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Sean Ambrose

Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Sean Ambrose participates

Sunday 1 April, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
4:00 PM
4:00 PM

Sessions in which Sean Ambrose attends

Thursday 29 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM  | 1 hour
  • Are you ready??? Meet this year’s team, meet the guests, and get the lowdown on all things Swancon 2018.Welcome to Country ceremony will be...
  • Keynote
    Main
    CoreGuest of Honour
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
  • Con-going 101
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM  | 1 hour
  • What you need to know as a first-time con-goer. How to maximise your con experience and have a fabulous time. This discussi...
  • Workshop
    Fandom
    Core
8:30 PM
8:30 PM

Friday 30 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
  • Believing Impossible Things
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  | 1 hour
  • Humans are good at believing improbable, or even impossible, things. This panel will sort out the degrees of impossibility involved in key science ...
  • Panel
    scienceScience fiction
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • SF movies that engage the brain
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • One of the most notable elements of written science fiction is the focus on exploring ideas in depth and speculating about the effects of technolog...
  • Panel
    Futurism
    Science fictionMovies
  • Let's talk about Star Wars
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • It’s baaaaack! Star Wars has returned to our screens to mixed feelings of delight and dismay. What are the new films doing right? What are we hopin...
  • Panel
    TV & MoviesScience fiction
    star warsMovies
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
  • Australian TV: Early days to Cleverman
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • The style of storytelling in Australian TV has changed radically from the early days of Homicide to Cleverman. The panellists look at the changes, ...
  • Panel
    TV & MoviesRetrospective
    retrospectiveTVneeds panelistsAustraliaCleverman
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
  • Miyazaki: a retrospective
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Miyazaki Hayao is one of the biggest names in animation, and in Japanese cinema. In this panel we explore his history, starting with his early days...
  • Talk
    TV & Movies
    Animeretrospective
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • Australian Landscapes as Characters
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • From the deserts to the suburbs*, Australian landscapes have been turned into important characters in their own right, particularly in YA sf and fa...
  • Panel
    Science fictionWriting
    WritingReadingAustraliaGuest of Honour
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
  • Remembering LeGuin
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Ursula LeGuin was a giantess of SF, and will be sorely missed. The genre would literally not the be same without her. The Earthsea books, The Lathe...
  • Panel
    Science fictionRetrospective
    Science fictionretrospective
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
  • Safe Spaces LARP
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
  • 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • We've had some great discussions over the years and it's time to walk that talk. This workshop is an opportunity to examine difficult situations ...
  • Workshop
    FandomGaming
    FandomLARP

Saturday 31 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
  • Changing Nature of Fan Communities
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Swancon has been running for 43 years, and fandom has changed around the convention during this time. (Or has it?) What was Perth fandom like in th...
  • Panel
    FuturismRetrospectiveFandom
    Fandomretrospective
  • Writing the Romantic
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • How do authors handle romance well when writing other genres? SF or fantasy with romantic elements are popular with readers, but getting the balanc...
  • Panel
    Writing
    Writing
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
  • Project Runway Swancon
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Pilbara
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Designers, you have a challenge awaiting you.  You must design your outfit, choose your fabric, make your item and dress your model. You have ...
  • Family
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • UNISFA is how old?!
  • Pan Pacific Perth - West Grand River
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • UNISFA turns 40 this year. Join several generations of UNISFAns as they remininisce, contemplate, anecdote and laugh. Middle age has never looked s...
  • Panel
    Fandom
    Fandomretrospective
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
  • Contemporary SF illustration and storyboarding
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • The panelists explore the three way intersection of story, visual art and technology, possibly with illustrations. How can art be used to tell stor...
  • Panel
    Creative ArtsScience fiction
    WritingArtScience fictionGuest of Honour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • More than glitter
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • We all know the importance of writing and creating a diverse group of characters. The panel focusses on the next step, making the diversity not the...
  • Panel
    Writing
    Writing

Sunday 1 April, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
  • Comics -> TV/movies VS TV/movies -> comics
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • We’re used to media changing format, comics to TV or movies, or back the other way. Is there a difference in the kinds of stories told, dependi...
  • Panel
    TV & Movies
    ComicsTVMoviessuperheroesneeds panelists
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
  • Cross-fertilising, from genre to aesthetic
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Cross-fertilising genres gives awesome results like the SF spy novel and the supernatural romance. The panel discusses why these combinations are s...
  • Panel
    Science fictionWriting
    Science fictionfantasyhorrorWritingGuest of Honour

Monday 2 April, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
  • Steven Universe
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Steven Universe: why are all my LGBTQ friends going crazy over a kids’ cartoon? The panel discusses the relevance of Steven Universe's themes, and ...
  • Panel
    TV & Movies
    TV
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
  • Fanfic as a gateway to canon
  • Pan Pacific Perth - East Grand River
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • The expectation is that we consume the canon, then dive into the fan creations. Except, sometimes, we slide sideways into canon through fic or vids...
  • Panel
    Fandom
    Fandom
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
  • Philosophy of Mind in SF
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • What is the mind? How closely does the mind depend on the biological nature of the brain? The mind/body split has a long and not always noble histo...
  • Panel
    Science fiction
    Science fictionGuest of Honour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
  • Swancon Feedback Panel
  • Pan Pacific Perth - Mount Newman
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour
  • Tell us how we did: what bits you loved, what bits we could have done better. We’ll engage in some constructive criticism as to how to rework less-...
  • Workshop