MarsCon Fri 1 2009

Friday March 6th, 2009

MarsCon 2009 Hotel	MarsCon 2009 Hotel	MarsCon 2009 Hotel
MarsCon 2009 Hotel	MarsCon 2009 Hotel	MarsCon 2009 Registration
George & Rich staff registration	George & Rich staff registration	Marscon patches for sale
I was a Doctor Who Fan Regent 2nd floor — Friday 04:00 pm - 45 minutes When was the first time you watched Doctor Who. What did you hate? What did you like? With: Rob Callahan Ben Ellis, Mike Lee	Rob Callahan Ben Ellis, Mike Lee	Putting up a sign
In Memoriam: Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916-2008 Krushenko's Room 1332 — Friday 04:00 pm - 45 minutes On one of the founders of science fiction fandom, and the editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, who did much to spread love of science fiction and classic horror in fiction and film. With: Eric M. Heideman, mod.	Chris sets up Con suite	MarsCon consuite
MarsCon consuite	MarsCon Snarky's	Jan & GoH Jeanne Cavelos
MarsCon party signs	MarsCon artshow staffing	MN Mad Scientist Ken
Rich tries landing the shuttle	JOhn & ?? MarsCon Main stage setup	MarsCon Main stage setup
MarsCon Registration queue	Constellation Mythology Fuji 2nd floor — Friday 05:00 pm - 45 minutes The modern names of planets and constellations have a deeper root in the rich mythology of classical Greece. Join Paul Edmon, an astronomy graduate student from the University of Minnesota, as he talks about various Greek myths and deities related to these astronomical objects. With: Paul Edmon, University of MN Dept. of Astronomy	Paul Edmon
>Constellation Mythology	NASA Handouts in Sci rm	Rich & Rick land shuttles in sci rm
MN Mad Sci display	U of MN Astronomy dept.	Mars Society display
Science Room	Debbie & ?? staff registration	Debbie & ??
Games by James in dealers' rm	Wayne's World	Matt badges
Ops	Larry & Artie staffs ops	Larry in ops
Artie staffs ops	more registration	MarsCon Banner
Intro to Middle Eastern Dance Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 05:00 pm - 45 minutes Let's get in the mood for mehndi. Let's dance. With: Instructor: Laurie Olson Williams	Intro to Middle Eastern Dance	bad day for red wine
Gamemastering and Storytelling Regent 2nd floor — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes Experienced GMs with a variety of approaches and preferences talk about their strategies for running roleplaying campaigns. Gamers and GMs of all experience levels will benefit from this chance to share tips and tricks for a successful dungeon crawl. With: Beth Kinderman, Eric Zawadzki	Masq Lounge opens Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 04:30 pm Costume Emergency 1st Aid Station available. Rae & Mary	Rae & Mary
Henna Party Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes Sara Cura applying Henna Tattoos, Cost $5 and up, based on how intricate the tattoo is paid to Sara. With: Sara Cura	Karen & Juana	Craig sets up robots
Craig sets up robots	Non-fiction for SF/F Fans Re(a)d Mars Room 1340 — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction... or more science fictional than science fiction, or more magical than fantasy. A non-novel-oriented book recommendations and reading list brainstorming panel (with a focus on the entertaining more than the purely informative). With: Emily Stewart, David E Romm, Naomi Kritzer, mod.& P M F Johnson	Emily Stewart, David E Romm, Naomi Kritzer, mod.& P M F Johnson
PArty signs	Sean & Christine	Jennifer, Christine, Sarah & Tom in consuite
battlebot and friend	MN Mad Scientist Ken	Opening ceremonies audience
Opening ceremonies audience	Opening ceremonies audience	Opening ceremonies audience
Opening ceremonies audience	Opening Ceremonies Mainstage Ballroom — Friday 07:00 pm - 30 minutes ...and so it begins...	Dead 'Red Shirt' Blair
Dead 'Red Shirt' Blair

MarsCon 2009 Hotel

MarsCon 2009 Registration

George & Rich staff registration

Marscon patches for sale

I was a Doctor Who Fan

Regent 2nd floor — Friday 04:00 pm - 45 minutes

When was the first time you watched Doctor Who. What did you hate? What did you like?
With: Rob Callahan Ben Ellis, Mike Lee

Rob Callahan Ben Ellis, Mike Lee

Putting up a sign

In Memoriam: Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916-2008

Krushenko's Room 1332 — Friday 04:00 pm - 45 minutes

On one of the founders of science fiction fandom, and the editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland, who did much to spread love of science fiction and classic horror in fiction and film.
With: Eric M. Heideman, mod.

Chris sets up Con suite

MarsCon consuite

MarsCon Snarky's

Jan & GoH Jeanne Cavelos

MarsCon party signs

MarsCon artshow staffing

MN Mad Scientist Ken

Rich tries landing the shuttle

JOhn & ?? MarsCon Main stage setup

MarsCon Main stage setup

MarsCon Registration queue

Constellation Mythology

Fuji 2nd floor — Friday 05:00 pm - 45 minutes

The modern names of planets and constellations have a deeper root in the rich mythology of classical Greece. Join Paul Edmon, an astronomy graduate student from the University of Minnesota, as he talks about various Greek myths and deities related to these astronomical objects.
With: Paul Edmon, University of MN Dept. of Astronomy

Paul Edmon

>Constellation Mythology

NASA Handouts in Sci rm

Rich & Rick land shuttles in sci rm

MN Mad Sci display

U of MN Astronomy dept.

Mars Society display

Science Room

Debbie & ?? staff registration

Debbie & ??

Games by James in dealers' rm

Wayne's World

Matt badges

Ops

Larry & Artie staffs ops

Larry in ops

Artie staffs ops

more registration

MarsCon Banner

Intro to Middle Eastern Dance

Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 05:00 pm - 45 minutes

Let's get in the mood for mehndi. Let's dance.
With: Instructor: Laurie Olson Williams

Intro to Middle Eastern Dance

bad day for red wine

Gamemastering and Storytelling

Regent 2nd floor — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes

Experienced GMs with a variety of approaches and preferences talk about their strategies for running roleplaying campaigns. Gamers and GMs of all experience levels will benefit from this chance to share tips and tricks for a successful dungeon crawl.
With: Beth Kinderman, Eric Zawadzki

Masq Lounge opens

Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 04:30 pm

Costume Emergency 1st Aid Station available.

Rae & Mary

Rae & Mary

Henna Party

Masquerade Lounge Pippins, 1st floor — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes

Sara Cura applying Henna Tattoos, Cost $5 and up, based on how intricate the tattoo is paid to Sara.
With: Sara Cura

Karen & Juana

Craig sets up robots

Non-fiction for SF/F Fans

Re(a)d Mars Room 1340 — Friday 06:00 pm - 45 minutes

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction... or more science fictional than science fiction, or more magical than fantasy. A non-novel-oriented book recommendations and reading list brainstorming panel (with a focus on the entertaining more than the purely informative).
With: Emily Stewart, David E Romm, Naomi Kritzer, mod.& P M F Johnson