My activity schedule at Philcon 2018

Now that I was able to finally get out of Jersey City after a night of being stranded in my office by a really nasty noreaster, I'm heading off to Cherry Hill, NJ, for the Philcon 2018 science fiction conference. The following is my schedule of panels, readings, and book signing.

Barna William Donovan

• Fri 6:00 PM in Executive Suite 623—Readings (3330)
Samuel Delany (mod), Barna William Donovan, Mark Wolverton
• Fri 7:00 PM in Autograph Table—Delany, Donovan (3343)
Samuel Delany (mod), Barna William Donovan
• Fri 10:00 PM in Crystal Ballroom Three—Room Discussion: Westworld (3161)
  Have a theory about season two's timeline? Speculation about where the show will go next? Want to discuss what it means to be human in a world that we now know can [REDACTED], or whether or not you're ready to welcome our new android overlords? Because we do!
Barna William Donovan (mod), Paul Levinson, Anastasia Klimchynskaya
• Sat 10:00 AM in Plaza IV (Four)—DCEU: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? (3177)
  We all know that Warner Brothers has had a bit of the problem with their DCEU movies. But the latest trailers for Aquaman & SHAZAM look like they’re finally turning the page to a Brand New Day...
Barna William Donovan (mod), Marshall Ryan Maresca, Andre Lieven, Orenthal Hawkins
• Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three)—The Robot "Other" (3087)
  Creating empathy for humanity's not-quite-human creations was groundbreaking with Frankenstein, but now, stories told from the perspective of A.I. are common enough that they've become their own sub-genre. How do these stories affect how we perceive ourselves? Have we reached the point where we have more empathy for robots than we do for other humans?
Joan Wendland (mod), Anastasia Klimchynskaya, Barna William Donovan, Neil Clarke, David Walton
• Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza V (Five)—Writing A Film-Friendly Novel (3134)
  What elements should you keep in mind while writing a novel if you're hoping to eventually see it onscreen?
Richard Stout (mod), Elizabeth Crowens, Barna William Donovan, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Carl Paolino, Michael D'Ambrosio
• Sun 2:00 PM in Plaza V (Five)—The Planet of the Apes (3128)
  Is the reboot of the franchise a deserving successor to the original series? Do the modern-day "prequels" reflect a change in how we view our world- and humanity's place in it?
Ken Altabef (mod), Barna William Donovan, Kim Kindya