{"id":135,"date":"2011-08-23T17:07:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T17:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/23\/my-armadillocon-schedule\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:27","slug":"my-armadillocon-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/23\/my-armadillocon-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"My Armadillocon schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To the shock and amazement of nearly nobody, I&#8217;m a programming participant at <a href=\"http:\/\/armadillocon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Armadillocon 33<\/a>. This will be my 19th Armadillocon as a programming guest. (Every one since 1991 save the 1997 &quot;relaxacon&quot; following the &#8217;97 Worldcon in San Antonio.)<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s headliners are<\/p>\n<ul>Guest of Honor: Paolo Bacigalupi<br \/>\nSpecial Guests: Emma Bull and Will Shetterly<br \/>\nEditor Guest: Lou Anders<br \/>\nArtist Guest: Vincent Villafranca<br \/>\nFan Guest: Fred Duarte, Jr.<br \/>\nToastmaster: Mark Finn<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fact.org\/reading\/images\/factlogo_tiny.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My schedule for the con:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Friday 9 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Apes in SF: The Battle for the Return<\/span><br \/>\nChris Brown, Scott Cupp, Mark Finn*, Rick Klaw, Jess Nevins, Lee Thomas<\/p>\n<p>A discussion of classic simian stories. Mangani bundolo!<br \/>\n(My first ape panel in nearly 5 years.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Saturday 11 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Editor Guest Interview<\/span><br \/>\nLou Anders, Mark Finn*, Rick Klaw*<br \/>\n(Pity poor Lou. Would you want to be subjected to an interview conducted by me and Finn?)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Saturday Noon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Comics and the Move Online<\/span><br \/>\nGordon Andrews, Michael Ashleigh Finn, Brad Foster, Rick Klaw*, David Liss, Bill Williams<\/p>\n<p>With the success of web comics and the growing frequency of reading comics-for-print on tablets and smartphones, a whole new world is opening up for creators and readers. How does this affect the creative process, and what does it mean for collectors?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Saturday 8PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Cyberpunk: How it Influenced Fiction, Technology, and the World<\/span><br \/>\nLou Antonelli, Chris Brown*, Michael Ashleigh Finn, Rick Klaw<\/p>\n<p>Cyberpunk was a hugely visible literary movement that started in the 80s. It caused readers to think about the role of technology in their lives in entirely different ways. What were the results?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sunday 10 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Book Covers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<\/span><br \/>\nLou Anders, Paolo Bacigalupi, Brad Foster, Rocky Kelley*, Rick Klaw, Martha Wells<\/p>\n<p>How does a cover artist balance creative impulses with the imperative to create a cover that sells books? What are the notable successes and failures?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Sunday 2PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Signing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lou Antonelli, Rick Klaw, Josh Rountree<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re at the con, stop by and say howdy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the shock and amazement of nearly nobody, I&#8217;m a programming participant at Armadillocon 33. This will be my 19th Armadillocon as a programming guest. 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