
Mark Van Name
Participates in 3 items
Mark L. Van Name is a writer, technologist, and spoken word performer. As an author, he has published five novels (One Jump Ahead, Slanted Jack, Overthrowing Heaven, Children No More, and No Going Back), as well as an omnibus collection of his first two books (Jump Gate Twist); edited or co-edited four anthologies (Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology, Transhuman, The Wild Side, and Onward, Drake!), and written many short stories.
As a technologist, he is the CEO of a fact-based marketing and learning services firm, Principled Technologies, Inc. He has also published over a thousand articles in the computer trade press, as well as a broad assortment of essays and reviews.
As a spoken word artist, he has created and performed five shows—Science Magic Sex; Wake Up Horny, Wake Up Angry; Mr. Poor Choices; Mr. Poor Choices II: I Don’t Understand; and Mr. Poor Choices III: That Moment When.
Sessions in which Mark Van Name participates
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10:00
- Colossus, Skynet, or the Culture? Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
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13:00
- Reading: Mark Van Name Programming - Reading Room 1
- 13:00 NZST - 13:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
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12:00
- 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