I will be attending MidAmericaCon II in Kansas City, August 17-21: my first Worldcon ever! I'm very excited.
Here's my schedule:
Whose DNA is it?
Thursday, 1:00 p.m., Room 2206
Helen Pennington (moderator), Marguerite Kenner, Howard Rosenblat, Kenneth Schneyer
Panelists discuss DNA and your privacy, from a legal perspective. What can be done with your DNA without your permission, and what is your recourse if you discover it has been used?
Debut Author Showcase
Thursday, 4:00 p.m., Room 2208
Kenneth Schneyer (moderator), Martin Shoemaker, Becky Chambers, Chelsea Mueller, Nick Wood, Adam Rakunas
Authors whose first published works have either just happened or are about to occur talk about their first sales, whether their perceptions of themselves as authors has changed, and what their next steps are as they break into publishing.
50 Years of Star Trek, Part Two: The Influence
Friday, 4:00 p.m., Room 3501H
Matthew S. Rotunda (moderator), Toni L. P. Kelner, Stepfan Rudnicki, Kenneth Schneyer, John Tibbetts
Star Trek is fifty years old. It has inspired writers to write, children to become scientists, scientists to become astronauts and fans to write erotica. It has an enormous influence and in this session we take a look at the myriad of ways it has done so for a disparate group of people around the world.
Replacing Copyright
Saturday, 4:00 p.m., Room 2208
John R. Douglas, Matthew Johnson, Kenneth Schneyer
Many believe that the current copyright regime does not fit well with current technologies, audience priorities, or artistic practices. If copyright were to be replaced with a different system that had the goal of providing compensation for artists with a better fit for the contemporary world, what would it be like? What would be its boundaries, parameters, and assumptions?
Magazine Group Reading: Lightspeed Magazine
Saturday, 5:00 p.m., Room 2202
John Joseph Adams (moderator), Sarah Pinsker, Kenneth Schneyer, Carrie Vaughn, Carolyn M. Yoachim, John Chu
Our Magazine Group Reading Series continues with a special group reading that features authors from Lightspeed Magazine.
Fanfiction Myths
Sunday, 12:00 noon, Room 2206
Elise Matthesen (moderator), Elaine Stiles, Kenneth Schneyer, Leo d'Entremont, Susan Eisenhour
Members of fanfiction communities are regularly faced with a litany of myths about themselves and their work. They are assumed to be heterosexual, white females who can't get any sex but desperately want it, and their work nothing but terribly written pornography. These myths and more will be discussed and beaten down. Whether you are new to fanfiction, or want to share some joy with your community, come and join us.
Time Travel and the Search for Redemption
Sunday, 1:00 p.m., Room 3501D
Kenneth Schneyer (moderator), Rosemary Claire Smith, Jason Heller, Jack McDevitt
Much of literature involves characters’ fraught relationship with the past. They are haunted by memories or spend their lives regretting a single horrible decision. Time travel permits the character to confront the past directly, to make literal what in mainstream fiction is only metaphorical. Join us as we discuss stories where time travel is a metaphor or device for witnessing and learning about the past or wishing to correct personal flaws and errors.
I also plan to attend the SFWA Business Meeting (Saturday 11:00) and the Hugo Awards (Saturday 8 p.m.). I'm not sure yet of my other plans, but I arrive Wednesday night and I'll probably leave mid-afternoon on Sunday.
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