My Schedule for the 76th World Science Fiction Convention.

[gridlore]

Can I just say how utterly stoked I am to be a panelist at a Worldcon? I'm going to wear the good Giants hat!

How Gaming is Important to Fandom

Thursday, Aug 16 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM (1 hour)
Where: San Jose Convention Center - 211D

Despite being an intersection of innovative storytelling formats, fantastic visual artistry, audio dramas, and community interaction, gaming's place in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror is often overlooked. How do card, board, video, and other games continue to influence the way genre stories are told? And now with the advent of podcasting, how has fandom responded to the distributed performance of these games?

Gideon Marcus, Becky Chambers, Barry D Gold, Douglas Berry, Megan E. O'Keefe

Veteran's Roundtable

Friday, Aug 17 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM (1 hour)
Where: San Jose Convention Center - 212D

The Veteran's Roundtable was started at a regional northwest convention by a dedicated fan who asked that the tradition be carried into any gathering of nerds whenever possible. Thanks to the Worldcon 76 staff, we are able to welcome all Military Veterans to a closed space for Veterans only to introduce themselves, talk openly about Life, Universe, and Everything. All branches are welcome, we are all brothers and sisters having served in the capacity we have, or currently are.

Douglas Berry, Shaun Frost

Fandom as a Method of Cultural Adaptation

Sunday, Aug 19 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (1 hour)
Where: San Jose Convention Center - 210B

Moving to another country, or even a new area within the same country, and cannot find a way to adapt to the culture? Fandom helps! Sharing the same hobby helps people to bridge the gap of cultural differences.

Bogi Takács, Douglas Berry, Takayuki Tatsumi

That last one is going to be fascinating.

Comments

[murphymom]

There is something that divides those that served - whether in peacetime or in war - from those who never had the experience. I am happy to learn about the Veterans' Roundtable. I wonder, though, if there might not also be a need for a similar space for those who wait/waited while their loved one(s) served.