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Westercon 69

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Lisa Deutsch Harrigan

Auntie M
San Jose, California

https://harrigan.org

Treasurer to Fandom
Long time fan of Science Fiction and Fantasy- and Doctor Who.
Ask me about my Definitely Not in Kansas ribbons.

7:00am PDT

Hospitality - Breakfast Room 1555

9:00am PDT

Registration HalseyHelen Umberger

12:00pm PDT

Crafted into a Corner! SellwoodChin Chin • Janet Borkowski • Sandra King • Laura Sinclair McShane

2:00pm PDT

The Art of Theresa Mather Slideshow Jeff/AdamsTheresa Mather New Horizons HawthorneRoy Torley Fannish Inquisition RooseveltAndy Trembley • Ben Yalow

3:00pm PDT

Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson GOH: David D. Levine Reading Ross IslandDavid D. Levine Nonconformists and Utopians: the Future of Offworld Settlements Jeff/AdamsDave Davis • Keith Henson • Charlie Stross

3:30pm PDT

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Reading MadisonMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

4:00pm PDT

Braids, Falls, and Hair Flowers WashingtonWolfcat The Celestia Space Simulation Program HawthorneRoy Torley

5:00pm PDT

Mad Science Jeff/AdamsBob Brown • Dave Davis • Fonda Lee • Andrew P Mayer

6:00pm PDT

Costumed Critters Dance Party MorrisonMeredith Cook • Wolfcat Make Your Own: Sonic Screwdriver, Shades, Lipstick? WashingtonJamie Bear • Karen Black • Emily Brier • Rebecca Ernst • Siobhan Ernst Opening Ceremony Mult/HollAlexander James Adams • Bobak Ferdowsi • David D. Levine • Lea Rush • John Scalzi • Charlie Stross

7:00pm PDT

Literary Beer GatherCtein Concert: PDX Broadsides PNW BallroomJessica Hebert • Christian Lipski • Hollyanna Smith McCollom

8:00pm PDT

GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Requests and Q&A PNW BallroomAlexander James Adams Brewery Crawls EventCharlie Stross

9:00pm PDT

Costume Improv Event SellwoodFrog Jones • A.M. Brosius • Johanna Mead • Abbie Normal Match Game SF Jeff/AdamsKevin Standlee • Jim Doty • Manny Frishberg • Andrew Fuller • Lynn Gold • Lisa Hayes • David D. Levine • Debra Stansbury

9:30pm PDT

Gallifreyan Lessons from the Time Lord Academy WashingtonKatie Klecker • Jess Knight • Paige Mackmer • Chantal Rochette

10:00pm PDT

Doctor Who Fandom Celebration: Tiptoe Through the TARDIS WashingtonJamie Bear • Katie Klecker • Ellen Klowden • Jess Knight • Chantal Rochette

10:00am PDT

Art Show Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby F*** Your Knight and the Horse He Rode in on: Fantasy Series Not Based on Medieval European Culture LincolnFrog Jones • Manny Frishberg • Emily Jiang • Petrea Mitchell International Space Flight – A New Cold War HawthorneAri Goldstein • Dan Dubrick • Hugh S. Gregory • G. David Nordley Dealers' Room Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby Fan Tables Ballroom Lobby

11:00am PDT

Nikola Tesla and the Tesla Coil 3 SistersDon Anderson Long Series - Why We Love Them, Why We Hate Them RooseveltEsther Jones • Stoney Compton • Mike Moscoe • Sara Mueller Visiting Food Carts Outside the Ballroom Lobby entrance Westercon Business Meeting Ross IslandKevin Standlee Westercon On-site Voting Ballroom Lobby

12:00pm PDT

GEAR Con Tea Parlour Gearcon ParlourFlori Lima-Steele GoH : John Scalzi Reading Ross IslandJohn Scalzi

1:00pm PDT

The Search for Water on Mars HawthorneRoy Torley The Scientist vs The Authors: Intellectual Brawl of the Century Mult/HollDavid D. Levine • Bobak Ferdowsi • John Scalzi • Charlie Stross

2:00pm PDT

Power Station Open House 3 SistersDon Anderson Ctein Reading MadisonCtein

3:00pm PDT

Star Trek Jeopardy Jeff/AdamsBobak Ferdowsi • Paul Guinan • John Scalzi Concert: Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff PNW BallroomJeff Bohnhoff • Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson

3:30pm PDT

Gerald D. Nordley Reading MadisonG. David Nordley

4:00pm PDT

The Past Year in the Rest of the World in Space SellwoodDan Dubrick • Hugh S. Gregory

5:00pm PDT

Concert: Jordin Kare PNW BallroomJordin Kare Super-Powered Television LincolnEsther Jones • Emily Jiang • Andrew P Mayer • John Shirley

6:00pm PDT

The Changing Face of the Computer Interface HawthorneHoward Davidson • Frank Hayes • Kenneth Lett • Roget Ratchford

7:00pm PDT

Masquerade Mult/HollDavid D. Levine • Alexander James Adams • Andrea Letourneau

11:00pm PDT

Bowie Tribute, From Jareth to Ziggy WashingtonJess Knight • Chad Budrow • Sheri Budrow • Ellen Klowden • Chantal Rochette • Richard Stephens

10:00am PDT

Goggles and Gears and Brown, Oh My SellwoodSteven Criss • Betty Bigelow • JD Hughes • Flori Lima-Steele • Johanna Mead Baen Traveling Roadshow BroadwayJim Minz Mars – The Dirt on Dirt HawthorneDave Davis • Dan Dubrick • Loretta McKibben • Sean Robinson

11:00am PDT

Art Show Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby Vacuum Tubes and the Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil 3 SistersDon Anderson SF as a Stealth Delivery Platform Ross IslandLiz Argall • Sunni Brock • James Glass • John Scalzi

12:00pm PDT

GEAR Con Tea Parlour Gearcon ParlourFlori Lima-Steele The Amish Approach to Changing Technology: The Error of Presumed Neutrality of Technology HawthorneAri Goldstein • Keith Henson • Guy Letourneau • Sara Stamey

1:00pm PDT

Parties at Cons BroadwayGene Armstrong • Lynn Gold • Frog Jones • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones Young Adult Fantasy We Read RooseveltEmily Jiang • tina connolly • Esther Jones • Fonda Lee Is Gibson Getting Out of Hand? HawthorneBob Brown • Jim Doty • Janet Freeman-Daily • Frank Hayes

1:30pm PDT

Johanna Mead Reading MadisonJohanna Mead

2:00pm PDT

Fiber Arts SellwoodBrigid Nelson • Elizabeth Adams • Janet Borkowski • Debra Stansbury Power Station Open House 3 SistersDon Anderson Hubble HawthorneLoretta McKibben Guest of Honor Autograph: David Levine AutographsDavid D. Levine

3:00pm PDT

GoH Concert: Alexander James Adams: Main Concert Mult/HollAlexander James Adams Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson Space Battles - Where Do They Happen? RooseveltHugh S. Gregory • Frog Jones • Kristin Landon • G. David Nordley • Charlie Stross Astrobiology and the Problem of the Fermi Paradox HawthorneCtein • Bobak Ferdowsi • James Glass • Jordin Kare

4:00pm PDT

Harry Potter Fandom Celebration: Accio Sequels and Prequels! WashingtonNora • Katie Klecker • Ellen Klowden • Jess Knight • Chantal Rochette • Ayla Jade Spillman • Katrina Spillman • Tristian Spillman

5:00pm PDT

Hayao Miyazaki Discussion Ross IslandDavid Boop • Bobak Ferdowsi • Lizzy D Hill • Katrina Spillman Terminator or Wall-E: What is the Future of AI? HawthorneHoward Davidson • William Hertling • Sean Robinson • Daniel H. Wilson

6:00pm PDT

Retro Robots Dance MorrisonMeredith Cook • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones Unconventional Costuming Tools SellwoodGeahk Burchill • Mark Chapman • Jesse Lagers • Johanna Mead • Richard Stephens Concert: Frank Hayes PNW BallroomFrank Hayes The Cabaret of Curiosities Mult/Holl

7:00pm PDT

Concert: Lynn Gold PNW BallroomLynn Gold Science Fiction Movies Ross IslandMichael Brugger • Jason LaPier • Tod McCoy • Jennifer Willis

8:00pm PDT

Touring Beer Establishments Event

9:00pm PDT

Match Game SF Jeff/AdamsKevin Standlee • Lynn Gold • Lisa Hayes • David D. Levine • Lee Moyer • Kevin Roche • Andy Trembley • Wolfcat

9:00am PDT

Art Show Exhibit Hall across from the main lobby

12:00pm PDT

Extreme Games MorrisonKyle Engen • Carol Mathewson Human Speciation in an Interstellar Culture HawthorneHoward Davidson • Hugh S. Gregory • Loretta McKibben • G. David Nordley

1:00pm PDT

Tesla Coil Demonstrations 3 SistersDon Anderson Space Travel and Religion HawthorneGregory Gadow • Guy Letourneau • Sean Robinson • Jennifer Willis

2:00pm PDT

Costume Exchange SellwoodAndrea Letourneau Whither conventions? BroadwayGene Armstrong • Mir Plemmons • Gibbitt Rhys-Jones • Tom Whitmore Onion and Orchids Ross IslandLea Rush • Helen Umberger

3:00pm PDT

Closing Ceremonies Mult/HollLea Rush

7:00pm PDT

GoH Science : Juno Viewing Party Jeff/AdamsBobak Ferdowsi

8:00pm PDT

Open Filking: Dead Dog OregonLinnea Thompson