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MarsCon Schedule
Mar. 4th, 2009 10:59 amI will be at MarsCon this weekend. Here's my schedule:
Friday, March 6
6:00-6:45 p.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Non-Fiction for SF/F Fans
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, or more science fictional than science fiction, or more magical than fantasy. A non-novel-oriented book recommendations and reading list brainstorming panel (with a focus on the entertaining rather than the purely informative).
Naomi Kritzer, mod.; P M F Johnson, David E. Romm, Emily Stewart
9:00-9:45 p.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Writing: Behind the Scenes of a Book
Writers discuss research techniques, synopses, time-lines, and other tools that the reader normally doesn't see.
Kelly McCullough, mod.; Jeanne Cavelos, Roy C. Booth, Walter H. Hunt, Naomi Kritzer
Saturday, March 7
10:00-10:45 a.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Beyond Harry Potter
SF/F for kids (and for adults who do not disdain the Juvenile section).
Naomi Kritzer, mod.; S.N. Arly, Tony Artym, Walter H. Hunt
Sunday, March 8
2:00-2:45 p.m., Krushenko's. Panel: Battlestar Galactica: The Conclusion
Let's talk about our beloved show, through its whole run; especially the final season. Will the ending live up to what has gone before?
Romeo Azar, mod.; Beth Kinderman, Naomi Kritzer, Scott Smith
I requested a really abbreviated Saturday schedule because I'm bringing Molly to the con on Saturday. I've been thinking about taking Molly to a con for a while. Last year (I think) at the MnSTF party at MarsCon, I was explaining to someone (Magenta, maybe?) that I thought it would be nice to introduce Molly to fandom because in fandom, she might actually be able to find people as fascinated by Perfect Numbers as she was. I then had to explain what a Perfect Number was: it's a number whose factors add up to it. For example, 6. Its factors (the numbers you can divide it by evenly) are 1, 2, and 3, and 1+2+3=6. The next one is 28: its factors are 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14, and 1+2+4+7+14 = 28. If you didn't follow that, don't worry, because the point of this story is that as I was explaining the concept, two people from opposite sides of the room materialized next to me with eager looks on their faces and said, "Is this a number theory conversation? This sounds like a number theory conversation!"
Molly is no longer as fascinated by number theory as she was a year ago, but NOW she's fascinated -- totally freaking obsessed, in fact -- with Harry Potter. She also very much enjoyed some classic kid's SF (like Danny Dunn) and some newer YA SF (like the Uglies books) and she loves playing Magic: The Gathering and Settlers of Catan and Set. I think we'll be able to find stuff to keep her entertained.
Friday, March 6
6:00-6:45 p.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Non-Fiction for SF/F Fans
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, or more science fictional than science fiction, or more magical than fantasy. A non-novel-oriented book recommendations and reading list brainstorming panel (with a focus on the entertaining rather than the purely informative).
Naomi Kritzer, mod.; P M F Johnson, David E. Romm, Emily Stewart
9:00-9:45 p.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Writing: Behind the Scenes of a Book
Writers discuss research techniques, synopses, time-lines, and other tools that the reader normally doesn't see.
Kelly McCullough, mod.; Jeanne Cavelos, Roy C. Booth, Walter H. Hunt, Naomi Kritzer
Saturday, March 7
10:00-10:45 a.m., Re(a)d Mars. Panel: Beyond Harry Potter
SF/F for kids (and for adults who do not disdain the Juvenile section).
Naomi Kritzer, mod.; S.N. Arly, Tony Artym, Walter H. Hunt
Sunday, March 8
2:00-2:45 p.m., Krushenko's. Panel: Battlestar Galactica: The Conclusion
Let's talk about our beloved show, through its whole run; especially the final season. Will the ending live up to what has gone before?
Romeo Azar, mod.; Beth Kinderman, Naomi Kritzer, Scott Smith
I requested a really abbreviated Saturday schedule because I'm bringing Molly to the con on Saturday. I've been thinking about taking Molly to a con for a while. Last year (I think) at the MnSTF party at MarsCon, I was explaining to someone (Magenta, maybe?) that I thought it would be nice to introduce Molly to fandom because in fandom, she might actually be able to find people as fascinated by Perfect Numbers as she was. I then had to explain what a Perfect Number was: it's a number whose factors add up to it. For example, 6. Its factors (the numbers you can divide it by evenly) are 1, 2, and 3, and 1+2+3=6. The next one is 28: its factors are 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14, and 1+2+4+7+14 = 28. If you didn't follow that, don't worry, because the point of this story is that as I was explaining the concept, two people from opposite sides of the room materialized next to me with eager looks on their faces and said, "Is this a number theory conversation? This sounds like a number theory conversation!"
Molly is no longer as fascinated by number theory as she was a year ago, but NOW she's fascinated -- totally freaking obsessed, in fact -- with Harry Potter. She also very much enjoyed some classic kid's SF (like Danny Dunn) and some newer YA SF (like the Uglies books) and she loves playing Magic: The Gathering and Settlers of Catan and Set. I think we'll be able to find stuff to keep her entertained.
