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John Wardale
John has been attending SF cons since 1993 and teaching panels since 1995. He is a computer professional, was as an organizer for E.L.V.I.S. (The Emergency Link to Vital Internet Services [1994-1999]
John has done hair-braiding and balloon sculpture panels (typically solo) for general and Children's Programming at many cons over the years, including 6 such panels at Anticipation (Montreal Worldcon-2009).
Programming for John Wardale
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| Thu | 12:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
Photographing a Masquerade
You want good pictures of the masquerade? The panelists explain how to get better photographs. Bring along your camera if you'd like. |
| Thu | 19:00 | (Hall 2 Demo4) | 2 hrs |
Balloon Animal Sculpting
John Wardale talks about balloon sculpting and demonstrates how to make dozens of animals and other objects from long skinny balloons (dragons, ninja turtles, mermaids, aliens, motorcycles, the Starship Enterprise, hats, giraffes, elephants, etc.). |
| Sat | 13:00 | (E02+03) | 1 hr |
Kids: Getting Fancy with Braids I
Have braids done by an expert. Bring your own brush. |
| Sat | 15:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Can Computers Think? Watson, Jeopardy, and the Future of AI
Is your mobile phone smarter than you? Developments in artificial intelligence research. |
| Sat | 16:00 | (A12) | 2 hrs |
Fancy Hair Braiding
Learn techniques and patterns used to create the styles seen at RenFaires. Expect to practice, undo, learn with next technique. Bring your own brush. |
| Sun | 13:00 | (E01) | 1 hr |
Kids: Getting Fancy with Braids II
Demonstration for parents and kids on how to do fancy hair braids like what you see at Ren.Fest. Different types of braids and how to form shapes such as hearts, spirals and a pullup-weave. Bring your own brush. |
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