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Panel descriptions:
Friday:
Manitoba Room
1830: Opening Ceremonies:
1900: the great Luke Ski & Worm Quartet in Concert
1930: Ice Cream Social
2000: Autographs: Kaufmann Sawyer Liana K
2100: Marketing Yourself: Sawyer and Trenholm
What role does networking and self-promotion play in the life of a successful writer or artists? Or why do I have to talk to all those people? Can’t I just sit home and write/paint?
2200: So you want to be a DJ!
Mark “Da Gopher” will give insight and tips of how to become a DJ! Practical experience on the equipment as well.
2400: Fannish Purity Test
It will be back, the 400 question and the uniquely Keycon test. Come see how you compare to last year! 18 plus please, contains loud discussions of sex.
Prairie
2000: Colonization of other planets: Climate and other Hazards of other planets. Dust Devils; atmosphere; or radiation what is going to be the biggest obstacle to colonization?
2100: Writing the juicy bits (that means sex and death, kids) Katherine Kurtz, Kelly Armstrong, Viola and Tam Sheehan Do we need and explanation? This panel is 18 plus please.
2200: Filking! Open music circle, ends when everyone is too tired to play! All ages welcome.
Ballroom A
2000: Fantasy is all fluff and has no bearing on the real world. Right? Kurtz, Anna (mod)
2100: Making a living as an artist in 2009 sub topic computers in art? Kauffman Pasternak?
2200:
2300: Rock Band: Come play on the Big Screen!!!!! Goes to whenever.
Crocus
2000: Pulp Fiction Heroes S. Kerzner Speelman Thompson A discussion about the “Good Old Days”
2100: How to write funny Music: Luke Ski and ShoEboX: Learn to write comedic songs from two of the best in the world!
2200: The Auroras Sawyer, Trenholm, Sheehan, Liana K. What are the Aurora Awards, and why are they important to Canadian writers and Fans alike.
2300: open programming
Board Room
2000: Keycon Newbies Tour! At 8 pm we meet in the board room and then wander the con getting survival tips from the lovely Viola.
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Saturday
Manitoba
1000: Draw your sword! (Duelling, fighting and combat in fantasy) Kurtz and Sawyer What makes combat believable in writing? Do the authors have first hand experience? Come find out!
1100: The Geek Glass Ceiling Stromberg and the Kerzners. How much you want to let your geek flag fly in work environments.
1200: The Future of Energy. Will we run out of oil? If we don’t what are the consequences for the world? If we do, are there any real alternatives? And what does that mean for our future? Trenholm Dyck
1300: Dr. Who and Gallafrey Robbie Bourget Gallafrey is one of the worlds biggest cons dedicated to Dr. Who, come out and hear the background of it, and talk with the woman who knows Who like no other.
1400: Meet Kelly Armstrong. She is Canadian and she writes for all ages!
1500: The evolution of Video Games Shoebox and Steven. We have come a long way baby from the Atari Tennis… lets go back through time to now… what have we gained, and have we lost anything?
1600: Masquerade Walk Through, come and see where the stages is, and how your going to manoeuvre in your costume. Last chance to register! This is for the Children’s and Regular Masquerades. Liana K?
1830: Children’s Masquerade From ages 0 to 12, a chance to show off your cute kids in clever costumes.
1900: Masquerade (start time subject to change depending on entries and Children’s Masquerade) Come shine in the limelight!
2000: The Great Luke Ski will entertain you while we are awaiting out judging results, (time will vary depending on number of masquerade entries)
2100: Da Gopher bids you all DANCE BABY DANCE! Requests welcome. Ends when the hotels says we have to.
Prairie
1000: Anime Cons Walling, WPG Anime. Anime is huge, and so are some of the cons! Be it little or big, come find out about Anime cons in and out of Winnipeg.
1100: How to run a con-suite, Nancy Viola Kim Sean? You love to sit back and relax in them, you think you want to do one… you’re an old hat at them.. come discuss the trials and tribulations of hosting a hospitality suite Keycon Style.
1200: Gaming in Winnipeg: Why is there no dedicated con to general gaming? Mike Major Brian Mitchell We have gaming cons dedicated to specific games like Warhammer 40 K, gamming is here at Keycon, and at Comic con, Brandon has Prairie con, but Winnipeg has no general games con. Why not?
1300: Extra-solar planets- they're everywhere Kauffmann
1400: Comic books: The Good the bad and the adult. S Kerzner R Walling MacNair (Mod) Why do some comic books do well and others just fall flat? Graphic novels are not just for kids… where do we draw the line.
1500: Villains, like fine wine… Favourites, how to build 'em, who they're based on and more Kurtz. Trenholm Sheehan Moderator
1600:
2200 - Worm Quartet: UNRATED!
For grown-ups only, come hear the raunchiest comedy synth-punk that
Rochester, NY has to offer! You'll never be the same after hearing
tunes like "Archie Got An STD", "Boning Away On The Ottoman", and
"What Your Parents Think All Your Music Sounds Like"! Come see the
real reason you're afraid to go south of the border, IF YOU DARE!
2300: Filking! Open music circle, end when everyone is too tired to play! All ages welcome.
Ballroom A
1000:
1100: Writing for Young Fans Kelly Armstrong Anna (mod).
1200: Comedy Music Fandom: Dr. Demento, the FuMP, and more! The Great Luki Ski and ShoEboX Did you know that there's a lot of great comedy music out there if you
know where to look? Wait, of course you do, you're Canadians.
Nevertheless, come join two of the hottest names in the underground
comedy music scene, the great Luke Ski and ShoEboX of 'Worm Quartet',
as they tell you where you can find all sorts of excellent demented
songs, streams, PodCasts, and more!
1300: The Future of Government Ayn Rand and Karl Marx were both wrong - the State isn’t going away anytime soon. Trenholm
1400: Autograph Session #2 Kurtz, Armstrong, Sheehan, Kauffmann, Trenholm
1500: Firefly, what’s next? Wensel, Brian We have had the series, we have had the movie, there is even a game. Maybe even a space shuttle, where to now?
1600: TBA
2100: So you want to run the Zoo? John Mansfield and Co. A con running game. Get together in teams of three and see who can run the best con. Judged by Worldcon chairs.
2300: Rockband once more! Play it again with feeling.
Crocus
1000: Science panel?
1100: Canadian Con Runners meeting.
1200: Food in fantasy Kurtz, Viola. It’s the little things in world building… would you eat what they write?
1300: Marketing and Legalities in gaming Stromberg
1400: Science?
1500: TBA
1600: Dark fantasy, urban fantasy, what's with all these subgenres? Sheehan Anna
1900-2400: Open programming
Board Room
1000:
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1300: 'learn to pose like a pinup model' Liana K A do’s and don’ts of how to get classy sexy pictures. She will teach specific techniques for both looking generally flattering in
photos, and the specific aesthetic of classic pinups. A photographer will be on hand to show you results. Come dressed to impress!
1400:
1500: Art Jam This year we will try to find a model for learning perfecting the techniques of figure drawing with art guest Kauffman. 2 hours or until done.
Sunday
Manitoba
1000:
1100: Autograph Session #3 (Kurtz, Armstrong, Sawyer, Ed and Red)
1200: The women's self esteem through High Fantasy Images Liana K Back for a repeat! This popular panel discusses feminism in the realm of Fantasy images.
1300: Breaking into the Gaming Industry Stomberg. What does it take to get a game produced?
1400: World cons: So you want to throw a party for 3500+ of your friends? Walling, Mansfield, Bourget
1500: Deryni Rising: The Movie! Kurtz The novel will become a movie…get the latest scoop from the Author!
1600: Closing Ceremonies.
1700 Beefs and Bouquets, Walker, Kensley (Moderator) Forkheim, Mitchell This years con chairs and next years want your constructive feedback on how the con has done!
Prairie
1000: 3 Artist Paint Off: Kauffman, Pasternak? ? We get three artists together, and they paint three pictures live! Pictures to be auctioned off for Charity. 2 hours.
1200: Believable magic and tech (Making it make sense doesn't take the wonder away) Kurtz Sawyer? While a certain suspension of disbelief helps, making some things a little more common sense does not hurt either.
1300: Tarot for all levels Laurie “mom” is back again to delve into the mysteries of the Tarot Deck. Be you a beginner or advanced reader, this panel and demo will have something for everyone.
1400: Video Games for Women: Liana K Did you know that some gamers do not have the “Y” chromosome? A discussion of what appeals to women gamers.
1500: Working in TV : Liana K and Steven So you want to be a TV star? Come to talk with two of Canadas icons!
Ballroom A
1000:
1100:
1200: Set up for Art Auction
1300: Art Auction
1400: Art Auction
Crocus
1000:
1100: Senate AGM Elections of Senators from the floor
1200: The Future of Keycon Speelman or Kensley (moderator)
1300: Robert Sawyer: Reading from "Wake" Come hear the latest from one of Canadas premiere Science fiction Writers
1400: Luke Ski's Spoken Word Performance:
We could have called this "Luke Ski Likes To Hear Himself Talk" or
"Luke Ski Won't Shut The Hell Up". Come on out and listen as Luke Ski
records this live spoken word show, where he'll tell some stories of
his crazy life on the road performing at sci-fi conventions across
America, hear some true tales of ignorance from his Caricature stand,
some Q&A and general goofiness. Hopefully, most of this will be funny.
1500: Space art- some do's and don'ts Kauffmann Some tips and pointers on how to draw Space (not in space)
I then separated out all the guests schedules and emailed them for confirmation and editing, including panel descriptions. Hopefully tomorrow my friend Chris will be able to come over and look over things to make sure it looks good. However I am now one tired puppy and may not want to look at this again for a couple of days so I can see any conflicts or mistakes.