Thomas S.

Sessions in which Thomas S. attends

Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
8:00
8:00
Dealers Hall Pre-Opening Coffee and Doughnuts Reception 50 minutes 8:00 NZST  -  8:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Reception
10:00
10:00
Fantasy Today: The Best of Recent Fantasy 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Sarah Gailey | Panelist Graci Kim (Rick Riordan Presents) | Panelist Claire Rousseau | Moderator Emma Osborne |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
12:00
12:00
Is it Time for a Best Video Game/Interactive Media Hugo? 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Ceinwen Langley | Moderator Vincent Docherty (SMOFcon 39) | Panelist Karen Bovenmyer (PseudoPod Horror Podcast Magazine) | Panelist Cameron Bolinger (Explorasaurus Studios) | Panelist Ira Alexandre (Lady Business) |
Panel
Gaming
14:00
14:00
Science Fantasy: A Core Piece of the SF/F World 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Tommy Kucera (Dept of Mathematics) | Moderator David D. Levine | Panelist L.J. Kendall (L. J. Kendall Publishing) | Panelist Jacqui Greaves | Panelist Rivqa Rafael |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
15:00
15:00
ISS - Still there 1 hour 15:00 NZST  -  16:00 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Speaker Matthew Pavletich | Speaker David Brin (Futures Unlimited) | Panelist Michael Lutomski (Former NASA SpaceX Blue Origin and others) |
Panel
Science/Technology
17:00
17:00
Japanese Science Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Mari Kotani (Meiji University) | Panelist Dohjin Miyamoto (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist Hirotaka Osawa (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist Taiyo Fujii (SFWJ) | Moderator Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
22:00
22:00
Planning and Attending Conventions in the Age of COVID-19 50 minutes 22:00 NZST  -  22:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Gerard Kraus (Science Fiction & Fantasy Society Luxembourg) | Panelist Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf | Moderator Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Panelist Vincent Docherty (SMOFcon 39) |
Panel
FandomEuropean Time

Thursday 30 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Wild Cards: Writing the Mosaic Novel 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Peadar Ó Guilín | Panelist Walter Jon Williams | Panelist Mary Anne Mohanraj (University of Illinois / Speculative Literature Foundation) | Moderator Melinda Snodgrass (Stealing Fire Productions Inc.) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
10:00
10:00
Reading: Joe Haldeman 25 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Joe Haldeman |
Reading
11:00
11:00
Reading: Mary Robinette Kowal 25 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Mary Robinette Kowal |
Reading
11:30
11:30
Reading: Becky Chambers 25 minutes 11:30 NZST  -  11:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Becky Chambers |
Reading
12:00
12:00
The Timeless Child and the Evolving Canon of Doctor Who 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist John Toon | Panelist R.W.W. Greene (Angry Robot Books) | Panelist Lynne Thomas (Uncanny Magazine) | Moderator Jim Mann | Panelist Phoebe Wagner (University of Nevada at Reno) |
Panel
Media
13:00
13:00
Cory Doctorow and Ada Palmer discuss censorship and information control 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Speaker Cory Doctorow | Speaker Ada Palmer |
Dialogue
Meet the Heinlein Society 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Discussion Groups
Panelist John Tilden (The Heinlein Society) | Panelist Michael Sheffield (Northrop Grumman Space Systems) | Moderator Keith Kato |
Discussion Group
14:00
14:00
Covering Mercedes Lackey 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Speaker Jody Lee |
Portfolio
ArtWriting/Business of Writing
16:00
16:00
Sandman at 30: The Enduring Influence of Neil Gaiman's Creation 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Matthew S. Rotundo | Moderator Jane Routley | Panelist Claire Bartlett | Panelist Jason Franks |
Panel
Comics/Graphic Novels
18:00
18:00
Alan Lee’s Exploration of Tolkien’s "New" Works 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Presenter Sultana Raza |
Talk
20:00
20:00
GoH - Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon Reading 50 minutes 20:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Discord , Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
Panelist Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Panelist Larry Dixon |
Reading

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Cover Art 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist John Picacio | Moderator Cora Buhlert | Panelist Gideon Marcus (Galactic Journey (and Journey Press) ) | Panelist Pablo Defendini (Fireside) | Panelist Alyssa Winans |
Panel
10:00
10:00
2022 Worldcon Site Announcement 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Participant Helen Montgomery (Chicon 8: The 80th World Science Fiction Convention) | Participant Colette Fozard | Participant Dave McCarty | Participant Yasser Bahjatt (Jeddi High Council) | Moderator Alan Stewart |
Presentation
11:00
11:00
The Second Golden Age: SF of the 1960s 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Bradford Lyau | Panelist Robert Silverberg | Panelist Cora Buhlert | Panelist Jack Dann | Panelist Kathryn Sullivan |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy1960s
Masquerade 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Event
Costuming/Cosplay
This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (Movie Screening) 2 hours 55 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  13:55 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)
Speaker Christian Nicolson (little hero pictures) |
Media Screening
MediaNew Zealand
12:00
12:00
Old New Writers 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Participant George R. R. Martin | Participant Jack Dann | Participant Joe Haldeman |
Panel
FandomWriting/Business of Writing
13:00
13:00
SF and Fantasy from New Zealand 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Andi C. Buchanan (Writer) | Panelist Cassie Hart | Panelist Toni Wi | Moderator Dylan Horrocks (Victoria University of Wellington) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Great Worlds in SF 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist James Davis Nicoll (James Nicoll Reviews / University of Waterloo Theatre Centre) | Moderator Fred Lerner | Panelist Amy (A.K.) DuBoff | Panelist Walter Jon Williams | Panelist Sheila Williams (Asimov's Science Fiction) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Asimov at 100 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Kenn Bates | Moderator Gadi Evron (Tel Aviv in 2027) | Panelist J.r.h. Lawless (J.R.H. Lawless) | Panelist G. David Nordley (Self Employed) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
14:00
14:00
Killing Your Own Grandparent: Time Travel in SF 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Andy Dudak | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) | Panelist Elizabeth Knox | Panelist Gillian Polack |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Good Omens at 30 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Ira Alexandre (Lady Business) | Panelist Soon Lee | Moderator Sam Blackley (freelance) | Panelist Maria Haskins | Panelist Harun Siljak (CONNECT Centre For Future Networks and Communications) |
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyMedia
15:00
15:00
Expanded Universes: Tie-In Novels, Stories, and Comics 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Sean Williams (Flinders University) | Panelist Rebecca Roanhorse | Panelist Daryl Gregory | Moderator M. Darusha Wehm | Panelist Stephen Dedman |
Panel
Media
My Favourite Anime 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Andi Dukleth (Accidental Aliens and KPBS News) | Moderator Brandon O'Brien (FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction) | Panelist Martin Wisse | Panelist Kaitlin R. Branch | Panelist Maquel A. Jacob (MAJart Works) |
Panel
16:00
16:00
SF and Fantasy Comics and Graphic Novels 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Catherine S. McMullen | Panelist Christopher Ruz (Al Taqwa College) | Moderator Phoebe Wagner (University of Nevada at Reno) | Panelist James Bacon (Smofcon Europe) |
Panel
Comics/Graphic NovelsScience Fiction/Fantasy
17:00
17:00
From Peter Jackson to Taika Waititi : New Zealand Originated Genre Films and TV Series 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Caemasache McKenna (Full Sail University) | Moderator Matthew S. Rotundo | Panelist Catherine Lundoff (Queen of Swords Press) | Panelist Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance) |
Panel
Media
Post The Three-Body Problem: What Is Happening in Mainland Chinese Science Fiction? 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Andy Dudak | Panelist Yen Ooi | Panelist Taiyo Fujii (SFWJ) | Moderator Regina Kanyu Wang (Storycom) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
18:00
18:00
Is Cyberpunk Mainstream Now? 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator PR K | Panelist Edward James (none) | Panelist Laura (El) Lam (Edinburgh Napier University) | Panelist Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University) | Panelist Eli K. P. William |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy

Saturday 1 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Before and After Tolkien: Epic Fantasy 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Yugen Yashima | Panelist Vida Cruz | Moderator A.j. Ponder | Panelist Yves Meynard |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
10:00
10:00
The Ascent of Wonder: What Makes Hard SF 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Kenn Bates | Moderator James Cambias | Panelist Mark English (Clarinspect) | Panelist Harun Siljak (CONNECT Centre For Future Networks and Communications) | Panelist Deborah Munro (University of Canterbury) |
Panel
11:00
11:00
Hugo Awards Ceremony 3 hours 30 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  14:30 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Presenter Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Presenter Rose Mitchell | Presenter Robert Silverberg | Presenter Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Presenter Erin Underwood | Presenter Larry Dixon | Presenter Greg Broadmore (Weta Workshop) | Moderator George R. R. Martin |
Event
Science Fiction/Fantasy
15:00
15:00
From Kuttner to Pratchett: Humour in Science Fiction and Fantasy 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Chuck Serface (Suicide and Crisis Services of Santa Clara County) | Moderator Alexandra Rowland | Panelist E. Lily Yu | Panelist J.r.h. Lawless (J.R.H. Lawless) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Novel, Novella or Short Story? Choosing the Right Length for Fiction 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Moderator Paula Boer (Self-employed) | Panelist Diane Walton (On Spec Magazine) | Panelist Vylar Kaftan | Panelist Jane Rawson |
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
16:00
16:00
Urban Fantasy in the 21st Century 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Danny Lore (Fiyah Magazine) | Panelist Claire Light | Panelist Cindy Lynn Speer | Moderator Carrie Vaughn | Panelist Janna Ruth |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy

Sunday 2 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Recent Scientific Breakthroughs - What's Hot? 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist G. David Nordley (Self Employed) | Panelist Bill Higgins (Fermilab) | Moderator L. Suzanne Casement (Northrop Grumman Space Systems) | Panelist Taiyo Fujii (SFWJ) | Panelist Valentin Ivanov (European Southern Observatory) |
Panel
Science/Technology
10:00
10:00
"Sarabande" / "Resurrection Eve" 1 hour 10:00 NZST  -  11:00 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Performer Bill Ritch (The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company) |
Presentation
Other
11:00
11:00
Closing Ceremony 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Master of ceremonies Norman Cates (CoNZealand) | Master of ceremonies Kelly Buehler (CoNZealand) | Participant Bill Lawhorn | Participant Colette Fozard |
Event
12:00
12:00
Ghosts in the Ships: Sentient Ships in SF and Fantasy 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Jeffrey A. Carver (SFWA, Starstream Publications) | Panelist Sascha Stronach | Moderator Z Aung | Panelist Mark Van Name |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
13:00
13:00
Beyond the Anglosphere: SF and Fantasy from the Rest of the World 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Shiv Ramdas | Panelist Yasser Bahjatt (Jeddi High Council) | Panelist Terrie Hashimoto | Moderator Zaza Koshkadze | Panelist Valentin Ivanov (European Southern Observatory) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy