Alastair Reynolds

Program Participant

Thu	13:00	(A05)	1 hr	Far Future SF, Then and Now Far future SF has been a staple of the genre since before the genre existed. How does this particular SFnal trope reflect the time in which the stories are written - the hopes, fears, concerns, and limitations of the then-present day. What can we learn by examining the far future fiction of the recent past and this coming fall?
Thu	14:00	(KK1)	1 hr	KaffeeKlatsch: Thu 14:00 No additional description
Thu	17:00	(A11)	1 hr	Ace/Roc Information on what's coming up over the next few months from Ace/Roc
Fri	16:00	(A04)	1 hr	The Many Sides of Hard SF What is hard SF? While some predicted its decline in the 1960s and 1970s, it's alive and thriving. What makes SF hard SF? Does it have to play 100% by known physical laws, or can it break them in some areas? Are all sciences open to hard SF, or are some a better area for exploration than others?
Fri	17:00	(A03)	1 hr	The New Space Opera -- Still Going Strong Space opera was once a term used to dismiss some types of science fiction. But things changed, and now space opera is not only thriving but a respected part of the genre. The panel looks at the space opera today.
Sat	10:00	(A03)	1 hr	SF Physics Myths The panel looks at scientific misconceptions that authors have inadvertently promoted to the extent that they have become "commonknowledge".
Sat	12:00	(A14)	30 min	Reading: Alastair Reynolds No additional description