SFScope is off for the weekend as I’m off to Balticon, a large regional sf con just outside of Baltimore. Had a great time last year, so I’m looking forward to this one. Although, unlike last year, I’m going solo, so I’ll be running myself ragged. If you’re going to be there, look for me at the Fantastic Books table in the dealers’ room, which is scheduled to be open Friday (4-8PM), Saturday (10AM-6PM), Sunday (10:30AM-5PM), and Monday (10:30AM-3PM). Also on Friday, I’ll be at the opening ceremonies at 8PM, where I’ll be accepting the Robert A. Heinlein Award for Stanley Schmidt (see this article), and then at the Meet the Pros event at 9PM.
My panels:
Saturday, 10AM: Editors Roundtable. In Parlor 1041. With Carl Cipra, Joshua Bilmes, Barbara Friend Ish, Bill Fawcett, Joshua Palmatier, Michael A. Ventrella, and Steven H. Wilson.
Saturday, 12N: Fantastic Books Presents. In Salon B. With Walter H. Hunt, Daniel M. Kimmel, and Darrell C. Schweitzer.
Saturday, 6PM: The Ethos of Homicide. In Parlor 1041. With John C. Wright, Kate Kaynak, Yoji Kondo, James Maxey, James Damoe Ross, Lyle Blake Smythers, and Jon Sprunk.
Saturday, 11PM: Space War—How and Why? In Parlor 1041. With Michael Andrew D’Ambrosio, John Ashmead, Tad Daley, and Jon A. Sprunk.
Sunday, 10AM: Choosing a Small Press Publisher or a Big Publishing House. In Parlor 1041. With Steven H. Wilson, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Emilie P. Bush, Barbara Friend Ish, and Trish C. Wilson.
Sunday, 3PM: How to Get to Other Stars—If We Can. In Parlor 1041. With John G. Hemry, Chuck Gannon, Yoji Kondo, James Maxey, David Allen Batchelor, Simone Caroti, John C. Wright, and Dr. Robert Katz.
Sunday, 10PM: Films, Books and TV Shows That Everyone Likes, But I Don’t. In Parlor 3041. With Joshua Bilmes, Daniel M. Kimmel, Jean Marie Ward, and Trish C. Wilson.
Monday, 12N: Private Access to Space. In Salon B. With Simone Caroti, Yoji Kondo, Eric Raymond, and Noam Izenberg.
Hope to see some of you there! And to the rest of you: hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend (here in the US, anyway).