2010 PROGRAMMING

Here's the Programming info. As is becoming a Necon tradition, stuff is always subject to change. We (yes, that includes you, the dude or dudette reading this) are adults. We can deal with it.

  Dealers Room And Art Show Hours of Operation:

  Friday:          Noon - 6:00  p.m.
  Saturday:      9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Sunday:        9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

THURSDAY

  (Art Show and Dealer’s Room will not be open.)

  *Thursday* after dinner

Welcome back to the quad! Late night Saugies, where they belong!


FRIDAY

7:45 am    Breakfast

9:30 am    Caravan forms for Mini-golf! (A Necon Olympic Event)

11:45 am  Lunch

1:00 pm    Dealer Room and Art Show Open

1:00 pm    Horror and ebooks — What impact ebooks have had and will in the
future have on the field of horror fiction Matt Bechtel, Bob Booth (mod.),
Les Daniels, Rick Hautala, Madelon Wilson

2:00 pm    The Great Small Press Debate —The benefits, drawbacks, and
etiquette of the small press. Two teams will decide: Is the small press
beneficial to the horror community, or is it more trouble than it is worth?
1.) Linda Addison, Elizabeth Blue, Kelli Dunlap, Gary Frank, Amy Grech,
Nanci Kalanta.
2.) Dan Keohane, Lisa Manetti, Monica O’Rourke, Morven Westfield

3:00 pm    Don’t make me draw that!  (the artists panel) Jill Bauman, Steve
Gilberts, Keith Minnion, Rick Sardinha, Cortney Skinner (mod.), Matthew Dow
Smith

4:00 pm     Frozen Stiffs -- What is it about Canada and Horror? James Roy
Daley, Sephera Giron (mod.), Sandra Kasturi, Brett Savory, Rio Youers

4:45 pm    Dinner

6:00 pm     Necon update with Matt Bechtel & Necon Hall of Fame

7:00 pm     Meet the Authors and Artists Reception

8:00 pm     Hawaiian Shirt Competition

9:00 pm     Short film showcase — And another movie later

Midnight     Darts on the quad (a Necon Olympic event)


SATURDAY

7:45 am     Breakfast

9:00 am     The Return of the Revenge of the Scary Movie Panel — We tell you
what to see now!  Or else! Mike Arruda, Craig Gardner (mod.), John Harvey,
Phil Nutman, Matt Schwartz, L.L. Soares, Mark Steensland

10:00 am    Do They Call It a Short Story Because the Pay’s So Bad?  Why I
write them anyway. Hal Bodner, Richard Dansky, Nick Kaufmann, (mod.), Holly
Newstein, Norman Prentiss

11:00 am    Paranormal Activity, or Bringing Back the Dead — Do we love them
or fear them? Heather Graham, Rick Hautala, Beth Massie (mod.), Lori
Perkins, Mary Sangiovanni, Dan Waters

11:45 am    Lunch

1:00 pm     The Not So New Writers Panel — surviving in the strange new
world of publishing Trish Cacek, Tom Monteleone (mod.), Yvonne Navarro, Mr.
Y

2:00 pm     Dark Thrillers — Does scary reach beyond the supernatural? Chris
Golden, Nate Kenyon (mod.), Jack Ketchum, F. Paul Wilson, Mr. X

3:00 pm     If I Ran Publishing  — what new horrors would we see? Ginjer
Buchanan, Doug Clegg, John Douglas (mod.) Jack Haringa, John Skipp, Doug
Winter

4:00 pm     Softball and Croquet (two Necon Olympic Events)

4:45 pm     Dinner

7:00 pm     The 30th Anniversay Necon Talented Game show! It’s a talent
show!  It’s a game show!  It’s two, two, two shows in one! Presented by Doug
and Craig and Beth and Cortney. Be very afraid.

Followed by something else.

10:00 pm   Hi-Lo Jack (a Necon Olympic Event)

More saugies!


SUNDAY

7:45am     Breakfast

10:00 am  21th century Cthulhu — there’s life in them there elder gods yet!
John Goodrich, Gordon Linzner, Jim Moore (mod.), Weston Ochse, Darrell
Schweitzer

11:00 am   Town meeting Dan, Craig and a bunch of other people  will discuss
this year’s Necon, and what’s in the future!

11:45 am   Farewell lunch
 
DON'T  FORGET TO TURN IN YOUR KEYS!

Dealer's Room and Art Show Hours of operation:

  Friday:  Noon - 6:00  p.m.
  Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; 2:00  p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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