Darkover^® Grand Council Meeting

11/4/10 - Programming is up!

Main Programming starts Friday afternoon at 1PM and continues until Sunday afternoon. Except for setup for the concert, there will be activities open to convention attendees in main programming until at least 11PM on Friday, 10AM to 11PM on Saturday and 10AM to 3PM on Sunday.

Besides panels, lectures, and our GoH speech by our Guest of Honor, Elizabeth Bear on Saturday at 1PM, we will be having a sock hop Friday night, a steampunk ball Saturday afternoon, an autograph session Saturday afternoon, a Clam Chowder concert Saturday evening and an art auction Sunday afternoon.

Main Programming
Greenspring Ballroom 3-5

Friday

1:00 PM - Gaylactic Spectrum Awards: Past, Present & Future.
Carl Cipra

2:00 PM - On Beyond Shakespeare. Research sources beyond Shakespeare.
Elizabeth Bear, C. S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz, Tamora Pierce. Heather Rose Jones, Moderator

3:00 PM - What Is Alternate History and Why Is It So Compelling?
Scott MacMillan, Mike McPhail, Don Sakers. Alanna Morland, Moderator

4:00 PM - Taboos Now and Then. The no-nos of the past are not necessarily the no-nos of today. What are the major changes from the past and what do we foresee for the future?
Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Debra Killeen, Timothy Liebe, Elisabeth Waters. Carl Cipra, Moderator

5:00 PM - Keeping It Going. How do you continue to produce high quality fiction without burning out?
Elizabeth Bear, C. S. Friedman, Tamora Pierce, Leona Wisoker. Carl Cipra, Moderator

6:00 PM - Undiscovered/Underutilized Cultures. Most authors use an extant culture(s) for the basis of their world. What should we be using more of?
Heather Rose Jones, Katherine Kurtz, Alanna Morland, Violette L. Reid. Don Sakers, Moderator

7:00 PM - Artist GoH Greet and Portfolio Review.
Amanda-Lee Ronayne

8:00 PM - Sock Hop. Come celebrate, as all good Hobbits do, the coming of age birthday party for Darkovercon! We will dance the stroll, bunny hop, hand jive, and more with dance mistress Susan de Guardiola. There will also be a prize given from the Steampunk Crew for the best Steampunked Sock Hop outfit. (2 hours)

10:00 PM - Cliff, John, and Friends. Instrumental Jam.

Saturday

10:00 AM - Magic and Religion in Fantasy. How do you use them in your writing but keep it believable?
Kelly Harmon, Debra Killeen, Katherine Kurtz, Tamora Pierce, Elisabeth Waters. Carl Cipra, Moderator

11:00 AM - Is "Hard" Science Fiction Alive?
Elizabeth Bear, C. S. Friedman, Heather Rose Jones, Violette L. Reid. Melanie Mansfield, Moderator

12:00 NOON - Fantasy in Film. Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Harry Potter... Has Hollywood helped or harmed the material?
Margaret L. Carter, Katherine Kurtz, Timothy Liebe, Don Sakers. Carl Cipra, Moderator

1:00 PM - GOH SPEECH.
Elizabeth Bear

2:00 PM - From Romance to Erotica. Is there a line to be drawn, and if so, where and why?
Margaret L. Carter, Violette L. Reid, Don Sakers, Leona Wisoker. Carl Cipra, Moderator

3:00 PM - Series Versus a World. Is it better to stick with the ongoing adventures of one or two characters in umpteen number of books or is it better to have a world and change your main characters around?
Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Elizabeth Bear, C. S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz. Carl Cipra, Moderator

4:00 PM - Autograph Session - All Authors.

5:00 PM - Steampunk Ball. (2 hours)

7PM-9PM - Set up for Clam Chowder concert.

9:00 PM - CLAM CHOWDER CONCERT.

11:00 PM - Continued

Midnight - HALLELUJAH CHORUS - ATRIUM. Followed after a short break by Christmas Carols.

Sunday

10:00 AM - Vampires, Werewolves, Things that Go Bump in the Night, Suicide Bombers. What are effective monsters in the 21st Century?
C. S. Friedman, Heather Rose Jones, Scott MacMillan, Alanna Morland. Jennifer Heise, Moderator

11:00 AM - What Kind of Role Models Do We Owe Our Audience (if Any)?
Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Elizabeth Bear, Debra Killeen, Tamora Pierce, Elisabeth Waters. Carl Cipra, Moderator

12:00 NOON - Life as a Full-time Writer. How your life changes for good or ill.
Elizabeth Bear, C. S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz, Tamora Pierce. Carl Cipra, Moderator

1:00 PM - ART AUCTION

2:00 PM - Questions and Answers – All authors. Come and ask questions of your favorite authors who are here this year.
Jennifer Heise, Moderator

3:00 PM - Talk to the Chair Alton about this and future Darkovercons - Yes, there will be one next year!

Guests of Honour

Elizabeth Bear

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Amanda-Lee Ronayne

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Katherine Kurtz

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Clam Chowder

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