OryCon 23

Pocket

Program

November 9 – 11, 2001

Contents

Food Guide – Inside the Hotel............................................. 3

Volunteers......................................................................... 3

Panel Details..................................................................... 4

Program Grids.................................................................. 29

Friday.......................................................................... 29

Saturday...................................................................... 31

Autographs.................................................................. 35

Sunday........................................................................ 37

OryCon 23 Program Participant List................................... 38

Gaming........................................................................... 53

Video Schedule................................................................ 60

OryCon 23 at a Glance..................................................... 64

Welcome to OryCon 23! Yet again, the usual suspects have been drafted… err, volunteered to bring this convention together. Registration and Pre-Reg are in the Main Floor Lobby of the hotel. Fan Tables and Volunteers are in the same general area as the Registration tables. Artifacts are there somewhere, too. We encourage you to visit the Volunteer table often, as you can win valuable prizes! J Refer to the Volunteers section below for details.

Upstairs is where a lot of the regular panels will occur, in the Klamath, Santiam, Wilson and Nehalem rooms. The Dealers’ Room is also up there, as well as the Music programming.

Downstairs, you’ll find the Art Show and the Gaming programs. For role-playing games not taking place in the Gaming area, you will still need to sign up there to participate.

The Interstate Wing (entrance right next to Registration) is where the non-panel OryCon rooms are located (although Nestucca has panels, and it’s down there, too.). The Fan Room, the Green Room, the Internet Café and the Office are all on the first floor of the Interstate Wing. Go to the Office if you have someone that needs to register after Registration Table hours. Lost & Found is also in the Office, as well as Security.

Have a great Con!

Illustrations are copyright Real Musgrave.

Hotel Map and Island Map by David Levine.

Most everything else, especially typos, are by Lea Rush.

Food Guide – Inside the Hotel

Coffee Garden

Good light entrée-type food. There’s an espresso machine there, too. J Service can get a little overwhelmed at times, so please be patient. 7:00am – Midnight Thursday, 7:00am to 1:00am Friday & Saturday, and 7:00am – Midnight again on Sunday.

Brickstone’s

11:30am – Midnight Thursday, 11:30am to 1:00am Friday & Saturday, and 11:30am – Midnight again on Sunday. Still good food, nice atmosphere.

Quiet Bar

Will be available for general Lounging and quiet conversation. Check the Daily ‘Zine for hours.

Volunteers

Here Be Dragons. Where be Volunteers?

Yes, it’s that part of OryCon that you knew would be coming. Each year there is a core of 20-30 people who work all year long to get OryCon started, but without Volunteers at OryCon we could not do the job.

You ask, "What’s in it for me?" Well, there are prizes that are usually donated by the dealers and other attendees of OryCon, but the biggest reward is know that you have contributed to the whole and made OryCon much more enjoyable for everyone. In other words you know you have made a difference.

We will be holding our drawing Sunday afternoonish. "How do I get entered into the drawing?" you ask. Well, it is fairly easy. For each hour you Volunteer, you will receive a raffle ticket. These tickets are then all thrown into a pot and drawn on Sunday afternoon. In effect, "The more you play the better your chances."

If you are interested in Volunteering in a specific area or department, let us know and we will do our best to make it happen. We know your time is Valuable, and We thank you for donating it.
Panel Details

12:00 PM	Fri
Santiam	The Economics of Writing: How Do The Economics Of Writing Affect What and How Fast You Write? Should you write what you care about or what you can sell? Are second & third re-writes worth the time or should you just get it out the door?
	Brigg, Patricia; Casil, Amy; Moscoe, Mike; Radford, Irene; Rosenblum, Mary
1:00 PM	Fri
Santiam	How To Write About Something You Don’t Really Know About. ….and you don’t want your publisher, editor or reader to find out. How to do basic research. Does the internet help? Then there’s the danger of just making it up.
	Duval, Dan; Elliott, Elton; Kemper, Bart; Lovett, Richard; Reed, Theresa A.
2:00 PM	Fri
Santiam	Creating Magical Worlds What happens when you replace science with magic?
	Brigg, Patricia; English, Craig; Johnson, Kij; Radford, Irene; York, Christina
Wilson	Reconciling Religion & Science Can Creationism and Darwinism co-exist? Can Paganism and spaceflight co-exist?
	Forsythe, Margaret; Gordon, Eve; Gross, Harold; Lohkamp, David; Slate, Glenn
Nehalem	Writing 101: The Fundamentals Of Writing And Preparing A Manuscript What are editors looking for in a manuscript and how do you write it?
	Bohnhoff, Maya; Koke, Jak; Rosenblum, Mary; Shannon, Lizzy
3:00 PM	Fri
Santiam	Breakup Of Microsoft: The Impossible Dream Will Microsoft breakup? What will happen if it does? Does anybody really care?
	Briggs, Mike; Gordon, Eve; Hayes, Frank; Herring, Doug; Noller, Brian
Wilson	Why Are There No PCs On Pluto (Why did SF over-predict Space and under-predict Computers) We should all be space colonists by now, but instead we have all these little boxes…where did all these computers come from?
	Duval, Dan; Elliott, Elton; Galloway, Tom; Moscoe, Mike; Read, Wolf
Nehalem	Political Activism: You Too Can Save Your Government If people end up with the government they deserve – how do you get the government you want?
	Bunnell, John; Forsythe, Margaret; Nisbet, Andrew; Reed, Theresa A.; Slate, Glenn
Umpqua	Language Creation Workshop Vowels, Consonants and Accents, Oh My!
	Bigelow, Betty
Nestucca	Reading 3:00 McKitterick Chris
4:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Trends In Gaming: Games Workshop Or Cheapass? Are we headed for a few high value games or lots of cheap ones?
	Baugh, Bruce; Mourson, Beth; Pryor-Brown, Anthony; Stackpole, Michael; Meyer, Tim J.
Santiam	Is Alternate History Becoming A Publishing Sub-Genre? An exploration into the trend of alternate history novels and series.
	Fiscus, James; Gilman, Laura Ann; Holt, Marilyn J.; Patten, Fred
Wilson	Trainwrecks - Disastercons: Legends & Lessons Memories and nightmares of failed conventions and how to avoid running one.
	Lamb, Jean; Lohkamp, David; Tompkins, Suzanne; Whitmore, Tom; Yalow, Ben
Nehalem	Window On The Soul: Your Emotional Investment In Your Art How to sell your baby and what your artwork says about you.
	Alexander, Rob; Ferrari, Mark; Read, Wolf
Riverview	Boffers! Part One: Thud! Real combat with soft weapons.
	Lyris, Sonia
Umpqua	Young Fans: Lego Robots Hmmm…Robby the Robot meets transformers? Come and find out.
Nestucca	Readings 4:00 Gross Harold 4:30 Matthews Susan
5:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Author GOH Presentation
	Rawn, Melanie
Santiam	Favorite Non-Superhero Comics Heroism without spandex.
	DeCamp, John; Galloway, Tom; Lohkamp, David; Patten, Fred; Sanders, Drew
Wilson	Finding The Turning Points For Alternate History How do you find historical figures in the right place at the wrong time?
	Bunch, Chris; Fiscus, James; Nisbet, Andrew
Nehalem	Clothing In Science Fiction: What Would Your Favorite Characters Really Wear? Doctor Who in bermudas? Deanna Troi in a bikini? Luke Skywalker in a 3 piece suit? What works, what doesn’t in character costuming.
	Bigelow, Betty; McMahon, Donna; Mitchell, Vicki; Moscoe, Mike; Radford, Irene
Riverview	Boffers! Part Two: Ooof! Real combat with soft weapons.
	Lyris, Sonia
Umpqua	Young Fans: D&D Beginners Character Creation So you want to be an elven archer? Now’s your chance.
Nestucca	Choosing & Learning A Musical Instrument: Intro To Filk - Guitar, Keyboard, Etc. Guitar or keyboard, or maybe a flute…which instrument and how do you play it?
	Bohnhoff, Jeff; Briggs, Mike; Dixon, Steven E.; Hills, Callie
6:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Alien Sex Toys Or Alien Artifacts Use and abuse of unusual household objects.
	Bigelow, Betty; Davidson, Howard; Levine, David; Reed, Theresa A.
Santiam	Pitching Story Ideas What is the best way to promote your story? Here are some tips from the pros.
	Glass, James C; Mitchell, Syne; Moscoe, Mike; Radford, Irene; Rogers, Bruce Holland; Shannon, Lizzy
Wilson	He's Dead Jim! A Discussion Of Gene Roddenberry's Posthumous Works A discussion of Andromeda, Earth Final Conflict, etc.
	Galloway, Tom; Neason, Rebecca; Perry, Stephani Danelle; Sanders, Drew
Nehalem	You Too Can Sing Harmony - A Harmony Workshop We would like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.
	Faber, Catherine; Hills, Callie; Metzger, Darragh; Parris, Don
Riverview	Opening Ceremonies Prep
7:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff Concert
Santiam	Filking - Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking - Chaos Circle
Nehalem	How To Flirt We will discuss important matters such as how to leer without getting slapped, getting someone’s attention without scaring them away -- well, you get the idea.
	Johnson, Kij; Lyris, Sonia
Riverview	Opening Ceremonies - ( Doors open 7:30 ) It’s silly, it’s fun, it’s your first chance to meet the guests.
8:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Frank Hayes Concert
Santiam	Filking - Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking - Chaos Circle
Nehalem	Polyamory See what flirting leads to…a discussion of alternative relationships…I love you and you and you.
	Hawkins, Jane; Koke, Jak; Lyris, Sonia; Slate, Glenn
Umpqua	Story And Games What's more important, a great story or great mechanics?
	Meyer, Tim J.
Riverview	Endeavor Awards Ceremony Who will win this year’s award for best science fiction or fantasy by a Pacific Northwest writer?
9:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	9:00: Steve Dixon Concert 9:30: Cecilia Eng Concert.
Santiam	Filking - Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking - Chaos Circle
Riverview	Dance (turn over - start time 9:30)
10:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	10:00: Anne Prather 10:30: Filk Concerts
Santiam	Filking – Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking – Chaos Circle
Riverview	Dance
11:00 PM	Fri
Klamath	Filk Concerts
Santiam	Filking – Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking - Chaos Circle
Riverview	Dance
12:00 AM	Fri
Klamath	Filking
Santiam	Filking - Bardic Circle
Wilson	Filking - Chaos Circle
Nehalem	Pagan Circle – The Rite Stuff A pagan rite halfway to the stars
	Lohkamp, David; Ridout, Angel
Riverview	Dance
Nestucca	Midnight Horror Readings Stories about things that go bump in the night.
	Casil, Amy; English, Craig; Gross, Harold; Monk, Devon; Pelan, John; Vick, Edd
9:00 AM	Sat
Riverview	Steven Barnes Tai Chi
9:30 AM	Sat
Wilson	Christian Fandom Feel like you are the only Christian fan? Come and meet others.
	Forsythe, Margaret
10:00 AM	Sat
Klamath	Combat Scenes For Couch Potatoes (or: “How to Fake Your Characters’ Fights”) How to write about blood & gore while keeping your hands clean.
	Bohnhoff, Maya; Bunch, Chris; Glass, James C; Perry, Stephani Danelle; Perry, Steve; Scarborough, Elizabeth
Santiam	Futures Of The Past: Alternate History What could have happened if…
	Barnes, Steven; Duval, Dan; McKitterick, Chris; Moscoe, Mike; Mourson, Beth; Patten, Fred
Wilson	Christian Fandom (Continued)
	Forsythe, Margaret
Nehalem	Unpublished And Unperished: The Survivors Tales Learn from people who have survived the rejection pile to write another day.
	Fuller, Page; Radford, Irene; Smith, Dale Evan; Wells, Patty
Riverview (Table1)	NASA Space Camp: What It Was Like For Me. What’s space camp really like? Can I go?
	Schaber, Kendra; Schaber, Melanie
Riverview (Table 2)	Comics Books On Screen: A History Of Failure Why do such wonderful comics end up being such lousy movies?
	Hayes, Frank; Sanders, Drew; Sauby, Shane
Riverview (Table 3)	Research Methods For Writers The internet, libraries, interview…so many research methods so little time.
	Gilligan, ElizaBeth; Neason, Rebecca
Riverview (Table 4)	Symbolism And Its Construction What makes a meaningful symbol? Can symbols be spontaneously created or do they form over time?
	Baugh, Bruce
Umpqua	Morning Humor Readings Come and wake up with a smile. Authors share their funny stories.
	English, Craig; Monk, Devon; Oltion, Jerry; Oltion, Kathy
Nestucca	Readings 10:00 Mitchell Vicki 10:30 York Christina
Dealers Room	Autograph Sessions 10:00 Eric Nylund & Syne Mitchell 10:30 Amy Casil & Alan Clark
11:00 AM	Sat
Klamath	World Creation: The Interplay Of Geography, Environment, And Economics How should "Guns, Germs, and Steel" influence SF/F Worlds? What is the most important factor in creating a world? Does it really matter as long as it reads well?
	Barnes, Steven; Bohnhoff, Maya; Fiscus, James; Forsythe, Margaret; Gilman, Laura Ann; Rawn, Melanie
Santiam	The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne Jules Verne’s secret adventures are so secret we cannot even tell you what this panel is about – you will have to be there!
	Matthews, Susan; Shattan, Ariel
Wilson	If You Don't Sell It, You Don't Eat How to market your artwork, sell it and keep the bills paid.
	Alexander, Rob; Clark, Alan M.; Ferrari, Mark; Musgrave, Muff; Musgrave, Real
Nehalem	Long Term Effects Of Low/No Gravity Environments What are the physiological and psychological problems that would occur if we lived in a low/no gravity environment?
	Gregory, Hugh; Lasswell, Patrick S; Mitchell, Syne; Read, Wolf
Riverview (Stage)	Costuming Techniques How to make and display your costume.
	Glass, Gail; MacGregor, Lauryn Cone
Riverview (Table1)	Christianity In The Media Why can't Christians be portrayed except as badguys or idiots? Media assumptions and stereotyping regarding Christianity.
	Kemper, Bart
Riverview (Table 2)	Non-European Mythos Myths from around the globe…from Raven to Babi Yaga.
	Roberts, Alan
Riverview (Table 4)	How Comics Have Shaped Our Society Everyone at this con, maybe in America, has grown up with Marvel and DC.
	Majerus, Laura; Vick, Edd
Umpqua	Dealing With The Aftermath Of Critique Critique is supposed to be helpful – how to find the help when your ego is hurting.
	Neason, Rebecca
Nestucca	Readings 11:00 Levine David 11:30 Johnson Kij
Dealers Room	Autograph Sessions 11:00 Christina York & Phyllis Karr 11:30 Deborah Ross & James Glass
12:00 PM	Sat
Klamath	Jam In The Key Of C Come and jam with some of the best musicians at the con.
	Alexander, Heather; Bohnhoff, Jeff; Bohnhoff, Maya; Dixon, Steven E.; Eng, Cecilia; Hills, Callie; Hitchin, Jeff; MacDonald, Steve
Santiam	“But I Know What I Like” How to tell which is the Good Stuff. Do your personal tastes in artwork coincide with what is monetarily valuable?
	Alexander, Durlyn; Bourne, Elizabeth; Butler, Gail; Gustafson, Jon; Organ-Kean, Margaret
Wilson	Science Under Siege Politics, Religion, Society, and the decay of objective science. Does pure science still exist? Or has it been distorted by politics, religion and society?
	Amsbury, Clifton; Cramer, Pauline; Fiscus, James; McMahon, Donna; Sauby, Shane; Shattan, Ariel
Nehalem	Game Masters: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Have you been gaming with Monty Hall or Darth Vader?
	Lohkamp, David; Pryor-Brown, Anthony; Schaber, David; Stackpole, Michael
Riverview (Stage)	Prop Making How can you make props that will enhance your costuming experience?
	Levine, David
Riverview (Table1)	What If Urban Legends Were True? Microwave poodles, $3 Cadillacs, what urban legends would you like to be true?
	Lamb, Jean; Mourson, Beth
Riverview (Table 2)	Characterization In RPGs Sure your character can kill a dragon, but can he cook it? Building a well-rounded character.
	Parris, Don
Riverview (Table 3)	Victorian Bead Knitting Workshop Learn this beautiful Victorian art.
	O'Halloran, Marybeth