Teri Sears
My muggle life has involved programming computers since 1980. I also make jewelry and crochet stuff.
In my non-muggle life I've been helping run conventions since the mid 1980s. I keep volunteering, and nobody has stopped me.
Sessions in which Teri Sears attends
10:00
10:00
- The Art of the Interview Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Token Girl Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- Is it Time for a Best Video Game/Interactive Media Hugo? Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- The Atlanta Radio Theatre Presents "Omnilingual" and other SF Radio Plays Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
14:30
14:30
- Reading: Melinda Snodgrass Programming - Reading Room 2
- 14:30 NZST - 14:55 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
15:00
15:00
- Parties: 29 July, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Wednesday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Activity
16:00
16:00
- Can Living in a Small Space on Earth Prepare You for Living in Space? Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Evolution of Fanzines Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
18:00
18:00
- Feedback Session 1 Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
19:00
19:00
- Welcome to CoNZealand, a Virtual Tour Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Demonstration
22:00
22:00
- Planning and Attending Conventions in the Age of COVID-19 Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 29 July, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
7:00
7:00
- Parties: 30 July, party band #2 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 7:00 NZST - 10:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
9:00
9:00
- Recent SF and Fantasy on TV: Beyond the Usual Suspects Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Come Time Travel with Me - 1965 Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Human Mind and Perception of the Other Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Thursday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Activity
10:00
10:00
- Daily Briefing - Thursday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 10:00 NZST - 11:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Discussion Group
- Special Effects in Feature Films: The Evolution from Willis O'Brien to Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Staying Closer to Home: Science Fiction in the Solar System Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- How Podcasts Are Transforming the Speculative Fiction Landscape Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Explorations of Character and Narrative Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
12:00
12:00
- The Real Dirt on Exoplanets Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- The Timeless Child and the Evolving Canon of Doctor Who Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- SF Cons Around the World Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- Tiara Demonstration Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Demonstration
- Modern Short SF and Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Ray Bradbury Centennial Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Concellation 2020 Retrospective Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- My Favourite Board Game Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Stunts in SF Films and TV Shows Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
14:30
14:30
- Reading: Charlie Jane Anders Programming - Reading Room 1
- 14:30 NZST - 14:55 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
15:00
15:00
- A Chat with Bob and George Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Dialogue
- Parties: 30 July, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- What to Do 'Till Your Ship Comes In Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- SETI and the Mind of the Alien Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
17:00
17:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Alan Stewart
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Feedback Session 2 Programming - Discussion Groups
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
18:00
18:00
- Meet and Greet the Programme Participants Programming - Meet and Greets
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Reception
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 30 July, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
7:00
7:00
- Parties: 31 July, party band #2 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 7:00 NZST - 10:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
9:00
9:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Neil Clarke
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- COVID-19: A Great Filter? Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Cover Art Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Question Time 2: DisCon III Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Meet and Greet the Programme Participants Programming - Meet and Greets
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Reception
10:00
10:00
- Daily Briefing - Friday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
- 2022 Worldcon Site Announcement Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- The Expanding Worlds of Audiobooks Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Masquerade Events - Events Room
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Event
- The Second Golden Age: SF of the 1960s Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- What Sells? Programming - Programme Room 9 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Friends Don't Let Friends Run Worldcons Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- Reading: David Levine Programming - Reading Room 1
- 12:00 NZST - 12:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
- Old New Writers Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- History and SF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Asimov at 100 Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- David Brin Power Hour Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 14:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Talk
14:00
14:00
- Through the Magic Door: The Appeal of Portal Fantasies Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Killing Your Own Grandparent: Time Travel in SF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Good Omens at 30 Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Writers on Writing: The Plot's the Thing Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Dealers Hall Mid-Con Reception Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Reception
15:00
15:00
- Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Friday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Activity
- Parties: 31 July, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
16:00
16:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Melinda Snodgrass
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
17:00
17:00
- Costuming in a Big Group Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Feedback Session 3 Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
19:00
19:00
- The CoNZealand Quiz Programming - Gaming
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Game Show
- Creating the Doodle Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
20:00
20:00
- Looking Up! New Zealand Astronomy Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Question TIme 3: 2023 Onwards Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
21:00
21:00
- Love in the Time of COVID-19 Programming - Discussion Groups
- 21:00 NZST - 21:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 31 July, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
7:00
7:00
- Parties: 1 August, party band #2 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 7:00 NZST - 10:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
10:00
10:00
- Horror from Elsewhere Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Hugo Awards Ceremony Events - Events Room
- 11:00 NZST - 14:30 NZST | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Event
Rose Mitchell
Presenter
Robert Silverberg
Presenter
Larry Dixon
Presenter
George R. R. Martin
Moderator
14:00
14:00
- Tour of Ray Bradbury Center Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
15:00
15:00
- Not Your Parents' Space Opera Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Our New Robot Overlords: Why and How They Will Take Over Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Reading
- Parties: 1 August, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
16:00
16:00
- Good Work, Questionable Creator Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- History of SF Fandom in Australia Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Feedback Session 4 Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Essentials of TARDIS Engineering Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- The Spaceship as Teaching Tool Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
20:00
20:00
- Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Saturday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Activity
- SF Movies that Look Great but Are Awful! Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Gravity Awards Ceremony Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Award
22:00
22:00
- Quantum Computing: Nearing Reality Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 1 August, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
7:00
7:00
- Parties: 2 August, party band #2 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 7:00 NZST - 10:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
10:00
10:00
- Daily Briefing - Sunday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
- "Sarabande" / "Resurrection Eve" Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 11:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Presentation
- What It Takes to Create Those Scenes Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- New Zealand Fandom Today Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Closing Ceremony Events - Events Room
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Event
- The Day After Tomorrow: Near Future SF Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Star Wars in Review Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- In Memoriam Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Dialogue
12:00
12:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: David Levine
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Ghosts in the Ships: Sentient Ships in SF and Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- TV in Space: The Expanse, Star Trek, The Orville, and More Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- In Space No One Can See You Hide the Evidence: Crimes in Space Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- The Best of the Rest: 2019 Novels that Weren't Nominated for a Hugo Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- What is Human? Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
14:00
14:00
- Meet and Greet the Programme Participants Programming - Meet and Greets
- 14:00 NZST - 15:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Reception
15:00
15:00
- Yarnbombing & Crafting Time Sunday Programming - Discussion Groups
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Activity
- Parties: 2 August, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- Film Festival Block 5
- 15:00 NZST - 16:30 NZST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Media Screening
16:00
16:00
- The Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Feedback Session 5 - Into the Future! Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel