Dr Andrew Williams
Participates in 2 items
Sessions in which Dr Andrew Williams participates
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Party-pooping science: Why your favourite novel is probably impossible Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- As readers of science fiction we may love all of the tales of faster-than-light travel, hyperspace, anti-gravity, laser guns, time travel, and othe...
- Panel
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- The Search for Exoplanets Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- In 1991, there were exactly nine known planets in the entire universe - the planets orbiting our Sun. Nobody knew for sure whether planets were inc...
- Talk
Sessions in which Dr Andrew Williams attends
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Opening Ceremony Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Welcome to Swancon 44: The Future is Now, featuring guests of honour Charlie Jane Anders, Jonathan Strahan, and Travis Johnson! Come along to the o...
- Keynote
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Party-pooping science: Why your favourite novel is probably impossible Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- As readers of science fiction we may love all of the tales of faster-than-light travel, hyperspace, anti-gravity, laser guns, time travel, and othe...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Charlie Jane Anders Reading and Q&A Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Problems Houston never had Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Contingency plans of the space program, looking at some of the more odd answers to the question 'what if this thing goes horribly wrong' from the (...
- Talk
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Weird Nature for Weird Fiction Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Our planet hosts an incredibly diverse population of plant and animal life, and at the margins things can become really unexpected and dizzyingly w...
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Tech Support Laughs and Mishaps Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- Funny stories about what your IT support technician did (or didn't) do and other funny behind the curtains shenanigans. What happens ...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Furniture Parkour Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- The hit panel of last years family program is back! Learn how to parkour. Getting around the lounge room has never been so fun, and you are allowed...
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Marshmallow constellations Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Using science fiction and fantasy texts to teach thinking skills and philosophy in primary and secondary schools Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Current trends in education, coming out of Harvard University’s Project Zero, emphasise the importance of ‘visible thinking’ routines and practices...
- Panel
- Space rocks Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join the rock-hiding craze. Decorate a rock or two using markers, which then can be released into the park or other communal areas for others to fi...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- What Astronomy Teaches Us About Sustainability Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Our world is undergoing huge changes due to humankind's insatiable demand for resources. As a kid, I always assumed that by now we'd be terrafor...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Swancon 2020 Launch Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Pushing the Limits: Extreme Biology Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- Life finds a way. Sometimes that way isn't the obvious or easiest way.The panelists discuss some of the oddities of biological life...
- Panel
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- The Search for Exoplanets Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- In 1991, there were exactly nine known planets in the entire universe - the planets orbiting our Sun. Nobody knew for sure whether planets were inc...
- Talk
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Franken plushies Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Frankenplushie wars Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Who Wants to Live Forever: Implications of Immortality Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Immortality is a common element in science fiction and fantasy, but what would it actually be like? What would you need to do and think abou...
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Cosplay Display
- Signup required Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Bring you best- show off your cosplay costume for judging! Share a moment with your fellow cosplayers, admire each others work and enjoy the cospla...
- WASFF Annual General Meeting Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- NOTICE OF 2019 WASFF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGAt Swancon, at The Esplanade hotel in Fremantle on Sunday the 21st of April, 4pm.
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Retro computing Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- 16 bits should be enough for anybody! Come meet several enthusiastic collectors of old computers and consoles. We discuss buying, repairing, main...
- Panel
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- A Survivor's Guide to the Apocalypse Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Paper planes and other origami Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Can you design the plane that stays in the air the longest, or will your plane go the furthest? If you’re not into planes some other paper-folding ...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Closing Ceremony Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote