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Anime Mencken Poe International C BALTICON 37 Art Show International B Carroll HOURS OF OPERATION & LOCATIONS Location Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Con Ops International A International D/E 5pm-9pm 10am-8pm 10am-1pm Special Art Exibit Art Show International E only Auction, Sunday 2:00pm in Carroll, Sales Open Sunday 2:15pm PARTY INFO Con Ops Front of International E (24 hours) Info Desk Registration Con Suite Hopkins 4pm-3am 9am-3am 9am-1am 9am-2pm m Fri. and Sat. after hours, serves as conversation lounge. o Dealers Room Liberty 4pm-8pm 10am-6pm 10am-5pm 10am-2pm o y t r R e Registration Liberty Foyer 1pm-11pm 10am-10pm 10am-6pm 10am-2pm b i s ’ L r Computer Gaming Calhoun 3pm-12mid 10am-12mid 10am-12mid 10am-2pm e l a SPECIAL EVENTS e D Friday Opening Ceremonies International A-C Main Entrance 7:30pm 8:00pm Radio Play: Arbiter Chronicles International A-C 9:30pm Laura Lingle Concert International A-C Saturday Pratt A Pratt B 10:00am Tech University (Details inside) International A-C Steve Macdonald, Filk Guest of Honor, Concert International A-C Douglass Peale 1:30pm 2:00pm Omar and Sheila Rayyan, Art Guest of Honor Presentation Art Show Schaefer 3:30pm Play: An Odd Spacedy International A-C 8:00pm Masquerade with Compton Crook and Young Writer's Awards International A-C Con Suite Video Reading Is Fundamental Auction Hopkins Preston Calhoun Sunday 10:00am Tech University (Details inside) International A-C 12:30pm Boogie Knights Concert International A-C Computer Room Jefferson 2:00pm Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Guest of Honor Presentation International A-C Lincoln 6:30pm-3:00am Film Festival. See detailed schedule inside International A-C Adams Monday Movie: Animatrix International A-C Washington 10:00am 11:00am Pop Rockets (Children's Programming) Pool Deck Noon Lego Building Contest International A-C VIDEO PROGRAM COMPUTER GAMING Preston Calhoun Friday Friday Blood Drive 3:00pm The Witches 5pm Open Computer Gaming (2 hours) 4:30pm The Time Machine ( 2002) 7pm Counter Strike Sunday 11am-4pm 6:00pm The Witches of Eastwick 8pm Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds 8:00pm Metropolis (1927) Restored 9pm Open Computer Gaming (2 hours) Sign Up in front of the Con Suite 10:00pm Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1920) 11pm Adults Only Computer Gaming Until Close Saturday and Sunday (Hopkins Room, Lower Level) 11:35pm Creature Feature: Despiser (2003) Saturday 2pm - 2am Peale Room Saturday 9am Kids Only Computer Gaming (2 hours) All Blood Drive Donors entered into a drawing for an original Omar Rayyan Painting. 9:00am Lilo & Stitch 11am Unreal Tournament (2 hours) Relax and Enjoy games from Sponsored by Heinlein Society 10:30am Harry Potter & The SorcerersStone 1pm Medal of Honor (2 hours) Looney Labs 1:00pm Kate & Leopold 3pm Seminar: Introduction to Bryce 3:00pm The Man With Two Brains 4pm Seminar: Very Best of Free Software 4:30pm I Married A Witch 5pm Command and Conquer: Generals (2 hours) 6:00pm Simone 7pm Star Craft Monday Bonus Restaurant Discounts 8:00pm Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1932) 8pm Open Computer Gaming (3 hours) Buy something in the dealers room Monday 9:30pm LucindasSpell 11pm Adults Only Computer Gaming Until Close and get coupons redeemable for merchan- Discounts for area restaurants are available 11:15pm Creature Feature: Stakes Sunday dise bonuses. Redemption table across from to Balticon Attendees. 12:45am Creature Feature: Bloody Balls dealers room in Liberty Foyer. 10am Kids Only Computer Gaming Check the Information Desk for Details Sunday 12pm Open Computer Gaming (2 hours) It's Balticon's own green stamp program! 9:00am Cinderella (1964) 2pm Seminar: File Sharing on the Internet 10:30am Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets 3pm Seminar: Introduction to Bryce 1:10pm Spiderman 4pm Unreal Tournament (2 hours) 3:30pm All of Me 6pm Battlefield 1942 Balticon 5:00pm The HandmaidsTale 7pm Counter Strike is produced by The Baltimore Science Fiction Society is a 7:00pm Practical Magic 8pm Command & Conquer: Generals non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated 9:00pm Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (2003) 9pm Open Computer Gaming (2 hours) to the promotion of, and an appreciation for, 11:00pm Ghost Ship 11pm Adults Only Computer Gaming Until Close The Baltimore science fiction in all of its many forms. Monday Monday To learn more about BSFS visit our web page 9:00am Tuck Everlasting 10am Kids Only Computer Gaming (2 hours) Science Fiction 10:30am Scooby Doo 12pm Open Computer Gaming Noon The Mists of Avalon 1pm Counter Stike (2 hours) http://www.bsfs.org Note: Balticon secures copyright clearances for video from MPLC and Battlefield 1942 Music from BMI. Other copyright clearances by arrangement with individ- 3pm Society ual copyright holders as appropriate. 4pm Single Players - Myst, Black & White, Starship Titanic Weapons Policy All weapons, including but not limited to all swords, knives and replicas, projectile weapons including nerf toys and waterguns, must be peace bonded by Public function areas at the Wyndham normally close at 2:00am. The Hotel staff will ask guests of the hotel to return to their rooms and ask BALTICON designated convention personnel immediately upon the purchase of the weapon from a dealer or entering the hotel. It is your responsibility to be aware members who do not wish to sleep to go to the remaining open Balticon function areas. By special arrangement with the Wyndham, Balticon will keep of and follow all laws requarding the posession of weapons. No sparring will be permitted in the convention. Balticon reserves the right to hold any the following areas open until 4am, Lincoln and Washington for late night filk, several rooms in the Lower Level South Tower for gaming and conversation. weapons in violation until the end of the con. Failure to comply with this policy may result in the confiscation of your badge. Masquerade Costumers are Balticon members still awake after 2:00am can continue the convention in this area. The anime room will also be open 24 hours showing videos. excepted for the time spanning 1/2 before the Masquerade to 1/2 hour after the Masquerade. ONDAY CHEDULE M S GAMING AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS Carroll Douglass International Peale Poe Pratt A & B. Dealers' Room Friday Friday Do People Really Talk to Bill Mayhew Storytell- Movie: Animatrix. Taboos in SF Fandom -- Science's Faustian the Dead? Fantasy? ing. Bill Mayhew Too Far even by Our Dilemma: How econom- 6pm Danielle McPhail All day Super Nova and Rat Race (Bucaneer Games) Urban Legend? What's Standards. Don Sakers, ics and politics influ- 7pm Laura J. Underwood 10am Really Happening? Mat- Ray Ridenour ence research. Jim Kling, Chivalry & Sorcery the Rebirth: Arena of Thunder (Scott Wal- tie Brahen(M), Ron Miller, science & SF writer 2pm lace) Laura J. Underwood, Jen- Saturday nifer St. Clair, Paula Mur- 2pm KILLER Sign-ups (Dave Chalker & Gaming Room Staff) Dan Cragg ray, Danielle McPhail 10am David Sherman Chivalry & Sorcery the Rebirth: Tragedy at Themes (Debra Gil- Keith DeCandido LARP -- Closing the Building Fantasy Worlds Believable Telepathy & Massive Multi-Player 6pm genast & Brandon Wallace) 11am 11am Game. for Stories or Games. Empathy. GoH Sharon Gaming. Lt Col Chuck Tobias Buckell Carol Berg(M), Walter Lee, Victoria Strauss, Riechers (USAF, Retired) 6pm CARD: The Game (Gaming Room Staff) 12pm Carol Berg Hunt, Patricia Bray, Tee Josepha Sherman Karen Michalson Morris Imperial Klingon Battle Fleet (Brad Graper) Guilty Pleasures: TV LEGO Building Contest. Bheer! Fans & the Micro- Extrasolar Planets 6pm 1pm Pauline J. Alama Shows We Shouldn't Pat Bunn brew Revolution. (updated). Dr. Helen 7pm Blender Munchkin (The Men in Black) David Hartwell Like. Greg Cox(M), Ray Michael D. Pederson, Jul Hart, FUSE Science 2pm Kathryn Kramer Ridenour, Karen Edel- Owings, Martin Wooster Operations, JHU Noon 8pm Feng Shui: Tsunami the Tsunami (Sean Swanwick) stein, Catherine Twohill, 3pm Jack L. Chalker Josepha Sherman, Peri- Hal Clement anne Lurie SATURDAY 4pm Paul Levinson Filk 2x10's. Balticon Sketch Club. The Fine Art of Schedul- Science Educator's Dis- Super Nova and Rat Race (Bucaneer Games) B. A. Chepiatis Halla and other artists ing a Con Program. Jul cussion. Andrew Love, All day 5pm Susan Schwartz 1pm draw whoever is willing to Owings, Greg Wright Hal Clement, Dave The- pose ison, Jim Kling, Dr. Helen 9am Starfleet Battles Tournament Sign-up (Paul Franz) Sunday Hart 10am Chivalry & Sorcery the Rebirth: Vegenance for the Fallen (Scott Josepha Sherman Steve Macdonald Perfor- Future Worldcons: Darkon. Live Combat Dem- Vampires Ancient & Trans Orbital Company Wallace & Debra Gilgenast) 10am Walter Hunt mance Workshop con- Review Upcoming onstration Modern -- Dracula Plans. Paul BlasÈ, Trans Noon Chez Geek (The Men in Black) Yoji Kondo 2pm tinuation. (only if Steve Worldcon Bids. Paula vs.Buffy. Tony Ruggiero, Orbital Co. 11am Don Sakers Mac feels it's necessary). Murray Jennifer St. Clair, Josepha Chivalry & Sorcery the Rebirth: The Coming of Night (Scott Sherman 2pm This Year's Compton Crook Winner Wallace & Brandon Wallace) 12pm Wen Spencer Art as a Response to Fantasy Before & After Throwing High Tech 2pm WWE Raw Deal CCG Tournament (Dennis Twigg) Greg Cox Tragedy -- Explanation & LOTR. Dave Kirtley(M), Rocks at the Enemy. 1pm Sallie Lowenstein 3pm Examples. Don Sakers, Walter Hunt, Pauline J. Karl Ehrlich Ray Ridenour Alama, Tee Morris 4pm GURPS Traveller: Space Dogs (The Men in Black) Tee Morris 2pm Tony Ruggiero Improving Balticon. Bal- NASA's Earth Science 6pm Chivalry & Sorcery the Rebirth: Holding until the Dawn (William tion 37 Con Committee Program and Environ- F. Steele) 3pm Daniel Graham 4pm mental Prediction. 4pm Karen Michalson Ernest Hilsenrath 6pm Frag! Tournament! 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  • An Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe

    An Evening to Honor Gene Wolfe

    AN EVENING TO HONOR GENE WOLFE Program 4:00 p.m. Open tour of the Sanfilippo Collection 5:30 p.m. Fuller Award Ceremony Welcome and introduction: Gary K. Wolfe, Master of Ceremonies Presentation of the Fuller Award to Gene Wolfe: Neil Gaiman Acceptance speech: Gene Wolfe Audio play of Gene Wolfe’s “The Toy Theater,” adapted by Lawrence Santoro, accompanied by R. Jelani Eddington, performed by Terra Mysterium Organ performance: R. Jelani Eddington Closing comments: Gary K. Wolfe Shuttle to the Carousel Pavilion for guests with dinner tickets 8:00 p.m Dinner Opening comments: Peter Sagal, Toastmaster Speeches and toasts by special guests, family, and friends Following the dinner program, guests are invited to explore the collection in the Carousel Pavilion and enjoy the dessert table, coffee station and specialty cordials. 1 AN EVENING TO HONOR GENE WOLFE By Valya Dudycz Lupescu A Gene Wolfe story seduces and challenges its readers. It lures them into landscapes authentic in detail and populated with all manner of rich characters, only to shatter the readers’ expectations and leave them questioning their perceptions. A Gene Wolfe story embeds stories within stories, dreams within memories, and truths within lies. It coaxes its readers into a safe place with familiar faces, then leads them to the edge of an abyss and disappears with the whisper of a promise. Often classified as Science Fiction or Fantasy, a Gene Wolfe story is as likely to dip into science as it is to make a literary allusion or religious metaphor. A Gene Wolfe story is fantastic in all senses of the word.