Here's what I'll be up to--a particularly fun set of panels this year!

Reading: Karl Schroeder

Format: Reading

 14 Feb 2020, Friday 20:30 - 20:55

 Your Generation Ship Has Landed! Now What?

 14 Feb 2020, Friday 21:00 - 21:50

Our behemoth of a spaceship has been in transit since the days of our
many-times-great grandparents. We've finally reached an Earth-like planet and
are ready to go. What will our panel (of appointed/anointed/hereditary/elected?)
leaders suggest doing first? Have they forgotten something important? Watch the
panel map out our future and that of the human race on this, our new home. Then
suggest your own ideas.

 100 Years From Now?

 15 Feb 2020, Saturday 12:00 - 12:50

 The world as we know it has changed dramatically in the last 100 years. How
about the next 100? What might everyday life be like a century from now?
What technological marvels will the near future bring? What social changes will
take place? How about natural and human-made disasters? Overall ? where will we
be, and how will we get there? Is the Singularity coming? "Day
Million"? Or will our grandchildren herd sheep and shiver in the dark?

Futuristic Societies in Science Fiction

 15 Feb 2020, Saturday 14:00 - 14:50

 Creatures that are part human and part machine. Sentient alien species.
People living on ships and across time itself. The future is full of people. So
what does it mean to be a person in the future? How might futuristic societies
evolve based upon their surroundings and histories? How can we escape the
perils and pitfalls of contemporary social norms in order to create societies
that feel completely fresh and new?

Kaffeeklatsch: Karl Schroeder

 15 Feb 2020, Saturday 16:00 - 16:50

 Autographing

 15 Feb 2020, Saturday 17:00 - 17:50