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Westercon 71 Program Book 2018 Shiny Garden Events A 501(c)(3) non-pro it dedicated to creating inclusive events that celebrate diversity while bringing fans together. Join us at all of our annual conventions: o HexaCon malcondenver.org hexacondenver.org whimsycon.org Modern Myths & Legends Tabletop Gaming Steampunk & Costuming SHINY GARDEN Shiny Garden, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was founded in 2016 with a mission to create inclusive fan events and celebrate the diversity that makes our community so amazing. We host three annual conventions: MALCon, HexaCon,WWW.SHINYGARDEN.ORG and WhimsyCon. For more information, or to make a donation: EVENT STAFF Convention Organizer Safety Team Lead Programming Nikki Ebright Programming (onsite) Chris Parks WesterKids Programming Nikki Ebright Science Programming Dwight Thompson Filk Programming Meg Ward Masquerade (Costume Contest) Tim Slater Vendor Coordinator Kathleen Sloan & Blind Lemming Chiffon Art Show Coordinator Erin Card Volunteer Coordinator Carinn Seabolt Con Suite Bruce Miller Hotel Liaison Jessy Pace Publications Director Sheila McClune & Mitzi Jones Consigliere Cass Marshall Sandra Wheeler 2 | Westercon 71 / Myths & Legends ConventionBilly 2018 Van Ark www.MALConDenver.org Welcome! Letter from the Organizer Westercon was born from a love of science fiction and fantasy. Myths and Legends Con was born from a love of fandoms like Harry Potter and Firefly. We are excited that your love of something brought you here! This is a place of community, where everyone is welcome and accepted. While you are here, I task you: be kind to one another, try something new, embrace the unexpected, listen to each other, and support each other. We are all here because of our shared interests. Unite in our shared joys, and bring new ideas to each other. Our communities are capable of soConvention much. Let’s do amazing things.Hours Contents Wednesday: 12:00 PM - Midnight (limited) 2 Shiny Garden Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 AM - Midnight 4 Westercon Traditions Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM 5 Wednesday Programming Registration Hours 6 Guests of Honor Wednesday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (downstairs) 12 Safe Space Policy 6:00 Pm - 10:00 PM (12th Floor) Thursday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM 13 Child Policy Friday, Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM 14 Clothing/Weapons Policy Sunday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM 15 Gaming & RPG Sessions Market Square hours 17 Panelists (Alphabetical) Thursday: 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM 29 Vendors, Authors, Artists Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 33 Market Square Map Saturday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM 34 Main Events 35 Atrium/12th Floor Events Art Show hours 36 Sessions & Panels Thursday: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Alphabetical) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 61 Westerkids Programming Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (pick up & pay) 62 Westercon Bylaws Information Desk 69 Westercon 71 Members Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM 71 Hotel Maps Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM www.ShinyGarden.org A Shiny Garden Event | 3 Westercon & Traditions Westercon, or the West Coast Science Fantasy Conference, is a regional science fiction and fantasy convention founded in 1948. In 1948, Walter J. “Doc” Daugherty of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society proposed that an annual West Coast convention be started for West Coast fans who couldn’t afford to travel east each year. The first Westercon was held in September, 1948. It was a one-day event with an attendance of 77. It wasn’t until 1951 that the Westercon became a weekend-long event, settled into the July 4th holiday and began traveling to different cities. In 2016, Denver won the right to host Westercon 71 in 2018, which is being hosted by Myths and Legends Con 6! VOTING TRADITIONS Ice Cream Social 2018 Westercon Ballot Thursday, 6:30 PM-6:55 PM, page 47 Art Show Tour Members of Westercon 71 / Myths and Friday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, page 36 Legends Con 6 are eligible to vote to See Art Show desk for additional tour times and to select the site of Westercon 73, the 2020 sign up in advance. OnWest Site Coast Voting Science Fantasy Conference. Regency Dance Friday, 6:00 PM-7:50 PM, page 54 Visit the Site Selection table in the Masquerade/Costume Contest Atrium during the following hours: Saturday, 3:00 PM-4:50 PM, page 50 Thursday Noon - 6:00 PM Westercon & Worldcon Bids Friday Noon - 6:00 PM Thursday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, page 59 Voting ends at 6:00 PM on Friday. Westercon Business Meeting Results will be announced at the Saturday, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, page 59 EligibilityWestercon Business Meeting. The following traditional Westercon events will take place throughout the convention, in the specified locations. Check the schedule for details. Voters must provide their Westercon Membership Number (check your Kaffeeklatsches Thunderpass, page 49 badge) and pay the voting fee of $20 (cashComplete or check voting only). rules are available at Literary Beers the Site Selection table in the Atrium. Private Room in the Bar, page 49 Filk Programming River Song 4 | Westercon 71 / Myths & Legends Convention 2018 www.MALConDenver.org Wednesday Events Join us on Wednesday, July 4th for light programming and 12THFireworks FLOOR to celebrate Independence BRISTLECONE Day! Dances of Americana Polymer clay demo Wednesday, 6:30 PM-6:55 PM, page 42 Wednesday, 1:00 PM-2:50 PM, page 53 Why Best Ideas Don’t Sell GOH Meet & Greet Reception Wednesday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, page 60 Wednesday, 7:00 PM-7:25 PM, page 45 The Art of the Long Game Dances of Americana Wednesday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, page 36 Wednesday, 7:30 PM-7:55 PM, page 42 How To Support Sm. Artists Concert: Margaret Davis & Wednesday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, page 47 Kristoph Klover Wednesday, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, page 53 THUNDERPASS Dances of Americana The Laser Cannon on Pg 2 Wednesday, 8:30 PM-8:55 PM, page 42 Wednesday, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, page 48 Fireworks! I Wrote Something! [...] Wednesday, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, page 44 Wednesday, 1:00 PM-1:50 PM, page 47 Open Filk Ruins and Relics [...] Wednesday, 10:00 PM-11:50 PM, page 52 Wednesday, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, page 55 Hacking and Coding [...] Wednesday, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, page 46 Creativity & Mental Health Wednesday, 4:00 PM-4:50 PM, page 42 Coincidence in Plotting Wednesday, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, page 39 www.ShinyGarden.org A Shiny Garden Event | 5 Guests of Honor ANDREW MAYNE - Entertainment GOH Andrew Mayne, star of A&E’s Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne, is a magician and novelist. He was ranked the fifth best- selling independent author of the year by Amazon UK and his Jessica Blackwood series, about a female FBI agent who pursues crimes that appear supernatural, was nominated for the ITW Award. As a magician, he started his first world tour when he was a teenager and went on to work behind the scenes for Penn & Teller, David Blaine and David Copperfield. He’s also the host of the Weird Things podcast, winner Thu, 6:00 PM-6:30 PM, Opening Ceremonies (Main Events) Thu,of the 7:00 PM-7:502016 PM, Podcast VIP Speed Chatting Award (12th for Floor) best science series. Fri, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Going with the Flow (Serenity) Fri, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Andrew Mayne Q&A (Main Events) Fri, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, Feeding the Beast (The Shire) Sat, 5:00 PM-5:50 PM, Mega Author Autograph Session (Main Events) Sat, 10:00 PM-10:50 PM, Literary Beers: Andrew Mayne (Private Room) CONNIE WILLIS - Heckler GOH Connie Willis is the award winning author of Doomsday Book, Passage, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Bellwether, and Blackout/ All Clear. Connie has been awarded 11 Hugo Awards, 11 Locus Poll Awards and 8 Nebula Awards. Her stories have an epic feel to them and range from laugh out loud funny to deadly serious. The first half of her newest novel, Blackout, was published in February 2010 with the second half, All Clear, was published in October, 2010. We are pleased to have Connie join us to provide context for why the long-time members of the Westercon community do what they do, and help young or new fans better appreciate the Thu,historical 1:00 PM-1:50 entity PM, Author and Readings lore of (15 Westercon mins each) (Serenity) and fandom in general! Thu, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, God Made the Devil Too: Villains (Serenity) Thu, 6:00 PM-6:30 PM, Opening Ceremonies (Main Events) Thu, 7:00 PM-7:50 PM, VIP Speed Chatting (12th Floor) Fri, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Nancy Kress Q&A (Main Events) Fri, 3:00 PM-3:50 PM, M. Davis & Kristoph Klover Q&A (Main Events) Sat, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, Rebecca Moesta Q&A (Main Events) Sun, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Ow, My Spleen! (Serenity) Sun, 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Hard Science in Fiction (Stargazer) Sun, 2:00 PM-2:50 PM, The Connie and David Hour (GOH Q&A) (Main Events) 6 | Westercon 71 / Myths & Legends Convention 2018 www.MALConDenver.org Guests of Honor DAVID GERROLD - MAster of Ceremonies David Gerrold is the author of over 50 books, hundreds of articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes.
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