Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!
Most fans collect some things. Some fans collect all the things. What's actually worth collecting, and how does one store those items? When does a collection become a hoard?
Space opera, alternate worlds, historic fantasy: Lois McMaster Bujold has written 18 novels in the Vorkosigan universe and 14 novels and novellas in the World of the Five Gods, as well as The Sharing Knife tetralogy. What\'s your favorite Bujold? Where would you steer a new reader?
Have you ever wanted to just hang out for a weekend with your favorite niche fandom friends? The panel can show you the pros, cons, glories and pitfalls of running a tiny convention
What was it like when fandom was new? Think about it, no internet, Xeroxed fanzines, shoestring budgets at best, and only a LOVE of SF to carry you through. Welcome to science fiction fandom circa 1970 to 1990