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Janice Gelb
Janice Gelb found fandom at the infamous Worldcon in 1977 in Miami Beach, her hometown. Since then, she has participated in numerous APAs, spends too much time posting on LiveJournal and Facebook, and has worked on many conventions, notably running Program Ops at the 1992, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2010 Worldcons, and managing the Hugo ceremony at LAcon III in 1996. She was also the Fan Guest of Honor at Concave 22 in 2001 and BayCon in 2003, and co-Fan GoH at Capricon 31 in 2011. She was the 1999 DUFF representative at Aussiecon 3 where, in a fit of madness, she also ran Program Ops. She liked it there so much that she migrated in 2006 (oh, and married Aussie fan Stephen Boucher, too).
Programming for Janice Gelb
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| Thu | 15:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
New Pro Orientation - Understanding Fandom
If you're starting to write and you're new to fandom and convention-going, this panel will help you understand what to expect from social media, fandom and conventions. |
| Thu | 17:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
How Did We get to Where We Are? A Brief History of the Hugos
We take a look at the awards from the first Science Fiction Achievement Awards in 1953. Categories have come and gone over the years, including the #1 Fan Personality. What category was strongly considered to be dropped in the mid-70s? Why were there so many variations in the categories? How were the winners chosen, really? Other alternatives? |
| Fri | 12:00 | (A13) | 1 hr |
Convention Running 101
How do you get a convention up and running? How do you keep it running? What are some of the pitfalls? Here's an introduction to the importance of hotel resumes, budgets and databases. |
| Sat | 13:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Religion and Fantasy
In many fantasy worlds, religion plays an important role. Sometime this religion is developed for the world. At other times, it's a direct reflect of a religion in our world. The panel looks at how religion works in fantasy. |