readercon 14 program guide The conference on imaginative literature, fourteenth edition readercon 14 The Boston Marriott Burlington Burlington, Massachusetts 12th-14th July 2002 Guests of Honor: Octavia E. Butler Gwyneth Jones Memorial GoH: John Brunner program guide Practical Information......................................................................................... 1 Readercon 14 Committee................................................................................... 2 Hotel Map.......................................................................................................... 4 Bookshop Dealers...............................................................................................5 Readercon 14 Guests..........................................................................................6 Readercon 14: The Program.............................................................................. 7 Friday..................................................................................................... 8 Saturday................................................................................................14 Sunday................................................................................................. 21 Readercon 15 Advertisement.......................................................................... 26 About the Program Participants......................................................................27 Program Grids...........................................Back Cover and Inside Back Cover Cover Image Mr. & Mrs. Everywhere Attend Readercon ©2002 Karl R. Wurst Original Photo ©2000 SFRevu (www.sfrevu.com) by Ernest Lilley used with permission Program Guide Contents ©2002 Readercon, Inc. PO Box 38-1246, Cambridge, MA 02238-1246 [email protected] http://www.readercon.org program guide page 1 practical information Some Policies £2 No Weapons (period!): Massachusetts laws are quite specific on this, and anything we consider hazardous in a public area will be prohibited (the Committee reserves the right to revoke memberships without refund for those who don’t cooperate with our requests in this matter). Q No Smoking in the program areas or Bookshop. £2 No Eating or Drinking by customers in the Bookshop (except in the Readercon Cafe). £D No Pets (except for service animals): Many con attendees are allergic to a number of animals. As we are in enclosed spaces, we must ask you to respect their rights. £□ Child Policy: Small children attached to adults do not need a membership. Anyone old enough to benefit from the program does. Children of any age seen wandering around on their own will be judged to be in the latter category. See Children at Readercon below for more information. £2 Party Policy: We encourage open parties, however parties in a room not in the party block will be shut down. Open parties (parties with an open invitation to all attendees and with an open door) may not serve alcohol. Closed parties (parties by invitation only and with a closed door) serving alcohol must make arrangements for corkage with the hotel. Hospitality Suite - Room 630 Our Hospitality Suite (or Con Suite) is in Room 630 this year. Take the elevator to the 6th floor, turn left out of the elevator, left again, and Room 630 will be on your right. We'll try our best to keep it open essentially throughout the conference (including quite late each night) and stocked with all sorts of edibles. Volunteer and Earn Exclusive Readercon Stuff! Readercon is entirely volunteer-run. We need hordes of people to help man Registration and Information, keep an eye on the programming, staff the Hospitality Suite, and do about a million more things. If interested, go to Information — the person there will know what to do. It's fun, you'll meet new people, and you can earn Readercon incentives that are available to volunteers only: 1 hour 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours 1 Readercon 15 Readercon Tote Bag Readercon Knife membership Readercon Pen ($ 15 value) ($25 value) All these items will be awarded cumulatively, so work 8 hours and get all four! Tiptree Bake Sale Much of the money to fund the Tiptree award is raised at bake sales at conventions around the country, and for the past few years we have had one of the most productive. Come prepared with baked goods and/or healthy appetites! This year, look for the bake sale in the Bookshop. Children at Readercon Because Readercon has become a family affair, we’re continuing ReaderKids again this year. ReaderKids will offer boring-panel-free, supervised playtime for kids ages 4 to 10 during which their parents can enjoy their panels. page 2 readercon 14 This year the program will run two sessions on Saturday only. Each session will last about two hours, one from 9:45am until noon, the other from 1:45pm until 4:00pm. In general, bathroom-independent children ages 4 through 10 years may participate. Parents of children on the borders of age, or bathroom independence, or with other special circumstances, who are interested in our program may talk with Louise Waugh at the convention prior to the Saturday ReaderKids program. Supervising the children will be two adults, both experienced childcare providers, who have cared for children, preschool through 6th grade, for over ten years To participate: Go to Registration to register your child as a ReaderKid and buy a one-session coupon ($10) for each session that each child will attend. You will also receive a colorful wristband. Write your name (and/or the name of whoever will be responsible for this child during the con) on the wristband. Bring the registered, wristband-wearing child to the ReaderKid room, check in with the adults, leave contact information (pager, cell phone, etc.), say good-bye, enjoy your panels, and return on time to pick up your ReaderKid. For reasons of safety, children participating in ReaderKids must be delivered by a parent or other adult (age 18 and up) and may not leave ReaderKids unless accompanied by an authorized adult readercon 14 committee The Readercon Committee accomplishes a Herculean task every year with a limited number of warm bodies. Pre-Con Registration was handled by Richard Duffy, with Adina Adler running At-Con Registration with the able assistance of Shoshanna Green and many volunteers. The Progress Reports were put together by Merryl Gross, and mailed out by Merryl and Richard Duffy. The Souvenir Book was edited by Michael Matthew, designed by David Shaw, and copyedited and proofread by Shoshanna Green, George Flynn, Diane Kurilecz, Anita Roy Dobbs, and Amy West. Bob Ingria produced the bibliographies, and Lois Powers solicited the ads. The Bookshop was organized by David Walrath. Publicity was handled by Lois Powers, who got our flyers and ads out there, and Julianne Chatelain, who got our press releases and calendar listings out there. Lois also took care of producing our Readercon tote bags and cool volunteer rewards this year. ReaderKids was produced by Louise Waugh, with help from Joan Waugh and Robert van der Heide. Volunteer wrangling and Information Table staffing by Dawn and Thom Jones-Low. Kaffeeklatsches were hosted by Susan Murasako. (like buttah!) The Con Suite was produced this year by Lois Powers, the Con Suite Queen, and Michael Matthew, her Consort, and Ryan Powers, the Court Jester. program guide page 3 The Tiptree Bake Sale had many fingers in its pie: B. Diane Martin coordinated things with the Tiptree Motherboard; Diane Kurilecz and Merryl Gross ruled benevolently over the Bake Sale; and Sheila Lightsey helped with contacts with Broad Universe. Our Hotel Liaison was B. Diane Martin, who also made arrangements for the Tiptree Dessert Banquet. GoH arrangements were taken care of by Amy West, and Ellen Brody once again fills the dogsbody role of At-Con GoH liaison, including liaison for the Memorial GoH. The Readercon 14 program subcommittee (Ellen Brody. Julianne Chatelain. Robert Colby. Richard Duffy, Sheila Lightsey, Michael Matthew. Robert van der Heide, Louise Waugh and chair Eric M. Van) may be held responsible for nearly all of the main-track items and the Readercon Book Club, together with their descriptions in the Program Guide; David G. Hartwell supplied two (thanks. David!). Thanks to Terry McGarry for suggesting “Meta-Fantasy." For other items in the "Discussions, Etc.” tracks we thank the leaders (and in the case of “Small Press How-To” and “E-Books,” all the panelists) for their ideas, enthusiasm, expertise and write­ ups. Special thanks to Resa Nelson for the name “Reader Cannes.” Richard Duffy handled myriad pro inquiries as the voice or program-ops. and sent out mass e mailings with Perl power. Eric Van constructed the schedule (with input from Ellen Brody and Julianne Chatelain.) Julianne produced room signs and name tents using Susan Murasako’s software. Green Room was the province of Sheila Lightsey. At-con track management by Bob Ingria, Michael Matthew, and Robert van der Heide. The Program Guide was compiled by Karl Wurst, with Richard Duffy editing the Bio-bibs. The text of the program was produced by the Program Committee. The Sound and A/V Setup and Breakdown was masterminded by Bob Ingria with help from Robert van der Heide and many others. Amy West and Karl Wurst had the privilege of chairing this year. Nichloas and Alexander Wurst “helped." Michael Matthew took minutes at many of the Con Com meetings. program guide page 5 bookshop dealers Artemis Magazine Klon’s Interplanetary Books 1380 East 17 Street, Suite 201 305 Stoneland Drive Brooklyn, NY 11230-6011