ApolloCon 2009 Programming Schedule

Programming Links

We are pleased to announce the following (still subject to change) Programming Schedule for ApolloCon 2009(now with descriptions):

Friday, June 26

Time

Seattle I

Seattle II

Scottsdale

Tucson

BR 1 = Rm #217

BR 2 = Rm #218

BR 3 = Rm #318

Various Locations

Autograph Table

03:00pm

KaffeeKlatsch: Earlybird KaffeeKlatsch with Wil McCarthy

McCarthy

04:00pm

05:00pm

06:00pm

Closed for Set-up

Comic Books: More than Pretty Pictures

Campbell (M), Frensley, Martinez, Rawlings, Spector

Happy Pills

McCarthy (M), Nakashima-Brown, Price, Ramirez

Friday Science: Human missions to Near-Earth Objects via the Orion Crew

Abell

In Kansas City

07:00pm

Opening Ceremonies

Kofmel

Closed

08:00pm

Friday Concert & Show

Byrd, Kofmel, McNally, Sheridan Rose, Farasha Sh'wani and Silke

Featuring Music by Amy McNally, dance, spoken word.

Setup

(Closed for Set-up)

Raiders of the Lost Maguffin

Clement-Moore (M), Frayser, McKinney, Dayton

Galileo: 400 Years of the Telescope

Abell (M), Friesen, Jackson

Readings

Price

09:00pm

Pats on the Back or Pitchforks and Torches: The New Star Trek

Beetem, Burkett, Hall (M), T. Miller, Dayton, Thornton

LARP: Firefly

(End time approximate)

Undiscovered Gems

Campbell, Cupp, Denton, Frensley, Nakashima-Brown (M)

Religions in SF

Donahue, K. Jarvis, Mills, Sarath (M)

Artist Reception

Haddock, Kelley, Osborne, Prevett, Rawlings

(2 hours)

10:00pm

Preparing for the End: It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.

Eudaly, Mandala, McCarthy, Person (M), Ramirez, White

Building the Perfect Soundtrack

Abbott, Clement-Moore, Leicht (M), McNally (M), Sheridan Rose

Environmental Anthropology: How Our Surroundings Shape our Culture

Carl, Latner (M), Mills, Price

11:00pm

Scotch Tasting Circle: Whatcha got there?

Abell, Brummel, Hall

Limited space. Advance sign up required

12:00am

Consuite open! Go socialize! Look for parties!

Saturday, June 27

Time

Seattle I

Seattle II

Scottsdale

Tucson

BR 1 = Rm #217

BR 2 = Rm #218

BR 3 = Rm #318

Various Locations

Autograph Table

09:00am

Writers Workshop A

Sarath

(3 hours)

Writers Workshop B

Latner

(3 hours) in #418

10:00am

The Joys of Collecting Books

Crider, Cupp (M), Haddock, R. Miller, Thornton

Get Your War On: Militarism Vs Pacifism in Genre Fiction

Coshow, K. Jarvis, Moore (M), Tolan

Old Age & Treachery: Senior Heroes in SF&F

Grezlik (M), Mandala, Mills, Shelton

Spec Fic Transporation: The Coolest Rides in the Universe

Eudaly, Friesen, Pace (M), Ramirez

Coffee Tasting

Cooper, Roberts

Limited space. Advance sign up required

Readings

Clement-Moore, Wells

11:00am

Apollo 11: Forty Years Later

Abell, Jackson, Love, McCarthy (M), Rawlings

Bones, House, and CSI: Fantasy Masquerading as Reality

T. Miller (M), Morgan, Roberts, Sheridan Rose, Spector

Modern Horror: The Changing Face of Fear

Donahue (M), Faust, McKinney, Thomas

Art Demo: Evolution of an Idea

Osborne

Readings

Cupp, Frost

Eudaly, Martinez

12:00pm

Art GoH: Slideshow and Q&A

Rawlings

Writing 101

Crider (M), Kenner, McKinney, Tolan, Wells

Concerts: Judy Craft; Bland Lemon Denton and the Lemon-Aides

Craft, Denton

Realistic Fantasy and Other Oxymorons

Carl, Frost, Leicht (M), Ramirez

ApolloKids: What is a planet? Is Pluto one?

Friesen

Readings

Martinez, Dayton

Spaghetti Engineering

Brummel, Cooper, McNally, Morgan, Thornton (M)

Donahue, Grezlik, Mandala, Osborne

01:00pm

Guest of Honor: Wil McCarthy on Programmable Matter

McCarthy

Does Fantasy Have to be Epic?

Beetem, Carl, Martinez, Shelton, Wells (M)

Concerts: Mel. White; Ghost of a Rose

Ghost of a Rose, White

Secretive Society: More than Special Handshakes and Midnight Ceremonies

Grezlik, K. Jarvis, Nakashima-Brown (M), Thornton

ApolloKids: Story Time

Sheridan Rose

Cupp, Latner

02:00pm

Special Guest Astronaut Stanley G. Love

Love

Fiction on the Edge of Forever

Blaschke (M), Denton, Moore , Thomas

Sometimes a Vampire is just a Vampire

Donahue, Frost, Kenner, Leicht (M)

ApolloKids: Let's Get Crafty

03:00pm

Anachronism Mash-up: Steam Punk, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica

Kelley, McNally, Osborne, Person (M), Rawlings

It Wasn't Always a ClichÈ

Blaschke (M), Eudaly, Frensley, Thornton, Wells

Filk Circle: Filk Classics

Abbott, White

Cons Across Texas

Allison, Antell, Kent, R. Miller

ApolloKids: Let's Get Crafty

Readings

Sarath

Skip Thruster Casting Call & Read Through

Grezlik

Makers: Building and Modding Your Own Tech

Brummel, Villarreal

in Kansas City

McCarthy, Love

04:00pm

Beg, Borrow, or Steal: Precious Commodoties in the Space Colony

Blaschke (M), Frayser, Friesen, Leicht, Ramirez

Southern Goth: Bayous, Mint Juleps, and the Grotesque

Clement-Moore, Latner (M), Price, Spector, White

Music GoH Concert: Amy McNally

McNally

Costuming 101: Hall Costumes, Masquerades, and Cosplay

Mandala, Padget

ApolloKids: Mission Moon

Dyson

Tea Tasting

Cooper, Roberts

Limited space. Advance sign up required

Starbase Houston Trivia Challenge!

Starbase Houston

in Kansas City

Carl, Dayton, McKinney

05:00pm

Fan GoH: Al Jackson Presents Apophis: Are We All Going to Die or What?

Jackson

YA Dark Fantasy: Beyond Twilight

Faust, McKinney, Price (M), Thomas

Media Round Up 2009

Campbell (M), Martinez, Pace, Person

Broad Universe Rapidfire Reading

Amiri, Eudaly, Jones, Latner, Leicht, Moore

Frost, Sarath, Wells

06:00pm

Closed for Set-up

Muster Photography Setup

(Closed for Set-up)

Art Auction

Ramirez, Thornton

in Art Show & Exhibits

07:00pm

Masquerade Muster

(2 hours)

Muster Photography

Open for Seating at 07:45pm

08:00pm

Saturday Night Masquerade & Show

Dyson, Grezlik, McCarthy

Order of show: Martial Arts Demo; ApolloCon 2009 Masquerade; Skip Thruster Meets the Giant Brain; Awards. (2 hours)

Closed

09:00pm

Muster Photography Teardown

(Closed for teardown)

10:00pm

ApolloCon 2009 Dance

End time approximate

Open Filk

(max 2 hours)

Chocolate 101: Beginning Tasting

Limited space. Advance sign up required

11:00pm

Scotch Tasting Circle: Above the Age of Consent

Abell, Brummel, Hall

Limited space. Advance sign up required

12:00am

Consuite open! Go socialize! Look for parties!

Sunday, June 28

Time

Seattle I

Seattle II

Scottsdale

Tucson

BR 1 = Rm #217

BR 2 = Rm #218

BR 3 = Rm #318

Various Locations

Autograph Table

10:00am

Kenner, Moore (M), Dayton, White

Then and Now-- How SF Has Changed

Crider (M), Friesen, Grezlik, Latner, Person

West Sidhe Story: Fairies in Urban Fantasy

Clement-Moore (M), Frost, Leicht, Sarath, Sheridan Rose

ALAMO, Inc. Board Meeting (open to the public)

(1.5 hours)

11:00am

Batman Turns 70

Campbell, Frayser, Frensley (M), Kelley, Pace

Working in the Space Industry (Q&A)

Abell, Brummel (M), Jackson, K. Jarvis, Padget

Music GoH Fiddle Demo

McNally

Readings

McKinney

12:00pm

A Better World: Making the Future Look the Way We Want

Coshow, Faust, Frayser, Meschke, T. Miller (M)

Medium and the Message

Hodgson, Kelley, Osborne, Prevett, Rawlings (M)

Concerts: Fax Paladin; Kandy Jarvis

Abbott, K. Jarvis

Readings

Grezlik, Mandala

01:00pm

Architecture of the Future Living in a Materials World

Brummel, Hall (M), McCarthy, Nakashima-Brown

Mythology Schmythology: Is Joseph Campbell Over-Used in Fantasy?

Donahue, Martinez, McKinney, Price (M), White

Clothing Cultures Have you got your flair?

Kofmel (M), McNally, Mills, Villarreal

Starbase Houston Meeting (open to the public)

02:00pm

Rocket Science or Rocket Fantasy

Grezlik (M), Jackson, Latner, McCarthy, Rawlings

HSFA Meeting

03:00pm

Feedback Session

Closed

04:00pm

Dead Dog Party

in Con Suite

Consuite STILL Open! Dead Dog Party in Consuite!

check back for updates

Programming and guests subject to change without notice