On the weekend of February 16-18 I'll be at Boskone, the grand old New England science fiction convention, now in its 55th year. My schedule is below — stop in at the Westin Waterfront in Boston and join me!
Friday, February 16, 4:00 p.m.: Kaffeeklatsch — Join me for a cup of coffee and discussion of my works, forthcoming projects, science fiction, games, science, and anything else that comes to mind.
Friday, Feb. 16, 8:00 p.m.: Cambridge SF Workshop Group Reading — The members of the mighty CSFW (Heather Albano, Me, F. Brett Cox, Gillian Daniels, Alexander Jablokov, Steve Popkes, Ken Schneyer, Sarah Smith, and Cadwell Turnbull) get together for a rapid-fire group reading. I'll be reading about 10 minutes' worth of . . . something.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Basic Dungeons & Dragons — I'll be running a game session using my forty-year-old copy of Basic D&D. Come see how we did it Old School!
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2:00 p.m.: About Airships — Jeffrey Carver, Frank Wu, and I will talk about the history, fiction, and future possibilities of lighter-than-air craft.
Saturday, Feb. 17, 3:00 p.m.: Autographing — As always, bring anything and I'll sign it.
Sunday, Feb. 18, 11:00 a.m.: The Future of Work — A panel discussion on the future of work and how technology creates and eliminates jobs. Featuring Mark Olson, Karl Schroeder, Jeff Hecht, B. Diane Martin, and myself.
Sunday, Feb. 18, 1:00 p.m.: Weird Science and Odd Inventions — Join panelists John Murphy, Julie Day, David Shaw, and myself as we talk about some of the strangest twists and blind alleys in the history of science and technology.
And remember: program events are FREE on Friday before 6:00 p.m. (No charge for your first hit . . .)
Panels interesting...must go to Boskone someday...
Posted by: Gregory Benford | 01/19/2018 at 12:12 PM