About Minn-Stf* The Minnesota Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation of mINICON 42 Here there be dragons. science fiction and literature. Minn-Stf was founded in 1966 and we've been active in the worldwide community of ever since. Pocket Program

Minn-Stf puts on Minicon every year, but that's not all we i do. Our annual picnic is coming up soon, and you're invited, so watch the website for details! We also have two meetings every month at members' Guests of Honor houses, and we put on a fall relaxacon, Convivial.

Check our website, http://www.mnstf.org/, and Einblatt Charles de Lint http://www.mnstf.org/einblatt/, our newsletter, for

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Probability of being picked up while holding your breath in the vacuum of Parties at Minicon space and being taken to a science fiction convention: 2 to the power of 317,536 against. Transgalactic Interdimensional * Also spelled MnStf, Mn-Stf Gourmand Society ...... Room 106 and possibly other Probability of staying up long enough to have a decent conversation with the combinations of vowels and guest of honor at this convention and still making it to the consuite for Peeps Party (Saturday) ...... Room 207 consonants. There is no breakfast before all the coffee and muffins are gone: 2 to the power of MISFITS ...... Room 105 official spelling. 2,201,865,160,111 against. Marscon ...... Room 108 Probability of the Ultimate Answer having been misprinted on a 1973 penny LiveJournal ...... Room 205 due to a bizarre mint malfunction and left randomly somewhere in the hotel: 2 to the power of 3,079,765 against. Ladies' Sewing Circle ...... Room 206 Krushenko's Annex ...... Room 110 Knowing enough to ask the right questions: Priceless. ICON ...... Room 107 April 6-8, 2007 By an astonishing coincidence, the vertical coordinate of all this nonsense Dreamhaven ...... Room 210 was precisely equal to the square root of the difference between the telephone numbers of the 20th and 21st floors of the building, which had Confusion (Friday) ...... Room 207 Sheraton Bloomington Hotel taken it upon themselves to develop sentience and lodge a complaint, as it Carleton SFA Alumni ...... Room 208 didn't look like any of the guests were going to. The management wishes them luck. Amalgamated Spleen ...... Room 209 Atrium 3 Friday Atrium 6 Atrium 7 Krushenko's & Krushenko's Bloomington Other places Music | Plaza 2 Signings | On the hallway Readings | Atrium 2 Annex | Atrium 8 & Room 110

Dr. Who Geekout 4:00-5:00 pm Michael Lee (m) Gaming in Atrium 1 Open gaming throughout the con. id

5:00-6:30pm Does SF have a Sell-by Date? Publishing 101 Dinner Expedition Scorched Earth, Magic: the Gathering, David Dyer-Bennet, Marissa Lingen, Lois McMaster Bujold, Michael Merriam, Video: The Hitchhiker's Guide Meet next to Registration – leave by board games galore and whatever 5:30-6:30 , Ethan Sommer Kathy Sullivan, Laurel Winter (m) 5:35pm (m), Matt Strait to the Galaxy, Episodes 1-3 you want to play!

Gr Krushenko's Annex, Poolside 110 7:00-8:00 Opening Ceremonies Kids' Programming in The Year in SF Conversation on the Net The Artist & Musician as Art Show Reception Graham Leathers Marissa Lingen 8:30-9:00 Atrium 4 8:30-9:30 Greg Johnson (m), Russell Letson Kevin Austin, Seth Breidbart, Teresa Protagonist Art Show room, Plaza 5 8:00-9:00pm Kathy Sullivan 9:00-9:30 Nielsen Hayden (m), Jim Rittenhouse, Pamela Dean, Charles de Lint, Mary Kay Saturday, 10:00am-12:30pm: Thorin Tatge Erin McKee Kare (m), Adam Stemple, Crafts, Cartoons, and More Fun RPGs – What's New and The Future of Intellectual Raising Kids in Fandom Riverfolk What's Good Property Lisa Freitag, Carol Kennedy, Ken Konkol, 9:00-10:00pm Saturday, 12:30-1:00pm: 10:00-11:00 Rachel Kronick (m), John Till Jonathan Adams (m), Laura Majerus, Jim Rittenhouse, Alison Sommer (m) Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Bruce Schneier Music Circle Bonzo Bubbles! 10:00pm on Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm: Saturday Atrium 3 Atrium 6 Atrium 7 Krushenko's | Atrium 8 Bloomington Other places Music | Plaza 2 Signings | On the hallway Atrium 2 | Readings Youth Writers: Humor, etc. Gender Roles in Anime Pop-up Books Discussion: Marvel's “Civil Charles de Lint 10:00am-11:00 Alexandra Howes, Anna Waltz (m) Laura Krentz, Lydia Nickerson (m), Jane War” Yolen amming Eric M. Heideman (m) What's Where and When Of Ice Ages and Sea Levels Transgender Issues in SF&F Writing for the Young Adult Minions and How to Acquire Stardust: The Movie Lois McMaster Bujold 11:30- Phil Kaveny, Ken Konkol, Jim Beth Friedman, Carol Kennedy (m), Pamela Dean, Laura Krentz, Adam Them Charles Vess presentation 12:30 Art Show 11:30-12:30pm Rittenhouse (m), David Wilford Rachel Kronick, Lyda Morehouse Stemple (m), Jane Yolen Naomi Kritzer, David D. Levine (m), CJ Location: Plaza 5. Mills, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, DavE Plaza 1 Romm Hours: Friday 2:00pm to 7:00pm, Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm and Yaoi: Do you really know The Ethics of AI Creating Believable Religions A Tale of Two Charleses Digital Photo Restoration for Jane Yolen Hilary Moon Murphy 1:00-1:30 Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm. Set-up for what this means? Seth Breidbart, David Dyer-Bennet, David Lyda Morehouse (m), Lois McMaster Charles de Lint, Charles Vess, Greg Ketter (not quite) Dummies ogr Adam Stemple Michael Merriam 1:30-2:00 artists is Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm. 1:00-2:00 Alexandra Howes (m), Anna Waltz D. Levine, Ethan Sommer (m) Bujold, Barb Jensen, Greg Johnson, Naomi Ctein Kritzer Eleanor Arnason Plaza 1 Consuite Ask a Disabled Fan Transmythic Fantasy Dark Matter: What We Know Discussion: The Works of If it's Tuesday, this must be Ladies' Sewing Circle Lyda Morehouse Jane Yolen 2:30-3:00 Location: Find the noise and carrots.

Pr Hours: Open Friday at noon until Peer Dudda, Michael Merriam, Teresa Marissa Lingen, Naomi Kritzer (m), Lois Ctein (m), Howard Davidson, Michael Charles de Lint Doomsday Laura Krentz, host Pamela Dean Adam Stemple 3:00-3:30 2:30-3:30 Nielsen Hayden (m) McMaster Bujold, Hilary Moon Murphy Kauper, Phil Kaveny, Jim Rittenhouse, David Lenander (co-m), Eric M. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (m), Bruce Sunday at 4pm. Matt Strait Heideman (co-m) Schneier Room 206 Dealers' Room Four Decades of Minicon The City as Character Energy Sources in the Future Filming Dick Drawing Down the Moon Naomi Kritzer Pamela Dean 4:00-4:30 Location: Plaza 6. Don Bailey, Dean Gahlon, DavE Romm, Eleanor Arnason, Charles de Lint, David Ctein, Howard Davidson, Mark Richards, Rachel Kronick (m), Eric M Heideman, Charles Vess slideshow Kathy Sullivan Lois McMaster Bujold 4:00- Hours: Friday 2:00pm to 7:00pm, 4:00-5:00 Jim Young (m) D. Levine, Lyda Morehouse, Teresa Matt Strait (m) Greg Ketter, Paul F. Richards, Ed Rom 42 Nielsen Hayden (m) Plaza 1 4:30 Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm and

Laurel Winter 4:30-5:00 Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm. Set-up for Knitting Circle 5:00-6:30pm Dinner Expedition dealers is Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm. All who want to participate Video: The Hitchhiker's Guide Meet next to Registration – leave by 5:30-6:30 5:35pm Filk to the Galaxy, Episodes 4-6 Location: Cabana 115. Krushenko's Annex, Poolside 110 Hours: Throughout the Con. TC Speculative Fiction Writers Mike Ford Celebration Gaming Network Group Reading and 7:00-8:30 Snack Break Pamela Dean, Elise Matthesen, Patrick Location: Atrium 1. icon 7:00-8:00 Hilary Moon Murphy, host Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Hours: Friday 12 noon until Sunday other guests to be announced Krushenko's Annex, Poolside 110 4pm. Fictional Non-Fiction Star Wars at 30 Medicine for Writers Charles de Lint & MaryAnn Lyda Morehouse 8:30-9:00 Music Concerts 8:30-9:30 Rachel Kronick (m), Kathy Sullivan Michael Lee (m), Alison Sommer, Jeremy Stella Evans, Lisa Freitag (m), Beth Harris concert Naomi Kritzer 9:00-9:30 Location: Plaza 2. Stomberg Friedman Hours: See grid at left for concert

Min times. “Frell, Frack, Feiwu!” A Books that Actually Changed Knights of the Dinner Table Jane Yolen's Bedtime Stories Music Circle History of SF&F Swearwords You readings Jane Yolen, milk, cookies 10:00pm on Registration 10:00-11:00 Marissa Lingen, Lyda Morehouse (m), Don Bailey, Barb Jensen, Lydia Nickerson, Richard Tatge Alison Sommer, Kelly Strait, Kathy Laurel Winter (m) Location: In the Atrium Mall. Sullivan Hours: Friday 10am until 10pm, Saturday 9:30am until 8pm and Sunday Atrium 3 Atrium 6 Atrium 7 Krushenko's | Atrium 8 Bloomington Other places Music | Plaza 2 Signings | On the hallway Atrium 2 | Readings Sunday 9:30 until 11am. Ask a Scientist What do Dwarves Eat? Where There's a Will Panel: Why Heinlein? Conversation & Music with Part Seen, Part Imagined David D. Levine 11:30-12:00 11:30am- Science Room Ctein, Kelly Strait, Matt Strait (m) Ruth Berman, Rachel Kronick (m), Adam Jonathan Adams, Magenta Griffith, Laura Eric M. Heideman (m), Ed Rom Charles & MaryAnn Charles Vess slideshow Lisa Freitag 12:00-12:30 12:30pm Stemple, Jane Yolen Majerus (m) Charles de Lint, MaryAnn Harris Location: Plaza 4. Plaza 1 Hours: Friday 4pm to 7pm, Saturday Hard SF as a Moving Target Dr. Who in Love Movie Westerns Lady Poetesses from Hell Charles de Lint CJ Mills 1:00-1:30 10am until 6pm, Sunday 12 noon to 1:00-2:00 Howard Davidson, Marissa Lingen, Greg Michael Lee (m), David D. Levine, Kathy Eric M. Heideman (m), David Ruth Berman, Terry Garey, Rebecca Charles Vess 4pm Johnson (m), Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Sullivan Christenson Marjesdatter, John C. Rezmerski, Laurel Kelly Strait Winter, Jane Yolen The Singularity Bar & Grill Wikireality SF, Gatekeeping and the Fun with the Sapir-Whorf What's 6 Times 9? The (The Consuite Bar) Dean Gahlon, Michael Lee, DavE Romm Literary Canon Hypothesis Universe According to Location: Next to the Consuite. (m), Matt Strait, David Wilford 2:30-3:30 Jan Bogstad, Pamela Dean, CJ Mills, Howard Davidson, Peer Dudda, Mary Douglas Adams Hours: Friday & Saturday, 5pm until Teresa Nielsen Hayden (m) Kay Kare (m), Alison Sommer, Kelly Strait Eric M. Heideman (m), Scott Lohman, Hilary Moon Murphy, Paul F. Richards we drop.

4:00-5:00 Closing Ceremonies