Cryptic ConFusion
One of my favourite cons, and we'll be attending again this year!
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When |
Jan 23, 2009 12:35 PM
to Jan 25, 2009 12:35 PM |
Where | Troy Marriott, Detroit, MI |
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My schedule
Saturday, January 24
10:00 AM
Salon E LITERARY - Playing with Genre Conventions (1 hr.)
Tobias
Buckell, Jim Hines, Karl Schroeder, Doselle Young and Jim Frenkel [M]
How can we take the mundane and shopworn conventions of science
fiction, fantasy and horror and reinvent them?
Noon
Salon H LITERARY - Setting: Haven't I been here before? (1 hr.)
Violette
Malan [M], Karl Schroeder, Catherine Shaffer, Doselle Young and Jim
Frenkel How important is setting to a reader's understanding and
enjoyment of the story? Is setting the real difference between S and
SF? Are we overusing the settings we have, and are there any new ones?
3:00 PM
Salon E LITERARY - Big Brother is Watching You! (1 hr.)
Cory
Doctorow, David Rozian, Steve Buchheit, Karl Schroeder [M], Catherine
Shaffer Personal privacy in the electronic age we now have or will have
chips on everything we own including pets, where is this all going? Is
it a good thing or a bad thing?
4:00 PM
Salon E LITERARY - Meet the New Medium (1 hr.)
Cat
Rambo, Tobias Buckell [M], Karl Schroeder and Dave Klecha Games are as
much a part of the younger generations entertainment mix as books
writing for/about games.
5:00 PM
Salon E MASS AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH SESSION
After a little bit of set-up Cryptic ConFusion's authors will be lined up to sign your books.
Sunday, January 25
10:00 AM
Salon G LITERARY - Wuffies? Total meltdown? Libertarianism? (1 hr.)
Cory
Doctorow, Paul Melko [M], Karl Schroeder and Mathew Stewart-Fulton The
actual future of economics what are some current ideas on where the
world economy is headed.