WorldCon Schedule
I have my WorldCon Schedule! Hopefully it won't change.
Dublin, Ireland, August 15-19 https://dublin2019.com/
Thursday Aug 15
Writing Robot & Non-Human Intelligence
Format: Panel
12:00 - 12:50, Wicklow Hall-1 (CCD)
Robots talk in a metallic voice, speak in a staccato rhythm, and walk in awkward movements. Right? That may have been true in the 1950s, but robots have evolved. What does it mean today to be a robot? How do we write one in a convincing way? How have they changed over the years and how might they change still? Can we apply these same ideas to writing other non-human intelligences?
Charles Stross, Christopher Husberg, Martha Wells (M), Mika Koverola
AI and the myth of singularity
Format: Panel
2:30 - 3:20, Odeon 1 (Point Square Dublin)
In his 2017 keynote at the 34th CCC (‘Dude, You Broke The Future’) author Charles Stross argues that AIs have lived amongst us for centuries, and that to predict our post-Singularity future we must look to the old, slow ancestral AIs: corporations. To what extent is the ‘artificial intelligence’ of H.A.L. and GLaDOS the wrong thing to be afraid of? Where can modern science fiction turn when it envisions AI in today’s world of machine-learning and neural networks?
Klaus Æ. Mogensen(M), Lettie Prell, Hadas Sloin, Martha Wells
Kaffeeklatsch: Martha Wells
4:00 - 4:50, Level 3 Foyer (KK/LB) (CCD)
Friday Aug 16
Space opera: boldly going where no genre has gone before!
Format: Panel
Friday 10:00 - 10:50, Liffey Room-2 (CCD)
Space opera, science fiction’s beloved sub-genre, has changed a lot since the Golden Age. Some predicted it wouldn’t survive long into the 21st century, but space opera has not only survived: it’s thriving, with a new generation of writers boldly taking it in new directions. The panel will discuss current trends in space opera and how they see it evolving in the future.
Rivers Solomon, Martha Wells, Bo Balder, Mr Adam Whitehead(M)
Autographs: Friday at 12:00
Format: Autographing
12:00 - 12:50, Level 4 Foyer (CCD)
Seanan McGuire, Martha Wells, Fran Wilde, Manny Frishberg, Jonathan Strahan, Anne Lyle
Expanding the storyverse with tie-in novels
Format: Panel
16:00 - 16:50, Wicklow Hall 2B (CCD)
Media tie-in novels have long been a staple of the wider genre, as eager readers consume books within the Star Wars, Buffy, and superhero universes, and more! Why are these media franchise books so popular? What does it take to write one? Are they just regurgitations of video content, or something more? What should authors looking to write a tie-in novel and readers looking to read one know about this sub-genre?
Diane Duane, Martha Wells (M), Pat Cadigan, D.B. Jackson
Saturday Aug 17
Reading: Martha Wells
Saturday 11:30 - 11:50, Liffey Room-3 (Readings) (CCD)
Sunday Aug 18
8:00 Hugo Award Ceremony CCD Auditorium
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Dublin, Ireland, August 15-19 https://dublin2019.com/
Thursday Aug 15
Writing Robot & Non-Human Intelligence
Format: Panel
12:00 - 12:50, Wicklow Hall-1 (CCD)
Robots talk in a metallic voice, speak in a staccato rhythm, and walk in awkward movements. Right? That may have been true in the 1950s, but robots have evolved. What does it mean today to be a robot? How do we write one in a convincing way? How have they changed over the years and how might they change still? Can we apply these same ideas to writing other non-human intelligences?
Charles Stross, Christopher Husberg, Martha Wells (M), Mika Koverola
AI and the myth of singularity
Format: Panel
2:30 - 3:20, Odeon 1 (Point Square Dublin)
In his 2017 keynote at the 34th CCC (‘Dude, You Broke The Future’) author Charles Stross argues that AIs have lived amongst us for centuries, and that to predict our post-Singularity future we must look to the old, slow ancestral AIs: corporations. To what extent is the ‘artificial intelligence’ of H.A.L. and GLaDOS the wrong thing to be afraid of? Where can modern science fiction turn when it envisions AI in today’s world of machine-learning and neural networks?
Klaus Æ. Mogensen(M), Lettie Prell, Hadas Sloin, Martha Wells
Kaffeeklatsch: Martha Wells
4:00 - 4:50, Level 3 Foyer (KK/LB) (CCD)
Friday Aug 16
Space opera: boldly going where no genre has gone before!
Format: Panel
Friday 10:00 - 10:50, Liffey Room-2 (CCD)
Space opera, science fiction’s beloved sub-genre, has changed a lot since the Golden Age. Some predicted it wouldn’t survive long into the 21st century, but space opera has not only survived: it’s thriving, with a new generation of writers boldly taking it in new directions. The panel will discuss current trends in space opera and how they see it evolving in the future.
Rivers Solomon, Martha Wells, Bo Balder, Mr Adam Whitehead(M)
Autographs: Friday at 12:00
Format: Autographing
12:00 - 12:50, Level 4 Foyer (CCD)
Seanan McGuire, Martha Wells, Fran Wilde, Manny Frishberg, Jonathan Strahan, Anne Lyle
Expanding the storyverse with tie-in novels
Format: Panel
16:00 - 16:50, Wicklow Hall 2B (CCD)
Media tie-in novels have long been a staple of the wider genre, as eager readers consume books within the Star Wars, Buffy, and superhero universes, and more! Why are these media franchise books so popular? What does it take to write one? Are they just regurgitations of video content, or something more? What should authors looking to write a tie-in novel and readers looking to read one know about this sub-genre?
Diane Duane, Martha Wells (M), Pat Cadigan, D.B. Jackson
Saturday Aug 17
Reading: Martha Wells
Saturday 11:30 - 11:50, Liffey Room-3 (Readings) (CCD)
Sunday Aug 18
8:00 Hugo Award Ceremony CCD Auditorium
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