Justin Bennett

Sessions in which Justin Bennett attends

Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
12:00
12:00
Reading: Valerie Valdes 25 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Valerie Valdes |
Reading
14:00
14:00
Welcome to CoNZealand, a Virtual Tour 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Presenter Matthew Shogren | Presenter Morgan Hazelwood |
Demonstration
14:30
14:30
Reading: Emma Osborne 25 minutes 14:30 NZST  -  14:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Emma Osborne |
Reading
15:00
15:00
Epidemics and Plagues in the Real World and in Fiction 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Andy Dudak | Moderator Mason A. Porter (University of California) | Panelist Perrianne Lurie | Panelist Freya Marske | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia) |
Panel
Science/TechnologyScience Fiction/Fantasy
17:00
17:00
Animals in Fantasy 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Discord , Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
Panelist Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Panelist Kathryn Sullivan | Panelist Steph Matuku | Panelist H.G. Parry | Moderator Paula Boer (Self-employed) |
Panel
ChildrenScience Fiction/Fantasy
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
19:00
19:00
Representing the Other 50 minutes 19:00 NZST  -  19:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Speaker Brandon O'Brien (FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction) | Panelist Cliona Shakespeare (University of Jyväskylä) | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia) | Moderator Bradford Lyau | Panelist Laura (El) Lam (Edinburgh Napier University) |
Panel

Thursday 30 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
12:00
12:00
Music in SF and Fantasy 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Matthew Pavletich | Panelist Caren Gussoff Sumption | Moderator Karen Simpson Nikakis (SOV Media) | Panelist William C. Tracy (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) | Panelist Sarah Pinsker (SFWA) |
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyMusic
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
Reading: Kat Clay 25 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Kat Clay |
Reading
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
Reading: E. J. Beaton 25 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker E. J. Beaton |
Reading
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
17:00
17:00
The Female in the Fantastic 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Moderator Kara Kennedy | Panelist Kaitlin R. Branch |
Academic
Academic
23:00
23:00
Parties: 30 July, party band #1 3 hours 23:00 NZST  -  2:00 NZST  |  Con Operations , Party Zoom
Party

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Fan Fund Auction 1 hour 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Moderator Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Presenter Marcin "Alqua" Klak (Fandom Rover) | Participant Maree Pavletich (CoNZealand) | Participant Gillian Polack | Moderator Erin Underwood |
Auction
Fandom
10:00
10:00
Exploring Speculative Fiction On the Screen 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Alfio Leotta | Panelist Cat Sparks |
Academic
Academic
The Expanding Worlds of Audiobooks 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist C. L. Clark (Escape Artists Inc. (Editor)) | Panelist Timothy Ellis (The Hunter Legacy Universe / WriterSanctum author forum) | Panelist Tansy Rayner Roberts | Moderator Simon Vance (Self) |
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyWriting/Business of Writing
11:00
11:00
Masquerade 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Event
Costuming/Cosplay
12:00
12:00
Terrain of the Heart: Landscapes that Influence Story 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Russell Kirkpatrick | Moderator Fran Wilde | Panelist Yugen Yashima | Panelist Max Gladstone |
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
13:00
13:00
History and SF 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Arkady Martine | Panelist Farah Mendlesohn (BSFA) | Panelist Claire Bartlett | Moderator Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Panelist Ada Palmer |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
15:00
15:00
Mythology and Fantasy 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Navah Wolfe | Panelist Claire Light | Panelist David Hair | Panelist Taru Kumara-Moisio | Moderator E. J. Beaton |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Pandemic Myths and Facts 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Yudhanjaya Wijeratne (LIRNEasia) | Moderator Naomi Kritzer | Panelist Andi C. Buchanan (Writer) | Panelist Mason A. Porter (University of California) | Panelist Perrianne Lurie |
Panel
16:00
16:00
Universal Rights in the Age of AI 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Hirotaka Osawa (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist L.J. Kendall (L. J. Kendall Publishing) | Panelist Barbara Howe | Panelist Benjamin C. Kinney (Escape Pod) | Moderator Mikko Rauhala |
Panel
Society/CultureScience/Technology
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
Futures at the World's Edge 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Sean McMullen | Panelist Simon Litten |
Dialogue
New ZealandScience 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
Ethnicity and Perspectives on Speculative Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Gina Cole | Panelist Eugen Bacon |
Academic
Academic
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
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
14:00
14:00
SF and Fantasy Video Games 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Kat Clay | Moderator Aidan Doyle | Panelist Christopher Ambler | Panelist Z Aung | Panelist Timothy Ellis (The Hunter Legacy Universe / WriterSanctum author forum) |
Panel
GamingScience 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
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
18:00
18:00
Why We Read/Write/Edit Anthologies 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Jack Dann | Panelist Mimi Mondal (Self) | Panelist Katherine Quevedo | Panelist Aidan Doyle |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Towards a Pedagogy of Speculative Fiction 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Presenter Sean Williams (Flinders University) | Presenter Laura E Goodin |
Academic
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
22:00
22:00
Nordic Fantastic Literature 50 minutes 22:00 NZST  -  22:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf | Panelist Ville Vuorela (Reforged Studios) | Moderator Lars Backstrom (auticon) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
23:00
23:00
Parties: 1 August, party band #1 3 hours 23:00 NZST  -  2:00 NZST  |  Con Operations , Party Zoom
Party

Sunday 2 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
10:00
10:00
Fairy Tales and Fantasy 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Vida Cruz | Moderator Leife Shallcross (Australia 2025 bid committee) | Panelist Ellen Datlow | Panelist Eileen Mueller | Panelist Jean Bürlesk (Science Fiction and Fantasy Society Luxembourg) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
The History of the Book 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Presenter Ada Palmer |
Presentation
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
The Day After Tomorrow: Near Future SF 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Shiv Ramdas | Panelist Karl Schroeder | Moderator Glen Engel-Cox (Blue Agama Associates) | Panelist Caren Gussoff Sumption | Panelist SB Divya |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
These Old Shades: If Georgette Heyer Wrote a Ghost Story 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Maree Pavletich (CoNZealand) | Moderator Freya Marske | Panelist Kat Clay | Panelist Leife Shallcross (Australia 2025 bid committee) | Panelist Z Aung |
Panel
12:00
12:00
TV in Space: The Expanse, Star Trek, The Orville, and More 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Sarah Gulde (Star Trek Quarterly) | Moderator Amy (A.K.) DuBoff | Panelist Michael Sheffield (Northrop Grumman Space Systems) | Panelist Daniel Abraham | Panelist Julie Czerneda |
Panel
MediaScience Fiction/Fantasy
In Space No One Can See You Hide the Evidence: Crimes in Space 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Moderator Trish Matson | Panelist Valerie Valdes | Panelist Carl Fink (Learning Guild) | Panelist Kat Clay |
Panel
13:00
13:00
The Best of the Rest: 2019 Novels that Weren't Nominated for a Hugo 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Moderator Jo Van |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
14:00
14:00
Freedom in SF: Forty Years of the Prometheus Awards 1 hour 14:00 NZST  -  15:00 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Moderator Tom Jackson | Panelist Michael Grossberg (Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS, www.lfs.org)) | Panelist F. Paul Wilson (LFS) |
Panel