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Thursday 29 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Scams Aimed at Writers
1 hour, 3:00 PM ADT - 4:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Teresa Nielsen Hayden (Moderator)

Alan J. Porter, New York Times (Participant)

Genese Davis (Participant)

Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Participant)

James Fiscus (Potential)

SFWA offers programs to educate new authors about disreputable practices and other pitfalls to avoid. Our panelists will cover the basics and share...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Parties and Flyers: Bidding for Rotating Conventions
1 hour, 6:00 PM ADT - 7:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Adam Bergeron Sr, The Book Project (Moderator)

Jeff Orth (Participant)

Margene S. Bahm (Participant)

Dave McCarty (Participant)

Joe Siclari (Participant)

Diane Lacey (Potential)

Friday 30 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
ASFA Meeting
1 hour, 1:00 PM ADT - 2:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Special Interest Group

Mitchell Bentley (Moderator)

Joni Brill Dashoff (Participant)

Laura Domitz (Participant)

Sara Felix (Participant)

Spring Schoenhuth (Participant)

Maurine Starkey (Participant)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Sari Draping
1 hour, 2:00 PM ADT - 3:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Debi Chowdhury (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Hats and Hat Making
1 hour, 3:00 PM ADT - 4:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Elektra Hammond (Participant)

Janine Wardale (Participant)

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Pattern Basics
1 hour, 4:00 PM ADT - 5:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Barbara Galler-Smith (Participant)

Carole Parker (Participant)

Janine Wardale (Participant)

Sharon Bass (Participant)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Welcome to the Worldcon: Texas Style
1 hour, 5:00 PM ADT - 6:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Bradley Denton (Moderator)

Scott Bobo (Participant)

Martha Wells (Participant)

Willie Siros (Participant)

Teddy Harvia (Potential)

Scott A. Cupp (Potential)

New to Texas or new to Texas SF? Boy howdy, are we glad to see you! We're happy to tell you anything y'all want to know about how to enjoy yoursel...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Karen Burnham (Moderator)

Ann VanderMeer (Participant)

Jacob Weisman (Participant)

Damien Broderick (Participant)

Canon formation takes place through awards short lists, juries, critical essays, and anthologies. What conscious processes inform these decisions, ...
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
Reading: Alastair Reynolds
30 minutes, 8:00 PM ADT - 8:30 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Reading

Alastair Reynolds (Participant)

9:00 PM
9:00 PM
Dance crew storage - Friday
4 hours 59 minutes, 9:00 PM ADT - 1:59 AM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

ROOM RESET

Saturday 31 August, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Mexican Folklore and Folk Arts
1 hour, 12:00 PM ADT - 1:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Carole Parker (Participant)

Peni Griffin (Participant)

Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Participant)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Edd Vick (Moderator)

Weldon Adams, Grenadine Tech Inc. (Participant)

Rick Klaw (Participant)

Chris Powell (Participant)

Jess Nevins (Potential)

The Birth of the Underground Comix movement was actually in Texas. The Lone Star State is where so many artists, writers, and comic companies got ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Peggy Hailey (Moderator)

Don Webb (Participant)

James L. Cambias (Participant)

Howard Waldrop (Participant)

Peni Griffin (Participant)

Josh Rountree (Potential)

Texas is a weird place. They have a whole city devoted to staying Weird. What makes Texas so weird? And how does the weirdness of Texas spill over ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
But Why Can't You See My Genius?
1 hour, 3:00 PM ADT - 4:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Beth Meacham (Moderator)

Michael Underwood (Participant)

Eleanor Wood (Participant)

Mary Robinette Kowal (Participant)

Joshua Bilmes (Participant)

Let's face it; nobody likes rejection, but every writer is going to get rejection letters at some point. Why the rejection? Why don't they love you...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Making Costumes Practical
1 hour, 4:00 PM ADT - 5:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

John O'Halloran (Moderator)

Rodger Standridge, Grenadine Tech Inc. (Participant)

Chris O'Halloran (Participant)

Janine Wardale (Participant)

How to adapt your costume for wearing at a con. Panelist will discuss designing and making your costume. They will also provide tips for wearing ...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Using Philosophy to Analyse a National Health Service
1 hour, 5:00 PM ADT - 6:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

John M Cmar (Moderator)

W. A. (Bill) Thomasson (Participant)

Tore Hoie (Participant)

Lisa C. Freitag (Participant)

Janet Freeman-Daily (Participant)

Health is important, but health systems are often criticised, sometimes with good reason. Perhaps philosophy is needed to make premises clearer? ...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
The Best Science Fiction of 1939
1 hour, 6:00 PM ADT - 7:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Connie Willis (Moderator)

Bradford Lyau (Participant)

Larry Friesen (Participant)

David A. Kyle (Participant)

Ian E. Stockdale (Potential)

Next year Loncon 3 will be presenting the Retro-Hugos for the best works of science fiction and fantasy in 1939. Members of LoneStarCon 3 will be e...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Hayao Miyazaki Discussion
1 hour, 7:00 PM ADT - 8:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Tim Szczesuil (Moderator)

Amy Palmisano, The Book Project (Participant)

Madeline Ashby (Participant)

Jennie Faries (Participant)

Miyazaki's excellent anime movies have enjoyed critical and popular acclaim worldwide. Movies like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Castle in ...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
Dance crew storage - Saturday
4 hours 59 minutes, 9:00 PM ADT - 1:59 AM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

ROOM RESET

Sunday 1 September, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Molecular Gastronomy
1 hour, 12:00 PM ADT - 1:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

James L. Cambias (Moderator)

Janine Wardale (Participant)

Chris O'Halloran (Participant)

Fran Wilde (Participant)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Co-Ops, Unions and Classes
1 hour, 1:00 PM ADT - 2:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Bridget Duffy (Moderator)

Maurine Starkey (Participant)

Alex Beck (Participant)

Mitchell Bentley (Participant)

How to find the right artist support group. What are the different types available, online and in real space? What should you look for? What makes ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Using Art Briefs
1 hour, 2:00 PM ADT - 3:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Jennie Faries (Moderator)

Lou Anders, Accedian Networks (Participant)

Irene Gallo (Participant)

Alex Beck (Participant)

Toni Weisskopf (Potential)

Richard Hescox (Potential)

One of the most important tools for a working artist is the art brief. What is it? What information does an artist need? How do you make your brief...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Building a Costume Library
1 hour, 3:00 PM ADT - 4:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Elektra Hammond (Moderator)

C. J. Mills (Participant)

Byron P. Connell (Participant)

Pierre Pettinger Jr (Participant)

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Almost Nominated
1 hour, 4:00 PM ADT - 5:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Nancy Hightower (Moderator)

Susan de Guardiola (Participant)

Vincent Docherty (Participant)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Costuming in Flocks
1 hour, 5:00 PM ADT - 6:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Jill Eastlake (Moderator)

Chris O'Halloran (Participant)

Sandy Pettinger (Participant)

6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Costume Horror Stories
1 hour, 6:00 PM ADT - 7:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Kevin Roche (Moderator)

Lila Garrott (Participant)

7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Treasuring Art
1 hour, 7:00 PM ADT - 8:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Jennie Faries (Moderator)

Naomi C Fisher (Participant)

Lila Garrott (Participant)

Trina Marie Phillips (Participant)

Rebecca Tinkham Hewett (Participant)

9:00 PM
9:00 PM
Dance crew storage - Sunday
7 hours, 9:00 PM ADT - 4:00 AM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

ROOM RESET

Monday 2 September, 2013

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
TED vs Worldcon
1 hour, 1:00 PM ADT - 2:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

Peggy Rae Sapienza (Moderator)

Yasser Bahjatt (Participant)

Byron Reese (Participant)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
State of Astronomical Art
1 hour, 2:00 PM ADT - 3:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Discussion Panels

John K Strickland Jr. (Moderator)

Laura Burns (Participant)

Mitchell Bentley (Participant)

Bridget Duffy (Participant)

Norman Spinrad (Potential)

What are the current developments at NASA and other space agencies. What new ways have been developed to see the skies? How has that inspired astro...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Mark Protection Committee Meeting
1 hour, 3:00 PM ADT - 4:00 PM ADT

San Antonio Convention Center - 101A

Special Interest Group

Kevin Standlee (Moderator)