Programming

Steven Brust is in charge of programming and he wrote a bit about it in his weblog.

One unique thing about programming at Fourth Street Fantasy Convention is that there’s just a single track of programming, that way we’re all part of the same ongoing conversation. It’s great fun when the discussion which starts at the panels continues in the consuite, bar, and all over the hotel.

To get some idea of what to expect of Fourth Street programming, check out our programming schedule from the Fourth Street held in 1995.

Steve says:

Fourth Street Fantasy Convention Programming Philosophy:

When I write, my starting point is always to write a story I wish someone else had written, because I want to read it; then I hope desperately that there are others who would like to read it, too. My philosophy of programming is to put a bunch of people I want to listen to on a panel and have them talk about things I want to hear them talk about, and then hope desperately that other people want to hear those people talk about those things, too.

Programming Schedule

Here’s what the schedule looks like so far. We don’t yet have longer descriptions or panelists on the schedule yet, but hope to have that up here before the convention starts. At the very least it gives you some idea what we’ll be talking about and when.

Hours of Operation

Look at the schedule linked above for specifics on what is when, including the lunch and dinner breaks.

Generally speaking, programming will run the following hours:

Though on Friday night there’s a special party which starts at 9 p.m. and which includes readings by our Guest of Honor and other nifty people– this party is open to all members of the convention.

There will be other stuff going on elsewhere at the convention; sometimes people who are new to these things just plan to be at the convention for program items so I thought I should note the fact that the consuite will be open late each night for conversation, food, drink, and general merriment. There’ll probably be music some nights, too.

List of Probable Program Participants
This is not a complete list, some folks may yet be added and plans may change.