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Sunday Programming

 

 

Scheduled Gaming   6:00 a.m.         Cascade 11 & 12

Board games! Card games! Table top and live action roleplaying games! No matter what your game is, we have a place for you.  If the game you want to play isn’t on the schedule, talk to one of our staff and we’ll get a table and signup sheet set up for you in the Cascade rooms.

Pro Roy

 

Open Gaming            8:00 a.m.         Rotunda 1 & 2

Board games! Card games! Table top and live action roleplaying games! No matter what your game is, we have a place for you.  If you just want some table space to play with friends, the Rotunda is available for open gaming all weekend on a first-come first-serve basis.

Pro Roy

 

Gaming For ‘Tween Girls    9:00 a.m.         Cascade 6

Gamers used to be viewed as packs of nerdy boys in basements, but the gaming demographic has changed. Our panel of gaming experts discusses how the gaming industry is now opening up with gaming opportunities for younger girls.

Jeff Combos, Donna “Danicia” Prior, Teeuwyn Woodruff, Mickey Schulz

 

Developing SF/F Worlds      9:00 a.m.         Cascade 7

Creatures and their habitats, etc. We take into account some of the basic principles of ecology in making up alien or fantasy worlds. Predators, prey, food chains, etc. Also discuss some of the odder ecologies and critters of good old earth. You know that guy who keeps pointing out that you have too many "top predators" in your stories or games? Does he have a point ... or is he just being obnoxious again? What do asteroid worms eat between those occasional space ships?

Larry Lewis, Jim Kling, Warren Hammond

 

Growing Artistically Through Crisis          9:00 a.m.         Cascade 10

Your spouse left you, your dog died, and the bank repossessed your pickup. If you're not a country-western singer, what do you do?

M.K. Hobson, Mark J. Ferrari, Lizzy Shannon

 

Writing for Comics   10:00 a.m.       Cascade 4

Somewhere between novels and screenplays can be found the comic book. How does one write for the comics? What's the difference between script-first and plot-first? Can you write for comics if you have no artistic talent whatsoever? How do you break into the field in the first place?

Donna Barr, Jeff Grubb, Paul Chadwick

 

The Continuing Evolution of Water Color 10:00 a.m.       Cascade 5

A continuing discussion from last year on the techniques, value, and popularity of the use of water color as a medium.

Christine D. Winters, Douglas Herring, Michaela Eaves

 

Family Friendly Games        10:00 a.m.       Cascade 6

Panel experts discuss what makes a family friendly game and what options are out there for the family that wants a chance to play together.

Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix, Eva-Lise Carlstrom, Jeremy Holcomb, Mike Selinker

 

Eco-Disaster Literature        10:00 a.m.       Cascade 7

Have we moved from science fiction cautionary tales to science fact? How much more will it take before we listen?

Pat MacEwen, Bridget Coila, Annie Morton

 

The Fannish Community On Line  10:00 a.m.       Cascade 8

From parsing every detail of every sci-fi and fantasy script out of Hollywood to debates on production stills for movies that don't come out for another year, on-line fandom has become a force to be reckoned with and even courted. With threats of boycott of Twentieth Century Fox over Watchmen as an example, how will fandom use its online power to advance the cause of science fiction and fantasy?

Ryan K. Johnson, Michael Martinez, Amanda Cherry, Leo Roberts

 

Surface Embellishments – Taking it from Ordinary to Extraordinary   10:00 a.m.       Cascade 9

Slavishly follow a commercial pattern and you may end up with just a sewn garment. Learn how to add period detail touches to your garments that will make your costumes pop visually and have a look of historical accuracy.

Katrina Marier, Garth Stubbs, Julie Zetterberg, Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Hall

 

Who Wants to Live Forever?           10:00 a.m.       Cascade 10

What is the appeal of being able to live on and on? Fantasy literature has speculated on immortality in many kinds of characters, see what other authors have had to say and share your thoughts…

Chris Konker, Renee Stern, David Shoemaker

 

What If Super Science Were True?            10:00 a.m.       Evergreen 4

…like FTL drives, time-travel, immortality…all that really good stuff!

David Nassett, David Nasset, Sr., James C. Glass, Elton Elliott

 

Easter Egg Hunt       10:00 a.m.       Olympic 1

Easter Egg Hunt for members aged 4 and under.

LouAnna Valentine, Kim Poua

 

Amtgard         10:00 a.m.       Grand 3

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!! Stop by and see Amtgard, a Live Action Role Playing (LARP) game, complete with full character classes, magic, archery and boffer safe contact combat. You can see all that Amtgard has to offer from the crafted medieval clothing, jewelry and armor, how to make our boffer weapons and arrows, and anyone 14+ is welcome to participate. We will be giving a full and interactive demonstration of our organization, as well as giving instruction on how to fight within our padded combat system.

 

Easter Egg Hunt       10:30 a.m.       Olympic 1

Easter Egg Hunt for members aged 5 to 8 years.

LouAnna Valentine, Kim Poua

 

Who Wants To Be a Super Hero?  11:00 a.m.       Cascade 4

Movies, comics, and art inspire us to action, but how do you create a credible look for yourself? We will share techniques for well-fitting, comfy garments for all body types, including body suits that you can use as a base for many of your other costumes.

Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Hall, Neil T. Duttkin, Janet Borkowski, Julie Haehn

 

Which Program?       11:00 a.m.       Cascade 5

Panelists will talk about different computer art programs, and their strengths and weaknesses.

Rob Carlos, Kevin Radthorne, Cory & Catska Ench, Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson

 

Lessons from the Pulps       11:00 a.m.       Cascade 6

From science fiction to sword and sorcery, many of the genres celebrated in modern gaming took form in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Drop by for a discussion of pulp classics and how gamers can swipe classic ideas for their own gaming. Panelists have been encouraged to bring plenty of pulp magazines for the audience to appreciate and enjoy.

Erik Mona, Jeff Combos, James Jacobs, Ogre Whiteside

 

Can Fandom Save the Universe: Part 2     11:00 a.m.       Cascade 7

Many of us grew up loving science fiction and fantasy; we are nerds. We love to read, watch movies, TV, plays, play games, view and create art, and many of us are very creative. We still have the "child like wonder of the universe". We are children for such a short time, what if more children didn't try to grow up fast, or weren't pushed to growing up so fast? If we worked to keep the "wonder" alive and active, more people would be so busy reading, writing, and networking the nerd ways that they won't have time to commit crimes. We would all be on life-long Quests of Learning. It's a fantastic vision of the future and we can make it happen.

Michael Citrak, Karen Rall, Spring Schoenhuth, Leo Roberts

 

Too Many Ideas?      11:00 a.m.       Cascade 8

How much stuff can you stuff in one book? Can there be too many goshwowwhatakeenthing ideas, under any circumstances? How can the trade-offs between difficult material and transparency be balanced? Can readers be given more than they can handle? How can the reluctant reader be coaxed along?

Mark J. Ferrari, Kim Ritchie, Leah R. Cutter

 

Twitter, Facebook or Myspace       11:00 a.m.       Cascade 9

Using Web 2.0 for promotion. What works? What doesn’t work?

Leslie Howle, Cat Rambo, Donna Barr, MH (“Maggie”) Bonham

 

Acting in horror, it can be very good, really         11:00 a.m.       Cascade 10

Examples of horror films with great acting: they are out there. Panelists will talk about the extra effort that is needed to perform realistically in horror.

K.L. Young, Jenna Pitman, Andrew Migliore, Julie Hoverson

 

Advances in Replicators      11:00 a.m.       Evergreen 4

With the recent announcement that a desktop fabricating machine had built most of its own parts, can the Star Trek replicators be far behind?

G. David Nordley, Bob Crichton

 

Easter Egg Hunt       11:00 a.m.       Olympic 1

Easter Egg Hunt for members aged 9 to 12 years.

LouAnna Valentine, Kim Poua

 

Movie Previews         11:30 a.m.       Evergreen 1 & 2

Keith Johnson

 

Art & Charity Auction          11:30 a.m.       Grand 2

Join our auctioneers for the Norwescon 32 Art Auction, as they convince you to purchase art for a good cause.

 

Gaming in the Mainstream  Noon   Cascade 6

In the early days, if you said you were a gamer, people immediately thought, “devil worshipper” or “computer nerd”. These days, games are becoming more integral to mainstream literature, TV, and culture. How did this happen? Come join the discussion with our panelists about why gaming isn’t just for geeks anymore…

Julie Haehn, Jeff Combos, Shelly Mazzanoble, Teeuwyn Woodruff, Mike Selinker

 

Net Hook-ups            Noon   Cascade 7

Online relationships: good or bad? Does the bad outweigh the neutral or even good experiences? Some tips on Net safety and warning signs. ALL AGES

Mickey Schulz, Donna “Danicia” Prior

 

Writing Essentials: Feedback         Noon   Cascade 8

This panel is intended for beginning/intermediate writers in a craft that can suffer from lack of feedback: all about writing groups, writing buddies, and writer's workshops.

Patrick Swenson, James C. Glass, Carol Berg, Grá Linnaea, Renee Stern

 

The End of Copyright: Can the Arts Survive the Digital Age?   Noon   Cascade 9

Can we continue to protect intellectual property? Should we? If we don't, how will human creativity change? How will creative humans eat!?

Donna Barr, Roberta Gregory, Sean K. Reynolds, Vladimir Verano

 

Hats, Headdresses, and, Crowns. Oh My!            Noon   Cascade 10

This panel is all about making “Stuff That Goes On Your Head”! Come learn how to recreate the exotic hats and headgear from the High Renaissance to Television’s Dune.

Terri ‘Sprite’ Specht, Garth Stubbs, Janet Borkowski, Vicki Glover

 

Maille 102       Noon   Cascade 13

Hands-on expansion of the basic chainmaille class, teaching angles, drop-ins, and other more advanced techniques.

Joseph Hill

 

Hands-on Interactive Education in SF/F    Noon   Evergreen 3

Students, educators and parents are invited to explore how experiential learning can bring your favorite Science Fiction subject matter to life. Our team of education experts will advise and delight you with their creative approach to making learning fun and interactive.

Spring Schoenhuth, G.Robin Smith, Eva-Lise Carlstrom, Cymbric Early-Smith

 

Foreground/Background     Noon   Evergreen 4

Join the panelists as they discuss how to develop the most impact and enhance the images in your art.

Larry Lewis, John R. Gray III, Michaela Eaves

 

Those Who Forget History – Are Just Plain Doomed…  1:00 p.m.        Cascade 4

Panelists will explore “Lost-History” themes like those illustrated in Professor Tolkien’s work as a means to inspire up and coming authors and screenwriters, as well as History and Humanities students of all ages.

Cymbric Early-Smith, Chris Pramas

 

Old Paint for a New Palette 1:00 p.m.        Cascade 5

Please come and share your favorite old techniques, as well as the new ones that you have just discovered.

Christine D. Winters, Cory & Catska Ench

 

Robots' Rights          1:00 p.m.        Cascade 6

The real reason we want AI is that we want perfect slaves. Whether they be butlers, bodyguards, intelligent sex toys or whatever, we want Jeeves-like competence with hard-wired loyalty and obedience. We want all that without the moral issues involved in enslaving people, but is there a paradox in that? Is it possible for machines (i.e., any combination of hardware and software) to be smart enough to do what we really want them to do without also being self-aware enough to have "human" rights?

Ted Butler, David Shoemaker

 

LGBT in Fandom      1:00 p.m.        Cascade 7

Do you feel welcome? What draws LGBT to the world of science fiction fandom? Do you feel safer exposing your sexual orientation here than in the mundane world? A discussion of what’s its like to be queer in fandom. ALL AGES

Mickey Schulz, Loree Parker, Ciarán Cain

 

Where Do You Get Your Ideas … and other questions for writers        1:00 p.m.        Cascade 8

"Where do you get your ideas?" is the number one question asked of writers. In this panel, writers at various stages in their career answer this question and others about how they tap the creative process from idea to finished product.

Rhiannon Held, Renee Stern, Lisa Mantchev, Robert J. Sawyer, James C. Glass

 

Mixing Realities        1:00 p.m.        Cascade 9

First there was Reality, then Virtual Reality, but what happens when they collide in Augmented Reality? Mixing the real and the virtual.

Karen Rall, Chris Konker

 

Glitz it up – a Beginners Primer     1:00 p.m.        Cascade 10

Glitzy, glittery, and gaudy techniques that will make your costume stand out. Learn about materials and basic techniques for adding sparkle, shine and focus to your hall or masquerade costume.

Julie Zetterberg, Terri ‘Sprite’ Specht, Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Hall, Vicki Glover

 

Fandance Film Festival        1:00 p.m.        Evergreen 1 & 2

Welcome to the Tenth Annual Fandance Film festival, hosted at Norwescon 32! Ten years of madness, ten years of filmmaking, ten years of seeing all the latest, the greatest, the funniest, the weirdest, and the most bleeding, squealing, giant smashing, robot-crashing edge entertainment still available without extensive tipping (mind you, we're not saying "no"…). The Festival is a celebration of low- and no-budget cinema, brought to wondrous lurching life by amateur filmmakers from all around the Pacific Northwest.

More than just the movies, this 120-minute extravaganza of entertainment also includes the filmmakers, to regale you with terrifying tales of their productions. Be there or be a regular right quadrilateral!

The Fandance Film Festival is the final terrifying phase of the Let's Make a Movie Workshop. The Workshop walks participants through every step of making a movie, from conception to the premiere of the finished product. This year at Norwescon also marks the ten year anniversary of the Let's Make a Movie Workshop!

Edward Martin III

 

World Science Fiction Conventions           1:00 p.m.        Evergreen 3

The World Science Fiction Convention is the granddaddy of all conventions. Who puts it on, where is it held, how are the Hugos awarded? Come visit with some people who have volunteered at various Worldcons and participated in the bidding (location selection) process to find out the answers to these and other common questions about the Worldcon.

Linda Deneroff, John Lorentz, Bobbie DuFault, Suzanne Tompkins

 

Housefilk, Filkcon, and Filking at a Gencon          1:00 p.m.        Evergreen 4

So, you like filking at Norwescon. Would you be interested in going to a housefilk? How about the local filk con? What is unique to Norwescon, and what is it missing compared to other Filk venues?

Beth Runnerwolf, Juliana McCorison

 

Easter Carnival         1:00 p.m.        Olympic 1

LouAnna Valentine, Kim Poua

 

Fannish Memorial     2:00 p.m.        Cascade 4

This is a fan memorial: an event where fans can gather to remember and honor those in the fandom and the SF/F field who passed away during the previous year. We invite all of you to join us in celebrating their lives.

Michael Citrak

 

Alien Anatomy          2:00 p.m.        Cascade 5

They don’t look like us.

Larry Lewis, H. Ed Cox, Rob Carlos, Rebecca Schumacher Cox

 

Alternative Scene Etiquette 2:00 p.m.        Cascade 6

The etiquette for alternative culture events has become much more important in recent years. As the Goth, Con and Kink scenes seem to both blend and diverge, so can the rules that apply to the appropriate social behaviors. Come and join the discussion!

Alexia Roy, Mickey Schulz, Ogre Whiteside, Doug “DJ Eternal Darkness” Carter, Andrew Herington

 

The Internet is for Porn       2:00 p.m.        Cascade 7

Is this true? What percentage of your time is spent surfing for sexually explicit material? Do Net Nanny type programs really work? What defines pornographic content? Who should decide which content is suitable for whom? 18+ with ID

Robert Grey, Russell Harmon

 

Why Super Heroes Don’t Wear Capes – Writing Action Scenes for Characters in Costume 2:00 p.m.            Cascade 8

This panel is a demo of things you can and can't do in a costume, which when plotting a story can make the difference between a believable and a laughable scenario in a book or a game. How would a character in full armor really fight in a battle? How about a fencing duel while wearing capes? A tightly corseted woman putting on a pair of boots? Our panelists will bring props to let you test some movements you could only imagine until now.

JoAnne Kirley, Carmen Beaudry, Richard Stephens, Cat Rambo

 

Masquerade Debriefing       2:00 p.m.        Cascade 10

Come and tell us what we did well and how we can improve the Masquerade in the future. Any awards or trophies not picked up at the masquerade will be available at this meeting. Please stop by and pick yours up.

Trent Lum

 

Heroic Verse  2:00 p.m.        Evergreen 3

A discussion of how epic heroes are celebrated in word and song. The role of the bard and the storyteller in oral traditions that prize personal glory. How the use of poetry can enhance historical and fantasy settings.

Andrew Dolbeck, Darragh Metzger

 

Trouble Clef Jam      2:00 p.m.        Evergreen 4

A Norwescon tradition. Join our pros, and anyone else that cares to join in, for a fun musical jam.

Juliana McCorison, Vixy & Tony, Jeffrey Hitchin, Rich Glover

 

Scavenger Hunt Finals         2:00 p.m.        Salon

The teams have been hunting all weekend to find all the items on the list. Now it is time for them to present what they have found to the judges. Sometimes it is not what you find, but how you present it that will determine the winner.

Sheye Blaze

 

Specialty Costuming for Theater and Film           3:00 p.m.        Cascade 4

Costuming for the stage is more than just recreating a period look on a budget. Many practical considerations must often be worked into a costume. Vigorous fight scenes, flying characters, and very fast clothing changes are just a few of the challenges. Learn how stage and movie designers use their skill to make costumes perform as hard as the actors do.

Richard Stephens, Carmen Beaudry, Anita Taylor, JoAnne Kirley

 

Game Publishing Goes Digital        3:00 p.m.        Cascade 7

Pdfs “versus” print. Blogs. Online content. Podcasts. More and more gaming companies are finding a way to move their marketing, and even their products, onto the internet. What does this mean for the future of the gaming industry? What does it mean for your local gaming store?

Chris Pramas, Donna “Danicia” Prior, Randall N. Bills, Jeff Combos, Erik Mona

 

Scary Music   3:00 p.m.        Cascade 10

Great horror soundtracks and the importance of music in horror.

Eric Morgret, Julie Hoverson

 

Onions & Roses        4:00 p.m.        Evergreen 3 & 4

What did you like? What didn’t you like? Come tell us. Please. If you have ideas how to improve this convention, we want to hear it.

 

Closing Ceremonies 5:00 p.m.        Evergreen 3 & 4

The time and place where we wrap it all up. Come say goodbye to our Guests of Honor, and bid farewell to Norwescon for one more year.

William Sadorus, Richard Baker, Todd Lockwood, Geno Salvatore