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Andrew I. Porter
Andrew I. Porter started SF Chronicle in 1979, sold it to DNA Publications in 2000, and was fired in 2002. A 25-time Hugo nominee, he won the Hugo in 1974 for Algol, in 1993 and 1994 for SF Chronicle, a Special Committee Award at ChiCon V, a 1992 Special British Fantasy Award, and the Big Heart Award. A fan since 1960, he's published many zines, been in fan groups and APAs, was Secretary of the 1967 Worldcon, on the bidding committee for TorCon Two, was fan Guest of Honor at the 1990 Worldcon, Canada's SummerCon, and Norwescon in 2002. In publishing, he's been a copy editor and production manager, an editor at F&SF, Lancer Books, and at various trade magazines. His Algol Press published The Book of Ellison in 1978 plus other titles. He's sold articles and photos to Publishers Weekly, Omni, and The New York Times. He has attended more than 40 Worldcons.
Programming for Andrew I. Porter
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| Thu | 21:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Collecting Fine Art in The Age of the Digital Print
Are two different collecting audiences emerging, one willing to buy prints, the other one satisfied only by paintings? How does the reduction in art commissions impact the illustrative art collector? How art collection is changing, for better or for worse. How to pursue the joy of collecting in the current era. |
| Sat | 12:00 | (Hall 2 Art Show) | 1 hr |
Art Show Docent Tour with Andrew Porter
Tour the art show with Andrew Porter as your guide. Meet at the entrance to the Art Show. |
| Sat | 13:00 | (D04) | 1 hr |
The Origins of Fandom and the Very Slow Internet
An examination of the historical evidence for fandoms before SF fandom, and discussing whether the fannish writing voice has now spread all over the world, displacing the stiff old one-to-many voices of commercial mass communication. |
Home Page: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_I._Porter