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Minicon 51 Programming Brainstorming meeting
The Minicon Programming Brainstorming Meeting this year will be on Saturday, October 17th at the Southdale Library, in the Helen Young Room from 2:00PM to 4:00PM ( Read more... ) -
Minicon 50 Report!
My Minicon 50 report is over at my blog; feel free to look at other entries as well!
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Here is a brief survey about Minicon 50. It's like the "Feedback" box, but not as blue.
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Panel followup
At Minicon 50 yesterday, on the 'Evolution of Publishing' panel, I cited a survey and couldn't recall the source at the time. Here it is: How Ebook Buyers Discover Books:
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Thursday Night Pulse Check
Krahn-Gahlon 4 a.m. Pulse Check (Krahn reporting ( Read more... ) -
Suggestions & Ideas
I'm sometimes awful at remembering ideas after the con, so I've created this post so people can comment as stuff occurs to them during Minicon 50. -
Minicon information that may be useful
Not wearing any sort of official hat, but here are some things I think might be Good To Know ( Read more... ) -
PARALLEL MAN: INFINITE PURSUIT - Animated Film from FutureDude Entertainment Screening at Minicon 50
A local multimedia company based in Excelsior, Minnesota, FutureDude Entertainment, is allowing Minicon 50 to screen a short animated film based on their comic book, Parallel Man: Invasion America. The short features the voice acting talent of three personalities familiar to fans of science fictional TV: John Cho, Lance Reddick, and Ming-Na Wen. ( Read more... ) -
Minicon 50 Guest of Honor Larry Niven to be Awarded SFWA's Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
One of the highest honors awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, will be presented to Minicon 50 Guest of Honor Larry Niven at the 50th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend (June 4-7, 2015) this summer in Chicago, Illinois ( Read more... ) -
THE MECHANICAL BRIDE - Documentary about Gynoids (Female Androids) to be Screened at Minicon 50
The concept of gynoids has been a mainstay of science fiction for decades, both in literature (e.g. "Helen O'Loy" by Lester del Rey) and film (e.g. Metropolis). Minicon 50 will be screening a documentary about the creation of artificial female companions in both science fiction and reality. The documentary is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, ( Read more... )