M52 Programming Brainstorm

The following is the list of panels ideas for Minicon 52.

To sign up to be a panelist, send an email to programming@minicon52.mnstf.org Your email should include the titles of the panels that you are interested in, schedule limitations, and whether or not you would consider moderating any of the panels that you're volunteering for. If you are an author and would like to schedule a reading and/or signing, send an email to the same address.

The following panels are most in need of panelists

Art

Exploring Creativity

What does it mean to be creative? Are we all creative, or just some of us? Can creativity be learned? What's "sense of wonder"?

Striking a Pose

Based on this post [1] by Jim Hines. Examining the way women are portrayed on SF/F book covers. In particular - Are these poses realistic? Can they be replicated by a male body? What do such images say about the portrayal of women (even in books with strong female protagonists) in SF/F?

Intersection of Art and Law

With J. Boone Dryden

The Creative Process

So you're going to make something. Our experts will give you all the info you need to be completely successful EVERY TIME! ;)

Fandom and Zeitgeist

Birds of a Feather

An opportunity for people to suggest group discussions on a topic