FenCon 2005 - Programming

This is it! Our panels are set, our guest list is complete, and this schedule is set in stone. The schedule below is now complete and it gives you a clear idea of what we're all about this year. Last updated 12:02am 18 September 2005

Certain gaming and filk activities will, of course, extend overnight on an ad hoc basis. (FenCon reminds you to get at least five hours of sleep, two meals, and one shower per day. Thank you.)

We are still looking for a few friendly and articulate volunteers. To participate, please contact us at programming@fencon.org right away or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

FenCon Operating Hours:

FenCon II	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Registration	10am-8pm	9am-7pm	9am-5pm
Con Ops	12pm-12mid	24 hours	12mid-6pm
Programming	12pm-12mid	10am-12mid	10am-5pm
Dealer Room	2pm-7pm	10am-6pm	10am-4pm
Video Room	12pm-12mid	24 hours	12mid-5pm
Art Show	3pm-8pm	10am-6pm	10am-5pm
Gaming	2pm-12mid	24 hours	12mid-5pm
Hospitality	2pm-1am	8am-2am	8am-5pm

Jump directly to the schedule for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

FenCon Friday Programming Highlights:

FenCon II starts earlier than last year so we can fit in all the good stuff we'll be presenting this year. Once again we reward the "early birds" with bonus panels by Guest of Honor S.M. Stirling at 2pm and Toastmaster David Gerrold at 3pm, both in Alternate 1. The Joy Marie Ledet Art Demo at 6pm in Alternate 3 is always a crowd-pleaser and be sure to catch a rare panel by writers workshop leader and multiple-Hugo winner Mike Resnick at 7pm in Main Programming. After Opening Ceremonies at 8pm, stick around Main Programming for an evening of filk concerts to midnight (at least) or check out our video tribute to David Gerrold starting at 9pm in the Video Room.

FenCon Friday Autograph Schedule:

4:00pm - open
5:00pm - Gearhart-Gray, Gray, Reiten
6:00pm - open
7:00pm - open

FenCon Friday Programming Schedule:

Friday

Main Progamming
Lone Star II

Filk Progamming
Lone Star I

Reading Room
Brazos

12pm	Room Closed (opens at 3pm)	Room Closed (opens at 4pm)
1pm	Room Closed (opens at 3pm)	Room Closed (opens at 4pm)
2pm	Room Closed (opens at 3pm)	Room Closed (opens at 4pm)
3pm	Open Filk Jam (all interested filkers and our filk guests)	Room Closed (opens at 4pm)
4pm	Open Filk Jam, continued (all interested filkers and our filk guests)	Margaret H. Bonham Reading (Bonham) 4:30pm Gloria Oliver Reading (Oliver)
5pm	The Lexicon of Filk (Middleton*, Farran, Fish, Ulbrich)	Libby Singleton Reading (Singleton) 5:30pm Shanna Swendson Reading (Swendson)
6pm	alt.history.scifi (Bradley, Gerrold, Hawkes-Craig*, Stirling)	Selina Rosen Reading (Rosen)
7pm	The Mike Resnick Show (Mike Resnick, hosted by Stephen Pagel)	Open Reading (open to all)
8pm	FenCon II Opening Ceremonies (hosted by David Gerrold)	Room Closed
9pm	Leslie Fish in Concert (Leslie Fish)	Open Reading (open to all)
10pm	Randy Farran in Concert (Randy Farran) 10:30pm Bill and Brenda Sutton in Concert (Bill and Brenda Sutton)	Rosebud is a Sled! (Balthrop*, Conrad)
11pm	October Country in Concert (October Country) 11:30pm Spriggan in Concert (Spriggan)	Open Reading (open)

Friday	Alternate Progamming 1 Trinity	Alternate Progamming 2 Pecos	Alternate Progamming 3 Guadalupe
10am	Room Closed (opens at 12pm)	Room Closed (opens at 2pm)	Writers Workshop Session 1 (Mike Resnick)
11am	Room Closed (opens at 12pm)	Room Closed (opens at 2pm)	Writers Workshop Session 1 (Mike Resnick)
12pm	My Favorite Books (Martindale*, Rainbolt)	Room Closed (opens at 2pm)	Writers Workshop Session 1 (Mike Resnick)
1pm	Conventions in the Internet Age (Martindale*, T. Miller)	Room Closed (opens at 2pm)	Writers Workshop Lunch Break (go eat lunch)
2pm	The S.M. Stirling Early Bird Panel (S.M. Stirling)	The Plot Thickens (Black*, Bonham, Elrod, Moore, Swendson, Wedel)	Writers Workshop Session 2 (Mike Resnick)
3pm	The David Gerrold Early Bird Panel (David Gerrold)	Draw, Kid! (Anderson, Bradley, Dixon, Heckenlively)	Writers Workshop Session 2 (Mike Resnick)
4pm	Why Do Science Fiction Movies All Suck? (Gearhart-Gray*, Gerrold, Gray, Hale)	My First Fandom (Eudaly, Ledet, Middleton, Swendson, Singleton*)	Writers Workshop Session 2 (Mike Resnick)
5pm	Building the Perfect World (Oliver*, Bonham, Black, Sheridan, Stirling)	How to Guarantee Your Story Will Not Get Published (Martindale*, Mayhar, Wagner)	The Obligatory Stargate Panel (Hale, B. Leaf, J. Leaf, S. Tyra)
6pm	Pimping Your Craft (Black, Bonham, Eudaly*, Moore)	FenCon For Dummies (Middleton, Nelson, Rainbolt*, Singleton)	Joy Marie Ledet Art Demo (Joy Marie Ledet)
7pm	Joss Whedon Is My Master Now! (Caine*, Hale, Swendson, Wilson)	Horror: Categories and Sub-Genres (Hawkes-Craig, Jacob, Lansdale*, Sheridan, Wedel)	Joy Marie Ledet Art Demo, continued (Ledet)
8pm	Room Closed	Room Closed	Room Closed
9pm	Yard Dog Road Show (Rosen*, Bonham, Donahue, Eudaly, Fletcher, Hale, Mandala, Martindale, Oliver, Rainbolt, Reiten, Simmons, B. Sinor, S. Sinor, Turner)	Pulp & Digest Collecting 101 (Conrad*, Resnick)	The Next Y2K? (Gray*, Black, White)
10pm	Yard Dog Road Show, continues (see above)	Turn The Page To Turn Me On (Brown, Caine, Swendson*, Elrod)	The Best Books I Have Read This Year (Wagner*, Black)
11pm	Open Filk (all filk! all night!)	How to Get Lucky in a Grown Up World (Claudia T. Smith)	Blogging, Live Journals, and the New Media (Balthrop, Hawkes-Craig, Wedel, White*)

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FenCon Saturday Programming Highlights:

FenCon II will have as many as nine tracks of programming running at some points on Saturday. Our guests of honor will dominate the Main Programming room through mid-afternoon while the filk programming begins at 11am with an intro and overview before the concerts begin at noon. Alternate programming high points include David Cherry for two hours starting at 1pm in Alternate 1, the Generic Radio Workshop at 3pm in Alternate 2, and our first-ever Art Auction at 7pm in Alternate 1.

Saturday night also means it's time for the FenCon Cabaret at 9pm! This signature event includes our costume contest, our patent-pending All-Star Git-Down Filk-Sing Hootenanny™, a Generic Radio Workshop performance, and more. That's all in Main Programming starting at 9pm.

Join us at 8:00am for an open session of yoga in the Alternate Programming 3 (Guadalupe) panel room. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water, a towel or mat, and a yoga brick or exercise strap (optional). Start your day the yoga way.

FenCon Saturday Autograph Schedule:

10:00am - open
11:00am - Bonham, Eudaly, Hale, Rainbolt, Singleton
12:00pm - Carl, Lansdale, Mayhar, Moore, Steakley, Turner
1:00pm - Friend of the Fen Priority GOH Autograph Session
Dixon, Farran, Fish, Gerrold, Stirling
2:00pm - Martindale, Rosen, B. Sinor, S. Sinor
3:00pm - Andersson, Archer, Cherry, Douglas, Spangler, Swendson
4:00pm - Black, Brown, Fletcher, Preece, White

FenCon Saturday Programming Schedule:

Saturday	Main Progamming Lone Star II	Filk Progamming Lone Star I	Reading Room Brazos
10am	Is There Any Science In Science Fiction Art? (Anderson, Bradley, Conrad*, Dixon, Farran, Patterson)	The Case For Mars (Dallas Chapter of The Mars Society)	Wm. Mark Simmons Reading (Simmons)
11am	New Ideas In Alternate History (Hawkes-Craig, Stirling, Moore*, White)	What The Filk Is Going On Here? (Middleton*, Patterson, B. Sutton, Br. Sutton)	P.N. Elrod Reading (Elrod)
12pm	David Gerrold's Wild Ride (Gerrold, Yeffeth*)	Wm. Mark Simmons and Randy Farran in Concert (Simmons, Farran)	Open Reading (open) 12:30pm Rhonda Eudaly Reading (Eudaly)
1pm	Monster Mash (Andersson, Simmons*, B. Sinor, Steakley, Wedel)	Concert TBA (to be announced)	David Gray Reading (Gray)
2pm	The Randy Farran Experience (Simmons*, Farran)	2:00pm Mini-Concert 2:15pm Mini-Concert 2:30pm Joe Giacoio in Concert (Giacoio)	Joe R. Lansdale Reading (Lansdale)
3pm	The Art and Times of Larry Dixon (Dixon, Anderson*)	Bill and Brenda in Concert (B. Sutton, Br. Sutton)	Lee Martindale Reading (Martindale) 3:30pm Beverly Hale Reading (Hale)
4pm	Celebrate Banned Book Week (Gerrold, Rosen*, Stirling, and more)	Carla Ulbrich in Concert (Ulbrich)	Larry Dixon Reading (Dixon)

5pm	Leslie Fish: Filk Guest of Honor in Concert (Leslie Fish)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)
6pm	S.M. Stirling: Guest of Honor Address (Stirling, Gerrold)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)
7pm	How to Impress Publishers and Influence Your Editors (Preece, Pagel, Rosen, Wagner*, Yeffeth)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)
8pm	Cabaret Walkthrough (Room closed to public)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)
9pm	FenCon Cabaret featuring our costume contest, the Second All-Star Git-Down Filk-Sing Hootenanny™, and so much more (emcee is David Gerrold)	Go to the Cabaret
10pm	FenCon Cabaret continues with the Generic Radio Workshop and the costume awards (emcee is still David Gerrold)	Go to the Cabaret
11pm	Funny Short Story Read-Off (Resnick vs. Gerrold)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)

Saturday	Alternate Progamming 1 Trinity	Alternate Progamming 2 Pecos	Alternate Progamming 3 Guadalupe
10am	The Return of the Testosterone Zone: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (Andersson, Black, Stirling, B. Sinor, Turner*, Wagner)	What A Girl Wants: Themes in Women's Fiction (Archer, Bonham, Brown, Carl, Douglas, Fletcher, Hale, S. Sinor*, Swendson)	Writers Workshop Session 3 (Mike Resnick)
11am	Building Frankenstein's Monster: Adding SF, Fantasy, & Horror to Romance (Archer, Caine*, Jacob, Lansdale, Spangler, Swendson)	Texas Writers You Don't Know (But You Should) (Mayhar, Wagner)	Writers Workshop Session 3 (Mike Resnick)
12pm	The Truth About Cats and Dogs in SF/F (Rainbolt*, Bonham, Douglas, Hale)	How To Get Ahead In Costuming (Kofmel*, M. Miller, Elrod, Singleton, Patterson)	Writers Workshop Session 3 (Mike Resnick)
1pm	David Cherry Presents... (David Cherry)	The Basics of Writing: A Mini-Workshop (Caine, Elrod)	Writers Workshop Lunch Break (go eat lunch)
2pm	David Cherry Presents... (continued) (David Cherry)	The Basics of Writing (continued) (Caine, Elrod)	Writers Workshop Session 4 (Mike Resnick)
3pm	Breaking the Law(s) (Lansdale, Mayhar, Carl*)	Generic Radio Workshop casting and setup (Barrett)	Writers Workshop Session 4 (Mike Resnick)
4pm	The Fantasy Genre: What's Next? (Carl, Douglas*, Mayhar, Moore, Oliver, Patterson)	Doctor Who: The Next Regeneration (Balthrop, Mahaffey*, Whitewater)	Writers Workshop Session 4 (Mike Resnick)
5pm	Room Closed	Room Closed	Room Closed
6pm	Auction Setup	Room Closed	Room Closed
7pm	Art & Charity Auction (Anderson, Conrad)	Quangled Motes! (Singleton*, Bonham, Morgan)	Cabaret Greenroom
8pm	Art & Charity Auction continued (Anderson, Conrad)	Dream Casting: Who Would You Cast in the Movie? (Hale, Sheridan*)	Cabaret Greenroom
9pm	Go to the Cabaret	Go to the Cabaret	Go to the Cabaret
10pm	Go to the Cabaret	Go to the Cabaret	Go to the Cabaret
11pm	Open Filk 'Til Dawn (all interested filkers)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)	Room Closed (opens at 10am)

Jump directly to the schedule for Friday or Saturday.

FenCon Sunday Programming Highlights:

FenCon II winds to a close today but we're going out with a bang, not a whimper. We know the room parties are fun but get your sleep so you can enjoy "Hey Kids, Comics!" at 10am in the Filk Programming room. Filkers get to sleep late today but they take over the Filk Programming room right up until Closing Ceremonies at 5pm. Before that happens, check out the Belly Dancing Workshop at 2pm in Alternate 2 and don't miss your chance to give your feedback directly to the FenCon Committee at our Torches and Pitchforks panel at 3pm in Main Programming. Oh, and lots of fun in the Video Room today, including Mike Resnick showing Metal Tears at 9am and the 1974 Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein at 4pm. (Frau Blücher!)

Join us at 8:00am for a second open session of yoga in the Alternate Programming 3 (Guadalupe) panel room. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a bottle of water, a towel or mat, and a yoga brick or exercise strap (optional). Start your day the yoga way.

FenCon Sunday Autograph Schedule:

10:00am - open
11:00am - Hawkes-Craig, Jacob, Stirling, Wedel
12:00pm - Gerrold, Resnick, Yeffeth, Caine, Elrod
1:00pm - Fish, Giacoio, Patterson, Simmons, B. Sutton, Br. Sutton, Ulbrich
2:00pm - Anderson, Bradley, Conrad, Dixon, Ledet
3:00pm - Oliver, Sheridan
4:00pm - open

FenCon Sunday Programming Schedule:

Sunday	Main Progamming Lone Star II	Filk Progamming Lone Star I	Reading Room Brazos
10am	Alternate History vs. Time Travel (Gerrold, Resnick, B. Sinor, Stirling, White*)	Hey Kids, Comics! (Conrad*, Hale, Singleton, Lansdale)	Sue Sinor Reading (S. Sinor) 10:30pm SF Poetry Read-Off (Jacob, Sheridan)
11am	Hollywood Horror Stories (Steakley*, Gerrold, Resnick)	Filkers You Need To Hear (Farran, Middleton*, B. Sutton, Br. Sutton)	Rachel Caine Reading (Caine)
12pm	Works Well With Others (Stirling, Andersson, Dixon, Eudaly*, Reiten)	Margaret Middleton in Concert (Middleton) 12:30pm Lee Billings in Concert (Billings)	Brad Sinor Reading (B. Sinor) 12:30pm Dusty Rainbolt Reading (Rainbolt)
1pm	Science Fiction as Romance/Adventure (Stirling, Spangler, Wagner*, Andersson, Archer)	Mary Miller in Concert (Miller) 1:30pm Lee Martindale in Concert (Martindale)	Ardath Mayhar Reading (Mayhar) 1:30pm Steven E. Wedel Reading (Wedel)
2pm	The Future of Star Trek: Does It Have One? (Fish, Gerrold, Andersson, Rainbolt*, Martindale)	Joe Giacoio in Concert (Giacoio) 2:30pm Carla Ulbrich in Concert (Ulbrich)	Paul Black Reading (Black) 2:30pm Melanie Fletcher Reading (Fletcher)
3pm	Torches and Pitchforks (T. Miller, R. Miller, M. Nelson*)	3:00pm Mini-Concert 3:15pm Mini-Concert 3:30pm Teresa Patterson in Concert (Patterson)	S.M. Stirling Reading (Stirling)
4pm	Jimmy Doohan Remembered (Dravecky*, Gerrold, Stirling)	October Country in Concert (October Country) 4:30pm Spriggan in Concert (Spriggan)	Angeline Hawkes-Craig Reading (Hawkes-Craig)

5pm

FenCon II
Closing Ceremonies

(with Mike Nelson)

FenCon II Closed

(see you in 2006!)

6pm

Go to the Dead Dog Party

See you at FenCon III!

Sunday	Alternate Progamming 1 Trinity	Alternate Progamming 2 Pecos	Alternate Progamming 3 Guadalupe
10am	Loving the Ectoplasm (Archer, Brown, Caine, Elrod*, Spangler, Swendson)	The Role of Religion in Science Fiction and Fantasy (Martindale*, Hawkes-Craig, Rainbolt)	Heinlein is Always 20/20 (Gearhart-Gray, Gray, Pagel*, R. Miller)
11am	Is Hard SF Becoming An Endangered Species? (Black, Fletcher, Gray, Reiten*, Turner)	I Like To Giggle: The Role of Humor in SF/F (Hale, Morris*, Rosen, Simmons, White)	Starting and Running a Science Fiction Fan Club (Singleton*)
12pm	The Unconscious Writer (Spangler*, Gray, Archer, Swendson)	FenCon Fight Club (Preece)	Writing For A Younger Audience (Hale*, Mayhar)
1pm	Artist Round Table (Anderson, Bradley, Farran*, Dixon, Conrad, Ledet)	Advanced Weaponry Demo (Preece)	Buzz Blaster! (Gray, Gearhart-Gray)
2pm	Big Brother, Where Art Thou? (Gray*, Hale, Hawkes-Craig, Wedel, White)	Belly Dancing Workshop (Mandala, Donahue)	Whither Worldcon? (T. Miller*, Dravecky, Kofmel)
3pm	Mary Sue: Who is she and what does she want? (Caine*, Eudaly, Fletcher)	Harry Potter and the Looming Menace of Deus Ex Machina (Swendson*, White)	Meet The Cavern Press: Pitch to Surreal Magazine (Mike Miller)
4pm	Dracula in High Heels (Andersson*, Elrod, Jacob, Steakley)	The NASA Roundtable (Gearhart-Gray, Gray)	Confessions of a Fan Fashionista (Donahue, Eudaly, Mandala*, Swendson)
5pm	FenCon II Closed (see you in 2006!)	FenCon II Closed (see you in 2006!)	FenCon II Closed (see you in 2006!)
6pm	See you at FenCon III!	See you at FenCon III!	See you at FenCon III!

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We need you!: It turns out this "programming" stuff is pretty popular and we wouldn't hold a FenCon without it. That means we're doing it again in 2006. We need ideas for panels, people to participate on those panels, and volunteers to help out around the convention. If you want to participate, please contact us at programming@fencon.org right away.

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