Thursday, April 7, 2005

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7:00pm

~ Young Authors' Banquet with Julie E. Czerneda as guest speaker. Julies opening remarks will be "The Story - Species." The banquet is open to anyone interested - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Contact Stan Gardner for details

Student Center

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9:00am

~ Developing Literacy Using Science Fiction: Using the "What If" Approach to Encourage Students To Write - A workshop for educators to enhance their classroom skills. EDU 468/568-89 One (1) credit hour of continuing education is awarded on completion if paid for through continuing - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! NOTE: If you do not want or need the credit hour, you are welcome to come just for the fun! Contact Stan Gardner for details - Julie E. Czerneda, Instructor

Meadowlark

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10:00am

~ Art Show Opens (general public welcome!)

Niobrara Room (SC)

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1:45pm

~ Wayne High School Art Teacher Amy Jackson and her students visit WillyCon Art Show and meet with AB Word

Niobrara

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4:00pm

~ Registration Desk Opens and Dealer's set up/open (general public welcome in Dealer's Room!)

Atrium & Elkhorn
Rooms (SC)

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6:30pm

~ Opening Ceremonies

Ley Theater

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8:30pm

~ GAMING BEGINS!
~ Chocolate Party!

Student Center

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9:00pm

~ Charmed: WSC "Charmed Ones" Jodie and Rachel explore the exploits of three good Wiccan sisters who battle demons while still trying to lead semi-normal lives. - Jodie Meyer and Rachel Martin

Frey NW

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9:00pm

~ Filkers Unite!

Atrium

Saturday, April 9, 2005

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7:30am

~ Pancake Breakfast

Multicultural Center

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8:00am

~ Registration Desk Opens

Atrium

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9:00am

~ Art show (Niobrara) and Dealer's Room (Elkhorn) Opens: Gaming continues...

Student Center

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9:00am

~ Opening Ceremony for Young Authors (both elementary and secondary)

Ramsey

Frey NW

~ "Red Dwarf" - "I have a medium-sized fire axe buried in my spinal column. That sort of thing can really put a crimp on your day. " - Join Chris to learn more about Red Dwarf and to gather even more inspiring quotes from the series... - Chris Beyer

Bluestem

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9:45am

~ Young Authors / Children's Program - Elementary (to 6th grade - Julie Czerneda): First Break out Sessions - four different rotating sessions each lasting 25 minutes with 5 minutes between sessions.
  -Session 1(Blue badge): Working with author Julie E. Czerneda
  -Session 2 (Gold badge): Working with artist AB Word
  -Session 3 (Red badge): Readers Theater activity presented by WSC
   Students
  -Session 4 (Green badge): Sub-divided into three rooms, Reading your
   own Manuscript.

Connell Hall

Niobrara for AB Word's session...

~ Why use Pen Names? Writing methods... longhand, keyboard, brainstorming, partnering, inspiration and desperation - Rhondi Vilott Salsitz

Frey SW

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10:40am

~ Different kinds of writing in fiction: fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, suspense, for all ages. Interactive fiction - choose your own adventure style! - Rhondi Vilott Salsitz

Frey SE

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11:00am

~ "Quinone / Hydroquinone a Model for Biomimicry and Other Voracious Photovores; Todays Research, Tomorrows Drugs and Materials" - Dr. Paul Karr

Frey NW

~ WorldCon 101: a panel on what a Worldcon is and what someone who has never been to one can expect from it (support for KC in their 2009 Worldcon bid!) - John Shoberg and Trudy Myers

Frey SW

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11:45am

~Young Authors: Closing session for the Young Authors conference

Student Center

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12:00pm

Lunch - Cafeteria Open 11:30am - 1pm (pay at the door)

Upper Cafeteria

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1:00pm

~ Harry Potter: Blimey! Grab yourself a cuppa and join Heidi, Kayla & Sarah as they delve deeper into the Harry Potter syndrome and deal with much of the codswallop surrounding the phenomenom from "across the pond" - Heidi Swanson, Kayla Dolphin, & Sarah Bloom

Frey SW

~ The Imaginative Realism Art of AB Word: Our Artist Guest of Honor shows us her talent and talks about her inspiration and life as artist...a gallery talk with her artwork - A.B. Word

Niobrara

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1:15pm

~ How do you get started: - Publishing, editors, agents and all that stuff. Breaking in, writing habits, how getting published has changed, writing for the internet, electronic books, and so forth - Rhondi Vilot Salsitz and Julie E. Czerneda

Frey NW

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1:15pm

~ Young Authors - Break out sessions to improve individual writing skills - Faculty and students from the WSC School of Arts and Humanities

Meadowlark

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2:00pm

~ Don't Miss! Interactive group recommendations for movies, television, short story, and books. Share your love of science fiction and fantasy... - Julie E. Czerneda & Rhondi Vilott Salsitz

Frey SE

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3:00pm

~ 100 Years of Einstein: This year marks the 100th anniversary of Einstein's arrival on the scientific scene. This talk will include a non-technical look at Einstein's work, its applications in today's world, and its implications for the future, including good news and bad news for science fiction - Dave Slaven

Frey NW

~ Farscape: A-Lu-E-Masata! Were the Peacekeeper wars the end, or portents of things to come? May Rah'nalan Be With You, and Jodie, as the Farscape saga is revered and explored - Jodie Meyer

Meadowlark

~ Children's Program - TBA

Goldenrod

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4:00pm

~ History of Science Fiction - The Recent Years: Come learn about the genre and how it evolved over the years into what we see today - Dr. Stan Gardner

Frey SE

~ Introduction to Role Playing: what is it, where did it come from, how do I get started, what do I need in order to play - Scott Abraham

~ The Pitfalls and Potentials of World-building: Present-day settings, near future, far distant future, fantasy or science fiction? All pose their own challenges and problems. Each offers unique opportunities for writers to create something original. Join a discussion of what readers need in order to believe in a particular world and how writers find or invent the information they use - Julie E. Czerneda

Frey NW

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5:00pm

Supper - Cafeteria Open 4:30pm - 6pm (pay at the door)

Upper Cafeteria

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6:30pm

~ Art Auction: If you didn't "Quick Sale," be there or lose your art! - John Shoberg, Auctioneer

Lower Level

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8:00pm

~ Masquerade Show - Rodney Ruff, Announcer

Lower Level

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9:30pm

~ Babylon 5: In the year 2258, it is ten years after the Earth-Minbari War. Commander Sinclair takes command of... Come listen to Sam as you learn the answer to this, and more... Sam Schrant

Bluestem

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TBA

~ Techno Dance: After Masquerade until building closes...

Lower Level

~ TBA

Meadowlark Room

~ Filkers do their thing...

Atrium

Sunday, April 10, 2005

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7:30am

~ Pancake Breakfast

Multicultural Center

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8:30am

~ Registration Desk Opens

Atrium

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9:00am

~ Writer's Workshop: - Pre-registration required. Join Julie and Rhondi to learn some tricks-of-the-trade from successful authors - Julie E. Czerneda & Rhondi Vilott Salsitz

Meadowlark

~ Artist's Workshop - "The Anatomy of an Art Career": Pre-registration required. AB is going to talk about her experience with the life of a painting from its inception to painting completion. She will talk about the specific materials she uses and show them to everyone and she'll show a work in progress. Then she will carry that further into presenting it to the public and selling it. There are so many venues for artists and ways to sell art! - AB Word

Student Activities

~ SF & F Jeopardy!: patterned after Jeopardy!, this contest of science fiction and fantasy trivia will test your knowledge of the genre - Rodney Ruff

Frey SE

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11:00am

~ Lord of the Rings: The King has returned - long live the King! Join Megan and Natalie as they explore the trilogy and celebrate the King's return... - Megan Murphy and Natalie Barber

Bluestem

~ Children's Program: - TBA

Goldenrod

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12:00pm

~ Lunch with our GoHs

Upper Cafeteria

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1:00pm

~ Buffy: Join WSC slayers Sarah and Greg for an in-depth look at the antics of their fellow slayer - Sarah Bloom and Greg Bloom

Frey SW

~ Children's Program: - TBA

Goldenrod

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2:00pm

~ Art Show and Dealer's Rooms Close: All art purchased at auction must be paid for and removed from the room!

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3:30pm

~ Planetarium Show - Solar System Odyssey: celebrating the success of NASA’s planetary probes over the past year - Carl Rump

Carhart Science

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5:00pm

~"Dead Dog" Party - We're Done!

Member's House