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My WorldCon Schedule
Aug. 1st, 2011 05:35 pmNot overly busy, but I'm also going to be pulling some duty helping out the London in 2014 bid. Which is going to make for a long Thursday and Friday night, which could cut into opportunities to play some poker....
Wed 16:00 - 17:00
Social Media, Online Technologies, and the Way we will Live (Panel)
How has your Internet use changed? Are you tweeting from your phone? Using Facebook from you laptop? Trying out Google+ from your iPad? How do you see your Web access changing in the future?
Wed 17:00 - 18:00
Are You as Smart as a Rat? (Panel)
One small idea could potentially prompt one large step for mankind. For example, wars end but buried land mines become the surprise gifts that keep on giving. Angola alone has six million hidden, unexploded ordnance. It costs $3 to plant a land mine and $300-$1,000 to get rid of it. Rats have been trained to sniff out land mines but additional low-tech detection solutions are needed. Put on your current and futuristic thinking caps please.
Thu 15:00 - 16:00
Near-Future SF in the Real World: The Origins and Future of the Arab Spring (Panel)
SF sometimes examines the roots and consequences of dramatic societal and regional change. Occasionally, change in the real world matches the genre in scale. We look at one of the most dramatic changes of the past several years, the cataclysmic events in the Middle East. What were the roots of the Arab Spring? Where might this movement be headed?
Thu 18:00 - 19:00
Disasters, Crises and Resultant Industrial Progress (Panel)
The perceived need for photographs of the melting icecaps boosted the space industry. Nuclear accidents pushed robotic development. How do crisis and disasters drive new industries and technologies? What can we expect to see developed given our current problems?
Fri 17:00 - 18:00
New Producer, New Doctor, New Companion: Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, and the New _Doctor Who_ (Panel)
At the time of this panel, Stephan Moffat will have completed one full season and the first part of his second season of _Doctor Who_. How have he, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill done? How does the latest series compare with those of Russell Davies and to even earlier series?
Wed 16:00 - 17:00
Social Media, Online Technologies, and the Way we will Live (Panel)
How has your Internet use changed? Are you tweeting from your phone? Using Facebook from you laptop? Trying out Google+ from your iPad? How do you see your Web access changing in the future?
Wed 17:00 - 18:00
Are You as Smart as a Rat? (Panel)
One small idea could potentially prompt one large step for mankind. For example, wars end but buried land mines become the surprise gifts that keep on giving. Angola alone has six million hidden, unexploded ordnance. It costs $3 to plant a land mine and $300-$1,000 to get rid of it. Rats have been trained to sniff out land mines but additional low-tech detection solutions are needed. Put on your current and futuristic thinking caps please.
Thu 15:00 - 16:00
Near-Future SF in the Real World: The Origins and Future of the Arab Spring (Panel)
SF sometimes examines the roots and consequences of dramatic societal and regional change. Occasionally, change in the real world matches the genre in scale. We look at one of the most dramatic changes of the past several years, the cataclysmic events in the Middle East. What were the roots of the Arab Spring? Where might this movement be headed?
Thu 18:00 - 19:00
Disasters, Crises and Resultant Industrial Progress (Panel)
The perceived need for photographs of the melting icecaps boosted the space industry. Nuclear accidents pushed robotic development. How do crisis and disasters drive new industries and technologies? What can we expect to see developed given our current problems?
Fri 17:00 - 18:00
New Producer, New Doctor, New Companion: Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, and the New _Doctor Who_ (Panel)
At the time of this panel, Stephan Moffat will have completed one full season and the first part of his second season of _Doctor Who_. How have he, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill done? How does the latest series compare with those of Russell Davies and to even earlier series?
