{"id":1240,"date":"2016-08-03T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jackcampbelljr.com\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2016-08-03T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T12:26:01","slug":"world-science-fiction-convention-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jackcampbelljr.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/03\/world-science-fiction-convention-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"World Science Fiction Convention Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HeaderImage_092015\"MidAmeriCon II is coming up sooner than you would think. The full programming schedule has been released on the MidAmeriCon website. You can find it HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ll have a reading on Thursday morning at 10:30. My plan is to read “Bottoms Up” which recently appeared in\u00a09 Tales at the World’s End\u00a0<\/em>and will be part of a longer novel titled\u00a0The Rest of Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I’ll also be speaking on panels with a number of great writers. Here is my schedule:<\/p>\n

Austen and Shelley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday 13:00 – 14:00, 2504B (Kansas City Convention Center)
\nA look at the roots of so much science fiction and fantasy in the works of Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. While Shelley’s Frankenstein is an obvious predecessor to science fiction and horror, Austen’s literature has also had a tremendous influence on modern authors.
\nJack Campbell Jr., Heather Rose Jones, Mary Robinette Kowal (M), L. Rowyn, Evey Brett<\/p>\n

The Future of Forensics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 12:00 – 13:00, 2209 (Kansas City Convention Center)
\nAs part of “The Future of” series we look at Forensics.<\/p>\n

Forensic scientists analyze scientific evidence in criminal investigations and as with all science the methods available grow and change and improve on a regular basis. This panel of experts discuss what is current and lead to where it might go next.
\nJason Sanford, Gerard Ackerman (M), Jack Campbell Jr., Diana Rowland, Anna Yeatts<\/p>\n

Utopia, Dystopia and the Default?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday 14:00 – 15:00, 2502A (Kansas City Convention Center)
\nCertain kinds of imagined futures are currently dominating the SF field, to an impressive and interesting degree. For example, we usually find settings in either grand interstellar deep space futures or trapped-on-Earth dystopias with the rare exception. What about the futures that land somewhere in-between these who extremes? Is the “middle future” to reminiscent of the Golden Age of SF? Is it coming back? Is it too close to our current\/probable future? Let’s discuss the “middle future” in SF, how it compares to earlier eras in SF, and where it falls on the Utopia\/Dystopia spectrum.
\nJack Campbell Jr. (M), Thomas K. Carpenter, Sarah Frost, Mr. Peadar O Guilin<\/p>\n

Zen Scavenger Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday 11:00 – 12:00, 2503B (Kansas City Convention Center)
\nPanelists each bring seven items. Audience members ask for a type of item, a la a standard scavenger hunt. The panelists will then have to show one of the items they’ve brought and try to convince the audience that their item is the best match for what was requested.
\nGail Carriger, Jack Campbell Jr. (M), Mark Oshiro, Howard Tayler<\/p>\n

Social Media, or, Why I Haven’t Finished My Novel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 13:00 – 14:00, 2502B – A\/V (Kansas City Convention Center)
\nSocial media is addictive. So much so it can impact upon the work of authors. Our panelists discuss the importance of limiting themselves, differentiating between Social Media interactions for personal and professional reasons, and maybe even inspiration gleaned from Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Snapchat and the myriad sites available.
\nMelissa F. Olson (M), Jack Campbell Jr., J.R. Johansson, John Scalzi, Mur Lafferty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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