From: fnordfnordnfnord@soviet.fen
To: panels@26.concom.fen
Oh yeah, it's that time again isn't it? Here's a couple panels we'd like to throw this year, barring any scheduling conflicts with legislative sessions.
The Year In Exosolar Exploration
Once again it's time to talk about goings on in the final Final Frontier. Discussion topics will include: the current state of colonization on the charted habitats, updates on precursor artifacts, the latest images from Starfleet probe missions and more!
Requirements: This one's usually a popular one, so get us a room with a lot of seats and top-quality AV gear to work with.
Future Economics
Automation and handwavium are slowly (and not so slowly!) obsoleting the economic systems we grew up with, and everybody's looking for the big way forward. What does universal basic income really entail? What's participatory economics? Is money obsolete in the handwavium age? All these questions and more will be asked, if not answered at this panel.
Requirements: AI holopresence capability will be necessary--we know for a fact Lun *will* be at this one but we're not sure if she'll be infomorphing or driving a android for this one. Also, depending on turnout the crowd might get... rowdy. Especially if you remember the Federation/Ancap dustup at last year's econ track. Probably a good idea to have some beefy security people nearby just in case.
Space Architecture 101
Handwavium can make just about anything spaceworthy, but that doesn't mean that's the best way of doing it. Join noted spacecraft designer Sora Hasegawa and a couple friends for an introduction to the ancient and delicate art of building spaceships that work and look good in the process.
Requirements: A projector capable of working with a standard handbrain and a decent interwave connection.
Waterbending
Learn the ancient and noble arts of manipulating water using only your chi.
Requirements: A nice open space with a water feature the venue isn't too afraid of getting stray water around. Tina's planning beginner, intermediate and advanced classes, so staggering those through the convention would be a nice change of pace.
That covers us for the moment, at any rate. We'll let you know if there's any changes or additions to our roster.
--MST(&J!)
To: panels@26.concom.fen
Oh yeah, it's that time again isn't it? Here's a couple panels we'd like to throw this year, barring any scheduling conflicts with legislative sessions.
The Year In Exosolar Exploration
Once again it's time to talk about goings on in the final Final Frontier. Discussion topics will include: the current state of colonization on the charted habitats, updates on precursor artifacts, the latest images from Starfleet probe missions and more!
Requirements: This one's usually a popular one, so get us a room with a lot of seats and top-quality AV gear to work with.
Future Economics
Automation and handwavium are slowly (and not so slowly!) obsoleting the economic systems we grew up with, and everybody's looking for the big way forward. What does universal basic income really entail? What's participatory economics? Is money obsolete in the handwavium age? All these questions and more will be asked, if not answered at this panel.
Requirements: AI holopresence capability will be necessary--we know for a fact Lun *will* be at this one but we're not sure if she'll be infomorphing or driving a android for this one. Also, depending on turnout the crowd might get... rowdy. Especially if you remember the Federation/Ancap dustup at last year's econ track. Probably a good idea to have some beefy security people nearby just in case.
Space Architecture 101
Handwavium can make just about anything spaceworthy, but that doesn't mean that's the best way of doing it. Join noted spacecraft designer Sora Hasegawa and a couple friends for an introduction to the ancient and delicate art of building spaceships that work and look good in the process.
Requirements: A projector capable of working with a standard handbrain and a decent interwave connection.
Waterbending
Learn the ancient and noble arts of manipulating water using only your chi.
Requirements: A nice open space with a water feature the venue isn't too afraid of getting stray water around. Tina's planning beginner, intermediate and advanced classes, so staggering those through the convention would be a nice change of pace.
That covers us for the moment, at any rate. We'll let you know if there's any changes or additions to our roster.
--MST(&J!)
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"It is your job to personify the tyranny of the majority. You must brutally, ruthlessly oppress and persecute the fuck out of the poor misunderstood disruptive creep minority so that the privileged nerd funhaver status quo can be maintained. It's a thankless job, but somebody's got to do it. Fun Über Alles, all hail the Fun Tyrant, without him our campaign is lost." --SA user Angry Diplomat, on the GM's role.