4-30-13
This page shows the 2012 Panels list, so you have an example of the things we do.
The 2013 list will show up around September.


FRIDAY ROOM PANEL NAME PANELISTS & H =Host
1:00 PM HTC 3 So, You Wanna Be Indiana Jones? Hear from a couple of real life archeologists just how close or not close the job is to the famous movie character's. Ane Kloetzer, Scott Viguie, Host: Craig MacDougal
1:00 PM St. Pete 1 Getting Started: Writing a Screenplay Learn the basics: the traps & pitfalls. Richard Lee Byers, Glenda Finkelstein, Tony Finkelstein, Robert Westerfield, Host: Jeffrey Breslauer
1:00 PM St. Pete 2 Friday Afternoon Movie: Gamers: Dorkness Rising A comedy for those of us who game or know people who are gamers.
1:00 PM St. Pete 3 The Resurgence of Fairy Tales We have fairy tales popping up all over the place: in film, television. Literature. Is this just an offshoot of urban fantasy or is it a return to childhood? Tracy Cornett, David Berger, Kat Heckenbach, Lucienne Diver, Host: K.L. Nappier
2:00 PM Demens The Five Senses in Writing Creating mood and setting and character by using the five senses in your writing. T. S. Robinson, Betty Cross, Glenda Finkelstein, R.M. Garcia, Host: Brenda Cothern
2:00 PM HTC 3 Supernatural: Brothers in Arms Fans of this long running series discuss the relationship of the brothers Winchester and other topics as desired. Amber Hollingsworth, Rick Dagneau, Host: Victoria Meredith
2:00 PM St. Pete 1 Firefly Reboot We're creating our fantasy sequel to "Serenity." Host: Ann Morris
2:00 PM St. Pete 3 Romantic Elements in F&SF: the Male Perspective William Hatfield, Chris Helton, Rick Wilber, Linnea Sinclair, Host: Nancy J. Cohen
3:00 PM HTC 3 Kickstarter/Crowdfunding for Your Projects MCA Hogarth tells you how to make crowdfunding work for you.
3:00 PM St. Pete 1 Autographing Get books signed by Linnea Sinclair, Timothy Zahn, Nancy J. Cohen and Lucienne Diver.
3:00 PM St. Pete 2 The Cutting Room Floor: Live Movie Riffing (Twilight) Live comedy ensues as Stone Hill's stalwart movie mavens take on the inexplicably popular vampire (?) movie "Twilight."  Find out why all that glitters is...well, ridiculous.
3:00 PM St. Pete 3 The Best Movie Superhero Team Ever! Just a little daydreaming here by our panel of superhero loving authors. Richard Lee Byers, Rick Dagneau, David Berger, Louise Kleba, Host: Teri Sears
4:00 PM HTC 3 RPG vs. MMORPG Is one gaming system better than the other and if so, why? Hal Greenberg, Eloy LaSanta, Christina McCoy, Joshua Peterson, Host: Chris McCoy
4:00 PM St. Pete 1 How Not to be a Successful Writer Our authors discuss the things that will keep you from ever finding an audience for your work. Tracy Akers, Johanna M. Bolton, Chris Helton, Rick Wilber
4:00 PM St. Pete 3 Selling Your Book to a Traditional Publisher How to get a professional publisher to look at your book and buy it. Richard Lee Byers, Debbie Viguie , Host: Eric Beebe
5:00 PM Demens What an Agent Can Do for You Agents & Authors help you choose whether to have an agent or not. Elenora Sabin, Tim Zahn, HOST: Lucienne Diver
5:00 PM HTC 3 WTF is Happening to English? There's change afoot in the game of English. Let's talk about how social media and a bounty of new terminology affects us all. K.L. Nappier, Betty Cross, William Hatfield, Rick Wilber. Host: Jeffrey Breslauer
5:00 PM St. Pete 3 The Future of "Star Trek" Will "Star Trek" continue to have comebacks and if so, why is it so often reborn? Teri Sears, Debra Hicks, Michael Hinman, Craig MacDougal, Host: Craig Caldwell
6:00 PM Demens How Has E-Pub Changed the Game? Authors discuss the changes they have had to make to accommodate the advent of E-pub. Kat Heckenbach, Eric Beebe, Michael L. Joy, Lakisha Spletzer, Host--Brenda Cothern
6:00 PM HTC 3 Voicing Audio Books
6:00 PM Guest of Honor Banquet
7:00 PM St. Pete 2 Opening Ceremonies and Guest of Honor Speech Welcome to Necronomicon, introduction of some of the guests for this year and a speech from our delightful guest of honor Linnea Sinclair
8:00 PM Demens QUILTBAG: Fiction That Focuses on LGBT & More This panel celebrates the growing diversity of gender and sexual identity and expression across the genres."
8:00 PM HTC 3 Settling Mars: the Next Great Challenge How will we meet the challenge of colonizing the red planet? Craig Caldwell, Gerald Driggers, Craig MacDougal, Host: Jeff Mitchell
8:00 PM St. Pete 2 Tales of Demonicus: This Space for Rent Follow the Greatest Villain in the Galaxy (tm) as he and his family confront intergalactic pirates right at the edge of his territory!  Stay tuned for action, comedy, and cheap insults as a live cast performs pulp sci-fi radio before your very ears.
8:00 PM St. Pete 3 Getting Started: How to Get Your Name Known as an Artist People have to know who you are. Our panelists tell you how they made names for themselves. Tracy Cornett, Thomas Macheski, Stanley Morrison, Host: Rubey Shea
9:00 PM Demens Anime Viewing: TBA Check schedule by room door for titles being shown. Host: Mark Dmuchowski
9:00 PM HTC3 You Call it Urban Fantasy. I Call it Horror Is there a difference in the genres or are the names just marketing tools to reach audiences that fear one name or the other? R.M. Garcia, Kat Heckenbach, Lakisha Spletzer, Kevin Coryell, Host: Michael L. Joy
9:00 PM St. Pete 1 Don't Be Afraid; It's Only Science The panel takes on the topic of people who find science scary or just too hard. Panelists: Louise Kleba, Craig Caldwell, Scott Viguie, Kendall. D. Morris, Host--Jeff Mitchell
9:00 PM St. Pete 2 Movie One-Liners Come test your knowledge of movie quote trivia or show us how well you can read the quotes. There will be candy and beads and a lot of laughter.
9:00 PM St. Pete 3 Doctor Who in the 21st Century How has the new series of programmes about our favorite Time Lord rejuvenated him? Michael Hinman, Debbie Viguie, Ken Spivey, Donald Kenneth, Host: Teri Sears
10:00 PM Con Suite YGOR Party @ the Con Suite Hosts: Kendall F. Morris, Eric Carroll
10:00 PM Demens Is it Anime or Is It Just a Cartoon? Is Bugs Bunny Anime? Is Sailor Moon just a cartoon? Is there a difference or is it just a case of a rose by any other name? Mark Dmuchowski, Roy Harms, Ane Kloetzer, Host: Amber Hollingsworth
10:00 PM HTC 3 It's the End of the World as We Know It: Apocalyptic Fiction Why do we love an end of the world story? How would these authors end the world? T.S. Robinson, Michael L. Joy, Will Ludwigsen, R.M. Garcia, Melodie Stubkjaer, Host: Glenda Finkelstein
10:00 PM St. Pete 1 LARPing Room open for LARP games: check LARP schedule for updates
10:00 PM St. Pete 3 LGBT Characters in Literature and Film How are LGBT characters treated? Are they just stereotypes or do they have depth and realism? David Berger, Michael Hinman, Roger Armstrong, Mark Callen, Host: Victoria Meredith
10:00 PM YGOR Party @ the Con Suite
11:00 PM Demens Anime Viewing TBA Check schedule by room door for titles being shown. Host: Mark Dmuchowski
11:00 PM St. Pete 2 Sex and Science Fiction and Fantasy Sex in Zero-G, Kzin & Puppeteers, Anti-Grave Underoos & More. Panelists: Richard Lee Byers, Linnea Sinclair, Louise Kleba, Will Ludwigsen Host--Ann Morris
8:30 P.M. Hotel Entrance Star Viewing (weather permitting) Look toward the stars at our annual "star party." Hosts: Tanja Diederich and David Dickenson
12:00 AM St. Pete 2 Song Vid Show Your Fave Songs & TV Shows: Mash-up Host: Shana Powers

SATURDAY ROOM PANEL NAME PANELISTS & H =Host
9:00 AM Demens Getting Started: Writing Game Modules Whether you want to write modules for your friends or for profit, get the advice you need to make them great from our pros. Chris Helton, Christina McCoy, Eloy LaSanta, Joshua Peterson, Hal Greenberg, Host: Chris McCoy
9:00 AM Harborview Art Show Artwork
9:00 AM HTC 3 Small Press Etiquette Lean how working with a small press is different than with one of the big six and how you can make the most of your relationship. Eric Beebe, Roger Armstrong, S.L. Armstrong, Host: K. Piet
9:00 AM St. Pete 1 Getting Started: The Business of Art Find out how you set pricing, deal with taxes, find outlets for your work, etc. Tracy Cornett, Stanley Morrison, Rebecca Nipper, Host: Rubey Shea
9:00 AM St. Pete 2 Getting Started: Writing Believable Dialog Our panel tells you how to make your characters speech sound natural in the reader's head. Nick DiChario, Nancy Cohen, K.L. Nappier, M.B. Weston, Host: William Hatfield
9:00 AM St. Pete 3 How to Haunt Your House Mark Muncy & Hellview Cemetery give you suggestions for making your home a spooky den of Halloween badliness.
10:00 AM Demens My Day Job Is So Cool Hear from some of our authors and artists who do cool things to pay the bills while fame and fortune are still on the horizon. Thomas Macheski, Rebecca Nipper, T.S. Robinson, Host: Scott Viguie
10:00 AM Grand Bay North Dealer's Room Shopping
10:00 AM HTC 3 Author/Publisher Contract Dos and Don'ts Need advice about how to deal with contracts? Here's the place to get the clues you need to do the best for yourself. K. Piet, Roger Armstrong, Host: S.L. Armstrong
10:00 AM St. Pete 1 Steampunk Invasion We don't know what to expect for sure but if you love Steampunk, this is the place to be for tips on creating characters and more. Bring your unwanted costuming bits to trade at our costume swap which will be held the last 15 minutes of the program.
10:00 AM St. Pete 2 Higgs Boson and You This panel will clue you in to why finding the Higgs Boson particle is such a big deal. Donald Kenneth, Jeff Mitchell, Craig MacDougal, Ed Wysocki, Host: Craig Caldwell
11:00 AM Demens What's New in Gaming Annual roundup of what you can expect to see coming from the writing and publishing side of gaming. Brenda Cothern, Hal Greenberg, Christina McCoy, Joshua Peterson, Eloy LaSanta, Host: Chris McCoy
11:00 AM HTC 3 Pushing Yourself as an Artist: Trying New Things Need a boost to your creative spirit? Learn how our panelists make themselves venture into new territory. Tracy Cornett, MCA Hogarth, Stanley Morrison, Rubey Shea, Brandy Stark, Host: Craig Caldwell
11:00 AM St. Pete 2 Sonification: Music as Science You may have heard the sound of the Higgs Boson on the Internet but find out why the "sonification" was done and learn about other uses for the use of music in science. Host: Craig MacDougal
11:00 AM St. Pete 3 Getting Started: Poetry Your muse is speaking but you don't quite know how to do what she is telling you to. Learn from our panel how to start giving her what she wants. Johanna Bolton, Glenda Finkelstein, Thomas Macheski, John Tumlin, Marina Sergeyeva, Host: Nick DiChario
12:00 PM Demens Anime Timeline Mark Dmuchowski and Roy Harms give you the history and influences on the development of Anime using anecdotes and clips. Audience participation encouraged.
12:00 PM HTC 3 Ed & Brenda At It Again: Non Trad Pub POD, E-books, Self-pub. Ed Howdershelt and Brenda Cothern address it all.
12:00 PM St. Pete 1 Writing Steampunk The panelists discuss what makes a story steampunk and not just a Victorian tale. Johanna Bolton, Chris Berman, K.L. Nappier, M.B. Weston, Host: Vince Courtney
12:00 PM St. Pete 2 Old Time Singalong Join us for some TV theme songs, folk songs, and oldies but goodies everyone knows. Lyrics provided. Hosts: Vic and Amber
12:00 PM St. Pete 3 Developing Rules for Magic Yeah, it's fantasy but your world still needs a logic of it's own and so does your magic. Authors discuss how they deal with this topic. Kat Heckenbach, T.S. Robinson, Michael L. Joy, MCA Hogarth, Elenora Sabin, Host: Tracy Akers
1:00 PM HTC 3 Why Sell Your Book to a Small Press Learn what a small press can do for you that the big six cannot. Eric Beebe, Lucienne Diver, Ed Howdershelt, Host: K. Piet
1:00 PM St. Pete 1 Innumeracy The panel discusses how those of not quite an ethical bent try to bamboozle you with funky figures and strange statistics. Louise Kleba, Kendall D. Morris, Kendall F. Morris, Donald Kenneth, Ed Wysocki, Host: Jeff Mitchell
1:00 PM St. Pete 2 Linnea Sinclair Q & A Linnea Sinclair interview and question and answer session. Host: Michael Hinman
1:00 PM St. Pete 3 Military SF: What Does It Tell Us about Ourselves? Are we hopelessly warlike or are there other reasons military SF is popular? David Berger, Vince Courtney, Tim Zahn, Chris Helton, Michael Pinsky, Host: Craig Caldwell
2:00 PM Demens Getting Started: Writing YA A good story is a good story but here's what you need to know if you want to write a good story for young readers. Tracy Akers, K.L. Nappier, M.B. Weston, Elenora Sabin, Betty Cross, Host: Jeffrey Breslauer
2:00 PM HTC 3 Getting it Right: Paranormal Elements in Fiction How not to make your audience cringe with indignation about your use of the paranormal in your fiction. Nancy Cohen, Lucienne Diver, Pamela Labud, Will Ludwigsen, Linnea Sinclair, Host: Brandy Stark
2:00 PM St. Pete 1 Getting Started: How to Be an Astronomer Astronomy is not just for professionals. You can be a backyard astronomer and have a lot of fun while you learn about our neighbors in the universe. Tanja Diederich, Jeff Mitchell, Craig MacDougal, David Dickenson, Host: Gerald Driggers
2:00 PM St. Pete 2 Trivia Quiz Annual test of SF & related topic knowledge. Sign up at registration to join a team. Host: Tim Zahn
2:00 PM St. Pete 3 How to End the Story You got started and you put some good stuff in the middle but how do you give the tale a good finish? Learn here. William Logan, Stokely Gittens, Lakisha Spletzer, Michael L. Joy, Chris Helton, Host: T.S. Robinson
3:00 PM Demens Brit Must See TV There's more than the Doctor on the telly. Our panel tells you about some of their fave shows and finds out about your faves too. Michael Hinman, Mark Callen, Ann Morris, Ken Spivey
3:00 PM HTC 3 Humor in Horror: Is Anything Sacred Are there subjects too touchy for horror? If so, why? If not, why not? Richard Byers, Vince Courtney, William Logan, Will Ludwigsen, Brandy Stark, Host: Elenora Sabin
3:00 PM St. Pete 1 Women in Science Science isn't just for boys. Our women in science tell you about their experiences in this traditionally male dominated field. Tanja Diederich, Louise Kleba, Marina Sergeyeva, Ane Kloetzer, Teri Sears, Host: Amber Hollingsworth
3:00 PM St. Pete 3 Fitness of the Universe for Life Linton Herbert demonstrates how the universe does or does not support life and why.
4:00 PM Demens From Art Show Panel to Your Wallet How you can make the most of convention art shows as well as community art events. Tracy Cornett, Thomas Macheski, Rebecca Nipper, Stanley Morrison, Rubey Shea, Host: Craig Caldwell
4:00 PM HTC 3 Getting Started: Writing Fight Scenes The Pros tell you how they create realistic (and not confusing) fight scenes in their fiction. Richard Byers. Johanna Bolton, R.M. Garcia, T.S. Robinson, Michael Joy, Host: William Logan
4:00 PM St. Pete 1 Getting Started: Strong Female Characters in F & SF How to make your female characters more than ankle-twisting damsels in distress. Chris Berman, Linnea Sinclair, Nick DiChario, Kat Heckenbach, Lakisha Spletzer, Host: Michael Pinsky
4:00 PM St. Pete 2 How Science Literacy Can Change Your Life The panel tells you how looking at the world with a scientific bent will make life more interesting and maybe even more fun and profitable. Louise Kleba, Tanja Diederich, Kendall D. Morris, Ed Wysocki, Craig MacDougal, Host: Gerald Driggers
4:00 PM St. Pete 3 Fertility Is there a lack of population crisis coming? Come hear what may be a controversial but an interesting point of view. Host: Linton Herbert
5:00 PM Demens Getting Started: To Outline Your Plot or Not Writers discuss the various ways in which you can plan the plot. Sarah Jo Coryell, Vince Courtney, T.S. Robinson, Debbie Viguie, Stokely Gittens, Host: R.M. Garcia
5:00 PM HALL B Autographing Linnea Sinclair, Nancy Cohen, Tim Zahn
5:00 PM HTC 3 It’s a Hive of Scum and Villainy: Writing the Evildoer How to make your bad guys really bad but also believable. Chris Berman, Kevin Coryell, Kat Heckenbach, MCA Hogarth, Host: Nick DiChario
6:00 PM Demens Anime You Should See Suggestions for great shows you may have missed. Roy, Harms, Juan Sanmiguel, Host: Mark Dmuchowski.
6:00 PM HTC 3 Being Human: Characterization How to create characters that come alive for your reader. Chris Berman, Betty Cross, Elenora Sabin, Marina Sergeyeva, John Tumlin, Host: Jeffrey Breslauer
6:30 PM St. Pete Ballroom Seating for Concert and Masquerade Celtic & Time Lord Rock
7:00 PM Demens Masquerade (Costume Contest) Contestant Line-Up Those who have registered for the contest must be present to receive advice and appearance number for the costume contest.
7:00 PM HTC 3 Diversity in SF & F Is the fiction we read more diverse than we are? How can we get the message of SF & F to those who may think it is only for straight white guys? David Berger, Stokely Gittens, Lakisha Spletzer, Rick Wilber, Michael Pinsky, Host: Rubey Shea
7:00 PM St. Pete Ballroom Ken Spivey Band Concert
8:00 PM Hotel Entrance Star Viewing (weather permitting) Tanja Diederich and David Dickenson host our Saturday star viewing session.
8:00 PM St. Pete Ballroom Masquerade (Costume Contest) Annual costume contest extravaganza!
8:00 PM Masquerade
9:00 PM Demens OMG! My Kid is Watching Anime! Ins and Outs for parents who want to understand this weird stuff their kids are watching or for kids who want to talk with their parents about it. Dave Zielinksi, Mark Dmuchowski, Host: Tracy Zielinski
9:00 PM HTC 3 Cancelled Shows We Still Love Discussion of perennial faves such as "Firefly" and "Stargate." Amber Hollingsworth, Rick Dagneau, Mark Callen, Host: Victoria Meredith
9:30 PM St. Pete 2 Necronomi-Prom Dance
10:00 PM Demens Anime Viewing: TBA Check schedule by room door for titles being shown. Host: Mark Dmuchowski
10:00 PM HTC 3 Fandom Name That Tune Music trivia with a fannish bent. Host: Chris Harben
11:00 PM Demens Open Filk Sing, sing, sing…
11:00 PM HTC 3 Slashy, Slash, Slash Dishing about the slashiest fanfic fun. Rick Dagneau, Debbie Hicks, Mark Callen, Amber Hollingsworth, Host: Victoria Meredith

SUNDAY ROOM PANEL NAME PANELISTS & H =Host
10:00 AM Demens Erotica vs. Porn What makes something erotic vs. raunchy? How do you write the difference in your fiction? Brenda Cothern, David Berger, S.L. Armstrong, Roger Armstrong, Elenora Sabin, Host: Johanna M. Bolton
10:00 AM HTC 3 Religion and Genre Fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Sunday School. Tim Zahn, Dave Zielinski, Tracy Zielinski, Tracy Akers, Sarah Jo Coryell, Host: Michael Pinsky
10:00 AM St. Pete 1 Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Our Sci-Fi take on the famous NPR game show… Linnea Sinclair, Glenda Finkelstein, Tony Finkelstein, Teri Sears, Host: Perry Bruns
10:00 AM St. Pete 2 Westerfield Studios Animation Update See what this local film studio has been up to this past year. Host: Robert Westerfield
10:00 AM St. Pete 3 Adding Mystery to Your Story in Any Genre A hint or maybe a lot of mystery adds pizazz to any kind of story. Find out how to add this element to the delight of your readers. William Hatfield, Pamela Labud, Richard Byers, William Logan, Debbie Viguie, Host: Rick Wilber
11:00 AM Demens Fictional People Who Changed the World Some characters have become legends that stand alongside those of real people. Our panel discusses some of these and why they loom so large in our consciousness. Jeffrey Breslauer, Nick DiChario, Rick Wilber, Brandy Stark, Host: Debbie Hicks
11:00 AM HTC 3 Airlock Alpha SF & F News Q & A Want to know what's going on in movies and TV for SF&F fans? This is the place to be. Host: Michael Hinman
11:00 AM St. Pete 1 Sci-Fi Would You Rather A game of choices for SF fans. Host: Dean Dryer
11:00 AM St. Pete 2 Jules Dongu Saves the World Filmed in Florida, this live action/animated film presents a new hero for our time.
11:00 AM St. Pete 3 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Come dish with our panel about your favorite crime fighter. Ane Kloetzer, Teri Sears, Victoria Meredith, Richard Byers, Host: Amber Hollingsworth
12:00 PM Demens The Legend of Korra Find out why the "Legend of Korra" is legendary. Host: Mark Dmuchowski
12:00 PM HTC 3 Romance, Romance, Romance Why do romance stories remain popular and how has romance finally made its way into science fiction? Lucienne Diver, Pamela Labud, Linnea Sinclair, Betty Cross, Host: Johanna Bolton
12:00 PM St. Pete 1 Leftovers Trivia for those still left at the con with questions left over from the Saturday quiz, and prizes left over from who knows where. Host: Perry Bruns
12:00 PM St. Pete 3 Moriar-Tea: Fun and Games Holmesian based party games for those who just can't get enough of Sherlock. Hosts: Vic and Amber
1:00 PM Demens Autographing Linnea Sinclair, Pamela Labud, Lucienne Diver
1:00 PM HTC 3 Cold Fusion: Has the Dream Come True? Solar in shadow, wind inconstant, geothermal too deep, nuclear nuked, fusion fizzling, and fossil fuels in the Mesozoic: We're in the cold!! Louise Kleba, Ed Wysocki, Craig MacDougal, David Dickenson, Host: Craig Caldwell
1:00 PM St. Pete 3 Jules Dongu Saves the World Panel Meet stars and creators of the film you just saw over in St. Petersburg 2:) Jeff Hillyer, Michelle Young, Jeff Zampino, John Jones, Host: Christian Schwier
2:00 PM St. Pete 1 & 2 Ice Cream Social Come end the Convention with a tasty frozen treat!


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