FenCon VIII - September 23-25, 2011 - Dallas, Texas

A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area

FenCon Saturday Programming

FenCon VIII Saturday Programming Highlights:


We're fleshing out the schedule. What you see below is preliminary and subject to change. 

Hover over a panel title to see a description.



FenCon VIII Saturday Autograph Schedule:


 

11:00 AM

 L. Antonelli, C. Clamp, R. Clement-Moore

11:30 AM

 S. Hoyt, E. O'Neal, L. Smith

12:00 PM

 C. D. Andersson, M. Bardsley, L. Killough

12:30 PM

 P. Black, R. Rose, S. Wedel

1:00 PM

 L. Anders, J. Bethancourt, G. Carriger,
B. Denton, L. Johnson, S. Martiniere,
S. Silver

2:00 PM

 P. Ballantine, T. Morris

2:30 PM

 A. Ables, R. Caine, P.N. Elrod

3:00 PM

 L. Carl, C. Douglas

3:30 PM

 C. Donahue, K. Hosey, N. Romberg

4:00 PM

 
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Other Saturday Programming:

FenCon VIII Saturday Programming Schedule:


 

aTrinity I - IV

bRed Oak

cPin Oak

dLive Oak

eAddison Lecture Hall

fElm

g2021 Hospitality Suite

gBoard Room

hDirector's

iPecan

9:00 AM

     
Writers Workshop: Session C

L. Anders*
  
Children and Young Adult Writer's Workshop

M. Braun
E. Nahté
B. Hale*
 

10:00 AM
Goggles, Gears, and Gadgets: The World of Steampunk

P. Ballantine
P. Charlifu
R. Kelley
T. Morris
J. Barrett*

History of DeepSouthCon

G. Lillian
T. Weisskopf
W. Buff*

Robots-4-U: Wowee

M. Hayes*

Not Your Father's Aliens

C. Donahue
D. Gray
W. Ledbetter*

Magic Systems in Fiction

M. Bonham
J.K. Cheney
A. Latner
S. Williams
S. Swendson*

Fanzine Lounge

 
Reading

S. White

10:30 AM

 
Reading

M. Fletcher

11:00 AM
It's Science with Les Johnson

L. Johnson*

What We Wear Are Vintage Clothes

J. Barrett
C. Douglas
P.N. Elrod
B. Hale
G. Carriger*

Not All Filk Is Parody

D. Birt
D. Foye
Sundara
M. Tatum
TheLoneGunman
M. Middleton*

Regional & National Conventions

W. Buff
T. Morgan
S. Silver
J. Styons
T. Miller*

Baen Traveling Slide Show (with Prizes!)

T. Weisskopf*
  
Reading

M. Bonham

11:30 AM

  
Reading

L. Carl

12:00 PM
Triskelion in Concert

S. Brigdon
F. Brigdon
L. Tharp

How to Break into Video Games

J. Sosa

Characters Without a Cause

L. Carl
L. Donahue
M. Finn
J. Mandala
F. Summers
T. Daniel*

From Secretary to Superhero: Evolution of Women in Comics

C. Clamp
R. Clement-Moore
J. Kenner
K. Sullivan
Tr. Morris*

The Art of Stephan Martiniere

S. Martiniere

Ready, Set, Draw!

C. Conrad
R. Farran
B. Foster
D. Harris
A. Lowry
M. Newman
  
Reading

S. Swendson

12:30 PM

  
Reading

C. Douglas

1:00 PM
Danny Birt in Concert

D. Birt

Vesta In My Pocket

W. Ledbetter
C. McMurray
K. Murphy

Knock, Knock, Knock, Penny...

J. Epps
A. Porter
B. Sinor
A. Sisson
K. Turski
M. Fletcher*

Playing with Words: Why Word Choice Matters

A. Ables
L. Carl
T. Daniel
L. Killough
N. Romberg
M. Muenzler*

Suck It In: Corset Basics

C. Talbot

Generic Radio Workshop Auditions/ Rehearsal

P. Barrett
C. Barrett
  
Reading

L. Donahue

1:30 PM
Margaret Middleton in Concert

M. Middleton
  
Reading

J. Mandala

2:00 PM
TheLoneGunman in Concert

TheLoneGunman

Steven H Silver: Fan Guest and Fun Guy

S. Silver
C. Garcia *

From Idea to Outline

C. D. Andersson
D. Birt
C. Douglas
S. Hoyt
E. O'Neal
J. Turner
J. Wells

Small Press Roundtable

D. Rainbolt*

How to Build a Scientist

G. Carriger
L. Johnson
A. Latner
S. Padget
L. Antonelli*

Making a One-Shot Zine - Live!

T. Weisskopf
 
A Really Cool Panel About Dinosaurs

M. White*

Reading

R. Clement-Moore

2:30 PM
Cheese Tasting

S. Gayle

Reading

R. Eudaly

3:00 PM
Bland Lemon and the Lemon Ades in Concert

D.L. Anderson
B. Denton
C. Spector

Writer's Workshop Session D: Business of Writing

L. Anders*

Yes. Yes We Are Having A Phineas & Ferb Panel

T. Caldwell
C. Clamp
R. Eudaly
T. Morris
G. Oliver
S. Swendson*

DC Relaunch: Marketing Genius or A Comic Book "New Coke"

G. Lillian
A. Martinez
S. Patrick
B. Waller
A. Porter*

Have Wings, Will Travel: How to Make Professional-Looking Wings

C. Talbot*

Root Beer Tasting

T. Miller
K. Baty*
 
Robots-4-U (ages 10-17)
Reading

E. O'Neal

3:30 PM

 
Reading

R. Caine

4:00 PM
The Gail Carriger Main Event

G. Carriger
P.N. Elrod*
      

5:00 PM
Joe Bethancourt Guest of Honor Concert

J. Bethancourt

Parasol Protectorate Photo

G. Carriger

Still Not Panicking: Douglas Adams Remembered

K. Bogen
C. Garcia
D. Rainbolt
M. Tatum
M. Bardsley*

Who Took the Horror Out of My Horror?

C. D. Andersson
R. Caine
S. Patrick
S. Wedel
C. Wolf*

Solar Sails: A Novel Approach to Interplanetary Travel

L. Johnson*

Advanced Arduino Workshop

M. Eber
  
Reading

P. Ballantine

5:30 PM
Ivy Hat Contest

G. Carriger
  
Reading

T. Morris

6:00 PM
An Hour with October Country and Ghost of a Rose

D. Foye
C. Sledge
Sundara
S. Walter
 
Where's My Airship?

A. Porter
W. Ledbetter*

The Southern Fandom Press Alliance at 50

W. Buff
G. Lillian*
    

7:00 PM

 
Masquerade Muster - Masque Participants Only
The Last Annual Obligatory Stargate Panel?

J. Leaf
G. Oliver*

Random Novel Reading

P. Black
B. Hale
S. Rosen
C. Wolf
L. Smith*

Art and Charity Auction

    

8:00 PM

 
Oh My God! You Killed Rory! The New Season of Doctor Who

M. Fletcher
M. Nelson
A. Porter
K. Sullivan
S. Swendson*

Pulp Fiction: Voices of the Past

B. Denton
R. Farran
E. Nahté
V. Kennedy*
    

9:00 PM
DeepSouthCon Awards

J. Barrett
T. Miller
       

9:30 PM
FenCon Cabaret

B. Denton*
       

10:00 PM

         

11:00 PM

  
Saturday Night Open Bardic Filk
Saturday Night Chaos Filk

      

2:00 AM

          


* indicates the panel moderator

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