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Draft Program Grid

This is the final draft schedule prior to the printing of the program guide. There may still be a few changes before the guide is printed, and there are almost certainly changes to be made before the convention. This page will be updated as new information comes to light, but the official program is still the program guide and any modification sheets provided at the convention.
This page last updated: August 19th 2007

This version supersedes the "Final Version" emailed out previously, and should be used.

Day	Time	Title	Description	Participants
Thu	1300	Exomusicology	Science fiction has been creating alien cultures for decades, but we rarely think about alien music. Where are there descriptions of alien music in the genre? What might truly alien music sound like? Would we like it? Would we even recognize it?	Dave HOWELL, John T. SAPIENZA,Jr, Peter HECK
Thu	1300	Heroines in Anime	Some people claim that there are no heroines in Anime; that the females are simply eye candy or in need of rescuing. Is this true? Or are female Anime heroes capable of kicking ass on an equal footing with the males?	Lillian CSERNICA, Rene WALLING, Terry O'BRIEN
Thu	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Robert Charles WILSON
Thu	1300	Readings		Alma ALEXANDER
Thu	1300	The Aardvark Panel	The first panel of the convention. We talk about aardvarks or whatever other fancy comes to mind.	Jessica LANGER, Paul CORNELL, Susan DE GUARDIOLA, John HERTZ
Thu	1300	The Future of Computers	Computers are getting lighter and more capable every year. (The latest innovation: tie two or more onto the same piece of silicon). Is there an end in sight? Or does it only end at some point in the so called "Singularity?"	Chris COOPER, David D. LEVINE, Jack William BELL, Mark L. VAN NAME
Thu	1400	Alternative Family Structures	A discussion on how the family has changed over the ages, and how this can be integral to the art of storytelling.	Margene BAHM, Jessica LANGER, Farah MENDLESOHN
Thu	1400	Fan Funds and What They Are	For fifty years we've had Fan Funds that carry people across the seas to visit other fans. Two special one-time funds were made for Nippon 2007, bringing John from the U.S. and Chris from Britain. Ask them questions! Hear their stories!	John HERTZ, Chris O'SHEA
Thu	1400	Interstellar travel	A slide presentation on interstellar travel.	G. David NORDLEY
Thu	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		Charles STROSS
Thu	1400	Readings		Scott EDELMAN
Thu	1400	Want to Play a Game? Teaching Other People to Play	How many times have you flipped through the rule book, trying to find answers while others wonder "can we just start playing already?" Learn what not to tell people, why the rulebook's are bad and other ways of assuring that you're not ruining a good game with a bad explanation.	James L. CAMBIAS, Michele ELLINGTON, Terry O'BRIEN
Thu	1400	War Crimes: A Summer in Kosovo	Darfur. Bosnia. Kosovo. Rwanda. Can there be justice? Can these crimes be prevented? Learn about the graves of Kosovo, and the ensuing court case. The forensic team in Kosovo (summer 2000) was the largest and most professional ever assembled to work on war crimes. What's next, and where?	Patricia MACEWEN
Thu	1500	Autographs		Christopher BOLTON
Thu	1500	Autographs		Paul CORNELL
Thu	1500	Autographs		Gregory BENFORD
Thu	1500	Introduction to the WSFS Business Meeting	The Worldcon business meeting can be intimidating for newcomers. The panels provides an introduction to why the business meeting is important and how it works. We'll also talk about some of the topics that will be covered at the meeting.	Kevin STANDLEE
Thu	1500	Is This Your First Worldcon?	What everyone should know about about Worldcons.	Gay HALDEMAN, Martin EASTERBROOK, Perrianne LURIE
Thu	1500	Kaffeeklatsche		Ken BRADY
Thu	1500	Kaffeeklatsche		Michael WHELAN
Thu	1500	Readings		Mary TURZILLO
Thu	1500	The ArchiTECHS	Take a bunch of geniuses, give them a problem and 48 hours to solve it, then let the cameras roll to watch it happen. Two pilot episodes of this series aired on USA's History Channel. With an introduction by GOH David Brin.	David BRIN
Thu	1600	Autographs		Joe HALDEMAN
Thu	1600	Autographs		Ellen KUSHNER
Thu	1600	Children of Haruki Murakami	Introducing the slipstream writers in the tradition of Haruki Murakami in Japan.	Nozomi OMORI, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Thu	1600	Evil Leaders	Evil leaders in history and literature are fascinating. What makes them evil, and why do they interest us? What is evil? Can an evil leader benefit his people? Does writing about evil help us understand the reality? Should a writer feel obligated to say something profound, or just have fun?	Dave LUCKETT, David D. LEVINE, Esther FRIESNER
Thu	1600	HOW TO ?? (Kimono Dressing)	How to put on a kimono from underpinnings to obi.	"M-AI-M", Flick CHRISTIAN, Inge HEYER
Thu	1600	How to Make SF More Inviting to Teens	SF attracts tons of teens via video games, movies, anime, and comics but how do we get them to read books? Should we port books to cell phones? Perhaps if we add more sex, disrespect for authority, hip bildungsromans, and work with media tie-ins?	Cory DOCTOROW, David M. SILVER, Farah MENDLESOHN, Lisa C. FREITAG, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN
Thu	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Pat CADIGAN
Thu	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Marc ZICREE
Thu	1600	Readings		Kari MAUND
Thu	1600	Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis	In the early 20th century, Sapir and Whorf hypothesized the nature of a particular language influences the thought patterns of its speakers. This concept is pervasive in western thought. Has research proven or disproven this, and is the concept a useful tool or a dead end?	Geoffrey A. LANDIS, Jean LORRAH, Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Thu	1600	Travel as a Research Method	So here you are in Japan; can you use the trip to stimulate your work? What are the ups and downs of tourism-as-research? What do you miss? What does it add?	Amy THOMSON, Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, Peter HECK
Thu	1700	Readings		Delia SHERMAN
Thu	1900	Opening Ceremonies
Thu	2100	WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting	The WSFS Mark Protection Committee manages the registered service marks on "Worldcon," "Hugo Award," etc. This is the first of two Meetings held at Worldcon. Meetings of the MPC are open to all members.	Kevin STANDLEE
Fri	1000	A Look Back: Kurt VONNEGUT	A look back at the life and works of Kurt Vonnegut.	Allen BATSON, Eileen GUNN, Mary TURZILLO
Fri	1000	ASFA Business Meeting	Business meeting of members of The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA).	ASFA Members
Fri	1000	Autographs		Alma ALEXANDER
Fri	1000	Autographs		Anne HARRIS
Fri	1000	Is This Your First Worldcon? (Japanese)	What everyone should know about about Worldcons. This session will emphasize knowledge for first timers from Asia.	Amy THOMSON, Marah SEARLE-KOVACEVIC, Joe SICLARI
Fri	1000	Readings		James L. CAMBIAS
Fri	1000	Robert Anson Heinlein: His Impact on Us	Robert A. Heinlein was the most influential writer in SF, but which Heinlein? The author of: short works that set a new standard for SF, Heinlein Juveniles, or the longer, lesser, later works. What is Heinlein's legacy? Where was he influential and who did he influence?	David M. SILVER, G. David NORDLEY, Kari MAUND, Keith G. KATO, Farah MENDLESOHN
Fri	1000	Searching for Extra-Solar Planets		Inge HEYER
Fri	1000	Sprawl Fiction	"Sprawl fiction" was coined to show how new writers, most in their thirties, are trying to expand our genre yet still loving its very core, straight SF. Terms like "new Weird", "interstitial", "strange fiction" or "new fabulist" don't cover the trend fully. It is a natural reflection of our urban society and probably heralds the new stage of our evolution; to the stars. We talk about why the new generation slipstream is not the fusion of literary fiction and SF/F.	Ellen DATLOW, Gavin J. GRANT, Lou ANDERS, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Fri	1000	Teaching Writing		Ellen KUSHNER, Scott EDELMAN, Gay HALDEMAN, Delia SHERMAN
Fri	1000	The Ethical Issues of Biotechnology	Who own genes? Can you hide your genetic flaws? Should you tailor your kids for appearance? Should androids have human rights? Should we seed the galaxy with Earth plants? Which will destroy civilization: clone wars or genetically modified food crops? How are these issues handled, mishandled, or neglected by SF?	Carolina GOMEZ LAGERLOF, Elisabeth MALARTRE, Gregory BENFORD, Robert SILVERBERG
Fri	1000	The Henson Company: Character Building and More	Find out what's hot at the Henson company, and what drives them towards the projects they pursue. Presented by VP Halle Stanford, and brought to life by puppeteer Julianne Buescher	Halle STANFORD, Julianne BUESCHER, Rachel BROWN
Fri	1000	WSFS Business Meeting	Every member of Nippon 2007 is a member of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and is eligible to attend and vote at the Society's Business Meetings. The agenda for the main meeting will be set at today's meeting. Exercise your rights as a member.	Kevin STANDLEE, Pat McMURRAY, Don EASTLAKE III
Fri	1100	Autographs		Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD
Fri	1100	Autographs		Jean LORRAH
Fri	1100	Conference in Chengdu, China	A talk about the conference in Chengdu, China.	Adam RAKUNAS, Jason STODDARD, Ken BRADY
Fri	1100	Hugo Discussion Group	The Hugos are Saturday; our panelists discuss what they think of everyone else's work but their own…	Mike SCOTT, Perrianne LURIE, Vincent DOCHERTY
Fri	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Christopher BOLTON
Fri	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Amy THOMSON
Fri	1100	Readings		Cory DOCTOROW
Fri	1100	What Every Pro Should Know About Fandom	Without fandom, there would be no Worldcon and no Hugo Awards. Once you immerse yourself in fandom there are definite do's and don'ts. Find out what they are from people who know.	Gay HALDEMAN, Lillian CSERNICA, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Susan DE GUARDIOLA
Fri	1200	Autographs		Dave LUCKETT
Fri	1200	Avant-Pop Revolutions		Takayuki TATSUMI, Tetsuya SATOU, Yoriko SHONO, Tadashi NAGASAWA, Christopher BOLTON
Fri	1200	Basics of Book Design and Publishing	There's nothing quite like reading (or holding) a really beautiful book. The cover design, interior illustrations, type face, layout, and even paper quality all contribute to the experience. What goes into creating a satisfyingly artistic volume? How does it effect the experience of the reader? What are your favorite books?	Dave HOWELL, Jennie FARIES, John D. BERRY, Kelly BUEHLER, Stephen SEGAL
Fri	1200	CSI in the 22nd Century	How real is CSI? A lot of its technologies are illegal or misrepresented. More of it is unproven, unreliable, or outright fictional. Is CSI SF or just a few years ahead of its time? Forensic IT, chemistry and engineering are making great strides. Where will they be in the next century?	Patricia MACEWEN
Fri	1200	Digital Maoism: Drowning the Individual Voice	A book is small set of people, usually one person, authoring a story. The web turns this sideways, allowing many to collaborate, drawing upon snippets from everywhere. What effect does this have on creativity, our reading habits, and the way we process information? Is there a future for the book as we know it?	Cory DOCTOROW, Eileen GUNN, Chris O'SHEA, Elizabeth Anne HULL
Fri	1200	Guest of Honor David BRIN	David Brin's Guest of Honor presentation. This speech will be aimed primarily at the English-speaking audience.	David BRIN
Fri	1200	How Healthy is the Short Story	For decades, there has been talk of the death of short fiction in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Are markets shrinking? Is the quality less than it was thirty years ago?	Ellen DATLOW, Gavin J. GRANT, Joe HALDEMAN, Larry NIVEN
Fri	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		Paul CORNELL
Fri	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		David D. LEVINE
Fri	1200	Painting Demonstration	Guest of Honor Michael Whelan, Bob EGGLETON and Naoyuki KATO demonstrate painting using ideas and suggestions flown in from the audience.	Michael WHELAN, Bob EGGLETON, Naoyuki KATO
Fri	1200	Readings		Edd VICK
Fri	1200	Remembering Robert Anton WILSON	Remembering the golden days of the geeks.	Jack William BELL, Lou ANDERS, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Fri	1200	Slideshow about the Mars Exploration Rovers mission.		Geoffrey A. LANDIS
Fri	1200	Unexplored Alternate Histories	What makes for a good alternate history? Are WWII, Rome, and the US Civil wars all overused? Are there other overlooked but interesting possibilities? If so, why aren't they being used?	Alma ALEXANDER, Ben YALOW, Linda ROBINETT, Robert Charles WILSON, Edward JAMES
Fri	1300	Autographs		Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Fri	1300	Autographs		Amy THOMSON
Fri	1300	Fannish Inquisition I The 2009 Worldcon Bids	Kansas City and Montreal are bidding to host the 2009 Worldcon. Come hear what each bid has to say before casting your vote.	Margene BAHM, Jim MURRAY, Rene WALLING, Eugene HELLER
Fri	1300	Godzilla 1954	Bob Eggleton speaks about Godzilla on rare materials.	Bob EGGLETON, Kazuo SUMIYA
Fri	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Peter HECK
Fri	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Jessica LANGER
Fri	1300	Readings		Mark L. VAN NAME
Fri	1300	The Hospital of the Future	Given advances in medical care, what will a hospital look like in 25 years? 75? Will they even exist as the centralized entities we know and hate today?	Heidi LYSHOL, Pat CADIGAN, Tore Audun HØIE
Fri	1400	George TAKEI: Q & A	A question and answer session with George Takei.	George TAKEI
Fri	1400	Golden Guidelines for Good Game Design	All good games share a few common characteristics. This presentation for aspiring game designers and aficionados will emphasize design guidelines that can be used to determine why some games aren't fun, whether you'll like a new game (before you play it), and what changes make the game even better.	Dave HOWELL
Fri	1400	How Much Science Should SF Contain?	Hugo Gernsback created SF to teach science. Should this be a foundational idea for SF or is it a horrible error? Why do we care whether the science is right even when the story is good? Much of SF seems to get along quite nicely with no discernable reality in its science althogh there is the occasional piece accorded masterpiece status because of its science content. Is the issue the technical details or is it a general approach to the universe that is important?	Chad ORZEL, David M. SILVER, Gregory BENFORD, Stanley SCHMIDT
Fri	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		Candas Jane DORSEY
Fri	1400	Readings		Charles ARDAI
Fri	1400	The Art of John Picacio	A slide presentation of John Picacio's artwork.	John PICACIO
Fri	1400	The Transparent Society	David Brin wrote "The Transparent society". In it he claims that current information technology kills privacy and that we must all adjust. Related concepts are scattered through his fiction. Is it possible to put social and legal limits on the processing of private information, now and in the future?	Charles STROSS, Chris COOPER, David BRIN, Dr Andrew A. ADAMS
Fri	1400	What Do You Read Passionately Besides SF	Is cross-genre reading all that popular? Can an author of one genre rightly expect his/her readers to follow when the author switches genres? What, as a fan, do you like to read? Do you read outside that genre? As an author, do you write outside that genre?	Grant CARRINGTON, Kelly LINK, Kirsten (KJ) BISHOP, Marianne PLUMRIDGE-EGGLETON, Susan DE GUARDIOLA, Carolina GOMEZ LAGERLOF
Fri	1400	Yaoi vs. Slash		Mari KOTANI, Anne HARRIS, Amy THOMSON, Reiko HIKAWA, Hisayo OGUSHI, Junko KANEDA, Azusa NOA
Fri	1500	Autographs		Esther FRIESNER
Fri	1500	Autographs		Robin HOBB
Fri	1500	Kaffeeklatsche		Jack William BELL
Fri	1500	Kaffeeklatsche		Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN
Fri	1500	Pyr: Upcoming Books Slideshow	A look at Pyr's upcoming schedule.	Lou ANDERS
Fri	1500	Readings		Naomi NOVIK
Fri	1500	SF for the Handicapped	As the population ages, more and more people have special needs in order to function fully within society. How do those with "Special Needs" access their SF?	Lillian CSERNICA, W A THOMASSON, Farah MENDLESOHN, Pat CADIGAN
Fri	1600	6 years (almost) and counting	Sept 11, 2001; 9/11. Are the wounds still too fresh to talk about? How about 7/7? Does the rest of the world care? Can it happen again? Can we use it in a story? If not now, when? Is this a line that cannot be crossed?	Joe HALDEMAN, Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, Lawrence PERSON, Maura MCHUGH, Pat CADIGAN, Elizabeth Anne HULL
Fri	1600	Autographs		Scott EDELMAN
Fri	1600	Autographs		Stanley SCHMIDT
Fri	1600	Autographs		George TAKEI
Fri	1600	Fantasy and Traditional Songs and Ballads		Ellen KUSHNER, Delia SHERMAN, Reiko HIKAWA, Hicaru TANAKA, Yasuko
Fri	1600	Interview with Naomi NOVIK	Talking about the dragons again, sponsored by Sony Magazine.	Naomi NOVIK
Fri	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		James L. CAMBIAS
Fri	1600	Klingon: The Fastest Growing Language in the Galaxy	The signs are everywhere; and in a fascinating language. Meet and listen to the man who created the signs, and one of the world's foremost authorities on Klingonese.	Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Fri	1600	Prometheus Awards	The Libertarian Society presents the Prometheus Awards.	Charles STROSS, Fred C. MOULTON
Fri	1600	Readings		Dave LUCKETT
Fri	1600	The Chesley Awards	The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) presents the Chesley Awards, to recognize individual works and achievements during the past year.	Julie Faith RIGBY (mc)
Fri	1600	The State of Cosmology	A look at the work being done in the field of cosmology.	Inge HEYER
Fri	1600	The Tech Savvy Criminal	What tools, techniques and technologies would be required today for someone to break the law and evade detection or capture? What will CSI: Mons Olympus need to keep up? This panel is for discussion purpose only, and is not intended to be a handy dandy guide to our criminal elements...	Cory DOCTOROW, Geoffrey A. LANDIS, Patricia MACEWEN
Fri	1600	Women of the Future		Mari KOTANI, Motoko ARAI, Mariko OHARA, Hisayo OGUSHI, Saori KUMI, Mio WAKAGI, Candas DORSEY, Mary NIGHTON
Fri	1600	Writing Non-Human Characters	It's difficult for humans to think past themselves sufficiently to create something that's more alien than an athropomorphized Gila monster or a psychic tarantula. How do we make non-human characters alive and real without making them copies of ourselves? How do we avoid cliches?	Amy THOMSON, Cecilia DART-THORNTON, G. David NORDLEY, Candas Jane DORSEY
Fri	1700	Autographs		Larry NIVEN
Fri	1700	Autographs		Robert Charles WILSON
Fri	1700	Introducing the Triptree Award and the Sense of Gender Award		Reona KASHIWAZAKI, Yutaka EBIHARA, Hisayo OGUSHI, Tomoyo KASUYA, Megumi KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiko NISHIZAWA, Natsuko MORI, Mari KOTANI, Kelly LINK, Candas Jane DORSEY, Eileen GUNN
Fri	1700	Kaffeeklatsche		Gavin J. GRANT
Fri	1700	Kaffeeklatsche		Eileen GUNN
Fri	1700	Readings		Kirsten (KJ) BISHOP
Fri	1800	Art Show Reception	Open to all Members.
Fri	1830	Star Trek New Voyages: World Enough and Time	A showing of the new production, Star Trek New Voyages: World Enough and Time. With an introduction by George TAKEI and Marc ZICREE. Japanese subtitles.	George TAKEI, Marc ZICREE
Sat	1000	Do fans read faster? Workshop in speed reading by Kjetill Gunnarson	Do fans read faster than other book lovers? Kjetill will examine if this is the case, and walk through first steps in kinesthetic, auditive, and visual reading strategies.	Kjetill GUNNARSON
Sat	1000	Guest of Honour Speech: Yoshitaka Amano	A presentation by Guest of Honor Yoshitaka AMANO.	Yoshitaka AMANO
Sat	1000	Is Science Fiction Necessary?	Haven't we won? Aren't science-fictional ideas, vocabulary, themes and predictions now deeply embedded in the popular culture? Aren't a disproportionate percentage of popular movies from our genres? Don't mainstream authors dip into the slipstream every day? So, what's our mission now? What worlds are left to conquer -- and why?	Inge HEYER, Paul CORNELL, Peter HECK, Robert Charles WILSON
Sat	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		Jay LAKE
Sat	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		David BRIN
Sat	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		Ellen DATLOW
Sat	1000	Readings		Geoffrey A. LANDIS
Sat	1000	Research 101	Writers must know what they are writing about: or must they? How much research is enough? Must you know and identify your target audience (hard science/trek/fantasy) first? Is there a minimum amount of science a SF author needs to know.	Alma ALEXANDER, Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, Stanley SCHMIDT
Sat	1000	SFWA Business Meeting	Meeting of the Science Fiction Writers of America.	SFWA Members
Sat	1000	Talk with Mr. Benford		Gregory BENFORD, Jun'ichi KADOKURA, Tsutomu NIHEI, Jouji HAYASHI, Mizuhito AKIYAMA
Sat	1000	The Inevitable Google Panel	Love it or hate it, more than half of all net users search via Google. Is it really the end all and be all of all human knowledge? Computer knowledge? Our panelists have fun and try to predict where it will be in 2 year? 10 20? 100?	Dr Andrew A. ADAMS, Eileen GUNN, Tom GALLOWAY, Adam RAKUNAS
Sat	1000	What Editors Want From Artists	Is it realism? A particular color? Many editors return to the same artists again and again. What sets these paragons apart? Style? Originality? A distinctive look or varied approach? Reliable telepathy? (Oh, and must the artist read the story, or what?)	Bob EGGLETON, Jennie FARIES, John PICACIO, Karen HABER, Lou ANDERS, Betsy MITCHELL
Sat	1000	WSFS Business Meeting	Every member of Nippon 2007 is a member of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and is eligible to attend and vote at the Society's Business Meetings. Today most proposals to amend the WSFS Constitution will be debated and voted upon. Exercise your rights as a member.	Kevin STANDLEE, Pat McMURRAY, Don EASTLAKE III
Sat	1100	Autographs		Pat CADIGAN
Sat	1100	Autographs		G. David NORDLEY
Sat	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Lou ANDERS
Sat	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Sat	1100	Readings		Jay LAKE
Sat	1200	Autographs		Geoffrey A. LANDIS
Sat	1200	Autographs		John PICACIO
Sat	1200	Class-Based Societies in F&SF	Why do so many writers create a world with class politics, a hereditary rulership and limited social mobility? Should a democratic citizen write glowingly of kings? Is it appropriate to do so in SF set in the far future (Is Damon Knight right to criticize A.E. van Vogt)?	Cecilia DART-THORNTON, Edward JAMES, Heidi LYSHOL, Grania DAVIS
Sat	1200	David BRIN Reading with Origami Play	A Reading and origami program by GOH, David Brin.	David BRIN, Kazuo SUMIYA
Sat	1200	History of Masquerade Costumes		Yuichiro SAKUTA, Richard MAN
Sat	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD
Sat	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		William SHUNN
Sat	1200	Location,Location,Location: How Setting Influences and Structures the Story	How do the arc of the Ringworld, the hills of the Shire, the plazas of Trantor shape their stories' characters and events? Does local color bewitch or bore the reader? (Does it matter? -- why?) Are real places easier to evoke than imaginary ones? Which genre settings can't you forget?	David D. LEVINE, Delia SHERMAN, Lillian CSERNICA, Stanley SCHMIDT
Sat	1200	Meet the John W. Campbell Award Finalists for Best New Writer	A discussion of how the finalists for the John W. Campbell award made their professional debuts. What kind of backgrounds do they have? Where did they submit work? To what do they attribute their success?	Jay LAKE, John A DAVIS, Lawrence M. SCHOEN, Naomi NOVIK
Sat	1200	Mundane or Transcendent?	Many American SF writers write about the near future, the Singularity, or the far future; all completely different from our reality. Some are in favor of realism, while other prefer fantastic elements. Is this necessarily contradictory? Can we find fantastic in the real world, or write a realistic alien future?	Charles STROSS, Cory DOCTOROW, Robert SILVERBERG, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Sat	1200	Panel Dialogue: Amano Yoshitaka vs. Bob Eggleton		Yoshitaka AMANO, Bob EGGLETON, Yutaka IZUBUCHI, Yasuo KAWAI, Hicaru TANAKA
Sat	1200	Readings		Ellen KUSHNER
Sat	1200	Regency Dance	John HERTZ, fandom's expert on the English Regency era (about the year 1800), will once again teach Regency ballroom dancing. This is a participatory event -- feel free to join in, even if you have three left feet. Costumes welcome, but not required.	John HERTZ
Sat	1200	The Books Ate My House	When SF fans admit (embarrassed) "I have piles," they might not mean what outsiders think. Confess the challenges of living with way too many books, and discuss possible solutions. Tesseract-shaped bookcases? Inventive new technologies (hmm, what is the insulating value of paper?)? Or even getting rid of some....?	Allen BATSON, Edd VICK, Flick CHRISTIAN, Margene BAHM
Sat	1200	The Death of Individual Innovation	Early Sf is replete with stories about individuals who, with a single idea and lots of grit, time, funds or all three, could implement an idea with little or no outside help. Could this have happened in reality? Or was this simply a fable? Could it happen today? Or would today's society, corporations or the web doom this hapless _individual_ to failure?	G. David NORDLEY, Tore Audun HØIE, Farah MENDLESOHN
Sat	1200	The Future of War	Attrition warfare with men and machines is fast becoming obsolete. If the ultimate goal of war is to destroy your enemy's will to resist, with what shall we wage war in the future?	David M. SILVER, Joe HALDEMAN, Lawrence PERSON, Stephen DAVIS
Sat	1200	We Love Cyberpunk!		Takayuki TATSUMI, Makoto KIKUCHI, Mari KOTANI, Eileen GUNN, Trinity, Ellen DATLOW
Sat	1300	Autographs		Lou ANDERS
Sat	1300	Autographs		Michael WHELAN
Sat	1300	Heroes: The TV Series	Heroes has made the world safer for comics culture. The creators say they've got 5 more seasons scoped: is there enough depth to sustain that? There are more unanswered questions than ever before, not the least of which is who's cuter: Hiro or Niki? (Or Jessica?)	Maura MCHUGH, Michele ELLINGTON, Paul CORNELL, Perrianne LURIE
Sat	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Kirsten (KJ) BISHOP
Sat	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Inge HEYER
Sat	1300	Readings		Esther FRIESNER
Sat	1300	Upcoming Del Rey Titles	A presentation on upcoming titles from Del Rey books.	Betsy MITCHELL
Sat	1400	Alien Sexuality	Alien sex is frequently depicted as being the same as human sex with differences in superficial biology. What if the Venerians are not just us with bad haircuts and bigger ... ears? How would aliens enjoy sex? Is it necessary to enjoy it? For all 2 to the x partners.	Amy THOMSON, Anne HARRIS, Geoffrey A. LANDIS, Pat CADIGAN
Sat	1400	Autographs		George TAKEI
Sat	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		Michael WHELAN
Sat	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		Charles ARDAI
Sat	1400	Making Writing More Vivid and Memorable	How can a writer make their story particularly vivid or memorable? Show, don't tell? How else do writers bring their writing to life? Why do some passages stay with us after the book is done, but others are gone a month later. Panelists are welcome to bring their favorite passages.	Alma ALEXANDER, Jean LORRAH, Kirsten (KJ) BISHOP, Jay LAKE
Sat	1400	Readings		Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Sat	1400	Religion In SF	Though their pursuits are not mutually exclusive, religion and speculative fiction are almost anathema to one another. In SF, religion is ridiculed as superstition, derided as a pursuit of less advanced minds. Why is this kind of discrimination acceptable? Why are there not more proudly religious characters in SF?	Jessica LANGER, Kari MAUND, Robert Charles WILSON, William SHUNN
Sat	1400	SF Studies and SF Education		Takayuki TATSUMI, Takashi ISHIKAWA, Tadashi NAGASAWA, Christopher BOLTON, William GARDNER, Thomas SCHNELLBAECHER
Sat	1400	SF Tribes? The New Communities in Internet Society.	Our community has grown so big, we have many small cabals, each of which cares nothing for the others. Through the Internet, blogging and e-mails our ties are strengthened and old community values wear thin, as proved by Hurricane Katrina. Any connection there?	Lou ANDERS, Mark L. VAN NAME, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Sat	1400	The Killer B's	SF eagerly explores change driven by science and technology. David Brin, Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, Vernor Vinge and Stephen Baxter are known for successful predictions and forecasts that frighten and inspire. They were asked to complete Isaac Asimov's epochal "Robots & Foundation" universe. Some of them are here at Worldcon. Ask them what's next!	David BRIN, Gregory BENFORD, Robert SILVERBERG
Sat	1400	The Universal Library	Imagine if all the information of the world was available via the web; all the books, magazine, videos, TV shows and crossword puzzles ever produced. What would be the effect be on the world? How would it come about, and would it change the world?	Charles STROSS, Cory DOCTOROW, Linda ROBINETT, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Tom GALLOWAY
Sat	1500	Autographs		Naomi NOVIK
Sat	1500	Autographs		Delia SHERMAN
Sat	1500	Readings		Candas Jane DORSEY
Sat	1500	Ted Chiang Interviewed	Just nine stories so far but that are enough to prove the world he's one of the greatest science fiction writers of our time. So let's hear him talk about his new story in five years 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate' and a lot more. Interviewed by a physicist Makoto Kikuchi, so it's gonna surely be deep and profound.	Ted CHIANG, Makoto KIKUCHI
Sat	1600	?s It Really Strange?: New Slipstream	Bruce Stterling coined the term Slipstream nearly twenty years ago. Since then a bunch of new writers has written a lot of that kind of unclassifiable strange fiction. But is it a type, or subgenre? One thing is clear now. Many writers in their thirties now prefer to write bizarre and surrealistic stories within our genre. And it happens in Japan, too.	Kelly LINK, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Mark L. VAN NAME, Takashi OGAWA
Sat	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Stanley SCHMIDT
Sat	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Michele ELLINGTON
Sat	1600	Levels and Limits of Metafictionality	Stories about stories. When can the teller of a story successfully interact with the story, and when is it a cheat?	Candas Jane DORSEY, Jessica LANGER, Kate NEPVEU, Scott EDELMAN
Sat	1600	Readings		Eileen GUNN
Sat	1600	Religion in Fantasy	Does C. S. Lewis's and J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy promoted Christianity, while Philip Pullman's subverts it? Too simplistic? How is creating a credible religion like creating a workable economy? Who are the best at this? Must you believe, even a little, in a god you make yourself?	Lisa C. FREITAG, Esther FRIESNER, Lillian CSERNICA
Sat	1600	Sex and Technology	The automobile.....the movie......the Internet......then? How has modern technology affected sex? What lies ahead - virtual reality harems? Computer-enhanced marital aids? The orgasmatron? What can we look forward to? (and is this all a Good Thing?)	David D. LEVINE, Dr Andrew A. ADAMS, Patricia MACEWEN
Sat	1600	Star Trek New Voyages: World Enough and Time	A repeat showing of the new production, Star Trek New Voyages: World Enough and Time. Japanese subtitles.
Sat	1600	The ArchiTECHS	Take a bunch of geniuses, give them a problem and 48 hours to solve it, then let the cameras roll to watch it happen. Two pilot episodes of this series aired on USA's History Channel. With an introduction by GOH David Brin.	David BRIN
Sat	1600	The Universe as seen from the Hubble Space Telescope		Inge HEYER
Sat	1600	Thomas the Rhymer	Ellen Kushner does an one woman show with music & storytelling, reading from the novel and accompanied by singing of the ballads that inspired it. For details: http://www.sff.net/people/kushnerSherman/Kushner/appearance.html	Ellen KUSHNER
Sat	1600	Women of Japan Exhibit Artists Talk (Docent)	Women of Japan, Laurie Toby Edison's recently completed eight-year intercultural photography project, is a featured exhibition of Nippon 2007. This is the first time the finished project has been shown. The exhibition includes 40 photographs with bilingual texts and an introduction by Mari Kotani. The images show the beauty and power of Japanese women of diverse age, class, size, ability, culture and background. Together with the accompanying bilingual text, the photographs extend the boundaries of both Japanese and US standards for "who" is beautiful and "who" is significant. Some of the work has previously been shown at the National Museum of Art (Osaka), Third Gallery Aya (Osaka) and the Kyoto Art Center.	Laurie Toby EDISON
Sat	1600	Women of Japan Panel discussion	Women of Japan, Laurie Toby Edison's recently completed 8 year intercultural photography project, involved both Japanese and US fans (among others) and is a featured exhibition fo Nippon 2007. The images show the beauty and power of diverse Japanese women, and extend the boundaries of both Japanese and US standards for "who" is beautiful and "who" is significant. Come hear Laurie Toby Edison, and several of the women in her photographs, discuss the project and its importance.	Laurie Toby EDISON, Junko FUKAZAWA, Rebecca JENNISON, Manami TACHIBANA, Mari KOTANI
Sat	1700	Autographs		Charles ARDAI
Sat	1700	Autographs		Grania DAVIS
Sat	1700	Readings		G. David NORDLEY
Sat	1800	Hugo Awards Ceremony	The Hugo Awards will be presented by the World Science Fiction Society for the best works in the field for 2006.
Sun	1000	A Look Back: Jack WILLIAMSON	A look back at the life and works of Jack Williamson	G. David NORDLEY, Scott EDELMAN, Grania DAVIS
Sun	1000	Alternate Futures	We talk about alternate histories, but there are also alternate futures. What futures might plausibly grow from today. Are the traditional SF futures still possible? Is history really at an end? How do you build a future anyway? How about futures based on alternate pasts -- do they count?	Charles STROSS, James L. CAMBIAS
Sun	1000	Gibberish	Developing a language system involves more than just removing the vast majority of the vowels in your characters' names. What distinguishes a good language system in fiction from a bad one?	Lawrence M. SCHOEN, Stanley SCHMIDT, Mary TURZILLO
Sun	1000	Guest of Honor David BRIN (translated)	David Brin's second Guest of Honor presentation, with material aimed for the Japanese and international members.	David BRIN
Sun	1000	Is Fantasy Necessary?	We never would have flown without Icarus. Alchemy came before nanotech. But fantasy is mired in kings and cookie-cutter dragons not the dreams, concerns and requirements of modern life. Fantasy can be seen as anti-democratic and racist. How can fantasy address the complexities of the 21st century? Should it?	Anne HARRIS, Delia SHERMAN, Esther FRIESNER, Kirsten (KJ) BISHOP, Stephen SEGAL
Sun	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		Cory DOCTOROW
Sun	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		Geoffrey A. LANDIS
Sun	1000	Longer Life Expectancy = More Time to be Miserable?	What is the maximum human lifespan? Can it said to be worthwhile to live to 135 if 35 of those years are bedridden?	Grant CARRINGTON, Gregory BENFORD, Margene BAHM, Joe HALDEMAN
Sun	1000	Readings		Robert Charles WILSON
Sun	1000	Shotokan Karate-do Workshop	Would you like a simple and safe first experience in the traditional Japanese martial art of Shotokan karate-do? For many years, this workshop has been offered at Worldcons to introduce the basic mechanics of Shotokan karate-do. The underlying physical and physiological principles of distance, breathing, movement, and timing will be taught in the areas of basic motion ("kihon"), pre-arranged sequence of defense and attack ("kata"), and no-contact simulation of sparring ("kumite"). Level of effort will be no greater than low-impact aerobics, with emphasis on safety. Come dressed in light, loose-fitting clothing. Instruction will be in English.	Keith G. KATO
Sun	1000	Small Press Publishing in the United States, Japan, Europe ...	Some of the most exciting work in science fiction, fantasy and horror is produced by small presses. What makes a book good? Can small presses save us from degeneration? What challenges in design, production, and marketing do small presses face? Can labors of love make money?	Daniel SPECTOR, Bob EGGLETON, Charles ARDAI, John D. BERRY, Kelly LINK
Sun	1000	The Economics and Sociology of Abundance	Over millennia, humankind has grown steadily richer. Eventually, will money no longer be an issue? How will this culture of plenty affect human motives and interactions? Are the motives we see in today's SF believable in an ultra-wealthy far-future setting?	Marianne PLUMRIDGE-EGGLETON, W A THOMASSON, Mike SCOTT, Tore Audun HØIE
Sun	1000	Was Margaret Mead Full of S***?	Mead said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Many intelligent and well-informed people say Mead's philosophy is purest fantasy. Panelists discuss/debate about whether or not Mead was right.	Eileen GUNN, Elisabeth MALARTRE, Farah MENDLESOHN
Sun	1000	Writing for TV	So, you want to get something on TV! What does it take: Character? Plot? Action? Romance?! Some industry veterans discuss what it takes to get there.	Halle STANFORD, Marc ZICREE, Paul CORNELL
Sun	1000	WSFS Business Meeting	Every member of Nippon 2007 is a member of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and is eligible to attend and vote at the Society's Business Meetings. Today the results of Worldcon Site Selection will be announced and any remaining proposals from yesterday will be debated and voted upon.	Kevin STANDLEE, Pat McMURRAY, Don EASTLAKE III
Sun	1100	Autographs		Robert SILVERBERG
Sun	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Scott EDELMAN
Sun	1100	Movement of the solar system		Inge HEYER
Sun	1100	Readings		Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD
Sun	1100	Upcoming from Baen Books	Baen Books upcoming titles and publication schedule.	Mark L. VAN NAME, Jennie FARIES
Sun	1200	Autographs		Ellen DATLOW
Sun	1200	Autographs		Eileen GUNN
Sun	1200	Autographs		Charles STROSS
Sun	1200	Celtic and British Influenced SF and Fantasy	Celtic and British myth and culture have profoundly influenced English-language fantasy. How much influence has it had on fantasy in other languages?	Kari MAUND, Cecilia DART-THORNTON, Maura MCHUGH
Sun	1200	Creating an SF Franchise	The story of creating Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, an 800 mil franchise.	John A DAVIS
Sun	1200	Cyberpunk Seen from Outside	Sure, most of us consider the cyberpunk is a history. But every new near future hi-teck stories looks like cyberpunk now. So let's examine it from the fresh view points, points from outside. Japan notably welcomed it wholeheartedly in the eighties, but what was it like in Germany? Or even UK and Canada might have seen it as a curiousity. Was it really a global phenomenon?	Gire E. GOEZEN, Takashi OGAWA
Sun	1200	Defending Public Domain from Corporate Copyright Maximalism	Copyright is the new conspiracy. What can we do to keep public domain works public. And how do we get them to release what should be public? If a company can make a buck, it will – but where does capitalism end and copyright maximalism begin?	Cory DOCTOROW, Inge HEYER, Naomi NOVIK, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN
Sun	1200	Design a Truly Alien Alien	In science fiction aliens resemble humans with rubber face masks, inspired by rare terrestrial life-forms. Their behaviors, while extreme, are familiar (like Crazy uncle Ted). Is it alien if it is familiar? The panelists will be asked to conceive of the most inhuman, least earthly aliens possible.	Amy THOMSON, Geoffrey A. LANDIS, Lawrence M. SCHOEN, Patricia MACEWEN
Sun	1200	Future Art: What New Forms of Art might Arise from Current Technologies or Esthetics?	Computer composition, collaborative kinetic sculpture, zero-gee dance? "Blogging" is one new candidate, as are phone-cam web journals and "reality" television. What's likely to be next, and do we really want it?	Dave HOWELL, Karen HABER, Susan DE GUARDIOLA, Chris O'SHEA, Pat CADIGAN
Sun	1200	Godzilla 2007		Bob EGGLETON, Norman ENGLAND, Hicaru TANAKA, Shinichi WAKASA, Yuji KAIDA, Takayuki TATSUMI
Sun	1200	Interstitial Arts Foundation	"Art that crosses boundaries." What does this mean? What does it include? Why does it need a Foundation? What can the Foundation accomplish? A talk about the Foundation, it's accomplishments and goals. http://www.interstitialarts.org/	Alma ALEXANDER, Delia SHERMAN, Ellen KUSHNER, Stephen SEGAL
Sun	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		Joe HALDEMAN
Sun	1200	Kaffeeklatsche		Robin HOBB
Sun	1200	Readings		Marc ZICREE
Sun	1200	Seiun Awards Ceremony
Sun	1200	The Art of Michael WHELAN	Guest of Honor Michael Whelan presents an overview of his work.	Michael WHELAN
Sun	1200	Women of Japan Exhibit Artists Talk (Docent)	Women of Japan, Laurie Toby Edison's recently completed 8 year intercultural photography project, involved both Japanese and US fans (among others) and is a featured exhibition fo Nippon 2007. The images show the beauty and power of diverse Japanese women, and extend the boundaries of both Japanese and US standards for "who" is beautiful and "who" is significant. Come hear Laurie Toby Edison, and several of the women in her photographs, discuss the project and its importance.	Laurie Toby EDISON
Sun	1300	Autographs		David BRIN
Sun	1300	Autographs		Marc ZICREE
Sun	1300	Autographs		Candas Jane DORSEY
Sun	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		G. David NORDLEY
Sun	1300	Kaffeeklatsche		Esther FRIESNER
Sun	1300	Readings		Joe HALDEMAN
Sun	1300	The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction	Awards being presented include The Hal Clement Award for Young Adult Literature, and The Eleanor Camerson Award for Middle Grades.	Helen GBALA
Sun	1400	A "Survey of Readers"	Farah Mendelsohn has surveyed 900+ readers. After a summation of her finding, she and the panellists will discuss her findings.	Heidi LYSHOL, Mary TURZILLO, Paul CORNELL, Farah MENDLESOHN
Sun	1400	Autographs		Lillian CSERNICA
Sun	1400	Autographs		Bob EGGLETON
Sun	1400	Free Will? Or Neurochemistry?	Some behaviors (anger, violence) might be neurological in nature. If these traits can be identified and treated, what implications does this have on social interactions, legal contracts and frameworks? The social contract? The idea of individual responsibility? Could we program ourselves into becoming mindless sheep? Should we?	Eileen GUNN, Jack William BELL, James L. CAMBIAS
Sun	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		Gregory BENFORD
Sun	1400	Kaffeeklatsche		David BRIN
Sun	1400	Readings		Amy THOMSON
Sun	1400	SF and our Classics		Robert SILVERBERG, Hitoshi YOKOMICHI, Kazuma SHINJOW, Shinji KAJIO
Sun	1400	The Integration of Science and Religion in SF&F	Science Fiction is the literature of the humanist, the rationalist and the skeptic. As theoretical physicists look at the underpinnings of the physical universe, they see the presence of the hand of God. How do authors integrate religion and science? Can it only be done in fantasy?	Lisa C. FREITAG, Robert Charles WILSON, William SHUNN, Edward JAMES
Sun	1400	The Short Story's Role in Fantastic Fiction	Short fiction rarely gets the attention that novels do by reviewers. It is harder to sell collections and anthologies than novels. The panelists, writers and editors of short fiction discuss their thoughts about the shorter forms (short story, novelette, novella) of fantastic fiction.	Ellen DATLOW, Gavin J. GRANT, Larry NIVEN, Pat CADIGAN
Sun	1400	Upcoming Books from Tor	A presentation on Tor's publication schedule.	Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Tom DOHERTY
Sun	1500	Kaffeeklatsche		Grania DAVIS
Sun	1500	Masquerade
Sun	1600	Anti-Americanism	Is it just jealousy? Or is there some basis to how most of the world feels towards the United States, the first Hyperpower the world has ever seen	Dave LUCKETT, Gregory BENFORD, Jon COURTENAY GRIMWOOD, Maura MCHUGH
Sun	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Alma ALEXANDER
Sun	1600	Kaffeeklatsche		Delia SHERMAN
Sun	1600	Living with Another Writer	Robert Silverberg through the eyes of his wife, Karen Haber and vice versa. Can two writers live together easily? What are the joys and difficulties they share? How does living with another writer affect one's career? Lifestyle? Writing style?	Karen HABER, Robert SILVERBERG
Sun	1600	Lost Tribes of Cult Novels	Where have the cult novels gone? They were once legion; "Stranger in a Stranger Land", "Cat's Cradle", "The Lord of the Rings", "Illuminatus!", "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues", "Neuromancer" and "The Wasp Factory" . But what about "Snow Crash" and "Harry Potter"? Why aren't they cult novels?	Elizabeth Anne HULL, Gavin J. GRANT, Yoshio KOBAYASHI
Sun	1600	Readings		Paul CORNELL
Sun	1600	Science Fiction Museum - A Virtual Tour	Take a tour of Seattle's Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame, home of the Death Star and Enterprise-D. A member of the curatorial department will show you the galleries, artifacts, and exhibitions.	Brooks PECK
Sun	1600	Second Life and Other Virtual Worlds	Virtual worlds are a perfect example of science fiction becoming part of mainstream culture. People work, play, and create everyday in these virtual spaces. How are these cutting-edge applications changing how we live, work, and participate in society and entertainment? And what does the future hold for storytelling and communication as the technology improves?	Adam RAKUNAS, Ken BRADY, Naoyoshi SHIMAYA, Yuki SAEKI
Sun	1600	Tracked experiment of planet		Inge HEYER
Sun	1600	Why FTL is Time Travel	A slide presentation.	G. David NORDLEY
Sun	1700	Kaffeeklatsche		Anne HARRIS
Sun	1700	Kaffeeklatsche		Ellen KUSHNER
Sun	1700	Miss Piggy and Godzilla	We have fun and speculate on some interesting dates. Poor Godzilla.	Amy THOMSON, David D. LEVINE, Tom GALLOWAY
Sun	1700	Readings		Charles STROSS
Sun	1830	Donbura-con (Dinner Cruising Party)
Mon	1000	Blogging and Live Journals in SF	Blogging (and related activities) are having an impact on the world at large, and the SF community in particular. Blogs tell us more about the people in the field, the way the field works, and who is who -- and at a pace and a distribution that few if any fanzines ever matched. Blogs influence the directions of our community, can impact awards by making works or their creators better known, and perhaps even influence the works being created. Or is the impact overstated, as all things net related seem to be? Can writers use blogs to market themselves? Are blogs a way to engage the community? And is this true worldwide, or is it just an US-centric fad? Or even the English speaking world?	Adam RAKUNAS, Chad ORZEL, Yoshio KOBAYASHI, Patrick NIELSEN HAYDEN, Paul CORNELL
Mon	1000	Denvention and the 2009 Worldcon	Questions and answer session for next year's Worldcon and the winner of the 2009 bid.	Kent BLOOM, 2009 Committee
Mon	1000	Kaffeeklatsche		Larry NIVEN
Mon	1000	Masquerade Postmortem	Masquerade staff and judges will answer questions and get feedback from entrants and audience members on how the Masquerade ran. Any award winners unable to receive their awards at the Masquerade may pick up their certificates at this panel. Entrants may also pick up their judging Polaroids, music source, and any documentation provided for the judges at this time.	Sakuta YUICHIRO, Essai USHIJIMA, Sanbi (Carole) PARKER, Karisu, John HERTZ
Mon	1000	Mysteries: Cross-Overs, Overlaps and Marketing	Some fans read both mysteries and SF/F; while others read from only one genre. But when Glen Cook's works show up on the mystery shelves, and Laurel K. Hamilton's are now labeled SF/F, what difference do marketing lines and writing styles make?	Carolina GOMEZ LAGERLOF, Chris COOPER, Marianne PLUMRIDGE-EGGLETON, Mark L. VAN NAME, Patricia MACEWEN
Mon	1000	Readings		Grant CARRINGTON
Mon	1000	The History of _Your_ World	The layers of deep history underlaying Lord of the Rings gave it a depth and richness missing from Conan. Does a world need a history which rarely shows up in the stories. If so, how is it built? On what is it based? Can there be too much history?	Esther FRIESNER, Lawrence M. SCHOEN
Mon	1000	The Singularity: How to Write About It	The singularity may be the most interesting idea to come out of SF, yet may pose a challenge which may be insurmountable — how to set a story in a world which is, by definition, incomprehensible? If a singularity lurks about a hundred years after the invention of the computer: does this mean that hard SF is a contradiction in terms once it gets outside the near future? Can SF stories cope? Or should writers just ignore it and move on?	Charles STROSS, Gregory BENFORD, David D. LEVINE, Jack William BELL
Mon	1000	Visiting Japan 2	The Worldcon is nearly over. Use this opportunity to meet up with other science fiction fans who plan to explore Japan or talk with folks who have already had the opportunity to tour Japan.	Inge HEYER, Michele ELLINGTON
Mon	1000	WSFS Mark Protection Committee Meeting	This committee manages the WSFS service marks (like "Worldcon" and "Hugo Award") and consists of members elected by the Business Meeting and appointed by Worldcon committees. This meeting is open to all Nippon 2007 members. Note that this meeting may be rescheduled. Check the convention Newsletter for schedule updates.	Kevin STANDLEE
Mon	1100	Exploring Mars: The Inside Story	When SF explores Mars, it is done by military spacecraft or eccentric scientists in secret. Why is the reality so very different? What are the years of preparation, team building, and ideas like? Can the individual participate and make a difference? Is it as fun and exciting as the fiction?	Geoffrey A. LANDIS, G. David NORDLEY, Mary TURZILLO
Mon	1100	Fannish Inquisition II: Post 2009 bids	Information from possible NASFiC Bids and future Worldcon bids.	Alexander VON THORN, Marah SEARLE-KOVACEVIC
Mon	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Stephen SEGAL
Mon	1100	Kaffeeklatsche		Mary TURZILLO
Mon	1100	The Zygote (Games) Panel	The last panel of the convention. We talk about Zygotes or whatever other fancy comes to mind.	James L. CAMBIAS, Diane A. KELLY
Mon	1200	Closing Ceremonies