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California ( Table of Contents L.a.con IV () Table of Contents < Welcome to the Program / Credits.................... 3 Thematic Programming Index: Major Events, Awards, Art Show Tours, The Space Cadet’s Guide to the Academy..... 4 ( Business Mtgs, Art, Auctions, Comics.... 104 Cadet Operations Guide: Costuming, Fandom........................................105 ( Art Show, Dealers Room, Registration........6 Filk, Filk Concerts, Film Program..................106 Info, Con Suite, Exhibits, Access................. 7 Furry Fandom, Gaming, Literary Panels........107 ( Book Exhibit, Kaffeeklatsches, Media Panels.....................................................108 Site Selection/WSFS, Message Boards.... 8 Plays &. Performances, Religious Services, <) Space Cadets Game, Lux After Dark, Science/Fechnology Panels................... 109 Fanzine Lounge, Childcare............................9 Seminars, Special Interest Groups, () Locks of Love, FAN AC, Furry Fan Lng.......10 Star Trek 40th Anniversary..................110 IATSE 790, Blood Drive, Newsletter.......... 11 Writing & Publishing Panels..........................111 () Dances, Anime, Chaos Space Pirates......... 12 Autographs............................................................. 112 < > Weapons Policy, Volunteers...........................13 Kaffeeklatsches......................................................113 Hotel & Convention Center Maps.................. 14 Readings................................................................. 114 ( Program Participant Index.................................. 115 How To Use This Guide (Listings Key)............18 Children’s Program (Adventurer’s Club)............. 124 < Main Program Listings: SF Asian Action Film Program..........................128 Wednesday, August 23............................20 Anime Program.................................................... 129 < Thursday, August 24...................................... 29 Gaming Program................................................... 131 Friday, August 25............................................50 ( Program Changes Notepad................................. 137 Saturday, August 26....................................... 73 Convention Party Planner.................................. 138 (> Sunday, August 27..........................................93 () > L.A.CON IV WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM 5 I Welcome To The Program The L.A.con IV/Worldcon I Here in your hands you have the guide to the 2006 Pocket Program Guide program we’ve toiled over these last many months. > Edited and designed by Shaun Lyon We’ve tried to keep in mind the mantra that Programming Division Head: Craig Miller Worldcons are for science fiction fans from all over > Deputy Division Head: Noel Wolfman the world, and for all the worlds of science fiction. Cover Illustration: Linda Miller (from PR 0) > We’ve tried to have a broad and balanced schedule, Special thanks to Adam Tilghman, with lots and lots to do. Our goal is for you to have Craig Miller and Elayne Pelz > to make choices, not search for something to do. We hope we’ve succeeded. Copyright © 2006 Southern California > Institute for Fan Interests (SCIFI) Inc. As of the fourth of August, this schedule was All rights reserved. > accurate. But things change. Plans don’t work out. Some people can’t make it after all. Others A publication of PerfectWord Design > suddenly discover they can. We’ll try to list any www.perfectword.net changes in the Daily Newszine. We apologize for Printed by Minuteman Press > any activities that don’t match what’s written in Van Nuys, California • 818-891 '8282 > here. But we hope you’ll have a good time anyway. www.minutemanpressla.com Go forth and explore. Attend programs and take “World Science Fiction Society”, “WSFS”, > part in them. See the Art Show. Explore the “World Science Fiction Convention", Exhibits. Buy great treasures in the Dealers Area. “Worldcon”, “NASFiC” and “Hugo Award” I Have a great time. are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. > Craig Miller, Program Division Head ( Cadet’s Guide To The Academy L.a.con IV () The Cadet's Guide to the Academy ( Special Summer Session 2006 Edition Planet Earth: Anaheim, California USA ( Attention, Space Cadets! ( We’re delighted you will be attending the Space Academy’s special session being offered this sum­ < mer in Anaheim, CA. Your thorough review of this Cadets’ Guide will help you settle in and know your () way around from the moment you arrive on the <) Academy grounds in August. ACADEMY BOOK STORE (Dealers Room) The Academy is located in the Anaheim Conven­ The Book Store carries volumes discussed in Acad­ <) tion Center. All cadets must pass through ADMIS­ emy classes, gifts to send to family and friends on SIONS (Registration) in the Convention Center your home planet, apparel that can be worn during < lobby upon arrival. your stay at the Academy as well as after you leave, and other souvenirs of your time there. After admission to the Space Academy is complete, < cadets are encouraged to head to CADET QUAD (Exhibits) CENTRAL (Hall A), where they will find the: The Quad is filled with interesting, informative, <) instructional, and terribly worthwhile exhibits. ARTS CENTRE (Art Show) You can study displays honoring present and past ( In the Arts Centre, cadets can view, bid on, and Academy dignitaries. Refresh your memory about buy artwork from across the galaxy — original paint­ Academy events throughout time and space. Cel­ ( ings and sculptures, jewelry, prints, and more. Talk ebrate the wondrous accomplishments of the Space with artists one-on-one in Artists Alley. See Artist Academy! () Demos. And more. ( > > L.A.CON IV Cadet’s Guide to the Academy Other basic Academy zones include the following: THE ROCKET FIELD (Major Events) The Rocket Field (Arena) is the site for our major > INSTRUCTION FACILITIES (Programming) Academy events: the Masquerade on Friday night, Most Classrooms (Main Programming rooms) are on and the Hugo Awards Ceremony on Saturday night. » the second floor of the Main Academy Building (Anaheim Convention Center). Individualized class HOUSING (Our Hotels) > schedules are the responsibility of each cadet. In Cadets have two housing options adjacent to the addition, H Dorm is home to some Classrooms as Academy: H Dorm (Hilton) and M Dorm (Mar­ > well as several focused interest areas, such as Filk riott). Staying on campus puts cadets a moment’s Music and Gaming. The Academy offers its cadets walk from the Academy halls. (We’re checking city > nearly 1,000 sessions to choose from. There will and county ordinances regarding the use of personal be plenty to delight, amaze, and challenge cadets jet-packs; at the time this Guide was prepared, it > as they build their core competencies and study appears that only grounded, wheeled assistance specialized fields. With graduation only a few days devices are allowed on the Academy grounds.) > away, most cadets will find themselves spending Both dorms offer private sleeping areas. Staying long hours in the Classrooms, soaking up the con­ in the dorms also maximizes cadets’ enjoyment of > siderable wisdom and insight presented by hundreds hospitality events hosted each night by their fellow of renowned Faculty members. cadets on H Dorm’s lanai deck. > RECREATION (Hospitality) Cadets staying off campus and commuting to the > Cadets can relax between and after classes as well Academy are, of course, also welcome to enjoy the as find food and drink at the Space Port Lounge classes, hospitality events, and other focused inter­ > and Under Belly Bar (Arena Lobby), located est areas in H Dorm. between Cadet Central (Hall A) and The Rocket We hope you enjoy your tour of duty this term! > Field (Arena) on the first floor of the Academy. The Academy Hospitality Suite (Con Suite), Space Cadet Commandant Headquarters > meanwhile, can be found on the Lanai deck of H Field Office, Anaheim, California > Dorm (read on!) (delivered via trans-temporal hyperlink) ( Operations Guide L.a.con iv ( Cadet Operations Guide Art Show Schedule: Tuesday: 10am-8pm, Setup ( Art Show / Art Centre (Cadet Central) Wednesday: 10am-6pm, Artist Check-in; The L.A.con IV Art Show will be centrally located 7pm-10pm, Open To Convention ( in Hall A of the convention center, with the Deal­