This is the current draft schedule of events for the convention, and is subject to change at any point before the con, or even during, though we'll do our best to stick to the printed timetable. There's also a pdf version for printing.
Friday |
| Gilmer | Lower Gilmer | Clifford | Boulcott | Everton | (Other) |
9am |
Writers' Workshop with Elizabeth Moon |
Breakout room |
Gaming |
Gaming |
Dealers set up |
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10am |
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11am |
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12pm |
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1pm |
Lunch (30 minute break) |
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1:30pm |
Writers' Workshop with Kate Orman |
Break out room for workshop |
Gaming |
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3pm |
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Games Display |
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4pm |
All About Me |
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4:30pm |
My First Con |
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5:30pm |
Dinner (30 minute break) |
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6pm |
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Terrace Room, Level 5 Opening Ceremony SJV intro and Fan films |
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7pm |
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LARP Setup |
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7:30pm |
Frozen Pigs in Space |
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Movies |
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8pm |
Live Action Roleplaying |
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9pm |
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10pm |
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11pm |
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Saturday |
| Gilmer | Lower Gilmer | Clifford | Boulcott | Everton | (Other) |
9am |
Floating Market Setup |
A Furry Tail |
PJ Cartoon Party |
Gaming |
Dealers, Game display, and SJV Award nominees |
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10am |
Floating Market (open to the public) |
Torchwood |
Reading - Philippa Ballantine |
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11am |
SFFANZ and the SJV Awards |
Cartoons of the 1980s: A Retrospective |
Kaffeeklastsch in bar with Kate & Jon |
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12pm |
Jon and Fan Films |
Non-attending GoH: Peter Hamilton |
Sanctuary Tour with Elizabeth Moon Leaves from registration at 10am! |
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1pm |
Lunch (free time) |
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2pm |
Philippa Ballantine GoH Speech |
Age appropriate Science Fiction |
Huia Publishing |
Gaming |
Dealers, Game display, and SJV Award nominees |
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3pm |
Women in Doctor Who |
But Is That SF |
Reading - Elizabeth Moon |
Philippa Ballantine Kaffeeklatsch (Bar) |
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4pm |
Kate Orman & Jon Blum GoH Speech |
TV Themes Quiz |
Page 119 |
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5pm |
EVE Online |
Pagans & Witches in SF/F |
So Your Players Are Railroading Your Game |
Cocktail Party & Book Signing at Dymocks |
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6pm |
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Scratch Costuming |
Dinner (free time) |
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7pm |
Costume Party Setup |
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Gaming |
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Book Signing in Gilmer Foyer |
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8pm |
Costume Party |
Movie |
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8:30pm |
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Book Launch (RSVP was required) |
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9pm |
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10pm |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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11pm |
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Sunday |
| Gilmer | Lower Gilmer | Clifford | Boulcott | Everton | (Other) |
9am |
Auction Setup |
PGP Keysigning |
Sunday Morning Cartoons |
Gaming |
Dealers |
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10am |
Auction Preview |
The State of Media SF |
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11am |
Auction |
Start Your Own Press |
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12pm |
Basic Book Design |
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1pm |
Lunch (free time) |
Alien Easter Egg Hunt |
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2pm |
The Environment |
Andrew Ivamy FGoH Speech |
Malcom's Erotic Writers' Workshop |
Gaming |
Dealers |
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3pm |
Writing Female Characters |
Just A Minute |
Andrew Ivamy Kaffeeklatsch (Bar) |
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4pm |
Elizabeth Moon - GoH Speech |
Is Money Undervalued in SF |
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5pm |
Quiz |
Real World Lessons from SF/F |
Reading - Kate Orman & Jon Blum (Bar) |
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6pm |
Dinner (free time) |
Harbour Room, Level 20 Banquet |
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7pm |
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Movies |
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Gaming |
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8:30pm |
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Sir Julius Vogel Awards Ceremony |
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9pm |
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10pm |
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11pm |
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Monday |
| Gilmer | Lower Gilmer | Clifford | Boulcott | Everton | (Other) |
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9am |
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Gaming |
Dealers |
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10am |
Business Session - SFFANZ AGM followed by 2010 NatCon Voting |
Daddy & Me Learn About SF |
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11am |
Dingbats for Chocolate |
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12pm |
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12:30pm |
Closing Ceremony |
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1pm |
Prize giving |
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1:30pm |
Dead Dog Party |
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