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Chair: Shawn Marier
Guest of Honor: Patricia McKillip
Artist Guest of Honor: Kinuko A. Craft
PSIence Guest of Honor: Marie D. Jones (Did Not Attend)
Special Guests of Honor: Jim and Shannon Butcher
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<h1>Norwescon 34</h1>
<p>Fantasy of the Mind <br />April 21 - 24, 2011, SeaTac, WA</p>
<p>Norwescon is the Pacific Northwest's Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy convention. The 2011 convention is scheduled for April 21 - 24, 2011, at the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport. Visit norwescon.org for complete details.</p>
<h2>In This Issue</h2>
<p>Norwescon 34 Banquet <br />Convention Update <br />Paranormal Fair <br />Art Auction for Charity <br />Volunteers <br />Hugo Nominees Announcement</p>
<h2>MEMBERSHIPS $60 for Thurs. - Sun.</h2>
<p>For more information, visit Memberships at norwescon.org. You can register online. Please note, we only accept cash or credit as payment for memberships at the door.</p>
<h2>ConCom Meeting Dates & Times</h2>
<p>Saturdays: <br />September 11 <br />October 9 <br />November 13 <br />December 11 <br />January 8 <br />February 12 March 12 <br /><strong>April 9</strong></p>
<p><strong>Exec Team Meeting:</strong> <br />10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>General ConCom Meeting:</strong> <br />1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Post Meeting Social:</strong> <br />5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.</p>
<p>For more information visit Staff/Volunteers at norwescon.org</p>
<h2>Norwescon eNewsletter March 20</h2>
<h2>MEMBERSHIP DEADLINE</h2>
<p><strong>Online registration closes on March 31st. Purchase your $60 full-weekend membership and avoid having to fill out forms when you get to the convention.</strong></p>
<h2>Hotel Info</h2>
<p><strong>THE NORWESCON ROOM BLOCK AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL IS SOLD OUT!</strong></p>
<p>We have arranged for a Norwescon rate at the DoubleTree's sister hotel:</p>
<p><strong>Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center</strong> <br />17620 International Blvd <br />SeaTac, Washington</p>
<p><strong>Rate:</strong> <br />$129.00 per night</p>
<p>For more information visit Hotel at norwescon.org.</p>
<h2>Norwescon Information Network</h2>
<p>Staying up to date on what's happening with Norwescon has never been easier!</p>
<p>News at norwescon.org (RSS feed) <br />Forums at norwescon.org <br />Google Group <br />Facebook <br />Live Journal <br />Twitter <br />Flickr</p>
<h2>The Norwescon eNewsletter</h2>
<p>The eNewsletter is an online publication that is made available to Norwescon members and friends of the convention. In other words, anyone can sign up to receive the eNewsletter!</p>
<p>If you have any questions about your membership status, please e-mail the Member Services Department.</p>
<p>Join Our List</p>
<h2>NORWESCON 34 BANQUET - You're invited!</h2>
<p>What a great way to start your Norwescon weekend!</p>
<p>Join us in Grand Ballroom 2 to dine with our Guests of Honor. Our honored guests will speak, we will present several awards and scholarship donations, and you may win a prize!</p>
<p><strong>The Norwescon 34 Banquet <br />Thursday, April 21, 2010 <br />5PM - 7PM <br />$30 per person</strong></p>
<p>If you have any questions, drop us an email!</p>
<h2>Visit the EXHIBITORS PAGE</h2>
<p>The Art Show is sold out and has a waiting list. The Dealers' room is sold out too. All lobby tables have been reserved.</p>
<p>Curious about who is showing & selling at Norwescon 34 this year? Visit the Exhibitors page for links to listings of Artists and Vendors. There's a list of panelists on the Programming page and schedule information is beginning to be posted.</p>
<h2>Sunday Special Event - PARANORMAL FAIR</h2>
<p>Curious about ghosts, ESP, strange occurrences and odd artifacts? Interested in Tarot or psychic reading? Want to know more about Palmistry or Shamanism? Then come to the Paranormal Fair on Sunday in Grand 3 where we have esteemed guests who will provide interesting information about many things outside of your average daily experience! Please check out their websites and come prepared to be amazed! Some of our awesome participants include:</p>
<ul>
<li>A.G.H.O.S.T. (Advanced Ghost Hunters of Seattle-Tacoma) http://www.aghost.us/</li>
<li>Jeff Davis, Author of Weird Washington http://www.weirdwashington.us/</li>
<li>The Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore http://www.seattlechatclub.org/museum.html</li>
<li>Philemon of Elemental Entertainment http://www.elementalentertainment.com/Elemental_Entertainment/Welcome.html</li>
<li>The Seattle Metaphysical Library http://www.seattlemetaphysicallibrary.org</li>
<li>Tom Hopp, Shamanism Researcher http://thomas-hopp.com</li>
<li>Mylee Starhawk, Channeling psychic and teacher of Shamanism</li>
<li>Carol Best, Psychic</li>
<li>Galyna Whyteowl, Divination</li>
<li>Dixie Gaspard, Pagan Priestess and Tarot reader</li>
</ul>
<p>Please join our special guests as they share their experiences, talents, and knowledge during the Sunday Paranormal Fair.</p>
<p><em><strong>Convention Tip:</strong> purchase a full-weekend membership even if you're only planning on attending on Sunday, the last couple of years we sold out before Sunday.</em></p>
<h2>Norwescon Charity Art Auction</h2>
<p>As many of you are aware Norwescon presents an art auction on Sunday of the convention. It's actually two auctions in one; we not only auction the art that's been bid on during the convention, we also auction donated art, jewelry, and other fan-favorites to benefit our chosen charities. This year we are continuing to support Clarion West Writers Workshop and Northwest Harvest.</p>
<p>Something very special we wanted you to know about our charity auction this year; the family of our good friend and long time volunteer Audrey Penty have donated many of her most cherished pieces of art in her name. Audrey was an avid collector of art and the pieces that have been donated to this year auction are very special, most of which are framed and ready to hang. We have pieces from Michael Whelan, Rob Carlos, Jody Bergsma, John R. Gray III Monique Livingston and more.</p>
<p>The Norwescon Art and Charity Art Auction is a heck of a lot of fun to watch and even more fun to participate in....watch the bids fly and the humor soar, help support young writers become professionals, and help our community in these still-tough times.</p>
<h2>VOLUNTEERS</h2>
<p>We can't do it without you!</p>
<p>You can help make Norwescon happen, especially when you volunteer time to assist with making sure everything runs smoothly and tasks are completed. This doesn't just happen while the convention is taking place; it starts the day before the convention and continues until the Monday following the convention.</p>
<p>By volunteering you can earn cool prizes, share in some of the behind the scenes fun, and compete for great rewards! And don't forget that by volunteering your time, you also get some great food and privileges at the convention, and during the summer at the Volunteer Picnic too! Take on a task or two to help make Norwescon 34 that much better than it already is. Contact us today!</p>
<h2>Hugo Nominees Announcement Event</h2>
<p>At last year's Eastercon (British National SF Conven2on) an experiment was made with a live announcement of the Hugo nominees by the 2010 Hugo Administrator Vincent Docherty to a packed local audience, combined with live online coverage of the event.</p>
<p>This year, the experiment is been taken one step further, with the Hugo Nominees being co-announced at this year's Eastercon (Illustrious) and at Norwescon 34. The nominees will be announced jointly by the 2011 Hugo Administrator Vincent Docherty at Eastercon and by the chair of the 2011 Worldcon (Renovation) Patty Wells at Norwescon 34, with each taking it their turn to announce the nominees in a category, and with the whole event being covered live online. The event will take place on Sunday 24th April at 10pm UK Time)/2pm (Pacific).</p>
<p>Renovation is very grateful to Norwescon 34 for providing the opportunity to announce the nominees of science fiction's illustrious award in a presentation spanning East and West. Come and see if your favorite work or author will be a nominee, and find out the winners at Renovation in Reno, August 17-21 at the 69th annual Hugo Awards Ceremony.</p>
<h2>Autograph Sessions</h2>
<p>There are two autograph sessions this year. They are both scheduled for Saturday and a convention membership is required to participate.</p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 1 2 pm Grand 2</strong> <br />Patricia McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, John P. Alexander, Michael Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Bear, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan M. Clark, Bruce R. Cordell, Heather Dale, Caren Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Wayfarers Moon, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, Susan R. Matthews, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Mark Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, Mark Teppo, Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, Matt Youngmark</p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 2 3 pm Grand 2</strong> <br />Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Alexander, Anina Bennett, S. A. Bolich, SatyrPhil Brucato, Rob Carlos, Brenda Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Glass, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh Metzger, Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Renee Stern, Rodney Thompson, K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan!</p>
<p>As always, participants subject to change, please check the Daily 'Zine and NWC 34 errata sheet for any additions or deletions.</p>
<p><em><strong>Convention Tip:</strong> Purchase a full-weekend membership even if you're only plannin attending on Saturday, we might sell out.</em></p>
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<h1>Norwescon 34 ‐ Thursday</h1>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming 1 pm - 1 am Cascade 11&12</strong></p>
<p>Come and see what we're playing and sign up for a game or two!</p>
<p>Moderator: Kathi Pickett</p>
<p><strong>Thursday Movie Matinee "The Last Unicorn" 1 pm - 2:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.</p>
<p>Moderator: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am Rotunda 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required.</p>
<p>Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade 1 pm - 1 am 7110</strong></p>
<p>Retro video game arcade hosted by SMACdown, a local club that collects video games.</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p><strong>Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 2:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Unmonitored room for parents and infants</p>
<p><strong>Magnificent Mosaics 3:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>"Paint" stained-glass-like pictures with a variety of colored tissue paper, beads and other materials.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p><strong>Thursday Afternoon Poetry for People Who Don't Do Poetry 4 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Participatory poetry session</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Brennan</p>
<p>Panelist: Mickey "Meowse" Phoenix</p>
<p><strong>Making Your Futuristic Costume Truly Futuristic. 4 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Let's see if we can group design a really realistic future look.</p>
<p>Moderator: Janet Borkowski</p>
<p>Panelists: Cherie Lovell, Garth Stubbs, Richard Stephens</p>
<p><strong>Gaming File 13 4 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>The best ideas you haven't been able to use.</p>
<p>Moderator: Eric Cagle</p>
<p>Panelists: Dustin J Gross, Randall N. Bills</p>
<p><strong>Activism Through SF/Fantasy Writing and Art 4 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Can art change the world?</p>
<p>Moderator: Larry Lewis</p>
<p>Panelists: Anina Bennett, Leigh Kellogg, Paul Guinan</p>
<p><strong>Norwescon Dance Academy 4 - 6 pm Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>Learn the steps to the favorite songs of fandom.</p>
<p>Moderator: Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds</p>
<p><strong>Origami Magic 4:30 - 5:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>The ancient technique of folding paper</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p><strong>Alma Alexander reads from her new work 5 - 5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Fantastical Forgeless Armor & Props 5 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Learn how to create body armor using a variety of materials and techniques.</p>
<p>Moderator: Melissa Quinn</p>
<p>Panelists: Douglas Herring, Molly Boone, Ieva Ohaks</p>
<p><strong>Biological Inspirations for SF 5 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Mining biology for story ideas.</p>
<p>Moderator: Pat MacEwen</p>
<p>Panelists: Eva Carlstrom, Annie Morton, Janet Freeman</p>
<p><strong>Comparative Religions: Past, Present, Future, and Fictional 5 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>A respectful discussion of faith, fandom and genre fiction</p>
<p>Moderator: Rev. Matthew Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: Beth Runnerwolf, MC-3PO, Rachael Kenoyer</p>
<p><strong>Finding Inspiration 5 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How to develop ideas and create compelling subject matter, and what to do when you find yourself stuck</p>
<p>Panelists: Liv Rainey-Smith, Todd Lockwood, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos, Jeff Sturgeon</p>
<p><strong>Science Fiction Does Climate Change 5 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>We'll discuss SF's take on a warming world.</p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Rosenblum</p>
<p>Panelists: Gregory Gadow, J.M. Sidorova, Michael Alexander</p>
<p><strong>Low Budget Special Effects 5 - 7 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>In lieu of a huge budget, here is a collection of cheaper special effects.</p>
<p>Moderator: Edward Martin III</p>
<p>Panelists: Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell, Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Clay-O-Rama 5 - 7 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Come sculpt fierce little monsters out of Playdoh and pit them against each other in mortal combat.</p>
<p>Moderator: Betty Bigelow</p>
<p><strong>Honors Banquet 5 - 7 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Dinner, for a fee, with our Guests of Honor. Tickets available at the information table.</p>
<p><strong>Ted Butler reads Endeavour Great Circle Ship 5:30 - 6 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Adventure Sci-Fi</p>
<p><strong>Jean Johnson reads THEIRS NOT TO REASON WHY: AN OFFICER'S DUTY</strong> <strong>6 pm - 6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Book 2 in a futuristic military science fiction series</p>
<p><strong>The New Nukes Next Door 6 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Nuclear power is making a comeback worldwide. What might happen in the near future?</p>
<p>Moderator: Carlton Rhoades</p>
<p>Panelists: Mike Brennan, G. David Nordley</p>
<p><strong>Series Five: Radical or Traditional Doctor Who? 6 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Has Doctor Who returned to its more classic roots or is breaking new ground?</p>
<p>Moderator: Chris Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelists: J. Spyder Isaacson, Katharine Bond, Erik Owomoyela</p>
<p><strong>Tips for Writers on Giving a Good Reading 6 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Robinette Kowal</p>
<p><strong>Organize Your Sewing Area 6 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Tips and Ideas for making your sewing area more useful and enjoyable to work in.</p>
<p>Moderator: Anita Taylor</p>
<p>Panelists: Molly Boone, Lori Edwards</p>
<p><strong>Best Board Games for Non-Gamers 6 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Our Board Game experts will show you a variety of the best "entry" games for beginners.</p>
<p>Moderator: Matt Hammond</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie Haehn, Jeremy Holcomb</p>
<p><strong>Larry Lewis reads Blender 6:30 - 7 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Graphic Novel</p>
<p><strong>Opening Ceremonies 7 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Welcome to Norwescon 34! Come meet our Guests of Honor, and find out what Norwescon has in store for you.</p>
<p>Moderator: Richard Stephens</p>
<p><strong>Flights of Victorian Fancy 8 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>How did people fly or how could they have flown during the Victorian Era?</p>
<p>Moderator: Matthew "Fish" Dockrey</p>
<p>Panelists: Carlton Rhoades, Paul Guinan</p>
<p><strong>The Star Trek Universe Update 8 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>A sequel script to J.J. Abrams 2009 movie has been developed, what now?</p>
<p>Moderator: Darry Willis</p>
<p>Panelists: Douglas Herring, Erik Owomoyela</p>
<p><strong>Does this Bustle Make My Butt Look Big? 8 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>An essential primer on bustles and other structural underpinnings</p>
<p>Moderator: Anita Taylor</p>
<p>Panelists: Bethany Roullett, Margo Loes, Lori Edwards</p>
<p><strong>Fanfiction/Fanart: Where to Find It, Where to Post It 8 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>A listing of where some of the best fanfiction and fanart can be found.</p>
<p>Moderator: Fireflavored</p>
<p>Panelists: Cassie Black, Cheryl Dyson, Micole Rose</p>
<p><strong>Theme: What's the REAL Story? 8 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Panelists will discuss theme using examples from flash fiction stories.</p>
<p>Panelists: Mary Rosenblum, Felicity Shoulders, Christopher Bodan, Joshua Palmatier, Sandra Damiana Buskirk</p>
<p><strong>Is The Living Stage Any Place for Science-Fiction/Fantasy? 8 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Can you take your idea and put it on a a stage?</p>
<p>Moderator: G.Robin Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: G. David Nordley, J. Spyder Isaacson</p>
<p><strong>Steampunk Art 8 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Come meet some artists to see how they use Steampunk influences and styles in their artwork.</p>
<p>Moderator: Diana Vick</p>
<p>Panelists: Claire Hummel, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos</p>
<p><strong>Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Which is it? 8 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Is there a common element between the two genres that makes their combination work so effectively?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kat Richardson</p>
<p>Panelists: Shannon K. Butcher, Jim Butcher, Jean Johnson</p>
<p><strong>CRIME and the Forces of Evil in Concert 8 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Rage-driven acoustic elfmetal!</p>
<p>Panelists: Dara Korra'ti, Angela Korra'ti</p>
<p>**Kevin Radthorne reads The Pool of Shikama 8:30</p>
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<li>9 pm Cascade 3**</li>
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<p>Excerpt from his latest novel</p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Geriatric Batman 9 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Big name superheros continue to be re written and resurrected, with little or no long term change.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Youngmark, Nathan Crowder, Jason Janicki, Andrew Dolbeck</p>
<p><strong>Alien Biology 9 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>How would alien bodies operate?</p>
<p>Moderator: Pat MacEwen</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, Annie Morton</p>
<p><strong>Dementors, Specters, and Nazgul, Oh My! 9 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Re-creating media horrors.</p>
<p>Moderator: Garth Stubbs</p>
<p>Panelists: Margo Loes, Richard Stephens, Lori Edwards</p>
<p><strong>Fantastic Fantasy Females 9 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Is fantasy the new vanguard of feminist politics?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jean Johnson</p>
<p>Panelists: Liz Argall, Kim Ritchie, J A Pitts, Julie McGalliard</p>
<p><strong>The Best of Steampunk Then and Now 9 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>What are the steampunk classics and what new fiction is driving it forward?</p>
<p>Moderator: Eileen Gunn</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Teppo, Diana Vick, Lou Anders, Claire Hummel</p>
<p><strong>Let's Make a Movie: Intro! 9 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>It's our 12th anniversary! Come find out what the Let's Make A Movie workshop is all about.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p>Panelists: Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</p>
<p><strong>Artist's Jam 9 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Hang out with other artists, show your sketchbooks and work on art together.</p>
<p>Panelists: Liv Rainey-Smith, Alan M. Clark, John R. Gray III, John P. Alexander, Rob Carlos, Mike Vaillancourt, Paul Guinan,</p>
<p>Jeff Sturgeon</p>
<p><strong>Government of the Fen, by the Fen, for the Fen... 9 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Help our panel write the constitution that you would be willing to take into space.</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Brennan</p>
<p>Panelists: Susan R. Matthews, David Nasset, Sr.</p>
<p><strong>Electric Children in Concert 9 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>8-Bit Electro house from Seattle Chiptune veteran Jack Waterman.</p>
<p>Panelist: Electric Children</p>
<p><strong>Lazer Tag 9 pm - 1 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>For those players who are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian present at the arena. Lazer Tag is a live action, NON­CONTACT sport.</p>
<p>Moderator: Scott Perrin</p>
<p>Panelist: Elizabeth Fellows</p>
<p><strong>Thursday Night Hoedown 9 pm - 2 am Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>This ain't your parents' square dance!</p>
<p>Moderator: MC300baud</p>
<p><strong>LARP: How to Put Live Action into Your Gaming 10 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Find out how to be "in" the game when you play.</p>
<p>Moderator: Tara Coomes</p>
<p>Panelist: The Camarilla</p>
<p><strong>How the 'Net Changed the Dating Scene 10 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Share your experiences with online dating, and discuss the relationship sites out there.</p>
<p>Moderator: Judith Herman</p>
<p>Panelists: C0splay, Eva Carlstrom</p>
<p><strong>Arsenic and Old Lakes 10 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Do recent NASA findings increase the chances of life's existing elsewhere?</p>
<p>Panelists: Joel Davis, Annie Morton, Arthur Bozlee, Jeff Brown</p>
<p><strong>Zombie Rules 10 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Should there be one type of zombie in movies and tv?</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Rahner, John R. Gray III, Alden Bell (Joshua Gaylord), Dani Kollin</p>
<p><strong>Not Just for White Boys Anymore: Beyond Stereotypes 10 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Can adventure gaming change with the times?</p>
<p>Moderator: Donna Prior</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie Haehn, Ogre Whiteside, SatyrPhil Brucato</p>
<p><strong>Swashbuckling Adventures 10 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>If you can't be a pirate, you can always look like one.</p>
<p>Moderator: Richard Stephens</p>
<p>Panelists: Molly Boone, Victoria Shaffer</p>
<p><strong>Andrew Ross in Concert 10 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>A can of worms filled with Pandora's boxes.</p>
<p>Panelist: Andrew Ross</p>
<p><strong>I Could Do Better Than That 11 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Our attempt to generate the better blockbuster</p>
<p>Moderator: R.L. McSterlingthong</p>
<p>Panelists: Judith Herman, Eytan Kollin, Dani Kollin</p>
<p><strong>Open Filk 11 pm - 2 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Informal, come-as-you-are music performance - one song at a time, taking turns. Or just come and listen! Everyone is welcome in this longstanding filk tradition!</p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: Ladyhawke midnight - 2 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Barry Bloch</p>
<h1>Norwescon 34 ‐ Friday</h1>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am Rotunda 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required.</p>
<p>Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>Can't -Put-it-Down Pacing 9 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What makes it a book you can't put down?</p>
<p>Panelists: Liz Argall, G. David Nordley, Joshua Palmatier</p>
<p><strong>I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore, Toto 9 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Time lag in communications over interstellar distances</p>
<p>Panelists: Joel Davis, Sean Hagle, Russell D. Campbell, Jeff Brown, Andy Megowan</p>
<p><strong>The Century's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Movie Costumes 9 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Julie Zetterberg</p>
<p>Panelists: Garth Stubbs, Bethany Roullett, Cherie Lovell</p>
<p><strong>Are AIs People, too? 9 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>When does artificial intelligence become a person?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kurt Cagle</p>
<p>Panelists: Brian David Johnson, Jordan Lapp, Ted Chiang</p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Cascade 11&12</strong></p>
<p>The first full day of the con is packed with games! Stop in to see what we've added.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kathi Pickett</p>
<p><strong>Michael Alexander reads Come Again Some Other Day 10 am - 10:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>An unorthodox solution to global warming.</p>
<p><strong>When Writing Doesn't Pay 10 am Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>What happens when people don't want to pay for content?</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead, pir8fancier, Rose O'Keefe</p>
<p><strong>Making Up the Science in Science Fiction 10 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>How do you go about making up science?</p>
<p>Moderator: Amy Thomson</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, John Lawler</p>
<p><strong>Playing with Medieval History 10 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Alternate timelines, quantum universes or just plain-old time machines</p>
<p>Moderator: Darragh Metzger</p>
<p>Panelists: Cymbric Early-Smith, Bryan Hawkins</p>
<p><strong>Japanese Clothing: Kimono and Beyond 10 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>An exploration of Japanese garments.</p>
<p>Moderator: Deborah Strub</p>
<p>Panelists: Melissa Quinn, Katrina Marier, Richard Stephens</p>
<p><strong>How Game Mechanics Cross Platforms 10 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>How games share characteristics despite their different platforms</p>
<p>Moderator: Stephen Radney-MacFarland</p>
<p>Panelists: Rodney Thompson, Jeff Grubb, Andy Megowan</p>
<p><strong>Let's Make a Movie: Plan It! 10 am - noon Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We go over the plan, figure out the gear, work up a story, write the script and plan the shoot.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p>Panelists: Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</p>
<p><strong>The Business of Art 10 am Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>There's more than talent to making a living as an artist.</p>
<p>Moderator: Tiffany Toland</p>
<p>Panelists: John R. Gray III, Leigh Kellogg, Kinuko Y. Craft</p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Pt. 1 10 - 11:30 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>In this first part of a three-part workshop, we will begin by constructing the heads of our puppets with balloons and papier- mâché.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p><strong>SMACDown Arcade 10 am - 1 am 7110</strong></p>
<p>Members of Seattle Area Metro Collectors present a full-fledged video game arcade here at Norwescon.</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p><strong>S. A. Bolich reads An Infinity of Moments 10:30 - 11 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Near future SF: An immortal addicted to death tries to discover a reason for her existence.</p>
<p><strong>Roberta Gregory reads Mother Mountain 11 - 11:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Four book series in progress</p>
<p><strong>Write a Story in an Hour 11 am - 1 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Attendees will be given time to write a story based on prompts provided.</p>
<p>Moderator: Cheryl Dyson</p>
<p>Panelists: Fireflavored, Micole Rose</p>
<p><strong>The Year's Best SF& F in 2010 11 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What books and stories were on the cutting edge this year?</p>
<p>Moderator: Cat Rambo</p>
<p>Panelists: Nancy Kress, Nick Mamatas, Gordon Van Gelder, Lou Anders</p>
<p><strong>Fandom In Daily Life 11 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Do you express your fannishness in daily life? Share how you show your fannish colors.</p>
<p>Moderator: Shannon Flowers</p>
<p>Panelists: MC-3PO, C0splay, Dierdre Phoenix</p>
<p><strong>Game Publishing Goes Digital 11 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>What does this mean for the future of the gaming industry? What does it mean for your local gaming store?</p>
<p>Moderator: Ogre Whiteside</p>
<p>Panelists: Dustin J Gross, Jeremy Holcomb, Sean K Reynolds</p>
<p><strong>Outline a novel in an hour and a half 11 am - 1 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>At the end of this you'll be ready to start writing your book!</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Teppo</p>
<p><strong>Mask Making 11 am - 1 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>For all ages, materials provided. Children need to be accompanied by their adults.</p>
<p>Moderator: Vicki Glover</p>
<p>Panelists: Kate McClure, Shannon Flint, Orchid</p>
<p><strong>Filk 101 11 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Wait, what? Filk? What the hell is this?</p>
<p>Moderator: Beth Runnerwolf</p>
<p>Panelists: David Nasset, Sr., Karen Rall, Creede Lambard</p>
<p><strong>Computers in the Cloud 11 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>What is Cloud Computing?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kurt Cagle</p>
<p>Panelists: Sean Hagle, Brian David Johnson, Carlton Rhoades</p>
<p><strong>Ship! Island! 11 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>An hour of running around and games</p>
<p>Moderator: Captain Black-Morgan</p>
<p><strong>Dark Urban Fantasy and Horror 11 am Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>Where and what is the borderline between urban fantasy and horror?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kat Richardson</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Butcher, Rhiannon Held, Julie McGalliard</p>
<p><strong>Alan M. Clark reads Boneyard Babies 11:30 am - noon Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Just released fiction collection, bizarro, horror, fantasy</p>
<p><strong>Brenda Cooper reads Mayan December noon - 12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Novel coming out in 2011</p>
<p><strong>Where Do We Go First? noon Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Where do we look for resources in space?</p>
<p>Panelists: Joel Davis, Arthur Bozlee, Carlton Rhoades, Greg Paddock</p>
<p><strong>Ethics in Medical Research noon Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Ethical review boards and community advisory boards - how they operate.</p>
<p>Moderator: Miki Garrison</p>
<p>Panelists: Gregory Gadow, Amy Thompson</p>
<p><strong>Goth on a Budget noon Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How not to break the bank to look great</p>
<p>Moderator: Misty Marshall</p>
<p>Panelists: Tamera Mickelson, Bryan Lovely</p>
<p><strong>Fringe: Paranormal investigations in SF television noon Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Why the investigation format works so well and which series and episodes did it best</p>
<p>Moderator: Chris Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelists: Durlyn, Jeff Davis</p>
<p><strong>Space Opera Sing-a-Long noon Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Come and sing songs about space the old-fashioned way.</p>
<p>Moderator: Beth Runnerwolf</p>
<p>Panelists: Creede Lambard, David Nasset, Sr., Karen Rall, Sunnie Larsen, Juliana McCorrison, Stephanie L. Weippert</p>
<p><strong>Marketing for writers noon Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>How do you market your work in this electronic age?</p>
<p>Moderator: Eileen Gunn</p>
<p>Panelists: Rose O'Keefe, Lou Anders, Anina Bennett</p>
<p><strong>Hobbit Country Dancing noon - 2 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Come learn the latest dance of the season and flirt with other Hobbits. (no costume required)</p>
<p>Moderator: Betty Bigelow</p>
<p><strong>The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft noon Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>Please join our Artist Guest of Honor, Kinuko Y. Craft, on a tour of her work.</p>
<p>Panelist: Kinuko Y. Craft</p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt noon Salon</strong></p>
<p>Grab your list, hear the rules, and then run amok through the Con!</p>
<p>Moderator: Max Blaze</p>
<p><strong>Nathan Crowder reads The Price of Cream 12:30 - 1 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Urban Fantasy/Fairy-tale</p>
<p><strong>James Knapp reads State of Decay 1 - 1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>PK Dick Nominee reads from his novel.</p>
<p><strong>Webcomics 1 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Are they replacing newspaper comics as the preferred daily/weekly comic strip?</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Roberta Gregory, Stan!, SatyrPhil Brucato, Leigh Kellogg</p>
<p><strong>Convergent Evolution... in Space! 1 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Could life on other planets bear a superficial resemblance to life forms on Earth?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jim Kling</p>
<p>Panelists: Paul Dixon, David Stuart, G. David Nordley, Annie Morton</p>
<p><strong>LGBTQI in SF/F & Fandom 1 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Do science fiction and fantasy authors have a responsibility to work outside gender norms?</p>
<p>Moderator: Rev. Matthew Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: K.C. Ball, Larry Lewis, Jane "Jeliza" Patterson</p>
<p><strong>Costuming for Kids 1 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Let's discuss how to make those dreams come true with smart compromises.</p>
<p>Moderator: Wendy Prather</p>
<p>Panelists: Katrina Marier, Bethany Roullett, Melissa Quinn, Cherie Lovell</p>
<p><strong>Voice and Vernacular 1 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>How do you find the right voice for your character?</p>
<p>Panelists: Eileen Gunn, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Kat Richardson, Michael Alexander</p>
<p><strong>History of Fantastic Art 1 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Fantasy art movements and how they have influenced contemporary styles and content</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Roland</p>
<p>Panelists: Liv Rainey-Smith, Douglas Herring, John P. Alexander</p>
<p><strong>Science-Fiction Shakespeare 1 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Shakespeare's plays as contemporary explorations of magic, psychology and fantasy</p>
<p>Moderator: G.Robin Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: Spencer Ellsworth, Mark Bourne, Mary Robinette Kowal, Steven Barnes</p>
<p><strong>The Fiction of Patricia A. McKillip 1 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Discussion of Patricia A. McKillip's work with Q&A</p>
<p>Panelists: Patricia A. McKillip, Leslie Howle, Kris Millering, Liz Argall</p>
<p><strong>Grrrl Gamers! 1 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Our all-womane panel discusses women and gaming</p>
<p>Moderator: Julie Haehn</p>
<p>Panelists: Tamera Mickelson, Kate Marshall, Shannon Flowers</p>
<p><strong>Attack of the Movie Previews! 1 - 3 pm Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>Join us for the latest previews, news and rumors out of Hollywood.</p>
<p>Moderator: Keith Johnson</p>
<p>Panelist: Alan Halfhill</p>
<p><strong>Norwescon Dance Academy 1 - 3 pm Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>Learn the steps to the favorite songs of fandom.</p>
<p>Panelists: Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds</p>
<p><strong>Stargate Scavenger Hunt 1 pm Salon</strong></p>
<p>Get the rules and a check list of chevrons</p>
<p>Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p><strong>Teddy Bear Picnic 1 pm Presidential Suite</strong></p>
<p>Bring your stuffed buddies to a picnic especially designed for both of you!</p>
<p>Moderator: Becky Citrak</p>
<p><strong>Dani Kollin reads Confessions Of A Vampire Knight In The Zombie Wars 1:30 - 2 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Dark Fantasy</p>
<p><strong>Ted Kosmatka reads The Helix Game 2 - 2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>An excerpt from my forthcoming novel</p>
<p><strong>Importance of a Beta and Where to Find One 2 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>What's the value of a good beta reader?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jean Johnson</p>
<p>Panelists: Darry Willis, Cassie Black, pir8fancier</p>
<p><strong>Fantasy in Comics 2 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>The Comics format has great potential for fantasy art and narrative</p>
<p>Panelists: Jason Janicki, Bryan Syme, SatyrPhil Brucato, Charles "Zan" Christensen</p>
<p><strong>The Drone of Remotely Piloted Vehicles 2 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Unmanned aircraft have clearly become more important</p>
<p>Moderator: Bart Kemper</p>
<p>Panelists: Burt Webb, Brian David Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Tron Tailoring -- LED's and E-wire 2 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How to incorporate LED lights and e-wire into costumes</p>
<p>Moderator: Garth Stubbs</p>
<p>Panelists: Melissa Quinn, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Deborah Strub</p>
<p><strong>The Grognard Movement 2 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Are we experiencing a period of nostalgia?</p>
<p>Moderator: Erik Mona</p>
<p>Panelists: Bruce R. Cordell, Monte Cook, Rodney Thompson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland</p>
<p><strong>Censorship and the Media 2 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Should everyone be limited in what they can view?</p>
<p>Moderator: Eric Morgret</p>
<p>Panelists: Sheye Anne Blaze, Frank Catalano, Dani Kollin, Paul Guinan</p>
<p><strong>Block Printing Demo and Workshop 2 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Come and watch as artists working on lino and wood blocks create their art.</p>
<p>Panelists: Liv Rainey-Smith, Larry Lewis, Mimi Noyes</p>
<p><strong>Can We Change the World through Science Fiction? 2 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>How deep of an impact can literature have on informing people's thoughts and behavior?</p>
<p>Moderator: Leslie Howle</p>
<p>Panelists: Michael Alexander, Brenda Cooper, Eileen Gunn, Todd Lockwood</p>
<p><strong>Urban Fantasy: "Kickassitude" 2 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>How important is this element to a good urban fantasy?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kat Richardson</p>
<p>Panelists: Jack Skillingstead, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Jim Butcher</p>
<p><strong>KidsFilk! 2 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Introductory participatory filksinging for kids and young adults.</p>
<p>Moderator: Creede Lambard</p>
<p>Panelists: Juliana McCorison, David Nasset, Sr.</p>
<p><strong>Nancy Kress reads from her work 2:30 - 3 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Stina Leicht reads Of Blood and Honey 3 - 3:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Dark Fantasy/1970s era</p>
<p><strong>Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity 3 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>How does the brain keep changing?</p>
<p>Moderator: Miki Garrison</p>
<p>Panelists: Sean Hagle, Janet Freeman, Misty Marshall</p>
<p><strong>Disability in Science Fiction & Real Life 3 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Are disabled characters a sign of mainstream acceptance?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mikki Kendall</p>
<p>Panelist: Maida 'Mac' Cain</p>
<p><strong>The Visions of Philip K. Dick, Then and Now 3 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>We'll discuss Dick's work and its relevance today.</p>
<p>Moderator: Eileen Gunn</p>
<p>Panelists: Robert Ferrigno, Gordon Van Gelder, Marc Laidlaw</p>
<p><strong>A Day in the Life of a King's Man-at-Arms 3 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Learn about the retainers of nobles and royalty.</p>
<p>Panelists: Dameon Willich, Bryan Hawkins</p>
<p><strong>Editing the Novel 3 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Editing a 5,000 word short story is one thing. How do you edit a 100,000 word novel?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kelley Eskridge</p>
<p>Panelists: Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Nick Mamatas, Jana Silverstein</p>
<p><strong>Mars -- What We've Learned 3 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We've sent robotic probes to Mars. What have we learned, and why are these missions important.</p>
<p>Moderator: Jerry Black</p>
<p><strong>Rectangular Construction: Historical Methods That Combat Fabric Waste 3 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>See how tailors from historically used rectangular construction to make the most of their precious fabric.</p>
<p>Moderator: Tammie L. Dupuis</p>
<p>Panelists: Cymbric Early-Smith, Anita Taylor, Molly Boone</p>
<p><strong>Interview and Q&A with Patricia A. McKillip 3 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Come with your questions for our Writer Guest of Honor Patricia A. McKillip</p>
<p>Moderator: Leslie Howle</p>
<p>Panelist: Patricia A. McKillip</p>
<p><strong>How to Survive a Zombie Invasion 3 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>"Real" ways to get prepared for a zombie invasion</p>
<p>Moderator: The Reverend En Fuego</p>
<p>Panelists: Steve Holetz, Matt Youngmark, Brooks Peck</p>
<p><strong>Lazer Tag 3 - 5 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>The younger players are encouraged to come and play Lazer Tag for our daytime session. For those players who are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian present at the arena. Lazer Tag is a live action, NON-CONTACT sport.</p>
<p>Moderator: Scott Perrin</p>
<p>Panelist: Elizabeth Fellows</p>
<p><strong>Cascadia's Got Talent! 3 - 5 pm Salon</strong></p>
<p>You have eight minutes, two songs or until the gong gongs, whichever is shorter. Show us what you got!</p>
<p>Moderator: Dara Korra'ti</p>
<p>Panelists: Andrew Ross, Death*Star</p>
<p><strong>Edward Martin III reads "I Saw a Pony" and "The Gift" and "Love, She is Blind" 3:30 - 4 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Three short horror pieces from my online 'zine</p>
<p><strong>Cool Summer Movie Stuff! Family Movie Previews 3:30 - 4:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Come see what cool (and family friendly) stuff is coming to the movies this summer.</p>
<p>Moderator: Keith Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Darragh Metzger reads The Strawberry Roan 4 - 4:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Western Comic fantasy</p>
<p><strong>New Shared World Anthologies 4 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Where are they headed? What makes them good?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Robinette Kowal</p>
<p>Panelists: Jennifer Brozek, Nathan Crowder, Jay Lake, Jordan Lapp</p>
<p><strong>Introduction to Armor 4 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Introduction to armor and protective clothing of the Middle Ages</p>
<p>Panelists: Bryan Hawkins, Dameon Willich</p>
<p><strong>Axes of Identity; Race and Gender Identity in Speculative Fiction 4 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How does an awareness of race and gender add to the text and our understanding of it?</p>
<p>Moderator: Eileen Gunn</p>
<p>Panelists: Steven Barnes, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Caren Gussoff</p>
<p><strong>Poly Parenting 4 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>And you thought blending households and finances was complicated ...</p>
<p>Moderator: Jane "Jeliza" Patterson</p>
<p>Panelists: Sheye Anne Blaze, Eva Carlstrom</p>
<p><strong>Getting Your Game Made 4 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>What you need to do to get your board game published</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Selinker</p>
<p>Panelists: Jeremy Holcomb, Randall N. Bills</p>
<p><strong>Designing the Future with Science Fiction 4 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>What if we used science fiction based on science fact to develop new technologies and products?</p>
<p>Moderator: Brian David Johnson</p>
<p>Panelist: Sarah Perez-Kriz</p>
<p><strong>Modern Wizards 4 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>What would wizards in current times wear?</p>
<p>Moderator: Julie Zetterberg</p>
<p>Panelists: Janet Borkowski, Vicki Glover, Shannon Flint</p>
<p><strong>Writing and Story Development for Computer Games 4 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Story development can affect game system design, character design and environments</p>
<p>Moderator: Marc Laidlaw</p>
<p>Panelists: Jason Janicki, Ted Kosmatka, Kate Marshall, Jeff Grubb</p>
<p><strong>The Coolest Alternative Energy Ideas 4 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>What are the really fun ways of making alternative energy?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Brennan</p>
<p>Panelists: Burt Webb, Pat MacEwen, Amy Thomson, Elton Elliott</p>
<p><strong>Ghostology 101 with Ross Allison 4 pm Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>See if you have what it takes to be a real ghost hunter.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ross Allison</p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour with Todd Lockwood 4 pm Grand 1</strong></p>
<p>Tour is limited to 10 participants. Please sign up in advance at the art show, and meet by the Print Shop at 4 p.m. Panelist: Todd Lockwood</p>
<p><strong>Space Dominators Needs YOU! 4 - 8 pm Rotunda 2</strong></p>
<p>Come join the creators of the SF comedy series Space Dominators on the green screen!</p>
<p>Panelist: Sonnet Realm Films</p>
<p><strong>G. David Nordley reads Into the Mirand Rift 4:30 - 5 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Unpublished part of the novel version, takes place on Mars</p>
<p><strong>Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour 4:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Unmonitored room for parents and infants</p>
<p><strong>Anne Prather aka Aislinn the Bard reads Wings of Joy: Songs and Stories of the Starmasters</strong></p>
<p><strong>5 - 5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Songs and stories to go with them. There will be a limited number of copies of the "Wings of Joy" anthology available for those interested.</p>
<p><strong>Call for Stories -- The Tomorrow Project -- Q&A Session 5 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Interested in writing SF based on science fact?</p>
<p>Moderator: Brian David Johnson</p>
<p>Panelist: Sarah Perez-Kriz</p>
<p><strong>World-Building Your Fantasy 5 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>How do we make fantasy worlds real?</p>
<p>Moderator: Susan R. Matthews</p>
<p>Panelists: Sam Sykes, Stina Leicht, Alma Alexander, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham</p>
<p><strong>The Art of The Mash-Up 5 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How do you take someone else's style and expand it?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Robinette Kowal</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Teppo, Jeff Burk</p>
<p><strong>Threads of Time -- Medieval/Renaissance Costume Re-Creation 5 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Costuming tips from some of our most experienced re-creationists</p>
<p>Moderator: Anita Taylor</p>
<p>Panelists: Tammie L. Dupuis, Cymbric Early-Smith, Bethany Roullett</p>
<p><strong>The Year in Board and Card Games 5 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Which games are the most popular as well as which ones are worth the time and money.</p>
<p>Moderator: Julie Haehn</p>
<p>Panelists: Jason Bulmahn, Mike Selinker</p>
<p><strong>Xprize: Oil Clean Up for Fun and Profit 5 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>X CHALLENGE entry with oil-spillcleanup technology</p>
<p>Moderator: Bart Kemper</p>
<p>Panelist: Krista Wohlfeil</p>
<p><strong>Beyond the Book Cover 5 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>How to make money doing art that isn't illustration or book covers.</p>
<p>Panelists: Leigh Kellogg, Bryan Syme, Mimi Noyes, Christine Winters</p>
<p><strong>Take it on the Road 5 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Putting together a good starter sound system for performing on the road</p>
<p>Moderator: John Seghers</p>
<p>Panelists: Heather Dale, K Wiley, Ben Deschamps</p>
<p><strong>Supernatural Seattle 5 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Why is there so much urban fantasys set in Seattle?</p>
<p>Moderator: Cat Rambo</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie McGalliard, J A Pitts, K.C. Ball, Kat Richardson</p>
<p><strong>Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore 5 pm Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>Come explore what there is at Washington state's only paranormal science museum.</p>
<p><strong>Single Pattern Contest Judging 5 - 8 pm Salon</strong></p>
<p>Bring your tiems to the Salon for judging.</p>
<p>Moderator: Janet Borkowski</p>
<p><strong>Ken Scholes reads In Time of Despair and Great Darkness 5:30 - 6 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>An Arthurian tale set in the dust bowl</p>
<p><strong>Lizzy Shannon reads Time Spin 6 - 6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Excerpt from the author's new scifi/space opera novel</p>
<p><strong>Supernatural /vs/ Sci-Fi 6 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Why are supernatural TV shows and films calling themselves science fiction?</p>
<p>Moderator: David A. Page</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie McGalliard, Erik Owomoyela, Jeff Davis</p>
<p><strong>Polyamory 101 6 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What is polyamory? What are the pros and cons?</p>
<p>Moderator: Loree Parker</p>
<p>Panelists: Sean Hagle, Beth Runnerwolf, Sandra Damiana Buskirk</p>
<p><strong>Script Reading: Star Wars 6 - 8 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Join us for a reading of the Script for Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope.</p>
<p>Moderator: J. Spyder Isaacson</p>
<p>Panelist: Brian D. Oberquell</p>
<p><strong>Dieselpunk and Retro Futurism 6 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>What is it, why and how you too can build your own jet pack, or at least look like you could.</p>
<p>Moderator: Diana Vick</p>
<p>Panelists: Cherie Lovell, Victoria Shaffer</p>
<p><strong>Ask the Gamemasters 6 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Come to this panel with questions about your RPG campaign.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ogre Whiteside</p>
<p>Panelists: Jonathan Tweet, Jason Bulmahn, Rodney Thompson, Monte Cook</p>
<p><strong>An Illustrated History of the X-Men 6 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>A crash course in Mutant History X</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Youngmark, Spencer Ellsworth</p>
<p><strong>Collage Painting 6 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Demonstration of a unique technique using acrylic gel to transfer images</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Roland</p>
<p><strong>Trashed Future 6 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Taking stock of the signs and portents of disaster</p>
<p>Moderator: J.M. Sidorova</p>
<p>Panelist: Mary Rosenblum</p>
<p><strong>Pre-Masquerade Meeting 6 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>To enter the masquerade you MUST attend either this meeting or the Saturday morning pre-masquerade meeting. Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p><strong>Like Water for Quarks Book Launch 6 pm Presidential Suite</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Bruce Taylor</p>
<p>Panelists: Elton Elliott, Doug Odell</p>
<p><strong>Jack Skillingstead reads from his new work 6:30 - 7 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>G.Robin Smith reads To Each Their Own 7 - 7:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Modern writ-Shakespearean style Comedy</p>
<p><strong>Flirting 101 7 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>"How to flirt" workshop</p>
<p>Moderator: Sonia Lyris</p>
<p><strong>Comic Adaptations 7 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What are some of the best and worst of these?</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Youngmark, Anina Bennett, Mike Selinker</p>
<p><strong>Quarter Century Old Horror 7 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How do horror movies that debuted 25 years ago hold up?</p>
<p>Moderator: Eric Morgret</p>
<p>Panelists: Jenna M. Pitman, Mark Rahner, Nathan Crowder</p>
<p><strong>Talebones Live! 7 - 9 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Readings by writers published in Talebones magazine</p>
<p>Moderator: Patrick Swenson</p>
<p><strong>Xcor Presentation 7 - 9 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>An update on corporate spaceflight</p>
<p>Moderator: Arthur Bozlee</p>
<p><strong>Cavalier Chivalry -- Macho Musketeers 7 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Costumes of the past and modern interpretations of the cavalier style</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry</p>
<p>Panelists: JoAnne Kirley, Tammie L. Dupuis, Richard Stephens</p>
<p><strong>Pondside in Concert 7 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Songs of dragons, monsters, and beachfront property on Ganymede.</p>
<p>Moderator: Juliana McCorrison</p>
<p><strong>The Continued Viability of Epic Fantasy 7 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>How has Epic Fantasy evolved in the 50-plus years since Tolkien hit it big? What are the archetypal elements that keep people reading epic fantasy? What's new and fresh in this arena?</p>
<p>Moderator: M.H. (Maggie) Bonham</p>
<p>Panelists: Spencer Ellsworth, Jeff</p>
<p><strong>The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery 101 7 - 9 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Come give embroidery a try, materials provided.</p>
<p>Moderator: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award Ceremony 7 - 8:30 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Join us for the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, presented to the best original paperback novel published in the USA for 2010. Moderator: William Sadorus</p>
<p>Panelist: Gordon Van Gelder</p>
<p><strong>Christine Winters reads Enchantress Moon 7:30 - 8 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Time travel romance</p>
<p><strong>501st Charity Photo Event 7:30 - 10:30 pm Lobby</strong></p>
<p>Your picture taken with Darth Vader and/or Storm Troopers for charity.</p>
<p>Moderator: Marc Semenchuk</p>
<p><strong>pir8fancier reads Let's Pretend the War is Over 8 - 8:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Harry Potter: Post War AU</p>
<p><strong>Scary Comics 8 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>What horror comics are out there?</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz, Jennifer Brozek</p>
<p><strong>Gamers Need Love Too! 8 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Etiquette suggestions to keep you from being that "creepy person" others avoid. 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Moderator: Mickey Schulz</p>
<p>Panelists: Loree Parker, Donna Prior</p>
<p><strong>Scholarship: Documentation vs. Re-creation 8 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>The value of historical re-enactment in the world of traditional "what they wrote" research</p>
<p>Moderator: Karen Rall</p>
<p>Panelists: Darragh Metzger, G.Robin Smith</p>
<p><strong>The Science of Magic 8 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How do you make the rules for your world containing magic believable and consistent?</p>
<p>Moderator: Bart Kemper</p>
<p>Panelists: K.C. Ball, Bruce R. Cordell, Kim Ritchie</p>
<p><strong>Floozies, Soiled Doves and Ladies of the Evening 8 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>The oldest profession in the old west and what they wore (may not be suitable for those under age 16)</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry</p>
<p>Panelists: Wendy Prather, Victoria Shaffer, Lori Edwards</p>
<p><strong>Leannan Sidhe in Concert 8 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Bittersweet faerie folksongs for ensnaring human hearts.</p>
<p>Moderator: Leannan Sidhe</p>
<p>Panelists: Betsy Tinney, Sunnie Larsen</p>
<p><strong>Charismatic Mega Catastrophes 8 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>This is the way the world ends</p>
<p>Moderator: Mickey "Meowse" Phoenix</p>
<p>Panelist: Carlton Rhoades</p>
<p><strong>Keffy R. M. Kehrli reads Bonehouse 8:30 - 9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading and Chocolate Event 9 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Intriguing, very short readings by local members of Broad Universe</p>
<p><strong>The State of SyFy (nee Sci-Fi Channel) 9 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What happened to the Sci-Fi Channel and can it be fixed? Should we bother?</p>
<p>Moderator: Matt Hammond</p>
<p>Panelists: David A. Page, Judith Herman</p>
<p><strong>Deconstructing the Superhero 9 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How has comics' oldest genre matured?</p>
<p>Moderator: Andrew Dolbeck</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Youngmark, Nathan Crowder, Paul Guinan</p>
<p><strong>Shadow of the Vampire 9 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Major trends and looks of vampire fashion</p>
<p>Moderator: Lori Edwards</p>
<p>Panelists: Margo Loes, Richard Stephens, Garth Stubbs, Shannon Flint</p>
<p><strong>Hey, <insert series> would make a great game! 9 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Why certain books, TV, or movie series would make great/terrible games</p>
<p>Moderator: Erik Mona</p>
<p>Panelists: Stan!, Kate Marshall, Rodney Thompson</p>
<p><strong>Fictional Linguistics 9 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>A linguist discusses how to use existing languages as a model for fantasy or alien cultures.</p>
<p>Moderator: John Lawler</p>
<p><strong>Video Game Art 9 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>What goes on behind the art and creation of video games</p>
<p>Panelists: Claire Hummel, Leigh Kellogg, Douglas Herring, Mike Vaillancourt</p>
<p><strong>Aislinn the Bard in Concert 9 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Pegasus nominee Aislinn the Bard invites you to the Day of Jubilee.</p>
<p>Moderator: Anne Prather aka Aislinn the Bard</p>
<p><strong>Post-Apocalypse Now 9 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Civilization as we know it is broken. How do you fix it?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mickey "Meowse" Phoenix</p>
<p>Panelists: Brenda Dau, Bart Kemper, Paul Dixon</p>
<p><strong>Fannish Fetish Fashion Show 9 - 10:30 pm Grand 2&3</strong></p>
<p>The title pretty much says it all. Burlesque entertainment provided by Dark Dolls Productions, 18+ with ID only Emcee: Caren G.</p>
<p><strong>J A Pitts reads Honeyed Words 10 - 10:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Book 2 in the Black Blade series</p>
<p><strong>Alternative Scene Etiquette 10 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Different social rules in different arenas</p>
<p>Moderator: Mickey Schulz</p>
<p>Panelist: Rachael Kenoyer</p>
<p><strong>There Can Be Only One: Remaking Classic Films 10 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Movie remakes: which ones work, which ones don't?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jesse "Fish" Simpson</p>
<p>Panelists: Eric Morgret, Mark Bourne, Mark Rahner</p>
<p><strong>HIV: Then and Now 10 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What we've learned about HIV and viruses</p>
<p>Moderator: Rev. Matthew Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: Gregory Gadow, Warren Dinges</p>
<p><strong>Tim Burton's Wonderland 10 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Costumes from our favorite Tim Burton movies & talk about how to recreate them</p>
<p>Moderator: Cherie Lovell</p>
<p>Panelists: Margo Loes, Lori Edwards, Richard Stephens</p>
<p><strong>Dude, Seriously...WTF? When Gamers Cross the Line 10 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Things in a game you JUST. SHOULD. NOT. DO.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ogre Whiteside</p>
<p>Panelists: SatyrPhil Brucato, Donna Prior, Loree Parker</p>
<p><strong>Geek, Geek.... Don't Tell Me; Who is that author and/or cover artist?" 10 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We will test audience members' knowledge of authors and cover artists from the 1940s to now. Prizes for the winners! Moderator: Brooks Peck & Leslie Howle</p>
<p>Panelists: Gordon Van Gelder, Todd Lockwood</p>
<p><strong>Starlight in Concert 10 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>A heady mix of country, folk, filk, and rock with a skyward reach.</p>
<p>Moderator: Raishaan O'Leary</p>
<p>Panelists: Stephanie L. Weippert, BriarRose McDougal, John R. Gray III, Rebecca Sons</p>
<p><strong>Transgender Characters and Issues in Speculative Fiction 10 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Discussion of works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender</p>
<p>Panelists: K.C. Ball, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Jane "Jeliza" Patterson</p>
<p><strong>Stitch and Bitch 10 pm - 1 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Enjoy working amongst your fellow fen on your project du jour</p>
<p>Panelists: Bethany Roullett, Vicki Glover, Wendy Prather</p>
<p><strong>Judith Herman reads Grumpy Old Vampires 10:30 - 11 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Comedy</p>
<p><strong>SatyrPhil Brucato reads Chaser, Rabbit Moves the World, or both 11 - 11:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Urban Fantasy</p>
<p><strong>Intro to Seattle Sex Positive Culture 11 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What is "sex positive," and where can you find it? 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Moderator: Rachael Kenoyer</p>
<p>Panelists: Lilith von Fraumench, David Nasset, Sr.</p>
<p><strong>SEX! How to Write a Smutfic 11 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What to do and what not to do when writing pornography. 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Moderator: Cheryl Dyson</p>
<p>Panelists: Darry Willis, Cassie Black</p>
<p><strong>Has Hollywood Sucked the Vampires Dry? 11 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Is there anything left for vampires to do in film, TV, and books?</p>
<p>Moderator: R.L. McSterlingthong</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie McGalliard, Chris Nilsson</p>
<p><strong>Open Filk 11 pm - 2 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Informal, come-as-you-are music performance</p>
<p><strong>Carnivale de Stardance 11 pm - 2 am Grand 2&3</strong></p>
<p>Carnival de Stardance</p>
<p>Come celebrate Mardi Gras style as DJ Request and DJ Rohkan spin the mixes deep into the night. Don't forget to attend the Mask Making Panel earlier in the day to create your very own Mask for the Ball...or be one of the first 150 p</p>
<p><strong>Victorian Sex midnight Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Come learn about the not-so-straightlaced Victorians.</p>
<p>Moderator: Victoria Shaffer</p>
<p>Panelists: Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson</p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight - 2 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>The Vicarious Theatre Company returns to give you a night of live action Rocky Horror Picture Show that you will never forget.</p>
<p>Moderator: Vicarious Theater Company</p>
<h1>Norwescon 34 ‐ Saturday</h1>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 8 am - 1 pm Rotunda 1</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required. Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am Rotunda 2</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required. Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>Has the Future Arrived? The E-Book and the Publishing Industry 9 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Where does this leave our local bookstore?</p>
<p>Moderator: Cat Rambo</p>
<p>Panelists: Darragh Metzger, Bob Kruger, Joshua Palmatier</p>
<p><strong>I'll Be In My Bunk 9 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What do you do to entertain yourself on a space station?</p>
<p>Panelists: Mike Brennan, B. D. Gallagher, Dani Kollin</p>
<p><strong>Contemporary Asian Fantasy Costumes 9 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Anime, Manga and Japanese Horror are all the rage</p>
<p>Moderator: Deborah Strub</p>
<p>Panelists: Melissa Quinn, Cherie Lovell, Vicki Glover</p>
<p><strong>Climate Change in the 21st Century 9 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Is there any chance at all that we can slow down global warming?</p>
<p>Moderator: Brenda Cooper</p>
<p>Panelists: Paul Dixon, Janet Freeman, Mary Rosenblum</p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Cascade 11&12</strong></p>
<p>Something new every day up in our corner of the con! Take every opportunity to qualify for a prize!</p>
<p>Moderator: Kathi Pickett</p>
<p><strong>Tai-Chi 9 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Start your morning with moving meditation.</p>
<p>Moderator: Steven Barnes</p>
<p><strong>Pre-Masquerade Meeting 9 am Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>To enter the masquerade you MUST have attended last night's meeting or this pre-masquerade meeting.</p>
<p>Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p><strong>Figure Drawing Demo 9:30 - 11 am Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Come watch, learn, and discuss how our professional artists draw the human figure.</p>
<p>Panelists: Michaela Eaves, Bryan Syme, Christine Winters</p>
<p><strong>Garth Upshaw reads Birdwatcher 10:00 - 10:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Flash piece with aliens, crows and dysfunctional teenagers</p>
<p><strong>Freelancing 101 10 am Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Freelance writing for the gaming industry</p>
<p>Moderator: Jeff Combos</p>
<p>Panelists: Liz Courts, Randall N. Bills, Jeff Grubb</p>
<p><strong>Can You Write Hard SF Without a Science Background? 10 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>How do you fold in the science without making it an info dump?</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Kling, Michael Alexander, Erik Owomoyela</p>
<p><strong>Growing Up Fen 10 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in convention fandom?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelists: Beth Runnerwolf, Dierdre Phoenix</p>
<p><strong>Twisting History 10 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Modern costumes inspired by historical garments</p>
<p>Moderator: Lori Edwards</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie Zetterberg, Bethany Roullett, Diana Vick</p>
<p><strong>Why is the Paranormal so Popular? 10 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Which TV shows make the grade, and which do not?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jeff Davis</p>
<p>Panelist: Durlyn</p>
<p><strong>Let's Make a Movie: Shoot It! 10:00 - noon Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>In part 2, we shoot like mad weasels, because there's not much time!</p>
<p>Moderator: Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p>Panelists: Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</p>
<p><strong>We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will be Us 10 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Prosthetic devices, personal electronics and the future</p>
<p>Moderator: Karen Rall</p>
<p>Panelists: Russell D. Campbell, Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle</p>
<p><strong>Developing Your Own Mythos 10 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>How do you create a mythos unique to your story?</p>
<p>Moderator: Louise Marley</p>
<p>Panelists: Patricia A. McKillip, Kat Richardson, Ken Scholes</p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Pt. 2 10:00 - 11:30 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>In this second part of our three-part workshop, we will begin constructing bodies for our puppets.</p>
<p>Moderator: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Interview and Q&A with Jim and Shannon K. Butcher 10 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Robert Stewart</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher</p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt 10 am Salon</strong></p>
<p>Stop by to pick up the list and the rules.</p>
<p>Moderator: Max Blaze</p>
<p><strong>SMACDown Arcade 10 am - 1 am 7110</strong></p>
<p>Members of Seattle Area Metro Collectors present a full-fledged video game arcade here at Norwescon.</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p><strong>J.M. Sidorova reads Death, Rebirth. An Heir, a Karakuri 10:30 - 11 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Near future sci fi dealing with the Uncanny Valley phenomenon.</p>
<p><strong>Stan! reads The Littlest Shoggoth 11 - 11:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>A children's book with a Lovecraftian Christmas story. Viewable at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/264jvdk">http://tinyurl.com/264jvdk</a></p>
<p><strong>First Pages 11 am Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Workshop leaders will read each piece aloud in turn and discuss what does and doesn't work.</p>
<p>Moderator: Cat Rambo & Louise Marley</p>
<p><strong>Good Markets for Short Fiction in 2011 11 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Print and e-zines specializing in science fiction and fantasy</p>
<p>Panelists: Lou Anders, Jordan Lapp, Jennifer Brozek</p>
<p><strong>The Potassium Deficient Superhero 11 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>The best story arcs from the various Green Lanterns, and where the character is headed now.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: J. Spyder Isaacson, Douglas Herring, J A Pitts</p>
<p><strong>When Fandoms Collide 11 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How do you balance fannish activities in your life?</p>
<p>Moderator: Karen Rall</p>
<p>Panelist: Matt Hammond</p>
<p><strong>Old Plots and New Narrative Structures 11 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>How can we use old plots to create fresh fiction?</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Susan R. Matthews, Ken Scholes, Garth Upshaw, Sandra Damiana Buskirk</p>
<p><strong>The Citizen-Soldier in the High-Tech World 11 am Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Is it time for the American model of the Citizen Soldier to take another step forward?</p>
<p>Moderator: Bart Kemper</p>
<p>Panelists: Mike Brennan, Brenda Cooper</p>
<p><strong>Harm me with Harmony 11 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Want to sing along but don't know how it works? Come to this workshop on harmonies!</p>
<p>Moderator: Sunnie Larsen</p>
<p>Panelists: BriarRose McDougal, Darragh Metzger</p>
<p><strong>Under the Sea -- Fashions from Fathoms 11 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Fashion show of aquatic-inspired costumes</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry and Richard Stephens</p>
<p>Panelist: Margo Loes, Bethany Roullett, Orchid, Tamera Mickelson, Vicki Glover, Kate McClure, Wendy Prather, Deb Strub,</p>
<p>Lori Edwards, Ieva Ohaks, Victoria Shaffer,</p>
<p><strong>Urban Fantasy's Hard-Boiled Detective Roots 11 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Current Urban Fantasy owes a lot to the American hard-boiled detective genre.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kat Richardson</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Teppo, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Rhiannon Held</p>
<p><strong>Sam Sykes reads Tome of the Undergates 11:30 - noon Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Misanthropic adventurers and the troubles they face with each other and the demons trying to kill them.</p>
<p><strong>Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan read Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel noon - 12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>The story of the world's first robot, accompanied by a slide show of historical images</p>
<p><strong>Collecting Arcade Games noon Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>The ins and outs of collecting vintage arcade games</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p>Panelists: Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</p>
<p><strong>Giving Good Alien noon Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What does it take to create a believable alien?</p>
<p>Moderator: Richard A. Lovett</p>
<p>Panelists: Mary Rosenblum, Amy Thomson, John Lawler, G David Nordley</p>
<p><strong>Basic Writing Help -- Horror Writing noon Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How far is too far in a horror story?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jenna M. Pitman</p>
<p>Panelists: Stina Leicht, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas</p>
<p><strong>Fanfiction to Mainstream Publishing -- Is It Possible? noon Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Hear success stories from people who have made the transition.</p>
<p>Moderator: pir8fancier</p>
<p>Panelist: Jean Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Evolution of Marriage noon Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Marriage has seen many shapes and forms, both in SF/F and the real world.</p>
<p>Moderator: Katharine Bond</p>
<p>Panelists: Loree Parker, Eva Carlstrom</p>
<p><strong>From Science Fiction to Science Fact -- Humans to Mars noon Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>How the dream of a human mission to Mars could be achieved in our lifetime</p>
<p>Moderator: Jerry Black</p>
<p><strong>Materials and Techniques for Headdress Armature noon Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Traditional and unconventional millinery materials and techniques</p>
<p>Moderator: Ieva Ohaks</p>
<p>Panelists: Margo Loes , Melissa Quinn, Shannon Flint</p>
<p><strong>Performance Enhancement (Performance Skills Workshop) noon Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Workshop: play a song of your choice and get feedback from our panel</p>
<p>Moderator: Dara Korra'ti</p>
<p>Panelists: MC-3PO, Creede Lambard, Heather Dale, C0splay</p>
<p><strong>Crunch vs. Fluff: FIGHT! noon Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Rules vs. story line in RPGs</p>
<p>Moderator: Erik Mona</p>
<p>Panelists: Bruce R. Cordell, Jonathan Tweet, Jason Bulmahn, Stan!, Jeff Grubb, Monte Cook</p>
<p><strong>Wand Making Workshop noon - 2:30 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Come make your own wooden magic wand.</p>
<p>Moderator: Scott Perrin</p>
<p><strong>Trends in Urban Fantasy noon Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Are Vampires cliché? Do Werewolves rock? Are Zombies still shambling to the cash register?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kat Richardson</p>
<p>Panelists: Lou Anders, Jim Butcher</p>
<p><strong>Werewolf the Apocalypse LARP noon - 5 pm Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>World of Darkness live-action role-play (LARP). 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Panelists: The Camarilla</p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour with Liv Rainey-Smith noon Grand 1</strong></p>
<p>Tour is limited to 10 participants. Please sign up in advance at the art show, and meet by the print shop at noon.</p>
<p>Panelist: Liv Rainey-Smith</p>
<p><strong>Mark Bourne reads Jasper 12:30 - 1 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>The first chapter of my new novel in progress.</p>
<p><strong>Stephanie L. Weippert reads Familiar Trouble 1 - 1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Young Adult Novel</p>
<p><strong>The Lost World of Clones 1 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Soon it may be possible to bring extinct animals back to life. Should we do it?</p>
<p>Panelists: Jim Kling, Pat MacEwen, Annie Morton, Elton Elliott</p>
<p><strong>You've Finished Your Novel, now how do you find an agent? 1 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Pro writers share advice based on their own experience.</p>
<p>Moderator: Joshua Palmatier</p>
<p>Panelists: Lizzy Shannon, Robert Ferrigno, Shannon K. Butcher</p>
<p><strong>Building Character Using Any Method You Can 1 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How do writers make their characters seem real? What techniques work best?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Rosenblum</p>
<p>Panelists: Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Jack Skillingstead, Kelley Eskridge</p>
<p><strong>Podcasting 101 1 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Learn how do make your own podcast.</p>
<p>Moderator: J.C. Gordon Granger</p>
<p>Panelists: Shannon Flowers, Steve Holetz</p>
<p><strong>3D Cinema: Revolution or Novelty? 1 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Is 3-D a genuine revolution in filmmaking or a cynical way to make more money?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jesse "Fish" Simpson</p>
<p>Panelists: The Reverend En Fuego, Claire Hummel, Mimi Noyes</p>
<p><strong>History of Underwear 1 - 3 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>What did our ancestors wear under their clothing?</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry</p>
<p>Panelists: Tammie L. Dupuis, Bethany Roullett</p>
<p><strong>Figure Drawing Workshop -- Models in Costume 1 - 3 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Models in costume will do a variety of short and medium length poses. Please bring your own drawing and painting supplies. Moderator: Anita Taylor</p>
<p>Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Cymbric Early-Smith, G.Robin Smith , Victoria Shaffer, Michaela Eaves, Ch</p>
<p><strong>The Mongoliad; A Presentation 1 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Erik Bear, And Neal Stephenson will do a presentation of their new project: an online interactive fiction site called The Mongoliad. Is this new model of a shared world story a harbinger of things to come?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Teppo</p>
<p>Panelists: Greg Bear, Erik Bear, Neal Stephenson</p>
<p><strong>Women in the Gaming Industry 1 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>The growing presence/awareness of women playing and designing games</p>
<p>Moderator: Donna Prior</p>
<p>Panelists: Julie Haehn, Liz Courts, Jennifer Brozek</p>
<p><strong>Poker Tournament 1 - 5 pm Rotunda 1</strong></p>
<p>Can you make a Worf poker face? Are you Data when it comes to the playing odds? Or do you just play socially against the Zynga computer? Regardless of your level of play we want you to come join in the fun of the Norwescon 34 No Limit Texas Hold'Em Pok</p>
<p><strong>R.L. McSterlingthong reads The McSterlingscenes 1:30 - 2 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Excerpts from his favorite novels, written by himseelf</p>
<p><strong>Kelley Eskridge reads Solitaire 2 - 2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>A young woman convicted of a terrible crime is sentenced to eight years in solitary confinement -- in a virtual prison cell within her own mind.</p>
<p><strong>Memorial for Carolyn 'Dulcinea' Palms 2 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Come join Carolyn's family in remembering her while enjoying some tunes carolyn hand picked.</p>
<p><strong>Near Future Nightmares and Dreams 2 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What might happen in the next decades as a result of political, social, and metaphysical events of recent years.</p>
<p>Moderator: Brenda Cooper</p>
<p>Panelists: Marc Laidlaw, Jack Skillingstead, Robert Ferrigno</p>
<p><strong>Crash Course In American Comics History 2 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Come learn what's so great about Krazy Kat, R. Crumb, Peanuts, etc.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Charles "Zan" Christensen</p>
<p><strong>Return to Middle Earth in 2011: 2 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Relive your favorite LOTR moments, and discuss your hopes for the new films.</p>
<p>Moderator: Spencer Ellsworth</p>
<p>Panelists: Elton Elliott, Chris Nilsson, Spring Schoenhuth</p>
<p><strong>Young & Queer in Society & Fandom 2 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Young people with questions about their place in society and fandom talk with each other and with older fen who've been through it themselves. It gets better. <a href="http://thetrevorproject.org/">http://thetrevorproject.org/</a></p>
<p>Moderator: Loree Parker</p>
<p>Panelists: Rev. Matthew Smith, Dierdre P</p>
<p><strong>Today's Teens in Two Thousand Twenty-Two 2 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Twelve years from now, what will young adults be doing for work, for fun, for family?</p>
<p>Panelists: Paul Dixon, Frank Catalano, Russell D. Campbell</p>
<p><strong>Writers Workshops from Local to national 2 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Writers who have participated in both local and national workshops share their experience and answer your questions.</p>
<p>Moderator: Eileen Gunn</p>
<p>Panelists: K.C. Ball, Liz Argall, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Patrick Swenson, Leslie Howle</p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 1 2 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, John P. Alexander, Michael Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Bear, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan Clark, Bruce R. Cordell, Heather Dale, Caren Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, Susan R. Matthews, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Mark Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, Mark Teppo, Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, Matt Youngmark</p>
<p><strong>SMACDown Arcade Tournament 2 - 5 pm 7110</strong></p>
<p>It's a Tournament! Come to 7110 to sign up, and for more information.</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p><strong>Janet Freeman reads Non-Native Species 2:30 - 3 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>A short story from Analog Jan/Feb 2011</p>
<p><strong>Brian David Johnson reads Brain Machines 3 - 3:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Do humans really have free will? Could the answer to this question actually drive people insane?</p>
<p><strong>Getting Lost in SF Television 3 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>What is the appeal of the recurring theme, lost in space, and what are its origins?</p>
<p>Moderator: Karen Rall</p>
<p>Panelists: Jesse "Fish" Simpson, Doug Odell, Dani Kollin</p>
<p><strong>Advanced Polyamory 3 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>You've decided that poly is the way to go, so now what?</p>
<p>Panelists: Katharine Bond, Tamera Mickelson, Rachael Kenoyer, Jeremy Holcomb</p>
<p><strong>The Ins and Outs of Collaboration 3 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How easy or hard is it to collaborate on a story or novel?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Teppo</p>
<p>Panelists: Ted Kosmatka, Joel Davis, Eytan Kollin</p>
<p><strong>The Evolving Image of the Dragon in Art and Literature 3 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>What is it about dragons that has so captured the collective imaginations of all cultures throughout the ages?</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Lockwood</p>
<p>Panelists: Liv Rainey-Smith, John R. Gray III</p>
<p><strong>Ask the Developers 3 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>A discussion of exactly what a game developer does</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Selinker</p>
<p>Panelists: Andy Megowan, Sean K Reynolds, Dustin J Gross, Jason Bulmahn</p>
<p><strong>Language Fossils 3 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We'll talk about outmoded words and expressions that we still use.</p>
<p>Moderator: John Lawler</p>
<p><strong>Costume Recycling 3 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Tips and tricks for repurposing clothing, trims, etc.</p>
<p>Moderator: JoAnne Kirley</p>
<p>Panelists: Katrina Marier, Julie Zetterberg, Garth Stubbs, Kate McClure</p>
<p><strong>Power to the People! 3 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Is it possible that some day people won't need electricity and fuel transported by complex, vulnerable systems?</p>
<p>Panelists: Burt Webb, David Stuart, Kurt Cagle, G. David Nordley</p>
<p><strong>The Clarion West Writers Workshop 3 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Recent CW student and Instructor alums describe this intensive six-week program.</p>
<p>Moderator: Leslie Howle</p>
<p>Panelists: Gordon Van Gelder, Mike Alexander, Caren Gussoff, J.M. Sidorova, Patrick Swenson</p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Pt. 3 3 - 5 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Now it's time to finish our puppet heads by painting and adding hair and other features and attaching them to their bodies. Moderator: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 2 3 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Alexander, Anina Bennett, S. A. Bolich, SatyrPhil Brucato, Rob Carlos, Brenda Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Glass, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh Metzger, Joshua Palmatier, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Renee Stern, Rodney Thompson, K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan!</p>
<p><strong>Heather Dale reads The Legends of Arthur 3:30 - 4 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Lively storytelling about King Arthur!</p>
<p><strong>Steven Barnes reads Devil's Wake 4 - 4:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Reading from the zombie novel</p>
<p><strong>BADFIC -- What Not to Do While Writing 4 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>"Mary Sues", bad grammar, overuse of descriptive terms and other bad writing</p>
<p>Moderator: pir8fancier</p>
<p>Panelists: Jordan Lapp, David A. Page, Judith Herman</p>
<p><strong>The Best Writing Advice I Ever Received 4 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>...and Am Now Passing On To You.</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead, Brenda Cooper, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake</p>
<p><strong>Godzilla vs. Zombies 4 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Both Godzilla and zombies are iconic movie monsters. Are zombies the en vogue monster for awhile?</p>
<p>Moderator: Shannon Flowers</p>
<p>Panelists: Lilith von Fraumench, The Reverend En Fuego</p>
<p><strong>Invisible Disabilities 4 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Not every disability is apparent at a glance, nor is anyone's personal health anyone else's business.</p>
<p>Moderator: Sheye Anne Blaze</p>
<p>Panelists: Beth Runnerwolf, Gregory Gadow, Maida 'Mac' Cain</p>
<p><strong>Table-top gaming is DEAD or is it? 4 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Electronic gaming vs. traditional gaming</p>
<p>Moderator: Erik Mona</p>
<p>Panelists: Jeff Grubb, Jeff Combos, Sean K Reynolds</p>
<p><strong>Return to the Moon 4 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Politics aside, what will be required to return to the Moon and stay?</p>
<p>Moderator: Chris Vancil</p>
<p>Panelists: Greg Paddock, David Stuart, Arthur Bozlee, Jerry Black</p>
<p><strong>Multi-Cultural Steampunk 4 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Come get some ideas on how to make your Steamy-wear a bit more exotic.</p>
<p>Moderator: Diana Vick</p>
<p>Panelists: Victoria Shaffer, Janet Borkowski</p>
<p><strong>Home Recording I 4 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Everybody wants to make a demo. What can you do with what you've got?</p>
<p>Moderator: Vixy & Tony</p>
<p>Panelists: Dara Korra'ti, K Wiley, Juliana McCorrison</p>
<p><strong>Spotlight Publisher: PYR Books Presents 4 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>PYR Publisher Lou Anders presents forthcoming books. Come get your questions answered.</p>
<p>Panelist: Lou Anders</p>
<p><strong>Cymbric Early-Smith reads The Janus Paradox 4:30 - 5 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Paranormal time travel fiction</p>
<p><strong>Jenna M. Pitman reads Murder in the Red Barn 5 - 5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Two girls expiernece the beginning of teenage love only to be forced to face horrors beyond imagining.</p>
<p><strong>Medieval Weaponry for Fun and Profit 5 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>An overview (in 50 minutes) of Medieval Weaponry, in all it's fascinating variations.</p>
<p>Panelists: Darragh Metzger, Dameon Willich</p>
<p><strong>Real Ghosts in the Machine 5 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Direct interface between brain and computer seems to get closer every day.</p>
<p>Moderator: Burt Webb</p>
<p>Panelists: Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle, David Shoemaker, Ted Chiang</p>
<p><strong>Writing Good Dialogue 5 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How to write dialogue that (1) seems natural, (2) builds character, and (3) advances plot.</p>
<p>Panelists: Cat Rambo, Jack Skillingstead, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Ted Kosmatka</p>
<p><strong>Clothing of the Coast and Inland Salish Peoples 5 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Techniques and style of indigenous people of the Northwest</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry</p>
<p>Panelists: Deborah Strub, Tammie L. Dupuis, Cymbric Early-Smith</p>
<p><strong>Micropublishing and the New Games Renaissance 5 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Pros and cons of small and selfpublishing game companies</p>
<p>Panelists: Stan!, Liz Courts, Jeff Combos, Dustin J Gross, Monte Cook</p>
<p><strong>"Reality" Paranormal Television and its Effects on the Field 5 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Do "reality" paranormal shows help the field of paranormal investigation, or hinder it?</p>
<p>Moderator: Durlyn</p>
<p>Panelist: Jeff Davis</p>
<p><strong>Art Aerobics 5 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Fun and wacky exercises help give your brains a fun workout</p>
<p>Moderator: Mimi Noyes</p>
<p>Panelists: Betsy Mott, John R. Gray III, Rob Carlos</p>
<p><strong>Housefilk, Filkcon, and Filking at a Gencon 5 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>What is unique to Norwescon, and what is it missing compared to other Filk venues?</p>
<p>Moderator: Beth Runnerwolf</p>
<p>Panelists: Leannan Sidhe, Creede Lambard, Stephanie L. Weippert, Andrew Ross, Raishaan O'Leary</p>
<p><strong>Story Hour 5 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 5 pm - 6 am Rotunda 1</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required.</p>
<p>Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour with Alan Clark 5 pm Grand 1</strong></p>
<p>Tour is limited to 10 participants. Please sign up in advance at the art show, and meet by the Print Shop at 5 p.m.</p>
<p>Panelist: Alan M. Clark</p>
<p><strong>Babel 5 - 7 pm Presidential Suite</strong></p>
<p>Learn about some of the local fan clubs, or tell others about your group, hosted by the Seattle Browncoats and Battlestar Hyperion.</p>
<p>Moderator: Brian Pickett</p>
<p><strong>Mikki Kendall reads Copper For A Trickster 5:30 - 6 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Steampunk Horror</p>
<p><strong>Sonia Lyris Reads Stuff She Wrote 6 - 6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Batman vs. Superman: Who Would REALLY Win in a Fight? 6 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Industry experts debate!</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Spencer Ellsworth, Shannon Flowers, Matt Youngmark</p>
<p><strong>Ethics of Genetic Modification 6 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Do we have the right to design our children?</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Ted Kosmatka, Janet Freeman, Mary Rosenblum, J.M. Sidorova</p>
<p><strong>Exploring Other Cultures (Without Being A Jerk) 6 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Suggested pre-panel Googling: Derailing for Dummies, Racism 101, Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.</p>
<p>Moderator: Loree Parker</p>
<p>Panelists: Lilith von Fraumench, Mikki Kendall, Sheye Anne Blaze, Steven Barnes</p>
<p><strong>Surface Details - Beyond Beading 6 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How to create textures, mix fabrics, layer trims, use buttons in creative ways, and many more ways to create a unique look Moderator: JoAnne Kirley</p>
<p>Panelists: Ieva Ohaks, Julie Zetterberg</p>
<p><strong>Let's Make a Movie: Edit It! 6 - 8 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We put all that crazy footage down and made it into a movie that made some kind of sense.</p>
<p>Moderator: Edward Martin III</p>
<p>Panelists: Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell, Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Attaching This to That 6 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Artists using all types of different media will be here to offer their expertise, share their own stories, and answer your questions.</p>
<p>Panelists: Tamera Mickelson, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Jeff Sturgeon, Matthew "Fish" Dockrey</p>
<p><strong>Susan R. Matthews reads Sanctuary Planet 6:30 - 7 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>New Koscuisko/Jurisdiction novel, a work in progress.</p>
<p><strong>Children's Masquerade Panel 6:30 - 7:30 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>All children wishing to participate must meet here (with parents) to fill out the Children's Masquerade form. They will then walk as a group down to the masquerade.</p>
<p><strong>Queer Eye for the Con Goer 6:30 - 8 pm Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>Enjoy a night of speed dating & games all topped off with The Temping Tarts taking seduction to the next level. 18+ with ID only</p>
<p><strong>Kurt Cagle reads For Eleise 7 - 7:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Set in a slightly future post-resource world, this is a story about information, ethics, and which goggles go best with formal dinner dress.</p>
<p><strong>Search for Life in the Solar System 7 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>If we do not find life inside our solar system, what does that tell us about life outside?</p>
<p>Panelists: Janet Freeman, Jeffery Brown, Pat MacEwen, G. David Nordley</p>
<p><strong>Breaking Into Print 7 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Get advice from pros on the steps you'll need to take to learn about markets, publishers, agents, conventions, networking, and improving your writing all at once.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ken Scholes</p>
<p>Panelists: Lizzy Shannon, Jude Kelley Green, Shannon K. Butcher</p>
<p><strong>Future of Medicine 7 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What's the future of diseases and cures? How will genetics transform medicine?</p>
<p>Moderator: Misty Marshall</p>
<p>Panelists: Dr. Ricky, Jim Kling, Darry Willis</p>
<p><strong>Far future: Where fantasy meets SF? 7 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>When writing about the distant future, where do we draw the distinction between science and magic? Can we?</p>
<p>Panelists: Lou Anders, Ted Chiang, Michael Alexander, Felicity Shoulders</p>
<p><strong>Size Acceptance Is For Everybody 7 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>The works of fat-positive authors, the origins of the BMI table, the definition of an epidemic and basic manners.</p>
<p>Moderator: Mickey Schulz</p>
<p>Panelists: Tamera Mickelson, Loree Parker, Maida 'Mac' Cain</p>
<p><strong>Fighter X in Concert 7 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>it's gameboy dance music!</p>
<p>Panelist: Fighter X</p>
<p><strong>Lazer Tag 7 - 11 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>For those players who are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian present at the arena. Lazer Tag is a live action, NONCONTACT sport.</p>
<p>Moderator: Scott Perin</p>
<p><strong>Found Object Workshop 7 - 9 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Make something cool and funky! materials charge</p>
<p>Moderator: G.Robin Smith</p>
<p>Panelist: Krista Wohlfeil</p>
<p><strong>Masquerade Doors Open 7 - 7:30 pm Grand 2&3</strong></p>
<p>Show up early to get the best seats in the house.</p>
<p><strong>Angel McCoy reads Josephine Winterdove and the Erupting Eulogist 7:30 pm - 8 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Josephine Winterdove has coveted the Candileja cameo for some time, but its owner Ernesto Aperador has clung jealously to it and refused to sell</p>
<p><strong>Masquerade 7:30 - 9:30 pm Grand 2&3</strong></p>
<p>Come one, come all to the grand and glorious Norwescon Masquerade. For halftime, we have the ever popular movie previews.</p>
<p>Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p>Panelist: A Cast of Thousands</p>
<p><strong>Craig English reads The Anvil of Navarre 8 - 8:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Swashbuckling poliltical thriller</p>
<p><strong>The Church of the SubGenius 8 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Let the Church of the SubGenius wipe that smile back onto your face!</p>
<p>Moderator: Lilith von Fraumench</p>
<p><strong>Not Another Monster Story 8 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Horror fiction you should be reading.</p>
<p>Moderator: Jenna M. Pitman</p>
<p>Panelists: Eric Morgret, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas</p>
<p><strong>They're here, they're Queer, they have super powers! 8 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Come take a broad look at gay characters and creators in the industry, from mainstream to Prism.</p>
<p>Moderator: Charles "Zan" Christensen</p>
<p>Panelists: Spencer Ellsworth, Larry Lewis</p>
<p><strong>Alternative Energy in the Age of Steam 8 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How might the world of the 1800s have generated electricity with yesterday's materials and techniques but today's knowledge?</p>
<p>Moderator: Matthew "Fish" Dockrey</p>
<p>Panelists: Mike Brennan, Kurt Cagle</p>
<p><strong>The Do's and Don't of Writing Great Sex Scenes 8 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Pros will read examples of the most important do's and don'ts of writing good sex scenes. 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Panelists: Jean Johnson, J A Pitts, Jack Skillingstead, Caren Gussoff</p>
<p><strong>Copyright and You 8 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>What do you need to know about copyright law?</p>
<p>Moderator: Sean K Reynolds</p>
<p>Panelists: Tiffany Toland, Todd Lockwood, Kinuko Y. Craft</p>
<p><strong>Death*Star in Concert 8 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>From Magic to tabletop, Mecha to gamestop, these nerds rap about geek culture in all its glory.</p>
<p>Death*Star</p>
<p><strong>M.H. (Maggie) Bonham reads Howling Dead 8:30 - 9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Urban Fantasy</p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Flashes of Brilliance---Writing Flash Fiction 9 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>How can you fit your big idea into a limited word count?</p>
<p>Moderator: Caren Gussoff</p>
<p>Panelists: Cat Rambo, Jordan Lapp, K.C. Ball</p>
<p><strong>Good Guys vs. The Evil Hordes 9 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>One of the unsettling things about The Lord of the Rings and other fantasies of this type is that the Orcs and Dark Lords are flat, 2-dimensional evil characters with no hope of redemption. Is there an argument for making things at least somewhat black a</p>
<p><strong>Has Fandom Shattered Its Glass Ceiling? 9 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>What do current portrayals of women in genre media and print suggest about the future of feminism in our local fandom? Moderator: Maida 'Mac' Cain</p>
<p>Panelists: Katharine Bond, Karen Rall</p>
<p><strong>Space Colony Utopia 9 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>How would utopian colonies function and interact with Earth?</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Bourne, Brenda Cooper, G. David Nordley, Eytan Kollin</p>
<p><strong>Geek, Geek.... Don't Tell Me; Name that movie!?" 9 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We will test audience members' knowledge of authors and cover artists from the 1940s to now. Prizes for the winners! Moderator: Brooks Peck & Leslie Howle</p>
<p>Panelists: Jesse "Fish" Simpson, Anina Bennett, Mark Rahner</p>
<p><strong>Vixy & Tony in Concert 9 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Come rock out with Vixy & Tony's intensely fun acoustic folk-rock!</p>
<p>Vixy & Tony</p>
<p><strong>Chain Maille/Stitch & Bitch 9 pm - noon Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Chain Maillers, bring your pliers and rings! Beginners and questions welcome!</p>
<p>Moderator: Joseph Hill</p>
<p><strong>Vampire the Masquerade LARP 9 pm - 2 am Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>World of Darkness live-action role-play (LARP). 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Panelists: The Camarilla</p>
<p><strong>Vampire the Masquerade LARP 9 pm - 2 am Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>World of Darkness live-action role-play (LARP). 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Panelists: The Camarilla</p>
<p><strong>Caren Gussoff reads Legion 10 - 10:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>From her current novel in progress, set in the near future, post-pandemic Puget Sound.</p>
<p><strong>Best and Worst Movies of 2010 10 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Which movies made the grade, and which ones should have stayed on the cutting room floor?</p>
<p>Moderator: Chris Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelists: Judith Herman, Mimi Noyes, The Reverend En Fuego</p>
<p><strong>Sex Tech & Getting Your Gadget On 10 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Do we really need human interaction any more? 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Panelists: Russell Harmon, Sean Hagle</p>
<p><strong>Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student 10 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>You've had Flirting 101, you did your homework, and you're ready for more advanced topics.</p>
<p>Moderator: Sonia Lyris</p>
<p><strong>Putting the "R" in RPG 10 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Our panelists will discuss how to successfully incorporate the R-rated elements into your game or campaign. MATURE CONTENT</p>
<p>Moderator: Ogre Whiteside</p>
<p>Panelists: Jennifer Brozek, Mickey Schulz, SatyrPhil Brucato</p>
<p><strong>Making It Out Of the Slush Pile 10 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>What are editors looking for? What makes a story stand out?</p>
<p>Panelists: Jude Kelley Green, Patrick Swenson, Nick Mamatas, Lizzy Shannon</p>
<p><strong>The Heather Dale Band in Concert 10 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>21st century Celts, fusing jazz, rock and world music influences with Canadian Celtic roots.</p>
<p>Moderator: Heather Dale</p>
<p>Panelists: Ben Deschamps, Betsy Tinney</p>
<p><strong>It's Saturday Night!!!! 10 pm - 2 am Grand 2&3</strong></p>
<p>Join our new DJ Dancin' Dan as he plays for you the best party hits of all time.</p>
<p>Moderator: DJ Dancin' Dan</p>
<p><strong>David A. Page reads Surviving Frank 10:30 - 11 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>A young detective pushes the limits of his imagination and his sanity as he's pushed into a supernatural world by his werewolf partner.</p>
<p><strong>Spencer Ellsworth reads The Ifrit's Trial 11 - 11:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Bizzaro! 11 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Weird stuff that doesn't quite fit into any of the genres</p>
<p>Moderator: Rose O'Keefe</p>
<p>Panelists: Jeff Burk, Carlton Mellick III</p>
<p><strong>Spooky Music 11 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What horror movie soundtracks would be good to listen to while writing to give inspiration?</p>
<p>Moderator: Brian D. Oberquell</p>
<p>Panelists: Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz</p>
<p><strong>Techno-Cycles 11 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Improving on obsolete technologies</p>
<p>Moderator: Russell D. Campbell</p>
<p>Panelists: Kurt Cagle, David Shoemaker</p>
<p><strong>Slash and Mainstream Media 11 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>A general discussion of slash and its impact on fandom. MATURE CONTENT</p>
<p>Moderator: Cheryl Dyson</p>
<p>Panelists: Fireflavored, pir8fancier</p>
<p><strong>BDSM 101 11 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Interested in BDSM? Want to find out what it's all about? 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Moderator: Russell Harmon</p>
<p>Panelists: Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson</p>
<p><strong>Open Filk 11:30 pm - 2 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Informal, come-as-you-are music performance</p>
<p><strong>Advanced BDSM midnight Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Beyond basics: where do you go from there? 18+ with ID only</p>
<p>Moderator: Rachael Kenoyer</p>
<p>Panelists: Tamera Mickelson, Russell Harmon</p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind midnight - 2 am Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.</p>
<p>Moderator: Barry Block</p>
<h1>Norwescon 34 ‐ Sunday</h1>
<p><strong>Open Gaming 8 am - 4 pm Rotunda 1&2</strong></p>
<p>Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required.</p>
<p>Moderator: Pro Roy</p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 4 pm Cascade 11&12</strong></p>
<p>Wind down by winding up in a game! There's still plenty to enjoy in Scheduled Gaming. Don't forget, the grand prize drawing for all gaming attendees requires your presence to win.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kathi Pickett</p>
<p><strong>Tai-Chi 9 am Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Start your morning with moving meditation.</p>
<p>Moderator: Steven Barnes</p>
<p><strong>SMACDown Arcade 9 am - 2 pm 7110</strong></p>
<p>Retro video game arcade hosted by SMACdown, a local club that collects video games.</p>
<p>Moderator: Todd Clark</p>
<p><strong>Renee Stern reads A Mother's Choice 10- 10:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Human Evolution 10 am Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Are we still evolving? What will we become?</p>
<p>Moderator: Nancy Kress</p>
<p>Panelists: Darry Willis, Dr. Ricky, Annie Morton</p>
<p><strong>Fannish Gardening 10 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>You may not be able to terraform Mars (yet), but there is still the backyard.</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Brennan</p>
<p>Panelists: William Sadorus, Greg Gadow, Amy Thompson</p>
<p><strong>Unique Techniques 10 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Unusual techniques and processes that can actually be done in one's own home</p>
<p>Moderator: Matthew "Fish" Dockrey</p>
<p>Panelists: Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Mark Roland, Alan M. Clark</p>
<p><strong>Small Press -- Wave of the Future? 10 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Is this the future of publishing or merely an alternative to New York publishing?</p>
<p>Moderator: Lou Anders</p>
<p>Panelists: Jak Koke, Bob Kruger, Rose O'Keefe, Patrick Swenson</p>
<p><strong>Inviting The Demons In For Tea: How To Keep Writing 10 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>In this workshop, Craig examines the demons that both hinder and mentor our writing.</p>
<p>Moderator: Craig English</p>
<p><strong>Teaching Tech 10 am Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Join our panelists as they try to answer the questions and question the answers.</p>
<p>Moderator: Kurt Cagle</p>
<p>Panelists: John Lawler, Frank Catalano, Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</p>
<p><strong>Monster Mash 10 am - 1 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Creat marvelous monsters, $5 materials fee per participant</p>
<p>Moderator: Mimi Noyes</p>
<p>Panelists: Krista Wohlfeil, Roberta Gregory</p>
<p><strong>Costume Camouflage 10 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>...Or how to play up your strengths and disguise your weaknesses in your costumes.</p>
<p>Moderator: Wendy Prather</p>
<p>Panelists: Shannon Flint, Orchid</p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt 10 am - 10:30 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Ages 4 and Under</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p>Panelist: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Paranormal Fair 10 am - 2 pm Grand 3</strong></p>
<p>We have a museum, ghost hunters, researchers of the weird and unusual, fortune-tellers and more from the world or the paranormal. Want to learn more about things we don't always understand? Come on in!</p>
<p><strong>Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final 10 am - noon Salon</strong></p>
<p>Did you hunt down more Stargate chevrons than you even knew existed?</p>
<p>Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p><strong>Mary Robinette Kowal reads Shades of Milk and Honey 10:30 - 11 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>An excerpt from her debut novel, with puppet show</p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 - 11 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Ages 5 to 8</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p>Panelist: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Kim Ritchie reads Triple Time 11 - 11:30 am Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Sci-fi/time travel</p>
<p><strong>Bad Writing, No Cookie 11 am Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What makes a piece of writing... bad?</p>
<p>Moderator: Cat Rambo</p>
<p>Panelists: Alma Alexander, Caren Gussoff, Jordan Lapp, Randy Henderson</p>
<p><strong>Fannish Home Décor 11 am Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>How to showcase your geek aesthetic and not look like an audition for Hoarders.</p>
<p>Moderator: Anita Taylor</p>
<p>Panelist: Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</p>
<p><strong>Which Point of View Serves Your Story Best? 11 am Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Any story can be told from any point of view: How do you find the best one for yours? What gains and losses come with first person, with limited third person, with multiple third, with multiple first?</p>
<p>Panelists: Jay Lake, Susan R. Matthews, Mary Robine</p>
<p><strong>Home Recording II 11 am Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>OK, you have some equipment. Now what do you do with it?</p>
<p>Moderator: Vixy & Tony</p>
<p>Panelists: Heather Dale, Ben Deschamps</p>
<p><strong>Camping Out, Medieval Style 11 am Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>A survey of medieval encampments, tents and pavilions, and how to achieve that effect today.</p>
<p>Moderator: Cymbric Early-Smith</p>
<p>Panelists: Karen Rall, Krista Wohlfeil</p>
<p><strong>Demo: Kinuko Y. Craft 11 am Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Kinuko Y. Craft shares her tools and techniques.</p>
<p>Panelist: Kinuko Y. Craft</p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt 11 - 11:30 am Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Ages 9 and Up</p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p>Panelist: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Kat Richardson reads Downpour 11:30 am - noon Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>A paranormal detective story</p>
<p><strong>Art Show Auction 11:30 am - 2 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p>Bid on the most hotly contested pieces of art in the year's art show and annual Charity Auction to benefit Clarion West Writers Workshop and Northwest Harvest.</p>
<p><strong>Cat Rambo reads Resurrecting Love noon - 12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>She was the greatest general of her day . . . and long after, when she labored in zombie servitude (a Tabat story).</p>
<p><strong>SWOC Meeting noon Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Come and see what is happening on the local scene.</p>
<p><strong>Textures and Weathering Effects in Costuming noon Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Make new fabric, leather and synthetics look convincingly old, worn and faded.</p>
<p>Moderator: Deborah Strub</p>
<p>Panelists: Richard Stephens, Garth Stubbs, Ieva Ohaks</p>
<p><strong>Women Characters in Comics noon Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Join us for a look at some well-known women characters and related themes.</p>
<p>Moderator: Ashley Cook</p>
<p>Panelists: Jenna M. Pitman, Larry Lewis, Andrew Dolbeck, Charles "Zan" Christensen</p>
<p><strong>Create a Character in One Short Scene noon Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>What's the best way to introduce a character?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mary Rosenblum</p>
<p>Panelists: Brenda Cooper, Kevin Radthorne, Craig English</p>
<p><strong>The Final Countdown noon Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Was the Shuttle worth the cost, the time and effort?</p>
<p>Panelists: Chris Vancil, Carlton Rhoades, Greg Paddock, Jerry Black</p>
<p><strong>Gaming & Community noon Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Our panelists will discuss social networking and creating a positive community via chat tools, Web forums, Twitter, Facebook, blogs and third-party news sites.</p>
<p>Moderator: Donna Prior</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Hammond, Liz Courts, Jeff Combos</p>
<p><strong>Revenge of the Movie Previews! noon - 2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong></p>
<p>Your final chance for the latest previews, news and rumours from Hollywood. Including at no additional cost the famous, "why? Why? WHY?"</p>
<p>Moderator: Keith Johnson</p>
<p>Panelist: Alan Halfhill</p>
<p><strong>Trouble Clef Jam (Songs in the Key of R) noon - 2 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Join our pros and anyone else who cares to join in for a fun musical jam---a Norwescon tradition.</p>
<p>Panelist: Everyone!</p>
<p><strong>Hugo Nominations noon Maxi's Ballroom</strong></p>
<p>With Eastercon, an announcement of the Hugo nominees</p>
<p>Moderator: Don Glover</p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt Final noon - 2 pm Salon</strong></p>
<p>Present your scavenged items to the judges.</p>
<p>Moderator: Max Blaze</p>
<p><strong>Pat MacEwen reads Home Sweet Bi'ome 12:30 - 1 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Biotech gone mad! Published in F&SF Dec/Jan 2010 issue</p>
<p><strong>Jay Lake Reads From His Work 1 - 1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>no description provided</p>
<p><strong>Writer's Block 1 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Our panelists talk about writer's block during a fest and how to motor through it and turn your fic in on time.</p>
<p>Moderator: Cassie Black</p>
<p>Panelists: Rose O'Keefe, Jean Johnson, Jordan Lapp</p>
<p><strong>Geek Careers 1 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>What business opportunities (besides high tech) are out there that are (or can be made) fandom friendly?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mike Brennan</p>
<p>Panelists: Judith Herman, J. Spyder Isaacson</p>
<p><strong>Early Twentieth Century Ribbon-work 1 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Cockades, frills, flowers and more!.</p>
<p>Moderator: Carmen Beaudry</p>
<p>Panelists: Anita Taylor, JoAnne Kirley</p>
<p><strong>Beyond Dr. Who: The British Sci-Fi Universe 1 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Come discuss your favorite sci-fi from the other side of the pond.</p>
<p>Moderator: Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelists: Chris Nilsson, Durlyn</p>
<p><strong>Plagues, Pandemics, and You 1 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Disease has been a constant throughout human history. It will be a fixture in the future. What are the threats? What new forms of disease might arise? How will we combat them?</p>
<p>Moderator: Miki Garrison</p>
<p>Panelists: Matt Hammond, Darry Willis, Misty Marshal</p>
<p><strong>The 10% Solution: How to Edit Your Work 1 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>We'll discuss how to cut passive voice, unnecessary words, and anything that else slows your fiction down.</p>
<p>Moderator: Patrick Swenson</p>
<p>Panelists: Renee Stern, Ted Butler, Craig English, Kelley Eskridge</p>
<p><strong>Miniatures Painting 101 Workshop 1 - 3 pm Cascade 13</strong></p>
<p>Learn the basics on how to get started painting miniatures. Paints and miniatures will be provided for 25 people.</p>
<p>Moderator: Sean K Reynolds</p>
<p>Panelist: Stephen Radney-MacFarland</p>
<p><strong>Easter Carnival 1 - 3 pm Olympic 1</strong></p>
<p>Moderator: Kim Poua</p>
<p>Panelist: LouAnna Valentine</p>
<p><strong>Rhiannon Held reads Bloodtech 1:30 - 2 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Science-fiction short story</p>
<p><strong>James C. Glass reads Rainbow Lady 2 - 2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Short story</p>
<p><strong>Westercon 65 Meeting 2 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Come and hear about what Seattle is planning for 2012.</p>
<p><strong>Hook 'Em When They're Young 2 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>Come talk with us about the best books and media to get kids interested in SF/F.</p>
<p>Moderator: Durlyn</p>
<p>Panelists: Spring Schoenhuth, Maida 'Mac' Cain, Eva Carlstrom</p>
<p><strong>Masquerade Debriefing 2 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>Come and tell us what we did well and how we can improve the Masquerade in the future.</p>
<p>Moderator: Trent Lum</p>
<p><strong>Costuming Block 2 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Renewing your inspiration</p>
<p>Moderator: Wendy Prather</p>
<p>Panelists: Katrina Marier, Molly Boone, Kate McClure</p>
<p><strong>Artist Koffee Klatch 2 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Come spend an hour with some of our fine artists in an informal setting.</p>
<p>Panelists: Betsy Mott, Liv Rainey-Smith, John R. Gray III, Michaela Eaves, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos, Leigh Kellogg, Bryan Syme, Mike Vaillancourt, Kinuko Y. Craft, Alan M. Clark</p>
<p><strong>The Next Big Thing 2 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>The Big Thing of the last 50 years was computers; they changed pretty much everything. What is the nest big thing, and when will it arrive?</p>
<p>Moderator: David Nasset, Sr.</p>
<p>Panelists: Matthew "Fish" Dockrey, Frank Catalano, David Stuart</p>
<p><strong>Fandance Film Festival 2 - 4 pm Evergreen 1&2</strong></p>
<p>In its 12th year, the festival is a celebration of low- and no-budget cinema, brought to wondrous, lurching life by amateur filmmakers from all around the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<p>Moderator: Edward Martin III</p>
<p>Panelist: Ryan K. Johnson</p>
<p><strong>Camarilla Fan Club: A Global LARP Community 2 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>The largest organization of live-action role-playing in the World of Darkness universe wants you!</p>
<p>Moderator: Tara Coomes</p>
<p>Panelist: The Camarilla</p>
<p><strong>John P. Alexander reads I, Bonita 2:30 - 3 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Tales of an immortal witch</p>
<p><strong>Bruce R. Cordell reads Sword of the Gods 3 - 3:30 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p>Introduction to his next novel series</p>
<p><strong>Crowns & Swords 3 pm Cascade 4</strong></p>
<p>Countless novels have been set in the intertwined worlds of monarchy and fantasy. How can this long-standing tradition be updated or refreshed?</p>
<p>Moderator: Kris Millering</p>
<p>Panelists: Randy Henderson, Kim Ritchie, Kevin Radthorne</p>
<p><strong>Should Genre Labels Disappear? 3 pm Cascade 5&6</strong></p>
<p>How are labels assigned and why?</p>
<p>Moderator: Keffy R. M. Kehrli</p>
<p>Panelists: Felicity Shoulders, Julie McGalliard, Jude Kelley Green</p>
<p><strong>Fairy Tale Fashion Do-Overs 3 pm Cascade 7</strong></p>
<p>We review and examine new fashion looks for classic fairy tales.</p>
<p>Moderator: Melissa Quinn</p>
<p>Panelists: Orchid, Janet Borkowski, Shannon Flint</p>
<p><strong>What Makes You A Fan? 3 pm Cascade 8</strong></p>
<p>Books, movies, going to conventions ... what is it that makes you a fan?</p>
<p>Moderator: Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</p>
<p>Panelist: Donna Prior</p>
<p><strong>Science in Movies: Good, Bad, and Stupid 3 pm Cascade 9</strong></p>
<p>Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it hilariously wrong.</p>
<p>Moderator: Judith Herman</p>
<p>Panelists: Annie Morton, David Nassett</p>
<p><strong>The Psychology of Urban Fantasy 3 pm Cascade 10</strong></p>
<p>Is Urban Fantasy a worldview that frightens us or is it one that we wish were true?</p>
<p>Moderator: Mark Teppo</p>
<p>Panelists: Kat Richardson, Kurt Cagle, Liz Argall</p>
<p><strong>Onions & Roses 4 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>Come share with us your ideas about what went well, what didn't, and how we can continue to make Norwescon an event that you'll want to come back to year after year.</p>
<p><strong>Closing Ceremonies 5 pm Evergreen 3&4</strong></p>
<p>That's all folks. Another Norwescon has come and gone. Bid Adieu to our Guests of Honor, and help us close out another year of learning, fun and mayhem.</p>
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DoubleTree Hotel SeaTac
Chair: Shawn Marier
Guest of Honor: Patricia McKillip
Artist Guest of Honor: Kinuko A. Craft
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Special Guests of Honor: Jim and Shannon Butcher
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PARANORMAL FAIR
FEATURING
JEFF DAVIS
AUTHOR OF WEIRD WASHINGTON
TOM HOPP
AUTHOR OF BLOOD TIDE
PHILEMON
SEANCES AND ESP TESTING
and more!
SUNDAY, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
GRAND BALLROOM 3
Norwescon membership required for entry
PARTICIPATING GUESTS
A.G.H.O.S.T.
Spooked Seattle
Seattle Metaphysical Library
Elemental Entertainment
Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore
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Guest of Honor: Patricia McKillip
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<h1 id="norwescon34pocketprogrameventdescription">NORWESCON 34 Pocket Program & Event Description</h1>
<p>The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention</p>
<p>Fantasy of the Mind</p>
<p>April 21 - 24, 2011</p>
<h2 id="theconventioncommitteewishestowelcomeyoutonorwescon34">The Convention Committee Wishes to Welcome You to Norwescon 34!</h2>
<p>This pocket program contains information on the location and schedules for events and services that are available throughout the convention. For more information on these events, look in our Program Book or visit the information table located in the convention space lobby. Also remember to check out the Daily 'Zine for announcements and changes and updates to the programming schedule.</p>
<p>Again, we, the Norwescon ConCom, hope you have a great time!</p>
<h2 id="pocketprogramteam">POCKET PROGRAM TEAM</h2>
<p>Publications Director<br /><strong>Felice Nightengale</strong></p>
<p>Design & Layout<br /><strong>Gayle MacArthur</strong></p>
<p>Editor<br /><strong>Andrea Howe</strong></p>
<p>Programming<br /><strong>SunnyJim Morgan</strong></p>
<h2 id="tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</h2>
<p>Hours of Operation………………………………….. 3<br />Thursday Programming………………………………… 4<br />Friday Programming ………………………………… 16<br />Autograph Sessions…………………………………. 37<br />Saturday Programming……………………………….. 38<br />Sunday Programming…………………………………. 59<br />Panel Listing by Subject……………………………. 69<br />Exhibiting Artists & Artists' Alley Participants………. 88<br />Dealers & Lobby Tables …………………………….. 89<br />Video Programming………………………………….. 90<br />Where Things Are…………………………………… 94<br />Map 1st Floor……………………………………… 95<br />Map 2nd Floor……………………………………… 96<br />Map Wings…………………………………………. 97<br />Map 14th Floor—Maxi’s Lounge ……………………….. 98</p>
<h2 id="hoursofoperation">HOURS OF OPERATION</h2>
<p><strong>Art Auction (Grand Ballroom 2)</strong><br />Sunday 11:30 am — 2 pm</p>
<p><strong>Art Show (Grand Ballroom 1)</strong><br />Friday 10 am — 8 pm<br />Saturday 10 am — 7 pm (Bidding closes Saturday at 7:00 pm)<br />Sunday 10 am — 3 pm (Only open for direct sales)</p>
<p><strong>Artists' Alley (hallways to wing 7 and wing 6)</strong><br />Thursday 4 — 6 pm<br />Friday 9 am — 6 pm<br />Saturday 9 am — 6 pm<br />Sunday 10 am — 2 pm</p>
<p><strong>Cloak Room & Lost and Found (7101)</strong><br />Thursday Noon — Sunday 6 pm</p>
<p><strong>Convention Office (7106)</strong><br />Thursday 9 am — 10 pm<br />Friday 9 am — 10 pm<br />Saturday 9 am — 10 pm<br />Sunday 9 am — 3 pm</p>
<p><strong>Convention Security</strong><br />Available by calling 77108 from any house phone</p>
<p><strong>Dealers' Room (Northwest Ballrooms)</strong><br />Thursday 4 — 8 pm<br />Friday 11 am — 6 pm<br />Saturday 11 am — 6 pm<br />Sunday 11 am — 4 pm</p>
<p><strong>Gaming, Scheduled (Cascade 11/12)</strong><br />Thursday 1 pm - 1 am<br />Friday 9 am — 1 am<br />Saturday 9 am — 1 am<br />Sunday 9 am — 4 pm</p>
<p><strong>Gaming, Open (Rotunda 1 and 2)</strong><br />Thursday 1 pm — 6 am<br />Friday 8 am — 6 am<br />Saturday 8 am — 6 am<br />Sunday 8 am — 4 pm</p>
<p><strong>Hospitality (Olympic 3)</strong><br />Thursday Noon — 4 pm, 6 — 11 pm<br />Friday 9 am — 4 pm, 6—11 pm<br />Saturday 9 am — 4 pm, 6—11 pm<br />Sunday 9 am — 4 pm</p>
<p><strong>Registration (lobby)</strong><br />Thursday Noon — 10 pm<br />Friday 9 am — 10 pm<br />Saturday 9 am — 10 pm<br />Sunday 9 am — 5 pm</p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade (7110)</strong><br />Thursday 3 pm — 1 am<br />Friday 10 am — 1 am<br />Saturday 10 am — 1 am<br />Sunday 10 am — 2 pm</p>
<p><strong>Volunteer Lounge (Olympic 2)</strong><br />Thursday 3–10 pm<br />Friday 9 am — 11 pm<br />Saturday 9 am — 11 pm<br />Sunday 9 am — Noon</p>
<h2 id="norwescon34hasgonemobileoniphoneandroiddevices">Norwescon 34 Has Gone Mobile on iPhone & Android Devices!</h2>
<p>Schedule, maps, exhibitors, Twitter and more on your mobile device -completely free.</p>
<p>Download The Conventionist on the Apple app store or Android Marketplace.</p>
<h2 id="thursdayprogramming">THURSDAY PROGRAMMING</h2>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming</strong><br /><strong>1 pm-1 am Cascade 11 & 12</strong><br />Come and see what we’re playing and sign up for a game or two!</p>
<p><strong>Thursday Movie Matinee: <em>The Last Unicorn</em></strong><br /><strong>1–2:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br /><strong><em>LouAnna Valentine</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade</strong><br /><strong>1 pm-1 am 7110</strong><br />Retro video game arcade hosted by SMACdown, a local club that collects video games.<br /><em><strong>Todd Clark</strong>, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</em></p>
<p><strong>Open Gaming</strong><br /><strong>1 pm-6 am Rotunda 1 & 2</strong><br />Tables for convention members to sit down with old (or new) friends and play. No sign-up sheet required.</p>
<p><strong>Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour</strong><br /><strong>2:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Unmonitored room for parents and infants</p>
<p><strong>Magnificent Mosaics</strong><br /><strong>3:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />“Paint” stained-glass-like pictures with a variety of colored tissue paper, beads and other materials.<br /><strong><em>Kim Poua</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Thursday Afternoon Poetry for People Who Don’t Do Poetry</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Participatory poetry session<br /><em><strong>Mike Brennan</strong>, Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix</em></p>
<p><strong>Making Your Futuristic Costume Truly Futuristic</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Let’s see if we can group design a really realistic future look.<br /><em><strong>Janet Borkowski</strong>, Cherie Lovell, Garth Stubbs, Richard Stephens</em></p>
<p><strong>Gaming File 13</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />The best ideas you haven’t been able to use.<br /><em><strong>Eric Cagle</strong>, Dustin J Gross, Randall N. Bills</em></p>
<p><strong>Activism Through SF/Fantasy Writing and Art</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Can art change the world?<br /><em><strong>Larry Lewis</strong>, Anina Bennett, Wayfarer’s Moon, Paul Guinan</em></p>
<p><strong>Norwescon Dance Academy</strong><br /><strong>4–6 pm Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />Learn the steps to the favorite songs of fandom.<br /><strong><em>Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Origami Magic</strong><br /><strong>4:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />The ancient technique of folding paper<br /><strong><em>Kim Poua</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Alma Alexander Reads From Her New Work</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Alma Alexander</em></p>
<p><strong>Fantastical Forgeless Armor & Props</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Learn how to create body armor using a variety of materials and techniques.<br /><em><strong>Melissa Quinn</strong>, Douglas Herring, Molly Boone, Ieva Ohaks</em></p>
<p><strong>Biological Inspirations for SF</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Mining biology for story ideas<br /><em><strong>Pat MacEwen</strong>, Eva Carlstrom, Annie Morton, Janet Freeman</em></p>
<p><strong>Comparative Religions: Past, Present, Future and Fictional</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />A respectful discussion of faith, fandom and genre fiction<br /><em><strong>Rev. Matthew Smith</strong>, Beth Runnerwolf, MC-3P0, Rachael Kenoyer</em></p>
<p><strong>Finding Inspiration</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How to develop ideas and create compelling subject matter, and what to do when you find yourself stuck<br /><em>Liv Rainey-Smith, Todd Lockwood, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos</em></p>
<p><strong>Science Fiction Does Climate Change</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />We’ll discuss SF’s take on a warming world.<br /><em><strong>Mary Rosenblum</strong>, Gregory Gadow, J.M. Sidorova, Michael Alexander</em></p>
<p><strong>Low-Budget Special Effects</strong><br /><strong>5–7 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />In lieu of a huge budget, here is a collection of cheaper special effects.<br /><em><strong>Edward Martin III</strong>, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell, Ryan K. Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>Clay-O-Rama</strong><br /><strong>5–7 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Come sculpt monsters out of Play-Doh and pit them against each other in mortal combat.<br /><strong><em>Betty Bigelow</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Banquet</strong><br /><strong>5–7 pm Grand 2</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ted Butler Reads <em>Endeavour Great Circle Ship</em></strong><br /><strong>5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Adventure sci-fi <em>Ted Butler</em></p>
<p><strong>Jean Johnson Reads <em>Theirs Not to Reason Why: An Officer’s Duty</em></strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Book 2 in a futuristic military science-fiction series<br /><em>Jean Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>The New Nukes Next Door</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Nuclear power is making a comeback worldwide. What might happen in the near future?<br /><em><strong>Carlton Rhoades</strong>, Mike Brennan, G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>Series Five: Radical or Traditional Doctor Who?</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Has Doctor Who returned to its more classic roots or is it breaking new ground?<br /><em><strong>Chris Nilsson</strong>, J. Spyder Isaacson, Katharine Bond, Erik Owomoyela</em></p>
<p><strong>Tips for Writers on Giving a Good Reading</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 7</strong><br /><strong><em>Mary Robinette Kowal</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Organize Your Sewing Area</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Tips and ideas for making your sewing area more useful and enjoyable to work in.<br /><em><strong>Anita Taylor</strong>, Molly Boone, Lori Edwards</em></p>
<p><strong>Best Board Games for Nongamers</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Our board game experts will show you a variety of the best “entry” games for beginners.<br /><em><strong>Matt Hammond</strong>, Julie Haehn, Jeremy Holcomb</em></p>
<p><strong>Larry Lewis Reads <em>Blender</em></strong><br /><strong>6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Graphic novel<br />Larry Lewis</p>
<p><strong>Opening Ceremonies</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br /><strong><em>Richard Stephens</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mike Shepherd Moscoe Reads <em>Kris Longknife Redoubtable</em></strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Space opera<br /><em>Mike Shepherd Moscoe</em></p>
<p><strong>Flights of Victorian Fancy</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />How did people fly or how could they have flown during the Victorian Era?<br /><em><strong>Matthew “Fish” Dockrey</strong>,Carlton Rhoades</em></p>
<p><strong>The Star Trek Universe Update</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Update on the forthcoming Star Trek film<br /><em><strong>Darry Willis</strong>, Douglas Herring, Erik Owomoyela</em></p>
<p><strong>Does This Bustle Make My Butt Look Big?</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />An essential primer on bustles and other structural underpinnings<br /><em><strong>Anita Taylor</strong>, Bethany Roullett, Margo Loes, Lori Edwards</em></p>
<p><strong>Fan Fiction/Fan Art: Where to Find It, Where to Post It</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />A listing of where some of the best fan fiction and fan art can be found.<br />**<em>Fireflavored**, Cassie Black, Cheryl Dyson, Micole Rose</em></p>
<p><strong>Theme: What’s the Real Story?</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />What’s your story really about?<br /><em>Mary Rosenblum, Felicity Shoulders, Christopher Bodan</em></p>
<p><strong>Is the Living Stage Any Place for Science Fiction/Fantasy?</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Can you take your idea and put it on a stage?<br /><em><strong>G.Robin Smith</strong>, G. David Nordley, J.Spyder Isaacson</em></p>
<p><strong>Steampunk Art</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Come meet some artists to see how they use steampunk influences and styles in their artwork.<br /><em><strong>Diana Vick</strong>, Claire Hummel, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos</em></p>
<p><strong>Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Which Is It?</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Is there a common element between the two genres that makes their combination work so effectively?<br /><em><strong>Kat Richardson</strong>, Shannon K. Butcher, Jim Butcher, Jean Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>CRIME and the Forces of Evil in Concert</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Rage-driven acoustic elfmetal!<br /><em>Dara Korra’ti, Angela Korra’ti</em></p>
<p><strong>Kevin Radthorne Reads <em>The Pool of Shikama</em></strong><br /><strong>8:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Excerpt from my latest novel<br /><em>Kevin Radthorne</em></p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W.</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Geriatric Batman</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Big-name superheroes continue to be rewritten and resurrected with little or no long-term change.<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Matt Youngmark, Nathan Crowder, Wayfarer’s Moon, Andrew Dolbeck</em></p>
<p><strong>Alien Biology</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />How would alien bodies operate?<br /><em><strong>Pat MacEwen</strong>, Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, Annie Morton</em></p>
<p><strong>Dementors, Specters, and Nazgul, Oh My!</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Re-creating media horrors<br /><em><strong>Garth Stubbs</strong>, Margo Loes, Richard Stephens, Lori Edwards</em></p>
<p><strong>Fantastic Fantasy Females</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Is fantasy the new vanguard of feminist politics?<br /><em><strong>Jean Johnson</strong>, Liz Argall, Kim Ritchie, J A Pitts, Julie McGalliard</em></p>
<p><strong>The Best of Steampunk Then and Now</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />What are the steampunk classics, and what new fiction is driving it forward?<br /><em><strong>Eileen Gunn</strong>, Mark Teppo, Diana Vick, Lou Anders, Claire Hummel</em></p>
<p><strong>Let’s Make a Movie: Intro!</strong><br /><strong>9–11 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />It’s our 12th anniversary!<br /><em><strong>Ryan K. Johnson</strong>, Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</em></p>
<p><strong>Artists' Jam</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Hang out with other artists, show your sketchbooks and work on art together.<br /><em>Liv Rainey-Smith, Alan M. Clark, John R. Gray III, John P Alexander, Rob Carlos, Mike Vaillancourt</em></p>
<p><strong>Government of the Fen, by the Fen, for the Fen…</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Help our panel write the constitution that you would be willing to take into space.<br /><em><strong>Mike Brennan</strong>; Susan R. Matthews; David Nasset, Sr.</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Electric Children</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />8-bit electro house from Seattle Chiptune veteran Jack Waterman <em>Electric Children</em></p>
<p><strong>LazerTag</strong><br /><strong>9 pm-1 am Grand 2</strong><br />Lazer Tag is a live action, NONCONTACT sport.<br /><em><strong>Scott Perrin</strong>, Elizabeth Fellows</em></p>
<p><strong>Thursday Night Hoedown</strong><br /><strong>9 pm-2 am Grand 3</strong><br />This ain’t your parents' square dance!<br /><strong><em>MC300baud</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>LARP: How to Put Live Action Into Your Gaming</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Find out how to be “in” the game when you play.<br /><em><strong>Tara Coomes</strong>, The Camarilla</em></p>
<p><strong>How the 'Net Changed the Dating Scene</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Share your experiences with online dating, and discuss the relationship sites out there.<br /><em><strong>Judith Herman</strong>, COsplay, Eva Carlstrom</em></p>
<p><strong>Arsenic and Old Lakes</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Do recent NASA findings increase the chances of life’s existing elsewhere?<br /><em>Joel Davis, Annie Morton, Arthur Bozlee</em></p>
<p><strong>Zombie Rules</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Should there be one type of zombie in movies and TV?<br /><em><strong>Steve Holetz</strong>, Mark Rahner, John R. Gray III, Alden Bell (Joshua Gaylord)</em></p>
<p><strong>Not Just for White Boys Anymore: Beyond Stereotypes</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Can adventure gaming change with the times?<br /><em><strong>Donna Prior</strong>, Julie Haehn, Ogre Whiteside, SatyrPhil Brucato</em></p>
<p><strong>Swashbuckling Adventures</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />If you can’t be a pirate, you can always look like one.<br /><em><strong>Richard Stephens</strong>, Molly Boone, Victoria Shaffer</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Andrew Ross</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />A can of worms filled with Pandora’s boxes<br /><em>Andrew Ross</em></p>
<p><strong>I Could Do Better Than That…</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Our attempt to generate the better blockbuster<br /><em><strong>R.L. McSterlingthong</strong>, Judith Herman, Eytan Kollin</em></p>
<p><strong>Open Filk</strong><br /><strong>11 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Informal, come-as-you-are music performance</p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: <em>Ladyhawke</em></strong><br /><strong>Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br /><strong><em>Barry Bloch</em></strong></p>
<h2 id="fridayprogramming">FRIDAY PROGRAMMING</h2>
<p><strong>Open Gaming</strong><br /><strong>8 am-6 am Rotunda 1 & 2</strong><br />The Rotunda tables are available for members to game all weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.<br /><strong><em>Pro Roy</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Can’t-Put-It-Down Pacing</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What makes it a book you can’t put down?<br /><em><strong>Mike Shepherd Moscoe</strong>, Liz Argall, G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore, Toto</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 7</strong><br />Time lag in communications over interstellar distances<br /><em>Joel Davis, Sean Hagle, Russell D. Campbell, Jeff Brown</em></p>
<p><strong>The Century’s Best Science-Fiction and Fantasy Movie Costumes</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 8</strong><br /><em><strong>Julie Zetterberg</strong>, Garth Stubbs, Bethany Roullett, Cherie Lovell</em></p>
<p><strong>Are AIs People Too?</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 9</strong><br />When does artificial intelligence become a person?<br /><em><strong>Kurt Cagle</strong>, Brian David Johnson, Jordan Lapp, Ted Chaing</em></p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming</strong><br /><strong>9 am-1 am Cascade 11 & 12</strong><br />The first full day of the con is packed with games! Stop in to see what we’ve added.<br /><strong><em>Kathi Pickett</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Michael Alexander Reads <em>Come Again Some Other Day</em></strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 3</strong><br />An unorthodox solution to global warming<br /><strong><em>Michael Alexander</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>When Writing Doesn’t Pay</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 4</strong><br />What happens when people don’t want to pay for content?<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead, pir8fancier, Rose O’Keefe</em></p>
<p><strong>Making up the Science in Science Fiction</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />How do you go about making up science?<br /><em><strong>Amy Thomson</strong>, Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, John Lawler</em></p>
<p><strong>Playing With Medieval History</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 7</strong><br />Alternate timelines, quantum universes or just plain-old time machines<br /><em><strong>Darragh Metzger</strong>, Cymbric Early-Smith, Bryan Hawkins</em></p>
<p><strong>Japanese Clothing: Kimono and Beyond</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 8</strong><br />An exploration of Japanese garments<br /><em><strong>Deborah Strub</strong>, Melissa Quinn, Katrina Marier, Richard Stephens</em></p>
<p><strong>How Game Mechanics Cross Platforms</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 9</strong><br />How games share characteristics despite their different platforms<br /><em><strong>Stephen Radney-MacFarland</strong>, Rodney Thompson, Jeff Grubb, Andy Megowan</em></p>
<p><strong>Let’s Make a Movie: Plan It!</strong><br /><strong>10 am-Noon Cascade 10</strong><br />We go over the plan, figure out the gear, work up a story, write the script and plan the shoot.<br /><em><strong>Ryan K. Johnson</strong>, Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</em></p>
<p><strong>The Business of Art</strong><br /><strong>10 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />There’s more than talent to making a living as an artist.<br /><em><strong>Tiffany Toland</strong>, Kinuko Y Craft, John R. Gray III, Wayfarer’s Moon</em></p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 1</strong><br /><strong>10–11:30 am Olympic 1</strong><br />Constructing the heads of our puppets with balloons and papier-mache<br /><strong><em>Kim Poua</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade</strong><br /><strong>10 am-1 am 7110</strong><br />Members of Seattle Area Metro Collectors present a full-fledged video game arcade here at Norwescon.<br /><em><strong>Todd Clark</strong>, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</em></p>
<p><strong>S. A. Bolich Reads <em>An Infinity of Moments</em></strong><br /><strong>10:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Near-future SF: an immortal addicted to death tries to discover a reason for her existence.<br /><em>S. A. Bolich</em></p>
<p><strong>Roberta Gregory Reads <em>Mother Mountain</em></strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Four-book series in progress<br /><em>Roberta Gregory</em></p>
<p><strong>Write a Story in an Hour</strong><br /><strong>11 am-1 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Attendees will be given time to write a story based on prompts provided.<br /><em><strong>Cheryl Dyson</strong>, Fireflavored, Micole Rose</em></p>
<p><strong>The Year’s Best SF and F in 2010</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What books and stories were on the cutting edge this year?<br /><em><strong>Cat Rambo</strong>, Nancy Kress, Lou Anders, Nick Mamatas, Gordon Van Gelder</em></p>
<p><strong>Fandom in Daily Life</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 7</strong><br />Do you express your fannishness in daily life? Share how you show your fannish colors.<br /><em><strong>Shannon Flowers</strong>, MC-3P0, COsplay, Dierdre Phoenix</em></p>
<p><strong>Game Publishing Goes Digital</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 8</strong><br />What does this mean for the future of the gaming industry? What does it mean for your local gaming store?<br /><em><strong>Ogre Whiteside</strong>, Dustin J Gross, Jeremy Holcomb, Sean K Reynolds</em></p>
<p><strong>Outline a Novel in an Hour and a Half</strong><br /><strong>11 am-1 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />At the end of the session, you’ll be ready to start writing your book!<br /><strong><em>Mark Teppo</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mask Making</strong><br /><strong>11 am-1 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />For all ages, materials provided<br /><em><strong>Vicki Glover</strong>, Kate McClure, Shannon Flint, Orchid</em></p>
<p><strong>Filk 101</strong><br /><strong>11 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Wait, what? Filk? What the hell is this?<br /><em><strong>Beth Runnerwolf</strong>; David Nasset, Sr.; Karen Rall; Creede Lambard</em></p>
<p><strong>Computers in the Cloud</strong><br /><strong>11 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />What is cloud computing?<br /><em><strong>Kurt Cagle</strong>, Sean Hagle, Brian David Johnson, Carlton Rhoades</em></p>
<p><strong>Ship!… Island!</strong><br /><strong>11 am Grand 2</strong><br />An hour of running around and games<br /><strong><em>Captain Black-Morgan</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Dark Urban Fantasy and Horror</strong><br /><strong>11 am Grand 3</strong><br />Where and what is the borderline between urban fantasy and horror?<br /><em><strong>Kat Richardson</strong>, Jim Butcher, Rhiannon Held, Julie McGalliard</em></p>
<p><strong>Alan M. Clark Reads <em>Boneyard Babies</em></strong><br /><strong>11:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Just-released fiction collection, bizarro, horror, fantasy<br /><em>Alan M. Clark</em></p>
<p><strong>Brenda Cooper Reads <em>Mayan December</em></strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 3</strong><br />Novel coming out in 2011<br /><em>Brenda Cooper</em></p>
<p><strong>Where Do We Go First?</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Where do we look for resources in space?<br /><em>Joel Davis, Arthur Bozlee, Carlton Rhoades, Greg Paddock</em></p>
<p><strong>Ethics in Medical Research</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 7</strong><br />Ethical review boards and community advisory boards—how they operate.<br /><em><strong>Miki Garrison</strong>, Gregory Gadow, Nancy Kress</em></p>
<p><strong>Goth on a Budget</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 8</strong><br />How not to break the bank to look great<br /><em><strong>Misty Marshall</strong>, Tamera Mickelson, Bryan Lovely</em></p>
<p>*<strong>Fringe*: Paranormal Investigations in SF Television</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 10</strong><br />Why the investigation format works so well and which series and episodes did it best<br /><em><strong>Chris Nilsson</strong>, Durlyn, Marie D. Jones, Jeff Davis</em></p>
<p><strong>Space Opera Sing-Along</strong><br /><strong>Noon Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Come and sing songs about space the old-fashioned way.<br /><em><strong>Beth Runnerwolf</strong>; Creede Lambard; David Nasset, Sr; Karen Rall; Sunnie Larsen; Juliana McCorison; Stephanie L. Weippert</em></p>
<p><strong>Marketing for Writers</strong><br /><strong>Noon Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />How do you market your work in this electronic age?<br /><em><strong>Eileen Gunn</strong>, Rose O’Keefe, Lou Anders, Anina Bennett</em></p>
<p><strong>Hobbit Country Dancing</strong><br /><strong>Noon Grand 2</strong><br />Come learn the latest dance of the season and flirt with other hobbits.<br /><strong><em>Betty Bigelow</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft</strong><br /><strong>Noon Grand 3</strong><br />Please join our Artist Guest of Honor, Kinuko Y. Craft, on a tour of her work.<br /><em>Kinuko Y Craft</em></p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt</strong><br /><strong>Noon Salon</strong><br />Grab your list, hear the rules and run amok through the con!<br /><strong><em>Max Blaze</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Nathan Crowder Reads <em>The Price of Cream</em></strong><br /><strong>12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Urban fantasy/fairy tale<br /><em>Nathan Crowder</em></p>
<p><strong>James Knapp Reads <em>State of Decay</em></strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />PK Dick Nominee reads from his novel.<br /><em>James Knapp</em></p>
<p><strong>Web Comics</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Are they replacing newspaper comics as the preferred daily/weekly comic strip?<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Roberta Gregory, Stan!, SatyrPhil Brucato, Wayfarer’s Moon</em></p>
<p><strong>Convergent Evolution … in Space!</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Could life elsewhere bear a superficial resemblance to life forms on Earth?<br /><em><strong>Jim Kling</strong>, Paul Dixon, David Stuart, G. David Nordley, Annie Morton</em></p>
<p><strong>LGBTQI in SF/F & Fandom</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Do science-fiction and fantasy authors have a responsibility to work outside gender norms?<br /><em><strong>Rev. Matthew Smith</strong>, K. C. Ball, Larry Lewis, Jane “Jeliza” Patterson</em></p>
<p><strong>Costuming for Kids</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Let’s discuss how to make kids' dreams come true with smart compromises.<br /><em><strong>Wendy Prather</strong>, Katrina Marier, Bethany Roullett, Melissa Quinn, Cherie Lovell</em></p>
<p><strong>Voice and Vernacular</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />How do you find the right voice for your character?<br /><em>Eileen Gunn, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Kat Richardson, Michael Alexander</em></p>
<p><strong>History of Fantastic Art</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Fantasy art movements and how they have influenced contemporary styles and content<br /><em><strong>Mark Roland</strong>, Liv Rainey-Smith, Douglas Herring, John P Alexander</em></p>
<p><strong>Science-Fiction Shakespeare</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Shakespeare’s plays as contemporary explorations of magic, psychology and fantasy <em><strong>G.Robin Smith</strong>, Spencer Ellsworth, Mark Bourne, Mary Robinette Kowal, Steven Barnes</em></p>
<p><strong>The Fiction of Patricia A. McKillip</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Discussion of Patricia A. McKillip’s work with Q&A<br /><em><strong>Liz Argall</strong>, Patricia A. McKillip, Leslie Howle, Kris Millering</em></p>
<p><strong>Grrrl Gamers!</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Our all-woman panel discusses women and gaming.<br /><em><strong>Julie Haehn</strong>, Tamera Mickelson, Kate Marshall, Shannon Flowers</em></p>
<p><strong>Attack of the Movie Previews!</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Grand 3</strong><br />Join us for the latest previews, news and rumors out of Hollywood.<br /><em>Keith Johnson, Alan Halfhill</em></p>
<p><strong>Norwescon Dance Academy</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />Learn the steps to the favorite songs of fandom.<br /><em>Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds</em></p>
<p><strong>Stargate Scavenger Hunt</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Salon</strong><br />Get the rules and a checklist of chevrons<br /><strong><em>Trent Lum</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Teddy Bear Picnic</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Presidential Suite</strong><br />Bring your stuffed buddies to a picnic especially designed for both of you!<br /><strong><em>Becky Citrak</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Dani Kollin Reads <em>Confessions of a Vampire Knight in the Zombie Wars</em></strong><br /><strong>1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Dark fantasy<br /><em>Dani Kollin</em></p>
<p><strong>Ted Kosmatka Reads <em>The Helix Game</em></strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />An excerpt from his forthcoming novel<br /><em>Ted Kosmatka</em></p>
<p><strong>Importance of a Beta and Where to Find One</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />What’s the value of a good beta reader?<br /><em><strong>Jean Johnson</strong>, Darry Willis (NurseDarry), Cassie Black, pir8fancier</em></p>
<p><strong>Fantasy in Comics</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />The comics format has great potential for fantasy art and narrative.<br /><em>Wayfarer’s Moon, Bryan Syme, SatyrPhil Brucato, Charles “Zan” Christensen</em></p>
<p><strong>The Drone of Remotely Pilote Vehicles</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Unmanned aircraft have clearly become more important.<br /><em><strong>Bart Kemper</strong>, Burt Webb, Brian David Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Tron</em> Tailoring—LEDs and E-wire</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How to incorporate LED lights and e-wire into costumes<br /><em><strong>Garth Stubbs</strong>, Melissa Quinn, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Deborah Strub</em></p>
<p><strong>The Grognard Movement</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Are we experiencing a period of gaming nostalgia?<br /><em><strong>Erik Mona</strong>, Bruce R. Cordell, Rodney Thompson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland</em></p>
<p><strong>Censorship and the Media</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Should everyone be limited in what they can view?<br /><em><strong>Eric Mona</strong>, Sheye Anne Blaze, Frank Catalano, Eric Morgret</em></p>
<p><strong>Block Printing Demo and Workshop</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Come and watch as artists working on lino and wood blocks create their art.<br /><em>Liv Rainey-Smith, Larry Lewis, Mimi Noyes</em></p>
<p><strong>Can We Change the World Through Science Fiction?</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />How deep of an impact can literature have on informing people’s thoughts and behavior?<br /><em><strong>Leslie Howle</strong>, Michael Alexander, Brenda Cooper, Eileen Gunn, Todd Lockwood</em></p>
<p><strong>Urban Fantasy: “Kickassitude”</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />How important is this element to a good urban fantasy?<br /><em><strong>Kat Richardson</strong>, Jack Skillingstead, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Jim Butcher</em></p>
<p><strong>Kids Filk!</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Introductory participatory filk singing session for kids and young adults.<br /><em><strong>Creede Lambard</strong>; Juliana McCorison; David Nasset, Sr.</em></p>
<p><strong>Nancy Kress Reads From Her Work</strong><br /><strong>2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Nancy Kress</em></p>
<p><strong>Stina Leicht Reads <em>Of Blood and Honey</em></strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Dark fantasy/1970s era<br /><em>Stina Leicht</em></p>
<p><strong>Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />How does the brain keep changing?<br /><em><strong>Miki Garrison</strong>, Sean Hagle, Janet Freeman, Misty Marshall</em></p>
<p><strong>Disability in Science Fiction and Real Life</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Are disabled characters a sign of mainstream acceptance?<br /><em><strong>Mikki Kendall</strong>, Maida Mac Cain</em></p>
<p><strong>The Visions of Philip K. Dick, Then and Now</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />We’ll discuss Dick’s work and its reIevance today.<br /><em><strong>Eileen Gunn</strong>, Robert Ferrigno, Gordon Van Gelder, Marc Laidlaw</em></p>
<p><strong>A Day in the Life of a King’s Man-at-Arms</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Learn about the retainers of nobles and royalty.<br /><em>Dameon Willich, Bryan Hawkins</em></p>
<p><strong>Editing the Novel</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Editing a 5,000-word short story is one thing. How do you edit a 100,000-word novel?<br /><em><strong>Kelley Eskridge</strong>, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Nick Mamatas, Janna Silverstein</em></p>
<p><strong>Mars: What We’ve Learned</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We’ve sent robotic probes to Mars. What have we learned, and why are these missions important.<br /><strong><em>Jerry Black</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Rectangular Construction: Historical Methods That Combat Fabric Waste</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />See how tailors historically used rectangular construction to make the most of their precious fabric.<br /><em><strong>Tammie L. Dupuis</strong>, Cymbric Early-Smith, Anita Taylor, Molly Boone</em></p>
<p><strong>PSIence: The Science Behind Science Fiction and the Supernatural</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />A presentation of scientific theories and discoveries that may explain paranormal phenomena<br /><strong><em>Marie D. Jones</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>How to Survive a Zombie Invasion</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />“Real” ways to get prepared for a zombie invasion<br /><em><strong>The Reverend En Fuego</strong>, Steve Holetz, Matt Youngmark</em></p>
<p><strong>Lazer Tag</strong><br /><strong>3–5 pm Grand 2</strong><br />Lazer Tag is a live-action, NONCONTACT sport.<br /><em><strong>Scott Perrin</strong>, Elizabeth Fellows</em></p>
<p><strong>Cascadia’s Got Talent!</strong><br /><strong>3–5 pm Salon</strong><br />You have eight minutes, two songs or until the gong sounds, whichever is shorter. Show us what you’ve got!<br />*<strong>Dara Korra’ti</strong>, Andrew Ross, Death<em>Star</em></p>
<p><strong>Edward Martin III Reads “I Saw a Pony,” “The Gift” and “Love, She Is Blind”</strong><br /><strong>3:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Three short horror pieces from the author’s online 'zine<br /><em>Edward Martin III</em></p>
<p><strong>Cool Summer Movie Stuff! Family Movie Previews</strong><br /><strong>3:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Come see what cool (and family-friendly) stuff is coming to the movies this summer.<br /><strong><em>Keith Johnson</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Darragh Metzger Reads The Strawberry Roan</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Western comic fantasy<br /><em>Darragh Metzger</em></p>
<p><strong>New Shared-World Anthologies</strong><br />4 pm Cascade 4**<br />**Where are they headed? What makes them good?<br /><em><strong>Mary Robinette Kowal</strong>, Jennifer Brozek, Nathan Crowder, Jay Lake, Jordan Lapp</em></p>
<p><strong>Introduction to Armor</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Introduction to armor and protective clothing of the Middle Ages<br /><em>Bryan Hawkins, Dameon Willich</em></p>
<p><strong>Axes of Identity: Race and Gender Identity in Speculative Fiction</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How does an awareness of race and gender add to the text and our understanding of it?<br /><em><strong>Eileen Gunn</strong>, Steven Barnes, Caren Gussoff, Keffry R. M. Kehrli</em></p>
<p><strong>Poly Parenting</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />And you thought blending households and finances was complicated …<br /><em><strong>Jane “Jeliza” Patterson</strong>, Sheye Anne Blaze, Eva Carlstrom</em></p>
<p><strong>Getting Your Game Made</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />What you need to do to get your board game published<br /><em>Mike Selinker, Jeremy Holcomb, Randall N. Bills</em></p>
<p><strong>Designing the Future With Science</strong><br /><strong>Fiction 4 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />What if we used science fiction based on science fact to develop new technologies and products?<br /><em><strong>Brian David Johnson</strong>, Sarah Perez-Kriz</em></p>
<p><strong>Modern Wizards</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />What would wizards in current times wear?<br /><em><strong>Julie Zetterberg</strong>, Janet Borkowski, Vicki Glover, Shannon Flint</em></p>
<p><strong>Writing and Story Development for Computer Games</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Story development can affect game system design, character design and environments.<br /><em><strong>Marc Laidlaw</strong>, Wayfarer’s Moon, Ted Kosmatka, Kate Marshall, Jeff Grubb</em></p>
<p><strong>The Coolest Alternative Energy Ideas</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />What are the really fun ways of making alternative energy?<br /><em><strong>Mike Brennan</strong>, Burt Webb, Pat MacEwen, Amy Thomson, Elton Elliott</em></p>
<p><strong>Ghostology 101 With Ross Allison</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Grand 3</strong><br />See if you have what it takes to be a real ghost hunter.<br /><strong><em>Ross Allison</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour With Todd Lockwood</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Grand 1</strong><br /><em>Todd Lockwood</em></p>
<p><strong>Space Dominators Needs YOU!</strong><br /><strong>4–8 pm Rotunda 2</strong><br />Come join the creators of the SF comedy series <em>Space Dominators</em> on the green screen!<br /><em>Sonnet Realm Films</em></p>
<p><strong>G. David Nordley Reads <em>Into the Mirand Rift</em></strong><br /><strong>4:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Unpublished part of the novel version, takes place on Mars<br /><em>G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour</strong><br /><strong>4:30 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Unmonitored quiet hour for parents with infants</p>
<p><strong>Anne Prather, aka Aislinn the Bard, Reads <em>Wings of Joy: Songs and Stories of the Starmasters</em></strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Songs and stories<br /><em>Anne Prather</em></p>
<p><strong>Call for Stories—The Tomorrow Project—Q&A Session</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Interested in writing SF based on science fact?<br /><em><strong>Brian David Johnson</strong>, Sarah Perez-Kriz</em></p>
<p><strong>World Building Your Fantasy</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />How do we make fantasy worlds real?<br /><em><strong>Susan R Matthews</strong>, Sam Sykes, Stina Leicht, Alma Alexander, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham</em></p>
<p><strong>The Art of the Mashup</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How do you take someone else’s style and expand it?<br /><em><strong>Mary Robinette Kowal</strong>, Mark Teppo, Jeff Burk</em></p>
<p><strong>Threads of Time: Medieval/Renaissance Costume Re-creation</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Costuming tips from some of our most experienced re-creationists.<br /><em><strong>Anita Taylor</strong>, Tammie L. Dupuis, Cymbric Early-Smith, Bethany Roullett</em></p>
<p><strong>The Year in Board and Card Games</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Which games are the most popular, and which ones are worth the time and money.<br /><em><strong>Julie Haehn</strong>, Jason Bulmahn, Mike Selinker</em></p>
<p><strong>X PRIZE: Oil Cleanup for Fun and Profit</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />X CHALLENGE entry with oil-spill-cleanup technology<br /><em><strong>Bart Kemper</strong>, Krista Wohlfeil</em></p>
<p><strong>Beyond the Book Cover</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />How to make money doing art that isn’t illustration or book covers<br /><em>Wayfarer’s Moon, Christine Winters, Bryan Syme, Mimi Noyes, Alan M. Clark</em></p>
<p><strong>Take It on the Road</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Putting together a good starter sound system for performing on the road<br /><em><strong>John Seghers</strong>, Heather Dale, K Wiley, Ben Deschamps</em></p>
<p><strong>Supernatural Seattle</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Why is there so much urban fantasy set in Seattle?<br /><em><strong>Cat Rambo</strong>, Julie McGalliard, J A Pitts, K. C. Ball, Kat Richardson</em></p>
<p><strong>Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Grand 3</strong><br />Come explore what there is at Washington state’s only paranormal science museum.</p>
<p><strong>Single Pattern Contest Judging</strong><br /><strong>5–8 pm Salon</strong><br /><strong><em>Janet Borkowski</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Ken Scholes Reads <em>In Time of Despair and Great Darkness</em></strong><br /><strong>5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />An Arthurian tale set in the dust bowl<br /><em>Ken Scholes</em></p>
<p><strong>Lizzy Shannon Reads <em>Time Spin</em></strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Excerpt from the author’s new SF/space opera novel<br /><em>Lizzy Shannon</em></p>
<p><strong>Supernatural vs. Sci-Fi</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Why are supernatural TV shows and films calling themselves science fiction?<br /><em><strong>David A. Page</strong>, Julie McGalliard, Erik Owomoyela, Jeff Davis</em></p>
<p><strong>Polyamory 101</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What is polyamory? What are the pros and cons?<br /><em><strong>Loree Parker</strong>, Sean Hagle, Beth Runnerwolf, Sheye Anne Blaze</em></p>
<p><strong>Script Reading: Star Wars</strong><br /><strong>6–8 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Join us for a reading of the script for <em>Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope</em>.<br /><em><strong>J. Spyder Isaacson</strong>, M.Ed.; Brian D. Oberquell</em></p>
<p><strong>Dieselpunk and Retro Futurism</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />What is it? We talk about why and how you, too, can build your own jet pack or at least look like you could.<br /><em><strong>Diana Vick</strong>, Cherie Lovell, Victoria Shaffer</em></p>
<p><strong>Ask the Game Masters</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Come to this panel with questions about your RPG campaign.<br /><em><strong>Ogre Whiteside</strong>, Jonathan Tweet, Jason Bulmahn, Rodney Thompson</em></p>
<p><strong>An Illustrated History of the X-Men</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />A crash course in Mutant History X<br /><em>Matt Youngmark, Spencer Ellsworth</em></p>
<p><strong>Collage Painting</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Demonstration of a unique technique using acrylic gel to transfer images<br /><strong><em>Mark Roland</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Trashed Future</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Taking stock of the signs and portents of disaster<br /><em><strong>J.M. Sidorova</strong>, Mary Rosenblum</em></p>
<p><strong>Pre-masquerade Meeting</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />To enter the masquerade, you MUST attend either this meeting or the Saturday morning pre-masquerade meeting.<br /><strong><em>Trent Lum</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Like Water for Quarks Book Launch</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Presidential Suite</strong><br /><em>Bruce Taylor, Elton Elliott, Doug Odell</em></p>
<p><strong>Jack Skillingstead Reads From His New Work</strong><br /><strong>6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Jack Skillingstead</em></p>
<p><strong>G.Robin Smith Reads <em>To Each Their Own</em></strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Modern writ-Shakespearean style comedy<br /><em>G.Robin Smith</em></p>
<p><strong>Flirting 101</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />“How to flirt” workshop<br /><strong><em>Sonia Lyris</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Comic Adaptations</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What are some of the best and worst of these?<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Matt Youngmark, Anina Bennett, Mike Selinker</em></p>
<p><strong>Quarter-Century-Old Horror</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How do horror movies that debuted 25 years ago hold up?<br /><em><strong>Eric Morgret</strong>, Jenna M. Pitman, Mark Rahner, Nathan Crowder</em></p>
<p><strong>Talebones Live!</strong><br /><strong>7–9 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Readings by writers published in <em>Talebones</em> magazine<br /><strong><em>Patrick Swenson</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>XCOR Presentation</strong><br /><strong>7–9 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />An update on corporate spaceflight<br /><strong><em>Arthur Bozlee</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Cavalier Chivalry—Macho Musketeers</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Costumes of the past and modern interpretations of the cavalier style<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, JoAnne Kirley, Tammie L. Dupuis, Richard Stephens</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Pondside</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Songs of dragons, monsters and beachfront property on Ganymede<br /><strong><em>Juliana McCorison</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Interview and Q&A With Marie D. Jones</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Come meet our PSIence Guest of Honor, Marie D. Jones. Have your questions ready!<br /><em><strong>Robert Stewart</strong>, Marie D. Jones</em></p>
<p><strong>The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery 101</strong><br /><strong>7–9 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Come give embroidery a try, materials provided.<br /><strong><em>LouAnna Valentine</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award Ceremony</strong><br /><strong>7–8:30 pm Grand 2</strong><br /><em><strong>William Sadorus</strong>, Gordon Van Gelder</em></p>
<p><strong>Christine Winters Reads <em>Enchantress Moon</em></strong><br /><strong>7:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Time-travel romance<br /><em>Christine Winters</em></p>
<p><strong>501st Charity Photo Event</strong><br /><strong>7:30–10:30 pm Lobby</strong><br />Your picture taken with Darth Vader and/or Storm Troopers for charity.<br /><strong><em>Marc Semenchuk</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>pir8fancier Reads <em>Let’s Pretend the War Is Over</em></strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Harry Potter: Postwar AU<br /><em>pir8fancier</em></p>
<p><strong>Scary Comics</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />What horror comics are out there?<br /><em>Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz</em></p>
<p><strong>Gamers Need Love Too!</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Etiquette suggestions to keep you from being that “creepy person” others avoid. 18+ with ID only<br /><em><strong>Mickey Schulz</strong>, Loree Parker, Donna Prior</em></p>
<p><strong>Scholarship: Documentation vs. Re-creation</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />The value of historical re-enactment in the world of traditional “what they wrote” research<br /><em><strong>Karen Rall</strong>, Darragh Metzger, G.Robin Smith</em></p>
<p><strong>The Science of Magic</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How do you make magic believable and consistent?<br /><em><strong>Bart Kemper</strong>, K. C. Ball, Bruce R. Cordell, Kim Ritchie</em></p>
<p><strong>Floozies, Soiled Doves and Ladies of the Evening</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />The oldest profession in the old west and what they wore (may not be suitable for those under age 16)<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, Wendy Prather, Victoria Shaffer, Lori Edwards</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Leannan Sidhe</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Bittersweet faerie folksongs for ensnaring human hearts<br /><em><strong>Leannan Sidhe</strong>, Betsy Tinney, Sunnie Larsen</em></p>
<p><strong>Charismatic Mega Catastrophes</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />This is the way the world ends.<br /><em><strong>Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix</strong>, Carlton Rhoades, Marie D. Jones</em></p>
<p><strong>Keffy R. M. Kehrli Reads <em>Bonehouse</em></strong><br /><strong>8:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><strong>Keffy R. M. Kehrli</strong></p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W.</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading and Chocolate Event</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Intriguing, <em>very</em> short readings by local members of Broad Universe</p>
<p><strong>The State of SyFy (nee Sci-Fi Channel)</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What happened to the Sci-Fi Channel, and can it be fixed? Should we bother?<br /><em><strong>Matt Hammond</strong>, David A. Page, Judith Herman</em></p>
<p><strong>Deconstructing the Superhero</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How has comics' oldest genre matured?<br /><em><strong>Andrew Dolbeck</strong>, Matt Youngmark, Nathan Crowder</em></p>
<p><strong>Shadow of the Vampire</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Major trends and looks of vampire fashion<br /><em><strong>Lori Edwards</strong>, Margo Loes, Richard Stephens, Garth Stubbs, Shannon Flint</em></p>
<p><strong>Hey, <Insert Series> Would Make a Great Game!</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Why certain books, TV or movie series would make great/terrible games<br /><em><strong>Erik Mona</strong>, Stan!, Kate Marshall, Rodney Thompson</em></p>
<p><strong>Fictional Linguistics</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />A linguist discusses how to use existing languages as a model for fantasy or alien cultures.<br /><strong><em>John Lawler</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Video Game Art</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />What goes on behind the art and creation of video games<br /><em>Claire Hummel, Wayfarer’s Moon, Douglas Herring, Mike Vaillancourt</em></p>
<p><em><em>A*islinn the Bard</em> in Concert</em>*<br /><strong>9 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Pegasus nominee Aislinn the Bard invites you to the Day of Jubilee.<br /><strong><em>Anne Prather (aka Aislinn the Bard)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Postapocalypse Now</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Civilization as we know it is broken. How do you fix it?<br /><em><strong>Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix</strong>, Brenda Dau, Bart Kemper, Paul Dixon</em></p>
<p><strong>Fannish Fetish Fashion Show</strong><br /><strong>9–10:30pm Grand 2 & 3</strong><br />The title pretty much says it all. Burlesque entertainment provided by Dark Dolls Productions, 18+ with ID only<br /><strong><em>Emcee—Caren G.</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Camarilla LARP</strong><br /><strong>9 pm-2 am Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />Live-action role-play (LARP) open to all members, 18+ with ID only<br /><strong><em>Tara Coomes</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>J A Pitts Reads <em>Honeyed Words</em></strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Book 2 in the Black Blade series<br /><em>J A Pitts</em></p>
<p><strong>Alternative Scene Etiquette</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Different social rules in different arenas<br /><em><strong>Mickey Schulz</strong>, Rachael Kenoyer</em></p>
<p><strong>There Can Be Only One: Remaking Classic Films</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Movie remakes: which ones work, which ones don’t?<br /><em><strong>Jesse “Fish” Simpson</strong>, Eric Morgret, Mark Bourne, Mark Rahner</em></p>
<p><strong>HIV: Then and Now</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />What we’ve learned about HIV and viruses<br /><em><strong>Rev. Matthew Smith</strong>, Gregory Gadow, Warren Dinges</em></p>
<p><strong>Tim Burton’s Wonderland</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Costumes from our favorite Tim Burton movies and how to re-create them<br /><em><strong>Cherie Lovell</strong>, Margo Loes, Lori Edwards, Richard Stephens</em></p>
<p><strong>Dude, Seriously … WTF? When Gamers Cross the Line</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Things in a game you JUST. SHOULD. NOT. DO.<br /><em><strong>Ogre Whiteside</strong>, SatyrPhil Brucato, Donna Prior, Loree Parker</em></p>
<p><strong>Geek, Geek . .. Don’t Tell Me!</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We will test audience members' knowledge of authors and cover artists from the 1940s to now.<br /><em><strong>Brooks Peck, Leslie Howle</strong>, Gordon Van Gelder, Todd Lockwood</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Starlight</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />A heady mix of country, folk, filk and rock with a skyward reach<br /><em><strong>Raishaan O’Leary</strong>, Rebecca Sons, Stephanie L. Weippert, BriarRose McDougal, John R. Gray III</em></p>
<p><strong>Transgender Characters and Issues in Speculative Fiction</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Discussion of works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender<br /><em>K. C. Ball, Keffy R. M. Kehrli</em></p>
<p><strong>Stitch and Bitch</strong><br /><strong>10 pm-Midnight Olympic 1</strong><br />Enjoy working among your fellow fen on your project du jour.<br /><em>Bethany Roullett, Vicki Glover, Wendy Prather</em></p>
<p><strong>Judith Herman Reads <em>Grumpy Old Vampires</em></strong><br /><strong>10:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Comedy<br /><em>Judith Herman</em></p>
<p><strong>SatyrPhil Brucato Reads “Chaser,” “Rabbit Moves the World” or Both</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Urban fantasy<br /><em>SatyrPhil Brucato</em></p>
<p><strong>Intro to Seattle Sex-Positive Culture</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What is “sex positive,” and where can you find it? 18+ with ID only<br /><em><strong>Rachael Kenoyer</strong>; Lilith von Fraumench; David Nasset, Sr.</em></p>
<p><strong>SEX! How to Write a Smutfic</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />What to do and what not to do when writing pornography. 18+ with ID only<br /><em><strong>Cheryl Dyson</strong>, Cassie Black, Darry Willis (NurseDarry)</em></p>
<p><strong>Has Hollywood Sucked the Vampires Dry?</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Is there anything left for vampires to do in film, TV and books?<br /><em><strong>R.L. McSterlingthong</strong>, Julie McGalliard, Chris Nilsson</em></p>
<p><strong>Open Filk</strong><br /><strong>11 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Informal, come-as-you-are music performance</p>
<p><strong>Carnivale de Stardance</strong><br /><strong>11 pm-2 am Grand 2 & 3</strong><br />Celebrate Mardi Gras style as DJ Request and DJ Rohkan spin the mixes deep into the night.<br /><strong><em>DJ Request, DJ Rohkan</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Victorian Sex</strong><br /><strong>Midnight Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Come learn about the not-so-straitlaced Victorians.<br /><em><strong>Victoria Shaffer</strong>, Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson</em></p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: <em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em></strong><br /><strong>Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br /><strong><em>Vicarious Theater Company</em></strong></p>
<h2 id="autographsessions">AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS</h2>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 1: Saturday at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom 2</strong></p>
<p>Patricia McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, John P. Alexander, Michael Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Bear, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan M. Clark, Bruce R. Cordell, Heather Dale, Caren Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Wayfarer’s Moon, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, Susan R. Matthews, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Mark Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, Mark Teppo, Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, Matt Youngmark</p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 2: Saturday at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom 2</strong></p>
<p>Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Alexander, Anina Bennett, S.A. Bolich, SatyrPhil Brucato, Rob Carlos, Brenda Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Glass, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh Metzger, Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Renee Stern, Rodney Thompson, K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan!</p>
<h2 id="saturdayprogramming">SATURDAY PROGRAMMING</h2>
<p><strong>Open Gaming</strong><br /><strong>8 am-1 pm Rotunda 1 & 2</strong><br />The Rotunda tables are available for members to game all weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.<br /><strong><em>Pro Roy</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Has the Future Arrived? The E-book and the Publishing Industry</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Where does the e-book leave our local bookstore?<br /><em><strong>Cat Rambo</strong>, Darragh Metzger, Bob Kruger, Joshua Palmatier</em></p>
<p><strong>I’ll Be in My Bunk</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 7</strong><br />What do you do to entertain yourself on a space station?<br /><em>Mike Brennan, B. D. Gallagher</em></p>
<p><strong>Contemporary Asian Fantasy Costumes</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 8</strong><br />Anime, manga and Japanese horror are all the rage.<br /><em><strong>Deborah Strub</strong>, Melissa Quinn, Cherie Lovell, Vicki Glover</em></p>
<p><strong>Climate Change in the 21st Century</strong><br /><strong>9 am Cascade 9</strong><br />Is there any chance at all that we can slow down global warming?<br /><em><strong>Brenda Cooper</strong>, Paul Dixon, Janet Freeman, Mary Rosenblum</em></p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming</strong><br /><strong>9 am-1 am Cascade 11 & 12</strong><br />Something new every day up in our corner of the con! Take every opportunity to qualify for a prize!<br /><strong><em>Kathi Pickett</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Tai Chi</strong><br /><strong>9 am Grand 2</strong><br />Start your morning with moving meditation.<br /><strong>Steven Barnes</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pre-masquerade Meeting</strong><br /><strong>9 am Grand 3</strong><br />To enter the masquerade, you MUST have attended last night’s meeting or this pre-masquerade meeting.<br /><strong><em>Trent Lum</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Figure-Drawing Demo</strong><br /><strong>9:30–11 am Cascade 13</strong><br />Come watch, learn and discuss how our professional artists draw the human figure.<br /><em>Michaela Eaves, Bryan Syme, Christine Winters</em></p>
<p><strong>Garth Upshaw Reads “Birdwatcher”</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Flash piece with aliens, crows and dysfunctional teenagers<br /><em>Garth Upshaw</em></p>
<p><strong>Freelancing 101</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 4</strong><br />Freelance writing for the gaming industry<br /><em><strong>Jeff Combos</strong>, Liz Courts, Randall N. Bills, Jeff Grubb</em></p>
<p><strong>Can You Write Hard SF Without a Science Background?</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />How do you fold in the science without making it an info dump?<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Jim Kling, Michael Alexander, Erik Owomoyela, Mike Shepherd Moscoe</em></p>
<p><strong>Growing up Fen</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 7</strong><br />What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in convention fandom?<br /><em><strong>Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</strong>, Beth Runnerwolf, Dierdre Phoenix</em></p>
<p><strong>Twisting History</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 8</strong><br />Modern costumes inspired by historical garments<br /><em><strong>Lori Edwards</strong>, Julie Zetterberg, Bethany Roullett, Diana Vick</em></p>
<p><strong>Why Is the Paranormal so Popular?</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 9</strong><br />Which TV shows make the grade, and which do not?<br /><em><strong>Jeff Davis</strong>, Marie D. Jones, Durlyn</em></p>
<p><strong>Let’s Make a Movie: Shoot It!</strong><br /><strong>10 am-Noon Cascade 10</strong><br />In part 2 we shoot like mad weasels because there’s not much time!<br /><em><strong>Ryan K. Johnson</strong>, Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell</em></p>
<p><strong>We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will Be Us</strong><br /><strong>10 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Prosthetic devices, personal electronics and the future<br /><em><strong>Karen Rall</strong>, Russell D. Campbell, Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle</em></p>
<p><strong>Developing Your Own Mythos</strong><br /><strong>10 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />How do you create a mythos unique to your story?<br /><em><strong>Louise Marley</strong>, Patricia A. McKillip, Kat Richardson, Ken Scholes</em></p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 2</strong><br /><strong>10–11:30 am Olympic 1</strong><br />In this second part of our three-part workshop, we will begin constructing bodies for our puppets.<br /><strong><em>LouAnna Valentine</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Interview and Q&A with Jim and Shannon K. Butcher</strong><br /><strong>10 am Grand 2</strong><br /><em>Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher</em></p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt</strong><br /><strong>10 am Salon</strong><br />Stop by to pick up the list and the rules.<br /><strong><em>Max Blaze</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade</strong><br /><strong>10 am-1 am 7110</strong><br />Members of Seattle Area Metro Collectors present a full-fledged video game arcade here at Norwescon.<br /><em><strong>Todd Clark</strong>, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</em></p>
<p><strong>J.M. Sidorova Reads <em>Death, Rebirth, An Heir, a Karakuri</em></strong><br /><strong>10:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Near-future sci-fi dealing with the Uncanny Valley phenomenon<br /><em>J.M. Sidorova</em></p>
<p><strong>Stan! Reads <em>The Littlest Shoggoth</em></strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 3</strong><br />A children’s book with a Lovecraftian Christmas story, viewable at http://tinyurl.com/264jvdk<br /><em>Stan!</em></p>
<p><strong>First Pages</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 4</strong><br />Workshop leaders will read each piece aloud in turn and discuss what does and doesn’t work.<br /><strong><em>Cat Rambo, Louise Marley</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Good Markets for Short Fiction in 2011</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Print and e-zines specializing in science fiction and fantasy<br /><em>Lou Anders, Jordan Lapp</em></p>
<p><strong>The Potassium-Deficient Superhero</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 7</strong><br />The best story arcs from the various Green Lanterns, and where the character is headed now<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>; J. Spyder Isaacson, M.Ed.; Douglas Herring; J A Pitts</em></p>
<p><strong>When Fandoms Collide</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 8</strong><br />How do you balance fannish activities in your life?<br /><em><strong>Karen Rall</strong>, Matt Hammond</em></p>
<p><strong>Old Plots and New Narrative Structures</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 9</strong><br />How can we use old plots to create fresh fiction?<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Susan R. Matthews, Ken Scholes</em></p>
<p><strong>The Citizen-Soldier in the High-Tech World</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 13</strong><br />Is it time for the American model of the citizen-soldier to take another step forward?<br /><em><strong>Bart Kemper</strong>, Mike Brennan, Brenda Cooper, Mike Shepherd Moscoe</em></p>
<p><strong>Harm Me With Harmony</strong><br /><strong>11 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Want to sing along but don’t know how it works?<br /><em><strong>Sunnie Larsen</strong>, BriarRose McDougal, Darragh Metzger</em></p>
<p><strong>Under the Sea: Fashions From Fathoms</strong><br /><strong>11 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Fashion show of aquatic-inspired costumes<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, Margo Loes, Bethany Roullett, Orchid, Tamera Mickelson, Vicki Glover, Kate McClure, Wendy Prather, Deborah Strub, Lori Edwards, Ieva Ohaks, Victoria Shaffer, Shannon Elint, JoAnne Kirley, Garth Stubbs</em></p>
<p><strong>Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Detective Roots</strong><br /><strong>11 am Grand 2</strong><br />Current urban fantasy owes a lot to the American hard-boiled detective genre.<br /><em><strong>Kat Richardson</strong>, Mark Teppo, Jim Butcher, Shannon K Butcher, Rhiannon Held</em></p>
<p><strong>Sam Sykes Reads <em>Tome of the Undergates</em></strong><br /><strong>11:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Misanthropic adventurers and the troubles they face<br /><em>Sam Sykes</em></p>
<p><strong>Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan Read <em>Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel</em></strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 3</strong><br />The story of the world’s first robot, accompanied by a slide show of historical images<br /><em>Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan</em></p>
<p><strong>Collecting Arcade Games</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 4</strong><br />The ins and outs of collecting vintage arcade games<br /><em><strong>Todd Clark</strong> Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</em></p>
<p><strong>Giving Good Alien</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What does it take to create a believable alien?<br /><em><strong>Richard A. Lovett</strong>, Mary Rosenblum, Amy Thomson, John Lawler, G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>Basic Writing Help—Horror Writing</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 7</strong><br />How far is too far in a horror story?<br /><em><strong>Jenna M, Pitman</strong>, Stina Leicht, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas</em></p>
<p><strong>Fanfiction to Mainstream Publishing: Is It Possible?</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 8</strong><br />Hear success stories from people who have made the transition.<br />**<em>pir8fancier**, Jean Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>Evolution of Marriage</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 9</strong><br />Marriage has seen many shapes and forms, both in SF/F and the real world.<br /><em><strong>Katharine Bond</strong>, Loree Parker, Eva Carlstrom</em></p>
<p><strong>From Science Fiction to Science Fact: Humans to Mars</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 10</strong><br />How the dream of a human mission to Mars could be achieved in our lifetime<br /><strong><em>Jerry Black</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Materials and Techniques for Headdress Armature</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 13</strong><br />Traditional and unconventional millinery materials and techniques<br /><em><strong>Ieva Ohaks</strong>, Margo Loes, Melissa Quinn, Shannon Flint</em></p>
<p><strong>Performance Enhancement (Performance Skills Workshop)</strong><br /><strong>Noon Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Workshop: play a song of your choice and get feedback from our panel<br /><em><strong>Dara Korra’ti</strong>, MC-3P0, Creede Lambard, Heather Dale, COsplay</em></p>
<p><strong>Crunch vs. Fluff: FIGHT!</strong><br /><strong>Noon Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Rules vs. story line in RPGs<br /><em><strong>Erik Mona</strong>, Bruce R. Cordell, Jonathan Tweet, Jason Bulmahn, Jeff Grubb, Stan!</em></p>
<p><strong>Wand-Making Workshop</strong><br /><strong>Noon Olympic 1</strong><br />Come make your own wooden magic wand.<br /><strong><em>Scott Perrin</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Trends in Urban Fantasy</strong><br /><strong>Noon Grand 2</strong><br />Are vampires cliche? Do werewolves rock? Are zombies still shambling to the cash register?<br /><em><strong>Kat Richardson</strong>, Lou Anders, Jim Butcher</em></p>
<p><strong>Camarilla LARP</strong><br /><strong>Noon-5 pm Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />World of Darkness live-action role-play (LARP). 18+ with ID only</p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour With Liv Rainey-Smith</strong><br /><strong>Noon Grand 1</strong><br />Come enjoy an artist’s perspective on the art show!<br /><em>Liv Rainey-Smith</em></p>
<p><strong>Mark Bourne Reads <em>Jasper</em></strong><br /><strong>12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />The first chapter of the author’s new novel in progress<br /><em>Mark Bourne</em></p>
<p><strong>Stephanie L. Weippert Reads <em>Familiar Trouble</em></strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Young adult novel<br /><em>Stephanie L. Weippert</em></p>
<p><strong>The Lost World of Clones</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Soon it may be possible to bring extinct animals back to life.<br /><em>Jim Kling, Pat MacEwen, Spring Schoenhuth</em></p>
<p><strong>You’ve Finished Your Novel. Now How Do You Find an Agent?</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Pro writers share advice based on their own experience.<br /><em><strong>Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate</strong>, Lizzy Shannon, Robert Ferrigno, Shannon K. Butcher</em></p>
<p><strong>Building Character Using Any Method You Can</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How do writers make their characters seem real? What techniques work best?<br /><em><strong>Mary Rosenblum</strong>, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Jack Skillingstead, Kelley Eskridge</em></p>
<p><strong>Podcasting 101</strong><br /><strong>1pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Learn how do make your own podcast.<br /><em><strong>J. C. Gordon Granger</strong>, Shannon Flowers, Steve Holetz</em></p>
<p><strong>3-D Cinema: Revolution or Novelty?</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Is 3-D a genuine revolution in filmmaking or a cynical way to make more money?<br /><em><strong>Jesse “Fish” Simpson</strong>, Claire Hummel, The Reverend En Fuego, Mimi Noyes</em></p>
<p><strong>History of Underwear</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />What did our ancestors wear under their clothing?<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, Tammie L. Dupuis, Bethany Roullett</em></p>
<p><strong>Figure-Drawing Workshop—Models in Costume</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Models in costume will do a variety of poses. Bring your own drawing and painting supplies.<br /><em><strong>Anita Taylor</strong>, Mary Robinette Kowal, Cymbric Early-Smith, G. Robin Smith, Victoria Shaffer, Michaela Eaves, Christine Winters, Douglas Herring</em></p>
<p><strong>The Mongoliad: A Presentation</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Is this new model of a shared-world story a harbinger of things to come?<br /><em><strong>Mark Teppo</strong>, Greg Bear, Erik Bear, Neal Stephenson</em></p>
<p><strong>Women in the Gaming Industry</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />The growing presence/awareness of women playing and designing games<br /><em><strong>Donna Prior</strong>, Julie Haehn, Liz Courts, Jennifer Brozek</em></p>
<p><strong>Poker Tournament</strong><br /><strong>1–5 pm Rotunda 1</strong><br />No Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker<br /><strong><em>Mariah Johnson</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>R.L. McSterlingthong Reads <em>The McSterlingscenes</em></strong><br /><strong>1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Excerpts from the author’s favorite novels, written by himself<br /><em>R.L. McSterlingthong</em></p>
<p><strong>Kelley Eskridge Reads <em>Solitaire</em></strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />A young woman convicted of a terrible crime is sentenced to eight years in solitary confinement—in a virtual prison cell within her own mind.<br /><em>Kelley Eskridge</em></p>
<p><strong>Memorial for Carolyn “Dulcinea” Palms</strong><br />2 pm Cascade 4<br />Come join Carolyn’s family in remembering her while enjoying some tunes Carolyn hand picked.</p>
<p><strong>Near-Future Nightmares and Dreams</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What might happen in the next decades as a result of political, social and metaphysical events of recent years.<br /><em><strong>Brenda Cooper</strong>, Marc Laidlaw, Jack Skillingstead, Robert Ferrigno</em></p>
<p><strong>Crash Course in American Comics History</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Come learn what’s so great about Krazy Kat, R. Crumb, Peanuts, etc.<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Charles “Zan” Christensen</em></p>
<p><strong>Return to Middle Earth in 2011</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Relive your favorite LOTR moments, and discuss your hopes for the new films.<br /><em><strong>Spencer Ellsworth</strong>, Elton Elliott, Chris Nilsson, Spring Schoenhuth</em></p>
<p><strong>Young and Queer in Society and Fandom</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Young people with questions about their place in society and fandom talk with each other and with older fen who’ve been through it themselves. It gets better, http://thetrevorproject.org/<br /><em><strong>Loree Parker</strong>, Rev. Matthew Smith, Dierdre Phoenix</em></p>
<p><strong>Today’s Teens in Two Thousand Twenty-Two</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Twelve years from now, what will young adults be doing for work, fun, family?<br /><em>Paul Dixon, Frank Catalano, Russell D. Campbell</em></p>
<p><strong>Writers' Workshops: From Local to National</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Writers who have participated in both local and national workshops share their experiences and answer your questions.<br /><em><strong>Eileen Gunn</strong>, K.C. Ball, Liz Argall, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Patrick Swenson, Leslie Howle</em></p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 1</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Grand 2</strong><br />Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, John P. Alexander, Michael Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Bear, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan M. Clark, Bruce R. Cordell, Heather Dale, Caren Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Wayfarer’s Moon, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, Susan R. Matthews, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Mark Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, Mark Teppo, Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, Matt Youngmark</p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade Tournament</strong><br /><strong>2 pm 7110</strong><br />It’s a tournament! Come to 7110 to sign up and for more information.<br /><strong><em>Todd Clark</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Janet Freeman Reads <em>Non-Native Species</em></strong><br /><strong>2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />A short story from Analog Jan/Feb 2011<br /><em>Janet Freeman</em></p>
<p><strong>Brian David Johnson Reads <em>Brain Machines</em></strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Do humans really have free will? Could the answer to this question actually drive people insane?<br /><em>Brian David Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>Getting Lost in SF Television</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />What is the appeal of this recurring theme, and what are its origins?<br /><em><strong>Karen Rall</strong>, Jesse “Fish” Simpson, Doug Odell</em></p>
<p><strong>Advanced Polyamory</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />You’ve decided that poly is the way to go. So now what?<br /><em>Katharine Bond, Tamera Mickelson, Rachael Kenoyer, Jeremy Holcomb</em></p>
<p><strong>The Ins and Outs of Collaboration</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How easy or hard is it to collaborate on a story or novel?<br /><em><strong>Mark Teppo</strong>, Ted Kosmatka, Joel Davis, Eytan Kollin</em></p>
<p><strong>The Evolving Image of the Dragon in Art and Literature</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />What is it about dragons that has so captured the collective imaginations of all cultures throughout the ages?<br /><em><strong>Todd Lockwood</strong>, Liv Rainey-Smith, John R. Gray III</em></p>
<p><strong>Ask the Developers</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />A discussion of exactly what a game developer does<br /><em><strong>Mike Selinker</strong>, Andy Megowan, Sean K Reynolds, Dustin J Gross, Jason Bulmahn</em></p>
<p><strong>Language Fossils</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We’ll talk about outmoded words and expressions that we still use.<br /><strong><em>John Lawler</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Costume Recycling</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Tips and tricks for repurposing clothing, trims, etc.<br /><em><strong>JoAnne Kirley</strong>, Katrina Marier, Julie Zetterberg, Garth Stubbs, Kate McClure</em></p>
<p><strong>Power to the People!</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Is it possible that some day people won’t need electricity and fuel transported by complex, vulnerable systems?<br /><em>Burt Webb, David Stuart, Kurt Cagle, G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>The Clarion West Writers' Workshop</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Recent CW student and instructor alums describe this intensive, six-week program.<br /><em><strong>Leslie Howle</strong>, Gordon Van Gelder, Mike Alexander, Caren Gussoff, J.M. Sidorova, Patrick Swenson</em></p>
<p><strong>Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 3</strong><br /><strong>3–5 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Now it’s time to finish our puppet heads: painting, adding hair and other features and attaching them.<br /><strong><em>LouAnna Valentine</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Autograph Session 2</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Grand 2</strong><br />Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Alexander, Anina Bennett, S. A. Bolich, SatyrPhil Brucato, Rob Carlos, Brenda Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Glass, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh Metzger, Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Renee Stern, Rodney Thompson, K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan!</p>
<p><strong>Heather Dale Reads <em>The Legends of Arthur</em></strong><br /><strong>3:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Lively storytelling about King Arthur<br /><em>Heather Dale</em></p>
<p><strong>Steven Barnes Reads <em>Devil’s Wake</em></strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Reading from the zombie novel<br /><em>Steven Barnes</em></p>
<p><strong>BADFIC—What Not to Do While Writing</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />“Mary Sues,” bad grammar, overuse of descriptive terms and other bad writing<br />**<em>pir8fancier**, Jordan Lapp, David A. Page, Judith Herman</em></p>
<p><strong>The Best Writing Advice I Ever Received</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />… and am now passing on to you.<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jack Skillingstead, Brenda Cooper, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake</em></p>
<p><strong>Godzilla vs. Zombies</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Both Godzilla and zombies are iconic movie monsters. Are zombies the en vogue monster for a while?<br /><em><strong>Shannon Flowers</strong>, Lilith von Fraumench, The Reverend En Fuego</em></p>
<p><strong>Invisible Disabilities</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Not every disability is apparent at a glance, nor is anyone’s personal health anyone else’s business.<br /><em><strong>Sheye Anne Blaze</strong>, Beth Runnerwolf, Gregory Gadow, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain</em></p>
<p><strong>Tabletop Gaming Is DEAD … or Is It?</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Electronic gaming vs. traditional gaming<br /><em><strong>Erik Mona</strong>, Jeff Grubb, Jeff Combos, Sean K Reynolds</em></p>
<p><strong>Return to the Moon</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Politics aside, what will be required to return to the moon and stay?<br /><em><strong>Chris Vancil</strong>, Greg Paddock, David Stuart, Arthur Bozlee, Jerry Black</em></p>
<p><strong>Multicultural Steampunk</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Come get some ideas on how to make your steamy-wear a bit more exotic.<br /><em><strong>Diana Vick</strong>, Victoria Shaffer, Janet Borkowski</em></p>
<p><strong>Home Recording I</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Everybody wants to make a demo. What can you do with what you’ve got?<br /><em><strong>Vixy & Tony</strong>, Dara Korra’ti, K Wiley, Juliana McCorison</em></p>
<p><strong>Spotlight Publisher: Pyr Books Presents</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Pyr publisher Lou Anders presents forthcoming books. Come get your questions answered.<br /><em>Lou Anders</em></p>
<p><strong>Cymbric Early-Smith Reads <em>The Janus Paradox</em></strong><br /><strong>4:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Paranormal time travel fiction<br /><em>Cymbric Early-Smith</em></p>
<p><strong>Jenna M. Pitman Reads <em>Murder in the Red Barn</em></strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Two girls experience the beginning of teenage love only to be forced to face horrors beyond imagining.<br /><em>Jenna M. Pitman</em></p>
<p><strong>Medieval Weaponry for Fun and Profit</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />An overview (in 50 minutes) of medieval weaponry in all its fascinating variations<br /><em>Darragh Metzger, Dameon Willich</em></p>
<p><strong>Real Ghosts in the Machine</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Direct interface between brain and computer seems to get closer every day.<br /><em><strong>Burt Webb</strong>, Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle, David Shoemaker, Ted Chaing</em></p>
<p><strong>Writing Good Dialogue</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />How to write dialogue that (1) seems natural, (2) builds character and (3) advances plot.<br /><em><strong>Cat Rambo</strong>, Jack Skillingstead, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Ted Kosmatka</em></p>
<p><strong>Clothing of the Coast and Inland Salish Peoples</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Techniques and style of indigenous people of the Northwest<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, Deborah Strub, Tammie L. Dupuis, Cymbric Early-Smith</em></p>
<p><strong>Micropublishing and the New Games Renaissance</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Pros and cons of small and self-publishing game companies<br /><em>Stan!, Liz Courts, Jeff Combos, Dustin J Gross</em></p>
<p><strong>“Reality” Paranormal Television and Its Effects on the Field</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Do “reality” paranormal shows help the field of paranormal investigation or hinder it?<br />**<em>Durlyn**, Marie D. Jones, Jeff Davis</em></p>
<p><strong>Art Aerobics</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Fun and wacky exercises help give your brains a workout.<br /><em><strong>Mimi Noyes</strong>, Betsy Mott, John R. Gray III, Rob Carlos</em></p>
<p><strong>Housefilk, Filkcon, and Filking at a Gencon</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />What is unique to Norwescon, and what is it missing compared to other filk venues?<br /><em><strong>Beth Runnerwolf</strong>, Leannan Sidhe, Creede Lambard, Stephanie L. Weippert, Andrew Ross, Raishaan O’Leary</em></p>
<p><strong>Story Hour</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Olympic 1</strong><br /><strong><em>LouAnna Valentine</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Art Show Tour With Alan Clark</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Grand 1</strong><br />Come enjoy an artist’s perspective on the art show!<br /><em>Alan M. Clark</em></p>
<p><strong>Babel</strong><br /><strong>5–7 pm Presidential Suite</strong><br />Learn about some of the local fan clubs, or tell others about your group, hosted by the Seattle Browncoats and Battlestar Hyperion.<br /><strong><em>Brian Pickett</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mikki Kendall Reads <em>Copper for a Trickster</em></strong><br /><strong>5:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Steampunk horror<br /><em>Mikki Kendall</em></p>
<p><strong>Sonia Lyris Reads Stuff She Wrote</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Sonia Lyris</em></p>
<p><strong>Batman vs. Superman: Who Would REALLY Win in a Fight?</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Industry experts debate!<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Spencer Ellsworth, Shannon Flowers, Matt Youngmark</em></p>
<p><strong>Ethics of Genetic Modification</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Do we have the right to design our children?<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Ted Kosmatka, Janet Freeman, Mary Rosenblum, J.M. Sidorova</em></p>
<p><strong>Exploring Other Cultures (Without Being a Jerk)</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Suggested pre-panel Googling: Derailing for Dummies, Racism 101, Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack<br /><em><strong>Loree Parker</strong>, Lilith von Fraumench, Mikki Kendall, Sheye Anne Blaze, Steven Barnes</em></p>
<p><strong>Surface Details: Beyond Beading</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How to create textures, mix fabrics, layer trims, use buttons in creative ways and create a unique look<br /><em><strong>JoAnne Kirley</strong>, Ieva Ohaks, Julie Zetterberg</em></p>
<p><strong>Let’s Make a Movie: Edit It!</strong><br /><strong>6–8 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We put all that crazy footage down and make it into a movie that makes some kind of sense.<br /><em><strong>Edward Martin III</strong>, Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell, Ryan K Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>Attaching This to That</strong><br /><strong>6 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Artists using all types of media offer their expertise, share their stories and answer your questions.<br /><em>Tamera Mickelson, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Jeff Sturgeon, Matthew “Fish” Dockrey</em></p>
<p><strong>Susan R. Matthews Reads <em>Sanctuary Planet</em></strong><br /><strong>6:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />New Koscuisko/jurisdiction novel, a work in progress<br /><em>Susan R. Matthews</em></p>
<p><strong>Children’s Masquerade Panel</strong><br /><strong>6:30–7:30 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />All children wishing to participate must meet here (with parents).</p>
<p><strong>Queer Eye for the Congoer</strong><br /><strong>6:30 pm Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />Enjoy a night of speed dating and games all topped off with The Tempting Tarts taking seduction to the next level. 18+ with ID only<br /><strong><em>Laurie Reynolds</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Kurt Cagle Reads <em>For Eleise</em></strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Set in a slightly future, post-resource world, this is a story about information, ethics and which goggles go best with formal dinner dress.<br /><em>Kurt Cagle</em></p>
<p><strong>Search for Life in the Solar System</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />If we do not find life inside our solar system, what does that tell us about life outside?<br /><em>Janet Freeman, Jeffery Brown, Pat MacEwen, G. David Nordley</em></p>
<p><strong>Breaking in to Print</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Get advice from pros on the markets, publishers, agents, conventions, networking and improving your writing all at once.<br /><em><strong>Ken Scholes</strong>, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, Lizzy Shannon, Jude Kelley Green, Shannon K Butcher</em></p>
<p><strong>Future of Medicine</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />What’s the future of diseases and cures? How will genetics transform medicine?<br /><em><strong>Misty Marshall</strong>, Dr. Ricky Mary Rosenblum, Jim Kling, Darry Willis (NurseDarry)</em></p>
<p><strong>Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />When writing about the distant future, where do we draw the distinction between science and magic? Can we?<br /><em><strong>Gordon Van Gelder</strong>, Lou Anders, Ted Chiang, Michael Alexander, Felicity Shoulders</em></p>
<p><strong>Size Acceptance Is for Everybody</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />The works of fat-positive authors, the origins of the BMI table, the definition of an epidemic and basic manners.<br /><em><strong>Mickey Schulz</strong>, Tamera Mickelson, Loree Parker, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Fighter X</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />It’s gameboy dance music!<br /><em>Fighter X</em></p>
<p><strong>Lazer Tag</strong><br /><strong>7–11 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Lazer Tag is a live-action, NONCONTACT sport.<br /><strong><em>Scott Perrin</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Found Object Workshop</strong><br /><strong>7–9 pm Olympic 1</strong><br />Make something cool and funky!<br /><em><strong>G.Robin Smith</strong>, Krista Wohlfeil</em></p>
<p><strong>Masquerade Doors Open</strong><br /><strong>7–7:30 pm Grand 2 & 3</strong><br />Show up early to get the best seats in the house.</p>
<p><strong>Angel McCoy Reads “Josephine Winterdove and the Erupting Eulogist”</strong><br /><strong>7:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Josephine Winterdove has coveted the Candileja cameo for some time, but its owner, Ernesto Aperador, has clung jealously to it and refused to sell. Now Ernesto is dead, and Josephine knows he intends to take the cameo to his grave. She has other plans. (Set to appear in the anthology <em>Clockwork Chaos</em>)<br /><em>Angel McCoy</em></p>
<p><strong>Masquerade</strong><br /><strong>7:30–9:30 pm Grand 2 & 3</strong><br />Come one, come all to the grand and glorious Norwescon Masquerade.<br /><em><strong>Trent Lum</strong>, A Cast of Thousands</em></p>
<p><strong>Craig English Reads <em>The Anvil of Navarre</em></strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Swashbuckling political thriller<br /><em>Craig English</em></p>
<p><strong>The Church of the SubGenius</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Let the Church of the SubGenius wipe that smile back onto your face!<br /><strong><em>Lilith von Fraumench</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Not Another Monster Story</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Horror fiction you should be reading.<br /><em><strong>Jenna M. Pitman</strong>, Eric Morgret, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas</em></p>
<p><strong>They’re Here, They’re Queer, They Have Super Powers!</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Come take a broad look at gay characters and creators in the industry, from mainstream to Prism.<br /><em><strong>Charles “Zan” Christensen</strong>, Spencer Ellsworth, Larry Lewis</em></p>
<p><strong>Alternative Energy in the Age of Steam</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How might the world of the 1800s have generated electricity with yesterday’s materials and techniques but today’s knowledge?<br /><em><strong>Matthew “Fish” Dockrey</strong>, Mike Brennan, Kurt Cagle</em></p>
<p><strong>The Dos and Don’ts of Writing Grea Sex Scenes</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Pros will read examples of the most important dos and don’ts of writing good sex scenes. 18+ with ID only<br /><em>Jean Johnson, J A Pitts, Jack Skillingstead, Caren Gussoff</em></p>
<p><strong>Copyright and You</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />What do you need to know about copyright law?<br /><em><strong>Sean K Reynolds</strong>, Kinuko Y. Craft, Tiffany Toland, Todd Lockwood</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Death*Star</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />From Magic to tabletop, Mecha to GameStop, these nerds rap about geek culture in all its glory.<br /><strong><em>Death*Star</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>M.H. (Maggie) Bonham Reads <em>Howling Dead</em></strong><br /><strong>8:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Urban fantasy<br /><em>M.H. (Maggie) Bonham</em></p>
<p><strong>Friends of Bill W.</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 3</strong></p>
<p><strong>Flashes of Brilliance: Writing Flash Fiction</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />How can you fit your big idea into a limited word count?<br /><em><strong>Caren Gussoff</strong>, Cat Rambo, Jordan Lapp, K C Ball</em></p>
<p><strong>Has Fandom Shattered Its Glass Ceiling?</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />What do current portrayals of women in genre media and print suggest about the future of feminism in our local fandom?<br /><em><strong>Maida ‘Mac’ Cain</strong>, Katharine Bond, Karen Rall</em></p>
<p><strong>Space Colony Utopia</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />How would utopian colonies function and interact with Earth?<br /><em>Mark Bourne, Brenda Cooper, G. David Nordley, Eytan Kollin</em></p>
<p><strong>Geek, Geek … Don’t Tell Me!</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We will test audience members' knowledge of movies from the 1940s to now.<br /><em><strong>Brooks Peck, Leslie Howle</strong>, Jesse “Fish” Simpson, Anina Bennett, Mark Rahner</em></p>
<p><strong><em>Vixy & Tony</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>9 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Come rock out with Vixy & Tony’s intensely fun acoustic folk-rock!<br /><strong><em>Vixy & Tony</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Chain Mail/Stitch and Bitch</strong><br /><strong>9 pm-Midnight Olympic 1</strong><br />Chain maillers, bring your pliers and rings! Beginners and questions welcome!<br /><strong><em>Joseph Hill</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Camarilla LARP</strong><br /><strong>9 pm-2 am Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />Join us for our World of Darkness live-action role-play. 18+ with ID only</p>
<p><strong>Caren Gussoff Reads <em>Legion</em></strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />From her current novel in progress, set in the near-future, post-pandemic Puget Sound<br /><em>Caren Gussoff</em></p>
<p><strong>Best and Worst Movies of 2010</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Which movies made the grade, and which ones should have stayed on the cutting room floor?<br /><em><strong>Chris Nilsson</strong>, Mimi Noyes, The Reverend En Fuego, Judith Herman</em></p>
<p><strong>Sex Tech and Getting Your Gadget On</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Do we really need human interaction anymore? 18+ with ID only<br /><em>Russell Harmon, Sean Hagle</em></p>
<p><strong>Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />You’ve had Flirting 101, you did your homework and you’re ready for more advanced topics.<br /><strong><em>Sonia Lyris</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Putting the “R” in RPG</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Our panelists will discuss how to successfully incorporate R-rated elements into your game or campaign. MATURE CONTENT<br /><em><strong>Ogre Whiteside</strong>, Jennifer Brozek, Mickey Schulz, SatyrPhil Brucato</em></p>
<p><strong>Making It out of the Slush Pile</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />What are editors looking for? What makes a story stand out?<br /><em>Jude Kelley Green, Patrick Swenson, Nick Mamatas, Lizzy Shannon</em></p>
<p><strong><em>The Heather Dale Band</em> in Concert</strong><br /><strong>10 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />21st-century Celts, fusing jazz, rock and world music influences with Canadian Celtic roots<br /><em><strong>Heather Dale</strong>, Ben Deschamps, Betsy Tinney</em></p>
<p><strong>It’s Saturday Night!</strong><br /><strong>10 pm-2 am Grand 2 & 3</strong><br />Join DJ Dancin' Dan as he plays for you the best party hits of all time.<br /><strong><em>DJ Dancin' Dan</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>David A. Page Reads <em>Surviving Frank</em></strong><br /><strong>10:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />A young detective pushes the limits of his imagination and his sanity as he’s forced into a supernatural world by his werewolf partner<br /><em>David A. Page</em></p>
<p><strong>Spencer Ellsworth Reads <em>The Ifrit’s Trial</em></strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Spencer Ellsworth</em></p>
<p><strong>Bizarro!</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Weird stuff that doesn’t quite fit into any of the genres<br /><em><strong>Rose O’Keefe</strong>, Jeff Burk, Carlton Mellick III</em></p>
<p><strong>Spooky Music</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What horror-movie soundtracks give good inspiration while you’re writing?<br /><em><strong>Brian D. Oberquell</strong>, Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz</em></p>
<p><strong>Techno-Cycles</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Improving on obsolete technologies<br /><em><strong>Russell D. Campbell</strong>, Kurt Cagle, David Shoemaker</em></p>
<p><strong>Slash and Mainstream Media</strong><br /><strong>11 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />A general discussion of slash and its impact on fandom. MATURE CONTENT<br /><em><strong>Cheryl Dyson</strong>, Fireflavored, pir8fancier</em></p>
<p><strong>BDSM 101</strong><br /><strong>11pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Interested in BDSM? Want to find out what it’s all about? 18+ with ID only<br /><em><strong>Russell Harmon</strong>, Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson</em></p>
<p><strong>Open Filk</strong><br /><strong>11:30 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Informal, come-as-you-are music performance</p>
<p><strong>Advanced BDSM</strong><br /><strong>Midnight Cascade 9</strong><br />Beyond basics: Where do you go from there? 18+ with ID only<br /><em><strong>Rachael Kenoyer</strong>, Tamera Mickelson, Russell Harmon</em></p>
<p><strong>Midnight Movie: <em>The Fourth Kind (Based on Actual Case Studies)</em></strong><br /><strong>Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.<br /><em><strong>Barry Bloch</strong>, Marie D. Jones</em></p>
<h2 id="sundayprogramming">SUNDAY PROGRAMMING</h2>
<p><strong>Open Gaming</strong><br /><strong>8 am-4 pm Rotunda 1 & 2</strong><br />The Rotunda tables are available for members to game all weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.<br /><strong><em>Pro Roy</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Scheduled Gaming</strong><br /><strong>9 am-4 pm Cascade 11 & 12</strong><br />Wind down by winding up in a game! There’s still plenty to enjoy in Scheduled Gaming. Maybe bring your cards in and do some trading with other players. And don’t forget, the grand prize drawing for all gaming attendees requires your presence to win.<br /><strong><em>Kathi Pickett</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Tai Chi</strong><br /><strong>9 am Grand 2</strong><br />Start your morning with moving meditation. Steven Barnes’s Tai Chi is back!<br /><strong><em>Steven Barnes</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>SMACdown Arcade</strong><br /><strong>9 am-2 pm 7110</strong><br />Members of Seattle Area Metro Collectors present a full-fledged video game arcade here at Norwescon.<br /><em><strong>Todd Clark</strong>, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Dave Okert</em></p>
<p><strong>Renee Stern Reads <em>A Mother’s Choice</em></strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Renee Stern</em></p>
<p><strong>Human Evolution</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 4</strong><br />Are we still evolving? What will we become?<br /><em><strong>Nancy Kress</strong>, Darry Willis (NurseDarry), Dr. Ricky, Annie Morton</em></p>
<p><strong>Fannish Gardening</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />You may not be able to terraform Mars (yet), but there is still the backyard.<br /><em><strong>Mike Brennan</strong>, Gregory Gadow, William Sadorus</em></p>
<p><strong>Unique Techniques</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 7</strong><br />Unusual techniques and processes that can actually be done in one’s own home<br /><em><strong>Matthew “Fish” Dockrey</strong>, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Mark Roland</em></p>
<p><strong>Small Press: The Wave of the Future?</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 8</strong><br />Is this the future of publishing or merely an alternative to New York publishing?<br /><em><strong>Lou Anders</strong>, Jak Koke, Bob Kruger, Rose O’Keefe, Patrick Swenson</em></p>
<p><strong>Inviting the Demons in for Tea: How to Keep Writing</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 9</strong><br />In this workshop, Craig examines the demons that both hinder and mentor our writing.<br /><strong><em>Craig English</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Teaching Tech</strong><br /><strong>10 am Cascade 10</strong><br />Join our panelists as they try to answer the questions and question the answers.<br /><em><strong>Kurt Cagle</strong>, John Lawler, Frank Catalano, Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</em></p>
<p><strong>Monster Mash</strong><br /><strong>10 am-1 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Create marvelous monsters<br /><em><strong>Mimi Noyes</strong>, Krista Wohlfeil, Roberta Gregory</em></p>
<p><strong>Costume Camouflage</strong><br /><strong>10 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />… Or how to play up your strengths and disguise your weaknesses in your costumes.<br /><em><strong>Wendy Prather</strong>, Shannon Flint, Orchid</em></p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt</strong><br /><strong>10 am Olympic 1</strong><br />Ages 4 and under<br /><strong><strong>Kim Poua</strong>, LouAnna Valentine</strong></p>
<p><strong>Paranormal Fair</strong><br /><strong>10 am-2 pm Grand 3</strong><br />We have a museum, ghost hunters, researchers of the weird and unusual, fortune-tellers and more from the world or the paranormal. Want to learn more about things we don’t always understand? Come on in!</p>
<p><strong>Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final</strong><br /><strong>10 am-Noon Salon</strong><br />Did you hunt down more Stargate chevrons than you even knew existed?<br /><strong><em>Trent Lum</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mary Robinette Kowal Reads <em>Shades of Milk and Honey</em></strong><br /><strong>10:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />An excerpt from her debut novel, with puppet show<br /><em>Mary Robinette Kowal</em></p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt</strong><br /><strong>10:30 am Olympic 1</strong><br />Ages 5 to 8<br /><em><strong>Kim Poua</strong>, LouAnna Valentine</em></p>
<p><strong>Kim Ritchie Reads <em>Triple Time</em></strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 3</strong><br />Sci-fi/time travel<br /><em>Kim Ritchie</em></p>
<p><strong>Dr. Frankenstein’s Character Laboratory</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 4</strong><br />Giving your characters life<br /><strong><em>Craig English</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Bad Writing, No Cookie</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What makes a piece of writing … bad?<br /><em><strong>Cat Rambo</strong>, Alma Alexander, Caren Gussoff, Jordan Lapp, Randy Henderson</em></p>
<p><strong>Fannish Home Decor</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 7</strong><br />How to showcase your geek aesthetic and not look like an audition for Hoarders.<br /><em><strong>Anita Taylor</strong>, Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</em></p>
<p><strong>Which Point of View Serves Your Story Best?</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 8</strong><br />Any story can be told from any point of view: How do you find the best one for yours? What gains and losses come with first person, with limited third person, with multiple third with multiple first?<br /><em>Jay Lake, Susan R. Matthews, Mary Robinette Kowal</em></p>
<p><strong>Home Recording II</strong><br /><strong>11 am Cascade 9</strong><br />OK, you have some equipment. Now what do you do with it?<br /><em><strong>Vixy & Tony</strong>, Heather Dale, Ben Deschamps</em></p>
<p><strong>Camping out, Medieval Style</strong><br /><strong>11am Cascade 10</strong><br />A survey of medieval encampments, tents and pavilions and how to achieve that effect today.<br /><em><strong>Cymbric Early-Smith</strong>, Karen Rall, Krista Wohlfeil</em></p>
<p><strong>Demo: Kinuko Y. Craft</strong><br /><strong>11 am Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Kinuko Y. Craft shares her tools and techniques.<br /><strong>Kinoku Y. Craft</strong></p>
<p><strong>Easter Egg Hunt</strong><br /><strong>11 am Olympic 1</strong><br />Ages 9 and up<br /><em><strong>Kim Poua</strong>, LouAnna Valentine</em></p>
<p><strong>Kat Richardson Reads <em>Downpour</em></strong><br /><strong>11:30 am Cascade 3</strong><br />A paranormal detective story<br /><em>Kat Richardson</em></p>
<p><strong>Norwescon Art Show and Charity Auction</strong><br /><strong>11:30 am-2 pm Grand 2</strong><br />Bid on the most hotly contested pieces of art in the year’s art show and annual Charity Auction to benefit Clarion West Writers Workshop and Northwest Harvest.</p>
<p><strong>Cat Rambo Reads <em>Resurrecting Love</em></strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 3</strong><br />She was the greatest general of her day … and long after, when she labored in zombie servitude (a Tabat story).<br /><em>Cat Rambo</em></p>
<p><strong>SWOC Meeting</strong><br /><em>Noon Cascade 4</em><br />Come and see what is happening on the local con scene.</p>
<p><strong>Textures and Weathering Effects in Costuming</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Make new fabric, leather and synthetics look convincingly old, worn and faded.<br /><em><strong>Deborah Strub</strong>, Richard Stephens, Garth Stubbs, Ieva Ohaks</em></p>
<p><strong>Women Characters in Comics</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 7</strong><br />Join us for a look at some well-known women characters and related themes.<br /><em><strong>Ashley Cook</strong>, Jenna M. Pitman, Larry Lewis, Andrew Dolbeck, Charles “Zan” Christensen</em></p>
<p><strong>Create a Character in One Short Scene</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 8</strong><br />What’s the best way to introduce a character?<br /><em><strong>Mary Rosenblum</strong>, Brenda Cooper, Kevin Radthorne, Craig English</em></p>
<p><strong>The Final Countdown</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 9</strong><br />Was the Space Shuttle worth the cost, time and effort?<br /><em>Chris Vancil, Carlton Rhoades, Greg Paddock, Jerry Black</em></p>
<p><strong>Gaming and Community</strong><br /><strong>Noon Cascade 10</strong><br />Our panelists will discuss social networking and creating a positive community via chat tools, Web forums, Twitter, Facebook, blogs and third-party news sites.<br /><em><strong>Donna Prior</strong>, Matt Hammond, Liz Courts, Jeff Combos</em></p>
<p><strong>Revenge of the Movie Previews!</strong><br /><strong>Noon-2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />Including (at no additional cost) the famous, “why? Why? WHY?”<br /><em><strong>Keith Johnson</strong>, Alan Halfhill</em></p>
<p><strong>Trouble Clef Jam (Songs in the Key of R)</strong><br /><strong>Noon-2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Join our pros and anyone else who cares to join in for a fun musical jam—a Norwescon tradition.<br /><em>Everyone!</em></p>
<p><strong>Hugo Nominations</strong><br /><strong>Noon Maxi’s Ballroom</strong><br />With Eastercon, an announcement of the Hugo nominees<br /><strong><em>Don Glover</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Scavenger Hunt Final</strong><br /><strong>Noon-2 pm Salon</strong><br />Present your scavenged items to the judges.<br /><strong><em>Max Blaze</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Pat MacEwen Reads “Home Sweet Bi’ome”</strong><br /><strong>12:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Biotech gone mad! Published in the <em>F&SF</em> Dec/Jan 2010 issue<br /><em>Pat MacEwen</em></p>
<p><strong>Jay Lake Reads From His Work</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 3</strong><br /><em>Jay Lake</em></p>
<p><strong>Writer’s Block</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Our panelists talk about writer’s block during a fest and how to motor through it and turn your fic in on time.<br /><em><strong>Cassie Black</strong>, Rose O’Keefe, Jean Johnson, Jordan Lapp</em></p>
<p><strong>Geek Careers</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />What business opportunities (besides high tech) are out there that are (or can be made) fandom friendly?<br /><em><strong>Mike Brennan</strong>; Judith Herman; J. Spyder Isaacson, M.Ed.</em></p>
<p><strong>Early 20th-Century Ribbon Work</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Cockades, frills, flowers and more!<br /><em><strong>Carmen Beaudry</strong>, Anita Taylor, JoAnne Kirley</em></p>
<p><strong>Beyond Dr. Who: The British Sci-Fi Universe</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Come discuss your favorite sci-fi from the other side of the pond.<br /><em><strong>Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</strong>, Chris Nilsson, Durlyn</em></p>
<p><strong>Plagues, Pandemics and You</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Disease has been a constant throughout human history. It will be a fixture in the future. What are the threats? What new forms of disease might arise? How will we combat them?<br /><em><strong>Miki Garrison</strong>, Matt Hammond, Darry Willis (NurseDarry), Misty Marshall</em></p>
<p><strong>The 10% Solution: How to Edit Your Work</strong><br /><strong>1 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />We’ll discuss how to cut passive voice, unnecessary words and anything else that slows your fiction down.<br /><em><strong>Patrick Swenson</strong>, Renee Stern, Ted Butler, Craig English, Kelley Eskridge</em></p>
<p><strong>Miniatures Painting 101 Workshop</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Cascade 13</strong><br />Learn the basics on how to get started painting miniatures.<br /><em><strong>Sean K Reynolds</strong>, Stephen Radney-MacFarland</em></p>
<p><strong>Easter Carnival</strong><br /><strong>1–3 pm Olympic 1</strong><br /><em><strong>Kim Poua</strong>, LouAnna Valentine</em></p>
<p><strong>Rhiannon Held Reads “Bloodtech”</strong><br /><strong>1:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Science-fiction short story<br /><em>Rhiannon Held</em></p>
<p><strong>James C. Glass Reads “Rainbow Lady”</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Short story<br /><em>James C. Glass</em></p>
<p><strong>Westercon 65 Meeting</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Come and hear about what Seattle is planning for 2012.</p>
<p><strong>Hook 'Em When They’re Young</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />Come talk with us about the best books and media to get kids interested in SF/F.<br />**<em>Durlyn**, Spring Schoenhuth, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain, Eva Carlstrom</em></p>
<p><strong>Masquerade Debriefing</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />Come and tell us what we did well and how we can improve the Masquerade in the future.<br /><strong><em>Trent Lum</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Costuming Block</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Renewing your inspiration<br /><em><strong>Wendy Prather</strong>, Katrina Marier, Molly Boone, Kate McClure</em></p>
<p><strong>Artist Coffee Klatch</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Come spend an hour with some of our fine artists in an informal setting.<br /><em>Kinuko Y Craft, Betsy Mott, Liv Rainey-Smith, John R. Gray III, Michaela Eaves, Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos, Wayfarers Moon, Bryan Syme, Mike Vaillancourt</em></p>
<p><strong>The Next Big Thing</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />The big thing of the past 50 years was computers; they changed pretty much everything. What is the next big thing, and when will it arrive?<br /><em><strong>David Nasset, Sr.</strong>; Matthew “Fish” Dockrey; Frank Catalano; David Stuart</em></p>
<p><strong>Fandance Film Festival</strong><br /><strong>2–4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2</strong><br />In its 12th year, the festival is a celebration of low- and no-budget cinema, brought to wondrous, lurching life by amateur filmmakers from all around the Pacific Northwest.<br /><em><strong>Edward Martin III</strong>, Ryan K Johnson</em></p>
<p><strong>Camarilla Fan Club: A Global LARP Community</strong><br /><strong>2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />The largest organization of live-action role-playing in the World of Darkness universe wants you!<br /><em><strong>Tara Coomes</strong>, The Camarilla - A World of Darkness Fan club</em></p>
<p><strong>John P. Alexander Reads <em>I, Bonita</em></strong><br /><strong>2:30 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Tales of an immortal witch<br /><em>John P Alexander</em></p>
<p><strong>Bruce R. Cordell Reads <em>Sword of the Gods</em></strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 3</strong><br />Introduction to the author’s next series<br /><em>Bruce R. Cordell</em></p>
<p><strong>Crowns and Swords</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 4</strong><br />Countless novels have been set in the intertwined worlds of monarchy and fantasy. How can this long-standing tradition be updated or refreshed?<br /><em><strong>Kris Millering</strong>, Randy Henderson, Kim Ritchie, Kevin Radthorne</em></p>
<p><strong>Should Genre Labels Disappear?</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 5 & 6</strong><br />How are labels assigned and why?<br /><em><strong>Keffy R. M. Kehrli</strong>, Felicity Shoulders, Julie McGalliard, Jude Kelley Green</em></p>
<p><strong>Fairy-Tale Fashion Do-Overs</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 7</strong><br />We review and examine new fashion looks for classic fairy tales.<br /><em><strong>Melissa Quinn</strong>, Orchid, Janet Borkowski, Shannon Flint</em></p>
<p><strong>What Makes You a Fan?</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 8</strong><br />Books, movies, going to conventions … what is it that makes you a fan?<br /><em><strong>Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson</strong>, Donna Prior</em></p>
<p><strong>Science in Movies: Good, Bad and Stupid</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 9</strong><br />Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they get it hilariously wrong.<br /><em><strong>Judith Herman</strong>; Annie Morton; David Nassett, Sr.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Psychology of Urban Fantasy</strong><br /><strong>3 pm Cascade 10</strong><br />Is urban fantasy a worldview that frightens us or one we wish were true?<br /><em><strong>Mark Teppo</strong>, Kat Richardson, Kurt Cagle, Liz Argall</em></p>
<p><strong>Onions and Roses</strong><br /><strong>4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />Come share with us your ideas about what went well, what didn’t and how we can continue to make Norwescon an event you’ll come back to year after year.</p>
<p><strong>Closing Ceremonies</strong><br /><strong>5 pm Evergreen 3 & 4</strong><br />That’s all, folks. Another Norwescon has come and gone. Bid adieu to our Guests of Honor, and help us close out another year of learning, fun and mayhem.</p>
<h2 id="panellistingbysubject">PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT</h2>
<h3 id="art">Art</h3>
<p>Finding Inspiration Thursday 5pm Cascade 8<br />Steampunk Art Thursday 8pm Cascade 13<br />Artists' Jam Thursday 9pm Cascade 13<br />The Business of Art Friday 10am Cascade 13<br />The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft Friday Noon Grand 3<br />History of Fantastic Art Friday 1pm Cascade 10<br />Block Printing Demo Friday 2pm Cascade 13<br />Art Show Tour: Todd Lockwood Friday 4pm Grand 1<br />Beyond the Book Cover Friday 5pm Cascade 13<br />Collage Painting Friday 6pm Cascade 13<br />Video Game Art Friday 9pm Cascade 13<br />Geek, Geek … Don’t Tell Me: Author & Cover Artist Friday 10pm Cascade 10<br />Figure-Drawing Demo Saturday 9:30–1 lam Cascade 13<br />Art Show Tour: Liv Rainey-Smith Saturday Noon Grand 1<br />Figure-Drawing Workshop—Models in Costume Saturday 1–3pm Cascade 13<br />Evolving Image of the Dragon Saturday 3pm Cascade 8<br />Art Aerobics Saturday 5pm Cascade 13<br />Art Show Tour: Alan Clark Saturday 5pm Grand 1<br />Attaching This to That Saturday 6pm Cascade 13<br />Found Object Workshop Saturday 7–9pm Olympic 1<br />Copyright and You Saturday 8pm Cascade 13<br />Unique Techniques Sunday 10am Cascade 7<br />Monster Mash Sunday 10am-1pm Cascade 13<br />Kinuko Y. Craft Demo Sunday 11am Evergreen 3&4<br />Artists' Coffee Klatch Sunday 2pm Cascade 9</p>
<h3 id="biology">Biology</h3>
<p>Biological Inspirations Thursday 5pm Cascade 5&6<br />Alien Biology Thursday 9pm Cascade 5&6<br />Arsenic and Old Lakes Thursday 10pm Cascade 7<br />Ethics in Medical Research Friday Noon Cascade 7<br />Convergent Evolution… in Space! Friday 1pm Cascade 5&6<br />Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity Friday 3pm Cascade<br />Fictional Linguistics Friday 9pm Cascade 1<br />HIV: Then and Now Friday 10pm Cascade 7<br />Climate Change in the 21st Century Saturday 9am Cascade 9<br />We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will Be Us Saturday 10am Evergreen 1&2<br />Giving Good Alien Saturday Noon Cascade 5&6<br />The Lost World of Clones Saturday 1pm Cascade 4<br />Language Fossils Saturday 3pm Cascade 10<br />Search for Life in the Solar System Saturday 7pm Cascade 4<br />Future of Medicine Saturday 7pm Cascade 7<br />Human Evolution Sunday 10am Cascade 4<br />Plagues, Pandemics and You Sunday 1pm Cascade 9</p>
<h3 id="comics">Comics</h3>
<p>Geriatric Batman Thursday 9pm Cascade 4<br />Web Comics Friday 1pm Cascade 4<br />Fantasy in Comics Friday 2pm Cascade 5&6<br />History of the X-Men Friday 6pm Cascade 10<br />Comic Adaptations Friday 7pm Cascade 5&6<br />Scary Comics Friday 8pm Cascade 4<br />Deconstructing the Superhero Friday 9pm Cascade 7<br />Potassium-Deficient Superhero Saturday 11am Cascade 7<br />Crash Course in Comics History Saturday 2pm Cascade 7<br />Batman vs. Superman Saturday 6pm Cascade 4<br />Queer Superheroes Saturday 8pm Cascade 7<br />Women Characters in Comics Sunday Noon Cascade 7</p>
<h3 id="costume">Costume</h3>
<p>Making Your Futuristic Costume Thursday 4pm Cascade<br />Fantastical Forgeless Armor & Props Thursday 5pm Cascade 4<br />Organize Your Sewing Area Thursday 6pm Cascade 8<br />Does This Bustle Make My Butt Look Big? Thursday 8pm Cascade 7<br />Dementors, Specters and Nazgul, Oh My! Thursday 9pm Cascade 7<br />Swashbuckling Adventures Thursday 10pm Cascade 13<br />Century’s Best SF/F Movie Costumes Friday 9am Cascade 8<br />Japanese Clothing Friday 10am Cascade 8<br />Mask-Making Workshop Friday llam-lpm Cascade 13<br />Costuming for Kids Friday 1pm Cascade 8<br />Tron Tailoring Friday 2pm Cascade<br />Rectangular Construction Friday 3pm Cascade 13<br />Intro to Armor Friday 4pm Cascade 5&6<br />Modern Wizards Friday 4pm Cascade 13<br />Threads of Time Friday 5pm Cascade 8<br />Single Pattern Contest Judging Friday 5pm-8pm Salon<br />Dieselpunk & Retro Futurism Friday 6pm Cascade 8<br />Pre-Masquerade Meeting Friday 6pm Olympic 1<br />Cavalier Chivalry Friday 7pm Cascade 13<br />Floozies, Soiled Doves & Ladies of the Evening Friday 8pm Cascade 13<br />Shadow of the Vampire Friday 9pm Cascade 8<br />Tim Burton’s Wonderland Friday 10pm Cascade 8<br />Stitch & Bitch Friday lOpm-whenever Olympic 1<br />Contemporary Asian Fantasy Costumes Saturday 9am Cascade 8<br />Pre-Masquerade Meeting Saturday 9am Grand 3<br />Twisting History Saturday 10am Cascade 8<br />Under the Sea Fashion Show Saturday 1 lam Evergreen 3&4<br />Headdress Armature Saturday Noon Cascade 13<br />History of Underwear Saturday l-3pm Cascade 10<br />Costume Recycling Saturday 3pm Cascade 13<br />Multicultural Steampunk Saturday 4pm Cascade 13<br />Clothing of the Coast & Inland Salish Peoples Saturday 5pm Cascade 8<br />Surface Details: Beyond Beading Saturday 6pm Cascade 8<br />Chain Mail/Stitch & Bitch Saturday 9-Midnight Olympic 1<br />Costume Camouflage Sunday 10am Evergreen 3&4<br />Texture and Weathering Costumes Sunday Noon Cascade 5&6<br />Early 20th-Century Ribbon Work Sunday 1pm Cascade 7<br />Masquerade Debriefing Sunday 2pm Cascade 7<br />Costuming Block Sunday 2pm Cascade 8<br />Fairy-Tale Fashion Do-Overs Sunday 3pm Cascade 7</p>
<h3 id="fannishculture">Fannish Culture</h3>
<p>Activism Through SF/F Writing & Art Thursday 4pm Cascade 13<br />Comparative Religions Thursday 5pm Cascade 7<br />Fantastic Fantasy Females Thursday 9pm Cascade 8<br />How the 'Net Changed the Dating Scene Thursday 10pm Cascade 5&6<br />Fandom in Daily Life Friday 11am Cascade 7<br />Goth on a Budget Friday Noon Cascade 8<br />LGBTQI in SF/F & Fandom Friday 1pm Cascade 7<br />Can We Change the World Through SF? Friday 2pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Disability in Science Fiction & Real Life Friday 3pm Cascade 5&6<br />Poly Parenting Friday 4pm Cascade 8<br />Polyamory 101 Friday 6pm Cascade 5&6<br />Flirting 101 Friday 7pm Cascade 4<br />Gamers Need Love Too! Friday 8pm Cascade 5&6<br />Alternative Scene Etiquette Friday 10pm Cascade 4<br />Transgender Characters in Spec Fiction Friday 10pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Intro to Seattle Sex-Positive Culture Friday llpm Cascade 5&6<br />Victorian Sex Friday Midnight Cascade 5&6<br />Growing up Fen Saturday 10am Cascade 7<br />When Fandoms Collide Saturday 11am Cascade 8<br />Evolution of Marriage Saturday Noon Cascade 9<br />Young & Queer in Society & Fandom Saturday 2pm Cascade 9<br />Advanced Polyamory Saturday 3pm Cascade 5&6<br />Invisible Disabilities Saturday 4pm Cascade 8<br />Exploring Other Cultures Saturday 6pm Cascade 7<br />Size Acceptance Is for Everybody Saturday 7pm Cascade 13<br />Queer Eye Saturday 6:30–7:30pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Queer Superheroes Saturday 8pm Cascade 7<br />Has Fandom Shattered Its Glass Ceiling? Saturday 9pm Cascade 7<br />Sex Tech & Getting Your Gadget On Saturday 10pm Cascade 7<br />Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student Saturday 10pm Cascade 8<br />BDSM 101 Saturday llpm Cascade 9<br />Advanced BDSM Saturday Midnight Cascade 9<br />Fannish Gardening Sunday 10am Cascade 5&6<br />Fannish Home Decor Sunday 11am Cascade 7<br />Gaming and Community Sunday Noon Cascade 10<br />Geek Careers Sunday 1pm Cascade 5&6<br />Hook 'Em When They’re Young Sunday 2pm Cascade 5&6<br />What Makes You a Fan? Sunday 3pm Cascade 8</p>
<h3 id="editingpublishingliterature">Editing/Publishing/Literature</h3>
<p>Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Thursday 8pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Best of Steampunk Thursday 9pm Cascade 9<br />When Writing Doesn’t Pay Friday 10am Cascade 4<br />Year’s Best SF& F in 2010 Friday 1lam Cascade 5&6<br />Marketing for Writers Friday Noon Evergreen 3&4<br />Kickassitude Friday 2pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Editing the Novel Friday 3pm Cascade 9<br />New Shared-World Anthologies Friday 4pm Cascade 4<br />E-Book and Publishing Saturday 9am Cascade 5&6<br />Best Short Fiction Markets Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6<br />Trends in Urban Fantasy Saturday Noon Grand 2<br />How Do You Find an Agent? Saturday 1pm Cascade 5&6<br />The Mongoliad Saturday 1pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Pyr Presents Saturday 4pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Micropublishing and New Games Saturday 5pm Cascade 9<br />Breaking in to Print Saturday 7pm Cascade 5&6<br />Flash Fiction Saturday 9pm Cascade 4<br />Making It out of the Slush Pile Saturday 10pm Cascade 10<br />Bizzaro! Saturday 11pm Cascade 4<br />Small Press: Wave of the Future? Sunday 10am Cascade 8<br />Should Genre Labels Disappear? Sunday 3pm Cascade 5&6<br />Psychology of Urban Fantasy Sunday 3pm Cascade 10</p>
<h3 id="events">Events</h3>
<p>Open Gaming Thursday 1pm-6am Rotunda 1<br />Open Gaming Thursday 1pm-6am Rotunda 2<br />Scheduled Gaming Thursday Ipm-lam Cascade ll&l2<br />SMACdown Arcade Thursday 3pm-1am 7110<br />Banquet Thursday 5–7pm Grand 2<br />Opening Ceremonies Thursday 7pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Thursday Night Hoedown Thursday 9pm-2am Grand 3<br />Open Gaming Friday 8am-6am Rotunda 1<br />Open Gaming Friday 8am-3:30pm Rotunda 2<br />Scheduled Gaming Friday 9am-lam Cascade 11&12<br />SMACdown Arcade Friday 10am-1am 7110<br />Open Gaming Friday 8pm-6am Rotunda 2<br />Pre-Masquerade Meeting Friday 6pm Olympic 1<br />PK Dick Awards Friday 7–8:30pm Grand 2<br />501st Charity Photo Event Friday 7:30–10:30pm Lobby<br />Fannish Fetish Fashion Show Friday 9–10:30pm Grand 2&3<br />Camarilla LARP Friday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Carnivale de Stardance Friday 11pm-2am Grand 2&3<br />Open Gaming Saturday 8am-1pm Rotunda 1<br />Open Gaming Saturday 8am-6am Rotunda 2<br />Pre-Masquerade Meeting Saturday 9am Grand 3<br />Scheduled Gaming Saturday 9am-lam Cascade 11&12<br />Scavenger Hunt Saturday 10am Salon<br />SMACdown Arcade Saturday 10am 7110<br />Camarilla LARP Saturday Noon-5pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Poker Tournament Saturday 1–5pm Rotunda 1<br />Autograph Session 1 Saturday 2pm Grand 2<br />SMACdown Arcade Tournament Saturday 2pm 7110<br />Autograph Session 2 Saturday 3pm Grand 2<br />Open Gaming Saturday 5pm-6am Rotunda 1<br />Children’s Masquerade Panel Saturday 6:30–7:30pm Cascade 9<br />LazerTag Saturday 7–11pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Masquerade Doors Open Saturday 7–7:30 pm Grand 2&3<br />Queer Eye Saturday 6:30pm-7:30pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Masquerade Saturday 7:30pm-9:30pm Grand 2&3<br />Geek, Geek… Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10<br />Camarilla LARP Saturday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Dance: It’s Saturday Night! Saturday 10–2am Grand 2&3<br />Open Gaming Sunday 8am-4pm Rotunda 1<br />Open Gaming Sunday 8am-4pm Rotunda 2<br />SMACdown Arcade Sunday 9am-2pm 7110<br />Scheduled Gaming Sunday 9am-4pm Cascade 11&12<br />Paranormal Fair Sunday 10am-2pm Grand 3<br />Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final Sunday 1Oam-Noon Salon<br />Art Show Auction Sunday 11:30am-2pm Grand 2<br />Hugo Nominations Sunday Noon Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Scavenger Hunt Final Sunday Noon-2pm Salon<br />Masquerade Debriefing Sunday 2pm Cascade 7<br />Onions & Roses Sunday 4pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Closing Ceremonies Sunday 5pm Evergreen 3&4</p>
<h3 id="family">Family</h3>
<p>Movie: The Last Unicorn Thursday 1–2:30pm Olympic 1<br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour Thursday 2:30pm Olympic 1<br />Magnificent Mosaics Thursday 3:30pm Olympic 1<br />Origami Magic Thursday 4:30pm Olympic 1<br />Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 1 Friday 10-ll:30am Olympic 1<br />Ship!… Island! Friday 1 lam Grand 2<br />Teddy Bear Picnic Friday 1pm Presidential Suite<br />Kids Filk Friday 2pm Olympic 1<br />Cool Summer Movie Stuff! Friday 3:30pm Olympic 1<br />Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour Friday 4:30p Olympic 1<br />The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery 101 Friday 7–9pm Olympic 1<br />Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 2 Saturday 10–11:30am Olympic 1<br />Wand-Making Workshop Saturday Noon Olympic 1<br />Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 3 Saturday 3–5pm Olympic 1<br />Story Hour Saturday 5pm Olympic 1<br />Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 10am Olympic 1<br />Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 10:30am Olympic 1<br />Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 1 lam Olympic 1<br />Easter Carnival Sunday l-3pm Olympic 1</p>
<h3 id="fanfiction">Fan Fiction</h3>
<p>Fan Fic/Fan Art: Where to Find It Thursday 8pm Cascade 8<br />Write a Story in an Hour Friday 11am-1pm Cascade 4<br />Importance of a Beta Friday 2pm Cascade 4<br />SEX! How to Write Smutfic Friday 11pm Cascade 7<br />Fanfiction to Mainstream Saturday Noon Cascade 8<br />BADFIC—What Not to Do Saturday 4pm Cascade 4<br />Writing Great Sex Scenes Saturday 8pm Cascade 10<br />Slash and Mainstream Media Saturday 11pm Cascade 8<br />Writer’s Block Sunday 1pm Cascade 4</p>
<h3 id="fantasy">Fantasy</h3>
<p>Fantastic Fantasy Females Thursday 9pm Cascade 8<br />Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3<br />World Building Your Fantasy Friday 5pm Cascade 5&6<br />Supernatural Seattle Friday 5pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Science of Magic Friday 8pm Cascade 8<br />Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Detective Roots Saturday 11am Grand 2<br />Evolving Image of the Dragon Saturday 3pm Cascade 8<br />Crowns & Swords Sunday 3pm Cascade 4</p>
<h3 id="gaming">Gaming</h3>
<p>Gaming File 13 Thursday 4pm Cascade 9<br />Best Board Games for Nongamers Thursday 6pm Cascade 9<br />LARP: Put Live Action Into Your Gaming Thursday 10pm Cascade 4<br />Not Just for White Boys Anymore Thursday 10pm Cascade 9<br />Game Mechanics Friday 10am Cascade 9<br />Game Publishing Goes Digital Friday 11am Cascade 8<br />Grrrl Gamers Friday 1pm Evergreen 3&4<br />The Grognard Movement Friday 2pm Cascade 9<br />Getting Your Game Made Friday 4pm Cascade 9<br />Writing and for Computer Games Friday 4pm Evergreen 1&2<br />The Year in Board and Card Games Friday 5pm Cascade 9<br />Ask the Game Masters Friday 6pm Cascade 9<br />Hey, <Series> Would Make a Great Game! Friday 9pm Cascade 9<br />Video Game Art Friday 9pm Cascade 13<br />Camarilla LARP Friday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Dude, Seriously, WTF? Friday 10pm Cascade 9<br />Freelancing 101 Saturday 10am Cascade 4<br />Crunch vs. Fluff Saturday Noon Evergreen 3&4<br />Camarilla LARP Saturday Noon-5pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Women in the Gaming Industry Saturday 1pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Ask the Developers Saturday 3pm Cascade 9<br />Tabletop Gaming Is DEAD Saturday 4pm Cascade 9<br />Micropublishing and New Games Saturday 5pm Cascade 9<br />Camarilla LARP Saturday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Putting the R in RPG Saturday 10pm Cascade 9<br />Gaming and Community Sunday Noon Cascade 10<br />Miniatures Painting Sunday 1–3pm Cascade 13<br />Camarilla Fan Club Sunday 2pm Evergreen 3&4</p>
<h3 id="goh">GoH</h3>
<p>Opening Ceremonies Thursday 7pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Thursday 8pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Best of Steampunk Thursday 9pm Cascade 9<br />The Business of Art Friday 10am Cascade 13<br />Year’s Best SF & F 2010 Friday 11am Cascade 5&6<br />Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3<br />Fringe: Paranormal Investigations Friday Noon Cascade 10<br />Marketing for Writers Friday Noon Evergreen 3&4<br />The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft Friday Noon Grand 3<br />Fiction of Patricia A. McKillip Friday 1pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Kickassitude Friday 2pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Editing the Novel Friday 3pm Cascade 9<br />The Science Behind SF & the Supernatural Friday 3pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Interview and Q&A With Marie D. Jones Friday 7pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Charismatic Mega Catastrophes Friday 8pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Why Is the Paranormal so Popular? Saturday 10am Cascade 9<br />Developing Your Own Mythos Saturday 10am Evergreen 3&4<br />Interview With Jim and Shannon K. Butcher Saturday 10am Grand 2<br />Best Short Fiction Markets Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6<br />Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Detective Roots Saturday 11am Grand 2<br />Trends in Urban Fantasy Saturday Noon Grand 2<br />How Do You Find an Agent? Saturday 1pm Cascade 5&6<br />Autograph Session 1 Saturday 2pm Grand 2<br />Autograph Session 2 Saturday 3pm Grand 2<br />Pyr Presents Saturday 4pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Reality Paranormal TV Saturday 5pm Cascade 10<br />Breaking in to Print Saturday 7pm Cascade 5&6<br />Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF Saturday 7pm Cascade 8<br />Copyright and You Saturday 8pm Cascade 13<br />Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind. Saturday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2<br />Small Press: Wave of the Future? Sunday 10am Cascade 8<br />Paranormal Fair Sunday 10am-2pm Grand 3<br />Kinuko Y. Craft Demo Sunday 11am Evergreen 3&4<br />Artist Coffee Klatch Sunday 2pm Cascade 9<br />Closing Ceremonies Sunday 5pm Evergreen 3&4</p>
<h3 id="historymedieval">History/Medieval</h3>
<p>Playing With History Friday 10am Cascade 7<br />A Day in the Life Friday 3pm Cascade 8<br />Intro to Armor Friday 4pm Cascade 5&6<br />Threads of Time Friday 5pm Cascade 8<br />Scholarship: Documentation vs. Re-creation Friday 8pm Cascade 7<br />Medieval Weaponry Saturday 5pm Cascade 4<br />Camping Out, Medieval Style Sunday 11am Cascade 10</p>
<h3 id="horror">Horror</h3>
<p>Zombie Rules Thursday 10pm Cascade 8<br />Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3<br />How to Survive a Zombie Invasion Friday 3pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Quarter-Century-Old Horror Friday 7pm Cascade 8<br />Scary Comics Friday 8pm Cascade 4<br />Basic Writing Help—Horror Saturday Noon Cascade 7<br />Godzilla vs. Zombies Saturday 4pm Cascade 7<br />Not Another Monster Story Saturday 8pm Cascade 5&6<br />Spooky Music Saturday 11pm Cascade 5&6</p>
<h3 id="media">Media</h3>
<p>Low-Budget Special Effects Thursday 5–7pm Cascade 10<br />Series 5: Doctor Who Thursday 6pm Cascade 5&6<br />Star Trek Universe Update Thursday 8pm Cascade 5&6<br />Let’s Make a Movie: Intro! Thursday 9–11pm Cascade 10<br />I Could Do Better Than That Thursday 11pm Cascade 8<br />Midnight Movie: <em>Ladyhawke</em> Thursday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2<br />Let’s Make a Movie: Plan It! Friday 10-Noon Cascade 10<br /><em>Fringe</em>: Paranormal Investigations Friday Noon Cascade 10<br />Movie Previews Friday l-3pm Grand 3<br />Censorship and the Media Friday 2pm Cascade 10<br />Supernatural vs. Sci-Fi Friday 6pm Cascade 4<br />The State of SyFy Friday 9pm Cascade 5&6<br />Remaking Classic Films Friday 10pm Cascade 5&6<br />Has Hollywood Sucked Vampires Dry? Friday 11pm Cascade 9<br />Midnight Movie: <em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> Friday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2<br />Why Is the Paranormal so Popular? Saturday 10am Cascade 9<br />Let’s Make a Movie: Shoot It! Saturday 10-Noon Cascade 10<br />3-D Cinema: Revolution or Novelty? Saturday 1pm Cascade 9<br />Return to Middle Earth Saturday 2pm Cascade 8<br />Getting Lost in SF TV Saturday 3pm Cascade 4<br />Reality Paranormal TV Saturday 5pm Cascade 10<br />Let’s Make a Movie: Edit It! Saturday 6–8pm Cascade 10<br />Geek, Geek … Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10<br />Best and Worst Movies of 2010 Saturday 10pm Cascade 5&6<br />Midnight Movie: <em>The Fourth Kind</em> Saturday Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1&2<br />Movie Previews Sunday Noon-2pm Evergreen 1 & 2<br />Beyond Doctor Who Sunday 1pm Cascade 8<br />Fandance Film Festival Sunday 2–4pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Science in Movies Sunday 3pm Cascade 9</p>
<h3 id="miscellaneousmayhem">Miscellaneous Mayhem</h3>
<p>Norwescon Dance Academy Thursday 4–6pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Clay-O-Rama Thursday 5–7pm Cascade 13<br />Living Stage and SF/F Thursday 8pm Cascade 10<br />Government of rhe Fen, by rhe Fen Thursday 9pm Evergreen 1&2<br />LazerTag Thursday 9pm-lam Grand 2<br />Ship!… Island! Friday 11am Grand 2<br />Hobbit Country Dancing Friday Noon Grand 2<br />Scavenger Hunt Friday Noon Salon<br />Science-Fiction Shakespeare Friday 1pm Cascade 13<br />Norwescon Dance Academy Friday 1–3pm Maxi’s Ballroom<br />Stargate Scavenger Hunt Friday 1pm Salon<br />LazerTag Friday 3–5pm Grand 2<br />Cascadia’s Got Talent! Friday 3–5pm Salon<br />Ghostology 101 Friday 4pm Grand 3<br />Museum of Legends and Lore Friday 5pm Grand 3<br />Script Reading: Star Wars Friday 6–8pm Cascade 7<br />Like Water for Quarks Book Launch Friday 6pm Presidential Suite<br />Flirting 101 Friday 7pm Cascade 4<br />Geek, Geek… Don’t Tell Me: Authors & Cover Artists Friday 10pm Cascade 10<br />Tai Chi Saturday 9am Grand 2<br />Collecting Arcade Games Saturday Noon Cascade 4<br />Podcasting 101 Saturday 1pm Cascade 8<br />Carolyn Palms Memorial Saturday 2pm Cascade 4<br />SMACdown Arcade Tournament Saturday 2pm 7110<br />Babel Saturday 5–7pm Presidential Suite<br />LazerTag Saturday 7–11pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Church of the SubGenius Saturday 8pm Cascade 4<br />Geek, Geek… Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10<br />Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student Saturday 10pm Cascade 8<br />Tai Chi Sunday 9am Grand 2<br />SWOC Meeting Sunday Noon Cascade 4<br />Westercon 65 Meeting Sunday 2pm Cascade 4<br />Camarilla Fan Club Sunday 2pm Evergreen 3&4</p>
<h3 id="music">Music</h3>
<p><em>CRIME and the Forces of Evil</em> in Concert Thursday 8pm Evergreen 3&4<br /><em>Electric Children</em> in Concert Thursday 9pm Evergreen 3&4<br /><em>Andrew Ross</em> in Concert Thursday 10pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Open Filk Thursday llpm-2am Evergreen 3&4<br />Filk 101 Friday 11am Evergreen 1&2<br />Space Opera Sing-Along Friday Noon Evergreen 1&2<br />Kids Filk Friday 2pm Olympic 1<br />Cascadia’s Got Talent! Friday 3–5pm Salon<br />Take It on the Road Friday 5pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Pondside</em> in Concert Friday 7pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Leannan Sidhe</em> in Concert Friday 8pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Aislinn the Bard</em> in Concert Friday 9pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Starlight</em> in Concert Friday 10pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Open Filk Friday 1lpm-2am Evergreen 3&4<br />Harm Me With Harmony Saturday 11am Evergreen 1&2<br />Performance Enhancement Saturday Noon Evergreen 1&2<br />Home Recording I Saturday 4pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Housefilk, Filkcon, Gencon Saturday 5pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Fighter X</em> in Concert Saturday 7pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Death*Star</em> in Concert Saturday 8pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>Vixy & Tony</em> in Concert Saturday 9pm Evergreen 1&2<br /><em>The Heather Dale Band</em> in Concert Saturday 10pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Spooky Music Saturday 11pm Cascade 5&6<br />Open Filk Saturday ll:30pm-2am Evergreen 3&4<br />Home Recording II Sunday 11am Cascade 9<br />Trouble Clef Jam Sunday Noon-2pm Evergreen 3&4</p>
<h3 id="readings">Readings</h3>
<p>Alma Alexander reads from her new work Thursday 5pm Cascade 3<br />Ted Butler Reads <em>Endeavour Great Circle Ship</em> Thursday 5:30pm Cascade 3<br />Jean Johnson Reads <em>Theirs Not to Reason Why: An Officer’s Duty</em> Thursday 6pm Cascade 3<br />Larry Lewis Reads <em>Blender</em> Thursday 6:30pm Cascade 3<br />Mike Shepherd Moscoe Reads <em>Kris Longknife Redoubtable</em> Thursday 8pm Cascade 3<br />Kevin Radthorne Reads <em>The Pool of Shikama</em> Thursday 8:30pm Cascade 3<br />Michael Alexander Reads <em>Come Again Some Other Day</em> Friday 10am Cascade 3<br />S. A. Bolich reads <em>An Infinity of Moments</em> Friday 10:30am Cascade 3<br />Roberta Gregory Reads <em>Mother Mountain</em> Friday 1 lam Cascade 3<br />Alan M. Clark Reads <em>Boneyard Babies</em> Friday 11:30am Cascade 3<br />Brenda Cooper Reads <em>Mayan December</em> Friday Noon Cascade 3<br />Nathan Crowder Reads <em>The Price of Cream</em> Friday 12:30pm Cascade 3<br />James Knapp Reads <em>State of Decay</em> Friday 1pm Cascade 3<br />Dani Kollin Reads <em>Confessions of a Vampire Knight in the Zombie Wars</em> Friday l:30pm Cascade 3<br />Ted Kosmatka Reads <em>The Helix Game</em> Friday 2pm Cascade 3<br />Nancy Kress Reads From Her Work Friday 2:30pm Cascade 3<br />Stina Leicht Reads <em>Of Blood and Honey</em> Friday 3pm Cascade 3<br />Edward Martin III Reads “I Saw a Pony,” “The Gift” and “Love, She is Blind” Friday 3:30pm Cascade 3<br />Darragh Metzger Reads <em>The Strawberry Roan</em> Friday 4pm Cascade 3<br />G. David Nordley Reads <em>Into the Mirand Rift</em> Friday 4:30pm Cascade 3<br />Anne Prather, aka Aislinn the Bard, Reads <em>Wings of Joy: Songs and Stories of the Starmasters</em> Friday 5pm Cascade 3<br />Ken Scholes Reads <em>In Time of Despair and Great Darkness</em> Friday 5:30pm Cascade 3<br />Lizzy Shannon Reads <em>Time Spin</em> Friday 6pm Cascade 3<br />Jack Skillingstead Reads From His New Work Friday 6:30pm Cascade 3<br />G.Robin Smith Reads <em>To Each Their Own</em> Friday 7pm Cascade 3<br />Talebones Live! Friday 7–9pm Cascade 9<br />Christine Winters Reads <em>Enchantress Moon</em> Friday 7:30pm Cascade 3<br />pir8fancier Reads <em>Let’s Pretend the War is Over</em> Friday 8pm Cascade 3<br />Keffy R. M. Kehrli Reads <em>Bonehouse</em> Friday 8:30pm Cascade 3<br />Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading and Chocolate Event Friday 9pm Cascade 4<br />J A Pitts Reads <em>Honeyed Words</em> Friday 10pm Cascade 3<br />Judith Herman Reads <em>Grumpy Old Vampires</em> Friday 10:30pm Cascade 3<br />SatyrPhil Brucato Reads “Chaser,” “Rabbit Moves the World” or Both Friday 11pm Cascade 3<br />Garth Upshaw Reads “Birdwatcher” Saturday 10am Cascade 3<br />J.M. Sidorova Reads <em>Death, Rebirth, An Heir, a Karakuri</em> Saturday 10:30am Cascade 3<br />Stan! Reads <em>The Littlest Shoggoth</em> Saturday 11am Cascade 3<br />Sam Sykes Reads <em>Tome of the Undergates</em> Saturday 11:30am Cascade 3<br />Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan Read <em>Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel</em> Saturday Noon Cascade 3<br />Mark Bourne Reads <em>Jasper</em> Saturday 12:30pm Cascade 3<br />Stephanie L. Weippert Reads <em>Familiar Trouble</em> Saturday 1pm Cascade 3<br />R.L. McSterlingthong Reads <em>The McSterlingscenes</em> Saturday 1:30pm Cascade 3<br />Kelley Eskridge Reads <em>Solitaire</em> Saturday 2pm Cascade 3<br />Janet Freeman Reads <em>Non-Native Species</em> Saturday 2:30pm Cascade 3<br />Brian David Johnson Reads <em>Brain Machines</em> Saturday 3pm Cascade 3<br />Heather Dale Reads <em>The Legends of Arthur</em> Saturday 3:30pm Cascade 3<br />Steven Barnes Reads <em>Devil’s Wake</em> Saturday 4pm Cascade 3<br />Cymbric Early-Smith Reads <em>The Janus Paradox</em> Saturday 4:30pm Cascade 3<br />Jenna M. Pitman Reads <em>Murder in the Red Barn</em> Saturday 5pm Cascade 3<br />Mikki Kendall Reads <em>Copper for a Trickster</em> Saturday 5:30pm Cascade 3<br />Sonia Lyris Reads Stuff She Wrote Saturday 6pm Cascade 3<br />Susan R. Matthews Reads <em>Sanctuary Planet</em> Saturday 6:30pm Cascade 3<br />Kurt Cagle Reads <em>For Eleise</em> Saturday 7pm Cascade 3<br />Angel McCoy Reads “Josephine Winterdove and the Erupting Eulogist” Saturday 7:30pm Cascade 3<br />Craig English Reads <em>The Anvil of Navarre</em> Saturday 8pm Cascade 3<br />M.H. (Maggie) Bonham Reads <em>Howling Dead</em> Saturday 8:30pm Cascade 3<br />Caren Gussoff Reads <em>Legion</em> Saturday 10pm Cascade 3<br />David A. Page Reads <em>Surviving Frank</em> Saturday 10:30pm Cascade 3<br />Spencer Ellsworth Reads <em>The Ifrit’s Trial</em> Saturday llpm Cascade 3<br />Renee Stern Reads <em>A Mother’s Choice</em> Sunday 10am Cascade 3<br />Mary Robinette Kowal Reads <em>Shades of Milk and Honey</em> Sunday 10:30am Cascade 3<br />Kim Ritchie Reads <em>Triple Time</em> Sunday 1lam Cascade 3<br />Kat Richardson Reads <em>Downpour</em> Sunday ll:30am Cascade 3<br />Cat Rambo Reads <em>Resurrecting Love</em> Sunday Noon Cascade 3<br />Pat MacEwen Reads “Home Sweet Bi’ome” Sunday 12:30pm Cascade 3<br />Jay Lake Reads From His Work Sunday 1pm Cascade 3<br />Rhiannon Held Reads “Bloodtech” Sunday 1:30pm Cascade 3<br />James C. Glass Reads “Rainbow Lady” Sunday 2pm Cascade 3<br />John P. Alexander Reads <em>I, Bonita</em> Sunday 2:30pm Cascade 3<br />Bruce R. Cordell Reads <em>Sword of the Gods</em> Sunday 3pm Cascade 3</p>
<h3 id="sciencefiction">Science Fiction</h3>
<p>Sci-Fi Does Climate Change Thursday 5pm Cascade 9<br />Making up the Science Friday 10am Cascade 5&6<br />Can We Change the World Through SF? Friday 2pm Evergreen 1&2<br />The Visions of PK Dick Friday 3pm Cascade 7<br />Axes of Identity Friday 4pm Cascade 7<br />Designing the Future With Science Fiction Friday 4pm Cascade 10<br />Trashed Future Friday 6pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Writing Hard SF Saturday 10am Cascade 5&6<br />Giving Good Alien Saturday Noon Cascade 5&6<br />Near-Future Nightmares and Dreams Saturday 2pm Cascade 5&6<br />Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF Saturday 7pm Cascade 8<br />Ethics of Genetic Modification Saturday 6pm Cascade 5&6</p>
<h3 id="space">Space</h3>
<p>Arsenic and Old Lakes Thursday 10pm Cascade 7<br />I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore, Toto Friday 9am Cascade 7<br />Where Do We Go First? Friday Noon Cascade 5&6<br />Mars: What We’ve Learned Friday 3pm Cascade 10<br />XCOR Presentation Friday 7–9pm Cascade 10<br />I’ll Be in My Bunk Saturday 9am Cascade 7<br />From Science Fiction to Science Fact Saturday Noon Cascade 10<br />Return to the Moon Saturday 4pm Cascade 10<br />Search for Life in the Solar System Saturday 7pm Cascade 4<br />Space Colony Utopia Saturday 9pm Cascade 8<br />The Final Countdown Sunday Noon Cascade 9</p>
<h3 id="technology">Technology</h3>
<p>The New Nukes Next Door Thursday 6pm Cascade 4<br />Flights of Victorian Fancy Thursday 8pm Cascade 4<br />Are AIs People Too? Friday 9am Cascade 9<br />Computers in the Cloud Friday 11am Evergreen 3&4<br />The Drone of Remotely Piloted Vehicles Friday 2pm Cascade 7<br />Designing the Future With Science Fiction Friday 4pm Cascade 10<br />Coolest Alternative Energy Ideas Friday 4pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Call for Stories—The Tomorrow Project Friday 5pm Cascade 4<br />XPRIZE: Oil Cleanup Friday 5pm Cascade 10<br />Charismatic Mega Catastrophes Friday 8pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Postapocalypse Now Friday 9pm Evergreen 3&4<br />We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will Be Us Saturday 10am Evergreen 1&2<br />The Citizen-Soldier in the High-Tech World Saturday 11am Cascade 13<br />Today’s Teens in 2022 Saturday 2pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Power to the People! Saturday 3pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Real Ghosts in the Machine Saturday 5pm Cascade 5&6<br />Alternative Energy in the Age of Steam Saturday 8pm Cascade 8<br />Techno-Cycles Saturday 11pm Cascade 7<br />Teaching Tech Sunday 10am Cascade 10<br />The Next Big Thing Sunday 2pm Cascade 10</p>
<h3 id="writing">Writing</h3>
<p>Thursday Afternoon Poetry Thursday 4pm Cascade 7<br />Tips for Giving a Good Reading Thursday 6pm Cascade 7<br />Theme: What’s the Real Story? Thursday 8pm Cascade 9<br />Can’t-Put-It-Down Pacing Friday 9am Cascade 5&6<br />Write a Story in an Hour Friday 1lam-1pm Cascade 4<br />Outline a Novel in 90 Minutes Friday 1lam-lpm Cascade 9<br />Voice and Vernacular Friday 1pm Cascade 9<br />Writing for Computer Games Friday 4pm Evergreen 1&2<br />Call for Stories—The Tomorrow Project Friday 5pm Cascade 4<br />Art of the Mashup Friday 5pm Cascade 7<br />Developing Your Own Mythos Saturday 10am Evergreen 3&4<br />First Pages Saturday 1 lam Cascade 4<br />Old Plots, New Structure Saturday 1 lam Cascade 9<br />Basic Writing Help—Horror Writing Saturday Noon Cascade 7<br />Building Character Using Any Method Saturday 1pm Cascade 7<br />Writers' Workshops Saturday 2pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Ins and Outs of Collaboration Saturday 3pm Cascade 7<br />Clarion West Saturday 3pm Evergreen 3&4<br />Best Writing Advice Saturday 4pm Cascade 5&6<br />Writing Good Dialogue Saturday 5pm Cascade 7<br />Writing Great Sex Scenes Saturday 8pm Cascade 10<br />Inviting the Demons for Tea Sunday 10am Cascade 9<br />Dr. Frankenstein’s Character Lab Sunday 11am Cascade 4<br />Bad Writing, No Cookie Sunday 11am Cascade 5&6<br />Which Point of View? Sunday 11am Cascade 8<br />Create a Character in One Scene Sunday Noon Cascade 8<br />Writer’s Block Sunday 1pm Cascade 4<br />The 10% Solution Sunday 1pm Cascade 10</p>
<h2 id="exhibitingartists">EXHIBITING ARTISTS</h2>
<p>Alan F. Beck<br />Alan M. Clark<br />Amber Clark<br />April Faires<br />Belsac<br />Brass & Steam Productions<br />Bridget E. Wilde<br />Butch Honeck<br />Cary A. Conder<br />Christine D. Winters<br />Christopher Baldwin<br />Christpher Sumption<br />Christy Grandjean<br />Claire Hummel<br />Clock Work Beetle Curiosities<br />Cori Dietsch<br />David Ketcherside<br />Diana Daniels<br />Douglas Herring<br />Durlyn<br />Eden Hopkins<br />Eric Stewart<br />Evening Angel<br />Evergirl Art<br />Falstaff<br />Gempunk Jewelry<br />Jackie Duram Nilsson<br />Jane Olsen<br />Jeff Sturgon<br />Jeliza<br />Jim Humble<br />Jo Brown<br />John R. Gray III<br />JT<br />K. Amarak Waters<br />Karen C. Thompson<br />Kevin Radthorne<br />Kinuko Y. Craft<br />Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk<br />Mad Bee<br />Mara Campbell<br />Margaret Organ-Kean<br />Mark Roland<br />Mayda' Taney<br />Megan McBurney<br />Michael Stonecastle<br />Michele Hansen<br />Nicholas Alexander<br />NightshadeRose Studio<br />Nina O. Tabares<br />Northwest College of Art<br />Opal Campbell<br />Patricia McCracken<br />Patty Watson<br />Paul Groendes<br />Peter Pan<br />Philip Peterson<br />Rena Bassilvergoran<br />Rob Alexander<br />Rob Carlos Fantasy Art<br />Russell D. Campbell<br />Ruth Peterson<br />Sandra Santara<br />Sarah Clemens<br />Seattle Illustrator’s Collective<br />Shaughnessy<br />Stacey Hardin<br />Stephen Lestat<br />Susan Stejskal Alexander<br />TaBry Illustrations<br />Tamera A. Mickelson<br />Tammy Tripp<br />Teresa Miller<br />Theresa Mather<br />Tiffany Toland<br />Tina Klein-Lebbink<br />Todd Lockwood<br />Tyee High School<br />Valerie Kinman</p>
<h2 id="artistsalleyparticipants">ARTISTS' ALLEY PARTICIPANTS</h2>
<p>John P. Alexander lexlothor.deviantart.com<br />Christopher Baldwin www.spacetrawler.com<br />Cori Dietsch www.coridietsch.com<br />Evergirl Art www. evergirlart. com<br />Roberta Gregory www.robertagregory.com<br />Joseph Hill www.piratesofpugetsound.com<br />David Ketcherside www.purposelessplay.com<br />Angela Krupp midnightmarionette.etsy.com<br />Mad Bee www.madolin.deviantart.com<br />Chris Sumption www.chrissumption.com<br />Tombstone www.tombstonejig.com<br />Wayfarer’s Moon www.wayfarersmoon.com</p>
<h2 id="dealers">DEALERS</h2>
<p>Angelwear<br />Apex Publications<br />Art of Wings<br />B Brown and Associates<br />Book Universe<br />Cargo Cult Books and Notions<br />Celtic Moonlighting<br />Cordochorea Creations<br />Dragondyne Publishing<br />Dragonmaker<br />Everett Comics<br />Eye-Deas Fantasy Cat Art<br />Firefly Cargo Bay<br />Firefox Leather and Furs<br />Gaean Allusions Pottery Games Plus<br />Gypsy Troll<br />Honeck Sculpture Lastwear<br />Offworld Designs<br />Pegasus Publishing<br />Prose and Steel<br />Quicksilver Fastasies<br />Realm of Regalia<br />Rischa Leinweber Designs<br />Royal Magick and The Silverwind<br />Rob and June Edwards<br />Rogers Rocketships<br />Runecraft Creations<br />Seams Like Magik<br />Sign of the Unicorn<br />Sinister Metalworks<br />Springtime Creations<br />Steelcraft<br />The Badgers Den<br />The Gilded Quill<br />The Magickal Aardvark, LTD<br />Tormented Artifacts<br />Velvet Mechanism<br />William and Amy Gembala<br />Xcentricities Corsets<br />Ye Olde Dragons Hoard</p>
<h2 id="lobbytables">LOBBY TABLES</h2>
<p>501st Legion<br />Alpha Base<br />Beyond Reality Costumers Guild<br />Blue Falcon Editing<br />ChiCon (Worldcon 2012)<br />emp/sfm<br />Jedi Assembly<br />Project London<br />Seattle Based Charities<br />Seattle Browncoats<br />Sonnet Realm Films<br />Standard Action Production<br />Steamcon<br />Tai-Pan Literary Society<br />Westercon 64 (San Jose 2011)<br />Westercon 65 (Seattle 2012) ZomBCon</p>
<h2 id="norwescon2011videoschedulechannel1">NORWESCON 2011 VIDEO SCHEDULE CHANNEL 1</h2>
<h3 id="thursday">THURSDAY</h3>
<p>3:00 pm Cosmos<br />4:00 pm The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells<br />5:30 pm The Green Hornet<br />5:55 pm Alien Nation (Pilot)<br />7:30 pm INK (NR)<br />9:45 pm Hot Tub Time Machine (R)<br />11:20 pm Zombieland (R)</p>
<h3 id="friday">FRIDAY</h3>
<p>12:50 am The Watchmen (R)<br />6:15 am Planet 51 (PG)<br />7:45 am Battle for Terra (PG)<br />9:05 am Avatar (PG)<br />11:05 am Wonder Woman (Pilet)<br />1:00 pm Metropolis<br />3:30 pm The Green Hornet<br />3:55 pm The Infinite World of H.G. Wells<br />5:25 pm Futurama<br />5:45 pm The Green Hornet<br />6:10 pm Iron Man 2 (PG)<br />8:10 pm Gentlemen Broncos (PG-13)<br />9:40 pm Kick Ass (R)<br />11:40 pm The Road (R)</p>
<h3 id="saturday">SATURDAY</h3>
<p>1:30 am The Book of Eli (R)<br />3:30 am Mutant Chronicles (R)<br />5:10 am Starhunter<br />5:55 am Space Chimps (PG)<br />7:15 am How to Train Your Dragon (PG)<br />8:55 am Space Chimps 2 (PG)<br />10:10 am Where the Wild Things Are (PG)<br />11:50 am Beauty and the Beast (Pilot)<br />12:40 pm The Green Hornet<br />1:05 pm Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror<br />2:25 pm The Green Hornet<br />2:50 pm The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells<br />4:20 pm The Last Airbender (PG)<br />6:00 pm The Green Hornet<br />7:00 pm Masquerade Live<br />9:30 pm Nowescon Pool Party (Archer, Family Guy, Futurama, Titan Maximum, Ugly Americans)</p>
<h3 id="sunday">SUNDAY</h3>
<p>7:10 am Despicable Me<br />9:00 am Masquerade Tape<br />10:00 am Max Herdroom<br />10:45 am War of the Worlds<br />12:20 pm Earth Find Conflict<br />1:00 pm Wonder Woman<br />1:50 pm Alien Nation</p>
<h2 id="norwescon2011videoschedulechannel2">NORWESCON 2011 VIDEO SCHEDULE CHANNEL 2</h2>
<h3 id="thursday">THURSDAY</h3>
<p>3:00 pm The Day the Earth Stood Still<br />4:30 pm Star Trek: The Menagerie<br />6:10 pm The Outer Limits: A Stitch in Time<br />6:50 pm Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace<br />7:35 pm Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Body<br />8:20 pm Babylon 5: Messages From Earth/Point of No Return/Severed Dreams<br />10:30 pm Alien Nation: Millennium</p>
<h3 id="friday">FRIDAY</h3>
<p>12:00 am Dark Shadows (Pilot)<br />1:30 am Doctor Who<br />2:55 am A Clockwork Orange<br />5:10 am The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines<br />6:40 am UFO: Identified<br />7:30 am Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Special Edition)<br />9:20 am Forbidden Planet<br />11:00 am Farscape: Liars, Guns and Money<br />1:20 pm The X-Files: Wetwired<br />2:00 pm Heroes: Chapter One—Genesis (Director’s Cut)<br />3:15 pm Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus (Extended Episode)/Resurrection Ship<br />5:40 pm Raiders of the Lost Ark<br />7:35 pm The Boy Who Could Fly<br />9:30 pm Dragonheart<br />11:10 pm Superman Returns</p>
<h3 id="saturday">SATURDAY</h3>
<p>1:40 am Pan’s Labyrinth<br />3:35 am Independence Day (Special Edition)<br />6:05 am A.I. Artificial Intelligence<br />8:30 am Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion<br />10:10 am Farscape: Infinite Possibilities<br />11:40 am Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling<br />12:30 pm Battlestar Galactica: Exodus<br />1:55 pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition)<br />5:40 pm The X-Files: Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man<br />6:25 pm The Twilight Zone: It’s a Good Life<br />6:50 pm Norwescon Masquerade<br />10:00 pm Aliens (Special Edition)</p>
<h3 id="sunday">SUNDAY</h3>
<p>12:30 am Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Extended Special Edition)<br />3:05 am Children of Men<br />4:50 am Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story<br />7:50 am Time Bandits (Original European Version)<br />9:45 am Logan’s Run<br />11:45am The Andromeda Strain<br />1:55 pm The Girl Who Leapt Through Time</p>
<h2 id="wherethingsare">WHERE THINGS ARE</h2>
<h3 id="mainfloor">Main Floor</h3>
<p>Grand 1 Art Show<br />Grand 2 General Programming and Special Events<br />Grand 3 General Programming and Special Events<br />NW Ballrooms Dealers' Room</p>
<h3 id="secondfloor">Second Floor</h3>
<p>Evergreen 1–4 General Programming and Special Events<br />Cascade 1 & 2 Green Room and Stage Management<br />Cascade 3 Readings/Evening General Programming<br />Cascade 4–10 & 13 General Programming<br />Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming</p>
<h3 id="tower-floor14">Tower - Floor 14</h3>
<p>Maxi’s Ballroom General Programming and Special Events<br />Salon General Programming and Special Events<br />Mt. Baker/Mt. Rainer Writers' Workshop</p>
<h3 id="penthousefloor">Penthouse Floor</h3>
<p>Presidential Suite 1360 Special Programming</p>
<h3 id="hallwaytowing7andwing6">Hallway to Wing 7 and Wing 6</h3>
<p>Artists' Alley</p>
<h3 id="mainfloor">Main Floor</h3>
<p>Olympic 1 Family Programming and Special Events<br />Olympic 2 Volunteers<br />Olympic 3 Hospitality<br />Room 7101 Cloakroom/Lost & Found<br />Room 7106 Norwescon Office<br />Room 7108 Norwescon Security/Dispatch<br />Room 7110 SMACdown Arcade</p>
<h2 id="doubletreemaps">DOUBLETREE MAPS</h2>
<h3 id="doubletreegroundfloorcheck-inandlobbyarea">DoubleTree Ground Floor Check-in and Lobby Area</h3>
<p><strong>This Floor Contains</strong><br />Art Show<br />Grand Ballrooms<br />Registration<br />Dealers' Room<br />Courtyard</p>
<h3 id="doubletreesecondfloorcascadeandevergreenrooms">DoubleTree Second Floor Cascade and Evergreen Rooms</h3>
<p><strong>This Floor Contains</strong><br />Cascade Meeting Rooms<br /><em>Note: Cascade 11 & 12 Gaming</em><br />Green Room<br />Evergreen Meeting Rooms<br />Readings</p>
<p><strong>This Floor Contains</strong><br />Hospitality<br />Volunteers<br />Olympic Rooms<br />Security<br />Convention Office<br />Cloak Room/Lost & Found<br />Rotunda</p>
<h3 id="14thfloor">14TH FLOOR</h3>
<p><strong>Maxi’s Events</strong><br />Please check individual event listings for age requirements</p>
<h3 id="notes">NOTES</h3>
<p>Norwescon: The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention</p>
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DoubleTree Hotel SeaTac
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Norwescon 34
Texas Hold'Em Tournament
Rotunda
Saturday: 1–5 p.m.
Valid Norwescon Badge required
Grand Prize: Membership to Norwescon 35
www.norwescon.org
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<h1>NORWESCON THIRTY-FOUR</h1>
<p>POST CON REPORT DECEMBER 2011 <br />FANTASY OF THE MIND</p>
<h2>Norwescon 34 Postcon Report</h2>
<p>Decmber 2011</p>
<p>Shawn Marier Chairman <br />T. William Sadorus Vice-Chair <br />Mary Westerling Secretary <br />Michael Orsoz Business Director <br />Eric Webber Treasurer <br />Catrina Foulger Member Services Director <br />Joshua Keegan Convention Services Director <br />SunnyJim Morgan Programming Director <br />Laura Reilly Personnel Director <br />Peggy Stewart Special Events Director <br />Felice Nightengale Publications Director <br />Tim Nightengale Editor <br />Scott Douwes Graphic Designer</p>
<p>NORWESCON <br />P.O. Box 68547 <br />Seattle WA 98168-0547 <br />norwescon.org</p>
<h2>TABLE OF CONTENTS</h2>
<p>From the Chair 2 <br />Programming Report 3 <br />Volunteer Report 4 <br />Science Fiction Hall Induction 7 <br />Norwescon 34 Financials 8 <br />Norwescon 35 Eclection Results 10 <br />Movie Previews 12 <br />The Fandance Film Festival 12 <br />Let’s Make A Movie Workshop 13 <br />Norwescon Lazer Tag After Action Report 15 <br />Scheduled Gaming 15 <br />Way Out On The Rotunda - Open Gaming Report 16 <br />Charity Auction Makes An All Time Record 17 <br />Stargate Scavenger Hunt 18 <br />Norwescon 34 Masquerade 18 <br />Special Thanks 20 <br />Registration Form 21</p>
<h2>FROM THE CHAIR</h2>
<p>After taking 4 years off as Chairman, it was an honor to come back and be your Norwescon Chair- man once again. Being Chairman is a lot of hard work, but when I see all the happy faces at the convention it is so worth it.</p>
<p>We had a great lineup of Guests of Honor this year, Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, and PYR being represented by Lou Anders. They all were wonderful, and based on comments from our members they rocked the house.</p>
<p>One of our Guests of Honor, Marie D. Jones, was not able to attend due to a family illness. We were sorry not to have her present at this year’s convention. Hopefully someday she will be able to attend Norwescon so you have the chance to meet her.</p>
<p>I know our Guests brought in a lot of new members to this year’s convention. For those of you attending your first Norwescon, I hope you enjoyed yourselves and will come back next year.</p>
<p>New members, or members who have been attending for years, I want to thank all of you. You helped make this the largest Norwescon in our history, with over 3,500 members.</p>
<p>Even with that number of people in the hotel things went very smoothly, mostly due to all the hard work put in during the year by the Norwescon ConCom. For Norwescon 34 we had over 150 ConCom who volunteered their time all year long, so that all of our members would have a great time.</p>
<p>I want to especially thank my Executive team: William, Mary, Mike, Eric, Felice, Catrina, Laura, Peggy, Josh and SunnyJim. These are the high level department heads which spend way too much time in meetings with me, but if it wasn’t for all of their hard work we could never had such a great convention.</p>
<p>Finally I want thank Katrina and Gabe, for supporting me all year long and allowing me to do this again next year.</p>
<p><strong>Shawn Marier</strong> <br />Norwescon 34 and 35 Chairman</p>
<h2>PROGRAMMING REPORT</h2>
<p>So, how about our Guests of Honor for Norwescon 34? Our guests have reported back that they had a great time at Norwescon, and I hope all of you had a chance to meet and chat with Jim and Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Kinuko Y. Craft, and Patrica A. McKillip. Lou even wrote up a lengthy report on his experience at Norwescon, and posted it to his blog.</p>
<p>The Single Pattern Contest tried something new this year - contestants made aprons, many of which were then auctioned off for charity. These fantastic creations raised money to support Northwest Harvest. Thanks to Janet Borkowski for taking on the Single Pattern Contest this year.</p>
<p>Until we can make the Doubletree dimensionally transcendent, we’re limited to the number of conference rooms available, and we’ve tried to squeeze something into every possible available space. Of course, there wouldn’t be any panel programming at all without our fantastic roster of panelists, and the amazing track leaders who come up with all of the panels. It's those track leaders whose hard work makes all those panels and presentations possible. I especially want to give kudos to Dara Korra'ti, who headed up our music programming this year. She put together a fantastic lineup of concerts each evening, which I hope you had a chance to check out.</p>
<p>Also key to making the panel programming run smoothly is the crew that does Stage Management, and the amazing Green Room team. Stage Management keeps everything running on time, and the Green Room staff make sure that the panelists have what they need to provide the great content you've hopefully seen. A huge and heartfelt thank you to Melanie and the Stage Management team, Alexia and Delta in the Green Room, and Joyce and Marjorie at pro check-in. And of course, my Programming second, Kris, who was a voice of common sensse and reason, which is sometimes sorely needed.</p>
<p>The Programming Department is already looking ahead to next year. If you have suggestions for future Guests of Honor, I hope you'll send them along to programming@norwescon.org.</p>
<p><strong>SunnyJim</strong> <br />Programming Director</p>
<h2>VOLUNTEER REPORT</h2>
<p>First, let me offer a special thank you to all our Dealers of Norwescon 34 for donating items for our Charity Auction, and prizes to our Volunteers and Games Departments. The generosity shown was stirring to our battle-worn veterans of the Volunteers Lounge, and gave us hope for even better success with Norwescon 35!</p>
<p>Second, I would like to thank each and every one of our staff, volunteers, GoH and panelists for making NWC 34 such a fabulous event! Each and every one of you should be proud of the records we broke during the weekend, especially the records with all those horrible scratches on them - they just wouldn't play right any more, anyway. ;) In all seriousness, I found myself quite pleased with how smoothly the convention ran and how many people were compli- menting me (personally) on the operations of the convention; I had to have had more than 100 people come up and shake my hand while sharing some story of how great our staff and guests were making their weekend, personally. Thank you all!</p>
<p>And now, for the crunching of numbers. (We need the fiber after all that Easter candy.)</p>
<ul>
<li>A total of 902 hours of time was donated by our volunteers at NWC 34.</li>
<li>We had 386 Volunteers sign up and help during the convention week- end, that's nearly 1/10th of the convention attendees! *</li>
<li>130 of these volunteers were pre-convention contacts, which means 256 were at-convention walk-ins or recruits.</li>
<li>90 of our volunteers were minors, meaning there were 296 adult volun- teers.</li>
<li>3 of our volunteers received college credit for their internship programs, 2 of our volunteers received high school credit for the work they did.</li>
<li>Our pre-convention stuffing party was a great success with 73 volun- teers offering a total of 113 hours.</li>
<li>16 volunteers helped with the convention move-in with 53 hours of work.</li>
<li>20 volunteers assisted the Art Show with set-up that took a total of 65 hours worth of work.</li>
<li>There was a total of 211 pre-con hours that went into Norwescon 34 set-up.</li>
<li>691 hours of volunteer time was offered during the convention week- end.</li>
<li>The Cloak Room held the high for volunteer hours at 73.5 from 9 zombie-snacks.</li>
<li>Masquerade came in second on the high end with 68.75 hours of volun- teer time from 15 people.</li>
<li>Our tech department took on 9 volunteers to do 50.75 hours of work with them.</li>
<li>Art Show used 47 hours of volunteer time, with 20 volunteers.</li>
<li>Lazer Tag shot out a whopping 39.5 volunteer hours from 12 souls, as compared to only 28.25 hours last year.</li>
<li>The Convention Office took on only 2 volunteers, but still put in more than Registration with 36.75 volunteer hours.</li>
<li>Registration came in under all of these other departments with 32.5 hours from 11 volunteers.</li>
<li>Hospitality was next, with 22 volunteer hours from 13 sets of dish- panned hands.</li>
<li>Dispatch & Security used 19 hours of volunteer time with 3 extra sets of eyes and ears.</li>
<li>The Filking Track borrowed 2 volunteers, like the Office, but used 16.25 hours of time from those volunteers.</li>
<li>Stage Management had a total of 16 hours of time from 14 our volun- teers.</li>
<li>Dances schmoozed 15.5 hours of volunteer time by 8 mobile bodies.</li>
<li>Both Print Shop (7 people) and Scheduled Games (6 lucky contes- tants) tied with 10.75 hours of volunteer time, each.</li>
<li>FFFS dominated our lower end of time from 3 volunteers with 9.75</li>
<li>Pro Suite had 3 volunteers help put 4.5 hours worth of time into the social scene.</li>
<li>There was a draw of 4 hours each for our Poker Tournament (1 person) and Green Room's (2 people) volunteer hours.</li>
<li>Our Autograph and Photo Sessions shoots pulled in a total of 6.5 hours of volunteer time from 3 people.</li>
<li>The P.K. Dick Program asked for, and received 2 hours worth of time from 1 volunteer.</li>
<li>And Staff Support was it's magical, manic form of normalicy (in it's own way) by only taking on 1.5 hours of volunteer time from 3 people</li>
</ul>
<p>(* This is not to say that all of these people worked as volunteers for the convention, merely that they signed up to help out where needed, as needed.)</p>
<p>On behalf of the Norwescon 34 Volunteer Team, whether you were a Sandman, Runner or not, we hope that you all had fun at the convention; and again we thank everyone for their donations, both material and in service.</p>
<p><strong>Brian Pickett</strong> <br />Volunteer Services Lead</p>
<h2>SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME INDUCTION</h2>
<p>Norwescon had the honor of sponsoring the EMP's Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony this summer. Norwescon would like to congratulate the 2011 Inductees: Vincent Di Fate, Gardner Dozois, Harlan Ellison and Moebius (Jean Giraud).</p>
<h2>NORWESON 34 FINANCIALS</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Income</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Art Show Sales</td>
<td>14,943.32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Art Show Disbursements</td>
<td>- 7,841.77</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NWSFS Pass Through Income</td>
<td>850.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>General Membership</td>
<td>129,650.88</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dealer Membership</td>
<td>11,600.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Artist Membership</td>
<td>2,960.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Misc. Revenue</td>
<td>741.79</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Banquet Income</td>
<td>1,105.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Program Book Ads</td>
<td>550.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Interest Income</td>
<td>547.89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Charitable Pass Through Income:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Clarion West:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Art Auction</td>
<td>1,930.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>501st Picture Taking</td>
<td>546.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>North West Harvest</td>
<td>500.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Total Income</b></td>
<td><b>158,083.11</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Expenses</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Chair</td>
<td>15,378.48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vice Chair</td>
<td>24,647.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Business</td>
<td>14,236.74</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Membership Services</td>
<td>8,136.34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Publications</td>
<td>39,700.47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Convention Services</td>
<td>22,961.47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Programming</td>
<td>10,901.32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Personnel</td>
<td>7,602.88</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Special Events</td>
<td>717.18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bank Charges</td>
<td>124.85</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Capital Expenses</td>
<td>5,819.03</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Total Expenses</b></td>
<td><b>150,225.76</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Net Income</b></td>
<td><b>7,857.35</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<h2>NORWESCON 35 ELECTIONS RESULTS</h2>
<p>Elections were held for the officers of Norwescon 35 on Saturday May 14th with Keith Johnson, LouAnna Valentine, and Doug Booze on this year’s election committee.</p>
<p>There were 202 ConCom members in the validated Org Chart. Of those, 149 ConCom (74%) regis- tered for votes this year. Our Quorum number needed to make the election valid was 97 ballots (65% of 149 eligible voters). We reached quorum with 114 ballots received (76.5% of the eligible voters).</p>
<p>The results were:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<th>GOH Selection Committee</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>** Pat Booze</td>
<td>91</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>** Timothy Ketron</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mindy Sherwood-Lewis</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Beth Fellows</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Diane Wahlberg</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No Preference</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>None of the Above</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Vice-Chairman</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>** Peggy Stewart</td>
<td>82</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Scott Surber</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Katharine Bond</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No Preference</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>None of the Above</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Chairman</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>** Shawn Marier</td>
<td>106</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No Preference</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>None of the Above</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Bylaw Change (to reduce quorum to 57% from 65%)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>** Approve</td>
<td>94</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reject</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No Preference</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Winners are indicated by **</p>
<p>Congratulations to Shawn, Peggy, Pat and Timothy and thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s election.</p>
<p><strong>Keith Johnson</strong> <br />Norwescon 35 Elections</p>
<h2>MOVIE PREVIEWS</h2>
<p>For the sixth year we were delighted to scour the Interwebs for the latest in previews and movie news for Norwescon’s members. Our six hours of programming time (spread amongst four “shows”) was seen by 573 people. Based on a 10% repeat rate we believe we served approx. 515 unique members, 14.6% of our membership!</p>
<p>With Alan Halfhill’s peerless technical direction and our knack for presenting information our members are interested in, we believe the Movie Previews will continue to be the most popular programming at Norwescon outside of the total attendance of our three Dances.</p>
<p><strong>Keith Johnson</strong> <br /><strong>Alan Halfhill</strong></p>
<h2>THE FANDANCE FILM FESTIVAL</h2>
<p>Thank you to everyone who joined us Sunday for the Fandance Film festival. This was year twelve of the film festival and we exceeded all expectations! Last year, we thought we were rocking pretty hard to have filled out our time block right to the end, but this year, we still had another hour of movies in the queue! That's right -- there were enough good submissions that we actually couldn't show them all.</p>
<p>You have NO idea how awesome that is!</p>
<p>The Film Festival provides us with an opportunity every year to show all the new genre movies we and other local filmmakers have made. It lets everyone meet the filmmakers, ask them questions and inter- act in a way that is otherwise simply impossible in a film festival. As the FFF has grown, we've had some really great things come through, but this year... Oh man, this year was just a blast! (I'm gonna beg for three hours next year, by the way!)</p>
<p>This year, there are special thanks I need -- I MUST -- send out.</p>
<p>First, to Eric Morgret, the coordinator of the Mael- strom International Film Festival. Eric's connections to the filmmakers who are a part of MIFF have helped the FFF really grow. He's introduced us to a variety of talented filmmakers out there who produce some amazing stuff. Woot!</p>
<p>Second, to Daniel Kaufman, our "wunkerkind" of this year, who wrote and directed and debuted-at- the-Fandance Film Festival the most exquisite and touching post-apocalyptic tale "Abe and Becky."</p>
<p>Daniel's been in our workshop for years, and is really showing he has the chops!</p>
<p>Third, to Tech Services. There is no way to put it other than you guys rock. Our systems are almost always running perfectly and when they don't, things move quickly and efficiently and you just simply make it all happen. We couldn't do the workshop, or the film festival without your hard work. Thank you, thank you, thank you!</p>
<p>See you all next year!</p>
<p>Cheers, <br /><strong>Edward Martin III</strong></p>
<h2>LET’S MAKE A MOVIE WORKSHOP</h2>
<p>Thank you to everyone who joined the workshop this year. We had a fantastic time making "ConCeption". It was refreshing to work on a movie that wasn't necessarily joke-after-joke-after-joke, but was a real story with a character arc, and a neat lesson a lot of us wish OUR parents caught on to.</p>
<p>This was year twelve of the workshop, and I think I can speak for the other coordinators of it when I say that Norwescon and Norwescon participants make this one the best. There's always participation, always action, always people coming in and working hard. Every year, once we get down to brass tacks, I catch myself wondering "Maaaaan, are we gonna pull it off this year?" and every year, the workshop rocks the house and does it. I am also thrilled that Norwescon supports the workshop so much, giving us the time we need to make this phenomenon happen every year.</p>
<p>I've seen maybe half a dozen short movies out there in the world where the director told me "You guys inspired me to do this at your workshop!" and each time, that crackling sound you hear is my heart swell- ing with happiness knowing that we are, in fact, not only entertaining us all every year with enormous consistency, but inspiring people to get out there and make their OWN movies. THAT'S why we do this. Hands-on fun, hands-on learning, hands-on acting, hands-on practically every aspect.</p>
<p>On behalf of myself (Edward Martin III), Ryan K. John- son, Brian Oberquell, and Eric Morgret, thank you everybody at Norwescon, everybody who attends the workshop, and everybody who helps out at the last second (because our crowd-scenes are amazing!)</p>
<p>Our interns this year were excellent as well -- all three were new to the workshop, and all three worked long and hard to make this seemingly impossible task come together. Special thanks to Heather Candelaria, Lisa Sherman, and Andrew Kinman, for the l-o-n-g hours they put in helping all the behind-the-scenes stuff happen.</p>
<p>Looking forward to Lucky Thirteen next year!</p>
<p><strong>Edward Martin III</strong></p>
<h2>NORWESCON LAZER TAG AFTER ACTION REPORT</h2>
<p>New this year Thursday night was held in Grand Two. Setup started at 7 PM, we opened 9 PM, 33 players came for Lazer tag. The wizard tool was a hit, 24 players dueled. We would like to expand the dual next year. The music from the dance held next door did add to the arena. However, the base over-powered. The room closed 1 AM followed by break- down.</p>
<p>Friday afternoon we ran a short session in Grand Two. Setup was it 2 PM, doors opened at 3 PM, 27 players signed in. We closed at 5 PM and were packed out by 5:15.</p>
<p>Saturday night in Evergreen three and four we saw the last of the cardboard barriers. Setup began at 6 PM, doors opened at 7 PM, 46 players signed in. We closed out 11 PM and were packed out by 11:15 PM. The old barriers were recycled/retired on Sunday. We are looking at new options for Norwescon 35.</p>
<p><strong>Scott Perrin</strong></p>
<h2>SCHEDULED GAMING</h2>
<p>Scheduled gaming was very successful for Norwescon 34. We started the convention with 75 scheduled games: 11 on Thursday, 30 on Friday, 28 on Saturday, 6 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Head counting throughout the weekend with sporadic, but the busiest day with Saturday, when in the afternoon we couldn't find open table space for anyone. The highest headcount recorded was 6 PM Saturday at 69 people, including game masters. Over the course of the weekend only four games were canceled and 10 additional games were added. The library games were well utilized, with between 7 to 12 games used each day except for Sunday.</p>
<p>This year we added table numbers, reservation slips, and daily prizes. The numbers combined with the reservation slips and flexible game masters, made for a well organized room. The daily drawings help to encourage folks to sign up for games who might otherwise be shy about doing so. Friday's drawing was won by Brendan Whitt. Anitra Hooper won Saturday's drawing and the grand prize was won by Ian Odell. This year's grand prize was a fabulous dice tower contributed by Richard Johnson.</p>
<p>Thank you to Richard Johnson, Mark Richardson, and Craig vMcKinney (and his daughter). Your addi- tional help made certain that the game room was well watched over. Special thanks to Alan Bond, my assistant, for his tireless work despite also having a toddler to take care of much of the time.</p>
<p><strong>Kathi Pickett</strong></p>
<h2>WAY OUT ON THE ROTUNDA – OPEN GAMING REPORT</h2>
<p>Open gaming was remarkably successful this year. Despite moving LARP’s to Maxi’s, the open gaming space was well occupied from opening on Thursday to the final shutdown on Sunday. We had a great balance of scheduled events and open gaming space available so that this year, at no time, did we have an open gaming area with no space for open gaming. With the help of some unexpected volunteers we were able to rearrange the space to accommodate everyone with barely a disruption. In addition to open gaming, we provided a venue for the Magic Tournament, Poker Tournament, and Space Dominator’s Green Screen Film Opportunity. Special thanks go out to Jennifer Smith, Wesley Smith, Sarena Hawker, and Jordan Kunkel for assisting with managing the rotunda space.</p>
<p><strong>Prodipto Roy</strong></p>
<h2>CHARITY AUCTION MAKES AN ALL TIME RECORD</h2>
<p>This year’s Norwescon Charity Auction was held in conjunction with the art auction on Sunday of the convention. The charity auction benefited Northwest Harvest and Clarion West Writer’s Workshop. We set an all time record, not with just the number of donations for the auction but also in purchases, which reached just over $ 1,900.</p>
<p>This was an amazing feat and we would like to give special thanks to the family of Audrey Penty who donated, in her name; part of her personal collec- tion; to Cheryl Taylor, for her large donation of amazing art and jewelry; and to the Norwescon Dealers, who each year give so generously to the cause. And, of course, thank you to all of the mem- bers that attended the auction and made a purchase.</p>
<p>It turned out to be a fun event (if not a bit ruckus at times) with flying bids, witticisms being flung, and dancing....yes, I’m not kidding...dancing in the aisles! I’d also like to personally thank the art show team with whom we work so closely and who made this all logistically possible. Also, a big thank you to Marlene Helms who coordinated everything last year and made sure we had everything we needed this year, including some great items for the auction. Sometimes in all the hubbub and chaos we forget to acknowledge everyone’s hard work, so you should know that we know what a great job you’ve done. We wouldn’t have been so successful this year with- out all the work of the last two years that all of you have put in.</p>
<p>So, if you didn’t make it this year, be sure to plan to come by next year! Even if you don’t plan to purchase anything, it’s always more fun with a room full of people....but bring your wallet just in case you see something you can’t live without....</p>
<p>By <strong>Pat Booze</strong></p>
<h2>STARGATE SCAVENGER HUNT</h2>
<p>This year we also had a Stargate Scavenger Hunt. Participants were to hunt down hidden Stargate symbols. These cleverly hidden symbols were all over the convention areas. Out of 30 participants, Denise Proust was the most successful in finding the greatest number, collecting 80 / 111 of them. For this she won a Full Weekend Membership to Norwescon 35.</p>
<h2>NORWESCON 34 MASQUERADE</h2>
<p>The Norwescon 34 masquerade was well attended. We had 21 entries this year, a 25% increase over last year. Hopefully this is a trend where we will start to get more entries like years past. The winners of the masquerade are as follows:</p>
<h3>Workmanship Awards</h3>
<p><strong>Rising Star:</strong> Anastasia Demers – “Megamind’s Daughter"</p>
<p><strong>Novice:</strong> Melissa Nichols - "Bookwyrm"</p>
<p><strong>Master:</strong> Torrey Stenmark - "Avatar Driver"</p>
<p><strong>Best in Show:</strong> Alicia Faires- "Geisha Barbie"</p>
<h3>Judges Choice Workmanship</h3>
<p><strong>Best Props:</strong> Chris Dimoff – “The Marquis”</p>
<p><strong>Best Detail:</strong> Cary Condor – “Empress of the Elements”</p>
<h3>Presentation Awards</h3>
<p><strong>Rising Star:</strong> Anastasia Demers – “Megamind’s Daughter"</p>
<p><strong>Novice:</strong> Melissa Nichols - "Bookwyrm"</p>
<p><strong>Journeyman:</strong> Helga – “Pippi Longstocking”</p>
<p><strong>Master:</strong> Alicia Faires – “Geisha Barbie”</p>
<p><strong>Best in Show:</strong> Torrey Stenmark – “Avatar Driver”</p>
<h3>Judges Choice Presentation</h3>
<p><strong>Best Light Show:</strong> Jim Gibbons – “Tron’s Shareware Program”</p>
<p><strong>Best Reproduction:</strong> “It’s a Kind of Magic”</p>
<h2>THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF NWC 34!</h2>
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<h1>Norwescon 34</h1>
<p>Fantasy of the Mind</p>
<p>Alpha Report February 2011</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention</p>
<p>NORWESCON 34 Fantasy of the Mind <br />April 21 - 24, 2011 <br />SeaTac Washington</p>
<p>norwescon.org</p>
<h2>NORWESCON 34 ALPHA REPORT</h2>
<p>February 2011</p>
<p>Shawn Marier Norwescon 34 Chairman <br />SunnyJim Morgan Programming Director <br />Doug and Pat Booze Art Show Managers <br />Kathi Pickett Scheduled Gaming Lead</p>
<p>Felice Nightengale Publications Director <br />Tim Nightengale Editor <br />dQniel Kaufman Lead Graphic Designer <br />Gayle MacArthur Layout Designer</p>
<p>NORWESCON <br />P.O. Box 68547 <br />Seattle WA 98168-0547 <br />norwescon.org</p>
<h2>Chairman’s Corner</h2>
<p>I wanted to let you all know how excited I am to be chairman of Norwescon again. It has been 4 years since I was last chair. Many things have changed since then, but one thing has remained consistent; Norwescon is put on a by a very dedicated group of volunteers who are very passionate about their convention.</p>
<p>Norwescon is always looking for more people to join us on putting on one of the best conventions around. If Norwescon has improved your life in someway, I am asking you to consider volunteering a bit of your time to help keep Norwescon a strong healthy convention. This could be as little as volunteering for a couple of hours at the convention, to joining us on the convention committee to help plan each year’s convention.</p>
<p>One of things we were very excited about last year was the use of Maxi’s Bar at the top of the tower for night time events. We had hoped that we would be able to continue this in future years, but the cost for Norwescon to use this space for the 2 nights turned out to be much higher than anticipated. In today’s tight economy the executive team and myself felt that the cost was too high for an age-restricted venue that only a small portion of the membership used last year.</p>
<p>We will continue to work with the hotel, to see what we can do on improving the relationship between the Maxi’s patrons and our membership, as we know this is a concern for a number of you. I would love to hear back from our membership if they felt we made the right choice regarding the Maxi’s Bar; please send me any comments you might have on this or any other Norwescon issue to chair@norwescon.org</p>
<p>I hope to see you all at the convention this coming April.</p>
<p><em>Shawn Marier <br />Norwescon 34 Chairman</em></p>
<p><strong>Would you like to promote your club?</strong></p>
<p>Then reserve space to run a social in Hospitality. You can have 1 or 2 hours or more. Just contact Personnel@norwescon.org and let us know more about your group and how we can help you.</p>
<h2>Norwescon 34 Art Show</h2>
<p>We are planning another amazing art show for you again for Norwescon 34. We are once again bringing you great local talent, as well as new artists, which we hope will create an exciting art show for you this year. We are thrilled to feature this year’s Artist Guest of Honor, Kinuko Y. Craft. Ms. Craft has won numerous national awards, including 4 Chesleys, gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, and is a Spectrum Grand Master. She is also the illustrator for many of the books by this year’s writer guest of honor, Patricia A. McKellip. We are excited and honored to have Ms. Craft as our Artist Guest of Honor this year.</p>
<p>Something new and exciting is happening this year at the Norwescon art show: students. Norwescon is sponsoring scholarship programs this year; one for Tyee High School, which is located less than a mile from our location, and another for the Northwest School of Art in Poulsbo. Art will be displayed in our art show and judged at Norwescon for the awarding of the scholarships. We are pleased that we are able to support the up-and- coming science fiction and fantasy artists of the future, and hope we can continue this program for years to come.</p>
<p>News for artists: All of the information that you need to sign up for the art show is on our website at norwescon.org/exhibitors. If you have any questions always feel free to contact us directly. You can reach us at artshow@norwescon.org.</p>
<p>The art show is looking for more great volunteers. Become part of the team who through their hard work make the art show fun and successful. If you are interested in joining us, we would love to hear from you.</p>
<p><em>Doug and Pat <br />Booze Art Show Managers</em></p>
<p>For Artshow sign up information go to: norwescon.org/exhibitors/ or email: artshow@norwescon.org</p>
<h2>Fantasy of the Mind</h2>
<p>Norwescon 34 invites you to explore Fantasy of the Mind. First, PSIence Guest of Honor Marie D. Jones helps us explore paranormal phenomenon. With her help, we can delve deeper into the Time Prompt Phenomenon, look at various psychic possibilities, find out what might happen in 013, and examine Déjà-vu. Marie’s books explore these ideas, and more, through anecdotes, research, and history. Marie is also co-host on the popular Dreamland radio show interviewing luminaries in the fields of the paranormal, science, unknown anomalies, and alternative history.</p>
<p>Next, Author Guest of Honor Patricia A. McKillip guides us on a fantastical journey to the realms of fairyland. Behind the world we see, there are other worlds, and Patricia McKillip takes us there. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award, and Mythopoeic Award, and have received numerous nominations for a variety of awards; in 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. In addition to her well-know Riddlemaster trilogy, she has published more than 20 other novels and a number of short stories.</p>
<p>Artist Kinuko Y. Craft will show us those worlds, and more, through her stunning paintings. Her work can be found on book covers, opera posters, fairy tale books, covers for many national magazines such as Time, Newsweek and The National Geographic, and has been added to the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. She is internationally recognized for her work and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2008.</p>
<p>Spotlight Publisher PYR books, with just five years under their belts, has a firm handle on Fantasy. The Science Fiction and Fantasy arm of Prometheus Books, PYR encourages you to “ignite your imagination.”</p>
<p>Finally, Special Guests of Honor Jim and Shannon Butcher. Jim Butcher takes you on a walk down the wild and fantastical streets of...Chicago. The Dresden Files, Jim’s gritty Urban Fantasy series, brings the supernatural right into the middle of a major American city. These novels, along with the Codex Alera series and Jim’s other books, take us through a variety of fantasy realms. Perhaps, when we see him in April, we can convince him to tell us about the strange and wondrous land of Missouri, where he lives. Shannon K. Butcher has two series in print the romantic suspense Delta Force Trilogy and an ongoing paranormal romance series “The Sentinel Wars.” Ms. Butcher entered the world of authorship after discovering her love of systems translated well to the writing of plots.</p>
<p>In addition to our wonderful guests, a huge crew of pros and panelists will be serving up a ton of great panel programming. Also this year, Studio Foglio will be presenting a Girl Genius radio play, our popular “Let’s Make A Movie!” work shop is back, and we have some fantastic musical performances lined up. Prepare to be mesmerized, by Fantasy of the Mind.</p>
<p><em>SunnyJim Morgan <br />Programming Director</em></p>
<h2>Hotel Corner</h2>
<p>Hotel rooms sold out faster than ever for Norwescon 34! Norwescon officially exceeded its contracted room block on October 4, and over 2000 room nights have been booked. We have arranged an alternate room block and special Norwescon rate with the DoubleTree’s sister hotel down the street. Using the code NOR will garner you a $129.00 per night rate at the Hilton. Other area hotels also offer special Norwescon rates, but it is important to book early. Check the website for more information. Also, if you’ve reserved a room that you know you won’t need, consider offering your reservation on the Norwescon Forum so that other members can benefit.</p>
<p>Reservations for suites, party rooms, and family rooms have begun being distributed on a first come first serve basis as of 12:01 AM on November 1, 2010, to members who wrote to hotels@norweson.org. This is also the address you should write to if you encounter any problems whatsoever interacting with the hotel! More information about reserving suites is available on the Hotel page at Norwescon.org. There are still parlor suites and family rooms available at the DoubleTree.</p>
<p>Finally, to pass the time, you can write a limerick about the DoubleTree and send it to hotels@norwescon.org. If it’s funny, we will giggle!</p>
<p><em>Kevin Black & Scott Surber <br />Hotel Liaisons</em></p>
<h2>Special Events Potpourri</h2>
<h3>Masquerade</h3>
<p>The Masquerade is looking for two types of Volunteers: assistants and performers.</p>
<p>The assistants help make the show go off without a problem. There is a need for Stage Ninjas (must be 16+ yrs.), Den Parents, Ushers, Door Guards, etc. If you would like to help, please contact the Masquerade Director. You will become a part of Company Lumbo- Tire for the weekend.</p>
<p>The performers are up on stage showing off the costumes that make up the meat of our show. If you have a costume you would like to present, one that will impress the audience and judges, then this option is for you. No experience required, there is time to ask questions and practice in advance of the event.</p>
<p>Come one. Come all. Let us make this one of the Best Masquerades ever.</p>
<h3>Thursday Stargate Scavenger Hunt</h3>
<p>For those of you that enjoy Stargate, and all of the spinoff series, have we got a game for you. Do you recognize all of the glyphs on the 3 Stargates? Could you pick them out of a picture? Well, you will get the chance with this game.</p>
<p>Check back on the website closer to the convention (con) for more information. At the con, please check the program book for more info on participating in the Stargate Scavenger Hunt.</p>
<h3>Thursday Good Bye Evergreen, Hello Grand 3!!!</h3>
<p>That’s right folks the Fannish Fetish Fashion show is taking over the grand ballroom! This year we plan to make the show BIG BETTER and even more BADASS! Let’s celebrate the move with a costume contest! We want to see you in your grandest fetish attire. Prizes will be awarded to the grandest of the grand. Also keep an eye on the NWC website for show and designer updates.</p>
<h3>Sunday Event</h3>
<p>For the Sunday Event, Special Events is looking to host a Paranormal Fair with a Psychic and Supernatural theme. We are hoping to locate people knowledgeable in palmistry, tarot cards, runes, iChing, numerology charts, horoscopes and things of that nature, as well as ghost hunters and paranormal or spiritual consultants. If you have any contacts or know anyone willing to volunteer their services, please forward their information to specialevents@norwescon.org or have them contact us via the website.</p>
<h3>Scheduled Gaming</h3>
<p>Norwescon 34 Scheduled Gaming returns with your favorite tabletop, card and miniature war games. We provide some of the earliest scheduled events at the convention, and keep going until the con doors close! This year we will have longer hours to fill with even more games.</p>
<p>If you want to schedule a game or three, contact us at specialevents@norwescon.org and we’ll reserve table space for you, as well as post information about your game in advance at the Norwescon web site. If you want us to try to find someone to run a game for you, contact us as well. We’d happily hear from both individuals and game companies wishing to present their products through demo or regular games.</p>
<p>As always, if space allows, you’re welcome to come in and play any of the pickup games in our Gaming Library, or start a game with your friends.</p>
<p>In addition to great games provided by dozens of game masters, we will have a Grand Prize drawing for everyone who participates in or runs a scheduled game. Details and pictures will be provided at a later date.</p>
<p>Come on up to our gaming rooms and see what’s going on!</p>
<p><em>Kathi Pickett, <br />Scheduled Gaming Lead</em></p>
<p>Schedule a game now contact: sepecialevents@norwescon.org</p>
<h2>Thursday Dances</h2>
<p>Norwescon has an all-ages dance each night of the convention (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) for those of you who like to plan your convention in advance here’s a brief description of what is planned for these dances at this time.</p>
<h3>Thursday – Thursday Night Hoedown</h3>
<p>This ain’t your parents’ square dance! Put on your best dancing shoes and help us kick off Norwescon with DJ mc300baud and his eclectic mix of tracks. Expect the unexpected as he spins rave, wave, goth, alternative, rock, electronica, and more late into the night. He won’t let up until the cows come home.</p>
<h3>Friday – Carnaval de Stardance</h3>
<p>Come celebrate Mardi Gras-style as DJ Request and DJ Rohkan spin the mixes deep into the night. Don’t forget to attend the mask making panel earlier in the day to create your very own mask for the ball . . . or be one of the first 150 people to the door and get a free Mardi Gras mask.</p>
<h3>Saturday - it’s Saturday Night!!!!</h3>
<p>Join our new DJ Dancin’ Dan as he plays for you the best party hits of all time.</p>
<p>You’ll hear it all from the rock & roll hits of the 50s, to the Motown sound of the 60s.</p>
<p>Party to the disco era of the 70s and the new wave sound of the 80s.</p>
<p>Show off your moves to the urban pop of the 90s and hip-hop sounds that kicked off the millennium.</p>
<p>Dan will also live up to his name by joining in on some popular group dances too.</p>
<p>Party on conventioneers!</p>
<p>The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention</p>
<p>NORWESCON 34 Fantasy of the Mind <br />April 21 - 24, 2011 <br />SeaTac Washington</p>
<p>norwescon.org</p>
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Volunteers!
Tell our volunteer coordinator what you learned in school
They'll teach you a fun way to put those skills to work
Win some really cool prizes while you're at it!
Grand Prize is a membership to Norwescon 35
Volunteers get priority seating at the Masquerade
Olympic 2
Thursday: 8pm - 10pm
Friday: 10am - 10pm
Saturday: 8am - 12am
Sunday: 8am - 4pm
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