tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-06-15:406679SumanaI am not bound to win, but I am bound to be truebrainwane2021-12-07T17:40:51Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-06-15:406679:181573DisCon III (Worldcon)2021-12-07T17:40:51Z2021-12-07T17:40:51Zpublic2I'm planning on attending <a href="https://discon3.org">DisCon III (Worldcon)</a> virtually. Sessions that caught my eye and that I may try to attend:<br /><br /><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/fanzines-and-meta-fandom/" title="Fanzines and Meta Fandom">Fanzines and Meta Fandom</a> (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/author-reading-nancy-kress/" title="Author Reading — Nancy Kress">Author Reading — Nancy Kress</a> (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 7:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/viewing-disabilities-through-a-historical-lens/" title="Viewing Disabilities Through a Historical Lens">Viewing Disabilities Through a Historical Lens</a> (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 7:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/how-magazines-are-changing/" title="How Magazines Are Changing">How Magazines Are Changing</a> (Wednesday, 12/15/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/post-pandemic-aesthetics/" title="Post-Pandemic Aesthetics">Post-Pandemic Aesthetics</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 10:00 am EST) </div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/the-work-of-nancy-kress/" title="The Work of Nancy Kress">The Work of Nancy Kress</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 1:00 pm EST) </div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/working-with-an-agent/" title="Working with an Agent">Working with an Agent</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 1:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/roberts-rules-and-accessibility/" title="Robert’s Rules and Accessibility">Robert’s Rules and Accessibility</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/nancy-kress-in-conversation/" title="Nancy Kress in Conversation">Nancy Kress in Conversation</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/two-truths-and-a-lie-convention-version/" title="Two Truths and a Lie: Convention Version">Two Truths and a Lie: Convention Version</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 5:30 pm EST) </div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/writing-gray-markets/" title="Writing “Gray” Markets">Writing “Gray” Markets</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 7:00 pm EST) </div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/social-media-making-enemies-alienating-people/" title="Social Media: Making Enemies & Alienating People">Social Media: Making Enemies & Alienating People</a> (Thursday, 12/16/2021 - 10:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/legal-and-actuarial-supernatural-hypotheticals/" title="Legal and Actuarial Supernatural Hypotheticals">Legal and Actuarial Supernatural Hypotheticals</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/the-future-of-work-post-pandemic-edition/" title="The Future of Work (Post Pandemic Edition)">The Future of Work (Post Pandemic Edition)</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/introducing-the-hugo-award-for-best-video-game/" title="Introducing the Hugo Award for Best Video Game">Introducing the Hugo Award for Best Video Game</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 10:00 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/holding-superheroes-accountable/" title="Holding Superheroes Accountable">Holding Superheroes Accountable</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 11:30 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/reverse-harem-reform-school-omegaverse-romance/" title="Reverse-Harem Reform School Omegaverse Romance">Reverse-Harem Reform School Omegaverse Romance</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 1:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/sublight-diplomacy/" title="Sublight Diplomacy">Sublight Diplomacy</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/unusual-political-structures-in-speculative-fic/" title="Unusual Political Structures in Speculative Fic">Unusual Political Structures in Speculative Fic</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/kaffeeklatsch-with-john-wiswell/" title="Kaffeeklatsch with John Wiswell">Kaffeeklatsch with John Wiswell</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/envisioning-black-futures/" title="Envisioning Black Futures">Envisioning Black Futures</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/taking-care-of-volunteers/" title="Taking Care of Volunteers">Taking Care of Volunteers</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/author-reading-malka-older/" title="Author Reading — Malka Older">Author Reading — Malka Older</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 5:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/imaginary-book-club/" title="Imaginary Book Club">Imaginary Book Club</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/non-english-fanfic-cultures/" title="Non-English Fanfic Cultures">Non-English Fanfic Cultures</a> (Friday, 12/17/2021 - 8:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/is-the-genre-too-big-for-meaningful-hugos/" title="Is the Genre Too Big for Meaningful Hugos?">Is the Genre Too Big for Meaningful Hugos?</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 11:30 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/real-estate-in-space/" title="Real Estate in Space">Real Estate in Space</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 11:30 am EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/pre-post-iron-curtain-fiction-in-eastern-europe/" title="Pre/Post Iron Curtain Fiction in Eastern Europe">Pre/Post Iron Curtain Fiction in Eastern Europe</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/2020-ruined-my-novel/" title="2020 Ruined My Novel!">2020 Ruined My Novel!</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/nicholas-whyte-interviews-malka-older/" title="Nicholas Whyte interviews Malka Older">Nicholas Whyte interviews Malka Older</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 2:30 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/social-dynamics-and-superpowers/" title="Social Dynamics and Superpowers">Social Dynamics and Superpowers</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 4:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/hugo-award-ceremonies/" title="Hugo Award Ceremonies">Hugo Award Ceremonies</a> (Saturday, 12/18/2021 - 8:00 pm EST)</div><div class="favorite-list"><a href="https://discon3.org/session/fanwork-factions/" title="Fanwork Factions">Fanwork Factions</a> (Sunday, 12/19/2021 - 10:00 am EST)</div><br />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!<br /><br />You can still buy <a href="https://discon3.org/membership/membership-information/">a virtual membership</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2020/08/26/0">"Imaginary Book Club" is of course close to my heart</a>!<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=brainwane&ditemid=181573" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments