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My Final BayCon Schedule!

(waits for appluase, cheering to die down)


Friday 02:30pm - 04:00pm Carmel Compartmentalized Culture

Are we getting to the point where people don't interact interpersonally, what with people listening to their own iPods, having their own RSS feeds, and so on?

Andrew Clark
Douglas Berry (Moderator)
Justin Lloyd
Tim Crowley

Friday 04:00pm - 05:30pm Monterey The Surveillance Society

How are our lives being watched? What proposals to watch people (e.g. the federal government wanting full records on all attending post-secondary students) are in the works? Panelists discuss information vs. surveillance.

Douglas Berry
Ed Green (Moderator)
Rich Dutcher


Saturday 01:00pm - 02:30pm Monterey Collective Intelligence: Are We All Getting Smarter?

Has the ready availability of widespread communication made us smarter? Or has it made the problem of finding the better information harder? Are we getting smarter? If so, how and why? If not, why not?

Brett Glass (Moderator)
Douglas Berry
Rich Dutcher


Sunday 10:00am - 11:30am Santa Clara How Laws make Criminals of Honest People

Many laws are used to define criminal behavior. However, other laws make criminals of people who may not have intended any criminal action.

Andrew Clark
David Friedman (Moderator)
Douglas Berry
G. Scott Heckenlively


Monday 02:30pm - 04:00pm San Carlos Tales from Role-Playing

Role Players and Game Masters share their favorite stories. Included will be well known chestnuts like "The Gazeebo" and "The Head of Vecna" story.

Douglas Berry
Jesse Mundis (Moderator)

Pretty relaxed schedule. The entire thing can be seen here.

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