DisCon III (Worldcon)
Dec. 7th, 2021 12:32 pmI'm planning on attending DisCon III (Worldcon) virtually. Sessions that caught my eye and that I may try to attend:
I may have erred and put a few things in this list that are actually on-site only and not accessible virtually. Also I haven't actually checked this against my calendar of pre-existing commitments for those days!
You can still buy a virtual membership.
"Imaginary Book Club" is of course close to my heart!
Fanzines and Meta Fandom (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Author Reading — Nancy Kress (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 7:00 pm EST)
Viewing Disabilities Through a Historical Lens (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 7:00 pm EST)
How Magazines Are Changing (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)
Post-Pandemic Aesthetics (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 10:00 am EST)
The Work of Nancy Kress (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 1:00 pm EST)
Working with an Agent (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 1:00 pm EST)
Robert’s Rules and Accessibility (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)
Nancy Kress in Conversation (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Two Truths and a Lie: Convention Version (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 5:30 pm EST)
Writing “Gray” Markets (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 7:00 pm EST)
Social Media: Making Enemies & Alienating People (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 10:00 pm EST)
Legal and Actuarial Supernatural Hypotheticals (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)
The Future of Work (Post Pandemic Edition) (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)
Introducing the Hugo Award for Best Video Game (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)
Holding Superheroes Accountable (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 11:30 am EST)
Reverse-Harem Reform School Omegaverse Romance (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 1:00 pm EST)
Sublight Diplomacy (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)
Unusual Political Structures in Speculative Fic (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Kaffeeklatsch with John Wiswell (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Envisioning Black Futures (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Taking Care of Volunteers (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Author Reading — Malka Older (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 5:30 pm EST)
Imaginary Book Club (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)
Non-English Fanfic Cultures (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)
Is the Genre Too Big for Meaningful Hugos? (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 11:30 am EST)
Real Estate in Space (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 11:30 am EST)
Pre/Post Iron Curtain Fiction in Eastern Europe (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)
2020 Ruined My Novel! (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)
Nicholas Whyte interviews Malka Older (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)
Social Dynamics and Superpowers (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)
Hugo Award Ceremonies (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 8:00 pm EST)
Fanwork Factions (Sunday, 12/19/2021 - 10:00 am EST)
I may have erred and put a few things in this list that are actually on-site only and not accessible virtually. Also I haven't actually checked this against my calendar of pre-existing commitments for those days!
You can still buy a virtual membership.
"Imaginary Book Club" is of course close to my heart!