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ARISIA <strong>2012</strong><br />
Over view<br />
Friday<br />
Saturday<br />
Sunday<br />
Monday<br />
Par ticipant<br />
Schedules<br />
<strong>Pocket</strong><br />
<strong>Program</strong>
A<br />
Health<br />
Club<br />
Pool<br />
Hancock<br />
Webster<br />
Video<br />
B<br />
Grand Ballroom<br />
Locker<br />
Room<br />
Frost<br />
Newsletter<br />
Sign Shop<br />
Hotel Oces<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
Nexus<br />
Bul-<br />
nch<br />
Adams<br />
Registration<br />
Faneuil<br />
Security Ops<br />
Hale<br />
Alcott<br />
Douglas<br />
Executive<br />
Boardroom<br />
Independence<br />
III<br />
Fan Tables<br />
Carlton<br />
Burroughs<br />
II<br />
Harbor Ballroom<br />
Gaming<br />
HOTEL MAPS<br />
Mezzanine Level (3W) Conference Level (3E)<br />
Otis<br />
Films<br />
Stone<br />
Anime<br />
Paine<br />
Revere<br />
Concourse Level (1W)<br />
Prefunction<br />
E<br />
D<br />
C<br />
LARP<br />
C<br />
B<br />
A<br />
Quincy<br />
Commonwealth<br />
Ballroom<br />
Dancing<br />
Center Gift<br />
Business<br />
Shop<br />
Sauciety<br />
Starbucks<br />
Info<br />
Desk<br />
Birch Bar<br />
Front Desk<br />
Lobby Level (2)<br />
City Bar<br />
MJ O’Connor’s<br />
Galleria Level (1E)<br />
Artists &<br />
Authors’<br />
Alley<br />
Autograph<br />
Space<br />
Con Suite<br />
Teen Lounge<br />
Volunteers<br />
Art Show<br />
Dealers Room<br />
I<br />
Grin<br />
Lewis<br />
Fast<br />
Track<br />
Crafty<br />
Space
QUICK REFERENCE QUICK REFERENCE<br />
Access/Handicapped Services Lobby near elevators<br />
Anime Room Stone (2)<br />
Friday 6pm–11:30pm<br />
Sat/Sun 9am–2am<br />
Monday 9am–noon<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong> TV<br />
Movies, live ballroom events, etc.<br />
SyFy on channel 12 (replacing Bloomberg)<br />
Channel 42<br />
Art Show Galleria (1E)<br />
Friday 6pm–9pm<br />
10pm–11:30pm Reception<br />
Saturday 10am–7pm<br />
Sunday 10am–2pm<br />
4pm–6pm Voice Auction<br />
4pm–7pm Sales Pickup<br />
Monday 10am–2pm Sales Pickup/Artist Checkout<br />
Artists & Authors’ Alley Galleria Foyer (1E)<br />
Friday 4pm–9pm<br />
Sat/Sun 10am–6:30pm<br />
Monday 10am–3pm<br />
Blood Drive with the Naughty Nurses Lobby near elevators<br />
Friday 4pm–9pm Sign-up<br />
Saturday 9:30am–4pm Mass General Hospital<br />
Sunday 10am–4pm Children’s Hospital<br />
Walk-ins welcome, but signing up in advance gets you a<br />
30 minute guarantee.<br />
Childcare/Turtle Track (2–6yr) see Ops for room<br />
Friday 5pm–6pm, 7pm–10pm<br />
Sat/Sun 10am–Noon, 1pm–6pm, 7pm–10pm<br />
Monday 9am–3pm<br />
Coat Check Concourse Level (1W)<br />
Friday 3pm–1am<br />
Sat/Sun 9am–1am<br />
Monday 9am–2pm<br />
Not responsible for items left after hours.<br />
Con Suite<br />
24 hours Friday 3pm–Monday 3pm<br />
(closed for cleaning as needed)<br />
Galleria (1E)<br />
Dealers Room (no Dealers Row) Galleria (1E)<br />
Friday 5pm–9pm<br />
Sat/Sun 10am–7pm<br />
Monday 10am–3pm<br />
Fan Tables Harbor Ballroom Prefunction (3E)<br />
Fri–Sun 10am–6pm<br />
Fast Track (Children’s <strong>Program</strong>) Harbor Ballroom I (3E)<br />
Friday 4pm–7pm<br />
Sat/Sun 8:30am–11:30am, 1pm–5:30pm (closed 4 lunch)<br />
Monday 8:30am–1pm<br />
Feedback/Problems/Complaints/Gripes/Suggestions/Accolades<br />
Please fill out a feedback form at the Info Desk or Ops. Forms<br />
will be presented at the Convention Feedback Sessions.<br />
Filk (all night) Griffin (3E)<br />
Fri–Sun 9:30pm–late<br />
Monday after teardown<br />
Films Otis (2)<br />
Friday 4pm–1:37am<br />
Saturday 8am–9am, 5:30pm–1:30am<br />
Sunday 8:30am–9:56am, 5:30pm–1:38am<br />
Monday<br />
Food Options<br />
9am–11am (audience choice vote 9am sharp)<br />
Hotel restaurants on Lobby level.<br />
Lobby level concessions: Sat/Sun 11am–7pm<br />
Starbucks (Lobby level): 24 hours (extended menu options)<br />
Dinner Shuttle to Faneuil Hall: Fri–Sun 6pm–11pm<br />
Stops in front of hotel and at Quincy Market across from<br />
McDonalds. Last shuttle leaves Quincy Market 11pm.<br />
Restaurant Guide (incl. delivery options) at Info Desk.<br />
See also http://<strong>2012</strong>.arisia.org/food<br />
Freebie Tables Lobby near M.J. O’Connor’s<br />
Gaming (open/scheduled) Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
24 hours Friday 3pm–Monday 3pm<br />
Hotels<br />
Westin main number: 617-532-4600<br />
Hilton main number: 617-568-6700<br />
Embassy Suites main number: 617-567-5000<br />
There is NO SHUTTLE to the overflow hotels.<br />
See http://<strong>2012</strong>.arisia.org/OverflowHotels plus the Info Desk<br />
Information Desk Lobby near elevators<br />
Friday Noon–11pm<br />
Sat/Sun 9am–9pm<br />
Monday 9am–1pm<br />
Internet Access Wireless Only<br />
In Public areas – use ‘WestinBostonLobby’ (no password)<br />
In Guest Rooms – Password: 74584<br />
Lost and Found go to Security in Faneuil (3W)<br />
Go to Registration for lost badges.<br />
Masquerade Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Saturday 8pm (doors open at 7pm)<br />
Registration Mezzanine near Douglas<br />
Friday 4pm–9pm<br />
Saturday 10am–1pm<br />
Tech Rehearsals (Required) Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Saturday 1pm–5pm<br />
Green Room (adults) Grand Ballroom DE (1W)<br />
Green Room (Kamikaze Kids) Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
Saturday 6pm–end of show<br />
Photo Sales, Ribbon & CD pickup Masq Registration (3W)<br />
Sunday Noon<br />
Newsletter Office<br />
Submission boxes at Information Desk and Ops.<br />
Bulfinch (3W)<br />
Deadlines: 6am (morning issue), 3pm (evening issue).<br />
Operations (Con Ops)/Security Faneuil (3W)<br />
Hotel phone extension 4560 for Ops, 3034 for Security<br />
Outside lines: 617-532-4938 for Ops, 617-532-4936 for Security<br />
Parking—Hotel Garage<br />
Self-parking $33/day, valet parking $43/day<br />
Parking—Off Site<br />
See Info Desk for a map of alternate parking locations.<br />
See also http://<strong>2012</strong>.arisia.org/parking<br />
Party Room Block 4th floor<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Nexus Frost (3W)<br />
Friday 3pm–11pm<br />
Sat/Sun 9am–8pm<br />
Monday 9:30am–2pm<br />
Hotel phone extension 3001<br />
Registration Mezzanine near escalator<br />
Friday 3pm–11pm ($20)<br />
Saturday 9am–8pm ($40)<br />
Sunday 9am–8pm ($30)<br />
Monday 9:30am–2pm ($10)<br />
Lost badges $5 (once only, after that full price)<br />
Sales (<strong>Arisia</strong> Official Sales T-shirts)<br />
http://<strong>2012</strong>.arisia.org/ShirtsNSwag to order.<br />
Online only<br />
Pre-ordered shirts in Dealers Room at The Dragon’s Lair<br />
Swimming Pool Mezzanine Level<br />
Fri–Mon 7am–3am (special convention hours)<br />
Teen Lounge Galleria (1E)<br />
24 Hours Friday 3pm–Monday 3pm<br />
Video Room<br />
24 Hours Friday 4pm–Monday 2pm<br />
Webster (2)<br />
Volunteer Lounge Galleria (1E)<br />
Friday 12am–9pm<br />
Sat/Sun 9am–9pm<br />
Monday 9am–3pm<br />
Hotel phone extension 1270, 617-532-1270
FEATURED PANELS & EVENTS FEATURED PANELS & EVENTS<br />
FRIDAY<br />
20 5:30pm Tell the Truth Hancock (2)<br />
Non-fiction comics, with GOH Gareth Hinds and others.<br />
29 6:00pm Air-Pirate Combat! Grand AB (1W)<br />
A demonstration of techniques.<br />
43 7:00pm Reclaiming the Blade Harbor III (3E)<br />
Showing of the film Reclaiming the Blade, followed by Q&A.<br />
50 7:00pm Contra Dance Commonwealth (1W)<br />
60 8:00pm Nauticon Dance Party Grand AB (1W)<br />
Pirate-themed dance from our friends in P-town.<br />
64 8:30pm Circlet Press 20th Anniversary Douglas (3W)<br />
The world’s only erotic SF/F book publisher.<br />
65 8:30pm Phil and Kaja Foglio Reading Burroughs (3E)<br />
An unpublished chapter from Girl Genius.<br />
77 9:00pm Double Apex Techno Contra Commonwealth (1W)<br />
86 10:00pm Drum and Dance Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
93 10:00pm Red Shift Grand AB (1W)<br />
“Beyond the Edge of Beyond”—live radio theater performance.<br />
96 10:10pm The General (Silent Movie) Otis (2)<br />
The first stunt film ever made. With live organ accompaniment.<br />
110 12:00am Rocky Horror Picture Show Grand AB (1W)<br />
With the Teseracte Players, rated R.<br />
111 12:00am Dance with DJ Pet Commonwealth (1W)<br />
SATURDAY<br />
155 10:00am Judging a Book By Its Cover Revere (2)<br />
The use of cover art, with GoH Gareth Hinds and others.<br />
174 11:30am Fantasy Before Fantasy, SF Before SF Griffin (3E)<br />
Classic works that have become the foundation of SF/F.<br />
194 1:00pm Inside Studio Foglio Burroughs (3E)<br />
Phil and Kaja behind the scenes.<br />
211 1:00pm Monster Mash Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Play Dr. Frankenstein with cute fluffy stuffed animals.<br />
219 2:00pm Psyche Corporation Commonwealth (1W)<br />
Dark fairytale cyperpunk concert.<br />
228 2:30pm Ig Nobel Prizes Lewis (3E)<br />
Prize-winning improbably research.<br />
242 2:30pm To Serve Man, er, Stormtrooper Con Suite (1E)<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong> Jedis participate in ritual cake slaughter.<br />
254 4:00pm Gareth Hinds: Work & Commentary Burroughs (3E)<br />
257 4:00pm Planetary Penetration Lewis (3E)<br />
Drilling for signs of life on Mars, with NASA’s Brian Glass.<br />
270 4:00pm Napoleonic Fantasy Ball Commonwealth (1W)<br />
Traditional period dance.<br />
284 5:30pm Devo Spice Harbor III (3E)<br />
Nerdcore comedy music.<br />
310 7:00pm Hula Hoop and Dance Jam Commonwealth (1W)<br />
317 8:00pm Sassafrass & Stranger Ways Harbor III (3E)<br />
A-cappella filk meets dark modern folk.<br />
319 8:00pm The Masquerade Grand AB (1W)<br />
That costume thing.<br />
~9:30pm “The Capture” Grand AB (1W)<br />
Masquerade Halftime—A humorous dramatic reading/slideshow<br />
written by Robert Asprin and illustrated by Phil Foglio, tells the<br />
story of an SF convention aboard a cruise ship in the Bermuda<br />
Triangle that is abducted by aliens. Nomimated for the 1976<br />
Dramatic Presentation Hugo, Phil and friends toured the country<br />
performing this at conventions to the delight of many fans. First<br />
performance in Boston in 25 years.<br />
358 11:30pm Dance with DJ Johnny Zed Commonwealth (1W)<br />
361 12:00am REPO: The Genetic Opera Grand AB (1W)<br />
With the Teseracte Players, rated R.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
412 11:00am Devo Spice Harbor III (3E)<br />
More from the red-headed white guy singing comedy music!<br />
439 12:30pm Songs of Myth and Magic Harbor III (3E)<br />
American pagan artist Kellianna performing song and chant.<br />
460 1:00pm Q&A with Phil and Kaja Foglio Grand AB (1W)<br />
461 1:00pm Disco Line Dancing Commonwealth (1W)<br />
479 2:30pm Tea with GOHs & Special Guests Harbor III (3E)<br />
485 2:30pm Cross-Step Waltz (intro) Commonwealth (1W)<br />
491 3:00pm Belly Dance Show Grand AB (1W)<br />
511 4:00pm Play Poker with Phil Foglio Grand C (1W)<br />
512 4:00pm Cross-Step Waltz (advanced) Commonwealth (1W)<br />
526 5:30pm Building the Perfect Beast Hancock (2)<br />
How-to’s of comic creation, with GoH Gareth Hinds and others.<br />
531 5:30pm Belly Dance Class Commonwealth (1W)<br />
537 6:00pm Professor Sebastian’s<br />
Traveling Heterodyne Show Grand AB (1W)<br />
World premiere of “The Race to the West Pole”.<br />
554 7:00pm Does Anyone Here Know<br />
How to Madison? Commonwealth (1W)<br />
Learn this easy 1960s line dance.<br />
557 8:00pm More Songs of Myth and Magic Harbor III (3E)<br />
With Kellianna.<br />
574 9:00pm Girl Genius Grand Ball Commonwealth (1W)<br />
Come dance! Includes some favorite Austro-Hungarian pieces.<br />
569 8:30pm Women in Gaming Paine (2)<br />
A discussion including GOH Kaja Foglio and others.<br />
583 10:00pm Martian Croquet Harbor III (3E)<br />
589 10:00pm Nightmare Before Christmas Grand AB (1W)<br />
With the Teseracte Players.<br />
599 12:00am Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog Grand AB (1W)<br />
With the Teseracte Players.<br />
602 1:00am Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing-Along Grand AB (1W)<br />
With the Teseracte Players.<br />
MONDAY<br />
636 10:00am Painted Miniatures Contest Paine (2)<br />
Vote for the best miniatures, awards presented by Gareth Hinds.<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong> would like to thank Amanda Oakleaf Cakes (oakleafcakes.com)<br />
for the incredible life-sized Stormtrooper Cake.<br />
This is the first time they’ve created the Stormtrooper Cake.<br />
Previously they’ve been known for their R2D2 Cake.<br />
The cake will be set up Friday evening. <strong>Arisia</strong> Jedi Warriors<br />
will participate in a ritual cake slaughter on Saturday at<br />
2:30pm in the Con Suite.
SCHEDULE BY AREA SCHEDULE BY AREA<br />
Anime<br />
28 The Super Robots<br />
40 Viewing Anime Online<br />
67 Religious Icons in the World of Anime<br />
85 Intro to Anime’s Adult Forms—Hentai, Yaoi<br />
92 Vampires Do Not Sparkle (Or Do They?)<br />
115 Various Hentai<br />
121 Phenomenon of CLAMP<br />
144 What Anime is New Now?<br />
156 Anime Comedy<br />
178 What Every Parent Should Know About Anime<br />
197 Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls<br />
239 Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth<br />
256 The Ultimate Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Panel<br />
268 Space Opera<br />
283 Anime for Kids<br />
305 Man-in-the-Machine Anime<br />
326 Visual Kei Theatre <strong>2012</strong><br />
339 Yin and Yang: Yuri and Yaoi<br />
346 Space Jazz and Shogun Hip Hop<br />
365 Anime Horror<br />
373 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie<br />
376 Case Closed Double Feature<br />
394 The Leiji-verse<br />
413 Genshiken Vol. 1<br />
474 History in Japanese Anime and Manga<br />
490 Real, Real Steel or the Real Robot Genre<br />
500 Anime as Art<br />
549 Surviving an Anime Con<br />
573 Anime Fantasy<br />
579 Anime Cons: Behind the Scenes<br />
605 Various Hentai<br />
613 Ah! My Goddess Vol. 1<br />
630 Manga’s Great Apocalypses<br />
639 Dragonball Z Kai<br />
648 Manga—Is It Dying?<br />
666 Back in MY Day… Anime<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
1 Allegro Non Troppo<br />
7 Helvetica<br />
30 The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao<br />
56 Mythbusters—Steam Gun<br />
74 The War of the Worlds<br />
95 Red Shift in “Beyond the Edge of Beyond” (live)<br />
99 Underworld<br />
114 Death Race 2000<br />
116 Cat-Women of the Moon<br />
118 Attach of the Killer Tomatos<br />
122 Nova: Newton’s Dark Secrets<br />
124 Saturday Morning Cartoons<br />
135 Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters<br />
164 The Cat Returns<br />
185 Them<br />
212 Hogfather (part 1)<br />
249 The Astro Zombies<br />
274 Hogfather (part 2)<br />
297 Mythbusters—Hot Water Heater<br />
312 Rocky & Bullwinkle<br />
320 Masquerade (live)<br />
350 Manager’s Choice<br />
359 Masquerade Replay<br />
364 Neverwhere (part 1)<br />
366 Neverwhere (part 2)<br />
368 Neverwhere (part 3)<br />
369 The Brothers Grimm<br />
371 A Day at the Races<br />
374 Sunday Morning Cartoons<br />
386 Yellow Submarine<br />
411 Why Man Creates<br />
415 Rocky & Bullwinkle<br />
436 Masquerade Replay<br />
465 Helvetica<br />
492 Belly Dance Show (live)<br />
516 Rocky & Bullwinkle<br />
534 Logan’s Run<br />
556 Journey to the Center of the Earth<br />
590 Blackadder—Back and Forth<br />
592 The Lost Boys<br />
600 The Beast From 20000 Fathoms<br />
604 Cat-Women of the Moon<br />
607 Neverwhere (part 4)<br />
608 Neverwhere (part 5)<br />
609 Neverwhere (part 6)<br />
611 Sleeper<br />
614 The Indian<br />
615 Monday Morning Cartoons<br />
623 The Brothers Grimm<br />
642 A Day at the Races<br />
659 Mythbusters—Disposable Lighters<br />
671 The Way Things Go<br />
Art<br />
94 Art Show Reception<br />
155 Judging a Book By Its Cover<br />
179 Incorporating Photography into Art<br />
181 Dueling Easels<br />
189 Tactile Tour of Art Show<br />
203 Attaching This to That<br />
222 From Concept to Completion<br />
240 Framing Tour of the Art Show<br />
253 Art as Business<br />
280 SF Spaceship Design for Artists<br />
282 Manga & Anime Art Workshop<br />
391 Aliens in 20th Century Science Fiction Art<br />
429 SF/Fantasy Pictionary<br />
445 Figure Drawing Workshop – Models in Costume<br />
462 Art Show Docent Tour with Gareth Hinds<br />
464 Watercolor and Pen & Ink Workshop<br />
470 Making Art on Commission<br />
505 Copyright/Trademark 101<br />
513 Art Show Auction<br />
517 3D Art & Sculpture<br />
Autograph<br />
162 Autograph—Kelner, & Kirschbaum<br />
183 Autograph—Hunt & Peeler<br />
210 Autograph—Eldredge & Martin<br />
241 Autograph—Friesner & Longyear<br />
271 Autograph—Doyle & Kimmel<br />
290 Autograph—Macdonald, Sawicki & Wooldridge<br />
311 Autograph—Pinto & Tan<br />
331 Autograph—Dr. Chris & Stallman<br />
408 Autograph—Popkes, Sakers & Vanderhoof<br />
434 Autograph—Brennan, Fishbone, & Limoncelli<br />
463 Autograph—Lieder, Linzner, & Smith<br />
486 Autograph—Kane & Kaynak<br />
514 Autograph—Hinds (4–4:30), Ewing & Long-Ewing<br />
532 Autograph—Letersky & Sklar<br />
Comics<br />
20 Tell the Truth: Non-Fiction Comics<br />
44 Elseworlds and What Ifs<br />
70 Batman Through the Ages<br />
151 I’m Just Wild about Kirby<br />
177 Webcomics 101<br />
224 Comics Reading<br />
234 The DC Reboot<br />
263 Female Fandom in Comics<br />
285 Comics: Not How You Start, But How You Finish!<br />
306 Race, Gender & Disability Politics in Comics<br />
401 The Best Young-Adult and Children’s Comics<br />
425 No Capes! Non-Superhero Comics<br />
454 Wonder Woman
SCHEDULE BY AREA SCHEDULE BY AREA<br />
480 Creating Minicomics<br />
526 Building the Perfect Beast: How Comics Get Made<br />
548 How to Write a Comic<br />
651 The History of Comics<br />
667 Marketing Independent Comics<br />
Communities<br />
63 BDSM 101: A Beginner’s Guide<br />
80 BDSM 201: Hurting the Ones You Love<br />
87 The Nature of Gender: Past, Present & Future<br />
100 Sacred Sexuality<br />
104 Fun With Rope<br />
127 Geeky Play Date<br />
138 Online Privacy for Kids<br />
176 Poly 101: An Introduction<br />
198 Magickal Traditions: A Review<br />
252 Alternative Lifestyles and Fandom<br />
279 Sexual Harassment and Assault in Fandom<br />
299 Poly 201: Theory and Practice<br />
322 Getting Started in the Public BDSM Scene<br />
341 Negotiation and BDSM<br />
354 Home Depot in the Bedroom<br />
355 Non-Monogamy: A Diverse Set of Options<br />
377 Geeky Play Date<br />
388 DIY and Fandom<br />
426 Homeschooling: An Alternative Education<br />
447 Being a Sex-Positive Parent<br />
471 Disability and Fandom<br />
494 Poly 279: Poly Parenting<br />
520 Coming Out<br />
542 Flirt Like a Pro!<br />
546 Building a Poly Home<br />
560 Your Kink is OK!<br />
562 Poly in Sci-Fi<br />
582 Religion and Kink<br />
597 Bootblacking 101<br />
652 Self-Objectification and the Geeky Girl<br />
663 Alternative Activism<br />
679 Co-Housing: Beyond the Commune<br />
Costuming<br />
13 Corsets, Hoops, & Other Undergarments<br />
37 Hall Costumes: Everyday Wear for Conventions<br />
69 Wigs for Costuming<br />
83 Costume Failures, Horror Stories, and Lessons<br />
141 Surviving Your First Masquerade<br />
143 Fabric Dyeing<br />
166 Working with Tech<br />
173 Fashion Throughout History<br />
195 Modifying, Making, and Using Sewing Patterns<br />
208 Masquerade Rehearsal<br />
225 Steampunk and Costuming<br />
255 Helpful Sewing References and Resources<br />
309 Masquerade Doors Open<br />
319 Masquerade<br />
333 Tactile Tour: Masquerade<br />
421 Getting Ideas for Costumes and Presentations<br />
444 Costuming on the Cheap<br />
498 Northern Lights Costumers’ Guild Meet-up<br />
521 Judging and Being Judged in Costume Contests<br />
543 Costume Presentation: Is Humor Always Best?<br />
566 Costume and Costuming Space<br />
574 Girl Genius Grand Ball<br />
628 What is Cosplay?<br />
647 Costuming & Body Type: How to Hide/Accentuate<br />
664 Costume Weathering<br />
Crafting<br />
51 Learn to Make Fabric Flowers<br />
163 Crochet & Knitting Basics<br />
175 Make a Byzantine Bracelet<br />
184 Scale Spaceship Modeling Workshop<br />
211 Monster Mash<br />
272 Book Creation Workshop<br />
291 Crafts for Adults: Working with Clay<br />
409 Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Sewing Circle<br />
423 Painting and Costuming for Dolls<br />
435 Handmade Faerie Wings<br />
487 Mail ‘n’ Flail<br />
533 Stitch ‘n’ Bitch<br />
629 Beginning Chainmail<br />
640 Collaging with Found Objects<br />
655 Making Stained Glass<br />
Events<br />
29 Air-Pirate Combat!<br />
32 Viking Fighting Moves: Fiction vs Fact<br />
43 “Reclaiming the Blade” and Q&A<br />
50 Contra Dance<br />
60 Nauticon Dance Party<br />
77 Double Apex Techno Contra<br />
93 Red Shift in “Beyond the Edge of Beyond”<br />
110 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Rated R<br />
111 DJ Pet presents…Just Dance!<br />
131 Dubstep Yoga<br />
150 Walk the Labyrinth<br />
158 Blood Drive<br />
160 Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630 Pike Drill<br />
167 A Roman Legion: Legio III Cyrenaica<br />
190 The Martial Arts of A Game of Thrones<br />
216 A Gaslamp Grand Assault of Arms<br />
219 Psyche Corporation<br />
233 The Cutting Truth of Medieval Swords<br />
242 To Serve Man, er, Stormtrooper<br />
250 Free Fencing<br />
270 Napoleonic Fantasy Ball<br />
273 Social Change and Con Safety for Teens<br />
284 An Hour with Devo Spice<br />
310 Hoop and Dance Jam<br />
317 Sassafrass & Stranger Ways Concert<br />
358 DJ Johnny Zed’s Saturday Night Dance<br />
361 REPO: The Genetic Opera: Rated R<br />
382 Dubstep Yoga<br />
406 Blood Drive<br />
412 Another Hour with Devo Spice<br />
414 Lightsaber Combat of the Sword Masters<br />
431 Salem Zouaves: Civil War Bayonet Drill<br />
439 Songs of Myth and Magic<br />
461 Disco Line Dancing<br />
479 Tea with Special Guests<br />
485 Cross-Step Waltz for Dummies<br />
491 Belly Dance Show<br />
511 Play Poker for a Good Cause, with Phil Foglio<br />
512 Cross-Step Waltz for Experienced folk<br />
525 Grappling at the Sword<br />
531 Belly Dance Class<br />
537 Professor Sebastian’s Traveling Heterodyne Show<br />
554 Does Anyone Here Know How to Madison?<br />
557 More Songs of Myth and Magic<br />
572 The Martial Arts of “Girl Genius”<br />
583 Martian Croquet: A Steampunk Diversion<br />
589 The Nightmare Before Christmas: Rated PG<br />
599 Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog: Rated PG-13<br />
602 Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Sing-Along<br />
617 Dubstep Yoga<br />
Fan Interest<br />
15 I Married A Mundane<br />
21 SF/F, Prior Art, and Patents<br />
23 Con-Going 101: Planning, Budgeting, & Surviving<br />
35 Introduction to <strong>Arisia</strong><br />
48 What Makes a Good Panel<br />
72 Convention Feedback 1<br />
73 Paneling 101: A Primer
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82 Victorian Age Science in Steampunk<br />
91 Issues in Modern Mad Science<br />
107 The Vampire Zone<br />
140 Harry Potter in the Future<br />
159 Stretch like a Shaolin: Kung-Fu Morning Warm-Up<br />
207 Army of Davids: The Role of New Media<br />
235 Convention Feedback 2<br />
238 Science in Politics<br />
289 Video Production and Distribution<br />
301 The Legacy of Steve Jobs<br />
308 The Autism Spectrum<br />
330 Humor in SF/F<br />
338 Social Media<br />
345 The Mind of the Nerd: Psychology and Fandom<br />
351 For the Love of the Geek<br />
357 Burlesque!<br />
381 Being a Morning Person in Nocturnal Fandom<br />
390 Disaster Preparedness for Fans<br />
392 The Hugo Awards: An Introduction<br />
405 What is the Society for Creative Anachronism?<br />
420 Steampunk: Boom or Bust?<br />
443 <strong>Arisia</strong> Lightning Talks<br />
455 Meet the Worldcon Bids<br />
458 Copyright, Satire, and the Public Domain<br />
481 The Future of School<br />
484 Harry Potter, My Love for You Will Never Die<br />
508 Convention Feedback 3<br />
509 Punday!<br />
529 <strong>Arisia</strong> Corporate Meeting<br />
551 How the Political Process Works—and Doesn’t<br />
571 The Future of Religion<br />
584 Fan Etiquette: How Not to Be That Fan<br />
588 Is There Anything Verboten Left?<br />
598 The Law, Risk Assessment, and Fun<br />
637 Boston in SF/F<br />
638 Collaborating Couples<br />
653 Attending a Con with Kids<br />
654 The Lighter Side of Adventure<br />
670 The Future of Old Age<br />
676 Convention Feedback 4<br />
677 Science Fiction as Mainstream Meme<br />
680 The Relevance of Livejournal<br />
681 Why not 1812?<br />
682 The Dark Lords<br />
Fast Track<br />
2 Friday Night Open Coloring<br />
3 Days of Lighting Balloon Car Rally<br />
17 Classic Playground Games<br />
18 Days of Thunder Balloon Car Rally<br />
19 Apples to Apples Junior<br />
128 Mask Making<br />
129 Starting out with the Sword<br />
130 Yarn Works (Basics)<br />
145 Play with Clay<br />
146 All About Poi<br />
147 Kamikaze Costuming<br />
148 Drawing Manga for Beginners<br />
199 Steampunk Make and Takes<br />
200 Magic Show Part 1<br />
201 Short Story Contest!<br />
229 Little Homes<br />
230 Magic Show Part 2<br />
231 Reading By Greg Fishbone<br />
232 Caricatures<br />
258 Mad Science!<br />
259 Nerf Gun War<br />
260 Dern Grim Bedtime Tales<br />
261 Apples to Apples Junior<br />
378 Create Your Own Alien!<br />
379 The Cutting Truth (Jr.)<br />
395 Trash to Treasure!<br />
396 Creepy Crawlies Time!<br />
397 RoboBattlePets<br />
398 Origami Fun<br />
448 Paper Rockets<br />
449 I’ve Got All the Balls in the Air, Now What?<br />
450 What are Your Favorites to Read?<br />
451 Duct Tape Roses<br />
475 Make a Catnip Mouse<br />
476 Swords and Combat from Steam to Space<br />
477 Annie McGwire and the Time Flyer<br />
478 Quilting Basics<br />
501 Gum Drops and Castles!<br />
502 Flying High with Paper<br />
503 The Hobbit<br />
504 The Black Box<br />
618 Pirate Time!<br />
619 The Pointy End Goes in the Other Guy<br />
620 Cartooning & Comic Creating<br />
631 Dungeon and Mazes<br />
632 Coffee Filter Flowers<br />
633 Monday Open Coloring<br />
649 Spoon-A-Pults<br />
650 Improv Theater Games For Kids<br />
Film & Video<br />
4 Man In Space<br />
5 Dream of a Warrior<br />
6 Paul<br />
24 Alien Trespass<br />
27 Computers, Tools for People<br />
31 Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot<br />
45 World Population<br />
49 Astonishing X-Men: Gifted<br />
52 The Signal<br />
61 Captain America: The First Avenger<br />
76 Future Shock
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88 Renovation: Movies from Worldcon<br />
96 The General (Silent Movie)<br />
97 Tucker and Dale vs. Evil<br />
108 Adventures of Johnny Tao<br />
109 Soylent Green<br />
113 Avatar Exile<br />
117 Battle Planet<br />
119 Dead Space: Aftermath<br />
120 Gene-Fusion<br />
123 Somebody’s Hero<br />
125 The Jetsons<br />
126 Abbott & Costello Go to Mars<br />
136 Shorts: Green Arrow, Spectre<br />
157 The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells<br />
220 Frank Frazetta: Painting with Fire<br />
269 George R.R. Martin’s Doorways<br />
275 Adam Adamant Lives<br />
286 Trip To The Moon<br />
292 The Dish<br />
296 Black Lightning<br />
316 Source Code<br />
318 Inception<br />
334 Frames of Reference<br />
348 Space Battleship Yamato<br />
360 Star Babe<br />
362 Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl<br />
367 Trouble in Mind<br />
370 The Final Countdown<br />
372 Camille<br />
375 Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller<br />
380 Gamera The Invincible<br />
383 Asterix & The Vikings<br />
410 My Sarah Jane & Final Episodes<br />
416 Mrs Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room<br />
430 The Anachronism & Timothy<br />
437 Gilbert & Sullivan’s Steampunk Operetta<br />
467 Johnny and the Bomb<br />
510 This Week on Brit TV<br />
527 Father of the Space Age<br />
536 La Jetée<br />
538 The Road<br />
552 Terry Pratchett—Choosing to Die<br />
555 Trailer Park<br />
558 Once Upon A Warrior<br />
568 Trailer Park<br />
585 Beyond the Solar System<br />
591 Starhyke Marathon<br />
593 The Black Hole: Special Extra-Bad Film<br />
603 The Apple<br />
606 Interceptor<br />
610 RoboGeisha<br />
612 Glenn the Flying Robot<br />
616 Moon Zero Two<br />
621 Audience Choice Film<br />
622 The Great Ghost Rescue<br />
641 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights<br />
656 Even More Coming Attractions<br />
GOH<br />
65 Phil and Kaja Foglio Reading<br />
194 Inside Studio Foglio<br />
254 Gareth Hinds: Work and Commentary<br />
460 Q & A with Phil and Kaja Foglio<br />
Gaming<br />
39 Just a Quick Game?<br />
71 Introduction to LARPing<br />
89 Party Origin Stories<br />
105 Music in LARPs and Tabletop<br />
153 Gender and Video Games<br />
205 How to Design a Fun Roleplaying Adventure<br />
227 City Design—Ancient and Modern<br />
265 Designing A Memorable Role-Playing Character<br />
287 RPG Gaming: Rails vs. Sandbox<br />
328 Improvisation and Role-Playing<br />
343 Death of PC Gaming May Be Greatly Exaggerated<br />
356 GM Helpline<br />
403 Ending the Epic<br />
427 Great Games without the M Rating<br />
456 Beyond the Controller<br />
482 Introduction to Tabletop Roleplaying<br />
515 Miniatures in Gaming: Painting Tips & Techniques<br />
528 Technology and the GM<br />
569 Women in Gaming<br />
586 What Makes a Game “Classic”?<br />
596 StarCraft!<br />
636 Painted Miniatures Contest<br />
668 The Plight of the Older Gamer<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong> wishes to thank the following<br />
companies for their support:<br />
Gaming—Scheduled Game<br />
8 Innovation<br />
25 Distress Call<br />
26 Mr. Bubbles<br />
41 Glory To Rome<br />
42 Friday Evening Magic Booster Draft<br />
53 Martian Rails<br />
54 Reach For The Stars<br />
55 Bad Pennies OWoD<br />
57 Blackjack<br />
58 Munchkin<br />
59 Encore<br />
75 Breaking the Cycle<br />
78 LARP Nexus Elements I<br />
98 Maple City Chronicles I<br />
132 Cthulhu over Filmland<br />
133 Mr. Bubbles<br />
134 Tomb of Horrors<br />
149 Battlestar Galactica<br />
165 Heroes of Degustia<br />
186 The Patriot Incident<br />
187 My Little Pony RPG: Best Night Ever<br />
188 The Revolution Job<br />
202 Saturday Afternoon Sealed Magic<br />
209 Happily Ever After
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213 Trouble at Pebblebrook<br />
214 The Commuters<br />
215 Catching the Axeman<br />
217 Game of Thrones<br />
218 Mousquetaires du Roy<br />
243 Convoy!<br />
244 Airship Bonanza<br />
245 Breaking the Cycle<br />
246 Castle Heterodyne<br />
247 Jedi Blackbird RPG<br />
248 Blackjack Tournament<br />
262 7 Wonders<br />
293 A Visit to Deadlyland<br />
294 Munchkin Brawl<br />
295 Saturday Evening Booster Draft Magic<br />
313 Zombi-thulu<br />
314 Down Around the Bend<br />
315 Savage Wild Pennsylvania<br />
332 LARP Nexus Elements II<br />
349 Maple City Chronicles II<br />
384 Distress Call<br />
385 Savage Wild Pennsylvania<br />
399 Illuminati<br />
400 The Dead of the Night<br />
438 The Secret of the Chimera<br />
452 Grueling Game Tournament<br />
453 Sunday Afternoon Sealed Magic<br />
466 Circus Maximus<br />
488 Cthulhu Over Filmland<br />
489 Airship Bonanza<br />
535 Sunday Evening Booster Draft Magic<br />
547 Collateral Damage<br />
553 Maple City Chronicles III<br />
634 Frag Gold<br />
657 Ranking<br />
658 Monday Magic Draft<br />
672 Stone Age<br />
683 Red Dragon Inn<br />
Literature<br />
10 Gender Limitations in SF/F<br />
11 Schools for Magicians<br />
12 Reading SF/F to Your Kids<br />
14 Parapsychology in Genre Fiction<br />
22 The Heinlein Juveniles<br />
36 The Exiled Character<br />
38 Interstitial Fiction: Dancing Between Genres<br />
81 Asimov vs. Heinlein: Which Future?<br />
101 When Series Jump the Dragon<br />
102 Eye of Argon Reading<br />
139 Can You Like Literary SF Without Being a Snob?<br />
142 So, What’s New?<br />
170 Language & Linguistics in SF/F<br />
174 Fantasy Before Fantasy, SF Before SF<br />
193 Our Grim Meat-Hook Future<br />
223 Fantasy and Horror in Shakespeare<br />
278 Winter Is Coming<br />
281 Anne McCaffrey Memorial Panel<br />
300 How Not To Suppress Women’s Writing<br />
323 SF vs. the Body<br />
324 Death Personified<br />
337 Mud and Blood: The Grittier Side of Fantasy<br />
342 Politics in Science Fiction<br />
352 The Moral Aesthetics of Steampunk<br />
389 Traditional Stories, Modern Audiences<br />
419 Myth and Folklore in Fantasy<br />
483 Speculative Poetry Slam<br />
495 Diana Wynne Jones: In Memoriam<br />
499 A “Self” or “No Self?” Neuroscience in SF<br />
519 Food Communicating Culture in Literature<br />
522 “But That’s Not Science Fiction, Is It?”<br />
541 Disabilities in Science Fiction<br />
561 Aboard All That Glitters:Foglio’s Illegal Aliens<br />
577 Ethics of Science Fiction<br />
578 Consistent Magic Systems in Fantasy<br />
594 “No Sh*t, There I Was!”: Oral Storytelling<br />
626 New Worlds of YA<br />
627 Queer SF&F<br />
645 Among the Ruins<br />
646 Setting as Character<br />
662 It’s Only a Game<br />
665 Baby Vamps: The New World of Teen Vampires<br />
675 Mainstream Fiction for Fen<br />
Media<br />
9 E.T. at 30<br />
33 The Future of Bioethics as Portrayed in Film<br />
46 SF and Horror: Where Do You Draw the Line?<br />
62 A Game of Thrones<br />
79 More Terrible SF/F Movies We Love<br />
137 Avatar: The Last Airbender<br />
172 The Movie Year in Review<br />
191 Monsters in Motion: Ray Harryhausen at Work<br />
204 Films by Robert Houllahan<br />
221 Is Glee Fantasy?<br />
251 If You Liked Part 1…<br />
276 Filmation Studios<br />
321 10 Years of Smallville<br />
335 Kolchak the Night Stalker<br />
387 The Who, the Whole Who, and Nothing but the Who<br />
440 TV Year in Review<br />
446 Jack Arnold at 100<br />
468 On The Fringe<br />
473 Marshall McLuhan Centennial<br />
493 Harry Potter: The Films<br />
539 Doctor Who Companions<br />
559 Guilty Pleasures<br />
575 Marvel Movies<br />
624 Star Wars at 35<br />
635 The Many Faces of Frankenstein<br />
643 MST3K The Panel<br />
660 The Alien as Metaphor<br />
673 Snag It, Bag It, and Tag It<br />
Music<br />
84 NESFA Songbook Sing-a-long<br />
86 Drum and Dance at <strong>Arisia</strong><br />
103 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk<br />
112 Unmoderated Open Filk<br />
196 Chantey Sing<br />
226 Filk 101 Song Circle<br />
303 Mad Science Song Circle<br />
340 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk<br />
347 Concert: The Proper Ladies<br />
353 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk cont.<br />
363 Unmoderated Open Filk<br />
422 Braiding Voices: Singing Rounds & Related Forms<br />
459 Alice “Badger” Washburn Memorial Filk Sing<br />
472 Rousing Chorus Songs<br />
496 Funniest Songs Sing-Along<br />
523 Singing for Non-Singers<br />
564 Good Story Songs<br />
565 Delsarte Technique: Victorian Oratory<br />
580 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk<br />
581 Bawdy Song Circle<br />
595 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk cont.<br />
601 Unmoderated Open Filk<br />
669 Skin Horse Sing-Along<br />
678 Dead Dog Open Filk<br />
Reading<br />
47 Reading: Hunt, Kirschbaum, & Stallman<br />
90 Reading: Palmer, Smith & Schneyer<br />
106 Reading: Grant, Nurenberg, & Wilk<br />
154 Reading: Eldredge, Longyear, & Pelland
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180 Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading<br />
206 Reading: Amundsen, Lipkin, Rios<br />
237 Reading: Bowker, Doyle, & Kimmel<br />
266 Reading: Linzner, Macdonald, & Sakers<br />
288 Reading: Nelson, Silva, & Taaffe<br />
307 Reading: Costello, Gilman, & Martin<br />
329 Reading: Brusso, Marchand, & Wilson<br />
344 Reading: Cambias, Freedman & Sklar<br />
404 Reading: Dawn, Feinman, & Sawicki<br />
428 UnCONventional Rapid-Fire Reading<br />
457 Reading: Cole, Hairston, & Silverman<br />
550 Reading: D’Entremont & Peeler<br />
570 Reading: Amidon, Lieder, & Sandel<br />
587 Reading: Kane & Vanderhooft<br />
Science<br />
16 Science Friction<br />
66 Sky Searching<br />
68 Forests & Trees: How the Asperger’s Brain Thinks<br />
169 The 100-Year Starship Study<br />
171 Panel in the Pool<br />
228 Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes<br />
257 Planetary Penetration: Drilling for Mars Life<br />
277 Forensic Science and the Courts<br />
298 Evolution Beyond Biology<br />
304 One Way to Mars<br />
325 The Race to the Moon<br />
336 The Role of Albedo in Climate Change<br />
393 2,326 Worlds And Counting<br />
418 The Generation and Utilization of Steam<br />
424 Intelligent Design: Debunked by its Own Words<br />
441 Extremophiles<br />
506 The Near Future of Organ Transplants<br />
518 Bioethics in Today’s World<br />
524 Mars or Bust!<br />
540 Alternative Energy<br />
545 Strange and Unusual Research<br />
563 Our Weird Biology<br />
576 The Year in Bad Science<br />
625 Watson, Jeopardy, and the Future of Computing<br />
644 Keeping Cool: Cryonics and Hibernation in SF<br />
661 Birding 101<br />
674 Soldiers Made to Order<br />
Theater & Con Tech<br />
161 Video 101: Camera Work for Cons and Home<br />
182 Sound for Events 101<br />
407 Video 201: Director & Technical Dir. Instruction<br />
432 Video 201 Lab: Directing & Tech. Dir. Hands-On<br />
433 Planning for Sound at Conventions<br />
Writing<br />
34 When Authors Critique the Critic<br />
64 Circlet Press 20th Anniversary Retrospective!<br />
152 World Building 101<br />
168 Character Building<br />
192 Don’t Quit Your Day Job<br />
236 My Bizarre Writing Process<br />
264 Writer’s Clinic<br />
267 Odyssey Writing Workshop Presentation<br />
302 Plot and Structure<br />
327 Self-Publishing Snares<br />
402 Humor in Writing<br />
417 Why You Should/Should Not Self-Publish<br />
442 Point of View<br />
469 Use Your Words: Dialogoue, Prose, and Tone<br />
497 Avoiding CultureFail<br />
507 Writing As Business<br />
530 Creating and Maintaining Your Public Persona<br />
544 Making Politics Work in Fiction<br />
567 The eBook Ecosystem<br />
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All panels are 75 minutes unless marked otherwise.<br />
3:00pm<br />
1 Allegro Non Troppo 1hr 24min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he’s come up with a totally<br />
original idea: animation set to classical music! When he hears<br />
that some American named “Prisney” (or something) has already<br />
done it, he decides to do his own version. In Italian, but you don’t<br />
need the dialog. 1976, NR<br />
4:00pm<br />
2 Friday Night Open Coloring 2hr 45min Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Have you been stuck traveling all day to get to <strong>Arisia</strong>? Need some<br />
down time? Come and enjoy a few minutes of coloring to relax!<br />
3 Days of Lighting Balloon Car Rally Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Build balloon cars that are powered by static electricity and race<br />
them. Learn basic geometry and engineering concepts and learn<br />
about electrical fields. Scott Wilhelm<br />
4 Man In Space 6min Otis (2)<br />
f A silly cartoon from the Funny Company about space travel.<br />
5 Dream of a Warrior 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Korean Time Travel Fantasy—A cop astral-travels into a fantasy<br />
world to rescue a mad scientist’s daughter. Subtitled, 2001,<br />
PG-13.<br />
4:05pm<br />
6 Paul 1hr 44min Otis (2)<br />
f This is a classic American road-trip comedy—three people in a<br />
car looking for the American dream—except that one of them is<br />
an alien escaped from a secret military installation. This lighthearted<br />
film is funnier than you would expect, for both kids and<br />
adults. 2001, R (language), 35mm Cinemascope.<br />
4:30pm<br />
7 Helvetica 1hr 20min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t We use it every day on our computers, we see it on street signs—<br />
and we take it for granted. Gary Hustwit’s documentary introduces<br />
us to Helvetica, a font whose readability has made it the<br />
most popular in the world. 2007, NR<br />
5:00pm<br />
8 Innovation 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A journey through innovations from the stone age to modern<br />
times. Each player builds a civilization based on various technologies,<br />
ideas, and cultural advancements, all done with cards.<br />
Each card has a unique power which will help advance your civilization,<br />
however, that same power could also unwittingly help<br />
the other players.<br />
5:30pm<br />
9 E.T. at 30 Alcott (3W)<br />
In 1982 E.T. became one of the most popular movies of all time.<br />
How does it hold up after 30 years? Do you prefer the original<br />
or the “tweaked” re-release with better effects and all the guns<br />
turned into cell phones and walkie-talkies? Has E.T. stood the<br />
test of time or should he just go home? Bob Chipman, Dr.Chris,<br />
Daniel M. Kimmel (m), Daniel Miller<br />
10 Gender Limitations in SF/F Adams (3W)<br />
Often, strong female characters are portrayed in such a way<br />
that seem to be a rejection not just of traditional gender roles<br />
but of all things feminine. Similarly, male characters that take<br />
on what are regarded as traditional female roles are viewed as<br />
emasculated figures incapable of pro-active action. Where are<br />
the strong warrior women that can also be compassionate or the<br />
house-husbands that have a role beyond being the punchline of a<br />
joke? Greer Gilman, Andrea Hairston, Jennifer Pelland, Suzanne<br />
Reynolds-Alpert, Trisha Wooldridge (m)<br />
11 Schools for Magicians Douglas (3W)<br />
A Hogwarts degree isn’t the only path from mundanity to magehood.<br />
Let’s consider how writers have portrayed schools, including<br />
Roke, Unseen University, Brakebills, and more. Why a school<br />
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setting? Is it due to the innate familiarity for both reader and<br />
writer? Having a built-in rationale for info-dumps? How do these<br />
fantastical academies compare to SF’s schools for space cadets. As<br />
we look outside of Harry Potter, we’ll examine the continue fascination<br />
with such sorcerous scholastic settings. Charlene Brusso,<br />
Victoria Janssen, Bob Kuhn, Kenneth Schneyer, Cecilia Tan (m)<br />
12 Reading SF/F to Your Kids Burroughs (3E)<br />
Are you raising a little fan? What genre books provide the best<br />
introduction for today’s children to science fiction and fantasy?<br />
What authors or books are easier or harder to read aloud? And<br />
what’s the best treatment for a throat that’s sore from screaming,<br />
“BAGGINS! WE HATES IT, WE HATES IT FOREVER!”?<br />
Our panelists share tips and opinions. Dawn Albright, Mark L.<br />
Amidon (m), Mary Catelli, Peter Maranci, Frances K. Selkirk<br />
13 Corsets, Hoops, & Other Undergarments Carlton (3E)<br />
What goes under your costume can be just as important as your<br />
actual costume. Find out the basics of corsets, hoop skirts, and<br />
everything else that you can find under a costume. Lisa A. Ashton<br />
(m), Aurora Celeste, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Jennifer Old,<br />
Jamila Sisco<br />
14 Parapsychology in Genre Fiction Griffin (3E)<br />
Telepathy, remote viewing, and pyrokinesis make for interesting<br />
stories, but how can writers make them believable? How can<br />
a character have precognition and not ruin the upcoming plot<br />
twists? Is someone who talks to ghosts magical or just psychologically<br />
“gifted”? Where does psych-fi belong among the sci-fi,<br />
urban fantasy, or paranormal subgenres? Vikki Ciaffone (m), Genevieve<br />
Iseult Eldredge, Kate Kaynak, Gail Z. Martin, Tchipakkan<br />
15 I Married A Mundane Independence (3E)<br />
You had to beg and plead to get your significant other to come to<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong> this year. They just don’t “get” it—all of it. You find yourself<br />
having to explain things over and over. And Bog forbid that he<br />
or she reads this panel description and realizes that “Mundane”<br />
refers to them! Let’s talk. Cheryl Braverman, Ann Crimmins (m),<br />
David Nurenberg<br />
16 Science Friction Lewis (3E)<br />
Science Friction is what happens when science fiction rubs<br />
against science fact. Space travel, television, and computers were<br />
once dismissed as fantasy, but are now commonplace. Will Star<br />
Trek’s warp drive and transporters someday become reality?<br />
When do we get our flying cars and time travel? We will examine<br />
some of the most intriguing inventions of science fiction, to see<br />
which will remain fiction and which might become real all too<br />
soon. Wil Howitt<br />
17 Classic Playground Games Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Play some classic playground games with us! Peter Breton<br />
18 Days of Thunder Balloon Car Rally Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Build balloon cars that are powered by blowing balloons up and<br />
letting them go. Scott Wilhelm<br />
19 Apples to Apples Junior Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Come play Apples to Apples Junior with us! Mimi Noyes<br />
20 Tell the Truth: Non-Fiction Comics Hancock (2)<br />
A discussion of non-superhero comics. Topics include memoir,<br />
history, and science. Panelists discuss their individual goals,<br />
obstacles, and solutions. Extra emphasis on merging research<br />
and entertainment. Gareth Hinds, Alex Jarvis, Don MacDonald,<br />
John Monahan, Gynn Stella Silva, Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman (m)<br />
21 SF/F, Prior Art, and Patents Paine (2)<br />
Writers can be so detailed in their analysis of potential technology<br />
that it may qualify as prior art, preventing future realized<br />
technology from being patented. Is this a good or bad thing?<br />
Does it need to be addressed? Can books like Childhood’s End<br />
or comics (like when Huey, Duey and Luey used ping pong balls<br />
to raise a sunken ship) be used as prior art to prevent patents<br />
on the realized technology? If someone invents a working lightsaber,<br />
should they be able to patent Lucas’s idea? Ira Domnitz,<br />
David J. Friedman, David Larochelle (m), Thomas Traina, Alan<br />
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22 The Heinlein Juveniles Quincy (2)<br />
Many older fans first got into SF through the Heinlein books for<br />
young adults. Are they still the best choice for new generations?<br />
Which books have held up best, and which (if any) should be relegated<br />
to the back burner? Can today’s children and young teens<br />
still relate to the science-heavy, perhaps old-fashioned worlds<br />
of Robert A. Heinlein? Sandra Hutchinson, Alexander Jablokov,<br />
Karen Purcell DVM (m), Julia Rios<br />
23 Con-Going 101: Planning, Budgeting, & Surviving Revere (2)<br />
Attending a con ain’t all fun and games. In this panel, we’ll look<br />
at some of the barriers and challenges of going to cons, including<br />
budgeting, dealing with roommates, proper diet, and how much<br />
stuff to bring from home. Jerome C. Conner, Melina Gunnett,<br />
Melissa Kaplan, PJ Letersky (m), John C. Watson<br />
24 Alien Trespass 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Homage to 1950’s SF movies. After crash landing near a desert<br />
town, an alien enlists the help of a local waitress to re-capture a<br />
monster that escaped from the wreckage of his space ship. 2009,<br />
PG.<br />
6:00pm<br />
25 Distress Call 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g To be Purged…That is the fate of the Xenos. They are breaching<br />
outer permitter. The artifact is real. I repeat it is real. This last<br />
transmission was received 2 hours ago, prior to a full tyrannid<br />
hive invasion of the planet. The Deathwatch has been called<br />
to retrieve the artifact found on the planet at all costs. For any<br />
other Space Marines this would be a suicidal mission, but we are<br />
Deathwatch. To be Cleansed…For that is the fate of all Xenos.<br />
26 Mr. Bubbles 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Welcome to the future where the benevolent and just Computer<br />
controls your lives. As a troubleshooter you have been tasked<br />
with the job to find the behind the “Mr. Bubbles” program which<br />
caused the scrub bots to go AWOL. Do this and turn in traitorous<br />
secret society scum and you will have the Computer’s approval.<br />
The Computer is family friendly and this task is designed for all<br />
warm blooded sentient beings! DO NOT DISAPPOINT THE<br />
COMPUTER!<br />
27 Computers, Tools for People 24min Otis (2)<br />
f This mid-1970s documentary explores the microcomputer revolution<br />
from a social science perspective. Watch how LOGO and<br />
BASIC change the world. 16mm<br />
28 The Super Robots 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a Beast King GoLion—As the foundation for Voltron: Defender of<br />
the Universe, Beast King GoLion was re-edited and re-recorded<br />
for American audiences. We are proud to present it in its original,<br />
unedited form and with its original Japanese soundtrack. Aquarion—An<br />
updated take on the Super Robot genre. Set in the future,<br />
a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity’s only<br />
hope against the technologically advanced species called the<br />
Shadow Angels.<br />
29 Air-Pirate Combat! 30min Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
s When pirates take to the air, they expect to have to fight. They<br />
use cannon for airship-to-airship combat, but when it comes<br />
time to board their targets, hand weapons, especially knives and<br />
cutlasses, rule the decks. See the Higgins Armory Sword Guild<br />
demonstrate how air-pirates subdue, defeat, and sometimes kill<br />
their victims.<br />
30 The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1hr 39min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Enigmatic circus showman Dr. Lao gives the denizens of a sleepy<br />
Western frontier town the chance to peer into a looking glass and<br />
see their foibles. 1964, NR<br />
6:30pm<br />
31 Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot 30min Otis (2)<br />
f Produced by the Toei Company and released in the US by American<br />
International Television, Johnny Sokko is a member of Unicorn,<br />
an international organization that fights against the evil<br />
Gargoyle (who can be detected by their beatnik beards and stylish<br />
sunglasses), using his giant robot. Giant Robot is not autonomous<br />
and can be controlled by anyone who has the control box. Who<br />
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has it now and what are they fighting for or against? We’ll pull an<br />
episode at random. 16mm Fujichrome.<br />
32 Viking Fighting Moves: Fiction vs Fact 30min Grand AB (1W)<br />
s Many classic works of fiction feature warriors from the cold<br />
north fighting with swords and large shields. Sound familiar?<br />
They’re the weapons of Vikings, and it’s no surprise that some<br />
fantasy fighting moves resemble the fighting moves of Vikings,<br />
given how much authors have depended on the Viking myths and<br />
legends when creating their fictional worlds. In this presentation<br />
and demo, we’ll show you a few fighting moves of the Vikings and<br />
compare them to fighting moves from fiction. Higgins Armory<br />
7:00pm<br />
33 The Future of Bioethics as Portrayed in Film Alcott (3W)<br />
Blade Runner and Gattaca can be viewed as two sides of the same<br />
coin. Moon and Never Let Me Go are both commentaries on liberty<br />
and the commercialization of life itself. District 9 examines<br />
the question about who gets ‘human’ rights at all. Who argues on<br />
behalf of Fa and Bea, the dolphins in Day of the Dolphin? How SF<br />
films are raising ethical issues of the future. Bob Chipman, Ira<br />
Domnitz, Steve Popkes, Jeff Warner (m)<br />
34 When Authors Critique the Critic Adams (3W)<br />
Your book got a bad review and you feel it’s unfair. It’s your baby,<br />
after all! What do you do? Correct the review, ask friends to<br />
counter-post good reviews to boost sales, or grumble and move<br />
on? We’ll talk about some classic examples of authors gone wild<br />
over bad reviews, and what they should have done. Genevieve<br />
Iseult Eldredge, William Freedman, Esther Friesner, Jennifer Pelland,<br />
Pamela van Hylckama Vlieg<br />
35 Introduction to <strong>Arisia</strong> Douglas (3W)<br />
Is this your first time at <strong>Arisia</strong>? Maybe your first time at a con?<br />
Welcome! Our experienced panelists will give you tips on how<br />
to get the most out of the con, and on con survival in general.<br />
Samantha Dings, Jacob Lefton, Shira Lipkin, Julia Suggs (m)<br />
36 The Exiled Character Burroughs (3E)<br />
From the Mabinogion and the Arthurian cycle, our literature has<br />
used the archetype of the hidden prince. Let’s focus on the notion<br />
of his exile and foreign upbringing, and more generally discuss<br />
the perspective of the outsider’s perspective in F&SF. Why is it<br />
so common? What is the allure? What does this allow the author<br />
that they couldn’t do otherwise? Does any of this parallel the experience<br />
and influence of the cultural outsider in today’s society?<br />
Greer Gilman, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein (m), Bob Kuhn, Barry B.<br />
Longyear, Sonya Taaffe<br />
37 Hall Costumes: Everyday Wear for Conventions Carlton (3E)<br />
What do you make? How does it differ from a presentation costume?<br />
What to consider when making a hall costume, including<br />
your health and safety? What is the non-sewn costume? Packing,<br />
transporting, Hall Costume Awards, and more explained.<br />
Michelle d’Entremont, Kristina Finan, Marty Gear, Suford Lewis,<br />
Karen Purcell DVM (m)<br />
38 Interstitial Fiction: Dancing Between Genres Griffin (3E)<br />
Interstitial fiction is writing made in the interstices between<br />
genres and categories. It is art that flourishes in the borderlands<br />
between different disciplines, mediums, and cultures. It crosses<br />
borders, written by people who refuse to be constrained by category<br />
labels. Some favorite examples will be discussed here. Erik<br />
Amundsen, John Bowker, Joy Marchand (m), Julia Rios, Sarah<br />
Smith<br />
39 Just a Quick Game? Independence (3E)<br />
There are plenty of “quickie” tabletop games, ranging from ones<br />
that take just a minute to ones that really make you think for<br />
a half-hour or less. Our group of panelists discuss board and<br />
card games that take a relatively short time to play. Share you<br />
favorites and learn about ones you may not have heard about.<br />
Christopher Davis, Bill Levay, Adam Lipkin, Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman (m)<br />
40 Viewing Anime Online Lewis (3E)<br />
What is Crunchyroll? Where can I legally watch the best of the<br />
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new anime and manga with English subtitles? What about “scanlations”?<br />
What’s the big deal about making my anime watching a<br />
legal activity? These questions and many more will be answered<br />
in this informative panel, with special interest paid to the mad<br />
science of seeing the best and newest almost immediately after<br />
it has been released in Japan! PJ Letersky, Elizabeth O’Malley (m),<br />
Richard Ralston, Twisting Star<br />
41 Glory To Rome 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Rome has burned and must be rebuilt. Use the cards to rebuild<br />
the city to its former glory. This has the mechanics of San Juan<br />
with all the options of Puerto Rico, making for a highly strategic<br />
card game.<br />
42 Friday Evening Magic Booster Draft Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g $15 entry fee.<br />
43 “Reclaiming the Blade” and Q&A 2hr 30min Harbor III (3E)<br />
The Medieval sword is a profound and beautiful object, crafted<br />
by master artisans of old. Yet it is an object with one with a singular<br />
use—to kill. The truth of the sword has been shrouded in<br />
history, and the martial arts that it brought into being are long<br />
forgotten. Knights and masters at arms left us their knowledge<br />
in manuscripts, from which we can rediscover these lost arts. A<br />
showing of the film Reclaiming the Blade, followed by a Q&A session<br />
with modern students of historical combat.<br />
44 Elseworlds and What Ifs Hancock (2)<br />
Alternate timelines and origins were once single issue one-offs<br />
to quell letter column fanfic, now they are major enough to<br />
merit their own graphics. What are people’s favorites? What<br />
other scenarios would fans like to see examined? Jaime Garmendia<br />
(m), Alex Jarvis, Troy Minkowsky, Joey Peters, Cynthia A.<br />
Shettle-Meleedy<br />
45 World Population 6min Otis (2)<br />
f This short film tries to describe just how many people there really<br />
are, and how many more they will be, using ingenious graphics.<br />
1974, 16mm.<br />
46 SF and Horror: Where Do You Draw the Line? Paine (2)<br />
What is the dividing line between science fiction and horror in<br />
the movies and on TV? Are Universal “monster movies” like Bride<br />
of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man horror, SF, or both? What<br />
about modern classics like Alien and the remake of The Fly? Are<br />
zombie movies SF if there’s a “scientific” explanation offered? How<br />
do you draw the line and does it make a difference? Garen Daly,<br />
Mario Di Giacomo, Dr.Chris (m), Tony Finan, Timothy J. Tero<br />
47 Reading: Hunt, Kirschbaum, & Stallman Quincy (2)<br />
r Walter Hunt, Andrew Kirschbaum, Richard Stallman<br />
48 What Makes a Good Panel Revere (2)<br />
You believe you have a terrific idea for a con panel. How do you<br />
suggest it to the convention? What makes a good convention<br />
panel? Why did <strong>Arisia</strong> choose the panels and panelists it did?<br />
And what is the moderator’s job? Howard Beatman, Hugh Casey,<br />
Daniel M. Kimmel, Eric M. Van, Jonathan Woodward (m)<br />
49 Astonishing X-Men: Gifted 1hr 20min Webster (2)<br />
v Motion Comic by Joss Whedon. 6 episodes. 2010, PG-13.<br />
50 Contra Dance 1hr 30min Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Tavi Merril, calling to the live music of Audrey Knuth, Michael<br />
Glicksman, and Jeff Kaufman. No partner or experience necessary,<br />
all dances will be taught. Wear comfortable clothing you<br />
can be active in; skirts are swishy and appropriate regardless of<br />
gender.<br />
51 Learn to Make Fabric Flowers Crafty Space (1E)<br />
These fabric flowers start with strips of ordinary fabric, but your<br />
hand-sewing in specific steps turns them into wonderful, colorful<br />
flowers! The centers can then be beaded or a button added, then<br />
glued or sew on a pin-back, and you have instant style! Kits for<br />
sale ($5) include pre-ironed fabric strip, needle, thread, and pinback.<br />
Many colors will be available. These flowers can be made<br />
into pins, barrettes, bobby pins, or sewn directly onto clothing or<br />
quilts. Lisa A. Ashton<br />
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52 The Signal 1hr 43min Otis (2)<br />
f A mysterious transmission creates hallucinations and paranoia.<br />
This is really a collection of three individual films from different<br />
viewpoints about the coming of the signal. Unfortunately, none<br />
of the viewpoints can be trusted. This is really a beautiful little<br />
film that deserved more attention than it got. 2007, R (violence,<br />
language), 35mm.<br />
7:30pm<br />
53 Martian Rails 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Discover the curious civilizations and wild lore of the wonderus<br />
red planet, Mars, in this rail game with from Mayfare Games.<br />
54 Reach For The Stars 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Are you a Firefly/Serenity fan who just didn’t get to play in Joss<br />
Whedon’s world enough? Or are you a tabletop RPG gamer who<br />
would love to mess around in a sci-fi future wonderland? Either<br />
way, come join this Serenity one-shot, Reach for the Stars! Action,<br />
drama, depth, this game has it all… Everything but you! And<br />
remember: There’s always a gorram train job!<br />
55 Bad Pennies OWoD 3hr 30min Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
g You’re supernatural investigators in a world much like our own,<br />
but with more things that go bump in the night…or maybe you’re<br />
one of the things that does the bumping. Something inexplicable<br />
has been going on in the stock market, and something strange<br />
has been going on down at the Asylum they closed twenty years<br />
ago. You need to find out what it is before it escapes, or turn it to<br />
your own purposes.<br />
7:45pm<br />
56 Mythbusters—Steam Gun 42min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Mythbusters take on a steam-powered machine gun rumored to<br />
fire 400 rounds a minute at a 300-yard range. 2007, NR<br />
8:00pm<br />
57 Blackjack 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Stop in and brush up your skills on the grand old game of<br />
Blackjack.<br />
58 Munchkin 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Want to learn how to play? Want to check out the latest variants?<br />
Want to see the wide variety of cheats that can be used? Stop in<br />
and see what’s been going on in the world of Munchkin.<br />
59 Encore 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Love music? Do you like to sing along? Do you know your lyrics?<br />
Then come on down and join the fun as each team scrambles to<br />
sing 8 words from a song that contain the clue to advance on the<br />
board to an Encore.<br />
60 Nauticon Dance Party 1hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Shake off your barnacles at the Friday evening Dance Party hosted<br />
by Nauticon staff. Sailors, Pirates and other seafaring folk are<br />
welcome, be on the look out for mermaids, but no parrots please.<br />
8:20pm<br />
61 Captain America: The First Avenger 2hr 4min Webster (2)<br />
v Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that<br />
turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending<br />
America’s ideals. 2011, PG-13.<br />
8:30pm<br />
62 A Game of Thrones Alcott (3W)<br />
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice has been adapted<br />
to the small screen. How well does it hold up in the transition?<br />
Does it stay true to the source material? Have the changes been<br />
for the better or the worse? Note: This discussion will be limited<br />
to Season 1 of the TV series. Please refrain from spoilers from<br />
the later books. Kevin Cafferty, Calliope, Randee Dawn, Toni Lay,<br />
Jude Shabry (m)<br />
63 BDSM 101: A Beginner’s Guide Adams (3W)<br />
There are a lot of different ways to practice BDSM. How can you<br />
get into it without getting in over your head? What can you do<br />
to stay safe while experimenting and exploring your own limits?<br />
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We’ll go over a few do’s and, more importantly, don’ts of trying<br />
BDSM. 18+ Only. dkap (m), Shana Fuqua, Melissa Gavazzi, Laurel<br />
Pickard, Kyle R.<br />
64 Circlet Press 20th Anniversary Retrospective! Douglas (3W)<br />
Boston is not only home to <strong>Arisia</strong> but also to the world’s only<br />
book publisher dedicated to erotic science fiction and fantasy,<br />
Circlet Press. In this fun and interactive presentation by founder<br />
Cecilia Tan, we’ll look back over the 20 years of Circlet’s life. Curious<br />
about what lessons we’ve learned over 20 years of mixing up<br />
gay and straight, vampires and space aliens? Curious about what<br />
we’re going to do next? Come find out! There will be door prizes!<br />
Cecilia Tan (m), Connie Wilkins<br />
65 Phil and Kaja Foglio Reading Burroughs (3E)<br />
r An as yet unpublished chapter from the novelizations of Girl Genius.<br />
Possibly some surprises, too. Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio<br />
66 Sky Searching Carlton (3E)<br />
Shortly after dusk, satellites in low earth orbit (such as the space<br />
station) can be seen from the ground with the unaided eye. They<br />
shine by reflected sunlight, and are visible while they’re still in<br />
sunlight and a ground observer is in the Earth’s shadow (night).<br />
Satellites look quite similar to airplanes, and look like bright stars<br />
taking a few minutes to cross the night sky. Learn how to find satellites<br />
even in a bright, light-polluted urban environment. Marek<br />
Kozubal, Alan MacRobert, Sean Sullivan (m)<br />
67 Religious Icons in the World of Anime Griffin (3E)<br />
Consider the apocalyptic overtones of The Big O and the fight for<br />
souls of Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne; why are there so many anime<br />
films with Christian themes and symbols? What is it about Western<br />
religions, specifically Christianity, that has anime writers and<br />
directors exploring them again and again? Do these themes have<br />
the same meaning in Japan as they do here? Michael Toole<br />
68 Forests & Trees: How the Asperger’s Brain Thinks<br />
Independence (3E)<br />
Learn more about the two brain chemicals (serotonin and acetylcholine)<br />
that mediate two different modes of analytical thought<br />
and how the substitution of one for the other explains the cognitive<br />
style of Asperger’s. The “disorder” turns out to be an adaptation<br />
that allows analytical thought even without the brain<br />
chemistry usually required to support it. Eric M. Van<br />
69 Wigs for Costuming Lewis (3E)<br />
To achieve the best look possible, getting the right hair is a must.<br />
Wigs are great option, especially when characters have crazy<br />
colors and styles. Learn styling tips and the best places to buy<br />
wigs. Christa J. Newman, Elizabeth O’Malley (m), Carol Salemi,<br />
Jamila Sisco<br />
70 Batman Through the Ages Hancock (2)<br />
Between the comics, the movies, and TV, Batman has gotten<br />
more reboots than almost anyone. How has he changed over the<br />
years? With one movie left in Nolan’s trilogy, what comes next?<br />
Bob Chipman, Daniel Miller, Israel Peskowitz (m), Joey Peters,<br />
Santiago Rivas<br />
71 Introduction to LARPing Paine (2)<br />
Live Action Role Playing—LARP—is an acronym that keeps<br />
coming up in geek and convention circles. What do people do<br />
at a LARP? Why should I play? What kinds of LARPs are there?<br />
How do I get started? John Bacon (m), Stephen R. Balzac, Anna R.<br />
Bradley, Nat Budin, Heidi Hooper<br />
72 Convention Feedback 1 Quincy (2)<br />
Tell us what’s going wrong—early in the con when we might be<br />
able to fix a problem on the fly. (We don’t mind hearing about<br />
what’s going well either.) Andrea Carney, Emily Coombs, David<br />
D’Antonio, Samantha Dings, Crystal Huff, Rick Kovalcik, Benjamin<br />
Levy, Alan McAvinney, Daniel Noe, Peter Olszowka, Noel<br />
Rosenberg, Cris Shuldiner (m), Rachel L. Silber, Michael Sprague,<br />
Julia Suggs<br />
73 Paneling 101: A Primer Revere (2)<br />
A panel on doing panels, for noobs and the plain unaware. Learn<br />
etiquette, preparing, benefits, the role of the moderator, how to<br />
moderate, how to handle a rogue panelist, and how to handle a<br />
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rogue audience member. Hugh Casey, Christopher Davis, Victoria<br />
Janssen, Mark “Justin du Coeur” Waks, Jonathan Woodward (m)<br />
74 The War of the Worlds 1hr 25min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t The first film adaptation of the H.G.Wells story told on radio<br />
of the invasion of Earth by Martians. 1953, NR, in Glorious<br />
Technicolor!<br />
9:00pm<br />
75 Breaking the Cycle 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g When Aeku Tazjemn first reported glimpsing a set of inhabited<br />
moons connected with a system of “cycler” spacecraft through<br />
the gravity telescope at Mifha, it caused an immediate controversy.<br />
Within six months of her first observation of the system, she<br />
witnessed the destruction of one of the cyclers carrying goods<br />
between the worlds. Will you find out how the attack happened<br />
and can you stop it from happening again?<br />
76 Future Shock 43min Otis (2)<br />
f Orson Welles narrates this 1972 documentary written with<br />
Alvin Toffler about how our pace of technological progress had<br />
achieved a level beyond which humans could cope. Although severely<br />
dated, it still remains relevant social criticism of technology.<br />
16mm.<br />
77 Double Apex Techno Contra 2hr Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
9:30pm<br />
78 LARP Nexus Elements I 3hr Grand Ballroom DE (1W)<br />
g Visit the original world of Nexus Elements, a place where magic<br />
is as common as might. On the Isles of the Forgotten King, the<br />
fairy folk run wild and humans are nothing but myth. It has now<br />
been a year since Lady Carthairen was gifted the isle of Ashling,<br />
in the kingdom of Delben. Her island is still barely settled. Much<br />
of the wilderness seems to fight back against the taming of this<br />
land. She calls again for heroes new and old, offering gold as well<br />
as opportunity for new adventure!<br />
10:00pm<br />
79 More Terrible SF/F Movies We Love Alcott (3W)<br />
It’s an important year for genre filmmaking, as cult “heroes” Albert<br />
Pyun and Uwe Boll are back in action with new “hits!” Join us<br />
for clips, laughs, memories, and “air quotes” about all of the most<br />
entertaining science fiction and fantasy films that we love for all<br />
the wrong reasons. Bob Chipman, Bob Eggleton, Tony Finan (m),<br />
Adam Lipkin, Tuna Oddfellow<br />
80 BDSM 201: Hurting the Ones You Love Adams (3W)<br />
Paddles and whips and floggers, oh my! What ever happened to<br />
the simplicity of a good old-fashioned spanking? From clothespins<br />
to dragontails, there are lots of ways to hurt the people you<br />
love most, and do it safely. Unfortunately, we can’t show you how<br />
to do it in Massachusetts, but we can talk about it! 18+ only.<br />
Shana Fuqua, Melissa Kaplan, Ken Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Micah<br />
Schneider (m), Raven Stormbringer<br />
81 Asimov vs. Heinlein: Which Future? Douglas (3W)<br />
There is a wild dichotomy between Asimov’s and Heinlein’s ideas<br />
of the better future. Asimov liked cities, urban settings, and, in<br />
some of his works, showed the loneliness of people who didn’t<br />
touch or see each other frequently. Heinlein’s characters often<br />
jump when a planet gets too crowded. He associated cities with<br />
crime and pastoral/suburban settings with good living. Which<br />
are we moving toward? Which is better for the planet? Our species?<br />
Mark L. Amidon (m), Calliope, Fabrisse, Karl G. Heinemann,<br />
Don Sakers<br />
82 Victorian Age Science in Steampunk Burroughs (3E)<br />
The Victorian period includes Freud’s work on the unconscious<br />
mind. DNA was unknown, but knowledge of anatomy was pretty<br />
good. How can we adapt Victorian-era knowledge to make better<br />
costumes, stories, and props today? James Bredt, Liz Burke,<br />
David Larochelle, Israel Peskowitz, Barbara Menard Pugliese<br />
83 Costume Failures, Horror Stories, and Lessons Carlton (3E)<br />
When it comes to costuming, it’s rare that things go exactly as<br />
planned. Costumers share past stories of failures, embarrass-<br />
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ment, and examples of Murphy’s Law. Aurora Celeste, Jennifer<br />
Old (m), Solveig Pflueger, Nightwing Whitehead, Jennifer Yoo<br />
84 NESFA Songbook Sing-a-long Griffin (3E)<br />
Group singing from the NESFA Hymnals, a collection of filk<br />
songs set to well-known tunes. Singers and listeners both welcome.<br />
Loaner hymnals provided. Here is a chance for new filkers<br />
to learn a few songs and experienced filkers to sing some old<br />
favorites. Ellen Kranzer (m), Mark A. Mandel<br />
85 Intro to Anime’s Adult Forms—Hentai, Yaoi Lewis (3E)<br />
Anime is easily as diverse as any other film medium, with everything<br />
from action to romance to intrigue. How can you find what<br />
you want? And how can you find it without—or with—stumbling<br />
into tentacle-wielding giant mecha, driven by dimensionally dislocated<br />
school girls? Or Zowie! It’s Yaoi!… School boys!?! Mary<br />
Dumas (m), Ed Fuqua, Richard Ralston, John C. Watson<br />
86 Drum and Dance at <strong>Arisia</strong> 3hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
i This is an open Drum circle. All are welcome; if you have a drum<br />
please bring it. You don’t need a drum to dance, or enjoy the ambiance<br />
but if you have one don’t forget to pack it. You can also<br />
bring Zills, tambourines, and any non amplified instruments.<br />
Yes, kids are welcome but this is not babysitting so please do not<br />
leave children unattended. Angela K. Bowen<br />
87 The Nature of Gender: Past, Present & Future Hancock (2)<br />
What is gender? How much does environment contribute to one’s<br />
gender orientation? At one time, two genders were considered the<br />
norm. Now there may be four, five, or perhaps more, depending<br />
on your definition. Will gender still have the same meaning in<br />
the future? Will it mean anything at all? Michelle d’Entremont,<br />
Dyschordiana, Raven Kaldera (m), Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert<br />
88 Renovation: Movies from Worldcon 8min Otis (2)<br />
f If you missed Worldcon, this is your opportunity to see Dr.<br />
Demento, to see Chris Garcia accepting a Hugo award. You can<br />
see giant bugs and fans wearing propeller beanies. Watch Hobbit<br />
using electricity. Watch dealers selling things. Thanks to the<br />
latest in Soviet surplus film technology we bring you all the best<br />
parts of Worldcon without any of the cigarette smoke. 35mm<br />
Kludgecolor.<br />
89 Party Origin Stories Paine (2)<br />
Adventuring parties usually contain a mix of personalities and<br />
backgrounds, both of the characters and of the players. The GM<br />
must blend these pieces into a harmonious whole. We’ll discuss<br />
the party origin story both as a tool to increase group cohesion<br />
and as an outstanding all-purpose plot hook device. Peter Maranci,<br />
Daniel Miller, David Nurenberg, Jonathan Woodward (m)<br />
90 Reading: Palmer, Smith & Schneyer Quincy (2)<br />
r Suzanne Palmer, Kenneth Schneyer, Sarah Smith<br />
91 Issues in Modern Mad Science Revere (2)<br />
These days, it’s not enough to try to take over the world with a<br />
secret base and a Nehru jacket. The quality of henchman has<br />
gone downhill. Instead of sinister sociopaths with fascinating<br />
deformities, we now have to hire shabby terrorists who insist on<br />
ideologies beyond your own megalomania. Governments are impossible<br />
to work with or blackmail. Instead of suave secret agents,<br />
your foes are likely to be kids with annoying animal sidekicks. So,<br />
what is a madman intent on world domination to do? James L.<br />
Cambias, The Marvelous Merv, John Monahan, Steve Sawicki (m),<br />
James A. Wolf<br />
92 Vampires Do Not Sparkle (Or Do They?) 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust—This is the second feature to star<br />
famed vampire hunter, D. It was produced with the intent of being<br />
shown in American theaters, so it was only recorded in English.<br />
Trinity Blood—Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between<br />
humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold<br />
war between the Vatican, the human government, and the “New<br />
Human Empire”, the government of the vampiric Methuselah.<br />
93 Red Shift in “Beyond the Edge of Beyond” 1hr<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e Red Shift, Interplanetary Do-Gooder, and his friends journey to<br />
the edge of the galaxy to visit an old friend. But can they overcome<br />
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a danger from beyond the edge of beyond, a danger that reaches<br />
from the inner mind to…someplace further away, way over there?<br />
A radio theater performance, voiced by the skilled actors of the<br />
Post Meridian Radio Players! (Shown live on <strong>Arisia</strong>TV.) Michael<br />
McAfee<br />
94 Art Show Reception 1hr 30min Art Show (1E)<br />
x Meet the artists, see their work, and get an early chance to bid!<br />
95 Red Shift in “Beyond the Edge of Beyond” (live) 1hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #93 for description.<br />
10:10pm<br />
96 The General (Silent Movie) 1hr 45min Otis (2)<br />
f Buster Keaton is rejected by the Confederate Army because his<br />
work as a railroad engineer is too important, but can’t convince<br />
his girlfriend Anabelle that he isn’t a coward. Union spies steal<br />
his train, inadvertently taking Anabelle along. One of Roger<br />
Ebert’s Top Ten Films, this was perhaps the first stunt film ever<br />
made, and still one of the best. The stunts are done live. Not even<br />
Jackie Chan could do this today. With live organ accompaniment<br />
by Jeff Rapsis. 16mm.<br />
10:30pm<br />
97 Tucker and Dale vs. Evil 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Horror/Comedy. Tucker & Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated<br />
mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of<br />
preppy college kids. 2010, R (bloody horror violence, language,<br />
brief nudity)<br />
11:00pm<br />
98 Maple City Chronicles I 7hr Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
g A traditional OWoD Sabbat chronicle based in the fictional area<br />
Maple City. Conflicts center around main stream Sabbat versus<br />
the loyalist movement. Though this is a Sabbat chronical, expect<br />
sect politics and intrigue between factions to play as large a role<br />
as any standard Camarilla game.<br />
11:15pm<br />
99 Underworld 2hr 1min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against<br />
each other for centuries. All bets are off, however, when a female<br />
vampire warrior becomes smitten with a peace-loving male<br />
werewolf. 2003, R<br />
11:30pm<br />
100 Sacred Sexuality Alcott (3W)<br />
This panel will explore the role of sex and sexuality in religion<br />
and in ritual, both in history and in fiction. Dyschordiana, Rev.<br />
Matthew (m), Shava Nerad, Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert<br />
101 When Series Jump the Dragon Douglas (3W)<br />
What long series have made you give up and at which point?<br />
Why then? Is it when the quality declines, when the plots repeat,<br />
or when the revisiting of old story lines threatens to taint your<br />
memory of earlier books? We’re looking at you, Pern and Xanth!<br />
Contrariwise, what series keep you hooked to find out what<br />
comes next even if the quality has fallen off? What makes them<br />
different? What about series continued posthumously by another<br />
author? Mary Catelli, Bob Kuhn, Suford Lewis, Adam Lipkin (m),<br />
Daniel Miller<br />
102 Eye of Argon Reading Carlton (3E)<br />
The worst science fiction story ever written gets a reading by<br />
our brave panel as they compete to go the longest without tripping<br />
over a misspelled word or laughing uncontrollably. Audience<br />
members are also encouraged to take a chance. Can you<br />
keep a straight face, especially when the panel begins acting<br />
out the story? Susan de Guardiola, Hildy Silverman, Michael A.<br />
Ventrella (m)<br />
103 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk Griffin (3E)<br />
Come listen and/or make music in this unthemed song circle. We<br />
will go around in a circle giving every person a chance to perform<br />
(Play), request a song (Pick), or Pass. All types of music are welcome,<br />
but expect to hear a lot of songs related to science fiction,<br />
fantasy, science and fandom. Paul Estin, Hillary Sherwood (m)<br />
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104 Fun With Rope Lewis (3E)<br />
One of the first things that comes to mind when you think about<br />
BDSM is rope. Come learn about rope bondage, from basic knots<br />
to some of those pretty harnesses you’ve seen around. No previous<br />
experience necessary! You don’t even need a partner. 18+<br />
Only. dkap, Kyle R., Sparr (m)<br />
105 Music in LARPs and Tabletop Paine (2)<br />
With bards, dramatic live soundtracks, and fight mechanics that<br />
require players to sing, music is already an element of LARPs.<br />
Tabletop GMs have used multimedia to set the mood and build<br />
tension. How can music be used to shape a more immersive experience?<br />
What other ways can it be used? Anna R. Bradley, T.<br />
Christopher Davis, Susan Weiner (m)<br />
106 Reading: Grant, Nurenberg, & Wilk Quincy (2)<br />
r Glenn Grant, David Nurenberg, Stephen R. Wilk<br />
107 The Vampire Zone Revere (2)<br />
Why won’t they die? What makes vampires so eternal in the<br />
hearts and minds of readers and viewers? Whether it’s a TV show<br />
like Angel, a movie like Dark Shadows, or any of the thousands of<br />
vampire books out there, what is it about the vampire that makes<br />
it irresistible? Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Ed Fuqua, Andrew<br />
Kirschbaum, Misty Pendragon, KT Pinto<br />
11:55pm<br />
108 Adventures of Johnny Tao 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Rock-a-billy music and martial arts meets Night of the Living<br />
Dead. 2007, PG-13.<br />
Midnight<br />
109 Soylent Green 1hr 37min Otis (2)<br />
f In the 21st century, population pressure has reached the breaking<br />
point, and a New York police detective stumbles across a terrible<br />
secret. This beautifully-made film stars Charlton Heston in a<br />
perfect role, and it really does a fine job of showing how dull and<br />
dreary the world has become. Yes, they’re talking about remaking<br />
this movie, but you need to see this one. No, please don’t tell<br />
anyone the ending until after the movie is over. 1973, PG, 16mm<br />
Technicolor.<br />
110 The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Rated R 3hr 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e The Teseracte Players prepare to crank up the heat with a steamy<br />
twist to your favorite show. Sexy sweethearts in bustles and<br />
bustier, Do the Time Warp again and travel with the mad scientist<br />
and his spaced out castle crew and give yourself over to<br />
the world’s longest running interactive film. The Rocky Horror<br />
Picture show thrives on audience participation, with costumes,<br />
call back lines and more; it’s an experience you’ll never forget.<br />
Visit teseracte.com for more information. Glenn MacWilliams<br />
111 DJ Pet presents…Just Dance! 4hr Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
DJ Pet spins electronic dance music plus your requests! Come on<br />
down to the Dance Tent to kick off the con and get your body<br />
moving. Want to hear something very specific? Email him at acuriousproduction<br />
AT gmail DOT com with requests before hand<br />
and he will make sure to have them on hand.<br />
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All panels are 75 minutes unless marked otherwise.<br />
1:00am<br />
112 Unmoderated Open Filk 5hr 45min Griffin (3E)<br />
Open Filk descends into chaos. Music will continue as long as<br />
people are interested.<br />
1:20am<br />
113 Avatar Exile 1hr 42min Webster (2)<br />
v In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone’s<br />
identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around<br />
this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young<br />
bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, finds herself<br />
the unlikely ally of a police detective who suspects the CyberLink<br />
is being perverted for an insidious and deadly purpose. 2004, PG-<br />
13, Singapore/Australia, also known as Cyber Wars.<br />
114 Death Race 2000 1hr 19min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Sci-fi cult classic about the deadly Transcontinental Road Race,<br />
in which rival teams travel America scoring points by offing spectators.<br />
The movie that brought us the points system of driving.<br />
1975, R<br />
2:00am<br />
115 Various Hentai 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a No minors allowed<br />
2:40am<br />
116 Cat-Women of the Moon 1hr 4min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t A space shuttle expedition lands on the dark side of the moon<br />
after being hit by an asteroid. The sole female guides the others<br />
to a cave with a livable atmosphere, having been steered there<br />
telepathically by cat-women who’re planning to steal the rocket<br />
and conquer Earth. 1953, NR<br />
3:00am<br />
117 Battle Planet 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v In the not-so-distant future, Captain Jordan Strider, a Special<br />
Forces Officer in the New World Alliance, is chosen for a topsecret<br />
mission. Sent to a desolate planet, Terra 219, to arrest<br />
possible traitors to the Alliance, Strider must survive with only a<br />
government issued experimental suit as protection. 2008, R.<br />
4:10am<br />
118 Attach of the Killer Tomatos 1hr 27min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Tomatoes become Public Enemy #1 when they turn murderous.<br />
It’s up to Mason Dixon and his special team to stomp them out.<br />
The first non-theatrical showing of this movie was at Noreascon<br />
2. 1978, PG<br />
4:25am<br />
119 Dead Space: Aftermath 1hr 18min Webster (2)<br />
v Animation anthology based on the video game. “The End was<br />
only the Beginning.” 2011, R.<br />
5:40am<br />
120 Gene-Fusion 1hr 18min Webster (2)<br />
v Animated. In the year 2310, a new sport, GENE-FUSION is all<br />
the rage! In this exciting game, specially-trainer athletes, called<br />
Fusers, design their own super-creature by combining three<br />
forms of animal DNA. Four teens become instant celebrities performing<br />
before sold out crowds. But what hey don’t know is that<br />
each of them has a role to play in an alien conspiracy. Canada,<br />
2011, PG-13.<br />
6:00am<br />
121 Phenomenon of CLAMP 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a X—Set in 1999, this depicts the superhuman conflict between<br />
the opposing forces of the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of<br />
Earth, with teen-aged Kamui caught in the middle. Code Geass—<br />
Set in an alternate future where the world is divided between<br />
Britannia, The Chinese Federation, and the European Universe,<br />
an exiled Britannian prince obtains a power known as Geass and<br />
decides to use it to obliterate the Holy Britannian Empire.<br />
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122 Nova: Newton’s Dark Secrets 53min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t The auction of some of Newton’s papers early in the 20th century<br />
uncovers the fact that he had a side other than the genius mathematician<br />
and visionary the world knew him as. 2005, NR<br />
7:00am<br />
123 Somebody’s Hero 1hr 17min Webster (2)<br />
v Live action. An average accountant attempts to fill the boots of a<br />
movie-based superhero. Adventures of Man America. 2011, PG.<br />
124 Saturday Morning Cartoons 2hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Classic Warner Brothers cartoons, with Bugs, Daffy, and the rest<br />
of the gang.<br />
8:00am<br />
125 The Jetsons 1hr Otis (2)<br />
f When your children wake you up at some horribly early hour,<br />
take them down and watch three original episodes of the Jetsons.<br />
16mm.<br />
8:15am<br />
126 Abbott & Costello Go to Mars 1hr 17min Webster (2)<br />
v …in an Atomic Rocketship, the way Heinlein intended. 1953, G.<br />
8:30am<br />
127 Geeky Play Date Griffin (3E)<br />
Looking to meet up with other parents and kids at the con? Geeky<br />
Play Date is a casual, drop-in space for you and your children.<br />
Kids can bring their favorite toys and make new friends! Parents<br />
can do the same! Please note: this is NOT a babysitting service/<br />
venue, plan on tending to your children. Dale Meyer-Curley<br />
128 Mask Making Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Come and make a Mask! Is it a drama mask, a monster mask, or<br />
an animal mask? Only your imagination will show. Daniel Reuben<br />
Abraham (m), Sheila Oranch<br />
129 Starting out with the Sword Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Intro to Sword-Fighting: Learn the basics of how to sword-fight,<br />
using safe foam weapons to learn historically inspired sword<br />
skills, like a knight would have used. Stuart Ferguson<br />
130 Yarn Works (Basics) Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Interested in learning how to knit? Join us and we’ll show you<br />
how. Liz Cademy<br />
131 Dubstep Yoga 1hr 30min Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Highly active, all-inclusive vinyasa flow yoga sequence to a mostly<br />
(but not entirely) dubstep playlist. No mat necessary, and please<br />
don’t wear shoes! Caitlin Cooper<br />
9:00am<br />
132 Cthulhu over Filmland 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Travis Wainright, executive head of the newly formed Wainright<br />
Film Studios, has contacted your group. His studio’s new large<br />
scale film project, an film version of Cleopatra, has been besieged<br />
with problems, and threatens to bankrupt Wainright’s new film<br />
studio empire. There have been 2 deaths and the lead actress has<br />
been plagued with strange delusions. Wainright has hired you for<br />
your discreet expertise in such matters, and wants you to uncover<br />
what is going on.<br />
133 Mr. Bubbles 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g See #26 for description.<br />
134 Tomb of Horrors 12hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g For centuries it has held a grim reputation—the Tomb of Horrors,<br />
repository of a lich’s ancient magics and boneyard of dozens of<br />
adventurers. Now an archmage is recruiting a company of powerful<br />
individuals to retrieve an artifact from the depths of the Tomb.<br />
Can your chosen few penetrate this infamous locale in time?<br />
135 Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters 1hr 12min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Crafted from classic Daffy Duck shorts edited into a brand-new<br />
tale—the self-centered duck uses a windfall inheritance to open<br />
a fraudulent Ghostbusters-like spook-removal service. When the<br />
spirit of his late benefactor learns of Daffy’s scam and poor treatment<br />
of his employees, he torments the greedy fowl by making<br />
his newfound wealth disappear. 1988, G<br />
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136 Shorts: Green Arrow, Spectre 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Animated shorts of DC Superheroes. PG-13.<br />
10:00am<br />
137 Avatar: The Last Airbender Alcott (3W)<br />
Avatar: The Last Airbender blurred the lines between anime and<br />
American animation, and did so with a depth of characterization<br />
unusual for a children’s show. Join our panel as they discuss<br />
memorable moments and highlights from the series. We’ll try<br />
to ignore the live action movie. Esther Friesner, Peter Maranci,<br />
Christa J. Newman, Don Sakers (m), René Walling<br />
138 Online Privacy for Kids Adams (3W)<br />
Can you Google your child’s name? Does your child have a Face-<br />
Book account? Are you sure? Just how much of an online presence<br />
should a child have, and at what ages? What responsibilities do<br />
parents and other adults have in protecting that privacy? William<br />
“Ian” Blanton, Dyschordiana, David J. Friedman (m)<br />
139 Can You Like Literary SF Without Being a Snob? Douglas (3W)<br />
From George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, through Thomas Pynchon<br />
and Margaret Atwood, to China Mieville, Gary Shteyngart,<br />
and Michael Chabon, authors of “serious” or “literary” fiction<br />
have used fantastic elements to tell their stories. Is it possible to<br />
like their writing, and the more popular forms of science fiction<br />
such as Dr. Who novelizations or superhero comics? How do we<br />
understand a genre like science fiction which combines both<br />
kinds of works? John Bowker, Grant Carrington, Andrea Hairston,<br />
Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert, Kenneth Schneyer (m)<br />
140 Harry Potter in the Future Burroughs (3E)<br />
We experienced Harry Potter as a series of books where we<br />
eagerly anticipated the release of each one, and then saw them<br />
come to life in series of vivid movies. Will future fans encounter<br />
them the same way? How will seeing the movies first affect future<br />
fans when they encounter the books? Or will the movies come<br />
to replace the books as the “Harry Potter experience”? Did the<br />
eight films do the seven books justice? James Hinsey (m), Frances<br />
K. Selkirk, Cynthia A. Shettle-Meleedy, Cecilia Tan, Michael A.<br />
Ventrella<br />
141 Surviving Your First Masquerade Carlton (3E)<br />
How to register, where to go, and what to expect entering your<br />
first masquerade. Byron P. Connell, Susan de Guardiola (m), Melissa<br />
Honig, Toni Lay, Elizabeth O’Malley<br />
142 So, What’s New? Griffin (3E)<br />
Nanotechnology is now an industry. Cloned animals can be<br />
bought online. Robots are getting smarter and more lifelike.<br />
Science is telling us that the future could be different in ways<br />
(vanished glaciers, droughts and floods, and reduced biodiversity)<br />
that are materializing perhaps even faster than AI and the<br />
Singularity. Is science fiction paying proper attention to the best<br />
information available on the future? What is new and on the horizon<br />
that SF should look out for? How could it change SF? James L.<br />
Cambias (m), Jeff Hecht, Shira Lipkin, Judah Sher, Sarah Smith<br />
143 Fabric Dyeing Independence (3E)<br />
How do you achieve the right color for your project when you<br />
can’t find it in any store? Panelists will discuss the process of<br />
fabric dyeing, including different products, how to work with<br />
different fabrics, and unconventional methods. Aurora Celeste,<br />
Carol Salemi, Nightwing Whitehead (m)<br />
144 What Anime is New Now? Lewis (3E)<br />
Join us as we discover new and popular anime from both Japan<br />
and the US. Find out more about titles such as Black Butler, Tiger<br />
and Bunny, and others you may have heard of but would like to<br />
get to know better. PJ Letersky (m), Mimi Noyes, Richard Ralston,<br />
Michael Toole<br />
145 Play with Clay Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Come and make a work of Art out of clay! Jen Hunter, Rachel<br />
Kadel-Garcia (m)<br />
146 All About Poi Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Poi is a performance art in which a ball or balls suspended from<br />
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a length of flexible material, usually a plaited cord, are held in the<br />
hand and swung in circular patterns. In this class, you will create<br />
practice poi out of socks. After making your poi you will learn<br />
some basic dance moves. Please supply your own socks! Forest<br />
Handford (m), Michelle Wexelblat<br />
147 Kamikaze Costuming Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Fabrics, pins, and imagination! Come make your own costume.<br />
Then, show off your creation in the Masquerade Fast Track entry!<br />
Vonnie Carts-Powell, Sarah Goodman, Persis L. Thorndike (m),<br />
Aimee Yermish<br />
148 Drawing Manga for Beginners Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k What is Manga and how do you draw it? Bettina Kurkoski<br />
149 Battlestar Galactica 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A dark cloud has been cast on humanity as the Cylons have destroyed<br />
Earth and are now looking to wipe out the last remnants<br />
of humanity on their starships. Use your character’s skills to take<br />
max advantage of the situations to battle not only the Cylons but<br />
also your fellow humans, for it’s almost assured that one of them<br />
is actually a Cylon, but it’s up to you to figure out who.<br />
150 Walk the Labyrinth 2hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
Take a long walk in a small space. Come find your center in our<br />
30’x30’ Seven-Circuit Classical Labyrinth. A tool for walking<br />
meditation, use it to find a little peace during the excitement of<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong>. Supervised children welcome. Jude Shabry<br />
151 I’m Just Wild about Kirby Hancock (2)<br />
A discussion of the work of Jack Kirby, one of the most influential,<br />
recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books.<br />
He was the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular<br />
culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, and<br />
Captain America. He also created the highly innovative Fourth<br />
World series of comics for DC. His style has influenced comic<br />
book artists and authors for years, and his imprint upon the field<br />
of comics can still be felt to this day. Kevin Cafferty (m), Mario Di<br />
Giacomo, Ken Gale, Karl G. Heinemann, David Marshall<br />
152 World Building 101 Otis (2)<br />
What makes for a believable, fictional world? Have you accounted<br />
for geology, weather, culture, and religion? What is the<br />
psychological impact of having six legs or speaking with flashes<br />
of color? Writers and creators will discuss how to get started in<br />
world building. Vikki Ciaffone (m), Justine Graykin, Elaine Isaak,<br />
Kimberley Long-Ewing, Gail Z. Martin<br />
153 Gender and Video Games Paine (2)<br />
Recent times have seen several gender-related scandals in the<br />
video gamer community. These include Abbie Heppe’s review<br />
of Metroid: Other M and the Penny Arcade Dickwolves fiasco,<br />
among others. Is there a culture of misogyny in the video game<br />
industry? What can we do about it? Bob Chipman (m), Adam Lipkin,<br />
Maddy Myers, Carolyn VanEseltine, Brianna Wu<br />
154 Reading: Eldredge, Longyear, & Pelland Quincy (2)<br />
r Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Barry B. Longyear, Jennifer Pelland<br />
155 Judging a Book By Its Cover Revere (2)<br />
In the SF genre and beyond, often a published book’s cover art<br />
and the story within seem entirely unrelated. Why is this? How<br />
is cover art commissioned? How much can cover art affect the<br />
perception of the book and/or sales? How can the match/mismatch<br />
of cover art be navigated to help readers find books they<br />
will enjoy? Bob Eggleton, Gareth Hinds, Suford Lewis (m), Thomas<br />
Nackid<br />
156 Anime Comedy 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a A selection of classic anime comedies.<br />
157 The Infinite Worlds of H. G. Wells 4hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Living in a Steampunk world, an author fictionalizes his true life<br />
adventures. 3 part Victorian SF mini-series. 2001, PG.<br />
158 Blood Drive 6hr Lobby (2)<br />
159 Stretch like a Shaolin: Kung-Fu Morning Warm-Up<br />
Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
This is a simple morning stretch and warm-up in a kinder and<br />
gentler Shao-lin style. Wear loose clothing and bring a water<br />
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bottle and a towel to cushion you. Suitable for all ages. No bones<br />
will be broken. Bill “Dr. Crash” Yerazunis<br />
160 Massachusetts Bay Colony 1630 Pike Drill 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom DE (1W)<br />
s When the first English colonists came to America, they expected<br />
to have to fight. Muskets and pikes dominated the battlefields of<br />
Europe, and would soon decide Britain’s fate in the English Civil<br />
Wars. See the Salem Trayned Band, a re-enactment unit portraying<br />
the militia of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in its earliest<br />
years, and the HASG demonstrate how the colonists brought this<br />
military technology — including sixteen-foot pikes — to the New<br />
World. Higgins Armory<br />
161 Video 101: Camera Work for Cons and Home<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Want to learn how to compose shots and make better videos?<br />
Ever wonder why it takes so many cameras to shoot a production?<br />
At this hands on panel, you can learn to make better videos and<br />
even help out at <strong>Arisia</strong> and other cons. No experience necessary,<br />
but use of a home video camera is a plus. Attendees will have the<br />
opportunity to practice on a production video camera system.<br />
You will be offered a chance for practice using the real cameras in<br />
main tent during masquerade technical rehearsal. Syd Weinstein<br />
162 Autograph—Kelner, & Kirschbaum Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Toni L.P. Kelner, Andrew Kirschbaum<br />
163 Crochet & Knitting Basics Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Have you always wanted to learn to knit or crochet? Have you<br />
tried to learn but couldn’t? If you are between 9 and 99 years old,<br />
you can learn this weekend! You will learn how to do a basic stitch<br />
and begin a head band or scarf that you can take home. Class<br />
size is limited to 10 knitters and 10 crocheters. Please sign up<br />
in <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. $8 per kit or bring your own materials. Kate<br />
Farb-Johnson, Judy Gentry, Angela Kessler, Jenn Tuomala<br />
10:20am<br />
164 The Cat Returns <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it’s<br />
no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats. And<br />
in recognition of Haru for saving his life, the Prince brings her to<br />
the Kingdom of Cats—to be his bride! 2002, G<br />
10:30am<br />
165 Heroes of Degustia 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g In the center of the Sandvich Flats stands the great city of Durum,<br />
the most diverse capital in Degustia. It is known as a city of adventure,<br />
where the mercenary trade is as robust the wildlife and<br />
Heroes from all walks of life emerge. But though it may seem like<br />
a good time for Degustia, there are rumors that a deadly plague<br />
has returned—the dread illness known as the Rot. Together, the<br />
Heroes will search for ancient secrets to lead the ‘condiment continent’<br />
to its preservation!<br />
11:00am<br />
166 Working with Tech 1hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Find out what goes into the Masquerade. Learn what the <strong>Arisia</strong><br />
Tech Crew has available for you to use and how to make the most<br />
of it for your presentation. We will also discuss common mistakes<br />
made and how to avoid them. All aspects of theatrical tech<br />
as apply to the Masquerade will be discussed, including lights,<br />
sound, and staging. Joel Lord<br />
167 A Roman Legion: Legio III Cyrenaica 30min Grand DE (1W)<br />
s The Roman Legions are undoubtedly among the best known and<br />
most influential military forces in history. Their exploits remain<br />
legendary, and they continue to be a subject for books, movies,<br />
and TV. This New England-based reenacting group seeks to accurately<br />
portray the Legion in the 1st Century AD, initially tasked<br />
with keeping Egypt’s rich ports, grain supplies, and mines under<br />
Roman control. Members will showcase various arms, armor,<br />
tactics, and troop types (Legionaries and Auxiliaries). Higgins<br />
Armory<br />
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168 Character Building Alcott (3W)<br />
Making memorable characters that resonate with the reader and<br />
fit perfectly for the story is an art. How do you find the core of a<br />
character—their traits, habits, and attitudes—and show them effectively<br />
to your audience? Our panelists discuss various methods<br />
of getting to know your character in the course of your writing.<br />
Toni L.P. Kelner, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Resa Nelson, Carolyn<br />
VanEseltine, Michael A. Ventrella (m)<br />
169 The 100-Year Starship Study Adams (3W)<br />
DARPA and the NASA Ames Research Center recently announced<br />
their 100-Year Starship Study. This study examines the<br />
business model needed to develop and mature technologies that<br />
would enable long-distance manned space flight a century from<br />
now. Anticipated to last one year, the study kicked off in January<br />
2010 with a Strategic Planning Workshop. Come hear about the<br />
results. Ctein, Bruce Mackenzie, Ken Olum (m), Ian Schleifer<br />
170 Language & Linguistics in SF/F Douglas (3W)<br />
From Tolkien’s Elvish, to “Det. Sykes” meaning “Det. S—t-Head”<br />
to the Newcomers and the Tamarians’ use of metaphor in ST:<br />
TNG episode “Darmok”; language, its use and misuse, and barriers<br />
to its understanding have provided an interesting and often<br />
illustrative backdrop to the exploration of cultures not the narrator’s<br />
and/or protagonist’s own. How are language and linguistics<br />
used to enrich a SF/F universe, and what can we learn from this?<br />
Debra Doyle, Greer Gilman, Wil Howitt, Mark A. Mandel, Daniel<br />
Miller (m)<br />
171 Panel in the Pool Pool (3W)<br />
What would life be like on an entirely aqueous planet? Could intelligent<br />
life evolve? What about space-faring intelligence? Come<br />
discuss such questions in our own aqueous environment of the<br />
hotel pool. Swimsuits required! Michelle d’Entremont, Sarah<br />
Smith, Jeff Warner (m)<br />
172 The Movie Year in Review 1hr 30min Burroughs (3E)<br />
Our annual look back at the year in SF, horror, and fantasy film.<br />
Our panel of experts will cover every theatrical release of 2011.<br />
Find out which ones are worth catching up with. Note: time<br />
for audience participation is reserved for the end of our panel’s<br />
high speed review. John Bowker, Garen Daly, Dr.Chris, Daniel M.<br />
Kimmel (m), Mimi Noyes<br />
173 Fashion Throughout History Carlton (3E)<br />
Panelists will discuss how fashion, styles, and traditions changed<br />
throughout the years, and what that means for historical costuming.<br />
Hand versus machine sewing, fabrics, and sources. What are<br />
the most important things historical costumers should know<br />
in their research? Where do people most likely make mistakes?<br />
What makes a costume historically authentic, and how important<br />
is it? Sarah Goodman, Woodrow Hill, Barbara Menard<br />
Pugliese (m), Abigail Weiner, Nightwing Whitehead<br />
174 Fantasy Before Fantasy, SF Before SF Griffin (3E)<br />
The Odyssey, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Frankenstein, Gulliver’s<br />
Travels, and Journey to the West. A look at classic works of<br />
world literature that, while not written as science fiction and<br />
fantasy, have been co-opted in the 20th and 21st centuries by<br />
speculative fiction readers and used as inspiration by the writers.<br />
Esther Friesner, April Grant, Gareth Hinds, Tim Lieder, Hildy<br />
Silverman (m), Sonya Taaffe<br />
175 Make a Byzantine Bracelet Independence (3E)<br />
A workshop on making a bracelet in the Byzantine style. We provide<br />
heavy gauge wire and wire cutters. Some experience working<br />
with chainmail or wire jewelry is useful, but not necessary. A<br />
sign-up sheet will be located at the <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. This workshop<br />
is limited to 10 people. Materials fee: $5 per participant. Liz<br />
Cademy<br />
176 Poly 101: An Introduction Lewis (3E)<br />
New to polyamory? Interested in exploring polyamorous relationships,<br />
or just want to find out what it’s all about? This panel<br />
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is the one to start with! Our panelists will tell you all about their<br />
adventures in polyamory, and what they’ve learned along the way.<br />
Thomas A. Amoroso, Lori Del Genis, Michelle Driscoll, Susan<br />
Weiner, Jonathan Woodward (m)<br />
177 Webcomics 101 Hancock (2)<br />
You’ve got pencil, paper, and an amazing idea, but how do you<br />
translate that to a webcomic? Comic creators will discuss how<br />
to get started, common pitfalls and mistakes, and the joys of<br />
comicking. Alexander Danner (m), Rhea Ewing, David Marshall,<br />
Joey Peters<br />
178 What Every Parent Should Know About Anime Otis (2)<br />
Does it sound like your kid is speaking Japanese and you have no<br />
idea what he/she is talking about? Then this panel is for you. We<br />
will discuss the kinds of anime that are out there and demystify<br />
the terms that are used. If your kids keep saying, “Yowie!” it may<br />
not mean what you think. There will also be discussion of family<br />
friendly anime—a good starting point for you to understand and<br />
possibly even begin to enjoy this medium along with your child.<br />
Mary Dumas (m), James T. Henderson Jr, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe,<br />
Christa J. Newman, John C. Watson<br />
179 Incorporating Photography into Art Paine (2)<br />
A variety of computer programs exist for the visual artist to incorporate<br />
photos into artistic works. The panelists talk about their<br />
experiences and offer advice. Glenn Hauman, Scott Lefton (m),<br />
Thomas Nackid, Carsten Turner<br />
180 Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading 1hr 30min Quincy (2)<br />
r Broad Universe is an international organization of women and<br />
men dedicated to celebrating and promoting the work of women<br />
writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Come hear samples<br />
from the works of several members of the Broad Universe organization.<br />
Elaine Isaak, Kimberley Long-Ewing, KT Pinto, Suzanne<br />
Reynolds-Alpert, Morven Westfield, Trisha Wooldridge (m),<br />
Phoebe Wray<br />
181 Dueling Easels Revere (2)<br />
After hearing a short passage, two artists compete to come up<br />
with a cover for the story, and the audience gets to cheer them on.<br />
Lex Berman (m), Brianna Wu, Frank Wu<br />
182 Sound for Events 101 Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Ever wonder how an all volunteer crew runs all the sound for<br />
Events at <strong>Arisia</strong> or other SciFi Cons? Come to this hands on panel<br />
and find out—No experience necessary. Attendees will have an<br />
opportunity to work with the sound equipment available. A list<br />
of additional panelists will be published in the Convention Newsletter.<br />
Paul Kraus<br />
183 Autograph—Hunt & Peeler Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Walter Hunt, Nicole Peeler<br />
184 Scale Spaceship Modeling Workshop Crafty Space (1E)<br />
A workshop on building scale spaceships. Paper kits, scissors,<br />
and glue will be provided. “Zubie” Zeballos<br />
11:40am<br />
185 Them 1hr 32min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Giant mutant ants try to destroy civilization. A cult classic. 1954,<br />
NR<br />
12:00pm<br />
186 The Patriot Incident 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A murdered arms dealer and a handful of clues… It is a night of<br />
celebration in Salem, but a group of extremists have other plans…<br />
A group of CIA agents has less than 12 hours to track leads and<br />
stop the attackers, or Salem will never be the same.<br />
187 My Little Pony RPG: Best Night Ever 2hr Harbor II (3E)<br />
g With the Mane 6 ponies off at the Grand Galloping Gala, who<br />
will step up when Ponyville is imperiled? Is this destined to be<br />
the Worst Night Ever? This is a game for ponies to come together<br />
in friendship, in the spirit of the show, and thereby save the day.<br />
The system is high on story and low on mechanics.<br />
188 The Revolution Job 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The rich, powerful, and supposedly noble take what they want.<br />
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Case in point: Duke Tymon, ruler of the Kithain of Boston, and<br />
his unending quest to seize the Fool’s Gambit, the last independent<br />
freehold in the city. When he invokes trumped up charges to<br />
arrest the owner and close the hold, it falls to a group of disreputable<br />
commoners to steal it back from him. Sometimes bad guys<br />
make the best good guys. You just need a little…leverage.<br />
189 Tactile Tour of Art Show Art Show (1E)<br />
x Touching is encouraged in select 3-D art pieces of the art show.<br />
Participants will be encouraged to explore shapes and textures.<br />
Cotton gloves provided. Space is limited, and first preference will<br />
go to those with visual impairments. Fabrisse<br />
12:30pm<br />
190 The Martial Arts of A Game of Thrones 30min<br />
Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
s From swaggering bravos to knightly judicial duels, George R.R.<br />
Martin drew on historical exemplars in creating his ultra-realistic,<br />
ultra-gritty fantasy world. But how did these martial arts<br />
really work, and where does truth end and fiction begin? Join<br />
renowned historical combat master Dr. Ken Mondschein and<br />
the Higgins Armory Academy of the Sword for an exploration<br />
and demonstration of the combative skills found in A Game of<br />
Thrones.<br />
1:00pm<br />
191 Monsters in Motion: Ray Harryhausen at Work Alcott (3W)<br />
Ray Harryhausen panel detailing his work and contributions to<br />
special effects in film, especially in genre movies. In an era of<br />
CGI, can we still thrill to painstaking stop-motion special effects?<br />
Hugh Casey, Bob Chipman (m), Garen Daly, Bob Eggleton,<br />
Stephen R. Wilk<br />
192 Don’t Quit Your Day Job Adams (3W)<br />
Hal Clement, Alice Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr), and so many<br />
other authors kept working their mundane jobs while writing.<br />
What can a day job bring to your art? Should going full time be<br />
the goal? Joshua Palmatier, Suzanne Palmer (m), Jennifer Pelland,<br />
KT Pinto, Sarah Smith<br />
193 Our Grim Meat-Hook Future Douglas (3W)<br />
The hopeful, bright future imagined in Star Trek and other SF<br />
classics doesn’t seem to be in the cards for us. Instead the world<br />
seems to be following the path forecast in 1984, Brave New World,<br />
and other dystopias. What, if anything, can we do to cope with<br />
living in our rapidly-darkening world? Glenn Grant, Alexander<br />
Jablokov, Ken Kingsgrave-Ernstein (m), Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert,<br />
Steve Sawicki<br />
194 Inside Studio Foglio Burroughs (3E)<br />
Phil and Kaja go behind the scenes of their studio, presenting in<br />
detail the process that results in a new page of Girl Genius each<br />
day. Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio<br />
195 Modifying, Making, and Using Sewing Patterns Carlton (3E)<br />
Instead of drafting patterns, it is often easier to start with a known<br />
pattern and change it to do what we need. Where do you start?<br />
Our panelists discuss useful patterns and how to go about making<br />
changes to end up with your own pattern and a mock-up of<br />
your outfit that fits perfectly. Lisa A. Ashton, Kristina Finan (m),<br />
Toni Lay, Barbara Menard Pugliese, Nightwing Whitehead<br />
196 Chantey Sing Griffin (3E)<br />
Songs of sailing in all forms, with an emphasis on work songs<br />
from the age of sail. Open sing. Fun for all! Angela Kessler, David<br />
Kessler (m), Sonya Taaffe<br />
197 Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls Independence (3E)<br />
These resin dolls from Japan—and now Korea and China—are all<br />
the rage among collectors of all ages. But what are these dolls?<br />
Why are they finding a huge following when they cost more than<br />
$2,000 each? Corey Blumenthal, Mary Dumas (m), Amanda<br />
Koval, Bettina Kurkoski<br />
198 Magickal Traditions: A Review Lewis (3E)<br />
Like most mainstream religious faiths, there is a wide variety<br />
in the practices and beliefs of modern pagans, neo-pagans and<br />
heathens. In this panel, some of them will talk about what they<br />
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do and believe. Dyschordiana, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Joan<br />
Ruland Donnelly<br />
199 Steampunk Make and Takes Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Steampunk Make and Takes! Let your imagination soar! Liz<br />
Burke<br />
200 Magic Show Part 1 Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k A magic show for kids! Daniel P. Dern<br />
201 Short Story Contest! Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Do you have creative ideas that are just bursting to get out? Come<br />
and try your hand at writing a short story and submitting it for a<br />
small prize! Greg R. Fishbone, Suford Lewis (m), Troy Minkowsky<br />
202 Saturday Afternoon Sealed Magic 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g $25 entry fee.<br />
203 Attaching This to That Hancock (2)<br />
An informational session on the use of adhesives and other<br />
means to put things together in your art. Heidi Hooper, Rachel<br />
Kadel-Garcia, Scott Lefton (m), Sarah “Tashari” Morrison,<br />
Carsten Turner<br />
204 Films by Robert Houllahan Otis (2)<br />
Experimental Avant-Garde filmmaker Robert Houllahan will<br />
show two of his recent short films, Psychic Alchemist and Iron<br />
Guild. Each of these will be followed by a short discussion period,<br />
where he will talk about the films, filmmaking as art, and its relationship<br />
to the science fiction tradition.<br />
205 How to Design a Fun Roleplaying Adventure Paine (2)<br />
You need to come up with a roleplaying adventure for your friends,<br />
quickly! But nothing’s coming to mind. What to do? Our panel<br />
of experience gamemasters will share tips and tricks to come up<br />
with fun, challenging, and interesting adventures for your friends<br />
that will keep them coming back for more. Ed Fuqua, Peter Maranci,<br />
John Monahan, David Nurenberg (m), Trisha Wooldridge<br />
206 Reading: Amundsen, Lipkin, Rios Quincy (2)<br />
r Erik Amundsen, Shira Lipkin, Julia Rios<br />
207 Army of Davids: The Role of New Media Revere (2)<br />
With the FCC suggesting taxes and subsidies for legacy media,<br />
the new media is increasingly successful in setting the agenda<br />
and breaking news stories. What does this new media mean for<br />
the consumer and the political world? Will online news media,<br />
generated by an increasing number of citizen journalists, be the<br />
new standard? Or will something or someone take their place?<br />
What about quality control? Are social networks and the hive<br />
mind aggregate the best models for investigative journalism? David<br />
J. Friedman, David Larochelle (m), John G. McDaid, Maddy<br />
Myers, James Zavaglia<br />
208 Masquerade Rehearsal 4hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Rehearsal for the Masquerade. Required for all participants.<br />
Signup in advance at Masquerade Table on Mezzanine.<br />
209 Happily Ever After 4hr 30min Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
g Join famous couples from literature as they discuss their marital<br />
issues and explore options to salvage their relationships. Sometimes<br />
you have to tell the truth, even though it hurts, in order<br />
for the wound to heal. The game will have themes of: infidelity,<br />
homosexuality, sexual dysfunction, addictions, gambling, polyamory,<br />
depression and sexual harassment.<br />
210 Autograph—Eldredge & Martin Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Gail Z. Martin<br />
211 Monster Mash 2hr 45min Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Don your best Mad Scientist outfit and create marvelous monsters<br />
and creative chimera along with Dr. Meme No/Yes, Master<br />
Monster Maker. We will take cute fluffy stuffed animals, hack<br />
them into pieces, and then reassemble them in wholly unnatural<br />
ways. There will be a $5 materials fee per participant to cover<br />
the cost of DNA splitters, splicers, and experimental specimens.<br />
Dawn Albright, Mimi Noyes (m)<br />
1:15pm<br />
212 Hogfather (part 1) 1hr 35min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t It’s Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and<br />
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the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place<br />
while granddaughter Susan tries to find out what happened. 2006,<br />
NR<br />
213 Trouble at Pebblebrook 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Spring has come again in the Mouse Territories and one of the<br />
far-flung towns, Pebblebrook, has failed to report in. Has something<br />
awful happened or is it a blocked road? In either case, the<br />
Mouseguard is called upon to get to the bottom of the mystery.<br />
Note: Mouseguard is a very flexible system that rewards creativity<br />
and cooperation.<br />
214 The Commuters 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Tales of monsters in subway tunnels abound and if you’re not<br />
careful you just might be found… When five strangers step onto<br />
an inbound subway train, little do they know that their train is<br />
about to make a detour, and in the snarls of those dark tunnels<br />
they will discover that their lives are entangled too…<br />
215 Catching the Axeman 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The murders in Whitechapel inspired no few imitators, and New<br />
Orleans had its own “Ripper” at the dawn of the Jazz Age: the<br />
Axeman. Although his spree of violence was thought ended, he’s<br />
resurfaced, and has promised to kill again. Whether Kindred,<br />
mortal, or something else entirely, the Court of New Orleans<br />
has assembled this coterie to stop him… or at least preserve the<br />
Masquerade in his wake.<br />
216 A Gaslamp Grand Assault of Arms 1hr Harbor III (3E)<br />
s From Gil’s fencing clanks to Zeetha and Agatha’s…peculiar…relationship,<br />
the characters in the perilous world of Girl Genius<br />
study a variety of martial arts. Whether to fight off ruffians,<br />
prepare for a duel at dawn, or try to fit into their fancy trousers<br />
for an upcoming ball, the people of our world’s Victorian age did,<br />
too. Come experience the elegant weapons of a more civilized age<br />
— the Higgins Academy of the Sword’s Grand Assault, an exhibition<br />
of authentic gaslamp martial arts. Higgins Armory<br />
2:00pm<br />
217 Game of Thrones 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition lets 3–6<br />
players take control of the great houses of Westeros in an epic<br />
struggle to claim the Iron Throne.<br />
218 Mousquetaires du Roy 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Play as a Mousquetaire and fight the influence of My Lady who is<br />
doing everything in her power to destroy the Queen of France, or<br />
play as My Lady and do what you can to force the Mousquetiars<br />
to fail in their attempt to stop you.<br />
219 Psyche Corporation 1hr Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
e Psyche Corp. is a dark fairytale cyberpunk band named after<br />
a dream manufacture group from a future where widespread<br />
neural implants have allowed people to jack their nerve endings<br />
directly into the internet and download dreams. Songs deal in<br />
dystopian themes as well as the surreal psychological landscapes<br />
of sleeping minds. The musical style spans genres; a recent song<br />
has mixed tribal singing with classical piano while embedding<br />
poliovirus DNA into its percussion. www.psychecorporation.<br />
com Genevieve Yang<br />
2:25pm<br />
220 Frank Frazetta: Painting with Fire 1hr 30min Webster (2)<br />
v For over 50 years, Frank Frazetta dominated the art world with<br />
his images of fierce warriors, helpless princesses and fantastical<br />
creatures set in the most lavish landscapes. 2003, PG-13.<br />
2:30pm<br />
221 Is Glee Fantasy? Alcott (3W)<br />
The hugely popular and phenomenon that is Glee has some wondering,<br />
“Does it fit between <strong>Arisia</strong>’s walls of SF and Fantasy?” The<br />
production numbers attributed to a public high school in Ohio,<br />
the utopian all-boys school in the same town, and the friendly<br />
teachers who fit right in with the teenage-angst. Just how much<br />
can a show require us to suspend belief before it’s considered<br />
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Fantasy or at least magical realism? Howard Beatman, Randee<br />
Dawn (m), Christa J. Newman, Jude Shabry, Twisting Star<br />
222 From Concept to Completion Adams (3W)<br />
How do you make your brilliant idea into a reality? Artists of all<br />
different media discuss their processes and the strategies they<br />
use to turn their best creative ideas into reality. Where do they<br />
start, and what techniques do they use to realize their vision?<br />
What are common pitfalls, and how can one avoid them? Jacob<br />
Lefton, Sarah “Tashari” Morrison, Carsten Turner (m), Mercy E.<br />
Van Vlack<br />
223 Fantasy and Horror in Shakespeare Douglas (3W)<br />
Before Brooks, Anthony, and Tolkien, there was the Bard. William<br />
Shakespeare was not the first to build the genre, but he was<br />
the first to make it marketable. This panel takes an in-depth look<br />
at the works of Shakespeare, and we reflect on Will’s way through<br />
the genres of Fantasy and Horror. Greer Gilman, Bob Kuhn, David<br />
Nurenberg, Sonya Taaffe, JoSelle Vanderhooft (m)<br />
224 Comics Reading Burroughs (3E)<br />
r Comic writers can do readings too with the help of visual aids.<br />
Come see and hear creators show off their work. Comics come<br />
alive with voice (and the occasional sound effect). Alexander<br />
Danner, David Marshall, Joey Peters<br />
225 Steampunk and Costuming Carlton (3E)<br />
Steampunk has been a strong trend in costuming the past few<br />
years, and it may still be growing, but what makes a costume<br />
“steampunk”? How much Victorian style needs to be retained<br />
and how many futuristic elements need to be added? Hugh Casey,<br />
Sean Kane, David Larochelle (m), Alex Newman, Barbara Menard<br />
Pugliese<br />
226 Filk 101 Song Circle Griffin (3E)<br />
Curious about Filk? Come to this interactive introduction and<br />
ask your questions or request songs. Find out if anyone knows a<br />
song based on your favorite author’s work or about your favorite<br />
small furry animal. See how a song circle works. Paul Estin, Kate<br />
Farb-Johnson (m), Ellen Kranzer<br />
227 City Design—Ancient and Modern Independence (3E)<br />
Some of the most memorable settings for role-playing adventures<br />
are urban. Cities in science-fiction and fantasy games can range<br />
from the futuristic space-city to the gritty modern metropolis<br />
to the wispy elven capital. What are the challenges of running<br />
a game in an urban environment? How does a GM go about<br />
creating a plausible urban environment for a campaign, and the<br />
adventures to go with it? dkap (m), Felicitas Ivey, Ken Kingsgrave-<br />
Ernstein, Bill Levay, John Monahan<br />
228 Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes Lewis (3E)<br />
Highlights from Ig Nobel prize-winning studies and patents, presented<br />
in dramatic mini-readings by luminaries and experts (in<br />
some field). Between presentations, members of the audience will<br />
be challenged to divine the intended purpose of diagrams from<br />
research papers. Marc Abrahams, James Bredt, David Kessler<br />
229 Little Homes Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Do your fairies or goblins need a home? Come and build one for<br />
them! Rachel Kadel-Garcia<br />
230 Magic Show Part 2 Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Come learn some basic magic tricks to amaze your friends and<br />
family! Daniel P. Dern<br />
231 Reading By Greg Fishbone Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Please come and enjoy some quiet time and while Children’s Author<br />
Greg Fishbone reads excerpts from his Galaxy Games series.<br />
Greg R. Fishbone<br />
232 Caricatures Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k How do you draw funny faces so quickly? Come learn from an<br />
artist and draw your own caricatures! Sheila Oranch<br />
233 The Cutting Truth of Medieval Swords 1hr Harbor III (3E)<br />
s Kunstbruder presents: A Demonstration of test cutting with the<br />
Medieval sword. Followed immediately by hands-on lessons with<br />
the Longsword. Learn the basics of attack and defense in the Ger-<br />
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man tradition. All equipment provided, no experience necessary.<br />
(Kids lessons in Fast Track) Steven Hirsch<br />
234 The DC Reboot Hancock (2)<br />
With no fewer than 52 titles launched, relaunched, or rebooted<br />
in September 2011, DC Comics was the center of discussion<br />
amongst superhero fans and creators last summer. What effect<br />
has it had on the DC universe? What were the reasons for the<br />
reboot? Other than costume changes, what new plot arcs were introduced?<br />
Will any of the changes stay or will everything go back<br />
to status quo a year from now? Come discuss your reactions and<br />
opinions on the latest DC “do over”. Ed Fuqua, Jaime Garmendia,<br />
Alex Jarvis, Adam Lipkin (m), Donna Martinez<br />
235 Convention Feedback 2 Otis (2)<br />
Feedback for the staff about the convention so far. Andrea Carney,<br />
Emily Coombs, David D’Antonio, Samantha Dings, Mary Dumas,<br />
Crystal Huff, Rick Kovalcik, Benjamin Levy, Alan McAvinney,<br />
Daniel Noe, Peter Olszowka, Noel Rosenberg, Cris Shuldiner (m),<br />
Rachel L. Silber, Michael Sprague, Julia Suggs<br />
236 My Bizarre Writing Process Paine (2)<br />
Each writer has their own process, habits, and methods for getting<br />
the ideas flowing on to the page. Our panelists describe the<br />
methods to their madness, tips, and tricks that may work for you<br />
as well. Charlene Brusso, Glenn Grant, Melina Gunnett, Maddy<br />
Myers, Cecilia Tan (m)<br />
237 Reading: Bowker, Doyle, & Kimmel Quincy (2)<br />
r John Bowker, Debra Doyle, Daniel M. Kimmel<br />
238 Science in Politics Revere (2)<br />
How are science and scientific advances used in the political arena?<br />
How do large-scale, long-term projects like the mission to the<br />
Moon get approved? Are technological achievements hampered<br />
by the political process? Do science and politics always have to be<br />
at odds with one another? Stephen R. Balzac (m), John Costello, A.<br />
Joseph Ross, Ian Randal Strock, Michael A. Ventrella<br />
239 Kaiju Big Battel: Shocking Truth 1hr 30min Stone (2)<br />
a Kaiju Big Battel features the performance group, Studio Kaiju.<br />
The live show features a marriage of professional wrestling and<br />
classic kaiju monsters, such as Godzilla and Rodan.<br />
240 Framing Tour of the Art Show Art Show (1E)<br />
x What impact does the frame have on the piece? Take a framing<br />
tour of the Art Show with Jim Paradis, an expert on the history<br />
and practice of the framing of art.<br />
241 Autograph—Friesner & Longyear Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Esther Friesner, Barry B. Longyear<br />
242 To Serve Man, er, Stormtrooper Con Suite (1E)<br />
Amanda’s Oakleaf Cakes in Winthrop MA has created a lifesize<br />
Stormtrooper cake, and will be serving portions thereof to<br />
hungry fen down in Con Suite. The cake will be available for an<br />
extended photo-session until it is served, but please don’t touch<br />
or ask for autographs. And while the cake contains no nuts, it was<br />
prepared in a bakery that does use nuts.<br />
3:00pm<br />
243 Convoy! 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The Deathwatch has been called to provide escort for a valuable<br />
shipment of xeno tech that has been uncovered on Trinidar V<br />
during recent excavations on the lower plains of the planet’s<br />
northern pole. As new recruits to the Deathwatch, this mission is<br />
a simple routine first mission. The artifacts are headed for storage<br />
and testing by the mechanicum, but who knows what secrets the<br />
artifacts hold? Who made them? Why were they only recently<br />
uncovered?<br />
244 Airship Bonanza 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Family arranges a marriage, daughter runs away, and buys passage<br />
on a smuggling airship, with a very quaint name: The Owl.<br />
Unfortunately, our airship is captured by the Imperial cruiser,<br />
the Hand of Sorrow. Now you and your entourage are in the hold<br />
of the Imperials. Your quick wit and silver tongue will be more<br />
valueable here than skilled combat. Can you escape the Imperial<br />
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cruiser before they discover the ship you were on is a smuggling<br />
vessel?<br />
245 Breaking the Cycle 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g When Aeku Tazjemn first reported glimpsing a set of inhabited<br />
moons connected with a system of “”cycler”” spacecraft through<br />
the gravity telescope at Mifha, it caused an immediate controversy.<br />
Within six months of her first observation of the system, she<br />
witnessed the destruction of one of the cyclers carrying goods<br />
between the worlds. Will you find how this happened and can you<br />
keep it from happening again.<br />
246 Castle Heterodyne 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Remember, back in the day? Back when steam-powered clanks<br />
and mad-genius inventors burned a swath across the continant<br />
of Europa? No, wait a minute… Remember, back in the day? Back<br />
when Dungeons & Dragons was a new and exciting hobby? Back<br />
when the name of Gary Gygax was spoken of with awe and dread?<br />
Two great things that go great together! Come experience a run<br />
of the classic module: Castle Greyhawk as set in the world of Girl<br />
Genius!<br />
247 Jedi Blackbird RPG 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A small team of Jedi and their companions are dispatched to the<br />
junkyard planet of Kondu, where one of their former apprentices<br />
has reportedly succumbed to the Dark Side and begun to gather<br />
his power. This is a Story Game. High on roleplaying, low on<br />
mechanics. (With thanks to John Aegard for the original Jedi<br />
Blackbird and John Harper for the original Lady Blackbird).<br />
248 Blackjack Tournament 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g For card sharks and novices alike, come on down and try your<br />
luck at the game of Blackjack in a tournament setting.<br />
249 The Astro Zombies 1hr 31min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t For devilishly mad “astro-scientist” Dr. DeMarco, a typical day<br />
involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solarpowered<br />
killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies and vicious<br />
Mexican secret agents. When a bloody trail of young female<br />
murder victims leads a CIA agent to his door, things get really<br />
interesting. 1969, NR<br />
3:30pm<br />
250 Free Fencing 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
s Kunstbruder presents: A Demonstration of Fencing with the<br />
Medieval sword. Followed immediately by hands-on lessons with<br />
the Longsword. Learn the basics of attack and defense in the<br />
German tradition. Advanced lessons available for students who<br />
have already done the basic lesson. All equipment provided, no<br />
experience necessary. (Kids lessons in Fast Track) Steven Hirsch<br />
4:00pm<br />
251 If You Liked Part 1… Alcott (3W)<br />
With sequels of Iron Man, Toy Story, Harry Potter, Twilight, and<br />
more, when is enough enough? Does it matter if it’s based on a<br />
book series? What makes a sequel good, and why can’t Hollywood<br />
get it right more often? What are the great sequels, and what films<br />
do you hope to see as “Part 2”… if they don’t screw it up? Kevin<br />
Cafferty, Bob Chipman, Jerome C. Conner, Adam Lipkin (m)<br />
252 Alternative Lifestyles and Fandom Adams (3W)<br />
It is no secret that a large portion of fans overlap with the alternative<br />
lifestyle community. Why do so many fans identify as kinky,<br />
poly, or queer? Why are there kink panels at a science fiction con?<br />
How can we be sure to accommodate and embrace all that is a<br />
fan interest, while making everyone feel welcome? Bridget Joyce<br />
Boyle, Rev. Matthew, Lawrence Nelson, Dr. James Prego, Micah<br />
Schneider (m)<br />
253 Art as Business Douglas (3W)<br />
Sometimes making the art is the easy part—now you want to<br />
actually make a living at it! What do you need to know before setting<br />
up your own studio? How do you find a work space? How do<br />
you market yourself in the real world, online, and at cons? Where<br />
do you go for help and advice? E. J. Barnes, Heidi Hooper, Jacob<br />
Lefton, Scott Lefton (m)<br />
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254 Gareth Hinds: Work and Commentary Burroughs (3E)<br />
Artist Guest of Honor Gareth Hinds discusses his work and his<br />
past and upcoming graphic novels.<br />
255 Helpful Sewing References and Resources Carlton (3E)<br />
Everyone has to learn techniques somewhere, and using books,<br />
patterns, and other references is a great way to learn them. Panelists<br />
will discuss their favorite resources, tips, and tricks they’ve<br />
learned through the years. Lori Del Genis, Kristina Finan (m),<br />
Nightwing Whitehead<br />
256 The Ultimate Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Panel Griffin (3E)<br />
Ever wanted to visit Amestris? Well, be sure to join us as we transport<br />
you to the world of FMA, no passport needed. Members of<br />
the FMA world will be hosting, and you won’t want to miss this<br />
unique and sure to be highly entertaining panel, moderated by<br />
Izumi Curtis. Brian Belanger, Jennifer Duschak, Pam “Izumi”<br />
Larson (m), PJ Letersky<br />
257 Planetary Penetration: Drilling for Mars Life Lewis (3E)<br />
Looking for signs of life will require remote drilling to 1–5m. The<br />
proposed “Icebreaker” mission is a return to the regions explored<br />
by the Phoenix mission in 2007–8. Another larger mission called<br />
“Red Dragon” might carry a bigger drill, more instruments to<br />
characterize the Mars environment and maybe a pilot plant for<br />
extracting fuel and oxygen on Mars. Learn about these mission<br />
concepts and the technical issues around automated planetary<br />
drilling. There will be a Q&A period. Brian Glass<br />
258 Mad Science! Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Come get to see and try some hands-on science! John Monahan,<br />
Stephen R. Wilk (m)<br />
259 Nerf Gun War Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Our Second Annual Nerf Gun War! All participants must provide<br />
their own eye protection, gun, and ammo! Peter Breton (m),<br />
Judah Sher<br />
260 Dern Grim Bedtime Tales Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Daniel Dern will read from Dern Grim Bedtime Tales (Few of<br />
Which End Well). Don’t worry, we won’t make you go to bed right<br />
after! Daniel P. Dern<br />
261 Apples to Apples Junior Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Come play Apples to Apples Junior with us! Nat Budin<br />
262 7 Wonders 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A wildly popular game, players take their starting hand and pick<br />
one to play and one to pass until all the cards are gone. Will you<br />
get the cards you want or will you ignore the incoming cards and<br />
go with what you were dealt?<br />
263 Female Fandom in Comics Hancock (2)<br />
Women have always been reading comics and we’re seeing<br />
more women becoming involved in the comics industry. This<br />
has brought female readers and characters to the forefront, but<br />
we’re still seeing evidence of sexism and misogyny in mainstream<br />
comics despite the headway being made by these talented<br />
women. How do we as readers face these situations? What can<br />
be done to rectify them? Let’s talk solutions, make observations,<br />
and discuss the comics that actually feature well-written women.<br />
Alexa Dickman, Dyschordiana, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, Donna<br />
Martinez (m), Mercy E. Van Vlack<br />
264 Writer’s Clinic Otis (2)<br />
Have you hit a road block in the writing of your story? Are the<br />
characters not acting the way you want them to? Do your action<br />
scenes read more like exposition? Do you have questions on<br />
dialogue? At this small, informal, information session, authors<br />
answer your questions with an eye toward getting your story<br />
unstuck. Sign-up will be at the con and limited to 10 people.<br />
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Elaine Isaak, Barry B. Longyear, Resa<br />
Nelson, Sarah Smith<br />
265 Designing A Memorable Role-Playing Character Paine (2)<br />
Designing a memorable character for a tabletop RPG or LARP<br />
can be tricky: One must balance the limits of the gaming system,<br />
the demands of the narrative, and one’s own preferences. But it’s<br />
a critical element if you hope to have fun in the game. Learn tech-<br />
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niques for creating memorable and fun characters for all sorts of<br />
role-playing games. Catherine Kane, Andrew Kirschbaum, Peter<br />
Maranci, David Nurenberg (m), Drew Van Zandt<br />
266 Reading: Linzner, Macdonald, & Sakers Quincy (2)<br />
r Gordon Linzner, James Macdonald, Don Sakers<br />
267 Odyssey Writing Workshop Presentation Revere (2)<br />
Odyssey is an intensive, six-week program for writers of fantasy,<br />
science fiction, and horror held each summer in Manchester, NH.<br />
Guest lecturers have included George R. R. Martin, Elizabeth<br />
Hand, Ellen Kushner, Jane Yolen, Robert J. Sawyer, Nancy Kress,<br />
and Dan Simmons. 56% of graduates have gone on to be published.<br />
Director Jeanne Cavelos explains the structure of the program,<br />
the work required, and the pros and cons of workshops.<br />
268 Space Opera 6hr Stone (2)<br />
a Banner of the Stars—Set three years after the events of Crest of<br />
the Stars, Abh Princess Lafiel and human, Jinto Lynn find themselves<br />
on the front lines of the war between the Abh Empire<br />
and the Four Nations Alliance of humankind. Space Battleship<br />
Yamato—The classic 1970’s anime series is updated and brought<br />
to life in this 2010 adaptation. Arcadia of my Youth—Released in<br />
1982, this depicts origins of the space pirate, Captain Harlock.<br />
269 George R.R. Martin’s Doorways 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Un-aired pilot of a TV series written by Martin. Dr. Thomas Mason<br />
encounters a fugitive from a parallel Earth ruled by aliens.<br />
With the FBI and the aliens in pursuit he finds himself traveling<br />
with her from one alternate world to another, trying to keep one<br />
step ahead of them. 1993, PG.<br />
270 Napoleonic Fantasy Ball 2hr Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
In recent years, the world of Jane Austen and Napoleon has<br />
witnessed magic, dragon corps, zombies and even young ladies’<br />
fight clubs. Come learn some of the popular dances of the period,<br />
and bring your own fantastic accouterments. All dances will be<br />
taught and can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced dancers<br />
alike. Antonia Pugliese (m), Barbara Menard Pugliese<br />
271 Autograph—Doyle & Kimmel Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Debra Doyle, Daniel M. Kimmel<br />
272 Book Creation Workshop Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Make your own journal! Participants will create a link-stitch<br />
sewn journal with paper-covered manila covers. The workshop<br />
is limited to 10 participants, so be sure to sign-up in the <strong>Program</strong><br />
Nexus, and the materials fee is $5. Rachel Kadel-Garcia<br />
273 Social Change and Con Safety for Teens Teen Lounge (1E)<br />
This teen-specific workshop will cover several topics on the spectrum<br />
of sexual harassment and assault. Come learn about how to<br />
maintain safer spaces at the con, how to change your culture and<br />
make sexual violence a thing that’s clearly not tolerated, what to<br />
do if you’re harassed at the con, what to do if a friend tells you that<br />
they’ve been harassed or assaulted, and more. This item will be<br />
run in the Teen Lounge. Shira Lipkin<br />
4:45pm<br />
274 Hogfather (part 2) 1hr 35min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #212 for description.<br />
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275 Adam Adamant Lives 45min Webster (2)<br />
v Victorian adventurer arrives in 1966 London. Pilot episode. 1966,<br />
B&W, PG.<br />
5:30pm<br />
276 Filmation Studios Alcott (3W)<br />
From the ’60s to the ’80s Filmation Studios produced many Saturday<br />
morning and syndicated animated and live-action shows<br />
including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra,<br />
Aquaman, Fat Albert and the animated Star Trek. Let’s celebrate<br />
the folks who inspired many of our childhood imaginations.<br />
Hugh Casey, Santiago Rivas, James A. Wolf, Frank Wu, James<br />
Zavaglia (m)<br />
277 Forensic Science and the Courts Adams (3W)<br />
A talk about real-world science and criminal justice, including<br />
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such factors as eyewitness ID, false confession, the National<br />
Academy of Sciences report on Forensics, etc. A look at how and<br />
why courts (and the media) get it wrong and what that may mean<br />
for SF courtroom scenes. Mark L. Amidon, Thomas A. Amoroso,<br />
A. Joseph Ross (m), Lisa J. Steele, Aimee Yermish<br />
278 Winter Is Coming Douglas (3W)<br />
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is a blockbuster in<br />
every way. Come discuss the biggest series in fantasy (literally)!<br />
We’ll be discussing the series through A Dance With Dragons, so<br />
‘ware the spoilers! Randee Dawn, Dyschordiana (m), Tim Lieder,<br />
Israel Peskowitz, Sarah Smith<br />
279 Sexual Harassment and Assault in Fandom Burroughs (3E)<br />
In the last few years, multiple problems have arisen at conventions<br />
around the country that are troubling for many. Sexual<br />
harassment is not just about someone trying to grope a woman in<br />
a skimpy, barbarian costume. It’s about being able to say “no” and<br />
have it respected, a willingness to back someone up if they need<br />
it, and the ability to recognize when they don’t. How can we all<br />
contribute to making conventions free of harassment? Woodrow<br />
Hill, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Shira Lipkin (m), Karen Sullivan,<br />
Michelle Wexelblat<br />
280 SF Spaceship Design for Artists Carlton (3E)<br />
What is the artist’s process for deciding what a particular spaceship<br />
should look like? What elements does an artist consider<br />
necessary to integrate into a spaceship design? How does current<br />
technology affect how one imagines what these vehicles look<br />
like? Glenn Grant, James T. Henderson Jr (m), Bruce Mackenzie,<br />
Thomas Nackid, “Zubie” Zeballos<br />
281 Anne McCaffrey Memorial Panel Griffin (3E)<br />
The late Anne McCaffrey was a highly popular writer of SF and<br />
romance. She was a Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy<br />
Writers of America, a winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and British<br />
Fantasy awards, and her Pern novel The White Dragon became<br />
the first SF book to appear on the New York Times bestseller list.<br />
Best known for the Dragonriders of Pern series, a generation of<br />
fans discovered SF through Anne’s work. Mary Catelli, Victoria<br />
Janssen (m), Vanessa Layne, Dennis McCunney, Twisting Star<br />
282 Manga & Anime Art Workshop Independence (3E)<br />
x Have you ever tried to draw manga but never got it quite right?<br />
Maybe the lines were not rounded enough or the eyes were all<br />
wrong? Let our artists show you how it’s done. Bettina Kurkoski<br />
283 Anime for Kids Lewis (3E)<br />
You’re an anime fan and now you’re starting to have a family. What<br />
kind of anime can you share with little kids? Is there dubbed work<br />
beyond Miyazaki? And if you don’t have kids, what can you use to<br />
turn your children or your niece/nephew/grandkids on to anime?<br />
Mary Dumas, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe (m), René Walling<br />
284 An Hour with Devo Spice 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
e Nothing says “Hip Hop” like a red-headed white guy singing comedy<br />
music! Devo Spice has been proving that true for years and<br />
with his album “Gnome Sane?” hitting #28 on the iTunes Store,<br />
it’s more clear than ever. From his latest song, “The Dumbest<br />
Song on Rock Band,” to his inspired take on helping friends with<br />
computer problems, “I’m Not Your Personal IT Guy,” Devo Spice<br />
rocks nerdcore, yo!<br />
285 Comics: Not How You Start, But How You Finish! Hancock (2)<br />
So you’ve got the idea for the epic that will amaze the world: How<br />
do you turn it into more than that? Building a body of work in<br />
comics takes time, whether you’re creating a webcomic, minicomic,<br />
or graphic novel. Learn what it takes to not only bring<br />
your vision to life, but keep at it long enough to finish it. Alexander<br />
Danner (m), Rhea Ewing, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Gynn Stella<br />
Silva<br />
286 Trip To The Moon 4min Otis (2)<br />
f A fan-made film of the early sixties by the British Interplanetary<br />
Society. A great piece of fandom’s history. 16mm B&W.<br />
287 RPG Gaming: Rails vs. Sandbox Paine (2)<br />
Which style do you prefer as a GM? As a player? Does it drive<br />
you crazy when players ignore your intricate, “run on rails” plots<br />
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and chase the “red herrings”? Or do players who keep turning to<br />
you to ask “what happens now” make you nuts? Maybe a little of<br />
both? Join our experienced GMs and players as we discuss the<br />
pleasures (and perils) of each style, as well as trading extreme<br />
examples and what makes them cool or frightening for players<br />
and GMs. dkap (m), William “Ian” Blanton, Alex Feinman, Karl<br />
G. Heinemann, Alan Wexelblat<br />
288 Reading: Nelson, Silva, & Taaffe Quincy (2)<br />
r Resa Nelson, Richard A. Silva, Sonya Taaffe<br />
289 Video Production and Distribution Revere (2)<br />
You want to make a short SF film for distribution on the web,<br />
but it’s going to take more than a YouTube account. The panelists<br />
tell you what’s involved and what they learned through<br />
experience. Forest Handford, Bob Kuhn, Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman (m)<br />
290 Autograph—Macdonald, Sawicki & Wooldridge<br />
Autograph Space (1E)<br />
James Macdonald, Steve Sawicki, Trisha Wooldridge<br />
291 Crafts for Adults: Working with Clay Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Sculpt! Sculpt like there’s no tomorrow! Come by and make various<br />
clay shapes with your own two hands. Heidi Hooper, Elaine<br />
Isaak<br />
5:35pm<br />
292 The Dish 1hr 41min Otis (2)<br />
f This Australian movie tells the story of the first moon landing<br />
from the viewpoint of the crew at the Parkes tracking stations<br />
in the Australian outback. Written by Cliff Buxton, who was<br />
there, this film take a humorous look at American and Australian<br />
culture both, while presenting a bit of history that isn’t often<br />
seen. Preceded by a five-minute talk about the NASA Unified S-<br />
Band Tracking Network given by NASA engineers. 2000, PG-13,<br />
35mm.<br />
6:00pm<br />
293 A Visit to Deadlyland 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g It was supposed to be a simple—if ludicrously expensive—vacation:<br />
a week or two at Wonderland, The Most Wonderful Place<br />
On Earth (TM). Then Hurricane Ernesto hit, and you had to<br />
spend a whole weekend locked in your hotel room. Now you’ve<br />
emerged into the sprawling acres of the world’s largest madhouse,<br />
discovering that none of the staff are, strictly speaking, alive…but<br />
they’re all ravenously hungry. With no guns, no phones and no<br />
help coming, you have only one fragile hope left: escape.<br />
294 Munchkin Brawl 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g All the madness! All the mayhem! All the cards! Stop in for a<br />
double session of the Munchkin brawl. Two games taking place<br />
at the same time, allowing for up to 12 players.<br />
295 Saturday Evening Booster Draft Magic 4hr Harbor II (3E)<br />
g $15 entry fee.<br />
6:15pm<br />
296 Black Lightning 1hr 40min Webster (2)<br />
v A wealthy entrepreneur is drilling in the underground part of<br />
Moscow, trying to reach a huge diamond vein despite the danger<br />
to the city. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, Dima dreams<br />
about owning a car and dating his friend Nastya… On his birthday,<br />
Dima finally gets a car from his parents but he is embarrassed<br />
by it. The car, however, is capable of much more than he<br />
thinks. Russian. Dubbed in English. 2009, PG-13.<br />
6:30pm<br />
297 Mythbusters—Hot Water Heater 41min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Mythbusters: Can an ordinary water heater build up so much<br />
pressure that it rockets through the roof and into the sky? Yes,<br />
turns out it can. 2007, NR<br />
7:00pm<br />
298 Evolution Beyond Biology Alcott (3W)<br />
The generalized evolutionary principle, introduced by Ilya<br />
Prigogine, goes beyond biology and is relevant to SF in many<br />
ways. Prigogine discovered that open systems sufficiently far from<br />
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equilibrium tend to decrease their entropy by spontaneous selforganization.<br />
Come discuss this discovery that has been seen by<br />
many as a bridge between the natural and social sciences. Charlene<br />
Brusso, Sheila Oranch (m), Dr. James Prego, Susan Weiner<br />
299 Poly 201: Theory and Practice Adams (3W)<br />
Once you’ve learned about the basics, how do you make polyamory<br />
work in the real world? In this panel, we’ll tackle some of<br />
the harder questions, such as: How do you tell your friends and<br />
family? Should you? How can you find people whose poly styles<br />
are compatible with yours? What if my partners don’t like each<br />
other? Michelle Driscoll, Dyschordiana, Melissa Gavazzi, Raven<br />
Kaldera (m), Ian Cooper Rose<br />
300 How Not To Suppress Women’s Writing Douglas (3W)<br />
Almost 30 years after Joanna Russ’s famous essay “How to Suppress<br />
Women’s Writing”, a Guardian survey of reader’s favorite<br />
SF turns up 4% women writers. A recent anthology of Masters of<br />
Science Fiction includes no women. And Nicola Griffith suggests<br />
something to do about it: The single most important thing we<br />
can do is talk about women writers whenever we talk about men.<br />
What else can we do to redress gender imbalances in SF? Andrea<br />
Hairston (m), Jennifer Pelland, Julia Rios, JoSelle Vanderhooft,<br />
Phoebe Wray<br />
301 The Legacy of Steve Jobs Burroughs (3E)<br />
Steve Jobs passed away last October, but his influence will last for<br />
years to come. He was most identified with Apple but don’t forget<br />
NeXT (if you use a MacBook, you can’t), and Pixar wouldn’t exist<br />
without him, either. How did he “think differently” and will<br />
Apple continue to do so without his guiding hand? Will he be<br />
remembered with rose-colored glasses or as the demanding perfectionist<br />
that he was? Is anyone in the tech world ready or able to<br />
step into his shoes? William “Ian” Blanton, John G. McDaid (m),<br />
Richard Stallman, James Turner<br />
302 Plot and Structure Carlton (3E)<br />
It is often remarked that there are only six original plots. How<br />
then do you make the plot of your story stand out? How is plot<br />
used to make a story come together coherently? Our panelists<br />
will discuss how to make a story come together as a whole. Grant<br />
Carrington, Elaine Isaak, Joy Marchand (m), Charlie Spickler<br />
303 Mad Science Song Circle Griffin (3E)<br />
A pick-pass-play song circle on the theme of mad science. Share<br />
your favorite musical tale of scientists plotting world domination<br />
or experiments gone awry. Paul Estin (m), Mark A. Mandel<br />
304 One Way to Mars Independence (3E)<br />
A major reason to go to Mars is to expand life beyond the Earth.<br />
But Mars ascent vehicles will be dangerous and extremely expensive<br />
to develop, making a round trip mission un-affordable in<br />
today’s economic climate. Given the uncertain funding for future<br />
heavy lift launch vehicles, a method of quickly getting people to<br />
where they can grow food on Mars may be the only way we can<br />
keep people in space in our generation. Bruce Mackenzie<br />
305 Man-in-the-Machine Anime Lewis (3E)<br />
Evangelion, Gundam, Ghost in the Shell, Robotech, Fullmetal Alchemist,<br />
and all other mad scientists who cross the lines between<br />
man and machine are discussed, as well as some predictions of<br />
things to come. James T. Henderson Jr, Richard Ralston, René<br />
Walling, Jeff Warner, Doug Wilder (m)<br />
306 Race, Gender & Disability Politics in Comics Hancock (2)<br />
How have politics influenced comics? What can’t you believe saw<br />
print? Conversely, how do politics affect the writers, artists, and<br />
editors who publish our beloved books? Alexa Dickman, Jaime<br />
Garmendia(m), Woodrow Hill, Donna Martinez, Gynn Stella Silva<br />
307 Reading: Costello, Gilman, & Martin Quincy (2)<br />
r John Costello, Greer Gilman, Gail Z. Martin<br />
308 The Autism Spectrum Revere (2)<br />
A discussion on the autism spectrum and its associated disorders,<br />
including autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Panelists will<br />
separate fact from fiction, denoting accurate or inaccurate portrayals<br />
of people affected by autism spectrum disorder in popu-<br />
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lar media. Stuart Ferguson, Justine Graykin, Tchipakkan, Aimee<br />
Yermish (m)<br />
309 Masquerade Doors Open 1hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
House will open at this time for you to find seats for the<br />
Masquerade.<br />
310 Hoop and Dance Jam Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Come hoop it up with us in the Dance Tent. If you own a Hula<br />
Hoop bring it, if not we will have some you can borrow. Dancers<br />
also welcome to come play in space.<br />
311 Autograph—Pinto & Tan Autograph Space (1E)<br />
KT Pinto, Cecilia Tan<br />
7:15pm<br />
312 Rocky & Bullwinkle 22min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Rocky&Bullwinkle:BarsandStripesForever(1stseason,episode9)<br />
7:30pm<br />
313 Zombi-thulu 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The Zombie Apocalypse has arrived. What could be worse? The<br />
coming of Cthulhu. What could be worse than that? You are a<br />
zombie and must stop Cthulhu.<br />
314 Down Around the Bend 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Recent sensational news headlines from a small township in<br />
rural Louisiana have recently captured the attention of 1930’s<br />
New England. The stories report on the alleged mass murder of a<br />
local family and 2 college students from Massachusetts, though<br />
details are unclear as to who committed the grisly slayings, why<br />
the murders were committed, or why the students were so far<br />
from home. As friends of one of the students, you intend to find<br />
out exactly what happened.<br />
315 Savage Wild Pennsylvania 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Rifts is a post apocalyptic world where magic and technology intertwine.<br />
This is where the dragon roam and cybernetic humans<br />
travel the lands. The Scientific Society of Arizona has sent you<br />
to the wild savage region of Pennsylvania to investigate what appears<br />
to be a new magical ley line that has seems to have just appeared<br />
out of nowhere. Is this really a new ley line or something<br />
else? Perhaps it is more sinister than it appears.<br />
7:45pm<br />
316 Source Code 1hr 33min Otis (2)<br />
f A soldier wakes up in someone else’s body, part of a program to<br />
project him into another person’s consciousness at another point<br />
in time, again and again. Why? And which of the varying threads<br />
he experiences is reality? Or are they all parallel realities? Or<br />
none of them. One of the best SF action thrillers ever made. 2011,<br />
PG-13, 35mm.<br />
8:00pm<br />
317 Sassafrass & Stranger Ways Concert 2hr Harbor III (3E)<br />
e Sassafrass is a Pegasus Award-nominated a cappella filk group<br />
who perform original pieces with complex vocal harmonies.<br />
Stranger Ways is a dark modern folk band that plays traditional<br />
and original music with heavy harmonies and a macabre sense<br />
of humor. In this concert, Stranger Ways and Sassafrass will<br />
perform alternating sets, including songs from Stranger Ways’s<br />
new album “Guilt, Angst & Fairy Tales,” and the two latest songs<br />
from Sassafrass’s “Sundown” album, both new to <strong>Arisia</strong>! Nat<br />
Budin (m), Kara Hurvitz, Emily Lewis, Brad Smith, Julia Suggs<br />
318 Inception 2hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind<br />
through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final<br />
chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job<br />
to date: Inception. Hugo-Award winning film from Chris Nolan<br />
(The Dark Night, Memento). 2010, PG-13. 2010, PG-13.<br />
319 Masquerade 3hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
The 23nd annual <strong>Arisia</strong> Masquerade. The theme of this year’s<br />
convention is, “Where Science and Adventure Come Together”.<br />
MC’ed by Susan de Guardiola. (Shown live on <strong>Arisia</strong>TV.)<br />
320 Masquerade (live) 3hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
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321 10 Years of Smallville Alcott (3W)<br />
Smallville has finally ended after ten seasons, making it one of<br />
the longest-lived genre shows in TV history. What was its impact?<br />
What kind of show was it? Did relying on supporting characters<br />
instead of the main character work? How did audiences<br />
respond to most of the regular cast changing over the years? Did<br />
the show add to or subtract from the Superman canon? Howard<br />
Beatman (m), Fabrisse, Cynthia A. Shettle-Meleedy<br />
322 Getting Started in the Public BDSM Scene Adams (3W)<br />
So you enjoy kink and think it might be fun to step out of the<br />
bedroom and meet others who share your interests. How can<br />
you find your local BDSM groups? Once you’ve found them, what<br />
should you expect… and how should you behave? dkap, Michelle<br />
Driscoll (m), Lawrence Nelson, Laurel Pickard<br />
323 SF vs. the Body Douglas (3W)<br />
SF’s depictions of physical pleasures are rare. People seem to prefer<br />
their characters to pop nutrition pills rather than delight in a<br />
gourmet meal and dwell 24/7 in sterile environments rather than<br />
wander through a wood. SF still subscribes to Cartesian dualism:<br />
the mind is pure, adamantine, and noble, the body bestial,<br />
soft, and squicky. Even a hint of sex can be enough to “demote”<br />
a novel to soft SF. James L. Cambias, Andrea Hairston, Barry B.<br />
Longyear, Jennifer Pelland (m), Meredith Schwartz<br />
324 Death Personified Burroughs (3E)<br />
Terry Pratchett’s Mort, Peter Beagle’s Lady Death, and, of course,<br />
Neil Gaiman’s goth girl Death. The anthropomorphizing of the<br />
cessation of life has been a staple of genre fiction and fiction in<br />
general for longer than anyone can remember. Panelists discuss<br />
memorable incarnations of Death, and their varied uses and roles<br />
in fiction. William Freedman, Esther Friesner, Gail Z. Martin,<br />
Sonya Taaffe, JoSelle Vanderhooft (m)<br />
325 The Race to the Moon Carlton (3E)<br />
<strong>2012</strong> will be the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s<br />
speech at Rice University calling for a manned mission to the<br />
Moon. How was this great task achieved in seven years? What<br />
technological breakthroughs came as a result of this mission?<br />
This panel discusses the history, technology, and outcome of the<br />
mission to the Moon. Jeff Hecht, Bruce Mackenzie, A. Joseph Ross,<br />
Sean Sullivan, Tom Wysmuller (m)<br />
326 Visual Kei Theatre <strong>2012</strong> Lewis (3E)<br />
Join us for an audience participation panel as we watch videos<br />
from some of the biggest bands in Visual Kei. Sometimes uberkawaii,<br />
other times just plain disturbing, all videos should inspire<br />
comments and encourage our audience to have some fun. This is<br />
a 18+ Panel. Thomas Boutilier, Jennifer Duschak (m), Pam “Izumi”<br />
Larson<br />
327 Self-Publishing Snares Hancock (2)<br />
What are the things you need to look out for when self-publishing?<br />
Do you really need an editor, cover artist, or graphic<br />
designer? If so, how do you find them? Who are the reputable<br />
companies to deal with and which are the ones to avoid? How<br />
do you know? Myke Cole, Jaime Garmendia, Raven Kaldera (m),<br />
Gordon Linzner, Sarah Smith<br />
328 Improvisation and Role-Playing Paine (2)<br />
Role-playing and improvisational theater share a number of characteristics.<br />
Both involve wearing a character, understanding their<br />
motivations and drives, and reacting to situations. If the first rule<br />
of improv is “Yes, and…”, how can that be applied to role-playing?<br />
What can role-players learn from the improv community to have<br />
a richer and more rewarding gaming experience? What lessons<br />
can actors learn from role-playing? Alex Feinman (m), Ed Fuqua,<br />
Shana Fuqua, Bob Kuhn<br />
329 Reading: Brusso, Marchand, & Wilson Quincy (2)<br />
r Charlene Brusso, Joy Marchand, Trish Wilson<br />
330 Humor in SF/F Revere (2)<br />
They said SF couldn’t be funny; they were wrong! The genre stories<br />
and novels that make us laugh… or tried and failed. We’ll<br />
discuss the greats, the not-so-greats, and even the authors whose<br />
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humor was entirely unintentional. Christopher Davis, Justine<br />
Graykin, Paula Lieberman, Ira Nayman, Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman (m)<br />
331 Autograph—Dr. Chris & Stallman Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Dr.Chris, Richard Stallman<br />
9:30pm<br />
332 LARP Nexus Elements II 3hr Grand Ballroom DE (1W)<br />
g See #78 for description.<br />
333 Tactile Tour: Masquerade Grand Ballroom Foyer (1W)<br />
A show and tell session where masquerade participants may display<br />
and discuss their costumes. Costumers who choose to will<br />
be available in the Grand Ballroom Foyer after entries are complete<br />
(starting around 9–9:30pm) to pose for pictures and answer<br />
questions about their costumes.<br />
9:45pm<br />
334 Frames of Reference 2hr Otis (2)<br />
f The PSSC physical science program in the early 1960s produced<br />
some excellent educational films about physics. We’ll be showing<br />
four of them, starting with one written by Ben Bova and ending<br />
with the magnificent Frames of Reference starring David Ivey and<br />
Patterson Hume, which relies on rotating sets and furniture to<br />
explain relationships between physical objects in a beautifully<br />
elegant way. 16mm B&W.<br />
10:00pm<br />
335 Kolchak the Night Stalker Alcott (3W)<br />
After two TV movies, a short lived series in the 1970’s and an<br />
even shorter resurrection in the 2000’s, Kolchak the Night Stalker<br />
has shown its staying power with its fan base, influencing such<br />
shows as the X-Files along with graphic and regular novels.<br />
Panelists and the audience will give their views on this legacy.<br />
Dr.Chris, Catherine Kane, John G. McDaid, Charlie Spickler,<br />
James Zavaglia<br />
336 The Role of Albedo in Climate Change Adams (3W)<br />
Albedo is the fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected<br />
from the Earth back into space. Can an Albedo increase<br />
of 4% wipe out all the IPCC’s claimed Anthropogenic Warming<br />
(AGW) forcings? Has Albedo changed recently and what are the<br />
consequences? Is glacial melt and disappearance a factor? I shoveled<br />
a lot of “albedo” last winter—will there be more of the same?<br />
James B. Van Bokkelen, Tom Wysmuller (m)<br />
337 Mud and Blood: The Grittier Side of Fantasy Douglas (3W)<br />
Not all fantasy involves nobility, worthy causes, and great deeds.<br />
Much of good fantasy involves characters trudging through bad<br />
situations with mixed motivations. Our panel looks at the grittier<br />
side of fantasy. Erik Amundsen, Vikki Ciaffone (m), Genevieve<br />
Iseult Eldredge, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Joshua Palmatier<br />
338 Social Media Burroughs (3E)<br />
With Facebook, Twitter, Google+, smartphone apps, and who<br />
knows what else coming down the line, social media has changed<br />
many aspects of fandom. The panelists discuss ways to use these<br />
outlets to enhance and improve the fannish experience. Kevin<br />
Cafferty, Christopher Davis (m), Woodrow Hill, Trish Wilson<br />
339 Yin and Yang: Yuri and Yaoi Carlton (3E)<br />
Yuri is a genre involving love between women in manga, anime,<br />
and related Japanese media. Yaoi is a popular Japanese term for<br />
female-created, female-oriented fictional media that focus on homoerotic<br />
or homoromantic male relationships. Learn about the<br />
conventions of the genre, the classics, as well as the newest titles<br />
to hit the shelves and the screen. Mary Dumas (m), Felicitas Ivey,<br />
Amanda Koval, Bettina Kurkoski, JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
340 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk Griffin (3E)<br />
Come listen and/or make music in this unthemed song circle. We<br />
will go around in a circle giving every person a chance to perform<br />
(Play), request a song (Pick), or Pass. All types of music are welcome,<br />
but expect to hear a lot of songs related to science fiction,<br />
fantasy, science and fandom. Hillary Sherwood<br />
341 Negotiation and BDSM Lewis (3E)<br />
Consent is sexy. Hard limits? Soft limits? Curiosity? Finding a<br />
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new play partner can be very exciting, but before you get to the<br />
fun, come get some ideas for how to best negotiate that scene.<br />
Learn some skills on how to talk to your partner about what<br />
your fantasies might be—and what boundaries not to cross. John<br />
Bacon (m), D. Cameron Calkins, Melissa Kaplan, Ken Kingsgrave-<br />
Ernstein, Meredith Schwartz<br />
342 Politics in Science Fiction Hancock (2)<br />
Not a fan of politics in science fiction? You didn’t care for 1984,<br />
A Handmaid’s Tale, or other overtly political allegories? Well,<br />
consider that an integral part of science fiction writing involves<br />
world-building, which frequently involves creating realistic,<br />
functioning societies. Put another way, successful science fiction<br />
requires the portrayal of relationships between individuals and<br />
groups of individuals. Isn’t that the essence of politics? Discuss.<br />
Mark L. Amidon (m), Walter Hunt, Ira Nayman, Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert,<br />
Ian Randal Strock<br />
343 Death of PC Gaming May Be Greatly Exaggerated Paine (2)<br />
For years now, PC gaming’s imminent demise has been predicted.<br />
But we keep seeing new ground-breaking titles for PCs, and some<br />
genres just don’t work as well on a console. Why does gaming<br />
journalism decry that the end is nigh, and why doesn’t it come?<br />
Bob Chipman, Bill Levay (m), Maddy Myers<br />
344 Reading: Cambias, Freedman & Sklar Quincy (2)<br />
r James L. Cambias, William Freedman, David Sklar<br />
345 The Mind of the Nerd: Psychology and Fandom Revere (2)<br />
While the geek population is broad and diverse, there seem to<br />
be some common psychological traits among geeks. What are<br />
these traits, and can we learn about ourselves and each other by<br />
examining them? Or are we simply legitimizing stereotypes? Jennifer<br />
Duschak, Kate Kaynak, Vanessa Layne, Eric M. Van, Aimee<br />
Yermish (m)<br />
346 Space Jazz and Shogun Hip Hop 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a Cowboy Bebop—This critically acclaimed series features the adventures<br />
of a group of bounty hunters in the year 2071. The series<br />
is set to a soundtrack that is heavily influenced by American Jazz<br />
and early Rock and Roll. Samurai Champloo—Taking place during<br />
the Edo period of Japan, the series concurs Fuu, a teen-aged girl in<br />
search of a mysterious man. Along the way, she encounters Mugen,<br />
vagabond swordsman, and the ronin, Jin, who join in her quest.<br />
10:30pm<br />
347 Concert: The Proper Ladies Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
e Fun Victorian parlor songs—a fine soundtrack for a Gaslamp<br />
Fantasy! Deborah Goss, Anabel Graetz (m)<br />
348 Space Battleship Yamato 2hr 15min Webster (2)<br />
v Live action big budget feature film based on Star Blazers. Japanese<br />
with subtitles. 2010, PG-13.<br />
11:00pm<br />
349 Maple City Chronicles II 7hr Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
g See #98 for description.<br />
350 Manager’s Choice 30min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t What we show depends on how long the masquerade was. You<br />
have to tune in to find out.<br />
11:30pm<br />
351 For the Love of the Geek Alcott (3W)<br />
Once upon a time, a geek was the guy you didn’t want to be—the<br />
one who got sand kicked in his (and it was always his) face. Nowadays,<br />
we have mainstream TV shows, books, and movies in which<br />
the geek always comes out on top. How did the geek go from zero<br />
to hero? Why is this “The Age of the Geek”? Adrianne Brennan,<br />
Suford Lewis (m), Troy Minkowsky, Dr. James Prego<br />
352 The Moral Aesthetics of Steampunk Douglas (3W)<br />
Steampunk is frequently realized as an idealized, shiny version<br />
of the Victorian era, with quite a few of the nasty bits missing<br />
or obscured. The real Victorian age was a mix of great wealth<br />
and progress with poverty, workhouses, and more. What does<br />
it say about us when the latter are left out? James L. Cambias,<br />
April Grant (m), Israel Peskowitz, Margaret Ronald, JoSelle<br />
Vanderhooft<br />
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353 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk cont. Griffin (3E)<br />
Open Filking continues. Merav Hoffman<br />
354 Home Depot in the Bedroom Lewis (3E)<br />
You don’t have to spend a fortune to have an impressive toybox.<br />
Home Depot is an adult playground and toystore, if you walk the<br />
aisles with an open mind. We’ll discuss tricks, tips, and ideas for<br />
your next “home improvement” project. 18+ only. John Bacon,<br />
Lawrence Nelson, rabbit, Sparr (m), Ian Cooper Rose<br />
355 Non-Monogamy: A Diverse Set of Options Hancock (2)<br />
Monogamy is the default societal assumption, but one that many<br />
don’t follow. While there are a lot of panels on the poly lifestyle<br />
at <strong>Arisia</strong>, other approaches to relationships sometimes can get<br />
left out in the shuffle. This panel would explore the many ways<br />
that people approach relationships that don’t fall under the default.<br />
Michelle Driscoll, Dyschordiana, Rev. Matthew (m), Tuna<br />
Oddfellow<br />
356 GM Helpline Paine (2)<br />
Every GM gets stuck now and then. Our panel of experienced<br />
game masters will offer advice and tips. dkap (m), William<br />
“Ian” Blanton, T. Christopher Davis, Steven Hammond, David<br />
Nurenberg<br />
357 Burlesque! Revere (2)<br />
Burlesque is enjoying a modern-day renaissance. With troops<br />
all over the place, what is driving this new interest in an old art<br />
form? How can you get involved? Alex Newman (m), Eddie Paradise,<br />
Margarita de Ville, Abigail Weiner<br />
358 DJ Johnny Zed’s Saturday Night Dance 6hr 30min<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
If you’ve been before, you know what to expect, if not… expect<br />
anything! With an extensive and eclectic collection, we’ll try to<br />
keep you dancing until the last dancer drops or until the hotel<br />
kicks us out, whichever comes first. From retro to current hits<br />
to geek favorites, we have a bit of everything. We can dance if we<br />
want to! John F. Zmrotchek<br />
359 Masquerade Replay 2hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Maybe you missed it, maybe you just want to watch it again.<br />
Midnight<br />
360 Star Babe 1hr 30min Otis (2)<br />
f Back by popular demand, this classic XXX feature was made on<br />
a tight budget to capture the SF craze that followed Star Wars.<br />
Unadulterated pornography with no redeeming social importance.<br />
You must be 18 or older to be admitted. 35mm, color by<br />
Eastman.<br />
361 REPO: The Genetic Opera: Rated R 3hr Grand AB (1W)<br />
e Hiding from the Repo man is tough, but in this world it’s a matter<br />
of life and death. The Teseracte Players present an RKO Army<br />
production, “Repo, The Genetic Opera”. The RKO Army cuts up<br />
the blood soaked stage in this new age dramatic musical. It’s the<br />
end of the world and replacement parts come at a high price.<br />
Higher still is the price for those that don’t pay. Come see the gore<br />
and the glory in this twisted story of fate. Glenn MacWilliams<br />
12:45am<br />
362 Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Transfer student Monami has a secret and a past that has caught<br />
up with her. Deceiving Mizushima into eating a token gift of<br />
chocolate, laced with her blood, he is then catapulted into Monami’s<br />
vampire world of blood, death and love. Jilted girlfriend<br />
Keiko has other ideas. With a sudden twist of fate, she is then<br />
transformed into the hideous and unforgiving Frankenstein Girl,<br />
and the battle for Mizushima’s heart begins Horror/Comedy.<br />
Gore/blood/violence Japanese with subtitles. 2009, R.<br />
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All panels are 75 minutes unless marked otherwise.<br />
1:00am<br />
363 Unmoderated Open Filk 5hr 45min Griffin (3E)<br />
i Open Filk descends into chaos. Music will continue as long as<br />
people are interested.<br />
1:30am<br />
364 Neverwhere (part 1) 29min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Neil Gaiman’s story of Richard Mayhew, who leads an ordinary<br />
life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured,<br />
across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he’s<br />
pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. The novel was<br />
based on this production. 1996, NR<br />
2:00am<br />
365 Anime Horror 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a Mermaid Forest—According to legend, eating mermaid flesh may<br />
grant immortality, damnation, or death. Yuta is an immortal who<br />
has wandered across Japan for five hundred years, searching for<br />
a cure and meeting others, whose lives have also been ruined by<br />
mermaid flesh. Death Note—A cursed book grants its owner the<br />
ability to kill anyone they know, by writing their name in the book.<br />
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t See #364 for description.<br />
2:10am<br />
367 Trouble in Mind 1hr 45min Webster (2)<br />
v The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple<br />
looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic<br />
Rain City. Film noir in an alternate world. 1985, R.<br />
2:30am<br />
368 Neverwhere (part 3) 28min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #364 for description.<br />
3:00am<br />
369 The Brothers Grimm 1hr 58min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Terry Gilliam’s adventure tale of con artist brothers Jake and Will<br />
Grimm, who travel from village to village posing as exterminators<br />
of magical creatures. Then they encounter a real magical<br />
curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings. 2005, PG-13<br />
3:55am<br />
370 The Final Countdown 1hr 40min Webster (2)<br />
v A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near<br />
Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.<br />
1980, PG-13.<br />
5:00am<br />
371 A Day at the Races 1hr 49min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Not science fiction, but still one of the Marx Brothers’ funniest<br />
movies. A vet posing as a doctor (Groucho), a race horse owner,<br />
and his friends struggle to help keep a sanitarium open with<br />
the help of a misfit racehorse. Contains the masterpiece “Tutsi<br />
Fruitsy ice cream” sequence. 1937, NR<br />
5:40am<br />
372 Camille 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v A twisted honeymoon road trip about a young couple on their<br />
way to Niagara Falls. Silas is a moody petty-thief. He marries<br />
his parole officer’s niece, believing that he can use the romantic<br />
honeymoon to escape to Canada. Camille is the sweetest girl you<br />
can ever hope to meet. She truly believes that Niagara Falls will<br />
change Silas for the better and won’t let anything stop the honeymoon,<br />
not even her death. Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Zombies.<br />
2008, PG-13.<br />
6:00am<br />
373 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a As a young girl, Utena was visited by a young prince who impressed<br />
her so much, she decided to become a prince herself. At<br />
the Ohtori Academy, Utena enters a series of duels to protect<br />
classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she holds.<br />
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374 Sunday Morning Cartoons 2hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Classic Warner Brothers cartoons, with Bugs, Daffy, and the rest<br />
of the gang.<br />
7:05am<br />
375 Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller 1hr 40min Webster (2)<br />
v Live action fantasy. Complications ensue when a boy travels the<br />
world by magical stamps. Canada, 1988, G.<br />
8:00am<br />
376 Case Closed Double Feature 3hr Stone (2)<br />
a This series follows the adventures of teenaged detective, Jimmy<br />
Kudo, who is transformed into a child by an experimental poison.<br />
Taking the identity of detective Conan, he works to solve his own<br />
attempted murder and other cases. The double feature includes<br />
The Time Bombed Skyscraper and The Fourteenth Target.<br />
8:30am<br />
377 Geeky Play Date Griffin (3E)<br />
Looking to meet up with other parents and kids at the con? Geeky<br />
Play Date is a casual, drop-in space for you and your children.<br />
Kids can bring their favorite toys and make new friends! Parents<br />
can do the same! Please note: this is NOT a babysitting service/<br />
venue, plan on tending to your children. Joan Ruland Donnelly<br />
378 Create Your Own Alien! Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Do you have an idea of what your outer space friends would look<br />
like? Come and join us in exploring Aliens! John Monahan (m),<br />
Suzanne Palmer<br />
379 The Cutting Truth (Jr.) Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Some sword-fighting skills involve circling around your opponent,<br />
looking for a weakness. Learn how to defeat someone who<br />
only fights in a straight line. Anyone who completes all three<br />
classes is on their way to being a real knight. Stuart Ferguson<br />
380 Gamera The Invincible 1hr 26min Otis (2)<br />
f An atomic explosion awakens Gamera, a giant fire-breathing<br />
turtle, from his ancient sleep in his subterranean crypt. Grouchy<br />
in the morning, he proceeds to destroy power plants and winds<br />
his way down to Tokyo. 1966, 16mm.<br />
381 Being a Morning Person in Nocturnal Fandom Revere (2)<br />
Fen are generally thought of as a nocturnal bunch. Many even<br />
take this for granted, assuming that all fen are night owls. What<br />
does it take to survive as an early riser in fandom? How do you<br />
deal with noisy friends up past your bedtime and people who try<br />
to invite you out in the middle of the night? More importantly,<br />
how do you avoid violence from your sleep-addled roommates<br />
early in the morning? Rachael M. Stark<br />
382 Dubstep Yoga 1hr 30min Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Highly active, all-inclusive vinyasa flow yoga sequence to a mostly<br />
(but not entirely) dubstep playlist. No mat necessary, and please<br />
don’t wear shoes! Caitlin Cooper<br />
8:45am<br />
383 Asterix & The Vikings Webster (2)<br />
v Faithful animated version of the René Goscinny comic. English<br />
audio. 2006, PG.<br />
9:00am<br />
384 Distress Call 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Tamora is subject to planetfall. Repeat, Xeno incursion, can not<br />
hold position. Retreating to fortified bunker position. Position<br />
will not hold, repeat. Position will not hold. They are breaching<br />
outer permitter. The artifact is real. I repeat it is real. This last<br />
transmission was received 2 hours ago, prior to a full tyrannid<br />
hive invasion of the planet. The Deathwatch has been called to<br />
retrieve the artifact found on the planet at all costs.<br />
385 Savage Wild Pennsylvania 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g See #315 for description.<br />
386 Yellow Submarine 1hr 31min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Nothing ever happens to Ringo until the Blue Meanies attack<br />
Pepperland. The Beatles save it. 1968, NR<br />
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387 The Who, the Whole Who, & Nothing but the Who Alcott (3W)<br />
A panel discussion of everything and anything that is Doctor<br />
Who. How has the show worked as a vehicle to demonstrate the<br />
changing mores and opinions of society toward acceptable TV<br />
violence through the ages? How has the mythos surrounding<br />
the Time Lord changed? Do we miss the old rubber monsters?<br />
And with all its iterations, how do we determine which are “true<br />
canon?” Patricia M. Cryan, Ira Domnitz, Forest Handford, Tim<br />
Lieder (m), Hildy Silverman<br />
388 DIY and Fandom Adams (3W)<br />
While fandom may have just the usual proportion of DIY enthusiasts,<br />
the results of these projects are very noticeable; from the<br />
terrific hall costumes to the wacky experiments. What makes<br />
fans enjoy a good DIY project? Come learn from our panelists<br />
their favorite tips and tools to make your next project a success.<br />
Aimee Bouchard, Kristen Rose Morris, Judah Sher (m), James<br />
Turner<br />
389 Traditional Stories, Modern Audiences Douglas (3W)<br />
When retelling a traditional story for a modern audience, what<br />
are some of the changes that may have to be made? What compromises<br />
come up between authenticity and modern thinking?<br />
Vikki Ciaffone (m), April Grant, Alexander Jablokov, Bob Kuhn,<br />
Meredith Schwartz<br />
390 Disaster Preparedness for Fans Burroughs (3E)<br />
In this <strong>Arisia</strong> favorite, we’ll discuss ways to protect what’s important<br />
to you from random acts of disaster, including yourself.<br />
How do I protect my books from flooding? What should I put in a<br />
disaster kit? Is renters insurance worth buying? Come learn how<br />
to prepare yourself for when the alien, cyborg zombies invade!<br />
John Costello, T. Christopher Davis, Sean Kane, James Macdonald,<br />
Carsten Turner (m)<br />
391 Aliens in 20th Century Science Fiction Art Carlton (3E)<br />
Green-skinned girls, BEMs, hideous pseudopods, and other weird<br />
creatures will run riot in this slide show. Join the open discussion<br />
on the great SF artists, their styles, and innovations in the depiction<br />
of alien beings. Lex Berman, Brianna Wu, Frank Wu<br />
392 The Hugo Awards: An Introduction Griffin (3E)<br />
Not just for Worldcon attendees! Demystifying the nominating<br />
and voting process behind SF&F’s most prominent award, and<br />
showing how easy and rewarding it is to become part of the Hugo<br />
award process. Jill Eastlake, Paula Lieberman, René Walling (m)<br />
393 2,326 Worlds And Counting Independence (3E)<br />
At one time it was thought planetary formation was a rare occurrence,<br />
but in the past few years scientists have been finding<br />
more and more planets outside our solar system. As of December<br />
2011, NASA’s Kepler mission has identified 2,326 unconfirmed<br />
planetary candidates. Most are gas giants but some have not only<br />
turned out near Earth-sized, but in the habitable zone as well.<br />
Come hear our panelists talk on the latest extrasolar planetary<br />
findings. Alan MacRobert<br />
394 The Leiji-verse Lewis (3E)<br />
As an anime and manga pioneer, Leiji Matsumoto, co-creator<br />
of Star Blazers and creator Captain Harlock, has imagined and<br />
re-imagined his heroes over decades. Come join our panel of experts<br />
to find out how it all fits together. Mario Di Giacomo, Ed<br />
Fuqua (m), Felicitas Ivey, Michael Toole, Doug Wilder<br />
395 Trash to Treasure! Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Do you like just grabbing random things and creating ART?<br />
Come join us and let your creativity flow! Sheila Oranch<br />
396 Creepy Crawlies Time! Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Come and learn about different insects! John Monahan<br />
397 RoboBattlePets Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Erik Matson will read from his book RoboBattlePets—Squiddy<br />
Attack! Then you can design and draw your own RoboBattlePet.<br />
398 Origami Fun Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Create paper animals, rockets, balls, or your own creation using<br />
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the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. Rachel Kadel-Garcia,<br />
Sparr (m), “Zubie” Zeballos<br />
399 Illuminati 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The classic game of conspiracy, this will use all three decks plus<br />
the booster pack cards for a completely strange and wild game of<br />
Illuminati.<br />
400 The Dead of the Night 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g In the quie town of Springdale, cattle have been going missing at<br />
night and no one seems to know anything. You have been hired<br />
by the mayor to figure out what’s going on.<br />
401 The Best Young-Adult and Children’s Comics Hancock (2)<br />
Are you looking for material suitable for your kids? Or are you<br />
seeking to convert that favored niece or nephew into your lifelong<br />
hobby? Come share recommendations suitable for the younger<br />
crowd. Alexander Danner (m), Brandy Danner, Shelli Paroline,<br />
Richard A. Silva<br />
402 Humor in Writing Otis (2)<br />
As the saying goes, “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Why is writing<br />
humor so difficult? How much is too much or too little? How are<br />
different styles of humor conveyed through the writing? Greg R.<br />
Fishbone, Esther Friesner, Toni L.P. Kelner, Barry B. Longyear (m),<br />
Nicole Peeler<br />
403 Ending the Epic Paine (2)<br />
There is a lot of advice on how to start a gaming campaign but<br />
what about the finale? Tying it all together to give the PCs and<br />
the tale the best resolution can be as challenging as starting a<br />
new campaign. Our panelists discuss the many endings a story<br />
can have and how to make it work both for the narrative and your<br />
players. Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (m), Stuart Ferguson, Bill Levay,<br />
Carolyn VanEseltine<br />
404 Reading: Dawn, Feinman, & Sawicki Quincy (2)<br />
r Randee Dawn, Alex Feinman, Steve Sawicki<br />
405 What is the Society for Creative Anachronism? Revere (2)<br />
What is the Society for Creative Anachronism? How did the<br />
Society start, who are the members, what time periods do they<br />
study, what activities do they offer, and is it also for children? All<br />
that and more explained in this panel. Melina Gunnett, Woodrow<br />
Hill, Toni Lay, Barbara Menard Pugliese, Mark “Justin du Coeur”<br />
Waks (m)<br />
406 Blood Drive 6hr Lobby (2)<br />
407 Video 201: Director & Technical Dir. Instruction<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
This workshop will provide instruction on what it takes to be<br />
a director at a convention. Instruction will include how to use<br />
multi-camera systems of the type in use at <strong>Arisia</strong>. Learn shot<br />
assignment, composition, selection and timing. Learn how to<br />
communicate with your talent and crew over the production intercom<br />
system. Immediately following this panel will be a chance<br />
for you to try out your new knowledge in a low risk environment<br />
with a skilled director backing you up. Syd Weinstein<br />
408 Autograph—Popkes, Sakers & Vanderhoof<br />
Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Steve Popkes, Don Sakers, JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
409 Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Sewing Circle Crafty Space (1E)<br />
A general sewing circle for people to craft, sew, and make new<br />
friends. Didn’t bring a project with you or just want to learn<br />
something new? Come learn to bead a cabochon onto fabric and<br />
other fabric beading techniques. Kits for sale with all materials<br />
($8) or bring your own fabric, stiffened felt, needles, or beads.<br />
Cabochons are available as well for a nominal fee. Lisa A. Ashton<br />
10:05am<br />
410 My Sarah Jane & Final Episodes 1hr 5min Webster (2)<br />
v Bid farewell to Sarah Jane Smith. 2011, PG.<br />
10:40am<br />
411 Why Man Creates 24min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Examines the nature of creativity. Includes an escaping pingpong<br />
ball and “I’ve invented the zero!” “What?” “Oh, nothing.”<br />
1968, NR<br />
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412 Another Hour with Devo Spice 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
e See #284 for description.<br />
413 Genshiken Vol. 1 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a This explores the otaku lifestyle through a group of high school<br />
students. Drawn together by shared interests, these otaku explore<br />
friendship through their club, and cope with those in their lives<br />
who don’t see eye to eye with their hobbies.<br />
414 Lightsaber Combat of the Sword Masters 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
s Many of the lightsaber techniques we see in the Star Wars movies<br />
are based on Japanese katana and European longsword traditions.<br />
Watch as the Higgins Armory Sword Guild presents a lightsaber<br />
demonstration based on historically accurate European swordplay<br />
techniques used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. May<br />
the Force be with you!<br />
11:05am<br />
415 Rocky & Bullwinkle 22min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Rocky & Bullwinkle: The Back Seat Divers or Mashed Landing<br />
(1st season, episode 13)<br />
11:10am<br />
416 Mrs Peppercorn’s Magical Reading Room 25min Webster (2)<br />
v Eloise moves to Black Lake, a remote Cornish fishing village.<br />
Whilst there she discovers her life isn’t quite what she thought it<br />
was. G.<br />
11:30am<br />
417 Why You Should/Should Not Self-Publish Alcott (3W)<br />
The good news is that anyone can self-publish. The bad news is,<br />
well, just that. There’s a lot of stigma associated with self-publishing,<br />
even more so than small-press publishing. Why? What can<br />
authors who wish to self-publish do to avoid this? When should<br />
you consider being your own publisher versus letting someone<br />
else publish your work? Myke Cole, Gordon Linzner, Don Sakers,<br />
Ian Randal Strock, Michael A. Ventrella (m)<br />
418 The Generation and Utilization of Steam Adams (3W)<br />
All about steam technology, with expanded uses of steam beyond<br />
mad science. The generation and utilization of steam for locomotive<br />
force. The power of the piston. The work of the wormgear.<br />
James Bredt, James Hinsey, Ian Schleifer (m), James B. Van<br />
Bokkelen<br />
419 Myth and Folklore in Fantasy Douglas (3W)<br />
How do writers use myth in their stories? What are the most<br />
common myth cycles drawn from? Has traditional folklore been<br />
run out of town by urban legends? Why is the appeal of these<br />
stories so strong after millennia? Erik Amundsen, Esther Friesner,<br />
Greer Gilman, Merav Hoffman (m), Sonya Taaffe<br />
420 Steampunk: Boom or Bust? Burroughs (3E)<br />
Steampunk is the current new fad. Of course, SF fandom said that<br />
about anime 15 years ago and it’s still going strong. Is steampunk<br />
here to stay or will it fizzle out in a puff of steam? And now that<br />
steampunk cons are popping up, is there room in the fannish calendar<br />
for everything? Hugh Casey, Mario Di Giacomo, Melissa<br />
Honig, David Larochelle (m), Judah Sher<br />
421 Getting Ideas for Costumes and Presentations Carlton (3E)<br />
Where do they come from? Do ideas just appear wholly formed<br />
to some costumers? Our panel discusses the origin and evolution<br />
of costume themes and inspirations. Lisa A. Ashton (m), Sarah<br />
Goodman, Toni Lay, Jennifer Old, Solveig Pflueger<br />
422 Braiding Voices: Singing Rounds & Related Forms Griffin (3E)<br />
Take simple threads of music and weave them into a fabric of<br />
harmony: Rounds, guazas, and maybe a quodlibet or two. This<br />
session is dedicated to the memory of Lois Mangan, Filk Hall Of<br />
Fame inductee for her efforts in organizing, recruiting, and promoting<br />
the music of fandom, and an enthusiastic rounds filker.<br />
Anabel Graetz, Ellen Kranzer, Julia Suggs, Susan Weiner (m)<br />
423 Painting and Costuming for Dolls Independence (3E)<br />
Costuming for body-type becomes quite a chore, but what if you<br />
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could use your talents and show your skill in another way? Something<br />
that draws most people to dolls is how customizable they<br />
are. At this panel we’ll show some dolls from full sets to hybrid<br />
modified, talk about how you can mix and match, and discuss<br />
customizing/modding them yourselves or finding artists to commission.<br />
Come talk to experts on costuming dolls and customizing<br />
Asian Ball-Jointed dolls. Dawn Albright, Corey Blumenthal,<br />
Mary Dumas (m), Heidi Hooper, Amanda Koval<br />
424 Intelligent Design: Debunked by its Own Words Lewis (3E)<br />
Intelligent Design (ID) continues to plague American science<br />
education. Its proponents claim that it is science, and they publish<br />
many articles and books which those not versed in scientific<br />
methods may confuse for real research. This talk presents a novel<br />
and useful technique for debunking ID that analyzes the words<br />
that its authors use in their articles. This method quantifies ID’s<br />
basic shortcoming, which is that there are no data to support its<br />
claims. Abby Hafer<br />
425 No Capes! Non-Superhero Comics Hancock (2)<br />
The majority of comics are hero/superhero based. Is there a place<br />
at the table for non-hero drama? If not, why? Discover new nonhero<br />
titles and discuss some of your own favorites with others.<br />
Alexander Danner, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, Alex Jarvis (m), Don<br />
MacDonald, Mark “Justin du Coeur” Waks<br />
426 Homeschooling: An Alternative Education Otis (2)<br />
Should I homeschool my kids? There are many assumptions about<br />
homeschooling—why people do it, the pitfalls and benefits, and<br />
what kids think of it—not to mention the many different types<br />
of Homeschooling (i.e., Eclectic Learning, Structured Learning,<br />
Unschooling, etc). Come talk to our panelists, fans who either<br />
homeschool or were homeschooled themselves, and see if there’s<br />
something in it for you! William “Ian” Blanton, Josephine Monreal<br />
(m), Kristen Rose Morris, Sean Sullivan, Bonnie Barlow Turner,<br />
Aimee Yermish<br />
427 Great Games without the M Rating Paine (2)<br />
Halo, Red Dead Redemption, Assasin’s Creed, and many other<br />
cutting edge award winning RPG games are available on electronic<br />
game systems. They are popular with everyone, but all are<br />
rated M for mature. What are some fantastically well-developed<br />
and well-written games that aren’t so big on the gore and sex?<br />
Shana Fuqua, Adam Lipkin, Mitchell Morris (m)<br />
428 UnCONventional Rapid-Fire Reading Quincy (2)<br />
r UnCONventional is an anthology of sci-fi and fantasy stories<br />
set in cons that are a cover-up for something paranormal. Come<br />
hear samples from it by several of the contributing authors. Vikki<br />
Ciaffone, Justine Graykin, Kate Kaynak, Ira Nayman, Pamela van<br />
Hylckama Vlieg, Trisha Wooldridge<br />
429 SF/Fantasy Pictionary Revere (2)<br />
The audience divides into two opposing teams. Each team comes<br />
up with appropriately themed titles, objects, concepts, etc. to<br />
throw against their opponents. Panelist artists must then draw<br />
these out until either someone in the audience guesses correctly<br />
or their time runs out! Ctein, Bob Kuhn (m), Thomas Nackid<br />
430 The Anachronism & Timothy 20min Webster (2)<br />
v In “The Anachronism” a science expedition propels two children<br />
toward an enigmatic encounter at the edge of their known world.<br />
In “Timothy”, rebel against your robot overlord. Both PG.<br />
431 Salem Zouaves: Civil War Bayonet Drill 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
s In the mid-nineteenth century, a military fashion craze swept<br />
Europe and the United States. Known as Zouaves, they were<br />
originally French-Algerian light infantry famous for their colorful<br />
Turkish uniforms, athletic precision drill, and ferocity with<br />
cold steel in battle. The Salem Light Infantry, an elite militia<br />
company from Salem, Massachusetts, went Zouave in April,<br />
1861. This presentation will feature a demonstration in uniform<br />
of the bayonet-fencing drill practiced by the Salem Zouaves. Higgins<br />
Armory<br />
432 Video 201 Lab: Directing & Tech. Dir. Hands-On 5hr 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Practice what you just learned under the guidance of a skilled di-<br />
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rector by directing or technical directing one of the productions<br />
in main tent. Sign up for slots will be available at the instruction<br />
class at 10:00 AM Sunday. Syd Weinstein<br />
433 Planning for Sound at Conventions Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
Now that you have helped out with Sound at a Convention, how<br />
do you move to the next step? Come to this panel and discover<br />
what goes on behind the scenes to make sure that all of the Sound<br />
needs of a Convention are met in a cost effective yet professional<br />
manner. This discussion will include details about equipment<br />
choice and specification including demonstrations of some of the<br />
equipment. A list of additional panelists will be published in the<br />
Convention Newsletter. Paul Kraus<br />
434 Autograph—Brennan, Fishbone, & Limoncelli<br />
Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Adrianne Brennan, Greg R. Fishbone, Tom Limoncelli<br />
435 Handmade Faerie Wings Crafty Space (1E)<br />
A class on how to make your own beautiful Faerie wings. Kits<br />
will be included for up to 10 people, so participants will be accepted<br />
on a first-come, first-served basis. Kits will be $20 for this<br />
workshop. However, <strong>Arisia</strong> patrons are welcome to come in and<br />
observe. Children must be supervised by an adult as we use wire<br />
and hot glue for this project. Maximum of 10 participants. Please<br />
sign up in <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. Christa J. Newman<br />
436 Masquerade Replay 2hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t One more time!<br />
12:00pm<br />
437 Gilbert & Sullivan’s Steampunk Operetta 2hr 10min Webster (2)<br />
v Live theater presentation of Ruddigore with Steampunk interpretation.<br />
From a limited DVD run of 50 copies, recorded live in<br />
Everett, Washington. 2011, PG.<br />
438 The Secret of the Chimera 6hr Grand Ballroom DE (1W)<br />
g There once was a pirate named Silver Jack. Before he died, his<br />
final words were, “My fortune is yours for the finding. But you’ll<br />
have to find it first. I left everything I own in ONE CHEST.” Generations<br />
have searched for it, but no one has found a clue… until<br />
now. A ship has been found which conceals a clue. I warn you,<br />
these pirates do NOT play nice. But you can’t turn back. Not now.<br />
12:30pm<br />
439 Songs of Myth and Magic 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
e Kellianna is an American pagan artist internationally performing<br />
song and chant inspired by myth, magic, sacred places and<br />
ancient times. With guitar and vocals she brings to life the stories<br />
and sagas of the Gods and Goddesses. With Native American<br />
frame drum and chant she honors the Earth and the Ancestors<br />
via primal drumming and powerful vocals. www.kellianna.com<br />
1:00pm<br />
440 TV Year in Review Alcott (3W)<br />
Look back at SF, horror and fantasy in 2011 on TV. What were the<br />
memorable shows? What are the new ones to watch? Vampires,<br />
time travel, super heroes—what’s hot and what’s not? Howard<br />
Beatman (m), Adam Lipkin, Misty Pendragon<br />
441 Extremophiles Adams (3W)<br />
An extremophile is an organism that thrives in extreme conditions<br />
that are detrimental to most life on Earth. From bacteria<br />
living in the Chernobyl reactors to giant tubeworms living under<br />
extreme pressure and temperatures in deep sea rifts, scientists<br />
are finding life can thrive in nearly any environment. Come hear<br />
about some of the toughest creatures on, and under, the Earth.<br />
Abby Hafer, Jeff Hecht, John Monahan, Dr. James Prego (m)<br />
442 Point of View Douglas (3W)<br />
The use of different points of view can reveal or obscure elements<br />
of your story from the audience. Do certain points of view only<br />
work with certain types of stories? What are the strengths and<br />
weaknesses of each form? Elaine Isaak (m), Victoria Janssen,<br />
Joshua Palmatier, David Sklar, Michael A. Ventrella<br />
443 <strong>Arisia</strong> Lightning Talks 2hr 45min Burroughs (3E)<br />
<strong>Arisia</strong>ns are working on all different fascinating projects. Come<br />
hear a series of 5-minute talks on potentially anything from cut-<br />
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ting edge Mars research to community activism projects to the<br />
latest in game development. Fabrisse (m), Michael McAfee, and<br />
many others…<br />
444 Costuming on the Cheap Carlton (3E)<br />
How to look like a million bucks without actually spending that<br />
much. Where to find inexpensive fabrics, ready-made, and accessories,<br />
and how to re-make them into one-of-a-kind creations in<br />
these tough economic times. Also, how to make costumes if you<br />
can’t afford a sewing machine. Alex Newman (m), Solveig Pflueger,<br />
Carol Salemi, Nightwing Whitehead<br />
445 Figure Drawing Workshop – Models in Costume Griffin (3E)<br />
x As a follow-up to the Figure Drawing Workshop, models will do a<br />
variety of short- and medium-length poses in costume! Everyone<br />
is welcome to sketch and paint. Please bring your own supplies.<br />
Suford Lewis<br />
446 Jack Arnold at 100 Independence (3E)<br />
This October will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack<br />
Arnold, one of the best directors of SF films in the 1950s. Among<br />
his credits are It Came from Outer Space, Tarantula, Creature<br />
from the Black Lagoon and The Incredible Shrinking Man. Let’s<br />
examine the career of this director whose work also included<br />
stints on TV series ranging from Gilligan’s Island to Buck Rogers<br />
in the 25th Century. Why did his films stand out in the glut<br />
of 1950s SF movies? Bob Eggleton (m), James Macdonald, Karen<br />
Sullivan, James Zavaglia<br />
447 Being a Sex-Positive Parent Lewis (3E)<br />
You want your kids to be open minded, tolerant people. You want<br />
them to know they can be anybody they want to be and date whoever<br />
they want to date. You want to be open with them about your<br />
lifestyle… but how much is too much? Are there pitfalls to openly<br />
communicating about sexuality with your kids? Where is the balance<br />
between too little info and over-sharing? Come share ideas<br />
with other parents and discuss how to talk to your kids without<br />
squicking them out. Bridget Joyce Boyle, Vonnie Carts-Powell,<br />
Ken Olum (m), Frances K. Selkirk, Michelle Wexelblat<br />
448 Paper Rockets Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Build rockets out of paper and launch them with straws, learning<br />
about mass and density and Newton’s laws by playing with air<br />
resistance. Then play Conquer the Corners, in teams that manufacture<br />
rockets and attack each others’ castles. Scott Wilhelm<br />
449 I’ve Got All the Balls in the Air, Now What? Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Juggling for Kids; for both first-time and experienced jugglers.<br />
Peter Breton, Adam Fromm (m)<br />
450 What are Your Favorites to Read? Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Do you like to read? Come and share your favorites! Whether it is<br />
classics like the Hobbit or more modern works like Manga! (Child<br />
Only Event) Dawn Albright<br />
451 Duct Tape Roses Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Learn how to make roses out of duct tape! Twenty participants<br />
max. Feel free to BYO tape (2–3 colors), but limited colors will be<br />
available. Katherine Brick<br />
452 Grueling Game Tournament 5hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g 4 games in 5 hours. Prizes awarded to the top 4 players. Stop into<br />
gaming for complete rules and to sign up for the tournament.<br />
453 Sunday Afternoon Sealed Magic 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g $25 entry fee.<br />
454 Wonder Woman Hancock (2)<br />
2011 was supposed to be a banner year for the Amazing Amazon,<br />
and a new TV show had been planned for the season. However,<br />
writer J. Michael Stracynzski jumped ship a few months in and<br />
the pilot never took off. Now Wonder Woman finds herself in the<br />
midst of yet another reboot as part of the “DCnU,” and like many<br />
of her fellow DC heroes, she may have lost most of her history<br />
in the shuffle. What does the future hold for the number one female<br />
super hero? Bob Chipman, Ed Fuqua, Woodrow Hill, Donna<br />
Martinez (m), Mercy E. Van Vlack<br />
455 Meet the Worldcon Bids Otis (2)<br />
What’s a Worldcon, who wants to run one, and why should you<br />
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go? Meet representatives from seated Worldcons and future<br />
Worldcon bids. Aurora Celeste, Mary Dumas, Pam “Izumi” Larson,<br />
René Walling (m), Jeff Warner, Frank Wu<br />
456 Beyond the Controller Paine (2)<br />
With the expanding prevalence of motion-based controls (the<br />
Wii, XBox Kinect, Playstation Move), video games have moved<br />
beyond the decades’ old corded-joystick controller format. Learn<br />
about some of the novel applications of this technology. How is it<br />
shaping the future of gaming and opening it up to new audiences?<br />
Bill Levay, Maddy Myers, Carolyn VanEseltine (m)<br />
457 Reading: Cole, Hairston, & Silverman Quincy (2)<br />
r Myke Cole, Andrea Hairston, Hildy Silverman<br />
458 Copyright, Satire, and the Public Domain Revere (2)<br />
A comprehensive look at copyright law, fair use, satire, and what<br />
is considered public domain. Ira Domnitz, William Frank (m),<br />
Nicole L. M. Jurkowski, Richard Stallman, Alan Wexelblat<br />
459 Alice “Badger” Washburn Memorial Filk Sing Stone (2)<br />
Alice E. Washburn, a.k.a. Badger died on 26 December, 2011.<br />
Since she loved filk, we will celebrate her life by singing. Merav<br />
Hoffman, Persis L. Thorndike (m)<br />
460 Q & A with Phil and Kaja Foglio Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Ask your questions of Phil and Kaja… no Girl Genius spoilers,<br />
please. Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio<br />
461 Disco Line Dancing 1hr Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Come dance like it’s 1978! Easy disco-era line dances to 1970s<br />
dance hits. Including the Saturday Night Fever line dance!<br />
Scary 1970s costume welcome. No partner needed. Susan de<br />
Guardiola<br />
462 Art Show Docent Tour with Gareth Hinds Art Show (1E)<br />
x Our art Guest of Honor tours the art show with a small group and<br />
answers questions about his work. There is a limited number of<br />
participants.<br />
463 Autograph—Lieder, Linzner, & Smith Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Tim Lieder, Gordon Linzner, Sarah Smith<br />
464 Watercolor and Pen & Ink Workshop Crafty Space (1E)<br />
x Have you ever been interested in doing comics-style art? Come<br />
try working with watercolor and pen & ink. Don MacDonald<br />
1:30pm<br />
465 Helvetica 1hr 20min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
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466 Circus Maximus 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g It’s part ancient Rome, part demolition derby, part NASCAR,<br />
part socrery and divine intervention. We’ll be using Pathfinder<br />
rules to play out the race. Come prepared with creative schemes<br />
and sly tricks to hinder your opponents and win the race, but no<br />
significant experience with D&D or Pathfinder is required.<br />
2:10pm<br />
467 Johnny and the Bomb 1hr 45min Webster (2)<br />
v Terry Pratchett’s whirl-wind adventure. Thirteen-year-old<br />
Johnny and his friends are drawn in when they help a seemingly<br />
homeless old woman Mrs Tachyon. 2006, PG.<br />
2:30pm<br />
468 On The Fringe Alcott (3W)<br />
Has Fringe quietly become the best SF show currently on TV?<br />
Do you have to watch it from the beginning to get involved, or<br />
can viewers jump in and pick up the significance of Olivia and<br />
Walter vs. Faux-livia and Walternate? How do they get away with<br />
episodes entirely in the alternate universe, and will both universes<br />
be able to survive? And isn’t the “real Massachusetts” of<br />
the show a bit of an alternate universe itself? Thomas Boutilier,<br />
Patricia M. Cryan (m), Melina Gunnett, PJ Letersky, Cynthia A.<br />
Shettle-Meleedy<br />
469 Use Your Words: Dialogoue, Prose, and Tone Adams (3W)<br />
It’s been said that the purpose of dialogue is to move the plot<br />
forward. How do you do that effectively? How does choice of<br />
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prose change the reader’s take on the setting and the story? If<br />
you have a specific tone in mind—light and humorous or dark<br />
and full of angst—how can that be conveyed effectively through<br />
your dialogue and prose? Our panelists discuss the methods and<br />
mechanics for constructing effective dialogue and prose to help<br />
set the tone of your story. Debra Doyle, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein,<br />
Joy Marchand (m), Resa Nelson, Kenneth Schneyer<br />
470 Making Art on Commission Douglas (3W)<br />
Many artists make their living via commissioned artwork: illustrations<br />
for advertising or book covers, sculpture, props/costumes<br />
for plays. How does an artist find commission work? How<br />
does one handle client relations, good money management, and<br />
other mundane business aspects while remaining sane and still<br />
satisfying one’s own artistic drive? Rhea Ewing (m), Jacob Lefton,<br />
James Mobius, Mimi Noyes, Mercy E. Van Vlack<br />
471 Disability and Fandom Carlton (3E)<br />
Many fen have disabilities, and they aren’t always obvious to the<br />
outside world. Are these disabilities barriers to full participation<br />
in the fannish community? What can conventions do to make<br />
sure every fan gets the full convention experience? What can all<br />
fans do to help their fellow fen who need it? Cheryl Braverman,<br />
Stephanie Clarkson (m), Jaime Garmendia, Selkiechick, Bonnie<br />
Barlow Turner<br />
472 Rousing Chorus Songs Griffin (3E)<br />
An open sing emphasizing songs—folk, filk, whatever—with uncommonly<br />
good choruses that really pull people in. Jeff Keller,<br />
Angela Kessler, Jeremy H. Kessler (m)<br />
473 Marshall McLuhan Centennial Independence (3E)<br />
The medium of the future is still the message. This year is the<br />
centennial of Marshall McLuhan’s birth, and his views on media<br />
have had a huge influence. Let’s look ahead at the future of media<br />
and in what ways McLuhan’s insights may be overtaken by events<br />
or, on the contrary, continue to be relevant. Lex Berman, David<br />
Larochelle (m), John G. McDaid, Ira Nayman, James Zavaglia<br />
474 History in Japanese Anime and Manga Lewis (3E)<br />
There are a number of criticisms regarding the portrayal of major<br />
historical events in Japanese anime. What would be considered<br />
historical anime? To what degree does historical accuracy matter?<br />
Consider, for example, the snarky comments at the beginning<br />
of Samurai Champloo. What role do alternate histories play<br />
(e.g., Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade)? Felicitas Ivey, Timothy J. Tero,<br />
Doug Wilder, Jennifer Yoo (m)<br />
475 Make a Catnip Mouse Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Learn to make a catnip mouse for your favorite feline. Solveig<br />
Pflueger<br />
476 Swords and Combat from Steam to Space Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Join the Higgins Armory Sword Guild for a demonstration of<br />
combat with swords and other hand weapons, as they appear<br />
in some of our day’s most popular stories and as they were used<br />
historically. Then become a part of the action as you learn the<br />
authentic historical techniques that inspired today’s writers and<br />
filmmakers. Weapons covered may include lightsabers (medieval<br />
longsword or Renaissance rapier techniques), nineteenth-century<br />
bayonets, cutlasses, and daggers.<br />
477 Annie McGwire and the Time Flyer Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Come hear about Annie McGwire and the Time Flyer, read by the<br />
author Mike Ziniti.<br />
478 Quilting Basics Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Learn how to take small pieces of fabric and put them together<br />
to make a doll-sized blanket or a teddy-bear blanket. Dawn Albright,<br />
Katherine Brick (m)<br />
479 Tea with Special Guests 1hr 30min Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
Join us for tea and conversation with some of our special guests.<br />
Tickets must be bought in advance. Hugh Casey, Bob Eggleton,<br />
Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, Esther Friesner, Marty Gear, Gareth<br />
Hinds, Hildy Silverman, Cecilia Tan, Trisha Wooldridge, Eric “in<br />
the Elevator” Zuckerman<br />
480 Creating Minicomics Hancock (2)<br />
Minicomics are a great DIY way of making comics with very<br />
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minimal requirements, and they’re also a popular way of getting<br />
started in the indie comics scene. There’s a lot of material for discussion:<br />
comparing and contrasting with webcomics, different<br />
methods and genres of comic storytelling, the 24-Hour Comic<br />
movement, and local creators (Boston has a number of mini<br />
creators and several comic shops that sell minis). E. J. Barnes,<br />
Alexander Danner (m), David Marshall, Joey Peters, Gynn Stella<br />
Silva<br />
481 The Future of School Otis (2)<br />
Science fiction writers have often written about changes that<br />
technology might make to education, from the students “desks”<br />
in Orson Scott Cards Enders’ Game to Heinlein’s observations<br />
and critiques of education in his juvenile fiction. What kinds of<br />
alternate education exist now? How does emerging technology<br />
effect the learners of tomorrow? Will school still be out for summer?<br />
William “Ian” Blanton (m), Michael Bonet, David Nurenberg,<br />
Sarah Smith, Sean Sullivan<br />
482 Introduction to Tabletop Roleplaying Paine (2)<br />
Are you curious about tabletop role-playing but never tried it?<br />
Looking for something fun, social, and cheap to do with your<br />
friends and/or family? Or have you it, but want to know more?<br />
Our panel of experienced gamers will explain what you need to<br />
start running or playing in a game, and how to make your games<br />
better. T. Christopher Davis, Ed Fuqua, Peter Maranci, Mitchell<br />
Morris, Jonathan Woodward (m)<br />
483 Speculative Poetry Slam Quincy (2)<br />
Join us for a speculative poetry reading! Erik Amundsen, April<br />
Grant, Shira Lipkin, Julia Rios, Elayna Jade Smolowitz (m), Sonya<br />
Taaffe, JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
484 Harry Potter, My Love for You Will Never Die Revere (2)<br />
Even though it is the end of an era, as the last Harry Potter film<br />
was released, the love for these books and characters will continue.<br />
New fans will emerge, inspiring creativity in Fan Fiction,<br />
Wizard Rock, Cosplay and more. Harry Potter conferences and<br />
conventions bring fans together, and the Wizarding World of<br />
HP at Universal Resorts will give fans a place to visit for years to<br />
come. Is HP Fandom destined to take a place next to Star Trek<br />
and Star Wars fandoms with a permanent presence? Michelle<br />
d’Entremont, James Hinsey, Frances K. Selkirk, Pamela van<br />
Hylckama Vlieg<br />
485 Cross-Step Waltz for Dummies 1hr Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
Learn this beautiful, flowing modern waltz form that can be<br />
danced to many non-traditional songs. This session is especially<br />
for those without couple dance experience. Flat shoes suggested.<br />
No partner needed, no experience required. Susan de Guardiola<br />
486 Autograph—Kane & Kaynak Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Catherine Kane, Kate Kaynak<br />
487 Mail ‘n’ Flail Crafty Space (1E)<br />
If knitters can “stitch ‘n’ bitch,” mailers can have a mail ‘n’ flail!<br />
Bring your own work or purchase a kit and work while we talk<br />
mailing. All experience levels welcome, except absolute beginners.<br />
Liz Cademy<br />
3:00pm<br />
488 Cthulhu Over Filmland 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
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489 Airship Bonanza 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g See #244 for description.<br />
490 Real, Real Steel or the Real Robot Genre 6hr Stone (2)<br />
a Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Heirs to the Stars—Condensed for<br />
theatrical release. Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn—The events<br />
depicted occur three years after Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s<br />
Counterattack. Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone—This is<br />
an updated re-imagining of the original series, Neon Genesis<br />
Evangelion.<br />
491 Belly Dance Show 2hr Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e From Star Trek to Firefly, science fiction has long been entranced<br />
by the shimmying undulations of belly dance. Join us as belly<br />
dancers explore brave new worlds of geeky belly dance fusion,<br />
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featuring inventive performances from some of the Milky Way’s<br />
finest dancers! (Shown live on <strong>Arisia</strong>-TV.) Samara Martin, Katrina<br />
Meyer (m)<br />
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493 Harry Potter: The Films Alcott (3W)<br />
With the release of the final Deathly Hallows film last year, we<br />
seem to have reached the end of an era. Wipe your tears and<br />
swallow back your sobs, for now we discuss the transformation<br />
of the beloved books into the box office-dominating film series. Is<br />
this truly the end? Melissa Gavazzi, James Hinsey, Resa Nelson,<br />
Michael A. Ventrella (m)<br />
494 Poly 279: Poly Parenting Adams (3W)<br />
Mixing multiple relationships with raising children introduces<br />
a host of new complications as well as possibilities. How do you<br />
answer questions, schedule your time, and mix parenting styles?<br />
These and other questions will be discussed. Aimee Bouchard,<br />
Brian Glass, Joy Marchand, Ken Olum, Santiago Rivas (m)<br />
495 Diana Wynne Jones: In Memoriam Douglas (3W)<br />
With the passing of the enormously prolific Diane Wynne Jones,<br />
we reflect on the body of work she has left us, from the Chrestomanci<br />
series to Howl’s Moving Castle. What is it about her work<br />
as a primarily YA fantasy author that draws even adult attention?<br />
Greer Gilman, Merav Hoffman, Bob Kuhn (m), Frances K. Selkirk,<br />
Sonya Taaffe<br />
496 Funniest Songs Sing-Along Burroughs (3E)<br />
A hour filled with the funniest filk and geeky songs we could find.<br />
Lyrics will be projected and a leader will play accompaniment so<br />
everyone can join in! Paul Estin (m), Susan Weiner<br />
497 Avoiding CultureFail Carlton (3E)<br />
How can writers best avoid creating simplistic or hurtful imaginary<br />
cultures? How can you avoid portraying real world cultures<br />
without resorting to stereotypes? Is doing research enough?<br />
Where do you start? Dash (m), Michelle d’Entremont, Andrea<br />
Hairston, Woodrow Hill<br />
498 Northern Lights Costumers’ Guild Meet-up Griffin (3E)<br />
Northern Lights is a chapter of the International Costumers’<br />
Guild, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate the public<br />
and enjoy the construction and wearing of all forms of costume.<br />
Jerome C. Conner, Jill Eastlake, Elizabeth O’Malley<br />
499 A “Self” or “No Self?” Neuroscience in SF Independence (3E)<br />
Does the self exist? Would AI necessarily be smarter than us<br />
in all ways, or are there aspects in which analog intelligence is<br />
inherently superior? The implications for post-Singularity SF<br />
include the question of whether purely digital intelligences (such<br />
as uploaded minds) or cyborgs (brains enhanced with digital<br />
components) would triumph and what writing about either may<br />
entail. Glenn Grant, Justine Graykin, Wil Howitt (m), Dennis Mc-<br />
Cunney, Eric M. Van<br />
500 Anime as Art Lewis (3E)<br />
The popularity and commercial success of anime world-wide<br />
has resulted in the publication of art books based on anime and<br />
manga characters—but is this really art? Or is the art of anime<br />
on the same level as the art of Disney? Mary Dumas (m), Bettina<br />
Kurkoski, Mimi Noyes, Timothy J. Tero<br />
501 Gum Drops and Castles! Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Try your hand at using gum drops and toothpicks to build your<br />
very own Mini Castle! Katherine Brick<br />
502 Flying High with Paper Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Paper, paper everywhere! Come and learn how to make paper airplanes!<br />
Judah Sher (m), Elayna Jade Smolowitz, “Zubie” Zeballos<br />
503 The Hobbit Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Join us for a reading of The Hobbit. Walter Hunt, Peter<br />
Maranci (m)<br />
504 The Black Box Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k How do you know something is there and what it looks like when<br />
you can’t even see it? How do we know what atoms are and what<br />
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they look like? Examine objects hidden in black objects with<br />
probes to figure out what they are. Then build your own black<br />
box, hide your own mysteries inside, and challenge each other.<br />
Scott Wilhelm<br />
505 Copyright/Trademark 101 Hancock (2)<br />
Don’t be fooled by thinking the poor man’s copyright will protect<br />
your art! We aim to answer your questions about how the<br />
law impacts your creative works. This is the who (author/artist),<br />
what (7 Enumerated Rights), when (protection begins), where<br />
(registration and public domain), why (it matters), and how (to) of<br />
preparing what you create to put it out to the world. We also aim<br />
to tell you what isn’t copyright, what isn’t fair game on the internet,<br />
and what you don’t want to learn the hard way. E. J. Barnes,<br />
William Frank, David J. Friedman (m), Nicole L. M. Jurkowski,<br />
Daniel Miller<br />
506 The Near Future of Organ Transplants Otis (2)<br />
What new organ transplant technologies are on the horizon, and<br />
what are their possible implications? What do these advances<br />
mean as a practical matter for patients and donors? Thomas A.<br />
Amoroso, John C. F. Hodges (m), Dr. James Prego, Genevieve Yang<br />
507 Writing As Business Paine (2)<br />
You’ve got your manuscripts and cover letters ready, and you’re<br />
sending out submissions. How do you market yourself? Should<br />
you hire an agent, and how do you work with them? What are<br />
the rights that can be attached to a short story or novel for the<br />
author? When do rights revert back to the author? Is self-publishing<br />
a viable option, and what are the pros and cons of doing<br />
it? Where do you go for help and advice? Adrianne Brennan,<br />
Leah Cypess, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Greg R. Fishbone, Trisha<br />
Wooldridge (m)<br />
508 Convention Feedback 3 Quincy (2)<br />
Feedback for the staff about the convention so far. Andrea Carney,<br />
Emily Coombs, David D’Antonio, Samantha Dings, Crystal<br />
Huff, Rick Kovalcik, Benjamin Levy, Alan McAvinney, Daniel Noe,<br />
Peter Olszowka, Noel Rosenberg, Cris Shuldiner (m), Rachel L. Silber,<br />
Michael Sprague, Julia Suggs<br />
509 Punday! Revere (2)<br />
The Punday contest is an elimination contest to determine which<br />
panelist can make the best/worst puns right to the end. Howard<br />
Beatman, Michael McAfee, Richard Stallman, Doug Wilder,<br />
James A. Wolf<br />
510 This Week on Brit TV 3hr Webster (2)<br />
v The review of the latest in British Television. See schedule at<br />
door.<br />
511 Play Poker for a Good Cause, with Phil Foglio 1hr 30min<br />
Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
Phil Foglio is well-known for his skills as an artist, writer, and<br />
Chief Architect of the Chromium Meerkat All-Tenor Jug 0Band.<br />
But what does he do for fun? He plays poker! Ever wanted to show<br />
off your brilliant poker variation to one of the authors of Dealer’s<br />
Choice: The Complete Handbook of Saturday Night Poker? Now’s<br />
your chance! Don’t know how to play? We’ll teach you. It’s all in<br />
good fun. Want to read up beforehand? Visit http://bit.ly/tssQBt<br />
Daniel Reuben Abraham (m), Phil Foglio<br />
512 Cross-Step Waltz for Experienced folk 1hr<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Introduction to cross-step waltz for those who already have some<br />
dance experience (couple dancing, contra, etc.) Learn the basics<br />
and a few variations for this beautiful modern waltz form that<br />
can be danced to a wide variety of music. Flat shoes suggested.<br />
No partner needed. Susan de Guardiola<br />
513 Art Show Auction 2hr Art Show (1E)<br />
x Your walls and shelves cry out for a fabulous piece of SF or Fantasy<br />
art! Works from the Art Show that have received enough bids are<br />
sold at the <strong>Arisia</strong> Art Auction. We also auction donated pieces<br />
and orphans from Art Shows long ago. Proceeds from these unclaimed<br />
pieces will go to the <strong>Arisia</strong> Grant Fund that gives money<br />
to needy SF cons and exciting science fiction and fantasy-related<br />
projects. Buy art for a song or bust your budget—just make sure<br />
you come!<br />
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514 Autograph—Hinds (4–4:30), Ewing & Long-Ewing<br />
Autograph Space (1E)<br />
Rhea Ewing, Gareth Hinds, Kimberley Long-Ewing<br />
515 Miniatures in Gaming: Painting Tips & Techniques<br />
Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Panelists discuss and demonstrate their own techniques for<br />
miniature painting, exchanging tips and tricks with other miniatures<br />
enthusiasts. Includes discussion of priming, reducing flash,<br />
and shading. This is in the craft space, so demonstrations and<br />
participation are possible and encouraged (BYO supplies). Alex<br />
Feinman (m), Steven Hammond, Brennan Martin<br />
5:00pm<br />
516 Rocky & Bullwinkle 22min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
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Plants (1st season, episode 15)<br />
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517 3D Art & Sculpture Alcott (3W)<br />
Sculpture and 3D Art can be enticing and beautiful, invite touch<br />
and interactivity, and wow the crowd. What is some successful<br />
3D art out there? What is the range of materials used by such artists,<br />
and what does their creative process look like? Jacob Lefton,<br />
Mimi Noyes (m), Carsten Turner<br />
518 Bioethics in Today’s World Adams (3W)<br />
Bioethics is a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical<br />
implications of biological and medical procedures, technologies,<br />
and treatments such as organ transplants, genetic engineering,<br />
and care of the terminally ill. Given currently emerging<br />
biological technologies, where do we draw the ethical line and for<br />
what reason? For example, are embryonic stem cells on the way<br />
out as a research material, and are their suggested replacements<br />
any better ethically? Thomas A. Amoroso (m), John C. F. Hodges,<br />
Shava Nerad, Karen Purcell DVM, Richard Stallman<br />
519 Food Communicating Culture in Literature Douglas (3W)<br />
How do writers communicate things about their cultures and<br />
characters via the food they use? What can you discern about<br />
cultures based on if they get their food in pill form or if they<br />
are vegetarian/vegan, omnivores, or carnivores? How does the<br />
anatomy and physiology of your aliens or magical creatures dictate<br />
their food requirements? What about the terrain? Does the<br />
diversity of food culture—and what it communicates—on Earth<br />
get shown in literature? Stephanie Clarkson, Greer Gilman, April<br />
Grant, Tchipakkan, Trisha Wooldridge (m)<br />
520 Coming Out Burroughs (3E)<br />
Coming out of the closet is not an easy decision or process, regardless<br />
of whether you are coming out as LGBT, poly, kinky,<br />
pagan, or Republican. Come share stories and advice on how and<br />
whether to come out to family, friends, and co-workers. Dash (m),<br />
Michelle Driscoll, Tony Finan, Melissa Kaplan, Lawrence Nelson<br />
521 Judging and Being Judged in Costume Contests Carlton (3E)<br />
What do judges look for when looking at costumes up close and<br />
on stage? Past judges and contestants discuss what judges look<br />
for in both presentation and workmanship. Aurora Celeste, Tina<br />
Connell, Marty Gear, Toni Lay, Christa J. Newman<br />
522 “But That’s Not Science Fiction, Is It?” Griffin (3E)<br />
Yesterday’s science fiction becomes today’s science fact (except<br />
for flying cars, of course). But with the pace of innovation accelerating,<br />
it’s possible for plots to be passe by the time they make it<br />
through the publication pipeline. What are some examples where<br />
even the newest sci-fi reads like a period piece? What are sci-fi<br />
authors to do? James L. Cambias, Myke Cole, Jeff Hecht (m), Kenneth<br />
Schneyer<br />
523 Singing for Non-Singers Independence (3E)<br />
i Anabel Graetz has taught thousands of people to sing. This beginning<br />
workshop is limited to 30 students.<br />
524 Mars or Bust! Lewis (3E)<br />
What’s the latest news on the Manned Mission To Mars project?<br />
With the goal of at least a manned orbit of the Red Planet by the<br />
2030s, how close are we? What technologies will be used to get<br />
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there and back? Martha Adams, Brian Glass (m), Ian Schleifer,<br />
Dr. Jason Schneiderman, Tom Wysmuller<br />
525 Grappling at the Sword 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
s Kunstbruder presents: A Demonstration of grappling in the<br />
Medieval Martial Arts and Swordplay. Followed immediately by<br />
hands-on lessons with the Longsword. Learn the basics of attack<br />
and defense in the German tradition. All equipment provided,<br />
no experience necessary. Advanced lessons available for students<br />
who have already done the basic lesson. (Kids lessons in Fast<br />
Track) Steven Hirsch<br />
526 Building the Perfect Beast: How Comics Get Made Hancock (2)<br />
A nuts and bolts presentation of how cartoonists create their<br />
work. Focusing on intangible (i.e., storytelling, mood, pacing,<br />
and research) as well as tangible elements (i.e., drawings, inking,<br />
page and design). E. J. Barnes, Alexander Danner (m), Rhea Ewing,<br />
Gareth Hinds, Gynn Stella Silva, Richard A. Silva<br />
527 Father of the Space Age 20min Otis (2)<br />
f A short biography of Robert Goddard, a Worcester Poly grad who<br />
made good. And also made rockets. 16mm, color by Eastman<br />
Reversal Process (red).<br />
528 Technology and the GM Paine (2)<br />
Tabletop RPGs have moved from being wargame tabletops to being<br />
played with miniatures to now being played with computerbased<br />
tools such as MapTool. Do you prefer your iPad/Netbook<br />
to lugging 30 lbs of manuals around? What tools are out there?<br />
What do we lose or gain with each of these transitions? dkap,<br />
William “Ian” Blanton, Steven Hammond (m), James T. Henderson<br />
Jr, Drew Van Zandt<br />
529 <strong>Arisia</strong> Corporate Meeting Quincy (2)<br />
An open meeting of <strong>Arisia</strong> Inc., the organization that helps the<br />
con committee do its job every year. Non-members welcome (and<br />
welcome to join us). Crystal Huff, Rick Kovalcik (m), Benjamin<br />
Levy, Alan McAvinney, Nicholas “phi” Shectman, Cris Shuldiner,<br />
Rachel L. Silber<br />
530 Creating and Maintaining Your Public Persona Revere (2)<br />
You’re a known writer with a few published credits, and you’re<br />
starting to get some recognition. How much of what you say elsewhere<br />
(on Facebook, in web forums, or on your blog) becomes<br />
part of your image? And how can you shape that image in the<br />
best possible light? Randee Dawn, Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (m),<br />
Maddy Myers, Nicole Peeler, KT Pinto<br />
531 Belly Dance Class 1hr Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Come learn some basic bellydance moves from the white and<br />
nerdy women of Tassellations. All you need are comfortable<br />
clothes and a willingness to move. Everyone in the room will be<br />
expected to dance—no spectators allowed! Don’t worry about<br />
your creaky knees or bum hip. So long as you have one or two<br />
working body parts, we can teach you how to move them. And if<br />
there’s time, you’ll also learn a little Improvisational Tribal Style<br />
bellydance. Jennifer Pelland<br />
532 Autograph—Letersky & Sklar Autograph Space (1E)<br />
PJ Letersky, David Sklar<br />
533 Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Whether you’ve never touched needles in your life, brought a<br />
project to work on at con, or just want to talk about what you<br />
have in progress at home, you’re welcome to join us. There will be<br />
free needles and yarn for newcomers to learn on and take home.<br />
All fiber crafts welcome! Anna R. Bradley<br />
534 Logan’s Run 1hr 58min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life really ends at<br />
30. 1976, PG<br />
6:00pm<br />
535 Sunday Evening Booster Draft Magic 4hr Harbor II (3E)<br />
g $15 entry fee.<br />
536 La Jetée 28min Otis (2)<br />
f A boy sees a woman on a river jetty just as the bombs fall and<br />
World War III begins. Decades later as he lives underground with<br />
a band of survivors, her image becomes the key to a time travel<br />
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experiment. The film that inspired Twelve Monkeys, this French<br />
production is told in a series of B&W still images. 1962, 16mm<br />
B&W, French with subtitles.<br />
537 Professor Sebastian’s Traveling Heterodyne Show 1hr<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e Professor Sebastian’s Troupe of Fearless Commedians present<br />
“The Race to the West Pole”, a tale of the fabulous Heterodyne<br />
Boys, featuring: Romance! Suspense! Music! Mystery! Action!<br />
Scantily-Clad Women! (well, they’re scantily-clad underneath<br />
their costumes) and a Nearly Naked Man! This is a World-Premiere<br />
of this show, with characters and plot elements based on<br />
Airship Entertainment’s Girl Genius, with the Kind Permission<br />
of the Authors: Phil & Kaja Foglio. Don’t miss it or you’ll Rue the<br />
Day! Michael Bergman (m), Alex Newman<br />
6:30pm<br />
538 The Road 1hr 51min Otis (2)<br />
f Long-time <strong>Arisia</strong> attendees will note that we are huge fans of<br />
weird post-apocalyptic tales and this is no exception. But it’s also<br />
a road film, a growing-up tale, and the story of a family. Based on<br />
the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy. 2009, R<br />
(violence, disturbing images, language), 35mm Cinemascope.<br />
7:00pm<br />
539 Doctor Who Companions Alcott (3W)<br />
A discussion of Doctor Who’s companions, both past and present,<br />
from Susan Foreman to Amy Pond. Is River Song a companion?<br />
How about the Brigadier? Does the Doctor need a companion to<br />
keep him “human”? Samantha Dings, Forest Handford (m), Toni<br />
Lay, Misty Pendragon, Santiago Rivas<br />
540 Alternative Energy Adams (3W)<br />
How plausible are alternatives to fossil fuels at the moment? What<br />
new options are out there? Just how expensive is it to “go green”<br />
in our energy generation? What are the world governments doing<br />
to this end right now, and what can the average citizen do?<br />
James Bredt, Vonnie Carts-Powell (m), Ctein, Ken Gale, James B.<br />
Van Bokkelen<br />
541 Disabilities in Science Fiction Douglas (3W)<br />
How can we extrapolate the future of disability through the lens<br />
of science fiction? SF lets us explore how attitudes about disability<br />
may change and how disability itself may shift and change<br />
with theoretical advances in medicine and technology. Sarah<br />
Goodman, Kate Kaynak, A. Joseph Ross, Ian Schleifer, JoSelle<br />
Vanderhooft (m)<br />
542 Flirt Like a Pro! Burroughs (3E)<br />
Flirting, like any skill, can be learned and gets better with practice.<br />
Our panel of experts are here to help! They will discuss and<br />
maybe even demonstrate ways to flirt like a pro, and what never to<br />
do under any circumstances! Cheryl Braverman, Hugh Casey (m),<br />
Lori Del Genis, Dr. James Prego, Drew Van Zandt<br />
543 Costume Presentation: Is Humor Always Best? Carlton (3E)<br />
Our panelists discuss whether short and funny is really always<br />
best, and other presentation quandaries. Marty Gear, Suford<br />
Lewis (m), Christa J. Newman, Jennifer Old<br />
544 Making Politics Work in Fiction Griffin (3E)<br />
Real world political narratives are filled with cultural revolutions,<br />
passionate speeches about social change, war, and intricate,<br />
Machievellian plots. How can you portray them convincingly<br />
in your story? From noble houses in fantasy worlds to galaxyspanning<br />
empires in SF, how do you make them believable and<br />
engaging without burying your reader in the intricacies of your<br />
setting’s political theory? Leah Cypess, Kimberley Long-Ewing,<br />
Kenneth Schneyer (m), Michael A. Ventrella, Phoebe Wray<br />
545 Strange and Unusual Research Independence (3E)<br />
Come explore the strange reaches of real science. Pulled from<br />
scientific and medical journals, come see levitating mice, feline<br />
art critics, disappearing teaspoons, glowing bananas, and much<br />
more. Dr. Jason Schneiderman<br />
546 Building a Poly Home Lewis (3E)<br />
You know that multiple relationships are the right path for you,<br />
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and are thinking of moving from dating to cohabitating. Deciding<br />
to move in together can be a tricky proposition for any<br />
relationship, but it can get even more complicated when there<br />
are more than two people involved. When it’s time to pack the<br />
U-Haul, what are the potential issues—emotional, legal, and<br />
logistical—that you might face? Come hear from our panelists<br />
about the joys and challenges of creating a poly home. Michelle<br />
Driscoll, Raven Kaldera, Joy Marchand, Ian Cooper Rose, Jonathan<br />
Woodward (m)<br />
547 Collateral Damage 3hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g The only anime based board game in the country, you play a<br />
yakuza boss using the characters as your henchman. Your characters,<br />
however, have feelings, and may unwittingly fall in love<br />
with other characters, meaning they’ll stop doing what you want<br />
them to do and start doing what they want to do. A game of manipulation<br />
and strategy, extreme laughter, and a little luck as well.<br />
548 How to Write a Comic Hancock (2)<br />
How do you turn a blank page into a vibrant grid chock-full of<br />
adventure? How do you write a script for an artist to interpret?<br />
How do you get from introduction to climax in 22 pages (or 3<br />
panels)? Alexander Danner (m), Alex Jarvis, Steve Kanaras, Troy<br />
Minkowsky, Joey Peters<br />
549 Surviving an Anime Con Paine (2)<br />
Is an anime con really like a science fiction con with a different<br />
focus? Or is it more like a media con? Big media con? Horror<br />
con? Comic con? For newcomers, would it better to start with<br />
the smaller cons first? Come find out the answers to these and<br />
more questions about anime conventions. Patrick Delahanty,<br />
Adam Ferraro, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe (m), John C. Watson, Doug<br />
Wilder<br />
550 Reading: D’Entremont & Peeler Quincy (2)<br />
r Michelle d’Entremont, Nicole Peeler<br />
551 How the Political Process Works—and Doesn’t Revere (2)<br />
How is the political process supposed to work? Where does it<br />
break down? How can you get attention focused on the issues<br />
important to you, both locally and nationally? How much do petitions,<br />
protests, and leaving messages for your representative make<br />
a difference? How do you get involved? This panel will focus on<br />
the political process in the United States. Fabrisse, Steven Hammond,<br />
Israel Peskowitz, Ian Randal Strock (m), James Zavaglia<br />
552 Terry Pratchett—Choosing to Die 1hr Webster (2)<br />
v Terry’s latest discussion of mortality and suicide. 2011, R (not<br />
recommended for children).<br />
553 Maple City Chronicles III 3hr Grand Ballroom C (1W)<br />
g See #98 for description.<br />
554 Does Anyone Here Know How to Madison? 1hr<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
Answer Brad’s famous question from the Rocky Horror Picture<br />
Show with a yes! Learn one version of the original 1960s Madison,<br />
an easy line dance—no partner needed, no experience needed.<br />
Susan de Guardiola<br />
7:30pm<br />
555 Trailer Park 1hr 30min Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
f Trailer Park Daniel M. Kimmel<br />
556 Journey to the Center of the Earth 2hr 21min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Jules Verne’s classic—An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues<br />
follow an explorer’s trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano<br />
to the earth’s center. 1959, NR<br />
8:00pm<br />
557 More Songs of Myth and Magic 1hr Harbor Ballroom III (3E)<br />
e See #439 for description.<br />
558 Once Upon A Warrior 2hr 15min Webster (2)<br />
v Live action Disney/Bollywood musical fantasy. In a teardropshaped<br />
land called Sangarashtra, a 9-year-old girl with special<br />
healing powers tries to save her homeland from the tyranny of an<br />
evil queen with the help of a blind swordsman. Subtitled. 2011,<br />
PG-13.<br />
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559 Guilty Pleasures Alcott (3W)<br />
Some movies are just awful and others go beyond awful and<br />
becoming enduring classics of bad movie making. What movies<br />
are so bad that they’re good? What makes us keep watching<br />
turkeys like Plan 9 from Outer Space or Santa Claus Conquers<br />
the Martians? And what modern movies might be candidates for<br />
the pantheon of the terrible? E. J. Barnes (m), Tony Finan, Troy<br />
Minkowsky, Tuna Oddfellow, Trish Wilson<br />
560 Your Kink is OK! Adams (3W)<br />
No matter how outlandish someone’s proclivities are, there are<br />
still things that they will find freaky about other people. Why is<br />
it that some who engage in one unusual behavior look down on<br />
another? We’ll discuss various activities and maybe discover that<br />
“those people” aren’t quite as freaky as you might have thought<br />
before. 18+ only. Michelle Driscoll (m), Woodrow Hill, Laurel<br />
Pickard, Raven Stormbringer<br />
561 Aboard All That Glitters:Foglio’s Illegal Aliens Douglas (3W)<br />
Aliens! Space cops! A secret UN first contact team! And, for spice,<br />
a New York street gang! Mix them up and you have one of the most<br />
enjoyable Sci-fi books you’ll ever read, courtesy of Nick Pollotta<br />
and this year’s guest of honor, Phil Foglio! Join us as we delve into<br />
this little-known jewel with one of the best casts of characters<br />
you’ll ever see, from Comrade General Nicholi Nicholi, defender<br />
of the first contact team, to Boztwank the fungal bastard engineer<br />
of the starship All That Glitters. Christopher Davis, Mario<br />
Di Giacomo, Judah Sher (m), Julia Suggs<br />
562 Poly in Sci-Fi Burroughs (3E)<br />
For many of us, our first visions of the possibility of polyamory or<br />
ethical non-monogamy came from sci-fi of one sort or another.<br />
Heinlein is the most common, but many authors explore this<br />
topic. Which authors explore it, what are the differences in the<br />
different visions, and how does it shape poly in fandom today?<br />
Karl G. Heinemann, Ken Olum, Micah Schneider (m), Meredith<br />
Schwartz<br />
563 Our Weird Biology Carlton (3E)<br />
Did you know the human stomach has neurons? That you lose<br />
about 1/2 liter of water a day just through breathing? That driving<br />
can increase the size of the posterior hippocampus of the brain?<br />
That testosterone levels decrease after consuming sugar? Come<br />
hear about these and more weird, wild facts about the human<br />
body. Thomas A. Amoroso, Abby Hafer, Wil Howitt (m), Dr. James<br />
Prego, Dr. Jason Schneiderman<br />
564 Good Story Songs Griffin (3E)<br />
Really good songs that tell really neat stories. We’ll haul out some<br />
of the best filk ballads, such as “Horse-tamer’s Daughter” and<br />
“Ferryman”. David Kessler, Suford Lewis (m), Susan Weiner<br />
565 Delsarte Technique: Victorian Oratory Independence (3E)<br />
i Anabel Graetz, in addition to having taught thousands of people<br />
to sing, is one of very few living people trained in this most famous<br />
of Victorian oratorical techniques.<br />
566 Costume and Costuming Space Lewis (3E)<br />
Creating an organized sewing space for making costumes and<br />
storage space to hold completed projects is important for all<br />
costumers. Panelists will discuss how they store and care for<br />
their costumes, as well as the areas used to makes their creations.<br />
Dawn Albright, Aurora Celeste (m), Solveig Pflueger, Jamila Sisco<br />
567 The eBook Ecosystem Hancock (2)<br />
Is it better to price your eBooks (or eMagazines) cheaper and<br />
hope to make it up in volume? Which of the big four companies—<br />
Amazon, B&N, iBook, or Smashwords—pays best, or can you just<br />
do it off your own website to maximize profits? How much does it<br />
really cost to make an eBook, and what’s the cost of piracy? Can<br />
giving it away pay? Adrianne Brennan (m), John Costello, Don<br />
Sakers, JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
568 Trailer Park Classic 1hr 30min Otis (2)<br />
f Everybody’s favorite event! Two hours of trailers for movies you<br />
love, movies you hate, and movies you’ve never heard of! Once<br />
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again we reach into the dumpsters behind the movie theater for<br />
the finest trailers possible.<br />
569 Women in Gaming Paine (2)<br />
As gaming culture has moved more into the mainstream, it has<br />
become less stigmatized. With the reduced stigma for all gamers,<br />
women gamers have become more visible. Are there challenges<br />
facing women who are interested in gaming? How does the<br />
situation differ between tabletop and LARPing? What can we, as<br />
women already in gaming, do to help new participants? Genevieve<br />
Iseult Eldredge (m), Kaja Foglio, Catherine Kane, Maddy Myers<br />
570 Reading: Amidon, Lieder, & Sandel Quincy (2)<br />
r Mark L. Amidon, Tim Lieder, Colin Sandel<br />
571 The Future of Religion Revere (2)<br />
Polls show many countries becoming less religious while others<br />
seem to have become even more so. While Star Trek saw everyone<br />
civilized becoming atheistic, Babylon 5 had a future with<br />
multiple religions, and Heinlein predicted a near-future fundamentalist<br />
theocracy. What is the future of religion, both in our<br />
country and the world? Forest Handford (m), Sandra Hutchinson,<br />
Sean Kane, Bill Levay, Rev. Matthew<br />
572 The Martial Arts of “Girl Genius” 30min<br />
Commonwealth Ballroom ABC (1W)<br />
s Agatha Heterodyne is not a particularly accomplished fighter—<br />
although she is getting better. But others in her world are highly<br />
skilled combatants. Some, such as the Jägermonsters, delight in<br />
fighting. Others, like Baron Klaus Wulfenbach and his son Gilagamesh,<br />
are reluctant, but very effective, warriors. Watch the<br />
Higgins Armory Sword Guild demonstrate the hand-to-hand<br />
combat styles of four groups: the Wulfenbachs, the Jägermonsters,<br />
the Geisterdamen, and the royal house of Skifander.<br />
9:00pm<br />
573 Anime Fantasy 5hr Stone (2)<br />
a Escaflowne: The Movie—This is re-telling of the television series,<br />
The Vision of Escaflowne. The Twelve Kingdoms—Yoko Nakajima<br />
is transported to the Twelve Kingdoms, a world based on mythical<br />
China. There, she confronts demons and betrayals as she seeks to<br />
discover her destiny. Record of Lodoss War—This was originally<br />
created in 1986 as a series of transcripts of Dungeons & Dragons<br />
RPG sessions published in the Japanese PC magazine, Comptiq.<br />
574 Girl Genius Grand Ball 1hr 30min Commonwealth ABC (1W)<br />
Whether you are accustomed to the insane extravagance of Castle<br />
Heterodyne’s ballrooms, more stately affairs aboard Castle von<br />
Wulfenbach, or dancing in taverns with Jagermonsters, you will<br />
find plenty of great dance partners here. This evening of fun and<br />
easy-to-learn dancing will include some favorite Austro-Hungarian<br />
pieces.<br />
10:00pm<br />
575 Marvel Movies Alcott (3W)<br />
Spiderman’s rebooting. The Avengers is coming out and the Xfranchise<br />
is still going strong. Why are the Marvel franchises<br />
doing well when their Distinguished Competition (save for one<br />
batty franchise) is not? Why has Marvel conquered Hollywood?<br />
Bob Chipman, Karl G. Heinemann, Suford Lewis (m), Troy<br />
Minkowsky<br />
576 The Year in Bad Science Adams (3W)<br />
People use the aura of science to further their own agenda but<br />
remain perfectly willing to ignore actual science to present their<br />
side. We will present some of the more egregious abuses of the<br />
name of science over the last year. Mark L. Amidon (m), Stephen<br />
R. Wilk, Tom Wysmuller<br />
577 Ethics of Science Fiction Douglas (3W)<br />
As science is perceived in the future (through science fiction)<br />
how are ethics, lifestyles, and philosophies perceived? What social<br />
organizations would we like, and why? How can we achieve<br />
them? How has the idea of a utopia or dystopia changed as science<br />
fiction evolves? Will the concept of “we” change? Are “right”<br />
and “wrong” eternal concepts, or have they changed over time?<br />
Grant Carrington, April Grant, Justine Graykin, Steve Kanaras,<br />
Meredith Schwartz (m)<br />
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578 Consistent Magic Systems in Fantasy Burroughs (3E)<br />
Magic is mysterious and ancient, and its workings are often beyond<br />
the understanding of mere mortals, but that doesn’t mean<br />
that magic doesn’t have rules. Every fantasy saga has its own rules<br />
for magic, and its own explanations for how the magical arts work.<br />
Where does magic come from? Who can use magic, and how?<br />
Do regular non-magic users know it exists? Vikki Ciaffone (m),<br />
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Joshua Palmatier, Margaret Ronald,<br />
David Sklar<br />
579 Anime Cons: Behind the Scenes Carlton (3E)<br />
Take part in the conversation as a panel of seasoned anime convention<br />
staffers discuss how much work it actually takes to put on<br />
a successful con. Perfect for people who are interested in staffing<br />
or considering volunteering for cons in the future. You’re sure to<br />
hear some amazing horror stories from cons gone wrong and the<br />
lessons learned as well. Aurora Celeste, Patrick Delahanty (m),<br />
Jennifer Duschak, Adam Ferraro, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe<br />
580 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk Griffin (3E)<br />
Come listen and/or make music in this unthemed song circle. We<br />
will go around in a circle giving every person a chance to perform<br />
(Play), request a song (Pick), or Pass. All types of music are welcome,<br />
but expect to hear a lot of songs related to science fiction,<br />
fantasy, science and fandom. Ellen Kranzer<br />
581 Bawdy Song Circle Independence (3E)<br />
A moderated pick, pass, or play themed song circle for raunchier<br />
filk, bardic songs, or other geeky music. Some material may be<br />
inappropriate for those under 18. Sing, play or just listen! E. J.<br />
Barnes, Kate Farb-Johnson, Anabel Graetz (m)<br />
582 Religion and Kink Lewis (3E)<br />
Connections between kink and spirituality are legion. From the<br />
Christian monks of the Middle Ages flagellating themselves in<br />
penitence and the woman in a latex nun’s outfit threatening her<br />
naughty students, to the kinkster marveling at how his first experience<br />
of subspace reminds him of his favorite moments from<br />
synagogue; the scene can be so powerful for some people, it opens<br />
spiritual doors. This panel will explore ways in which kink and<br />
spirituality intersect. D. Cameron Calkins, Jaime Garmendia,<br />
Raven Kaldera (m), Rev. Matthew<br />
583 Martian Croquet: A Steampunk Diversion Harbor III (3E)<br />
Victorian explorers, adventurers, chrononauts, and aethernauts!<br />
Join us in the fine sands of the remote Martian Canal Estates,<br />
where the well-dressed 19th-century tourist and all civilized<br />
alien entities may indulge in the genteel yet cut-throat Martian<br />
pastime of parlor croquet. Portable gravity generators encouraged<br />
to prevent loss of croquet balls into the aether. Steampunk,<br />
historical, or science fictional costume encouraged for all species.<br />
Tentacular assistance prohibited. Susan de Guardiola<br />
584 Fan Etiquette: How Not to Be That Fan Hancock (2)<br />
Have you ever been embarrassed by your fellow fans when meeting<br />
actors, musicians, and other people of note? How can you<br />
control your emotions and come across as a fan, not a stalker?<br />
Even at movies, some fans are yelling at the screen distracting<br />
other viewers from enjoying the film. This panel would give<br />
some insight as to what is the best way to present yourself and<br />
your fandom in a favorable light. Fabrisse, Melina Gunnett, Catt<br />
Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Pam “Izumi” Larson, PJ Letersky (m)<br />
585 Beyond the Solar System 20min Otis (2)<br />
f Narrated by Richard Basehart, this short film talks about just how<br />
big space is, and how much of really isn’t empty at all. 16mm.<br />
586 What Makes a Game “Classic”? Paine (2)<br />
What makes a game a “classic”? Is it “meets the highest standards<br />
of quality and play value and been continuously in production<br />
for at least 10 years”, per the Hall of Fame’s charter? Do other<br />
games on the list, like Axis & Allies, Diplomacy, The Settlers of<br />
Catan, or Apples to Apples, qualify as games that started out as<br />
“our” games and moved into the realm of classics? Alternatively,<br />
what games belong on the list that aren’t (Fluxx, perhaps)? Michael<br />
Bonet, Daniel Miller, Mitchell Morris, Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman (m)<br />
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587 Reading: Kane & Vanderhooft Quincy (2)<br />
r Catherine Kane, JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
588 Is There Anything Verboten Left? Revere (2)<br />
What topics are actually still considered taboo in SF/F? Are there<br />
any sacred cows left? Bridget Joyce Boyle, Paula Lieberman, Ira<br />
Nayman (m), Israel Peskowitz, Trish Wilson<br />
589 The Nightmare Before Christmas: Rated PG 2hr<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e Your favorite theater group The Teseracte Players of Boston, are<br />
once again breaking the bounds of shadow theater by presenting<br />
an all-new premier performance. We’ll take you to Halloween<br />
Town to travel along with The Pumpkin King as he seeks to<br />
re-make Christmas, and hopefully, rediscover himself. Along<br />
the way we’ll bring your favorite characters to life with all new<br />
choreography and amazing costuming! Come see something<br />
new, and take a deeper look into the Holiday worlds of old. Glenn<br />
MacWilliams<br />
590 Blackadder—Back and Forth 33min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t At a New Millennium Eve party Blackadder and Baldrick test<br />
their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering<br />
famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.<br />
1999, NR<br />
10:15pm<br />
591 Starhyke Marathon 2hr 50min Webster (2)<br />
v All 6 Brit SF comedy episodes, staring Claudia Christian. PG-13.<br />
10:45pm<br />
592 The Lost Boys 1hr 37min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. After<br />
moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area<br />
is frequented by vampires. It is. 1987, R<br />
11:00pm<br />
593 The Black Hole: Special Extra-Bad Film 1hr 38min Otis (2)<br />
f Totakeadvantageofthehugedemandforsciencefictionunleashed<br />
by the recent popularity of Star Wars, Disney dusted off the plot<br />
of their previous worst movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and<br />
reset it in outer space with a cast of robots and actors who seem<br />
as natural as robots. The effects are stunning, though, with well<br />
over 500 effects shots including 150 painted mattes, and some<br />
of the first computer-controlled matte work. 1979, PG, 16mm.<br />
11:30pm<br />
594 “No Sh*t, There I Was!”: Oral Storytelling Douglas (3W)<br />
More and more oral storytelling activities are popping up: the<br />
“radio theater” performance, author readings, and panels where<br />
the majority of the time is spent with panelists and audience<br />
members recounting their experiences. What makes a good oral<br />
story presentation? William Freedman, Melina Gunnett, Catherine<br />
Kane, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein (m), Michael McAfee<br />
595 Pick, Pass, Play Open Filk cont. Griffin (3E)<br />
Even more music! Merav Hoffman (m), Ellen Kranzer<br />
596 StarCraft! Lewis (3E)<br />
StarCraft and its sequel are computer games that are considered<br />
a national sport in South Korea. The original remained popular<br />
for over a decade, and the release of Starcraft 2 has brought the<br />
professional gaming scene to North America. Replays of the<br />
matches are broadcast with live shoutcast (commentators). What<br />
about this game makes it so popular? Why has it outlasted so<br />
many other strategy games? Kristian Brevik (m), Bill Levay, Santiago<br />
Rivas<br />
597 Bootblacking 101 Paine (2)<br />
Bootblacking is not only enjoyable from a service perspective;<br />
it can also be the basis for a very unique scene. It’s a great way<br />
to flirt, too! We’ll discuss bootblacking basics, and then discuss<br />
ways you can have fun with it. 18+ Only. Aimee Bouchard, Laurel<br />
Pickard, Ian Cooper Rose<br />
598 The Law, Risk Assessment, and Fun Revere (2)<br />
In the last few years one might argue that not only have we gotten<br />
more litigious and risk-averse as a society, but this has started to<br />
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have a real effect in fandom and fandom-adjacent subcultures,<br />
making it harder for groups to do basic things like recruit volunteers,<br />
hold events, include families and children, feed people,<br />
teach crafts, recruit new members, etc. How can we balance risk,<br />
and keep things reasonably safe without losing the fun? David<br />
J. Friedman, Daniel Miller, Raven Stormbringer (m), Thomas<br />
Traina<br />
599 Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog: Rated PG-13 1hr<br />
Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
e The world’s a mess and only one man can fix it. In this comically<br />
satirical look at society and the not-so-status quo, you can sing<br />
along, blog along and come along into another world of interactive<br />
film. In this one-of-a-kind shadow cast production, the Teseracte<br />
Players breathe life into the characters you love and love to<br />
hate. Glenn MacWilliams<br />
12:30am<br />
600 The Beast From 20000 Fathoms 1hr 19min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes<br />
the North Atlantic and ultimately New York City. 1953, NR<br />
1:00am<br />
601 Unmoderated Open Filk 5hr 45min Griffin (3E)<br />
Open Filk descends into chaos. Music will continue as long as<br />
people are interested.<br />
602 Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Sing-Along 1hr Grand AB (1W)<br />
e It’s a typical Tuesday in Sunnyvale. Dawn’s in trouble and a dancing<br />
demon wants to see the slayer burn. As the Scoobies scour<br />
the books to find their demon, they are forced to confess all those<br />
things they swore they’d “never tell”. Walk through the fire as<br />
The Teseracte Players of Boston Present “Buffy, ‘Once More,<br />
With Feeling’”. We’ll give you a show that’s worth dying twice for.<br />
Glenn MacWilliams<br />
1:05am<br />
603 The Apple 1hr 25min Webster (2)<br />
v In the future (1994) Alphie and Bibi, two sweet, naive youths from<br />
Moose Jaw, Canada, have come to America to compete in the<br />
Worldvision Song Festival. Though their hopes seem dashed at<br />
first, all is looking up for the two until they begin to discover the<br />
dark underside of the rock and roll world. SF Musical, 1980, PG.<br />
1:50am<br />
604 Cat-Women of the Moon 1hr 4min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #116 for description.<br />
Lunacon <strong>2012</strong><br />
New York’s Oldest Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention<br />
March 16-18, Hilton Rye Town, Rye Brook, NY<br />
Author Guest of Honor: John Ringo<br />
Artist Guest of Honor: Howard Tayler<br />
YA Writer Guest of Honor: Tamora Pierce<br />
Gaming Guests of Honor: Andy & Kristin Looney<br />
www.lunacon.org<br />
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All panels are 75 minutes unless marked otherwise.<br />
605 Various Hentai 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a No minors allowed<br />
2:30am<br />
606 Interceptor 1hr 30min Webster (2)<br />
v Cosmic Good and Evil battle for the Fate of The Universe in<br />
Moscow’s mean streets. Russian, subtitled, 2009, PG-13.<br />
3:00am<br />
607 Neverwhere (part 4) 29min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #364 for description.<br />
3:30am<br />
608 Neverwhere (part 5) 30min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #364 for description.<br />
4:00am<br />
609 Neverwhere (part 6) 29min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #364 for description.<br />
4:05am<br />
610 RoboGeisha 1hr 50min Webster (2)<br />
v Yoshie, the younger and ill-treated sister of a renowned Geisha,<br />
is discovered to have natural strength and fighting ability. She’s<br />
recruited into an army of Geisha assassins by the rich and powerful<br />
Kageno. Yoshie soon realizes that Kagenos has more nefarious<br />
plans. With the help of other ‘Kageno defectors’, she sets out to<br />
stop him and his Tengu warriors. Bloody Robot Geisha Rampage<br />
Japanese. Dubbed in English. 2009, R.<br />
4:30am<br />
611 Sleeper 1hr 27min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t A nerdish store owner (woody Allen) is revived out of cryostasis<br />
into a future world to fight an oppressive government. 1973, PG<br />
5:45am<br />
612 Glenn the Flying Robot 1hr 20min Webster (2)<br />
v Canadian Robot Pianist driven to perfection causes conflict.<br />
Starring Billy Boyd from LOTR. 2010, PG-13.<br />
6:00am<br />
613 Ah! My Goddess Vol. 1 4hr Stone (2)<br />
a College sophomore Keiichi Morisato accidentally dials the Goddess<br />
Technical Help Line, while alone in his dorm room. The goddess<br />
Belldandy appears and grants him one wish. Thinking he is<br />
the victim of a practical joke, he wishes that she stay with him<br />
forever. Surprisingly, his wish is granted!<br />
614 The Indian 1hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t RCA’s black & white classic. 1945, NR<br />
7:00am<br />
615 Monday Morning Cartoons 2hr <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Classic Warner Brothers cartoons, with Bugs, Daffy, and the rest<br />
of the gang.<br />
7:05am<br />
616 Moon Zero Two 1hr 40min Webster (2)<br />
v Hammer Studios British SF/Western adventure on the Moon and<br />
Lunar Orbit. 1969, PG.<br />
7:30am<br />
617 Dubstep Yoga 1hr 30min Grand Ballroom AB (1W)<br />
Highly active, all-inclusive vinyasa flow yoga sequence to a mostly<br />
(but not entirely) dubstep playlist. No mat necessary, and please<br />
don’t wear shoes! Caitlin Cooper<br />
8:30am<br />
618 Pirate Time! Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Its Pirate Time! Come and make Pirate related crafts with Pirate<br />
related discussions! Forest Handford (m), Karl G. Heinemann<br />
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619 The Pointy End Goes in the Other Guy Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Some sword-fighting skills involve coming right at your opponent.<br />
Use safe foam swords to learn about lunges, thrusts, and<br />
what a knight would do when his sword crosses with his enemy’s.<br />
Stuart Ferguson<br />
620 Cartooning & Comic Creating Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Learn how to draw cartoons and construct a comic. Bettina<br />
Kurkoski<br />
9:00am<br />
621 Audience Choice Film 2hr Otis (2)<br />
f We will run any of the films listed for this weekend. You must arrive<br />
at 9 AM in order to cast your vote. Film will begin promptly<br />
at 9:15 after setup and preparation.<br />
622 The Great Ghost Rescue 1hr 30min Webster (2)<br />
v Based on the British fantasy novel of Eva Ibbotson. 2011, PG.<br />
623 The Brothers Grimm 1hr 58min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #369 for description.<br />
10:00am<br />
624 Star Wars at 35 Alcott (3W)<br />
May <strong>2012</strong> marks the 35th anniversary release of the original<br />
Star Wars. How did this film change SF movies and what would<br />
the world look like if it had never been? Are today’s kids seeing<br />
it as the “first” movie in the series or are they now watching it<br />
in episode order? And if the latter, why would anyone continue<br />
after The Phantom Menace? For bonus points: can any edition of<br />
any of the films said to be the “definitive” one? Hugh Casey, Bob<br />
Chipman (m), Karl G. Heinemann, James T. Henderson Jr, Daniel<br />
Miller<br />
625 Watson, Jeopardy, and the Future of Computing Adams (3W)<br />
This past February, the IBM supercomputer Watson not only<br />
competed against, but bested two undefeated contestants on<br />
“Jeopardy!”, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings. What implications<br />
does this development have on the future of computing and artificial<br />
intelligence? How has this event resonated within the general<br />
public and within the SF community? David Larochelle (m),<br />
Mitchell Morris, Ira Nayman, Joshua Slocum<br />
626 New Worlds of YA Douglas (3W)<br />
We all know (and many of us grew up on) fantasy authors like<br />
Tamora Pierce, Jane Yolen, Diane Duane, and Diana Wynne<br />
Jones. Who are the new up-and-coming young adult fantasy<br />
writers? Aurora Celeste, Leah Cypess, Ed Fuqua, Kate Kaynak,<br />
Adam Lipkin (m)<br />
627 Queer SF&F Burroughs (3E)<br />
Queer topics and characters are becoming more common in science<br />
fiction and fantasy—or are they? Do modern authors really<br />
do a better job addressing these concerns than in the past? How<br />
has the field changed? And what effect has it had on the fans?<br />
Raven Kaldera, Julia Rios (m), Don Sakers, Meredith Schwartz,<br />
JoSelle Vanderhooft<br />
628 What is Cosplay? Carlton (3E)<br />
With anime conventions continuing to grow, so is cosplay. How<br />
is cosplay different from costuming, or are they one and the<br />
same? What are the differences between cosplay at anime cons<br />
and costuming at science fiction/fantasy cons? How are the terms<br />
defined and is there overlap? Is cosplay only costumes from Japanese<br />
sources or is it more than that? Is cosplay the future of costuming<br />
or is it already here? Pam “Izumi” Larson, PJ Letersky (m),<br />
Elizabeth O’Malley, Raven Stormbringer<br />
629 Beginning Chainmail Independence (3E)<br />
Learn how to make chainmail. We supply pliers, and kits of<br />
pre-cut rings are available for purchase. A sign-up sheet will be<br />
located at the <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. This workshop is limited to 10<br />
people. Materials fee: $5 per participant. Liz Cademy<br />
630 Manga’s Great Apocalypses Lewis (3E)<br />
What are the great manga apocalypses? How does the Japanese<br />
vision of the apocalypse differ from the Western one? Mary<br />
Dumas (m), Doug Wilder<br />
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631 Dungeon and Mazes Fast Track 1 (3E)<br />
k Join us as we build our very own mini dungeons and mazes! Michael<br />
Bonet, Forest Handford (m)<br />
632 Coffee Filter Flowers Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Learn how to make beautiful flowers out of coffee filters. Katherine<br />
Brick<br />
633 Monday Open Coloring 2hr 45min Fast Track 4 (3E)<br />
k Are you heading out of the hotel soon, but not quite yet? Come<br />
and enjoy a few minutes of coloring to relax!<br />
634 Frag Gold 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g Based on Quake Arena, this is a board game representation of a<br />
first person shooter, with an updated board and rules.<br />
635 The Many Faces of Frankenstein Hancock (2)<br />
Since Mary Shelley’s novel began science fiction (according to<br />
Brian Aldiss) the scientist and his creation have appeared in<br />
countless movies, stage plays, TV productions, and books. What<br />
are the enduring interpretations of the story the monster brought<br />
to life? Which ones failed, and why? Is this a story that still resonates<br />
for us nearly 200 years after it was written? Mario Di Giacomo,<br />
Justine Graykin, Tim Lieder, Stephen R. Wilk (m)<br />
636 Painted Miniatures Contest 1hr Paine (2)<br />
g Come view some amazing painted miniatures! This is a judging<br />
and awards session, and anybody with a con membership can<br />
vote to determine the winners. Contestants will register ahead<br />
of time in the <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. Miniatures are to be brought to<br />
the contest room 30 minutes before this session for judging. See<br />
our website for rules at: http://<strong>2012</strong>.arisia.org/MiniaturesPaintingContestRules<br />
Steven Hammond (m), Gareth Hinds<br />
637 Boston in SF/F Quincy (2)<br />
What genre books, movies, and TV shows have used Boston for a<br />
location? What characteristics make Boston a good setting for an<br />
SF/F story? Stephanie Clarkson, Christopher Davis (m), Ken Gale,<br />
Margaret Ronald<br />
638 Collaborating Couples Revere (2)<br />
As partners in life, it may not be such a far stretch to join forces<br />
in the work field as well. However, where do they draw the line<br />
between their home life and the office? Are they allowed to talk<br />
about work during off hours? Do they work in separate offices?<br />
How do they divide the tasks? What advice could they offer other<br />
collaborating couples? Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Ken Kingsgrave-<br />
Ernstein, Shira Lipkin (m), Tuna Oddfellow, Judah Sher<br />
639 Dragonball Z Kai 2hr Stone (2)<br />
a For the twentieth anniversary of the original series, Dragon Ball<br />
Z was remastered and recut. Many episodes and plot elements,<br />
regarded as ‘filler’, were removed to be more faithful to the original<br />
manga. The series follows Goku and his friends, as they battle<br />
to keep the world safe from invaders and demons.<br />
640 Collaging with Found Objects Crafty Space (1E)<br />
In this hands-on workshop, participants will create one or more<br />
found-object collages. No artistic ability required! Cardboard<br />
backing, glue, magazines, and some found objects will be provided.<br />
There will also be a limited number of scissors, Exactos,<br />
and cutting mats available. Participants are also encouraged to<br />
bring their own cutting supplies and pretty things to glue. Size<br />
limit: 10 people. Sign-up is available in <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. Ages 10<br />
and up. Jen Hunter<br />
10:30am<br />
641 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights 1hr 20min Webster (2)<br />
v Nathan Fillion as the Best Hal Jordan of 2011; featuring the newest<br />
Green Lantern Corp recruit <strong>Arisia</strong> herself. Is <strong>Arisia</strong> up to the<br />
challenge? 2011, PG.<br />
11:00am<br />
642 A Day at the Races 1hr 49min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t See #371 for description.<br />
11:30am<br />
643 MST3K The Panel Alcott (3W)<br />
Sometimes it gets so bad you just have to laugh. From MST3K<br />
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to Rifftrax and Cinematic Titanic, these are guys who have put<br />
the “laugh” back into “laughably bad.” How do they do it and<br />
where can we see it? Hugh Casey, Bob Chipman, Sarah Hodge-<br />
Wetherbe (m), Kristen Rose Morris, Hildy Silverman<br />
644 Keeping Cool: Cryonics and Hibernation in SF Adams (3W)<br />
Cryonics and suspended animation are used in many SF books<br />
and films as a means of resurrecting the dead or surviving long<br />
interplanetary journeys respectively. How possible are these technologies?<br />
How close are we to true suspended animation? What<br />
are the limitations and drawbacks of such processes? Martha<br />
Adams, Thomas A. Amoroso, James Bredt, Dr. James Prego (m)<br />
645 Among the Ruins Douglas (3W)<br />
In many works of fantasy, characters come across the ruins of<br />
“The Elder Race” or “Those Who Came Before.” How did they get<br />
there? How do they influence the characters? Let’s talk about the<br />
archaeology of fantasy—why aren’t some stories about finding<br />
out who these elders were, and why they had better architecture<br />
and tech than Our Heroes? Vikki Ciaffone (m), John Costello,<br />
April Grant, Shira Lipkin<br />
646 Setting as Character Burroughs (3E)<br />
In many books, the setting itself is as strong and indelible a<br />
character as the characters themselves. Let’s discuss our favorite<br />
places in genre literature! Erik Amundsen (m), Greer Gilman,<br />
Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Julia Rios<br />
647 Costuming & Body Type: How to Hide/Accentuate Carlton (3E)<br />
Everyone’s body is different, and everyone has things they love<br />
about their bodies and things they do not. How do you create a<br />
costume design that flatters you best? And how do you do it with<br />
re-creations? Ann Catelli, Michelle d’Entremont, Christa J. Newman,<br />
Jennifer Old (m), Nightwing Whitehead<br />
648 Manga—Is It Dying? Lewis (3E)<br />
With the end of TokyoPop and years of manga profit losses among<br />
publishing companies, is the Golden Age of anime in America<br />
nearing an end? Will it be returning to the same small shops that<br />
comic books have held sway over for the past half-century? Remember<br />
when manga was released in comic book format? In the<br />
last decade came the volume format, and the bookstores bought<br />
into the sales. But, with the loss of Borders and other bookstores,<br />
will the wave of manga be over sooner than we all expected? Ed<br />
Fuqua (m), Bettina Kurkoski, Richard Ralston, Doug Wilder<br />
649 Spoon-A-Pults Fast Track 2 (3E)<br />
k Come and construct your own spoon-a-pult. Judah Sher (m),<br />
Elayna Jade Smolowitz<br />
650 Improv Theater Games For Kids Fast Track 3 (3E)<br />
k Using exercises inspired by improv theater, New Games, and<br />
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, we’ll play, pretend, and get random<br />
together. You’ll be surprised by how fast you can think and how<br />
creative you can be. No acting experience required, only the willingness<br />
to make a fool of yourself. Jen Hunter<br />
651 The History of Comics Hancock (2)<br />
Mainstream comics have provided the longest-running soap<br />
opera in American history, but what’s the real story behind<br />
the story? How did just a few guys churn out so many amazing<br />
books? What tools did they use? What would they say about the<br />
industry today? Alexa Dickman, Ken Gale, Steve Kanaras, David<br />
Marshall (m), Troy Minkowsky<br />
652 Self-Objectification and the Geeky Girl Paine (2)<br />
Can geek girls only get attention when they dress sexy? Why do<br />
we see so many Leias in the gold bikini and not the white robe?<br />
Are corsets, thigh highs, and scantily-clad cosplay empowering<br />
self-expression or simply pandering to the male gaze? Can a geeky<br />
girl hold her own in jeans and a t-shirt? Aimee Bouchard (m),<br />
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Micah Schneider, Karen Sullivan<br />
653 Attending a Con with Kids Quincy (2)<br />
You met your mate (perhaps at a con) and now you’ve spawned.<br />
Attending cons has become a whole new experience, how do<br />
you deal with that? Topics for discussion include: time management,<br />
balancing panels and events with spending time with your<br />
wee ones; childcare options, babysitting, and sharing childcare<br />
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responsibilities; con ideas for the whole family; meal planning;<br />
and socializing. Bridget Joyce Boyle (m), Peter Maranci, Richard<br />
A. Silva, Michelle Wexelblat, Aimee Yermish<br />
654 The Lighter Side of Adventure Revere (2)<br />
So much in SF adventure is played straight, but what about the<br />
adventure stories that are played for comedy? From Buckaroo<br />
Banzai to Back to the Future to Galaxy Quest, to just about any<br />
Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett novel, adventure—-and specifically<br />
SF adventure—-has been richly mined for laughs for a<br />
long time. In this panel, we’ll discuss the implications and permutations<br />
of this phenomenon. Gordon Linzner, Daniel Miller (m),<br />
Cynthia A. Shettle-Meleedy, Mercy E. Van Vlack, James Zavaglia<br />
655 Making Stained Glass Crafty Space (1E)<br />
Come learn about doing stained glass and work on a small learning<br />
piece. Workshop materials fee is $5. There will only be very<br />
limited sign up at con in <strong>Program</strong> Nexus. Corey Blumenthal,<br />
Mary Dumas (m)<br />
11:50am<br />
656 Even More Coming Attractions 1hr 30min Webster (2)<br />
v Wait, there’s more. Coming attractions for <strong>2012</strong> in Film, TV, Internet<br />
and Alternate Realities.<br />
12:00pm<br />
657 Ranking 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g This is a tile game that plays out a lot like Apples to Apples. Players<br />
are dealt tiles and then posed a question and they have to pick<br />
which tiles they think best represent the answer to the question,<br />
thus the Apples to Apples reference.<br />
658 Monday Magic Draft 4hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g $15 entry fee.<br />
12:50pm<br />
659 Mythbusters—Disposable Lighters 49min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Mythbusters find out if a small, disposable butane lighter can<br />
suddenly ignite with the force of several sticks of dynamite. 2006<br />
1:00pm<br />
660 The Alien as Metaphor Alcott (3W)<br />
Movie aliens aren’t real aliens; they’re humans in disguise. What<br />
do movie and TV aliens tell us about us? Is it surprising that during<br />
the Cold War the enemy aliens were often from Mars…the “Red<br />
Planet?” Do the aliens of Avatar tell us something about how we<br />
exploit primitive cultures? Is Paul a variation of the “fan as Slan?”<br />
We have met the aliens and they are us. Bob Chipman, Daniel M.<br />
Kimmel (m), Troy Minkowsky, Ian Schleifer, Jeff Warner<br />
661 Birding 101 Adams (3W)<br />
What is that critter in the bushes? From your back yard to the<br />
polar regions of the Earth, birds are everywhere. How to find<br />
them, how to recognize them, how to observe their behavior,<br />
how to keep track of the ones you’ve seen and/or heard. Birding<br />
in the city. Birding by the seasons. Traveling to birdwatch vs.<br />
birdwatching while traveling. To feed or not to feed? Issues of<br />
habitat destruction and climate change. Invasive species: Threat<br />
or menace? E. J. Barnes (m), Ken Gale, Mercy E. Van Vlack<br />
662 It’s Only a Game Douglas (3W)<br />
This year we’ve seen games become central plot points or even<br />
environments for science fiction and its neighbors: Ernest Cline’s<br />
Ready Player One, Neal Stephenson’s REAMDE, Cory Doctorow’s<br />
For the Win, and Walter Jon Williams’ ironically titled This Is Not<br />
a Game and Deep State. What is it about immersing ourselves<br />
in simulated environments that compels us? How much of our<br />
games become “the real world”? What do games mean? Mark L.<br />
Amidon (m), Greg R. Fishbone, Adam Lipkin<br />
663 Alternative Activism Burroughs (3E)<br />
Many fans are also heavily involved in activism, advancing the<br />
rights of queer, poly, kink, trans, etc. folks. At this panel, you will<br />
learn the best ways to get your voice heard, and what organizations<br />
and causes could use your support. Come share your skills,<br />
meet some fellow activists, and get some ideas for how to best<br />
fight for your cause. Rev. Matthew, Lawrence Nelson, Laurel Pickard,<br />
Kyle R., Ian Cooper Rose (m)<br />
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664 Costume Weathering Carlton (3E)<br />
Sometimes it’s important for your character to look dirty to be<br />
convincing. Come learn some techniques for making your costumes<br />
looked appropriately worn, weathered, or battle-damaged.<br />
PJ Letersky, Nightwing Whitehead (m)<br />
665 Baby Vamps: The New World of Teen Vampires Griffin (3E)<br />
During the current era, vampires and paranormal stories are<br />
more popular than ever. This has created a YA genre of teen vampire<br />
novels in which the protagonists, friends, and community of<br />
the teens contain vampires. Let’s talk about why these vampires<br />
have so much power and what happens when the cool kids are<br />
vampires, and check out some new YA vampire fiction. Ed Fuqua,<br />
April Grant, Hildy Silverman, Elayna Jade Smolowitz<br />
666 Back in MY Day… Anime Lewis (3E)<br />
Anime and its related genres—manga and video games—have<br />
been exported since 1961. Kimba the White Lion or Astro Boy<br />
may bring up warm fuzzies for you, but there are many more from<br />
back in the day. Lupin III started life as a manga in 1967! Final<br />
Fantasy is more than 20 years old! A discussion of favorite oldies-but-goodies.<br />
Patrick Delahanty, Jennifer Duschak (m), Adam<br />
Ferraro<br />
667 Marketing Independent Comics Hancock (2)<br />
You’ve finished your magnum opus, whether it’s a comic book, a<br />
graphic novel, or webcomic. That’s the hard part, right? So now<br />
what? How do you get people to notice your brilliance? How do<br />
you make any money back? Jaime Garmendia (m), Glenn Hauman,<br />
Steve Kanaras, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Richard A. Silva<br />
668 The Plight of the Older Gamer Paine (2)<br />
It was so easy in college. Nothing but time to kill and plenty of<br />
other gamers on campus. But now that you’ve got a job and a<br />
family, is it possible to still be a role-player? Can you be a roleplayer<br />
“and” have a life as an adult? dkap, Catherine Kane, Peter<br />
Maranci, Daniel Miller, John Monahan (m)<br />
669 Skin Horse Sing-Along Quincy (2)<br />
Skin Horse by Shaenon Garrity, last year’s webcomics guest of<br />
honor, and Jeffrey Channing Wells has developed a notable abundance<br />
of fan-produced re-wordings of pop & rock songs. In this<br />
session, we will sing some of those songs. Lyrics will be available.<br />
Nat Budin, Ariela Zonderman (m)<br />
670 The Future of Old Age Revere (2)<br />
Age and the aging of the population will pull some into debates<br />
about medical procedures, Kevorkian methods, and being an old<br />
person in the coming years. In an era when scientific advances<br />
have allowed humans to age beyond their working years, what are<br />
the definitions of “old” going to be in the future? Martha Adams,<br />
Suford Lewis (m), Mitchell Morris, Dr. James Prego<br />
1:40pm<br />
671 The Way Things Go 29min <strong>Arisia</strong>TV<br />
t Inside a warehouse, a precarious 70–100 feet long structure has<br />
been constructed using various items, including ladders and<br />
trashbags. When this is set in motion, a chain reaction ensues,<br />
like a giant row of dominos, except fire is involved. 1988, NR<br />
2:00pm<br />
672 Stone Age 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g A resource management game, this is the ultimate test of manipulation<br />
and luck. Manipulate everyone else by eliminating choices<br />
and hope for luck as you roll the dice to obtain resources.<br />
2:30pm<br />
673 Snag It, Bag It, and Tag It Alcott (3W)<br />
Warehouse 13, the nation’s attic or basement? Garden Shed,<br />
maybe? Myka has returned and they’ve aquired a new team<br />
member; how is this new dynamic working out? Are there any<br />
good artifacts out there? Is Mrs. Frederic an alien? If not, where<br />
is she hiding her vortex manipulator or transporter? Is this show<br />
the reason to keep checking out SyFy? Thomas Boutilier, Melissa<br />
Honig, Adam Lipkin, Charlie Spickler, Ian Randal Strock (m)<br />
674 Soldiers Made to Order Adams (3W)<br />
Given that the Defense Department has been working on building<br />
x Art i Music g Game s Combat k FastTrack r Reading<br />
MONDAY<br />
a better soldier for years, how close are we to Captain America?<br />
Or Chuck 2.0? What advances have been made already and will<br />
these trickle down to commercial medicine? Vonnie Carts-Powell,<br />
Dr. James Prego, Dr. Jason Schneiderman (m)<br />
675 Mainstream Fiction for Fen Douglas (3W)<br />
It’s easy to stay focused on science fiction and fantasy, but there<br />
are some great books being sold under the “mainstream” label.<br />
Some are effectively science fiction or fantasy without actually<br />
being labeled as such, while others, though not incorporating<br />
fantastic elements, display a sense of wonder and imagination<br />
that some genre fiction lacks! Our panel of bibliophiles will share<br />
their favorites and listen to yours. Patricia M. Cryan, William<br />
Frank, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein (m), Meredith Schwartz<br />
676 Convention Feedback 4 Burroughs (3E)<br />
Tell us what went right or wrong, and make suggestions for next<br />
year. Andrea Carney, Emily Coombs, David D’Antonio, Samantha<br />
Dings, Mary Dumas, Crystal Huff, Rick Kovalcik, Benjamin Levy,<br />
Alan McAvinney, Daniel Noe, Peter Olszowka, Cris Shuldiner (m),<br />
Rachel L. Silber, Michael Sprague, Julia Suggs<br />
677 Science Fiction as Mainstream Meme Carlton (3E)<br />
Many cable channels create new genre shows as well as the big<br />
networks. Politicians casually use science fiction references. The<br />
second Back to the Future movie expects its audience to accept<br />
the concepts of alternate timelines and reduplicated timelines<br />
with only a cursory explanation. Have we become part of mainstream<br />
culture without realizing it? Martha Adams, Karl G.<br />
Heinemann, Suford Lewis (m), Marlin May, Ian Schleifer<br />
678 Dead Dog Open Filk 5hr 45min Griffin (3E)<br />
One last chance to sing, play, or listen to some filk music. Mark<br />
A. Mandel<br />
679 Co-Housing: Beyond the Commune Lewis (3E)<br />
Co-housing is becoming increasingly more attractive as people<br />
try to find ways to live a more conscientious, connected life. How<br />
does co-housing work in the real world? What are the different<br />
ways to do it? And how do you find others who also want to live<br />
this way? Calliope (m), Ian Cooper Rose, Noel Rosenberg<br />
680 The Relevance of Livejournal Hancock (2)<br />
Just a few years ago, Livejournal was a big hub for fandom online,<br />
but between Google+, Twitter, Facebook, LJ’s numerous gaffes<br />
(spawning Dreamwidth and other clones), changes of ownership,<br />
and being politically DDOSed, Livejournal’s importance appears<br />
to have faded. How important is LJ these days—and where has<br />
the action moved to? Christopher Davis, Woodrow Hill, Peter<br />
Maranci, Israel Peskowitz (m), Twisting Star<br />
681 Why not 1812? Paine (2)<br />
There are alternate histories about the Civil War, WWI, WWII,<br />
and even the Revolutionary War, but why not the War of 1812?<br />
Why does this one, which inspired our national anthem, get a<br />
pass? Stephanie Clarkson, John Costello, Walter Hunt (m), Felicitas<br />
Ivey, A. Joseph Ross<br />
682 The Dark Lords Revere (2)<br />
Emperor Palpatine, Sauron, Voldemort… Dark figures of power.<br />
A discussion of their sinister machinations, motivations, and<br />
misdeeds. What other characters live up to this title? What does<br />
it take to be a Dark Lord? Stephen R. Balzac (m), Jaime Garmendia,<br />
Andrew Kirschbaum, Bob Kuhn<br />
4:00pm<br />
683 Red Dragon Inn 2hr Harbor Ballroom II (3E)<br />
g This is a simulated drinking game for up to 8 players. Choose your<br />
deck wisely. Will you pick the thief and opt for the gold strategy?<br />
The Wizard? The Warrior? What about Grog? All decks have a set<br />
of standard cards in them along with specialty cards just for that<br />
character. Use those cards to steal, manipulate, and heal to win<br />
the game.<br />
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0 PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE<br />
dkap: 63, 104, 227, 287, 322, 356,<br />
528, 668<br />
Daniel Reuben Abraham: 128,<br />
511<br />
Marc Abrahams: 228<br />
Martha Adams: 524, 644, 670,<br />
677<br />
Dawn Albright: 12, 211, 423, 450,<br />
478, 566<br />
Mark L. Amidon: 12, 81, 277,<br />
342, 570, 576, 662<br />
Thomas A. Amoroso: 176, 277,<br />
506, 518, 563, 644<br />
Erik Amundsen: 38, 206, 337,<br />
419, 483, 646<br />
Dash: 497, 520<br />
Lisa A. Ashton: 13, 51, 195, 409,<br />
421<br />
John Bacon: 71, 341, 354<br />
Stephen R. Balzac: 71, 238, 682<br />
E. J. Barnes: 253, 480, 505, 526,<br />
559, 581, 661<br />
Howard Beatman: 48, 221, 321,<br />
440, 509<br />
Brian Belanger: 256<br />
Michael Bergman: 537<br />
Lex Berman: 181, 391, 473<br />
William “Ian” Blanton: 138, 287,<br />
301, 356, 426, 481, 528<br />
Corey Blumenthal: 197, 423, 655<br />
Michael Bonet: 481, 586, 631<br />
Aimee Bouchard: 388, 494, 597,<br />
652<br />
Thomas Boutilier: 326, 468, 673<br />
Angela K. Bowen: 86<br />
John Bowker: 38, 139, 172, 237<br />
Bridget Joyce Boyle: 252, 447,<br />
588, 653<br />
Anna R. Bradley: 71, 105, 533<br />
Cheryl Braverman: 15, 471, 542<br />
James Bredt: 82, 228, 418, 540,<br />
644<br />
Adrianne Brennan: 351, 434,<br />
507, 567<br />
Peter Breton: 17, 259, 449<br />
Kristian Brevik: 596<br />
Katherine Brick: 451, 478, 501,<br />
632<br />
Charlene Brusso: 11, 236, 298,<br />
329<br />
Nat Budin: 71, 261, 317, 669<br />
Liz Burke: 82, 199<br />
Liz Cademy: 130, 175, 487, 629<br />
Kevin Cafferty: 62, 151, 251, 338<br />
D. Cameron Calkins: 341, 582<br />
Calliope: 62, 81, 679<br />
James L. Cambias: 91, 142, 323,<br />
344, 352, 522<br />
Andrea Carney: 72, 235, 508,<br />
676<br />
Grant Carrington: 139, 302, 577<br />
Vonnie Carts-Powell: 147, 447,<br />
540, 674<br />
Hugh Casey: 48, 73, 191, 225,<br />
276, 420, 479, 542, 624, 643<br />
Ann Catelli: 647<br />
Mary Catelli: 12, 101, 281<br />
Jeanne Cavelos: 267<br />
Aurora Celeste: 13, 83, 143, 455,<br />
521, 566, 579, 626<br />
Bob Chipman: 9, 33, 70, 79, 153,<br />
191, 251, 343, 454, 575, 624,<br />
643, 660<br />
Vikki Ciaffone: 14, 152, 337, 389,<br />
428, 578, 645<br />
Stephanie Clarkson: 471, 519,<br />
637, 681<br />
Myke Cole: 327, 417, 457, 522<br />
Byron P. Connell: 141<br />
Tina Connell: 521<br />
Jerome C. Conner: 23, 251, 498<br />
Emily Coombs: 72, 235, 508, 676<br />
Caitlin Cooper: 131, 382, 617<br />
John Costello: 238, 307, 390, 567,<br />
645, 681<br />
Ann Crimmins: 15<br />
Patricia M. Cryan: 387, 468, 675<br />
Ctein: 169, 429, 540<br />
Leah Cypess: 507, 544, 626<br />
David D’Antonio: 72, 235, 508,<br />
676<br />
Michelle d’Entremont: 37, 87,<br />
171, 484, 497, 550, 647<br />
Garen Daly: 46, 172, 191<br />
Alexander Danner: 177, 224,<br />
285, 401, 425, 480, 526, 548<br />
Brandy Danner: 401<br />
Christopher Davis: 39, 73, 330,<br />
338, 561, 637, 680<br />
T. Christopher Davis: 105, 356,<br />
390, 482<br />
Randee Dawn: 62, 221, 278, 404,<br />
530<br />
Susan de Guardiola: 102, 141,<br />
461, 485, 512, 554, 583<br />
Lori Del Genis: 176, 255, 542<br />
Patrick Delahanty: 549, 579, 666<br />
Daniel P. Dern: 200, 230, 260<br />
Mario Di Giacomo: 46, 151, 394,<br />
420, 561, 635<br />
Alexa Dickman: 263, 306, 651<br />
Samantha Dings: 35, 72, 235,<br />
508, 539, 676<br />
Ira Domnitz: 21, 33, 387, 458<br />
Debra Doyle: 170, 237, 271, 469<br />
Dr.Chris: 9, 46, 172, 331, 335<br />
Michelle Driscoll: 176, 299, 322,<br />
355, 520, 546, 560<br />
Mary Dumas: 85, 178, 197, 235,<br />
283, 339, 423, 455, 500, 630,<br />
655, 676<br />
Jennifer Duschak: 256, 326, 345,<br />
579, 666<br />
Dyschordiana: 87, 100, 138, 198,<br />
263, 278, 299, 355<br />
Jill Eastlake: 392, 498<br />
Bob Eggleton: 79, 155, 191, 446,<br />
479<br />
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge: 14,<br />
34, 107, 154, 210, 264, 337, 403,<br />
507, 530, 569, 578, 652<br />
Paul Estin: 103, 226, 303, 496<br />
Rhea Ewing: 177, 285, 470, 514,<br />
526<br />
Fabrisse: 81, 189, 321, 443, 551,<br />
584<br />
Kate Farb-Johnson: 163, 226,<br />
581<br />
Alex Feinman: 287, 328, 404, 515<br />
Stuart Ferguson: 129, 308, 379,<br />
403, 619<br />
Adam Ferraro: 549, 579, 666<br />
Tony Finan: 46, 79, 520, 559<br />
Kristina Finan: 37, 195, 255<br />
Greg R. Fishbone: 201, 231, 402,<br />
434, 507, 662<br />
Kaja Foglio: 65, 194, 460, 479,<br />
569<br />
Phil Foglio: 65, 194, 460, 479, 511<br />
William Frank: 458, 505, 675<br />
William Freedman: 34, 324, 344,<br />
594<br />
David J. Friedman: 21, 138, 207,<br />
505, 598<br />
Esther Friesner: 34, 137, 174,<br />
241, 324, 402, 419, 479<br />
Adam Fromm: 449<br />
Ed Fuqua: 85, 107, 205, 234, 328,<br />
394, 454, 482, 626, 648, 665<br />
Shana Fuqua: 63, 80, 328, 427<br />
Ken Gale: 151, 540, 637, 651, 661<br />
Jaime Garmendia: 44, 234, 306,<br />
327, 471, 582, 667, 682<br />
Melissa Gavazzi: 63, 299, 493<br />
Marty Gear: 37, 479, 521, 543<br />
Judy Gentry: 163<br />
Greer Gilman: 10, 36, 170, 223,<br />
307, 419, 495, 519, 646<br />
Brian Glass: 257, 494, 524<br />
Sarah Goodman: 147, 173, 421,<br />
541<br />
Deborah Goss: 347<br />
Anabel Graetz: 347, 422, 523,<br />
565, 581<br />
April Grant: 174, 352, 389, 483,<br />
519, 577, 645, 665<br />
Glenn Grant: 106, 193, 236, 280,<br />
499<br />
Justine Graykin: 152, 308, 330,<br />
428, 499, 577, 635<br />
Melina Gunnett: 23, 236, 405,<br />
468, 584, 594<br />
Abby Hafer: 424, 441, 563<br />
Andrea Hairston: 10, 139, 300,<br />
323, 457, 497<br />
Steven Hammond: 356, 515, 528,<br />
551, 636<br />
Forest Handford: 146, 289, 387,<br />
539, 571, 618, 631<br />
Glenn Hauman: 179, 667<br />
Jeff Hecht: 142, 325, 441, 522<br />
Karl G. Heinemann: 81, 151, 287,<br />
562, 575, 618, 624, 677<br />
James T. Henderson Jr: 178,<br />
280, 305, 528, 624<br />
Woodrow Hill: 173, 279, 306, 338,<br />
405, 454, 497, 560, 680<br />
Gareth Hinds: 20, 155, 174, 254,<br />
462, 479, 514, 526, 636<br />
James Hinsey: 140, 418, 484, 493<br />
Steven Hirsch: 43, 233, 250, 525<br />
Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe: 178,<br />
263, 283, 425, 549, 579, 643<br />
John C. F. Hodges: 506, 518<br />
Merav Hoffman: 353, 419, 459,<br />
495, 595<br />
Melissa Honig: 141, 420, 673<br />
Heidi Hooper: 71, 203, 253, 291,<br />
423<br />
Wil Howitt: 16, 170, 499, 563<br />
Crystal Huff: 72, 235, 508, 529,<br />
676<br />
Walter Hunt: 47, 183, 342, 503,<br />
681<br />
Jen Hunter: 145, 640, 650<br />
Kara Hurvitz: 317<br />
Sandra Hutchinson: 22, 571<br />
Elaine Isaak: 152, 180, 264, 291,<br />
302, 442<br />
Felicitas Ivey: 227, 339, 394, 474,<br />
681<br />
Alexander Jablokov: 22, 193, 389<br />
Victoria Janssen: 11, 73, 281, 442<br />
Alex Jarvis: 20, 44, 234, 425, 548<br />
Nicole L. M. Jurkowski: 458, 505<br />
Rachel Kadel-Garcia: 145, 203,<br />
229, 272, 398<br />
Raven Kaldera: 87, 299, 327, 546,<br />
582, 627<br />
Steve Kanaras: 548, 577, 651,<br />
667<br />
Catherine Kane: 265, 335, 486,<br />
569, 587, 594, 668<br />
Sean Kane: 225, 390, 571<br />
Melissa Kaplan: 23, 80, 341, 520<br />
Jeff Kaufman: 50<br />
Kate Kaynak: 14, 345, 428, 486,<br />
541, 626<br />
Jeff Keller: 472<br />
Toni L.P. Kelner: 162, 168, 402<br />
Angela Kessler: 163, 196, 472<br />
David Kessler: 196, 228, 564<br />
Jeremy H. Kessler: 472<br />
Daniel M. Kimmel: 9, 48, 172,<br />
237, 271, 555, 660<br />
Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein: 13,<br />
36, 168, 198, 279, 337, 469, 584,<br />
594, 638, 646, 675<br />
Ken Kingsgrave-Ernstein: 80,<br />
193, 227, 341, 638<br />
Andrew Kirschbaum: 47, 107,<br />
162, 265, 682<br />
Amanda Koval: 197, 339, 423<br />
Rick Kovalcik: 72, 235, 508, 529,<br />
676<br />
Marek Kozubal: 66<br />
Ellen Kranzer: 84, 226, 422, 580,<br />
595<br />
Paul Kraus: 182, 433<br />
Bob Kuhn: 11, 36, 101, 223, 289,<br />
328, 389, 429, 495, 682<br />
Bettina Kurkoski: 148, 197, 282,<br />
339, 500, 620, 648<br />
David Larochelle: 21, 82, 207,<br />
225, 420, 473, 625<br />
Pam “Izumi” Larson: 256, 326,<br />
455, 584, 628<br />
Toni Lay: 62, 141, 195, 405, 421,<br />
521, 539<br />
Vanessa Layne: 281, 345<br />
Jacob Lefton: 35, 222, 253, 470,<br />
517<br />
Scott Lefton: 179, 203, 253<br />
PJ Letersky: 23, 40, 144, 256,<br />
468, 532, 584, 628, 664<br />
Bill Levay: 39, 227, 343, 403, 456,<br />
571, 596<br />
Benjamin Levy: 72, 235, 508,<br />
529, 676<br />
Emily Lewis: 317<br />
Suford Lewis: 37, 101, 155, 201,<br />
351, 445, 543, 564, 575, 670,<br />
677
PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE<br />
Paula Lieberman: 330, 392, 588<br />
Tim Lieder: 174, 278, 387, 463,<br />
570, 635<br />
Tom Limoncelli: 434<br />
Gordon Linzner: 266, 327, 417,<br />
463, 654<br />
Adam Lipkin: 39, 79, 101, 153,<br />
234, 251, 427, 440, 626, 662,<br />
673<br />
Shira Lipkin: 35, 142, 206, 273,<br />
279, 483, 638, 645<br />
Kimberley Long-Ewing: 152,<br />
180, 285, 514, 544, 667<br />
Barry B. Longyear: 36, 154, 241,<br />
264, 323, 402<br />
Joel Lord: 166<br />
Don MacDonald: 20, 425, 464<br />
James Macdonald: 266, 290,<br />
390, 446<br />
Bruce Mackenzie: 169, 280, 304,<br />
325<br />
Alan MacRobert: 66, 393<br />
Glenn MacWilliams: 110, 361,<br />
589, 599, 602<br />
Mark A. Mandel: 84, 170, 303,<br />
678<br />
Peter Maranci: 12, 89, 137, 205,<br />
265, 482, 503, 653, 668, 680<br />
Joy Marchand: 38, 302, 329, 469,<br />
494, 546<br />
David Marshall: 151, 177, 224,<br />
480, 651<br />
Brennan Martin: 515<br />
Gail Z. Martin: 14, 152, 210,<br />
307, 324<br />
Samara Martin: 491<br />
Donna Martinez: 234, 263, 306,<br />
454<br />
Erik Matson: 397<br />
Rev. Matthew: 100, 252, 355,<br />
571, 582, 663<br />
Marlin May: 677<br />
Michael McAfee: 93, 443, 509,<br />
594<br />
Alan McAvinney: 72, 235, 508,<br />
529, 676<br />
Dennis McCunney: 281, 499<br />
John G. McDaid: 207, 301, 335,<br />
473<br />
The Marvelous Merv: 91<br />
Katrina Meyer: 491<br />
Dale Meyer-Curley: 127<br />
Daniel Miller: 9, 70, 89, 101, 170,<br />
505, 586, 598, 624, 654, 668<br />
Troy Minkowsky: 44, 201, 351,<br />
548, 559, 575, 651, 660<br />
James Mobius: 470<br />
John Monahan: 20, 91, 205, 227,<br />
258, 378, 396, 441, 668<br />
Josephine Monreal: 426<br />
Mitchell Morris: 427, 482, 586,<br />
625, 670<br />
Sarah “Tashari” Morrison: 203,<br />
222<br />
Higgins Armory: 29, 32, 43, 160,<br />
167, 190, 216, 414, 431, 476,<br />
572<br />
Maddy Myers: 153, 207, 236, 343,<br />
456, 530, 569<br />
Thomas Nackid: 155, 179, 280,<br />
429<br />
Ira Nayman: 330, 342, 428, 473,<br />
588, 625<br />
Lawrence Nelson: 252, 322, 354,<br />
520, 663<br />
Resa Nelson: 168, 264, 288, 469,<br />
493<br />
Shava Nerad: 100, 518<br />
Alex Newman: 225, 357, 444, 537<br />
Christa J. Newman: 69, 137, 178,<br />
221, 435, 521, 543, 647<br />
Daniel Noe: 72, 235, 508, 676<br />
Mimi Noyes: 19, 144, 172, 211,<br />
470, 500, 517<br />
David Nurenberg: 15, 89, 106,<br />
205, 223, 265, 356, 481<br />
Elizabeth O’Malley: 40, 69, 141,<br />
498, 628<br />
Tuna Oddfellow: 79, 355, 559,<br />
638<br />
Jennifer Old: 13, 83, 421, 543,<br />
647<br />
Peter Olszowka: 72, 235, 508,<br />
676<br />
Ken Olum: 169, 447, 494, 562<br />
Sheila Oranch: 128, 232, 298,<br />
395<br />
Joshua Palmatier: 192, 337, 442,<br />
578<br />
Suzanne Palmer: 90, 192, 378<br />
Eddie Paradise: 357<br />
Shelli Paroline: 401<br />
Nicole Peeler: 183, 402, 530, 550<br />
Jennifer Pelland: 10, 34, 154,<br />
192, 300, 323, 531<br />
Misty Pendragon: 107, 440, 539<br />
Israel Peskowitz: 70, 82, 278,<br />
352, 551, 588, 680<br />
Joey Peters: 44, 70, 177, 224,<br />
480, 548<br />
Solveig Pflueger: 83, 421, 444,<br />
475, 566<br />
Laurel Pickard: 63, 322, 560,<br />
597, 663<br />
KT Pinto: 107, 180, 192, 311, 530<br />
Steve Popkes: 33, 408<br />
Dr. James Prego: 252, 298, 351,<br />
441, 506, 542, 563, 644, 670,<br />
674<br />
Antonia Pugliese: 270<br />
Barbara Menard Pugliese: 82,<br />
173, 195, 225, 270, 405<br />
Karen Purcell DVM: 22, 37, 518<br />
Kyle R.: 63, 104, 663<br />
rabbit: 354<br />
Richard Ralston: 40, 85, 144,<br />
305, 648<br />
Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert: 10,<br />
87, 100, 139, 180, 193, 342<br />
Julia Rios: 22, 38, 206, 300, 483,<br />
627, 646<br />
Sparr: 104, 354, 398<br />
Santiago Rivas: 70, 276, 494,<br />
539, 596<br />
Margaret Ronald: 352, 578, 637<br />
Ian Cooper Rose: 299, 354, 546,<br />
597, 663, 679<br />
Kristen Rose Morris: 388, 426,<br />
643<br />
Noel Rosenberg: 72, 235, 508,<br />
679<br />
A. Joseph Ross: 238, 277, 325,<br />
541, 681<br />
Joan Ruland Donnelly: 198, 377<br />
Don Sakers: 81, 137, 266, 408,<br />
417, 567, 627<br />
Carol Salemi: 69, 143, 444<br />
Colin Sandel: 570<br />
Steve Sawicki: 91, 193, 290, 404<br />
Ian Schleifer: 169, 418, 524, 541,<br />
660, 677<br />
Micah Schneider: 80, 252, 562,<br />
652<br />
Dr. Jason Schneiderman: 524,<br />
545, 563, 674<br />
Kenneth Schneyer: 11, 90, 139,<br />
469, 522, 544<br />
Meredith Schwartz: 323, 341,<br />
389, 562, 577, 627, 675<br />
Selkiechick: 471<br />
Frances K. Selkirk: 12, 140, 447,<br />
484, 495<br />
Jude Shabry: 62, 150, 221<br />
Nicholas “phi” Shectman: 529<br />
Judah Sher: 142, 259, 388, 420,<br />
502, 561, 638, 649<br />
Hillary Sherwood: 103, 340<br />
Cynthia A. Shettle-Meleedy: 44,<br />
140, 321, 468, 654<br />
Cris Shuldiner: 72, 235, 508,<br />
529, 676<br />
Rachel L. Silber: 72, 235, 508,<br />
529, 676<br />
Gynn Stella Silva: 20, 285, 306,<br />
480, 526<br />
Richard A. Silva: 288, 401, 526,<br />
653, 667<br />
Hildy Silverman: 102, 174, 387,<br />
457, 479, 643, 665<br />
Jamila Sisco: 13, 69, 566<br />
David Sklar: 344, 442, 532, 578<br />
Joshua Slocum: 625<br />
Brad Smith: 317<br />
Sarah Smith: 38, 90, 142, 171,<br />
192, 264, 278, 327, 463, 481<br />
Elayna Jade Smolowitz: 483,<br />
502, 649, 665<br />
Charlie Spickler: 302, 335, 673<br />
Michael Sprague: 72, 235, 508,<br />
676<br />
Richard Stallman: 47, 301, 331,<br />
458, 509, 518<br />
Twisting Star: 40, 221, 281, 680<br />
Rachael M. Stark: 381<br />
Lisa J. Steele: 277<br />
Raven Stormbringer: 80, 560,<br />
598, 628<br />
Ian Randal Strock: 238, 342, 417,<br />
551, 673<br />
Julia Suggs: 35, 72, 235, 317, 422,<br />
508, 561, 676<br />
Karen Sullivan: 279, 446, 652<br />
Sean Sullivan: 66, 325, 426, 481<br />
Sonya Taaffe: 36, 174, 196, 223,<br />
288, 324, 419, 483, 495<br />
Cecilia Tan: 11, 64, 140, 236,<br />
311, 479<br />
Tchipakkan: 14, 308, 519<br />
Timothy J. Tero: 46, 474, 500<br />
Persis L. Thorndike: 147, 459<br />
Michael Toole: 67, 144, 394<br />
Thomas Traina: 21, 598<br />
Jenn Tuomala: 163<br />
Bonnie Barlow Turner: 426, 471<br />
Carsten Turner: 179, 203, 222,<br />
390, 517<br />
James Turner: 301, 388<br />
Eric M. Van: 48, 68, 345, 499<br />
James B. Van Bokkelen: 336,<br />
418, 540<br />
Pamela van Hylckama Vlieg: 34,<br />
428, 484<br />
Mercy E. Van Vlack: 222, 263,<br />
454, 470, 654, 661<br />
Drew Van Zandt: 265, 528, 542<br />
JoSelle Vanderhooft: 223, 300,<br />
324, 339, 352, 408, 483, 541,<br />
567, 587, 627<br />
Carolyn VanEseltine: 153, 168,<br />
403, 456<br />
Michael A. Ventrella: 102, 140,<br />
168, 238, 417, 442, 493, 544<br />
Margarita de Ville: 357<br />
Mark “Justin du Coeur” Waks:<br />
73, 405, 425<br />
René Walling: 137, 283, 305,<br />
392, 455<br />
Jeff Warner: 33, 171, 305, 455,<br />
660<br />
John C. Watson: 23, 85, 178, 549<br />
Abigail Weiner: 173, 357<br />
Susan Weiner: 105, 176, 298,<br />
422, 496, 564<br />
Syd Weinstein: 161, 407, 432<br />
Morven Westfield: 180<br />
Alan Wexelblat: 21, 287, 458<br />
Michelle Wexelblat: 146, 279,<br />
447, 653<br />
Nightwing Whitehead: 83, 143,<br />
173, 195, 255, 444, 647, 664<br />
Doug Wilder: 305, 394, 474, 509,<br />
549, 630, 648<br />
Scott Wilhelm: 3, 18, 448, 504<br />
Stephen R. Wilk: 106, 191, 258,<br />
576, 635<br />
Connie Wilkins: 64<br />
Trish Wilson: 329, 338, 559, 588<br />
James A. Wolf: 91, 276, 509<br />
Jonathan Woodward: 48, 73, 89,<br />
176, 482, 546<br />
Trisha Wooldridge: 10, 180, 205,<br />
290, 428, 479, 507, 519<br />
Phoebe Wray: 180, 300, 544<br />
Brianna Wu: 153, 181, 391<br />
Frank Wu: 181, 276, 391, 455<br />
Tom Wysmuller: 325, 336, 524,<br />
576<br />
Genevieve Yang: 219, 506<br />
Bill “Dr. Crash” Yerazunis: 159<br />
Aimee Yermish: 147, 277, 308,<br />
345, 426, 653<br />
Jennifer Yoo: 83, 474<br />
James Zavaglia: 207, 276, 335,<br />
446, 473, 551, 654<br />
“Zubie” Zeballos: 184, 280, 398,<br />
502<br />
Mike Ziniti: 477<br />
John F. Zmrotchek: 358<br />
Ariela Zonderman: 669<br />
Eric “in the Elevator”<br />
Zuckerman: 20, 39, 289, 330,<br />
479, 586
The 70th World Science<br />
Fiction Convention<br />
Aug. 30-Sept. 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Hyatt Regency Chicago<br />
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Guests of Honor:<br />
Mike Resnick<br />
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Story Musgrave<br />
Peggy Rae Sapienza<br />
Jane Frank<br />
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July 12 - 15, <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Shirley Jackson<br />
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January 18-21, 2013<br />
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