PHILCON 2008 :: Program & Participants

Philcon 2008 Program

The program is available (see below), in a variety of formats for your convenience. Philcon offers a wide range of programs throughout the weekend and organizes them by tracks. The program remains fluid right up to the con itself, as participants are added to specific programs or have changes to their plans. At the con you will receive a pocket program with a snapshot of the program as it was when we went to press, shortly before the con. Any changes made at-con will be circulated through the Philcon Rocket, our regular at-con newsletter.

Philcon 2008 Program Grids and Lists (Live)

Philcon Program Tracks

This year’s program tracks include:

Main (events, ceremonies, Guests of Honor speeches, etc.)
Literary
Readings
Cutting Edge (SF in different settings such as technology, education, blogging, podcasts, etc.)
Science
Art
Comics
Media (film and television)
Anime
Costuming & Cosplay
Filk
Fandom
Children’s

Program Notes

Philcon as an extensive and varied program. Plan to spend time looking through the grids and lists online on this web site as well as listed in your pocket program (and as updated in the Philcon Rocket for the latest changes). We have a few notes on particular programs you may find of interest.

Special Program Note – See The Farnsworth Fusor Demo

Philcon 2008 has an extensive array of programs and participants, including some notable unusal options. One such program will be a panel featuring a demonstration of the Farnsworth Fusor, brought by Tom Ligon, writer and home fusion hobbyist. The fusor causes hydrogen atoms to collide and form helium (see http://www.fusor.net/ for more information). Check your pocket program for time and location.

Special Program Notes – Anime Track

The Anime track will have screenings, panels and a special Meet & Greet. For the convenience of all, all of these will be held in the same program room. See program by track for the listings.

One screening of special interest is “Akira” – 20th Anniversary scheduled for 11:59 p.m. Saturday:

“Akira” – 20th Anniversary Screening: In the summer of 1988, the animation world was rocked by the premier of Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking dystopian masterpiece AKIRA! In 2019, 31 years after World War III, Neo-Tokyo is a powder keg of crime, politics, gang warfare and civil unrest. The authorities, while trying to quell the riots and disturbances, are conducting secret experiments to develop powerful psychics. Caught in the middle of this struggle is Kaneda, the young leader of a local biker gang, and Tetsuo, the bitter runt of the pack. When Tetsuo is kidnapped by the military for psychic development, Kaneda pursues his lost friend with reckless tenacity. But what neither Kaneda nor the military realize is Tetsuo’s true potential – a lethal potential that could rival the destroyer of Tokyo 31 years ago – AKIRA.

Please also note the Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m.) Meet and Greet with Zenkaikon/Delaware Anime Society. Come chat with members of this growing Philly-area fan organization.

Tentative Program Participants List

The following is a tentative list of program participants, subject to additions and changes in plans and availability. See program by participant for a listing of all programs including a particular participant.

Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Walter Amos
Catherine Asaro
Ellen Asher
John Ashmead
Lisa Ashton
Eric Avedissian
David M. Axler
L.A. Banks
Alan F Beck
Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr.
Earl Bennett
Matt Black
J.R. Blackwell
Patricia Boyd
Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen
JJ Brannon
Andrew Breslin
Robert Budny
Stephanie (Flash) Burke
Tim W. Burke
Linda Bushyager
Tobias Cabral
James L. Cambias
Hugh Casey
L. Hunter Cassells
D.E. Christman
Ariel Cinii
Neil Clarke
Nikki Cohen
Don Corcoran
Charlene Taylor D'Alessio
Michael D'Ambrosio
Ef Deal
Keith R. A. DeCandido
Tony DiGerolamo
Cathy Doherty
Gardner Dozois
Ty Drago
Chris Logan Edwards
Gary Ehrlich
Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
Andrew C. Ely
Robert Fenelon
Tony Finan
jan howard finder
Stephen C. Fisher
Michael F. Flynn
Joe Foering
Oz Fontecchio
Gary Frank
Bill Frankenfried
Gregory Frost
Dr. Charles E. Gannon
Alexis Gilliland
Lee Gilliland
Faye E. Goldman
Mitchell Gordon
John Grant
Sally Wiener Grotta
Daniel Grotta
Sara M. Harvey
Steve (Maugie) Haug
Orenthal Hawkins
C.J. Henderson
Robert Himmelsbach
Larry Hodges
Walter H. Hunt
Scheherazade Jackson
Stuart Jaffe
Melissa James
Victoria Janssen
Phil Kahn
Marvin Kaye
Jon Kilgannon
Kimberly Ann Kindya
Eric Kotani
Mary Robinette Kowal
Lawrence Kramer
Emily Kwait
Ruth Lampi
Dina Leacock
Evelyn Leeper
Mark Leeper
Andre Lieven
Deb Lieven
Tom Ligon
Nathan Lilly
Gordon Linzner
Jonathan Maberry
Barry Mahaffey
Cortney Marabetta
Rebecca Marcus
Joseph McCabe
Jack McDevitt
Gary McGath
Mike McPhail
Richelle Mead
Judith Moffett
Ahlen Moin
Helen Thompson Mosher
Andrew C. Murphy
Kristen Nelson
Deb Nixon
Christine Norris
Frank O'Brien
Terri Osborne
Crystal Paul
Jo Blu Pax
Sally-Rouge Pax
Michael D. Pederson
L.W. (Lynn) Perkins
John Picacio
KT Pinto
Tim Powers
James Prego, N.D.
Peter Prellwitz
Brian T. Price
Tom Purdom
Roman A. Ranieri
Jim Reichert
Ray Ridenour
Rock Robertson
Roberta Rogow
Suzanne Rosin
James Daniel Ross
Tony Rothman
Michael Ryan
Kathy Sands
Scott Christian Sava
Lawrence M. Schoen
Dr. H. Paul Shuch
Darrell Schweitzer
Josepha Sherman
Jed Shumsky
Hildy Silverman
Alan P. Smale
Karen Smale
Jay Smith
Bill Spangler
Bud Sparhawk
Harold Stein
Christopher Stout
Richard Stout
Ian Randal Strock
Gregory A. (Sandy) Swank
Michael Swanwick
Phillip Thorne
Mark Trebing
Michael A. Ventrella
Steve Vertlieb
Michael J. Walsh
Ken Warren
Eileen Watkins
Diane Weinstein
Christopher Weuve
Dr. Jay L. Wile
Jennifer Williams
F. Paul Wilson
Alyce Wilson
Amy Howard Wilson
Dave Wilson, III
Mark Wolverton
J. Andrew World

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