Programme Schedule: Saturday
This is the provisional schedule for Saturday at P-Con. As always, programme items and panellists are subject to change at short notice, sometimes during the middle of a panel. The Sunday schedule is available here.
A PDF version of the timetable is available here, and of course, a full programme will be included with the programme book.
Saturday: Room 1
10:00 – 11:00 Opening Ceremony & Just A Minute Quiz
We know they can walk the walk, but how many can talk the talk? The competitors have to talk for 60 seconds on a randomly selected topic without straying, deviating, hesitating or repeating their words. Juliet McKenna / Paul Cornell / Nicholas Whyte / Michael Carroll / Pádraig Ó Méalóid (M)
We know they can walk the walk, but how many can talk the talk? The competitors have to talk for 60 seconds on a randomly selected topic without straying, deviating, hesitating or repeating their words. Juliet McKenna / Paul Cornell / Nicholas Whyte / Michael Carroll / Pádraig Ó Méalóid (M)
11:00 – 12:00 Politics and Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror
Can these genres be used as a tool for political protest, or in fact should it ever be used in this manner? Are they just for entertainment? Charlie Stross / Conor Kostick / Ken McLeod
Can these genres be used as a tool for political protest, or in fact should it ever be used in this manner? Are they just for entertainment? Charlie Stross / Conor Kostick / Ken McLeod
12:00 – 13:00 Horror in Ireland
A discussion of the Horror genre with relation to Ireland, or was Bram Stoker the one and only contribution (and no, this does not include the Charles Haughty years) John Sexton / Kim Newman / Dave Murphy / Peter McClean (M)
A discussion of the Horror genre with relation to Ireland, or was Bram Stoker the one and only contribution (and no, this does not include the Charles Haughty years) John Sexton / Kim Newman / Dave Murphy / Peter McClean (M)
13:00 – 14:00 Real World Magic and Speculative Fiction
For many, god and goddesses are part of the realm of fantasy, illusions dreamed up within the imagination of a particular writer as part of the act of world building. Then there are authors who bring forth their own personal Goddess and Earth based beliefs into a fictional portrayal of the modern world, or a pure land of fantasy. Juliet McKenna / Bob Neilson / Conor Kostick / Raven Dane
For many, god and goddesses are part of the realm of fantasy, illusions dreamed up within the imagination of a particular writer as part of the act of world building. Then there are authors who bring forth their own personal Goddess and Earth based beliefs into a fictional portrayal of the modern world, or a pure land of fantasy. Juliet McKenna / Bob Neilson / Conor Kostick / Raven Dane
14:00 – 15:00 Guest Of Honour Interview
Kim Newman / John Reppion
Kim Newman / John Reppion
15:00 – 16:00 Trends in Pseudoscience
We check in with the state of pseudoscience in 2007 and guess at what the coming decade will hold. Ken MacLeod / Feòrag / John O'Sullivan/ John Sexton
We check in with the state of pseudoscience in 2007 and guess at what the coming decade will hold. Ken MacLeod / Feòrag / John O'Sullivan/ John Sexton
16:00 – 17:00 Dave Stewart Memorial
This will be the first P-Con without Dave being present. But in one way he is still with us, and always will be as long as he is in our heart. This will be a time to remember him, and to recount his impact on the fans in Ireland. Pádraig Ó Méalóid
This will be the first P-Con without Dave being present. But in one way he is still with us, and always will be as long as he is in our heart. This will be a time to remember him, and to recount his impact on the fans in Ireland. Pádraig Ó Méalóid
17:00 – 18:00 Alternate History
What goes into making a believable Alternate History? And how far do we need to go to explain the twist, or can anything go? Charlie Stross / Ken McLeod / Bob Neilson / Colin Harvey
What goes into making a believable Alternate History? And how far do we need to go to explain the twist, or can anything go? Charlie Stross / Ken McLeod / Bob Neilson / Colin Harvey
18:30 – 19:00 Raven Dane Book Launch
Raven Dane launches her new book, Blood Lament
Saturday: Room 2
10:00 – 11:00 What has sci-fi done for us
Does anything worthwhile come from sci fi / fantasy / horror or is it all just a way to escape? John O’Sullivan / Oisín McGann
Does anything worthwhile come from sci fi / fantasy / horror or is it all just a way to escape? John O’Sullivan / Oisín McGann
11:00 – 12:00 The Old Ones
So which of the old gods has the best powers, and who would win in a cosmic version of Top Trumps. Would the Greek, Roman, Celtic, Aztec be the winners or would Cthulhu just suck all their brains? Raven Dane / Bob Neilson
So which of the old gods has the best powers, and who would win in a cosmic version of Top Trumps. Would the Greek, Roman, Celtic, Aztec be the winners or would Cthulhu just suck all their brains? Raven Dane / Bob Neilson
12:00 – 13:00 There Be Dragons
There have been many tales of Dragons over the years, but what is it about the mythical dragon that is so alluring? CE Murphy / Debbie Miller / George Green
There have been many tales of Dragons over the years, but what is it about the mythical dragon that is so alluring? CE Murphy / Debbie Miller / George Green
13:00 – 14:00 Gray Goo and Other Meditations on Technology
Fire, atomic energy, nanotech, genetic modified foods, artificial intelligence: are these forces for good or evil? Which one will most likely be the death of us all? Charlie Stross / Ken MacLeod / Colin Harvey
Fire, atomic energy, nanotech, genetic modified foods, artificial intelligence: are these forces for good or evil? Which one will most likely be the death of us all? Charlie Stross / Ken MacLeod / Colin Harvey
14:00 – 15:00 Closed, due to GOH interview
15:00 – 16:00 A Room Of Your Own
While there have been many panels over the years on how to write, and what to write, there haven’t been many on some of the other practical aspects, such as how to create a space for yourself out of a wet basement, a hot attic, or a shed. Debbie Miller / Juliet McKenna / Oisín McGann
While there have been many panels over the years on how to write, and what to write, there haven’t been many on some of the other practical aspects, such as how to create a space for yourself out of a wet basement, a hot attic, or a shed. Debbie Miller / Juliet McKenna / Oisín McGann
16:00 – 17:00 Looking out for a Hero
There is an increase in tales of emerging superheroes. But in reality, would the world accept them, or would they be hunted down and caged (or worse)? CE Murphy / Leah Moore / John Reppion / Paul Cornell
There is an increase in tales of emerging superheroes. But in reality, would the world accept them, or would they be hunted down and caged (or worse)? CE Murphy / Leah Moore / John Reppion / Paul Cornell
17:00 – 18:00 Lifestyles of the Rich and Supernatural
Vampires have been a popular trend in romance for a long time, but shapechangers, minor gods, superheroes, ghosts, and magical time travellers are catching up. Is it the strangeness we like, or the power? Debbie Miller / Raven Dane / John Kenny
Vampires have been a popular trend in romance for a long time, but shapechangers, minor gods, superheroes, ghosts, and magical time travellers are catching up. Is it the strangeness we like, or the power? Debbie Miller / Raven Dane / John Kenny
18:00 + LJ Meetup @ P-Con
Meetup of LJ Bloggers. Venue may vary Hosted by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Meetup of LJ Bloggers. Venue may vary Hosted by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
