San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
Sessions
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- The Impact of Aaron Swartz San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 14:00 EDT - 15:00 EDT | 1 hour
- The death of Aaron Swartz shines a light on the CFAA. Vague laws about wire fraud, clever prosecutors framing suspects and demanding maximum senten...
- Discussion Panels
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- Bloopers and Blunders of Science San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 20:00 EDT - 21:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Lord Kelvin claimed that craft heavier than air could not fly. The Piltdown Man went from being one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century...
- Discussion Panels
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- Hugo Nominee - The Avengers San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 21:00 EDT - 23:30 EDT | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Film / Video
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- 6 Flags over Texas San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 10:00 EDT - 11:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Presentation
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- Preliminary WSFS Business Meeting San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 11:00 EDT - 14:00 EDT | 3 hours
- Every member of Lonestarcon 3 is a member of WSFS, the World Science Fiction Society, and is eligible to attend and vote at the Society's Business ...
- Special Interest Group
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14:00
- Steampunk: Trend or Genre? San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 14:00 EDT - 15:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Steampunk emerged from SF, quietly at first, and then gathering momentum and breadth. It now spans written fiction, graphic, costuming, and other a...
- Discussion Panels
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- The Cthulhu Internationale San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 15:00 EDT - 16:00 EDT | 1 hour
- H. P. Lovecraft's influence on horror and science fiction is not only immense, it is international. Come hear from Lovecraftians from the Americas,...
- Discussion Panels
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- Fannish Inquisition: Future Worldcons and NASFiCs San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 16:00 EDT - 18:00 EDT | 2 hours
- Here's your last chance to be swayed, one way or another, by the 3 prospective venues for the 2015 Worldcon. Come listen to their presentations, an...
- Discussion Panels
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- Adapting Bubba for Film and Other Tales San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 18:00 EDT - 19:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Joe tells all! Jayme will be asking Joe about making the film version of Bubba Ho-Tep, as well as his latest film adaptation project. Got a questio...
- Interview
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19:00
- Bubba Ho-Tep San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 19:00 EDT - 21:00 EDT | 2 hours
- Film / Video
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- Revivifying the US Space Program San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 21:00 EDT - 22:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Long live the Space Program! Many say it is moribund; others would dispute that contention. What can we expect in the future (near or far?) If it's...
- Discussion Panels
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22:00
- Star Gazing San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 22:00 EDT - 23:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Outdoor activity. Come out with Marianne Dyson and view Saturn and constellations -- share stories and learn to use a star chart! We meet in Room ...
- Talk
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11:00
- Main WSFS Business Meeting San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 11:00 EDT - 14:00 EDT | 3 hours
- Every member of Lonestarcon 3 is a member of WSFS, the World Science Fiction Society, and is eligible to attend and vote at the Society's Business ...
- Special Interest Group
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14:00
- A Discussion of New Wave Literature with Spinrad and Gunn San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 14:00 EDT - 15:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Dialog
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15:00
- An Hour with Lois McMaster Bujold San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 15:00 EDT - 16:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Dialog
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- Famous Last Stands: the Alamo, Massada and Thermopylae San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 16:00 EDT - 17:00 EDT | 1 hour
- The Alamo is one of the most famous historic memorials in the United States. How does the battle here compare with similar past events? How did the...
- Discussion Panels
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17:00
- Reclaiming the Solar System San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 17:00 EDT - 18:00 EDT | 1 hour
- In the years following our space probes to the planets, the amount of SF set in the solar system over the next few hundred years diminished. But, t...
- Discussion Panels
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- The Enduring Popularity of Firefly San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 18:00 EDT - 19:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Discussion Panels
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19:00
- Historical Space Ships Patents San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 19:00 EDT - 20:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Presentation
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- Hugo Nominee - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 20:00 EDT - 23:00 EDT | 3 hours
- Film / Video
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11:00
- Site Selection WSFS Business Meeting San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 11:00 EDT - 14:00 EDT | 3 hours
- Special Interest Group
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14:00
- Cutting Edge Cancer Research San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 14:00 EDT - 15:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Dialog
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16:00
- Interview: Jay Lake San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 16:00 EDT - 17:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Interview
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17:00
- John W. Campbell Created it All San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 17:00 EDT - 18:00 EDT | 1 hour
- After 70 years, are we still pretending that SF is a Campbellian universe? Reflections on the myths our writers, editors, and readers believe hold...
- Discussion Panels
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- 40 Years of Campbell Awards San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 18:00 EDT - 19:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Discussion Panels
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- WSFS Business Meeting - Monday San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 11:00 EDT - 14:00 EDT | 3 hours
- Special Interest Group
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- Films and TV-Shows Related to Grimm's Fairy Tales San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 14:00 EDT - 15:00 EDT | 1 hour
- The TV drama Grimm envisions a world in which the fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are real. Once Upon A Time is a drama about classic fairy ...
- Discussion Panels
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- Three Movies? Reflections on and Prospects for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit
- Signup required San Antonio Convention Center - 006CD
- 15:00 EDT - 16:00 EDT | 1 hour
- Does Peter Jackson's approach work? What's been successful (and what failed) in the first film, and what are you looking forward to (and what do yo...
- Discussion Panels