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Ketstrait: /* Readings */

2013-03-11T03:40:19Z

Readings

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	===Dana Baird===		===Dana Baird===

			===Elizabeth Bear===

	===Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple===		===Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple===

Ketstrait: /* Play/Discuss the Original Mpls Dungeon */

2013-03-11T03:37:47Z

Play/Discuss the Original Mpls Dungeon

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	===GOH Interview: Fan GOH===		===GOH Interview: Fan GOH===

	===~~Play/Discuss~~ the Original Mpls Dungeon===		===Visit the Original Mpls Dungeon===
	Though the original developers of the game are no longer with us, some of their gamimng friends are still here. Here tales of the original Minneapolis D&D campaign and possibly play from the DM's notes.		Though the original developers of the game are no longer with us, some of their gamimng friends are still here. Here tales of the original Minneapolis D&D campaign and possibly play from the DM's notes.

Ketstrait: /* Science and Technology */

2013-03-11T03:35:17Z

Science and Technology

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	===Farmers in the Sky: Growing Food in Space===		===Farmers in the Sky: Growing Food in Space===
	Growing food in space is currently being researched by NASA. What plants might be best suited for space horticulture? And what animals might be initiated into an orbital or planetary colony?		Growing food in space is currently being researched by NASA. What plants might be best suited for space horticulture? And what animals might be initiated into an orbital or planetary colony?

	~~===Mars, Mars, Mars!===~~
	~~Martian biology or water on Mars or Curiosity's discoveries – tell us about Mars, we want to know!~~

	===Wait, What Do You Mean Pluto's Not a Planet?===		===Wait, What Do You Mean Pluto's Not a Planet?===
	The changing nature of scientific knowledge is perhaps one of the hardest aspects of the field for lay people (children or adult) to accept. New discoveries continually refine our understanding and sometimes result in a radical redefinition of our worldview. What are some of the most interesting/important conflicts arising from the introduction of new scientific ideas throughout history, and what is it about these ideas that has made them so difficult for so many to accept? What sorts of battles of this kind are we (still) fighting today?		The changing nature of scientific knowledge is perhaps one of the hardest aspects of the field for lay people (children or adult) to accept. New discoveries continually refine our understanding and sometimes result in a radical redefinition of our worldview. What are some of the most interesting/important conflicts arising from the introduction of new scientific ideas throughout history, and what is it about these ideas that has made them so difficult for so many to accept? What sorts of battles of this kind are we (still) fighting today?


	=The following panels have enough panelists to be viable, but may have room for more.=		=The following panels have enough panelists to be viable, but may have room for more.=

Ketstrait: /* Fandom and Zeitgeist */

2013-03-11T03:32:49Z

Fandom and Zeitgeist

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	===Community in the Information Age===		===Community in the Information Age===
	It used to be that all (or, at least, most) fans who attended a science-fiction convention could be reasonably sure that any other person they met would have read and seen (or listened to?) the same body of work that they themselves had – an easy way to bond and form community over shared experience. How do we, as fans, build community in this age of overwhelming choices and information, when you can no longer assume that everyone has seen or read something? How do you stay connected to fandom and the community when there is more out there than you could ever possibly see/read and more is being created all the time?		It used to be that all (or, at least, most) fans who attended a science-fiction convention could be reasonably sure that any other person they met would have read and seen (or listened to?) the same body of work that they themselves had – an easy way to bond and form community over shared experience. How do we, as fans, build community in this age of overwhelming choices and information, when you can no longer assume that everyone has seen or read something? How do you stay connected to fandom and the community when there is more out there than you could ever possibly see/read and more is being created all the time?

	~~===Geeks Always Want to Be Right===~~
	Admit it: you corrected the title as soon as you read it. Geeks often have a strong allegiance to getting the facts right, which can be constructive or destructive. (Or both or neither or sometimes one then later the other or...) When do we let this need assert itself? When do we resign ourselves to letting information stay wrong?

	===The Imposter Syndrome -- Do You Belong in the SF Community, or Are You Simply Faking It?===		===The Imposter Syndrome -- Do You Belong in the SF Community, or Are You Simply Faking It?===

Ketstrait: /* Art */

2013-03-11T03:31:24Z

Art

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	===Costuming Connection===		===Costuming Connection===
	How do I get started with costuming? How do I improve my beginner skills? What can I do with a simple sewing machine? Which features are cool to have on a more expensive, gadgety machine? What are some good costuming resources?		How do I get started with costuming? How do I improve my beginner skills? What can I do with a simple sewing machine? Which features are cool to have on a more expensive, gadgety machine? What are some good costuming resources?

	~~===Creating Book Art===~~
	A roundtable DIY event about art made with books. Bring your own book to be re-purposed with scissors, X-acto knives, gluesticks and embellishments. Weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth will be allowed only in the hallway.

	===Striking a Pose===		===Striking a Pose===

Ketstrait: /* Media */

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Media

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	===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===		===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===
	Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?		Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?

			===Unfilmable Science Fiction===
			How have advances in (special effects) technology changed which books we believe could never be made into movies? What are some good examples of books that we ''used'' to think couldn't be done, but now they've gone and done it (for better or for worse)?

	==Science and Technology==		==Science and Technology==

Ketstrait: /* Music */

2013-03-11T02:12:31Z

Music

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	===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===		===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===
	Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?		Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?

	~~==Music==~~

	~~===Filking for Fun===~~
	~~We did this last year~~

	==Science and Technology==		==Science and Technology==

Ketstrait: /* Recommended Graphic Stories of 2012 */

2013-03-11T02:07:15Z

Ketstrait: /* P.K. Dick in the New Millenium */

2013-03-11T01:45:25Z

P.K. Dick in the New Millenium

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	How to make it as a pro when your publisher asks you to handle your own promotion.		How to make it as a pro when your publisher asks you to handle your own promotion.

	===P.K. Dick in the New ~~Millenium~~===		===P.K. Dick in the New Millennium===

	Wherein lies the enduring appeal of the life and work of Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)?		Wherein lies the enduring appeal of the life and work of Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)?

Ketstrait: /* The Resurrection of P.K. Dick: Studies in the New Millenium */

2013-03-11T01:43:50Z

The Resurrection of P.K. Dick: Studies in the New Millenium

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	How to make it as a pro when your publisher asks you to handle your own promotion.		How to make it as a pro when your publisher asks you to handle your own promotion.

	===~~The Resurrection of~~ P.K. Dick~~: Studies~~ in the New Millenium===		===P.K. Dick in the New Millenium===
	~~The following substantive texts will provide the central focus on the burgeoning~~
	~~movement to canonize P.K.Dick:~~

	~~What if Our World is Their Heaven: The Final Conversations~~ of ~~Philip K. Dick (2000)~~		Wherein lies the enduring appeal of the life and work of Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)?
	~~Future Imperfect: Philip K. Dick at~~ the ~~Movies Jason Vest (2007) Praeger~~
	~~The Postmodern Humanism of Philip K. Dick Jason Vest (2009) Scarecrow~~
	~~The Search for Philip K. Dick Anne Dick (2010) Tachyon~~
	~~The Exegesis~~ of Philip K. Dick ~~Jonathan Lethem ed~~ (~~2011) Houghton Mifflin~~
	~~How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection~~ - ~~David Dufty (2012~~) ~~Holt~~

	===Sex in Science Fiction===		===Sex in Science Fiction===

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	===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===		===The Psychology of Batman, a Dark & Stormy Knight===
	Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?		Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why does he have a thing for bad girls? And why won't he just kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?

	~~===Recommended Graphic Stories of 2012===~~
	~~The Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story is still a young category. In addition~~
	~~to graphic novels, the category includes manga, bandes dessinées, and one-shot comic books. What publications appeared in 2012 that science fiction readers should know about?~~

	==Music==		==Music==