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Social
(all information is subject to change at any time up to, during and even after the convention& ) Upadted 08/27/2007 |
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SOC - CHARITY AUCTION Sat 230p-430p, Ventanas. Catherine Book, Bill Whitmore SOC - CONSPIRACY THEORIES-FACT OR FICTION? Identify types of theories, evaluate for plausibility. Who believes and why? How to identify a hoax. Sat noon-1p, Suite D. Sarah Clemens (moderator), Randall Whitlock, Kyle McNatt. SOC - DESIGN YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER FOR A JOB IN SPACE. Making College Work For YOU! An imaginative approach to surviving college. Determine what's right for you, design your goals, plan for your future. We'll give you some guidance and tools. Sun 11a-noon, Suite E. Wombat SOC/FAN - FAN BODY LANGUAGE WORKSHOP. Guess what? We don't act the same as the average mundane! Why is our body language different and how do we feel about it? Can we tell the difference when we're talking to fans or mundane friends? Fri 630p-730p, Suite A. Anna Paradox (moderator), Randall Whitlock, Wayne Myers SOC - IS DEMOCRACY DYING? And who's to blame? Is it collective apathy? Malicious partisanship? How can we make our democratic balloting system work fairly again? Who do we write to? Are we still making a contribution to the world? And why do they hate us so? Sun noon-1p, Suite D. DCs Guardian (moderator), Mark Horning, Annette Sexton-Ruiz SOC - IS IMMORTALITY FOR YOU? Do you want to live forever? What would you do? How will it affect your choices for a career, hobbies, relationships, family? Audience Participation encouraged. Sat 11a-noon, Ventanas Room. Wayne Myers (moderator), Lee Hogan, Emma Bull SOC - PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF SURVEILLANCE. With new technology and concerns about security, can we still have privacy? Should we? What are our defenses as technology improves? Fri 4p-5p, Suite C. Anna Paradox (moderator), Bill Nicholls, Kyle McNatt SOC - RELIGIOUS RIGHT VS RPG. Conservative forces saw the rise of role-playing games in the 1970s and '80s as a threat to their children. They accused them of causing murder and suicide, bloody mayhem, serial rape and insanity. Michael Stackpole recounts those days and the battles waged against the right; which stopped their attempts to ban games cold. He points out why their claims were wrong, and how these claims - which still come up from time to time - can be successfully combated. Fri 8p-9p, Suite D. Michael A. Stackpole SOC - REGENCY DANCE. Hosted by Marty & Alice Massoglia. Fri 8p-10p, Suite A. Marty & Alice Massoglia SOC/SCI - SCIENCE FICTION TO SCIENCE: HOW I GOT HERE. Professionals in science fields relate how science fiction influenced their career decisions. Sun 11a-noon, Ventanas Room. Stacy Sklar (moderator), Mark Horning, Dr. David Williams, Randall Whitlock, Kyle McNatt, Aleta Jackson SOC/FAN - SPECIALIZATION IS FOR INSECTS. Heinlein thought a man should be able to do everything; anything less was not survival of the fittest. Fans tend to be pretty self-reliant and inventive. Does specialization lead to business success? Or does it just restrict our options? Sun 130p-230p, Suite A. Anna Paradox (moderator), Janeen O'Kerry, Ken St. Andre |
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