Ad Astra
Toronto's annual science fiction convention
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Apr 09, 2010 12:00 AM
to Apr 11, 2010 12:00 AM |
Where | Crowne Plaza Hotel |
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From Friday night straight through to Sunday afternoon, there's always something to see or do at Ad Astra, whether your tastes run to intelligent discussions, relaxing and mingling with friends, meeting authors and other professionals, or enjoying live entertainment.
My schedule this year
What settings are overused and underused in SF, fantasy, and horror works? What would you like to see more of, and what have you seen enough of? If you are looking for more creative ideas for settings, where should you go? What works do you think have the most original settings? Rick Wilber, Karina Sumner-Smith, Gregory A. Wilson, Karl Schroeder, Derek Kunsken Sat 6:00 PM: How can authors effectively use cutting-edge science in their SF works? Chris A. Jackson (m), Derek Kunsken, Peter Watts, Karl Schroeder, Sat 7:00 PM: How SF has treated the connection between the body and the personality, from completely disconnected to very integrated. J. Keeping, Peter Watts, Karl Schroeder Sun 10:00 AM: How do you create a credible near future (up to 50 years from now)? What things are likely to change and what will stay the same? Technological and scientific changes aren’t the whole story. How do you incorporate probable or possible changes in the environment, economy and politics, culture and social mores into a believable future? Hayden Trenholm, Karl Schroeder, Rebecca Simkin Sun 2:00 PM: Does an average 14-year-old understand that The Forever War is really about Vietnam? Are such allusions wasted effort? Does a writer limit his or her shelf-life by tying work too closely to the present day? Robert J. Sawyer, Rick Wilber, Karl Schroeder, Ira Nayman, J.M. Frey Sun 3:00 PM: A.I. is a staple in SF. This panel discusses the current reality and probable future of artificial intelligence research J. Keeping, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl SchroederSame Old Settings
Putting the Science Into Science Fiction
Body and Person in SF
Writing the Future
Intersection Between SF and Contemporary Issues
A.I. in SF