MarsCon 2003 is over! Please visit our MarsCon 2004 pages.
Programming events at MarsCon 2003 will take place in Beacon, Duchess, Regent/Waldorf, and Jonathan/McIntosh, as well as inside the specialized programming rooms on the thirteenth floor: Krushenko's, Martian Music, Phobos Filk, and Blue Mars. (A map of the function space appears on our hotel info page.) As always, programming will be geared toward embracing and celebrating all facets of science fiction, fantasy, gaming and fandom. That includes costuming, hard sciences, the music of fandom, television, movies, radio, comic books, fan fic, poetry, novels, sf/fantasy art, and the usual fannish zaniness. Many wonderful ideas for programming events are already circulating, but we're still looking for more.
On this page you'll find our pre-program-book version of the program schedule. Expect changes when you arrive at the hotel. A later version of the program schedule will be published at MarsCon.
If you are interested in becoming a panelist or presenter for any of the events listed, if you have another idea for programming, or if you would like to help with programming in some other way, please contact Christine at 2003info@marscon.org. Programming titles and descriptions must be in their final form for printing in the Program Book by January 18, 2003. As of when this is written, that's SOON.
Thank you in advance for any contributions you make to MarsCon 2003 programming!
**Will change before the con.**
| When / Where | Panel Name | Panel Description | Panelist(s) |
| Friday | |||
| 4 PM | |||
| Duchess | Farscape Forever! | What does the future hold for Moya and her fearless crew? Will they survive the perils of network executives? | Whitestar Phoenix, Jessie Berg, Nina Boenish, Christine Labounty, Jennifer Steadman, Mickie Erickson |
| Regent/Waldorf | Harvey on Life, the Universe, and Everything | Featured Guest Harvey expounds on topics various and sundry and is prepared to answer questions from all comers. He will discuss everything from his ingenue performance in his autonomous biopic to his cameo appearance in "A Beautiful Mind." | Harvey |
| Krushenko's | Intro to Krushenko's | The original Krushenko's, a New York City restaurant well-known as a gathering place for extraterrestrial visitors, was popularized in Larry Niven's Ringworld. Now Krushenko's is a long-standing Minnesota fan tradition. Pull up a chair and get comfortable | Eric Heideman |
| 5 PM | |||
| Beacon | Early History of Space Flight | Relive the excitement of the early days of space exploration! From the V-2 through Galileo, Magellan, the Saturn 5 booster rocket, and the LEM, voyage with us to see NASA and its famous astronauts, flight plans, and 'can do' attitudes! | Paula Carberry, IKW Qibqul |
| Ballroom Foyer | Autographs: Harvey | Harvey | |
| Duchess | Buffy, Et Al: Why Do the Good Girls Always Want the Bad Boys? | Whitestar Phoenix, Jessie Berg, Nina Boenish, Christine Labounty | |
| Regent/Waldorf | Reflexology: A New Drug? | 1000 times more potent than morphine! Available 24 / 7, and its legal! Come and participate in hands on presentation. Joe has been using Reflexology since 1985 to help himself and others feel better. | David Romm, Joel Swenson |
| Krushenko's | Reviewing Genre Fiction Honestly | Steve Miller, Theodore Beale | |
| 6 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Masquerade Judges Meeting | Judges will meet to go over the Masquerade Rules and judging criteria. | Masquerade Director: Nicky Luckes; Judges: John Garner, Kevin Klein, Rae Lundquist, Lev Mailer, Dave Mendez |
| Duchess | Low-to-No Budget Film Making | Stone Soup Films, a local amateur film-making group, shares what they've learned about creating a movie on a spare change budget. It's not painless, but it may not be as hard as you think... | Tony Bruno, Kristi Bruno, Rick Whitnable, Stone Soup Films |
| Krushenko's | Fan to Writer | A neo-pro's panel on what they've learned in the transition from fan to writer. Where to look for markets, things to do and not do, and the joy of making those first few sales. | Kelly McCullough, TW Miller, Mark Haeuser, anna Waltz |
| Regent/Waldorf | Intro to SF & Fantasy | Introducing your kids (and others' kids) to the genre. A parent's perspective on the pros and cons of Sci Fi/Fantasy and children. | Brinn Willis Hemmingson, Naomi Kritzer, Kathryn Sullivan |
| Beacon | Mars Exploration | Mars missions, past & present. | MN Space Frontier Society, David Buth, Ben Huset, Paul F. Richards |
| 7 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Opening Ceremonies | A fine old convention tradition. Meet the convention committee and the guests, and start the convention off with a bang. | Julie Caitlin Brown, Tri-Destiny, The Nick Atoms, David Mendez, Harvey, John Garner, Arthur Johnson, Jolene Hardy, Lev Mailer, Steve Miller, Sharon Lee, Steve McKillen, Kevin Klein, Brian LaBounty, ConCom |
| Regent/Waldorf | Reading by P.M.F. Johnson | Literary Reading | P.M.F. Johnson |
| 8 PM | |||
| Ballroom Foyer | Autographs: Julie Caitlin Brown | Julie Caitlin Brown | |
| Duchess | Drek-ula: TV and Vampires | How vampires are portrayed in TV shows. This will NOT be an R rated panel, just a discussion of why TV seems to fail at vampires when movies seem to succeed. Also, possibly a discussion of attendees' favorite TV vamps. | Joe Swenson, Darlene Polzin, Miranda Polsean, Mark Haeuser |
| Beacon | ISS Under Construction | The International Space Station, the largest cooperative program in history, combines the resources of 16 nations in scientific research. Get the latest information on the program. | MN Space Frontier Society, Ben Huset |
| Main Stage | The Nick Atoms Concert | Years ago, Dr. Ted Nelson created two robots of extraordinary musical skill: Coburn and Wyngarde. Fueled by their creator's steady atomic percussion, the two musical automatons are guided by Dr. Ted Nelson embarks on his most deadly experiment: The Nick Atoms! Prepare to witness a demonstration in atomic power! | The Nick Atoms |
| Regent/Waldorf | Writing Telepathy and Empathic Abilities in Science Fiction | Kelly McCullough, Kathryn Sullivan, Sandra Rector, David Romm, Harry LeBlanc, Sharon Lee | |
| Blue Mars | Fan Films | "Broken Allegiance", "Starship Exeter", "Xena Silent Movie", more You've read about it in the StarTribune -- now here's a chance to see the film everyone's talking about! Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire is a fan-created movie by Jimm & Josh Johnson. Johnson, who plays Communications Officer Lieutenant B'fuselek, will be on hand to answer questions and discuss his experience in creating the film that has gotten more positive fan reaction than Paramount's latest Star Trek effort, Nemesis. On January 21, 2003 the Sci Fi Channel Website named Starship Exeter the Site of the Week, referring to the Starship Exeter movie as "an episode that's actually better than some of the 'official' Trek that's been produced." This is just the latest distinction among a number of internet and print news sources which have run extensive, positive reviews of the Starship Exeter online movie. Other recent articles have been published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper, the Cinescape Website, Pulse 24 Online News Source, and the Sci Fi Channel's News Sevice: SciFiWire. | |
| 9 PM | |||
| Art Show | Art Show Tour | Join the artists displaying in the show to tour the artwork. Learn what inspires them and the often quirky stories behind their work. | Nora Leverson, Kristy Effinger |
| Regent/Waldorf | Collecting Cat Whiskers | Naturally harvested, proudly displayed. Catwhisker.net is sponsoring a Lee-Miller chapbook "The Cat's Job." | Sharon Lee, Steve Miller |
| Martian Music | Karaoke | Ben Lessinger | |
| Beacon | Star Trek: Where Some Men Will Have Gone After | Discussion of the Technological and other anomalies between Star Trek and Enterprise. How it is consistent, how it is inconsistent. The perils of prequels. | USS Nokomis, Arthur Johnson |
| Duchess | UFO Sightings and Abductions | A discussion about what we MUFON Investigators do, how we do it, our records, methods, manual, and some of the more interesting things we have found. | MUFON, Craig Lang |
| Krushenko's | A Party for Readers | (9 p.m.-2 a.m.) | Hosted by Second Foundation, SF book-discussion group |
| 9:30 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Belly Dancing | Dazzling performances by belly dancers. | Qetesh, Sisane, Nerita, Ziva, Zareen, Lalique, Medea, Badria |
| 10 PM | |||
| Phobos Filk | Nightly Filking | Rich Brown | |
| Everywhere | Party Judging | The Nick Atoms, Jolene Hardy | |
| Regent/Waldorf | Religion in SF | Bruce Bethke, Theodore Beale, Lyda Morehouse | |
| Beacon | Wheel of Torture | A rousing, exciting game of hilarity, daring-do and trivia battles with the audience and your favorite adversary, the Klingons! Match wits with the IKW QIbqul and other Klingfolk as we take you on a course of Honor, Glory, and Fun for all! Participate and win prizes! Impress your friends with your great battle skills against the most formidable enemies in the Galaxy (yeah, we even kick Borg butt!!!) | IKW QIbqul / Klingon Assault Group / Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| apx 10:15 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Drum Jam | begins immediately after Belly Dancing | Drummers |
| 11 PM | |||
| Duchess | Airsoft: LARP with Machine Guns | Erik Pakieser | |
| Regent/Waldorf | Douglas Adams Tribute and Vogon Poetry | Hats off to our Posthumous Guest of Honor! | David Romm, Christine LaBounty, Brinn Willis Hemmingson, Theodore Beale |
| When / Where | Panel Name | Panel Description | Panelist(s) |
| Saturday | |||
| 10 AM | |||
| Ballroom Foyer | Fan Faire | Mingle with representatives from other fan clubs and organizations, and learn what's out there in fandom. All fannish organizations are welcome to table from 10am to Noon. Tables are first come, first served. | Fan Groups |
| Beacon | My Other Vehicle is a UFO | What's in your garage? The basics of how-to build your own Model-T or Model-A UFO. Joe presents models for one method of UFO construction derived from over 35 years of research. | Joel Swenson |
| Regent/Waldorf | Special Effects Makeup Demo | Watch Dave transform an ordinary human into something extraordinary. | David Mendez |
| Krushenko's | The E-Book Market | TW Miller, Kathryn Sullivan, Mark Haeuser | |
| 11 AM | |||
| Beacon | LotR: Is it Secret? Is it Safe? | Contrasting J.R.R. Tolkien's world of hobbits, orcs and trolls with the "safer?" post-9/11 world of today. Also, reactions to Peter Jackson's "The Two Towers" film and a comparison of the film adaptations of the Harry Potter books and Lord of the Rings. What makes for a good adaptation? e.g. Why cut Bombadil? Why keep Aragog? | Joan Marie Verba, Kelly McCullough, P.M.F. Johnson, Eleanor Arnason |
| Krushenko's | Copyright & Defending Public Domain | Ruth Berman | |
| Duchess | So, You Think You're Pretty Smart? | Ever gone to a science panel at a convention and think, "Good gosh, these people are smart!"? Here's your chance to see just how smart these rocket scientists are. You could even compete to be crowned the smartest entity at the convention. | John Garner, Kevin Wilson |
| 12 PM | |||
| Ballroom Foyer | Mass Autograph Session Begins | All authors invited to participate throughout the afternoon. | |
| Duchess | Art Swap | Can't remember why you bought that piece over your sofa? Here's your chance to trade it for something new and maybe even better! We'll be swapping between noon and 3pm. | Arthur Johnson, Joyce Scrivner, Kristy Effinger, Nora Leverson |
| Regent/Waldorf | Casting Call for IKV RakeHell | IKV RakeHell, Laura Thurston | |
| Beacon | Check Your Reality at the Door | Making time for art and literature despite the demands of an all-too-busy "real life" schedule. | Paula Fleming, Catherine Lundoff, Naomi Kritzer, Sandra Rector, Harry LeBlanc |
| Krushenko's | Liaden Readings | Tales of the Liaden Universe® as read by its creators. | Steve Miller, Sharon Lee |
| 1 PM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Khitomer | Something is brewing Rommies are spewing Peace accords are here It's Khitomer tonight! The IKV RakeHell presents a comedic look at Klingon legends -- because it's always good to know your conquerors. | IKV RakeHell, Laura Thurston |
| Krushenko's | About SFWA | How SFWA functions, and what SFWA can do for new writers. | Sharon Lee, Kelly McCullough |
| Beacon | SF Museum Project | Learn about the Academy for the Preservation of the Science Fiction Arts and Museum, Inc, the organization, plans, goals and YES donations. | TW Miller, Ray Norton |
| Martian Music Room | Dungeons and Dragons for Girls and Boys | A brand new Dungeons and Dragons adventure for girls and boys, ages 6-12. No experience necessary, advanced players welcome. Must be able to read some. Characters will be provided. A parent must be present to register the child into the game. (1 - 4 pm) | Mod. Michael Kauper, DM David Carlson |
| 2 PM | |||
| Beacon | Belly Dancing Lesson | Annette Bujold, Sue Lindgren, Jackie Walker, Suzanne D'Souza, Laurie Williams, Karol Kurtz-Naeve | |
| Regent/Waldorf | Julie Caitlin Brown: Q&A | Julie Caitlin Brown has appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Passenger, Raven, Dream On, Sliders, and JAG. She has numerous other TV, film and stage acting credits as well as a continuing musical career. Fans of the legendary SF Series Babylon 5 know and love Julie best for her intense portrayal of Na'Toth, attache to the Narn Ambassador G'Kar. Julie is also gifted with an incredible singing voice. Hearsome behind-the-scenes stories, and get to know this talented actress. | Julie Caitlin Brown |
| Krushenko's | SF/Fantasy: The Year in Review | Catherine Lundoff | |
| 3 PM | |||
| Ballroom Foyer | Autographs with Julie Caitlin Brown | Julie Caitlin Brown | |
| Krushenko's | Midwest Fantasy | Discussion of literature set in the midwest and other real-world settings. | P.M.F. Johnson, Naomi Kritzer, Eric M. Heideman |
| Duchess | Modern Hypnosis | A discuss of hypnosis in the 21st century. How far has hypnotism come and where is it going? | Craig Lang, Paul Knight |
| Beacon | Star Wars, the Untold Tales | A long time ago?.the tale that should have been told. What stories do you think Lucas should have told in episodes I & II, and whither the Jedi universe? | Lyda Morehouse, Kelly McCullough, TW Miller |
| Regent/Waldorf | Tri-Destiny Concert | Direct from Salt Lake City, Utah, this all-female vocal trio offers a combination of enchanting music and unforgettable emotions. Travel through time - from medieval knights in "A Rover" to the bittersweet "Love Lies" of the '90s and beyond - in a concert of all-original, soft rock, romance music. | Paige Leigh, Gentry Leigh, Kat Leigh, Destiny D'Anconia |
| 4 PM | |||
| Krushenko's | Poetry & Prose Round Robin | Please bring your writing, both poetry and prose, to share. | P.M.F. Johnson |
| Regent/Waldorf | Lev Mailer: Star Trek, Acting, Etc... | Lev Mailer's career as actor, director, acting coach and teacher spans over 30 years, from his first days working on the original Star Trek series and his experiences in the Star Wars Holiday Special, Firefox, and shows such as The Greatest American Hero, to his roles as National Chair of the Screen Actors' Guild Conservatory and faculty member of the American Film Institute. Here Lev will discuss his acting, voiceover, coaching & teaching experiences as well as Hollywood history. | Lev Mailer |
| Duchess | Nanomining of the Asteroids | MN Space Frontier Society, Scott Shjefte, Paul F. Richards | |
| Beacon | Self Publishing vs. Print on Demand | TW Miller, Kathryn Sullivan, Steve Miller, Joan Marie Verba, Mark Haeuser | |
| 5 PM | |||
| Ballroom Foyer | Autographs with Lev Mailer | Lev Mailer | |
| Ballroom Foyer | Autographs with Sharon Lee & Steve Miller | Sharon Lee, Steve Miller | |
| Martian Music Roon | Concert by the Great Luke Ski! | Luke Ski is a writer and performer of comedy music, much of which is about sci-fi and other aspects of fandom in pop culture. He is one of the most requested artists of the past decade on the nationally syndicated "Dr. Demento Show" comedy music radio program. Luke has the distinction of holding the #1 spot on the "Funny 25 of 2002" Countdown with his Spider-Man tribute song, "Peter Parker." Now's your chance to hear him live! | Luke Collis Sienkowski, a.k.a. "the great Luke Ski!" |
| Duchess | Dr. Who, the Anniversary | Celestial Affiliation of Time Lords, Todd Amundson, Kathy Amundson | |
| Beacon | Klingon Costuming | The workshop will go over how to create quality Klingon foreheads from the ground up. Material we will be working with is latex and how it can be used to create universally fitting appliances and how to apply makeup to the applicant to create perfect results. | IPV Ghatlhwi', Jay Sharpe, Jocelyn Sharpe |
| Krushenko's | Readings by Naomi Kritzer & Kelly McCullough | Kelly McCullough, Naomi Kritzer | |
| 6 PM | |||
| Duchess | Convention Roundtable Discussion: Creating a Killer Con Suite | What makes a great Con Suite? Great food? Atmosphere: music & decorations? How can you organize the absolute best Con Suite when you have a limited budget? Learn from fans who have put together Con Suites at various local conventions. | Rick Gellman, Sybil Smith, Emily Stewart |
| Krushenko's | Future Military Technology | Kelly McCullough, Paula Fleming, Erik Pakieser | |
| 7 PM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | Liaden Interviews | Guests of Honor Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will adopt the personas of characters featured in the Liaden Universe® novels and will entertain questions from the audience. | Sharon Lee, Steve Miller |
| Duchess | Masquerade Green Room | Contestants | |
| Main Stage | Masquerade Rehearsal | Masquerade participants practice just before the night's big event. | Steve McKillen, Nicole Luckes, Contestants |
| Beacon | The Future of Star Trek | Where will Paramount take Star Trek movies after Star Trek: Nemesis? | USS Nokomis, Arthur Johnson |
| 8 PM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | Drug Treatment, the Sci-Fi Way | Science Fiction's take on drugs in society -- bad, good, recreational, therapeutic or addictive. Citing examples from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," Tanith Lee's "Don't Bite the Sun," etc. -- Also, we will address the concept of computers (eg, the Internet, e-mail, chat-rooms, multi-user games like Everquest) in the context of "drugs" of the future. | Harry LeBlanc, Lyda Morehouse, Paula Fleming |
| Main Stage | Masquerade & Half-time Show by Julie Caitlin Brown | A grand costume contest with half-time entertainment and prizes! | Rae Lundquist, Kevin Klein, Julie Caitlin Brown, Nicole Luckes, John Garner, Steve McKillen, David Mendez |
| 9 PM | |||
| Martian Music | Karaoke | Ben Lessinger | |
| Kurshenko's | Diversicon Party | (9 p.m.-2 a.m.) | Hosted by Diversicon, a Twin Cities multicultural SF convention to be held August 8-10 |
| apx. 9:30 PM | |||
| Beacon | Art Auction | The voice auction will take place Saturday night at 9:30pm or after the Masquerade. MarsCon is holding a three-bid silent auction in the Art Show this year, so there should be a larger voice auction this year. Bid on a masterpiece! | Brinn Willis Hemmingson, Kristy Effinger, Nora Leverson |
| 10 PM | |||
| Blue Mars | Double D Avenger | Nina Boenish | |
| Phobos Filk | Nightly Filking | Rich Brown | |
| Main Stage | Resistance is Futile! Dance | The Kahless' Raiders are throwing one huge party of a dance! They'll be playing several styles of music with a heavy emphasis on trance and techno and some current top 40 hits as well. A free pass to MarsCon 2004 will be given out at the end of the dance. | Kahless' Raiders, Paul Merry |
| Regent/Waldorf | Vampire: the Masquerade | Introduction to the roleplaying game Vampire: the Masquerade, and discussion about future LARPs. | Miranda Polsean, Chelsea Adams |
| 11 PM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | Hypnotism with Paul Knight | Paul Knight | |
| Everywhere | Party Judging | The Nick Atoms, Jolen Hardy |
| When / Where | Panel Name | Panel Description | Panelist(s) |
| Sunday | |||
| 12 AM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | Punnel | Phun with puns. | Brian LaBounty |
| 1 AM | |||
| Main Stage | Drum Jam Begins Immediately After Dance | Bring your drum and thrum, thrum, thrum! | Drummers |
| 10 AM | |||
| Beacon | Stories of Mirth, Magic and Myth from Around the World | All ages will enjoy hearing these stories from different world cultures. In Mexico, people believe there is a rabbit in the moon. How did he get there? In West Africa, Anasi is honored as the greatest storyteller. Find out how he came to own all the stories. Hear how the bear lost his long tail in a story that is told by native Americans and across the sea in Northern Europe. These and other stories will come alive in this oral presentation. Dave Schaal is a part time storyteller and founding member of the Northstar Storytelling League, a local non-profit organization which promotes storytelling as an art form. (Web Site: www.northstarstorytelling.org) | Dave Schaal |
| Duchess | Deep Space Objects | Come with us as we explore some of the most beautiful and mysterious objects in the Universe! Our concept of the known universe changes each day as Hubble and other telescopes open up new horizons... what will tomorrow bring? Join us for lively discussion and artistic wonderment of the space that surrounds our planet! | Paula Carberry, USS Cimarron |
| Main Stage | Lifecasting Demo | Ever wanted to make a plaster cast of your head? Learn by observing. (To get an idea of what this demo will entail, check out: www.sylak.demon.co.uk/castindex.htm) | Roger Sorenson |
| Regent/Waldorf | Meet the Exec: Marscon 2004 | Hear about our evil plans for MarsCon 2004?the planned Guests of Honor, the theme, the horror!! Register and then give in to your uncontrollable urge to join the convention committee. | Brian LaBounty, Jolene Hardy |
| Blue Mars | ReBoot | Whitestar Phoenix, Jennifer Steadman | |
| 11 AM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | Bossy, Snotty, Sexy, and Bitchy | The sci fi heroines (and villainesses). | Brinn Willis Hemmingson, Lyda Morehouse |
| Beacon | Toys in Space | How do your favorite toys work in outer space? What would a Nerf basketball do? Or, how about magnetic marbles? A hands on A/V demonstration for grade school kids and people of all ages. | MN Space Frontier Society, Ben Huset |
| Krushenko's | Reading by Kathy Sullivan | Literary Reading | Kathryn Sullivan |
| 12 PM | |||
| Krushenko's | Discussion: "The Martian Books of Kim Stanley Robinson." | On Robinson's Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars, & The Martians. | Eric M. Heideman, mod., Anna Waltz; sponsored by the SF book-discussion group Second Foundation |
| Duchess | He-Man: Then and Now | He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, new vs. old, the new figures and show. | The Nick Atoms |
| Regent/Waldorf | Julie Caitlin Brown Q & A | Julie Caitlin Brown has performed in blues and jazz clubs, on Broadway, in feature films, in musicals and rock operas, in commercials and television series, and in concerts featuring her own original style of music. She has produced musical CDs, written a book, and is developing screenplays and television projects. Now's your chance to hear her stories and ask questions. | Julie Caitlin Brown |
| Beacon | Nanopower | MN Space Frontier Society, Tom Greenwalt | |
| 1 PM | |||
| Blue Mars | The Making of "Steve the Vampire" | "Steve The Vampire," the first short project by Stone Soup Films will be shown, followed by Q&A with the filmmakers. It's amazing what you can do with a bunch of crazy friends, a camera, and a 60 gigabyte hard drive... | Rick Whitnable, Kristi Bruno, Tony Bruno, Stone Soup Films |
| Duchess | Harvey Sings! | Listen to this talented guest as his magical voice sings its way through everything from madrigals, opera, and French baroque to contemporary, hip hop, and heavy metal. This pooka puts Elvis to shame. | Harvey |
| Regent/Waldorf | Babylon 5: The Ripple Effect | The lasting impact of Babylon 5 on science fiction and fantasy. | Whitestar Phoenix, Jennifer Steadman, Kevin Borchers, Nina Boenish, Jessie Berg, Christine LaBounty |
| Beacon | Hubble Space Telescope vs. Space Artists | Have the fantastic pictures of the Hubble telescope ruined it for space artists? See Hubble pictures and hear artists' opinions on how they have affected the genre. | John Garner |
| Krushenko's | Universe Building & Character Development: A Writing Seminar | Harry LeBlanc, Steve Miller, Sharon Lee | |
| 2 PM | |||
| Regent/Waldorf | First Contact | First contact themes in history, both in science and science fiction. Looking at how contact lore has evolved. | MUFON, Craig Lang |
| Regent/Waldorf | Terrorism, Oil, War & the SF Solutions | MN Space Frontier Society, David Buth | |
| Main Stage | The Fan Show | Prepare to kill your two remaining brain cells. | Brian LaBounty, Steve McKillen, Kevin Klein |
| 3 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Charity Auction | Help us raise funds for this worthwhile cause by bidding for some incredible items, generously donated by fans like you. Camp Heartland has a permanent campsite located here in Minnesota for children whose lives have been impacted by HIV or AIDS. Camp Heartland enriches the lives of these very special children through year-round support, advocacy, recreational programs, and community AIDS-awareness efforts. (See campheartland.org for more information on how you can help.) | Brinn Willis Hemmingson, Jessie Berg |
| Regent/Waldorf | Columbia | It has been 4 weeks since Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew were lost over Texas. What happened? How can one tell fact from idle speculation, and what should we do differently in the future? | MN Space Frontier Society, Rich Brown and/or Ben Huset and/or Dave Buth |
| Krushenko's | Diversicon Meeting | ||
| 4 PM | |||
| Main Stage | Closing Ceremonies | Say "farewell" to the guests & "thanks" to volunteers. Hear news about next year's convention plans, and do the big group sing. | Harvey, The Nick Atoms, Steve Miller, Julie Caitlin Brown, Lev Mailer, Sharon Lee, John Garner, David Mendez, Arthur Johnson, Brian LaBounty, Tri-Destiny, ConCom |
| Krushenko's | Publications Party | Celebrating Tales of the Unanticipated & Monsterzine.com (8 p.m. - Midnight) | |
| After Teardown | |||
| Everywhere | Dead Cow Party | An annual tradition. Party 'til the cows come home. | Everyone |
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"No one here is exactly what he appears"
February 28 - March 2, 2003
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