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San Diego, July 2-5, 1998
 Updated:     June 30, 1998

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 Thursday Programming

 
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Time

Room

Event

12 Noon

Rio Vista ABC

OPENING CEREMONIES
                Scott MacMillan, Forrest J. Ackerman, Katherine Kurtz, Sue Dawe, David Clark, Dianna Hildreth, Rene Colls.

1:00 pm

Rio Vista ABC

A QUESTION OF GOOD AND EVIL:
PAGAN FAITHS IN FANTASY
Katherine Kurtz, Mike Moscoe (m), Cheryl Morgan, Gerald Pearce

1:00 pm

Balboa 2

RECRUITING MORE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN INTO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Judy Lazar (m), Barbra Wallace, Deborah Wheeler, Sara Wrench

2:00 pm

Rio Vista ABC

DEMOCRACY IN A FANTASY WORLD
Scott Norton (m), Neal Hallford, Sherwood Smith

2:00 pm

Balboa 2

MMRROWW!
Sue Dawe, Jean Graham (m), Amy Bradley, Antonia Levi

3:00 pm

Balboa 1

ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM, WESTERN INFLUENCE, & THE FUTURE OF
THE MIDDLE EAST
Scott MacMillan (m), David R. Beaucage, Gerald Pearce

3:00 pm

Pavillion

PSIONICS & TELEPATHY IN SCIENCE FICTION
Judy Lazar, James Clemens, John Hertz (m), Sherwood Smith

4:00 pm

Rio Vista F

FORREST J ACKERMAN
Presentation on Science Fiction Movies

4:00 pm

Balboa 1

THE GROWTH OF CORPORATE POWER
Todd Mecklem (m) , Mike Moscoe, Matt Pallamary, Alan Rodgers

4:00 pm

Balboa 2

ON THE JUDGING OF MASQUERADES
John Hertz (m), Janet Anderson, Mary Ann Meyers, Drew Sanders

4:00 pm

Pavillion

THE MAGICIAN AS AN OBJECT OF PERSECUTION
Katherine Kurtz, John Hertz (m), Anne Lesley Groell, Sara

5:00 pm

Rio Vista ABC

SUE DAWE FANTASY ART SLIDE SHOW
[90 minutes]

5:00 pm

Rio Vista F

THE INTERNET & THE FUTURE OF COMMERCE
Sharon Sbarsky (m), Ctein, Judith Smith, Janet Tait

5:00 pm

Balboa 1

I WANNA BE A PRO, BUT I CAN'T HANDLE REJECTION
Jean Graham (m), Antonia Levi, Vera Nazarian, Sara Wrench

5:00 pm

Balboa 2

WESTERN FAN GROUPS
Mike Glyer (m), Cheryl Morgan, Pearl Stickler

5:00 pm

Pavillion

MEETPOINT:  Deryni Fans
A gathering point for fans of Camber, Javan, Morgan, and  their fellow Deryni. Compare notes on the Codex or speculate about King Kelson's Bride.

6:00 pm

Rio Vista F

THE FUTURE OF ESPIONAGE
Seth Breidbart (m), David Ross, Sherwood Smith,Vernor Vinge

6:00 pm

Balboa 1

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A GOOD GENRE FILM FOR UNDER $100,000,000?
Scott MacMillan, Terry Frost (m), Craig Miller, S. C. Virtes

6:00 pm

Balboa 2

SO, YOU'RE AT YOUR FIRST CONVENTION
David Clark, John Hertz (m), Scott Norton, Sharon Sbarsky, Janice Gelb

6:00 pm

Santa Fe

HOW TRULY ALIEN CAN AN ALIEN BE?
Dave Trowbridge (m), Ctein, Sheila Finch, Atanielle Rowland

6:00 pm

Pavillion

THE END IS NEAR
David R. Baucage (m), Frank Cantalino, Alan Rodgers

7:00 pm

Pavillion

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

8:00 pm

Rio Vista F

BETTER TERRORISM THROUGH SCIENCE
James Hay (m), Jordin Kare, Mike Moscoe, S. C. Virtes

8:00 pm

Balboa 1

GENDER BENDING IN SCIENCE FICTIONS
Sherwood Smith (m), Amy Sterling Casil, James Clemens, Vera Nazarian

8:00 pm

Balboa 2

FILKING BEGINS:  Chaos Style

8:00 pm

Sante Fe

OPEN MIKE CONCERT
Sign up at the Information Desk if you wish to participate!

9:00 pm

Rio Vista ABC

DANCE -- Robbie Cantor, dj

9:00 pm

Pavillion

FROM THE WORLD OF DARKNESS TO BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER:
WHERE IS HORROR GOING?
Scott MacMillan (m), Max Fellwalker, Nancy Holder, Lorelei Shannon

9:30 pm

Rio Vista F

KATHERINE KURTZ reads from her forthcoming book, The Temple and the Stone

10:00 pm

Pavillion

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
Matthew Palamary (m), Alan Rodgers, Lorelei Shannon

10:00 pm

Balboa 1

HERCULES & XENA:  REBIRTH OF A GENRE?
Craig Miller (m), Dafydd ab Hugh, Jane Mailander, S. C. Virtes

10:00 pm

Santa Fe

FILKING BEGINS:  Bardic Circle Style

12:00 Midnight

Rio Vista F

VAMPIRE:  THE MASQUERADE Live Action Role-Playing Game
Leslie McEuen & John Peterson, referees

 


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