| 'Toon Town Revisited (Saturday: 12:00 to 13:00 in Room 302) | | ( |  | | Art ) |
| | Format: | Description: Travel once again through the weird mind of Mike Cole, cartoonist of the pun kind.
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| A Night At The Sci-Fi Improv (Saturday: 17:00 to 18:00 ) | | ( |  | | Audience Participation ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: A crack group of improvisational actors (or a group of improvisational actors on crack) will make up skits and situations right before your eyes. It's audience interactive in that skit suggestion boxes will be placed in the ConSuite so you can come up with ridiculous scenarios for our actors to preform. Think of it as "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" with at sci-fi theme.
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| Afternoon Tea and Discussion (Saturday: 15:00 to 16:00 in Consuite (310, 312, Foyer A)) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Join your hostess Denise Garner for a lovely tea nad stimulating discussion on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (Victorian Artists). They produced some of the greatest works of art to date, and some of the most interesting stories. Tea attire encouraged.
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| An Hour With Octavia (Saturday: 10:00 to 11:00 in Room 305) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( |  | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( |  | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: This is a limited attendance event.
Spend and intimate hour with our author guest of honor. Attendance is limited to 15 sign up will be available at registration.
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| Art Auction (Saturday: 19:00 to 21:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: | Description: (Don't for get your wallet and check book!!)
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| Art Panel (Saturday: 13:00 to 14:00 ) | | ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Join our Artist GoH Lubov as she and other attending artists explore a soon to be announced topic
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| Art Show Tour (Friday: 21:00 to 23:00 in Art Show (Capital and City Rooms)) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: Join our artist guest of honor Lubov as she and other feature artists John Garner and Erin McKee tour and discuss the entries in this year's ArtShow
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| BoffoMania! (Friday: 16:00 to 17:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | | Format: Demonstration | Description: Do you envy your player character’s combat experiences and wish you too could match your strength and skill against another warrior? Ever have the urge to just haul off and whack somebody? Then Boffo Mania is for you. Come watch this lively demonstration of how to make and use Boffo weapons.
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| Cartoons and Cereal (Saturday: 07:00 to 09:00 in Room 305) | | ( |  | | Child Oriented ) |
| | Format: | Description: Especially suited for our younger fhanns and their guardian units. A classic Saturday morning pass time.
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| Chat With The Guests of Honor (Saturday: 16:00 to 17:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( |  | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: Toastmaster Rusty Hevelin and this year's GoHs chat about live the universe and other things. Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions as well.
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| Closing Ceremonies (Sunday: 14:00 to 15:00 ) | | ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( |  | | Stargate ) |
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| | Format: | Description: Featuring a special performance by Lojo Russo, volunteer recognitions, and prize awards. Now it's time to say good by to all our company. See you Next year!
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| Costume Workshop (Saturday: 11:00 to 13:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Workshop | Description: Pierre and Sandy Pettinger will conduct this workshop on making a headdress. Participants should bring a yard of fabric and various sequins, ribbons, beads and other trims you would like to use to decorate your headdress.
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| DMSFS 101 (Friday: 18:00 to 18:30 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Meet your hosts for the weekend the Des Moines Science Fiction Society, Ltd. You'll find out a little more about us. Who we are what we do and up coming events
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| Dance ‘till Tomorrow (Friday: 21:00 to 02:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: | Description: Just like the name implies we're going to dance the night away with DJ Anthony Hendon from Lion's Pride Entertainment.
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| FanClub 101 (Saturday: 10:00 to 11:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Panel | Description: Learn how to find and join a fan club, membership benefits, volunteering opportunities, and even how to start a local chapter.
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| Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions (Friday: 22:00 to 23:45 ) | | ( |  | | Mature Audience ) |
| ( |  | | Anime ) |
| ( | | | Costuming ) |
| ( |  | | Gaming ) |
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| | Format: | Description: Award winning feature length documentary gives us a glimpse into the world of evil demons, aliens from other worlds, horrific monsters, beautiful princesses, magical pixies, crime fighting super heroes, and the people who love them.
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| Favorite Science Fiction Books (Sunday: 10:00 to 11:00 ) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: Rusty Hevelin leads a discussion on books you love to love.
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| Filk - Does A Body Good (Sunday: 00:00 to 02:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: | Description: Open sing Phannish style. Bring your song sheets and sense of humor and filk the night away. We'll keep going as long as somebody's singing.
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| Focus Group (Saturday: 13:00 to 14:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Art ) |
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| ( |  | | Sci/Tech ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: How images and icons from future based science fiction become commodities of popular culture. Do we look to science fiction for technologies and "make it so?"
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| Folk Dancing (Saturday: 10:00 to 11:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Child Oriented ) |
| ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( |  | | Youth Oriented ) |
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| | Format: | Description: We'll explore folk dances from other countries such as the "D'Hammershciendsgselin" (you don't need to pronounce it to dance it), "Les Salutes," and "Seven Jumps. "Especially for but not limited to kids and there parental units
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| Got Filk (Saturday: 23:00 to 00:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Panel | Description: An Activity for the twisted and inventive minds out there. As a group we will filk (change the lyrics to) a well-known song in about half an hour to give it a sci-fi spin. Just bring your creativity (and your rhyming dictionaries)!
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| Graphic Novel to Block Buster (Saturday: 11:00 to 12:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Panel | Description: Which comic book will be the next block buster movie? This panel explores the possiblities. Come share you're favorite picks.
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| Hall Costume Contest (Friday: 21:30 to 00:00 ) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Costuming ) |
| | Format: | Description: Nothing could be easier, just wear your costume on Friday night between the hours of 9:30 PM (21:30) and midnight. Our roving judges will come to you! You will know if they have seen you because they will give you a Hall Costume participation ribbon. Attatch the ribbon to your badge and you can wear it all weekend! Judges' favorites will be announced Saturday night during the half time of the formal masquerade. (Please note: costumes worn for this contest may not also be entered in the formal masquerade.)
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| How To Enjoy Your First Con (Saturday: 10:00 to 11:00 ) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: This panel is designed to introduce new comers to DemiCon and Fhandom in general. We’ll highlight the don’t-miss-items on the program, share some antic dotes, and answer your questions.
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| Howlin Beagle (Saturday: 21:00 to 22:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Howlin Beagle perform folk rock music
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| Lord of the Rings: Weakest Link (Friday: 17:00 to 18:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Costuming ) |
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| | Format: Game Show | Description: Lord of the Rings meets the Weakest Link. If you can name the Two Towers, and you know who makes up the Fellowship of the Ring, then you don’t want to miss this Fhannish game show. Come in costume or come as you are and let’s find out Who’s the Weakest Link!
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| Make-Up Demo (Saturday: 13:00 to 14:00 in Room 302) | | | Format: Workshop | Description: Join Fan Guest Lynda Sherman and watch as she shares some of her make-up wizardry
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| Martini Wars (Saturday: 17:00 to 18:00 in Consuite (310, 312, Foyer A)) | | | Format: Demonstration | Description: In a ConSuite not so far away Jedi Bartenders explore the age old questions Gin or Vodka? Shaken or Stirred? Olive or Onion? in Martini Wars: Pitcher One
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| Masquerade Meeting (Saturday: 14:00 to 14:30 ) | | ( | | | Costuming ) |
| | Format: | Description: Planning to compete in the formal masquerade? Then you can't miss this meeting. Fill out the required entry forms available at the masquerade station. The masquerade staff will go over the basics for this year's event, answer your questions, and set up a time for your entry's performance walk.
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| Masquerade Performance Walk (Saturday: 14:00 to 17:00 ) | | ( | | | Costuming ) |
| | Format: | Description: Each entry will be assigned a specific time for a performance walk at the mandatory meeting. Entries should report 5 minutes before their assigned time.
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| Midnight Movies With Bo3b (Saturday: 00:00 to 02:00 ) | | ( | | | Media ) |
| | Format: | Description: Take a break from the high tech razzle-dazzle and enjoy classic films in vintage format. This year’s feature, brought to you in 16 MM sound is: The Raven. Of course no vintage showing would be complete without a cartoon and short feature. Special bonus feature presentation if enough souls are tough enough to last through the night.
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| Milk & Cookies Stories (Friday: 21:00 to 22:00 in Room 305) | | ( | | | Child Oriented ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Reading | Description: Especially suited for our younger Fhanns to attend with their guardian units. Get on your jammies and join us for some fhannish bedtime stories.
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| Music Room: Atrophy (Saturday: 16:30 to 17:30 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Atrophy performs hard rock music
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| Music Room: Eric Coleman (Saturday: 22:00 to 23:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Eric Coleman performs original music
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| Music Room: Flatland Ramblers (Saturday: 19:45 to 20:45 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Flatland Ramblers perform Celtic music
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| Music Room: Howlin Beagle (Friday: 22:00 to 23:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Howlin Beagle performs folk rock
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| Music Room: Jam (Saturday: 00:00 to 03:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: | Description: Music Room presents open jamming. Bring your instruments and voices.
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| Music Room: Jam (Saturday: 23:00 to 03:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: | Description: Music Room presents open jamming. Bring your instruments and voices.
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| Music Room: Knotty Dog (Friday: 21:00 to 22:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Knotty Dog performs Folk, Celtic, and "Hippie" music
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| Music Room: Lojo Russo (Saturday: 17:30 to 19:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Lojo Russo performs Rock and Folk music
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| Music Room: Orckes and Trolles (Friday: 23:00 to 00:00 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Orckes and Trolles perform Madcap Folk and Alternative music
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| Music Room: Orckes and Trolles (Saturday: 19:00 to 19:45 in Room 302) | | ( | | | Music ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Orckes and Trolls perform Madcap Folk and Alternative music
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| Opening Ceremonies (Friday: 19:00 to 21:00 ) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( | | | Stargate ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: Welcome to DemiCon. We’ll start things off with announcements including contests and other really cool events you won’t want to miss. Toastmaster Rusty Hevlin will introduce our Guests of Honor and other VIP’s in attendance this year. Then sit back and enjoy another stellar performance from the Trans Iowa Canal Company ™, as they present: "Stargate: DC-14" The Stargate team takes on a Goa'uld of a different feather.
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| Post Masquerade Video and Panel (Sunday: 11:00 to 13:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Costuming ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: An opportunity for masquerade participants to share their creations and how they achieved them. We’ll also view the video of this year's masquerade, discuss what went well, and what we can do better. Especially for, but not limited to, masquerade participants.
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| Puttin' On The Ritz (Friday: 22:00 to 23:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Costuming ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Overdressers share their overdressing tips in this fun and stylin’ panel. Audience members are encouraged to wear their glitz and glamour too.
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| Rob Chilson Reading (Saturday: 14:00 to 15:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Reading | Description: A rare and wonderful treat Rob Chilson has agreed to do a reading for DemiCon. He doesn't do this often so don't so don't miss this special DemiCon moment.
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| Round Table - Art Influences I Wish I Had As A Kid (Saturday: 14:00 to 15:00 in Room 305) | | ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: See examples of art work currently influencing artists. If only I'd have known about these when I was learning to draw and paint
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| Round Table - Fanzines (Saturday: 17:00 to 18:00 in Room 305) | | ( | | | Media ) |
| | Format: Discussion | Description: Discussion of Fanzines and the important role they play in fandom.
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| Round Table: Tarot (Friday: 23:00 to 00:00 in Room 305) | | | Format: Demonstration | Description: READ THIS! An exploration of the challenges and opportunities
presented by non-standard tarots. Jeannette Roth will provide examples for exploring.
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| SciFi and Romance (Saturday: 13:00 to 14:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Panel | Description: TOR recently asked for paranormal romance manuscripts, and Halequin announced a new line of fantasy romances. Why the interest in paranormal romance? We’ll discuss authors such as Catherine Asaro, Lois McMaster Bujold, Anne Bishop, Laurell K. Hamilton, Christine Feehan, Susan Grand and others who twine romance with science fiction and fantasy.
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| Signing (Saturday: 15:00 to 16:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: | Description: Octavia Butler will be signing books
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| Skywalker Returns (Sunday: 09:00 to 10:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| | Format: | Description: Yesterday was so much fun we're going to do it again. Time to get up, get out, and work out some of that convention tension. Meet in front of the North Room. Route will take about an hour.
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| Son of Superstition Bash (Saturday: 11:30 to 12:30 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Child Oriented ) |
| ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Youth Oriented ) |
| ( | | | Sci/Tech ) |
| | Format: Demonstration | Description: Fly in the face of superstition once again. Uncross your fingers spill the salt, open your umbrella. We'll have lots of fun stepping on the cracks.
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| Steamy Science Fiction (Saturday: 00:00 to 01:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Mature Audience ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Reading | Description: A reading and discussion of erotic Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Mature audience only.
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| TICC™ Does Joe Haldeman (Sunday: 00:00 to 01:00 ) | | ( | | | Mature Audience ) |
| | Format: Performance | Description: TICC performs two short plays, "I of Newton" adapted from his short story, and "The Moon and Marcek" written by Joe Haldeman. Performance contains explicit language and sexual imagery. Parental guidance is required for younger Phans
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| The Business of Writing (Saturday: 13:00 to 14:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Some of our professional writers share tips on the business end ofwriting. Agents, submissions an d taxes, Oh my!
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| The Great Easter Egg Hunt (Sunday: 12:00 to 13:00 ) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
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| | Format: Discussion | Description: Hold on to your baskets this is not what you think. We'll explore DVD Easter Eggs as well as discuss the best of the DVD extras and special features
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| The Real NanoTech (Saturday: 17:00 to 18:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Sci/Tech ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Kevin Roache present "The Real NanoTech" or what's happening in spintronics and nano-engineered magnetic multilayers. This is cutting edge technology at its best!
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| The War in Iraq as Science Fiction (Saturday: 15:00 to 16:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | | Format: Discussion | Description: Joe Haldeman and others view the current world situation as Science Fiction
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| Walk the Skywalk (Saturday: 09:00 to 10:00 in North Room) | | ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| | Format: | Description: Start the morning off with a brisk stroll through the skywalks of downtown Des Moines. Participants meet outside the North Room. Route will take about an hour
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| Web Design Workshop (Saturday: 11:00 to 13:00 in Room 305) | | ( | | | Sci/Tech ) |
| | Format: Workshop | Description: Want to build your own website? Want to improve one you already have? this workshop will cover general website issues from a design consideration standpoint. You do not need to be a technical wizard or computer guru to attend or participate. If you would like our panel to assist you in starting a design email us programming@demicon.org with the purpose of your website and who your target audience is. Want some help with an already existing site? email us the URL of your current site and let us know what you feel needs improving or changing.
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| Where Are We Headed? (Saturday: 12:00 to 13:00 ) | | ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| ( | | | Sci/Tech ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Join Octavia Butler and other panelist as they explore where humanity is headed in the next 100 years. What can we expect in medicine, politics and the environment?
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| Win Lose Or Draw (Sunday: 13:00 to 14:00 ) | | ( | | | Recommended For New Attendees ) |
| ( | | | Audience Participation ) |
| ( | | | Art ) |
| | Format: Game Show | Description: A DemiCon classic. The great folks from DAGOBAH host another rousing game where the artists draw and the audience guesses
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| Writing Research (Sunday: 11:00 to 12:00 in Wedgwood Room) | | ( | | | Guest Of Honor Appearance ) |
| ( | | | Literature ) |
| | Format: Panel | Description: Our author guest Octavia Butler and other writers share their views on research, it's importance, necessity and how they go about it.
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