Philcon Program Schedule By Track

Main

Chromatics Children's Concert [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Chromatics Concert [Sat 10:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Feedback Session and Advice to Next Year's Chair [Sun 4:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Guest Artist Presentation - John Picacio [Sat 3:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Guest of Honor Speech- Scott Christian Sava [Sun 11:00 AM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Masquerade [Sat 9:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Meet the Pro's Party and Artist Reception [Fri 9:00 PM in Art Show (Grand Ballroom B)]
Opening Ceremonies and Phila. Science Fiction Society Meeting [Fri 8:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Philcon Social and Dance [Fri 10:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Principal Speaker of Philcon - Tim Powers [Sat 4:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]

Literary

American Ghosts [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Are Alternate Histories Really Science Fiction? [Sat 10:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Panel [Sat 5:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Authors Worth Rediscovering [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Beyond Philip Pullman- Is Atheism the Last Taboo? [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Building a Web Comic [Sat 4:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Building a Web Presence for Free [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza II (Two)]
Continuing the Lovecraft tradition [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Corrupting Innocent Minds [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Does Science Fiction Inspire Invention? [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Editing Anthologies [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Everyone Should Read Science Fiction but What Kind? [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Extra-Literary Influences on Science Fiction [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Eye Of Argon Reading [Fri 11:59 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Funny Fantasy- The Difference Between Humor and Parody [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Galactic Empires- Why we Still Love Them [Sat 12:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Generation Gaps in Science Fiction [Sun 12:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Genre Labels [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Genuises and madmen [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Ghosts as Unfinished Business [Sun 11:00 AM in Executive Suite 823]
Has the New Wave Come Back? [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Immortal Bad Writers [Fri 8:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Lovecraft and the Rejection of the Supernatural [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Meet the Editors Panel [Sun 11:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Multi-Genre Erotica [Sat 4:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]
Native American Culture and Mythology in Fantasy [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza V (Five)]
New Gods of the Future? [Sat 5:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]
Not the American Century [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Recommended Readings for Book Discussion Groups [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Robert A. Heinlein- The Contradiction? [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Science Fiction and Romance [Sat 2:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Science Fiction and the Cold War [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Science Fiction From the Mainstream [Fri 7:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Science Fiction Had a Lot More Freedom in "The Good Old Days" [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza II (Two)]
Science Fiction Horror- A Contradiction? [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Science Fiction, Religion and Reason [Sun 12:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
SFWA Business Meeting [Sat 11:00 AM in Executive Suite 823]
Sherlock Holmes and Science Fiction [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
So You Want to be a Publisher [Sun 1:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Space and Time Magazine [Sat 1:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Survivability of Electronically Published Material [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
The Devil Is In The Details [Sun 2:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The Fiction of Tim Powers [Sat 11:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
The First Science Fiction I Ever Read [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
The Great Robert E. Howard Revival [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
The Influence of Graphic Novels on Literary Science Fiction [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
The Influence of the Detective Story on Science Fiction [Sun 10:00 AM in Plaza II (Two)]
The only thing worth writing science fiction about is _______ . [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
The Original Story Does Not Resemble the Movie Very Much [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
The Science Fictional Mars [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
The Secret Agenda of Military Science Fiction [Sat 3:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
The Secret History as a Genre [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
The SF Quiz Show [Fri 10:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
The SF Quiz Show-Part 2 [Fri 11:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Tolkien Vs. Rowling [Fri 9:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Tom Disch Memorial Panel [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza II (Two)]
Topicality in Science Fiction [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Towards a Theory of Science Fiction [Sun 10:00 AM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Tracing the Superman Theme [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Weapons Of The Future [Fri 10:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Web Comics I have Known and Loved [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Websites for Writers [Fri 10:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
What Defines a Monster? [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
What is the Final Taboo? [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Whatever Happened to Sword and Sorcery? [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
When Did Heinlein Go Bad? [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
When is it Time to Stop Revising [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Where’s The Dread: Is Horror What It Used To Be? [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Who Reads Science Fiction? [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
Whose Brain do We Like to Pick? [Sun 10:00 AM in Plaza III (Three)]
Why Horror is Not Dead [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
World Conquest and then What? [Sun 10:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Writer's Workshop [Sat 1:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]
Writer's Workshop- Part 2 [Sat 2:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]
Writing the YA Novel [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
You Can't Just Drive a Stake Through Their Heart- The Persistence of Vampires. [Fri 10:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]

Readings

Bud Sparhawk Reading [Sun 3:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Catherine Asaro Reading [Sat 12:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Danielle Ackley- McPhail Reading [Sun 2:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Darrell Schweitzer Reading [Fri 8:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Gordon Linzner Reading [Sun 10:00 AM in Executive Suite 623]
Jack McDevitt Reading [Sun 12:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
John Grant Reading [Sat 4:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Keith R.A. DeCandido Reading [Sat 11:00 AM in Executive Suite 623]
L A Banks Reading [Sat 5:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Lawrence Schoen Reading [Fri 7:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Marilyn Brahen Reading [Sat 8:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Marvin Kaye Reading [Sat 2:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Mary Robinette Kowal Reading [Sun 11:00 AM in Executive Suite 623]
Michael Flynn Reading [Sat 3:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]
Michael Swanwick Reading [Sat 1:00 PM in Executive Suite 623]

Anime

Anime And The Revolving Door of Culture [Sun 3:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
Bad Anime, Bad!! [Sat 11:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Anime (...but were afraid to ask) [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
In Their Own Words: The Business of Voice Acting [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
Saturday Morning Cartoon Revival: "The Adventures Of The Galaxy Rangers" [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza I (One)]
Saturday Morning Cartoon Revival: "The Adventures Of The Galaxy Rangers" (cont.) [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Akira" 20th Anniversary [Sat 11:59 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Animation Runner Kuromi" (Part 1) [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Animation Runner Kuromi" (Part 2) [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Battle Angel" [Sat 10:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Brigadoon" [Fri 6:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Brigadoon" (cont.) [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Code Geass - Lelouche Of The Rebellion" [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Code Geass - Lelouche Of The Rebellion" (cont.) [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Ouran Host Club" [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Ouran Host Club" (cont.) [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Paprika" [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "Paprika" (cont.) [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya" [Sat 6:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" (cont.) [Sat 7:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "The Mysterious Cities Of Gold" [Sun 10:00 AM in Plaza I (One)]
SCREENING: "The Mysterious Cities Of Gold" (cont.) [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza I (One)]
SF & Fantasy Cartoons And Why We Love Them [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza I (One)]
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Scenes [Fri 10:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
Totally Subversive Toons [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]
Zenkaikon/Delaware Anime Society Meet-and-Greet [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza I (One)]

Art

3D is art too! The challenges of being dimensional artists. [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Art Show Auction [Sun 1:00 PM in Art Show (Grand Ballroom B)]
Art Show Tours [Sat 10:00 AM in Art Show (Grand Ballroom B)]
Beyond Illustration: Alternative ways to sell art. [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza III (Three)]
Demos [Sat 12:00 PM in Art Show (Grand Ballroom B)]
Digital tools for artists [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Does anyone actually draw anymore? [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza III (Three)]
Influences: Artists that artists love [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza III (Three)]
Presenting your art: tips: approaching art directors, publishers, and galleries [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
Scary Pictures! What is the allure of horror art? [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
State of the Arts: Is the art show still valid and valued at cons? [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]

Children's Programming

Build: LEGO Star Destroyer and Open Build [Fri 3:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Build: Tips for SF LEGO Models [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Costuming: Quick/Easy/Cheap/Fashionable [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Crafting: Hand Puppets [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Crafting: Origami - Advanced [Sun 10:00 AM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Crafting: Origami - Basic [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Drawing Dragons & Other Fantastical Beasts [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Drawing Robots & Other Mechatronic Marvels [Fri 6:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Gab: Pets from Space! [Sun 9:00 AM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Gab: What Does a Scientist Do, Exactly? [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Gab: What's Japan Really Like? [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Gab: What's on TV? [Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Gab: What's On Your Bookshelf? [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Games: LEGO Quik-Wars [Fri 4:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Games: Space-Loot with "Star Munchkin" [Sat 6:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Name That Space*-Tune! [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza VI (Six)]
Spooky Storytelling [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza VI (Six)]

Comics

Making Money Off Of Your Webcomic [Sun 3:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Super-Mega-Crossovers, and the Fans Who Hate Them. [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
The Best Webcomics You're Not Reading! [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)]
The Lady In The Fridge: Are Comics Misogynistic? [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]

Costuming

Belgian Nuns Went Blind [Sat 10:00 AM in Executive Suite 623]
Introduction to Cosplay [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Lights, Camera, Action! [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
Masquerade Green Room - 10 pm [Sat 10:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room - 5 pm [Sat 5:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room - 7 pm [Sat 7:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room - 8 pm [Sat 8:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room - 9 pm [Sat 9:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room -11 pm [Sat 11:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Masquerade Green Room -6 pm [Sat 6:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]

Cutting Edge

"Wait 'til I post this on my Blog!" [Sun 2:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Free Fiction Online [Sat 7:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Music and Sci Fi [Sat 12:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
My College Major and SF...How our Outside Interests Shape the SF We Like [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
O NOES teh intertubes R killin ur litracy!!!1 [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Pod-People: Podcasting and SF [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza V (Five)]
Social Media for Fandom: The Evolution of Facebook, Myspace and Twitter [Sun 1:00 PM in Grand Ballroom A ]
The NEW Literature of Science Fiction [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
The World Without Harry Potter [Sat 11:00 AM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Virtual Worlds... is Cyberspace the Final Frontier? [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]

Fandom

Flirting, Dating, and Proper Hygiene: Social and Dating Tips for Fans [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
LiveJournal Meetup [Sat 3:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]
Philcon 101 [Sat 10:00 AM in Grand Ballroom A ]
Poly, Science Fiction, and Fandom (18+) [Sat 11:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Qapla'! Klingon Language 101 [Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Raising Your Young Fan, and Not Selling Them Off For Scientific Experiments [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
So, You Want To Run A Con? [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
What happens at Worldcon... [Sun 12:00 PM in Executive Suite 823]

Filk

Filk Dead Dog and Gripe Session: Does anyone else want this job? [Sun 3:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
"Golden Oldies" Circle [Fri 10:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Space and Science Filk Circle [Sat 8:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Concert - Maugorn followed by Gary Ehrlich [Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Concert One Shots [Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Concert- Denebian Slime Devils followed by Gary McGath [Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Concert- Mattie Brahen and "Dr. Seti" Paul Shuch [Sat 7:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Filk 101 [Fri 9:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Lois Mangan Memorial Filk Panel [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Open Filking, Chaos Style [Sat 10:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Recording Session - Part One [Sat 5:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Recording Session - Part Two [Sat 6:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Robert Asprin Memorial Fantasy Filk Circle [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Toys for Filkers [Sun 12:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
We Will All Filk Together [Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
Wicked Songs (For Mature Fans) [Fri 11:00 PM in Plaza VII (Seven)]
You Don't Have To Sing to Filk [Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza VII (Seven)]

Media

Animation: It's just not Japan anymore [Sun 1:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)]
BBC America; SciFi Channel; Cartoon Network: Will the real science fiction cha [Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
I Love This Show...This Bugs Me [Sat 11:00 AM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Is Eureka Anti-Science [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza IV (Four)]
Ninja, Pirate, Mad Scientist, Supervillain! [Sat 2:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three]
Star Trek: Where Are We Boldly Going? [Sat 4:00 PM in Plaza II (Two)]
The Big, Bad Zombie Panel [Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four)]
They could never make a sequel to that.... [Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza V (Five)]
Which Franchise Needs a Stake Driven Through It's Heart? [Sat 2:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]

Science

Alternate Genomes [Sun 11:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Continuum Theory [Fri 9:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Fusor Fusion Reactor Demonstration [Sat 7:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Nanomaterials [Sat 1:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Non-Chemical Spacecraft Propulsion [Fri 7:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Physics in Video Games [Sat 4:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Redrawing the Tree of Life, the new Taxonomy [Sat 10:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Something for Nothing: Hoax Physics [Sat 8:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Technologies and Methods for Commercial Fusion Power [Sat 6:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The Economics of Empire [Fri 8:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The End of Everything [Sat 12:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The Kepler Mission and the Search for Earthlike Planets [Sun 12:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The News from Mars [Sun 1:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The Open Source Revolution [Fri 10:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
The Outer Limits: Extremophile Bacteria and Extraterrestrial Life [Sat 9:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
To Engineer is Human [Sat 11:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Women in Science [Sat 3:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Two]
Xtreme Neurology [Sun 10:00 AM in Crystal Ballroom Two]