Windycon Schedule

I am attending Windycon, my local SF convention, in November and am on programming. Here's my schedule.

1700 Friday - Ballroom C
Evolving War — Did we evolve into a warlike species, and if so, can we evolve out of it? Do all species have antagonism hard-wired into their genotype? If so, how can we overcome it long enough to meet other species, much less interact with them?

Panelists: M. D’Ambrosio, B. Fawcett, C. Gerrib, M. Shepard-Moscoe, J. Ringo

1000 Saturday - Walnut
Strategy, Tactics, Logistics: What Are They and Why Do I Need to Know? — Join panelists for the basics of military planning and how they contribute (or not) to a winning battle plan/story. Many people don't understand these key factors, but this will get you off to a good start.

Panelists: B. Fawcett, C. Gerrib, M. Shepard-Moscoe, D. Williams, R. Yantis

1100 Sunday - Walnut
Future Combat: Hearts and Minds or Body Count? — What will be the goals of tomorrow's military forces? Today it's a mixed bag of winning over people, putting the right people in charge and removing the other ones, and getting some good P.R. with the locals. Oh yes, gain some ground too. Will these ideas still be the same with future wars and weapons? If you can just shatter the planet, do you need to win it over?

Panelists: M. D'Ambrosio, D. Garrison C. Gerrib, R. Karp, R. Martinek, S.A. Swann

1300 Sunday - Walnut
Space Battles Are Not Sea Battles — One of the trends in military SF is the "Jack Aubrey in Space" type, but our panelists show why this isn't the best model for a space fighting force. Space isn't the ocean and space battles aren't just sea battles in a dry, airless environment.

Panelists: B. Fawcett, C. Gerrib, R. Martinek, M. Shepard-Moscoe, D. Williams