Tim Oliver

Participates in 2 items

Sessions in which Tim Oliver participates

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
14:00
14:00
The Egg of Time 2 hours 55 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  16:55 NZST  |  Programming , Gaming Zoom
 |  Signup required
Moderator Tim Oliver |
Roleplaying
Science Fiction/Fantasy

Saturday 1 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
10:00
10:00
Ego Hunter 2 hours 55 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  12:55 NZST  |  Programming , Gaming Zoom
 |  Signup required
Moderator Tim Oliver |
Roleplaying
Science Fiction/Fantasy

Sessions in which Tim Oliver attends

Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
10:00
10:00
Future Laws 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Karl Schroeder | Panelist Gadi Evron (Tel Aviv in 2027) | Moderator Likhain | Panelist Anne-Louise Fortune (Independent Scholar) | Panelist Penelope Flynn (LLC) |
Panel
Science/Technology
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
13:00
13:00
Climate Change and Conventions 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Tim Jones | Moderator Erin Underwood | Panelist Cameron Bolinger (Explorasaurus Studios) | Panelist Kyoko Ogushi (CoNZealand) |
Panel
Fandom
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
Novel vs. Game: Approaches to Narrative Fiction 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Zach Dodson (featherproof books) | Panelist Casey Lucas (Seven Seas Entertainment) | Moderator Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment) |
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingGaming
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
My Favourite Things: What I Always Remember About Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Karen Bovenmyer (PseudoPod Horror Podcast Magazine) | Panelist Ceinwen Langley | Panelist Timothy Ellis (The Hunter Legacy Universe / WriterSanctum author forum) | Panelist H.G. Parry | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance) |
Panel
Media
16:00
16:00
The World of Independent Board Games: Beyond D & D 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Petrea Mitchell | Moderator Queenie Chan | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) |
Panel
Gaming
21:00
21:00
Are We Living in a Simulation? 50 minutes 21:00 NZST  -  21:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Fiona Moore | Panelist Sultana Raza | Moderator L.J. Kendall (L. J. Kendall Publishing) | Panelist Christopher Gee |
Panel
Science/Technology

Thursday 30 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Recent SF and Fantasy on TV: Beyond the Usual Suspects 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Moderator Juliana Rew (Third Flatiron Publishing) | Panelist Stina Leicht | Panelist Sarah Gulde (Star Trek Quarterly) | Panelist Christine Taylor-Butler |
Panel
Media
Climate Change: Adaptation vs Resilience 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Moderator Darcie Little Badger | Panelist Michael Sheffield (Northrop Grumman Space Systems) | Panelist Arkady Martine |
Panel
10:00
10:00
The Future Is Female: Women SF Writers from Mary Shelley to Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Sarah Pinsker (SFWA) | Moderator Karen Purcell (Woodsdale Animal Hospital) | Panelist Arwen Curry (Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin) | Panelist Bradford Lyau | Panelist Alexandra Pierce |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Colossus, Skynet, or the Culture? 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Shiv Ramdas | Panelist Corey J. White | Moderator Cat Sparks | Panelist Jason Wodicka | Panelist Mark Van Name |
Panel
Science/Technology
Reading: Joe Haldeman 25 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Joe Haldeman |
Reading
11:00
11:00
Staying Closer to Home: Science Fiction in the Solar System 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Daniel Abraham | Panelist Jeffrey A. Carver (SFWA, Starstream Publications) | Panelist James Cambias | Panelist G. David Nordley (Self Employed) | Panelist Ian McDonald |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
GoH - Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon Talk 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Discord , Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
Speaker Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Speaker Larry Dixon |
Dialogue
12:00
12:00
Modern SF Criticism 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Gary K Wolfe (Locus Magazine) | Panelist Takayuki Tatsumi (Keio University) | Panelist Karen Haber | Panelist Cat Sparks | Panelist Liza Trombi (Locus Magazine) |
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyCriticism
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
14:00
14:00
SFFANZ - General Meeting 1 hour 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)
Moderator John Toon | Panelist Norman Cates (CoNZealand) | Panelist Lynelle Howell (CoNZealand) |
NZ Natcon
New ZealandFandom
My Favourite Board Game 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Erica Holcomb (Explorasaurus Studios) | Moderator Alex Acks | Panelist Alan Stewart | Panelist David Peterson | Panelist Frances Hardinge |
Panel
Gaming
16:00
16:00
The Golden Age of SF Movies: SF Films of the 1950s and Early 1960 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Natalie Devitt (Galactic Journey blog) | Panelist Bradford Lyau | Moderator Mallory O'Meara | Panelist Ion Newcombe (AntipodeanSF) | Panelist Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) |
Panel
Media
SFF and Te Ao Māori 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Steph Matuku | Moderator Dan Rabarts (Writer) | Panelist Whiti Hereaka | Panelist Cassie Hart |
Panel
New Zealand
17:00
17:00
Translating Speculative Fiction: Challenges and Exaltations 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Kalin M. Nenov (Human Library Foundation) | Panelist Judith Huang | Panelist Mari Kotani (Meiji University) | Panelist Regina Kanyu Wang (Storycom) |
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
How to End the World on $500 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Craig Cormick (Self) | Panelist David Brin (Futures Unlimited) | Panelist Julie Czerneda | Panelist G. David Nordley (Self Employed) |
Panel
Science/Technology
18:00
18:00
Film Festival Block 2 4 hours 18:00 NZST  -  22:00 NZST
Media Screening
History of SF Fandom in New Zealand 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Simon Litten | Panelist Nigel Rowe (Feeding America, Inc.) | Moderator Norman Cates (CoNZealand) | Panelist Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist Dylan Horrocks (Victoria University of Wellington) |
Panel
FandomNew Zealand

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
11:00
11:00
Dungeons and Dragons: Still Going Strong 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Moderator Cat Rambo (Cat Rambo) | Panelist Paul Weimer | Panelist Sascha Stronach |
Panel
Gaming
Masquerade 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Event
Costuming/Cosplay
13:00
13:00
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
David Brin Power Hour 1 hour 13:00 NZST  -  14:00 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist David Brin (Futures Unlimited) |
Talk
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
Through the Magic Door: The Appeal of Portal Fantasies 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist H.G. Parry | Panelist Alix Harrow | Panelist Sally McLennan | Moderator Kathryn Sullivan |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Climate Fiction/Climate Fact 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Octavia Cade | Panelist Katrina Archer (Little Blue Marble) | Panelist Arkady Martine | Panelist Tim Jones | Panelist Alex Acks |
Panel
Science/TechnologyScience 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
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
Pew! Pew! What Would Realistic Space Battles Look Like? 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Speaker Stephen Mulholland (Alpacas Rampant) |
Presentation
Science/Technology
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
20:00
20:00
Question TIme 3: 2023 Onwards 50 minutes 20:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Other Participant Esther MacCallum-Stewart (Glasgow in 2024) | Other Participant Marguerite Smith (Glasgow 2024 and Smofcon 39) | Other Participant Jo Van | Moderator Randall Shepherd (CoNZealand/Alamo) | Panelist Pascale Chabrillat-Trahin (NICE2026) | Moderator Robbie Bourget |
Panel
Fandom

Saturday 1 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
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
16:00
16:00
Good Work, Questionable Creator 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist James Davis Nicoll (James Nicoll Reviews / University of Waterloo Theatre Centre) | Panelist Richard Gilliam (Self) | Moderator Julie Hofmann or ADMedievalist |
Panel
Other
17:00
17:00
Designing and Writing for Games 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Richard (Rik) Lagarto | Panelist Ville Vuorela (Reforged Studios) | Panelist Ceinwen Langley | Panelist Erica Holcomb (Explorasaurus Studios) | Panelist Karen Bovenmyer (PseudoPod Horror Podcast Magazine) |
Panel
Gaming
19:00
19:00
What's Different about New Zealand Comics? 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  19:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Barbara Postema (Massey University) | Panelist Laya Rose | Moderator Dylan Horrocks (Victoria University of Wellington) |
Panel
Comics/Graphic Novels
Pubquiz 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  19:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Master of ceremonies Gerard Kraus (Science Fiction & Fantasy Society Luxembourg) |
Game Show
20:00
20:00
SF Movies that Look Great but Are Awful! 50 minutes 20:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist Matthew Pavletich | Panelist Jeremy Szal |
Panel
MediaMoviesBad Movies

Sunday 2 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
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
Military SF: Getting It Right 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Gadi Evron (Tel Aviv in 2027) | Moderator Kin-Ming Looi (-) | Panelist Joe Haldeman |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy