sunday Services with Father John Blaker
Flintknapping for Children
Budget Rent-A-Shuttle: Privatization of Space Experiments/ Exploration/ Tourism/ Colonization. How close are we?
Intelligence 101: Military Intelligence
What makes a good convention?
Tom Safer Cartoons: Fleischer
Tai Chi the 5 minute miracle with Steve Barnes - Poolside
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meditation Workshop with Virginia Hey
11:30 AM
Life Extension: Pros and Cons
The Art of Fencing - A look at the style and flare of fencing
Hollywood vs. the Titans: Greek mythology in TV & Movies
Control-Alt-Delete: The history and future of Computing
Kiss, Kiss, Zap, Zap: Mistakes Romance Writers Make in writing Science Fiction / Fantasy
B Movies & Other Low Budget Media or Why do we love cheese?
Good Vampire, Bad Vampire - A look at the differences and similarities of Vampires portrayed as good & bad.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Q & A with Virginia Hey
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Art Auction
1:00 PM
An Alien Walks Into a Bar: Is there room for humor in Science Fiction
Breaking into the writing game
Firefly: Why didn't fans get it the first time?
Getting Paid What You're Worth
Ray Guns with Vacuum Tubes: Why is some science fiction dated?
Science and the Paranormal: Can science prove the intangible?
Structuring Your Novel: From writing an outline, synopsis, plotting and pacing to character development.
Snow Days: Bloody Snow Days - Movie
Book Discussion on Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)
Musical Interlude with Steven Brust
2:30 PM
Dr Destructo with kids destroying computer parts in an educational manor
Early Science Fiction Film: From George Meliles to George Pal
Meet Barbara Hambly & Mel Gilden
One Fish, Two Fish, Rude Fish, Blue Fish: Social lessons of Dr Seuss What are they and have we learned anything from them?
Reading by Frank Wu - History of Guidolon the Giant Space Chicken
Science Fiction in the City: A large city is like a lab for chaos theory; does science fiction take advantage of this?
Surviving the Rejection Letter
Closing Ceremonies
We will be having several movies showing at Loscon 32.
Descriptions of the currently scheduled ones are listed below:
Snow Day, Bloody Snow Day - Sunday 1:00 PM
When an unexpected snowstorm strikes Seattle the dead rise from their
graves to prey on the city's helpless citizens. From the confines of
their living room, a group of unlikely heroes (read: geeks) emerge to
stop the flesh-hungry hordes, only to discover that zombies aren't the
only evil they are up against.
Bite Me Fanboy - Friday 8:30 PM
Day Jobs - Saturday 7:00 PM
Indoctrination - Friday 8:00 PM
It was originally shot for the 25th anniversary of Star Wars in 2002. It is essentially a nine (plus) minute song that humorously traces the history of Star Wars fandom from 1977 to 2002, with opening and closing scenes to set the stage. This year, we extended it to bring the history up to the present and the release of Revenge of the Sith.
Man of Tatooine - Friday 8:00 PM
Man of Tatooine, is a Star Wars themed parody (more or less) of the musical, Man of La Mancha.
Star Trek: Hidden Frontier - Friday 11:30 PM
Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (HF) is a long-running fan-made series, now in its sixth season (41 episodes produced), set in the Briar Patch, the wild region of space introduced in the film Star Trek: Insurrection. The series focuses on the starship Excelsior, and its home base, Deep Space 12, as they fend off attacks from a powerful new alien race, the Grey, and mediate disputes between such races as the Tholians, Cardassians, Bajorans, the Son'a and the Breen. This video series is produced by volunteers in Southern California.
The Tabloid Witch Award Winners - Saturday 8:00 PM
Showing at Loscon will be the winners of the Hollywood Investigator's annual
horror film contest, the Tabloid Witch Awards. They have just announced the winners, and it's a strong slate of seven films, mostly shorts, totaling about 2 and a half hours in running time. For more information See the Hollywood Investigator.com
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