Capricon Con Schedule

Herewith is my tentative schedule for Capricon, in lovely downtown Wheeling IL February 11-14:

Zeerust How Authors got the Future Wrong - Thursday, 02-11-2016 - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm - Birch A
Looking back at old Science Fiction and seeing how they got technology wrong, why they missed their mark, and what we did instead.
Dale Cozort
Will Frank (M)
Chris Gerrib
Mark Huston
Michael Lee

Reading: Chris Gerrib - Friday, 02-12-2016 - 10:00 am to 10:30 am - Birch A
Chris Gerrib's first novel, Pirates of Mars, came out from Hadley Rille Books in February, 2012. He admits to being a bit obsessed with Mars, but in a healthy way.


Political Propaganda in SF - Friday, 02-12-2016 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm - Birch B

Tim Akers
Amanda Daly
Chris Gerrib
Gail Z Martin
Isabel Schechter

When the Heroes Are Bad Guys - Friday, 02-12-2016 - 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm - Ravinia A
Heroes are not always the traditionally heroic Good Guy. They can also be criminals.
Elizabeth Bear
Phyllis Eisenstein
Chris Gerrib
Scott Lynch

How to Build Your Own Computer - Saturday, 02-13-2016 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am - Botanic Garden B (Special Events - Programming)
Where to find resources and parts for building your own computer.
Chris Dundon (M)
Chris Gerrib
Dave Ifverson
Dave McCarty