5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Sundowner Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Esplanade Park, across the road
- 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours 30 minutes
- This year Swancon will kick off with a Sundowner Social in the park. The formal programming will start on Friday, so this will be an ...
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
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Is climate fiction the new cyberpunk? Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Cyberpunk was a hugely popular sub-genre of science fiction, particularly in the 1980s when issues of technology, urbanisation, and changing cultur...
- Panel
- XY and I know it Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Cyberpunk outside the city Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- The city seems an integral part of the cyberpunk genre – but how necessary is it? What are the core tropes and themes of cyberpunk, and how might t...
- Panel
- Craft time Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Console Gaming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Orion Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 13 hours 25 minutes
- Board Games Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Pleiades
- 10:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 13 hours 25 minutes
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Up Up and Away: 81 years of Superman Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- This powerpoint presentation take look at the history of Superman through the mass media, from the voice of Superman on radio, to animation, fil...
- Talk
- Miyazaki’s heir: Contemporary anime cinema Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- For several decades the director Hayao Miyazaki held a lofty position as the most pre-eminent filmmaker of animation in Japan. Now with him leaning...
- Panel
- 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
- Super Hero capes and costumes Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch Friday
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
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
- Junior board games Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Problematic favourites: How to read from the past Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Times change, as do social attitudes and our common ground of morals and ethics. A science fiction novel that might seem perfectly acceptable upon ...
- Panel
- 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
- Nature crafts (outside) Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Finding the Difference: Australian SF vs the Rest of the World Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Australia has a strong and vibrant speculative fiction industry and community - but how does it differ from the SF produced in the USA, the UK, or ...
- Panel
- Doctor Who: Season 2 Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- With Doctor Who's second season, the series continued to be popular with the mixture of sci-fi and with some historical stories to take a hu...
- Panel
- Haunted Places: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- In the world of Japanese horror cinema, Kiyoshi Kurosawa remains one of the most respected and critically acclaimed writer/directors. His powerful ...
- Panel
- My Little Pony artwork Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Story time Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The Purpose of Critics Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Critics have always been around to analyse, discuss and consider works of art of all genres. They play a firm role in science fiction, fantasy and ...
- Panel
- 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
- Quiet activities Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Dinner Friday
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Video Quiz Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- This award winning event is back for its 13th (yes 13th!) year with clips from various film, TV and music. Can you guess the ...
- Workshop
- You Win or You Die: The End of Game of Thrones Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Within just a few weeks, HBO's groundbreaking and phenomenally successful fantasy Game of Thrones will broadcast its final episode. Now that we are...
- A few good cons Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- 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 ...
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Travis and Grant go to the Movies Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Film critics Travis Johnson and Grant Watson have a lot of opinions about science fiction, fantasy, and horror cinema, and they are not afraid to s...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The Wandering Earth, and other Asian science fiction cinema Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Chinese SF blockbuster The Wandering Earth has become a massive commercial hit in its own country, but it has also gained widespread attenti...
- Panel
- 2018 movies: from the kids' seats Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live-action Foosball Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Collaborative
- 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...
- Console Gaming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Orion Room
- 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 14 hours 25 minutes
- Board Games Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Pleiades
- 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 14 hours 25 minutes
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Streaming the novel: Adapting literature to the small screen Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- With the expansion of television drama onto streaming video providers, it has become easier to adapt literary texts in a bespoke manner for smaller...
- Panel
- Remembering Vonda McIntrye's work Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Moderated by Anna Hepworth, this is a ‘come along and discuss the impact of Vonda McIntyre’s work’ round table. McIntrye received Hugo, Nebula and ...
- Collaborative
- Writing workshop
- Signup required Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM | 3 hours
- Join Stephen Dedman for an intensive writing workshop and Q&A. Bring a draft you are working on if you have one, bring writing tools, brin...
- Workshop
- Marshmallow constellations Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Kdrama: Kpop idol actors - don't underestimate them Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Korean idols (popstars really doesn't do them justice) acting in Korean dramas. Are they just there because they are pretty and they bring ratings,...
- Coming of the Apes Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- With the reboot of the planet of the Apes saga, it's time to look back on those three films and compare them with the earlier films and look at how...
- Talk
- Group story Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch Saturday
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Jonathan Strahan in Interview Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Since the development of the spec fic journal Eidolon through literally dozens of collections and anthologies and a string of Hugo Award nomination...
- Iron Brain guerilla programming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Collaborative
- One Woman's Skribbles Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Animator, artist, geek, gamer, teacher, and untrained, unqualified paleontologist: Tanya Beeson will take you through the basics of how to draw ...
- Workshop
- Transport of the future. Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 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
- AO3: Fans Organising Online Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- With the AO3 nominated for a Huge this year, it's timely to revisit how far the Archive of Our Own has come and how impressive its infrastructure i...
- 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
- The Authentic Climate Future Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Whatever humanity’s future actions, it now seems all-but-guaranteed that the Earth of 2100 is not going to resemble the Earth of 2019. Science fict...
- Panel
- 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
- How we edit Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Behind every professionally published short story, anthology and novel there is an editor, working with the author to improve, develop and transfor...
- Panel
- Write a song Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Mobile magic Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Swancon 2020 Launch Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
- Quiet activities Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Dinner Saturday
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- The 2019 Tin Duck Awards Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- Western Australia’s own SF/F/etc. Awards since 1982, the Tin Ducks are awarded each year at Swancon. (The name is a play on another WA award, the S...
- Keynote
- The Videogames Canon Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- A panel of gaming experts will gather with one task in mind: to assemble the 10 most important videogames of all time. If you had never encountered...
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Tin Duck Dance Party
- Signup required Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 2 hours
- Follow up the 2019 Tin Duck Awards ceremony with an evening of dance, chat, and social mixing for the whole Swancon, with Grant and Travis playing ...
- 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
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Isao Takahata: The underappreciated gems Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Anime director Isao Takahata died in 2018, leaving behind a creative legacy of 12 films made between 1968 and 2013. With much of his output coming ...
- Panel
- Cosplay workshop Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 3 hours
- From dress forms, pattern drafting and concept to foam crafting, sewing and accessories. An overview of cosplay creation from concept to display. I...
- Easter Egg Hunt Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Console Gaming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Orion Room
- 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 14 hours 25 minutes
- Board Games Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Pleiades
- 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM | 14 hours 25 minutes
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
- Made in Abyss: Episodes 1-2 Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Screening
- Easter craft time Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Ben Young: How to Make a Film Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Western Australian film director Ben Young won widespread critical acclaim for his terrifying 2016 thriller Hounds of Love. He followed it up in 20...
- Panel
- Crowns and Swords: The Intertwined Worlds of Fantasy and Monarchy Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- With so many fantasy novels based in a setting drawn from medieval Europe, it’s no surprise to see so many stories based around monarchies - kings ...
- Panel
- Laser maze Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 30 minutes
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Disney song-a-long Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Collaborative
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch Sunday
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The best literary science fiction of 2018 Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Soon it will be time for nominations to be submitted and votes decided for this year’s speculative fiction awards. What were the best novels and sh...
- Panel
- Not everything needs a 3D printer Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- A look at how to use (and abuse) assorted hand tools and other things from the hardware store in making and cosplay. Not everything cool needs thou...
- Talk
- The Best Book Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Librarians are amongst us, and have strong opinions about gateway genre books.Come along and share your stories about that book - ...
- Panel
- Franken plushies Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- 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
- Alan Garner: Cheshire, folklore, and children’s literature Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- For six decades, the English author Alan Garner has written some of the most memorable and enduring children’s fantasy ever published. Rich with Br...
- Panel
- Making a Living: Professional Writing for Speculative Fiction Authors Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- For many writers of science fiction and fantasy, the money earned from her or his craftis never enough with which to make a living. What other ...
- Panel
- Frankenplushie wars Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
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
- So you want to be a merperson? Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- So you want to be a merperson? Presented by Alicia Smith and Rob Masters. Have you ever dreamed of gliding effortlessly through the cerulean wate...
- Modern machines Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Doctor Who: Time for change, change for time Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- In 2018 Doctor Who returned for its 11th 21st century season, with a change of aesthetic, a change of executive produc...
- Panel
- Reading: Satima Flavell Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Talk
- Quiet activities Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Reading: Ian Nicholls Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Talk
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Dinner Sunday
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- The Making of Top Knot Detective Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 1 hour
- In 2017 Dominic Pearce and Aaron McCann directed the acclaimed and ground-breaking documentary Top Knot Detective, detailing the surprising ...
- Panel
- LARP
- Signup required Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 3 hours
- Collaborative
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Screening: Top Knot Detective Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 2 hours
- Narrated by Des Mangan, this documentary feature reveals the true story of the making of cult Japanese hit Ronin Suiri Tantai - released in Aust...
- Screening
- 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 PM
9:30 PM
- Speculative Fiction in Kpop Music Videos Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
- Continuing the now annual tradition of showcasing speculative fiction video clips within the highly competitive Korean music market, and the earwor...
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
- Craft time Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour
- Console Gaming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Orion Room
- 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | 7 hours 30 minutes
- Board Games Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Pleiades
- 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM | 7 hours 30 minutes
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Unknown Anime of the 1970s Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- In this second part of Unknown Anime, we look at those Anime from the 1970's that never reached the English speaking world after first screening in...
- Talk
- Trends in children's and young adult SFF Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Gina Goddard takes you through a survey of what’s moving and shaking in SF/F for young people: including diversity, multi-modality and the wild wor...
- Talk
- Made in Abyss: episodes 3-4. Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour
- Screening
- Kit Kat Jenga Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Dance class with Rosalie Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Workshop
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Star Trek: Discovery, and the future of the final frontier Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- The Star Trek franchise, which has fractured and transformed in recent years due to the separation of CBS and Paramount, has been back on te...
- Panel
- Plastic and fantastic: The Barbie movies Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Beyond the pink, the heels and the anatomically incorrect bodies lies surprising fun for the SF/F fan. Over 36 movies Barbie travels under the sea,...
- Panel
- 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 ...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch Monday
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Closed
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Live action Foosball tournament Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 2 hours
- Collaborative
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- A House Made from Stories: Building the Anthology Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- How does an editor construct the perfect original anthology of science fiction? How doyou develop the subject matter or theme, how do you selec...
- Panel
- Anime Today Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Internationally, Japanese animation has made the shift from cult favourite to mainstream entertainment. How has this changed the kind of animation ...
- Panel
- Junior board gaming Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Grading Blade Runner: The art of predicting the future Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner was set in the year 2019. Now that the real world has caught up with the fictional, how accurate was t...
- Panel
- Just Imagine: costume design in SF films Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- By examining the costumes in some early examples of SF films we will explore how a visual language for 'Science Fiction' was established and how...
- Talk
- Tidy up and pack away Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Required reading and set texts Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Swancon2020 committee chat with you about how best to prepare for next year's convention. Come along and find out what to read, watch and do to...
- Collaborative
- A Matter of Context Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever wandered how Macgyver sees the world, what it feels like to endure starvation, jump from a plane, suffer from frostbite and so forth? Now try ...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Closing Ceremony Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote