PROGRAMMING
PROGRAMMING
What you see below is what's up. However, we're still doing that "loosely" thing, so anything, or everything, could change. Life is full of challenges. Deal.
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THURSDAY
(Art Show and Dealer’s Room will not be open.)
2:00 p.m. REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 p.m. WEENIE ROAST John Godin cooks up the Saugies in
the quad outside the dorms to officially kick off Necon 25
FRIDAY
(Art Show and Dealer’s Room will be open from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Dealer’s and Artists can set up any time after 10:00 a.m.)
9:00 a.m. COFFEE AND DONUTS (This will be at Registration,
not the cafeteria)
10:00 a.m. MINI-GOLF - the proud tradition continues - The
First Necon Olympic Event! (Caravan will depart at 9:30 a.m.)
1:00 p.m. LUNCH
2:00 pm. THE ROAD TO HORROR: Short stories? Novels?
Poetry? What leads to success?
Linda Addison & Gerard Houarner (moderators): Mike Arruda, Tracey
Carbone, John Harvey, Dan Keohane, Holly Newstein, Weston Ochse,
Jeff Strand
3:00 p.m. MEDIA DAY!
Bev Vincent Presents: Gotham Cafe
3:30 p.m. MEDIA DAY!
Phil Nutman brings us closer to Rob Zombie
4:00-6:00 pm. MEDIA DAY SPECIAL PRESENTATION
David Morrell takes us on a tour of the classic television program Route 66
6:00 p.m. DINNER
7:00-8:00 p.m. ARTISTS RECEPTION (In the classroom building, near the art show)
8:00-Midnight MEET THE AUTHORS RECEPTION (In the basement of the Student Union)
10:00 p.m. MOVIES – Selected really good or really bad movies (depending
on your point of view) to be shown in the bar in the student union.
10:30 p.m. DARTS (An Olympic Event)
SATURDAY
(Art Show and Dealer’s Room will be open from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST
10:00 a.m. HORSESHOES (An Olympic Event, this will take place
in the quad outside the dorms)
10:00 a.m. SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION - (or) You will read my book
now! (or) the value of Blogs, websites, small press and media exposure
Douglas Clegg (Moderator): Richard Dansky, Laura Anne Gilman, Tina Jens,
Nick Kaufman, Jack Ketchum, Darrell Schweitzer, Stan Wiater
11:00 a.m. THAT EDITORS AND AGENTS PANEL -What’s hot? What’s not?
Ginjer Buchanan (Moderator): Liesa Abrams, Gordon Linzner, Elizabeth
Monteleone, Lori Perkins (And a special appearance by “Chris Blaine!”)
12:00 p.m. THE FUTURE OF HORROR - Part One: The Biological Clock of Horror
Sephera Giron (Moderator): Jill Bauman, P.D. Cacek, Lynne Hansen, Kelly
Laymon, Yvonne Navarro, Mary SanGiovanni, Elena Stier, Morven Westfield
1:00 p.m. LUNCH
2:00 p.m. THE FUTURE OF HORROR - Part Two: The Expanding Waistline of Horror
Matt Costello (Moderator): Craig Shaw Gardner, Rick Hautala, James Moore,
Cortney Skinner, Tom Sniegoski, Beth Massie, Chet Williamson, Gahan Wilson
3:00 p.m. THE FUTURE OF HORROR - Part Three: The Receding Hairline of Horror
Douglas E. Winter (Moderator): Les Daniels, Jon F. Merz, Thomas F.
Monteleone, David Morrell Steven Spruill, Peter Straub, Thomas Tessier,
F. Paul Wilson
4:00 p.m. SOFTBALL (Non-Olympic, on the softball field) AND
CROQUET (An Olympic Event, on the field directly behind the dorms)
6:00 p.m. DINNER
7:30-9ish THAT DAMN GAME SHOW SPECIAL EDITION - THE BATTLE ROYALE
Hosted by Douglas E. Winter and Craig Shaw Gardner: See past champions and
wannabes face-off in a fast-paced (well, relatively) duel to the trivia death!
9:30 p.m. HI-LO JACK (Olympic Event, in the basement of the Student Union)
10:00 p.m. MOVIES – Selected really good or really bad movies (depending
on your point of view) to be shown in the bar in the student union.
SUNDAY
(Art Show and Dealer’s Room open from 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST
10:00 a.m. HORROR TODAY: Book Reading and Collecting
Matt Schwartz (Moderator): Ron Breznay, Paul Dobish, Roman Ranieri, Bev
Vincent, Hank Wagner
11:00 a.m. NECON TOWN MEETING
Bring your praise and put-downs to Dan and Craig and the Necon Committee.
Plus! The announcement of the Necon Olympic Awards!
1:00 p.m. FAREWELL PICNIC