Minicon45 Programming
Minicon 45 - Programming Brainstorm Page
Minicon is dead; long live Minicon! It's the Monday night Dead Dodo party and time to start brainstorming for next year.
Costuming
Costume Doctor
Bonnie and Seven help you deal with good costumes gone bad, wardrobe malfunctions and other costuming problems.
Easter Parade
In your Eeeeaster bonnet, with all the squids uponnnnit... miscellaneous finery, costumes, kazoo bands.
Music
Children's Concert
Music for children by Minnstf musicians.
Science Fiction & Miscellaneous
Writing in Somebody Else's Universe
Keeping the facts straight, getting the voice right.
Managing a Cast of Thousands
Books You Don't Expect to Get Back
What books do you buy over and over to give away to your friends? What's the best gift book you have ever received?
How to Get Laid at Minicon
Our traditional neofan panel.
Space Borne Life
(Chas) From Aliens without eyes to intelligent balloons, the next step is ... Ballad of Beta Two? (Sharon)
The Whole World as "The Village"
Number 2's dream voiced to Number 6 in the 1967 Prisoner episode "Chimes of Big Ben". While we might not be numbers, as a series of database entries that risk theft of identity & individuality, spyware in communications technology & cameras everywhere, among other things we've come to accept, yet guard against invading our privacy today, how well did McGoohan predict this New Global Village in which we live
Booze and Science Fiction
Alcohol has a special place in s.f. fandom (smoooooth) and has also played a key part in a surprising amount of classic s.f. and fantasy. Remember a Bicycle Built for Brew? Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster anybody? An associated workshop or lab for this panel has also been suggested. There are several directions that this could take: a workshop on creating (and more important, naming) new mixed drinks; serious discussion of single malt scotch (preferably with samples); or a panel of con bartenders sharing their favorite stories.
My Mind, It’s Going: Memory Loss in Science and Fiction
From Flowers For Algernon to the popular pre-teen video game Kingdom Hearts, memory loss has a place in SF and fantasy. Sometimes it’s just a plot device, and badly researched at that. But sometimes, intentionally or not, it taps into our deepest fears of loss of self. We will discuss stories that deal with memory loss, and why they are important in an age when Alzheimer’s seems to always be on the news.