November 8 - 12, 2013 OryCon 35 Contents November 8 – 10, 2013 GameStorm 16......IFC Activites & Events........5 Art Show......5 Oregon’s Premier Letter from the Chair........2 Child Care......5 Science Fiction Convention OryCon Policies........2 Children’s Programming/OryKids......5 OSFCI Code of Conduct......2 Creation Station......5 Smoking Policy......2 Dealers Room......5 Portland DoubleTree Hotel Party Policy......2 Fan Lounge......6 Portland, Oregon Weapons......3 Fan Tables......6 Child Policies......3 Gaming ......6 Photo Policy......3 Hall Costumes ......6 Signage......3 Hospitality......6 Have a question?......3 Writer’s Rest Hospitality Bar......6 Masked Balls & Dances ......6 ConCom........3 Masquerade Ball......6 Hours of Operation........4 Music & New Song Contest......7 Get Connected: Open Reading Critiques (ORC)......7 Writer’s Workshop......7 Author Guest of Honor Electronic Program........4 Volunteers......7 Anne Bishop Dealer’s List......7 Endeavour Award........8 Artist Guest of Honor Panelist Bios........9 John Andrews Memorial Larry Elmore Worldcon Scholarship......15 Susan C. Petrey Clarion Editor Guest of Honor Scholarship Fund......17 Liz Gorinsky RadCon 6B......19 Bell Bridge Books: Stranded......20 Filk Guest of Honor Anne Bishop......21 Debs and Errol Larry Elmore......23 Liz Gorinsky......24 Media Guest of Honor Debs and Errol......25 Matt Vancil Norwescon 37......28 Matt Vancil......29 Special Guest of Honor Kumoricon 2014......30 Jay Lake Jay Lake......31 RustyCon 31......33 Author: Brenda Cooper......33 Author: Allen Pllens......33 C&C Tax and Accounting......34 Foolscap 2014......34 Tunnel by Anne Bishop......35 Programming Information......36 Concerts, Readings, Autographs......36 Panels by Day......37 In Memoriam......39 Willamette Writers......42 Call for Photos......52 Clayton Memorial Medical Fund......52 Souvenir Book Design: OryCon 36......IBC Meredith Cook [email protected] Surprise!, Larry Elmore 1 Smoking Policy We are at the same hotel this year, local Welcome to laws and conventions leave the smoking policy unchanged. Smoking is prohibit- ed throughout all DoubleTree properties. OryCon 35 This means no smoking on hotel grounds, per DoubleTree policy. The park across the street is available until it closes at midnight. Please remember there is no smoking at the Letter from OryCon TriMet station either. Party Policy the Chair Policies What is a party? Any event held in hotel space where fliers are posted; public invi- It was the worst OSFCI Code of Conduct tations are given out (verbally or written); of times; it be- Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, or if Convention Committee or Hotel Inc. does not tolerate discrimination or Security deems it to be a party. came the best harassment of any kind, including but not Rules: A member of OryCon must reg- of times. Having limited to physical assault, battery, delib- ister the party with OryCon Hotel Liaison. narrowly survived erate intimidation, stalking or unwelcome This person will be responsible to see that physical contact. This policy applies to the rest of the rules are followed in their the Apocalypse of your interactions with fellow con-goers, party. 2012, we moved program participants, hotel employees, NEW: The hotel policies on signage have forward into the and guests of the hotel. Be respectful of changed. See the new Signage Policy for and courteous towards others. If you have clarification. new world, build- graduated from kindergarten, we expect The list of parties will be handed off to ing our future you to understand that you need to ask be- the OryCon Party Coordinator at con. from the ground fore you touch and that “no” means “no”. Responsible individual must not be un- If someone tells you “no” or “go away”, der the influence of alcohol. up. As it’s been your business with them is done. Note A contact list for individuals responsible said many, many that falsely reporting harassing behavior is, for each party must be given to the OryCon times, there are so itself, a harassing behavior under this code Party Coordinator prior to the event. of conduct. If alcoholic drinks are served ALL mem- many people with- If you feel have been harassed, please bers must show valid identification. out whom OryCon couldn’t happen. A find the nearest OryCon volunteer, iden- Responsible individual must attend their couple of people moved mountains; tifiable by a burgundy badge ribbon with party during party hours, or if needed, gold lettering. Alternately, please contact leave someone connected with them in everyone gave the best they had to the Information Desk in the lobby, the charge with a way to be contacted if they give. Office staff in the Weidler room during are required to be somewhere else. operating hours, or the Operations staff No alcoholic drinks in other hotel or at any time in the Portland room on the convention space. All alcohol must remain We have the usual suspects: panels second floor. in the party room. galore, readings (more than 50 this Violation of this policy may result in ac- Comply with all hotel rules and Oregon year!), Art Show, gaming with the tion by the con committee ranging from state law. If you do something that gains warnings to having your badge revoked the attention of the hotel (noise com- GameStorm game library. Get some with no refund, and the decision of the plaints, smoking, etc.) then the person or food in Hospitality. Find local groups in event chair is final. Action by the conven- persons responsible for the room and party the Fan Tables area. Buy things in the tion in no way precludes the injured indi- are responsible for any fines or legal prob- vidual or the hotel from pursuing whatev- lems that may arise. Dealers’ Room. There’s a ton of stuff to er remedies, civil or criminal, they see fit. do – you’d best get started! After the event, OSFCI may take fur- Weapons ther action, including banning you from The wearing of weapons or anything that further events. may resemble a weapon is prohibited. The Is there something that we’re not doing Please note that other behaviors, includ- use of a weapon as part of a Masquerade that you think we should? Remember, ing but not limited to destruction of hotel event costume must be approved by the OryCon runs on blood, sweat and vol- property, can also result in the actions de- Masked Ball director before the event, and scribed above. may only be worn during, in transit to, unteers. Talk to one of the staff about A copy of the procedures for enforce- or from the event. Failure to comply with volunteering for next year! ment of this code are available on the this policy is grounds for immediate expul- OSFCI web site at osfci.org/code.html. sion from the convention. Any weapons 2 purchased in the Dealer’s Room or Art Children 8 and over may work as conven- OryCon. Submissions must be sent in the Show must be securely wrapped before tion volunteers, but those ages 8-11 may do form of links to online galleries (Flickr, leaving the Exhibit Hall and stored in a ho- so for no more than 4 hours per day. Those YouTube, Photobucket, Facebook, etc.). tel room, vehicle, etc. We understand that ages 12-16 may do so for no more than 6 Attachments will be ignored. Please send most people who want to display weap- hours per day. all submissions to [email protected]. ons are careful and responsible. However, due to the present liability laws, the risk of Photo Policy Signage Policy accident or distress, and to preserve good By entering the OryCon convention OryCon staff and attendees may only relationships with hotel staff, we have ad- space, members consent to video and/or put up signage with blue painters tape in opted this policy. Please keep weapons in audio recording by both OryCon staff and the following approved areas (tape MUST your rooms. other event attendees. Visual recording in- be on the backside of signage and not visi- cludes both photography and videography. ble): Inside OryCon space (in panel rooms Child Policies Some convention spaces or events will pro- and ballrooms); on easels provided for sig- All children must be registered with the hibit or restrict visual and/or audio record- nage; on panel room doors when printed convention, and all children purchasing ing; signs will be posted indicating such on the official template; the walls of the ele- memberships must be accompanied by an restrictions. vator landings on the 14th and 15th floors. adult. Children ages 5 and under are ad- For the purpose of visual recording, Flyers may also be posted on the OryCon- mitted to the convention without charge OryCon event spaces are not public. provided easels or signposts (check at the and will be issued a badge that must be Attendees may ask photographers and vid- Info Desk for locations). kept with the child (or a nearby diaper eographers to not be specifically recorded; Flyers need to be printed per the hotel bag, for example) rather than with one of however, unintentional or non-specific re- provided template. A copy of the template the parents. The child must be under the cording is likely due to the nature of the is available in the OryCon Office. supervision of an adult, or in the official convention. People have a reasonable ex- Do not post signs in the following areas: Child Care Area, at all times. If a young pectation of privacy and the right to con- elevators; lobby, restaurants, and coffee bar; child is found unattended, he or she will trol visual and audio recording in their ho- hotel public restrooms; any entry/exit door be delivered to the Child Care Area and the tel rooms.