My Worldcon programming schedule

[bunsen_h]

The items I'm currently scheduled to be on:

When: Thu 13:00
Location:  P-519
Title:  Two Concerts:  Kushner & Polowin

Session ID: 943
All Participants: David M. Kushner, Joel Polowin
Moderator: <Not Available>
Description: Two concerts 45 minutes each
1. David Kushner
2. Joel Polowin
Duration: 1:30 hrs:min
Language: English
Track: Filk

Huh. Well, I told Judith I'd be willing to do something like a half-hour concert; this gives me about 3/4 hour. I've got a couple of new songs. I can go through my collection. Any suggestions or requests?

When: Fri 19:00
Location:  P-510B
Title:  Make a Pig-Puppet

Session ID: 293
All Participants: Dawn McKechnie, Kevin Roche, Joel Polowin
Moderator: Dawn McKechnie
Description: In Neil Gaiman's story Wolves in the Walls, the protagonist's best friend is her Pig-Puppet. We'll make our own sock-puppet friends while listening to the story.
Duration: 1:30 hrs:min
Language: English
Track: Kids Programming

Huh. Well, I've done a sock puppet before. I've done other puppety things, one of which I'll be bringing to the "Making Light" party immediately after this panel session. It does seem a rather odd thread to hang a panel from.

But... Kids programming. That's kind of a surprise. Well, I'll try not to scare them if they don't scare me.
 
When: Sat 20:30
Location:  D-Versailles
Title:  Open Filk on Saturday

Session ID: 794
All Participants: Joel Polowin
Moderator: Yourself
Description: Be a filker of the night. All welcome.
Duration: 4:00 hrs:min
Language: English
Track: Filk

Moderating an open filk session. That doesn't seem too bad. Unless the "all paricipants" really does turn out to be just me; that would be bad.
 
When: Sun 10:00
Location:  P-518A
Title:  Realism in Science Fiction

Session ID: 547
All Participants: Chris Howard, kyle cassidy, Pascale Raud, Fernandes, Joel Polowin, Tobias Buckell
Moderator: Pascale Raud
Description: A lot of near-future SF novels duck the problems we read about in the news - climate change or energy shortage - in favour of problems which look more solveable. We all know that SF shouldn't be pure prediction, but how much of a duty does it have to be based on realistic assumptions?
Duration: 1:00 hrs:min
Language: English
Track: Literature in English

Uh. I question some of the premises of the question.
 
When: Mon 12:00
Location:  P-519
Title:  Songwriting Workshop

Session ID: 479
All Participants: David Weingart, Seanan McGuire, Joel Polowin
Moderator: Seanan McGuire
Description: A discussion of multiple approaches to songwriting.
Duration: 1:00 hrs:min
Language: English
Track: Filk

Multiple approaches, right. It's not like I have a well-defined process. But it should be interesting.

Comments

[bunsen-h.livejournal.com]

Jessica and I will be sharing a room. If I recall correctly, there was some chance of an additional roommate for one or two nights, but if so, that wouldn't be in my bed.

I was planning to do "A Man Must Wear a Tie". I'd really like to track down whoever borrowed the CD that the song is on -- not that I need the CD to perform the song, but it's been a couple of years now, and I'd like to have it back. Tom Lips is an excellent writer and performer, but though I've given copies of his recordings to one or two people, I'd rather not have to buy duplicates for myself just because someone has nicked mine.

[beable]

There was a possibility of am ambiviolent for a couple of nights, or for a dagibbs on the night before the con starts (he gets in to Montreal from Europe on the 5th, but his con hotel booking starts the 6th, but neither is happening.