2012 Program: Day 1: Saturday, April 14

Time Table

Floor Map

1F/Ground

2F/First

Program Guide

Room 6

11:00    Opening program (Introducing Guests of Honor, programs, and SF Quiz game)

The Opening program is the very first program to start up Hal-con 2012. We will introduce our Guests of Honor, our programs, and then will have a Quiz game with all attendees competing in teams.

12:30    Guest of Honor Program:
Conversation between GoH: Alastair Reynolds x Naohiro Washio

Our GoH will talk together about their works. It is their first time to meet each other, but they have known each other's works as the author and the cover artist. They will talk about their first impression, what they have gained through 'Revelation Space', what things they have in common, etc.
Program Participants: Alastair Reynolds, Naohiro Washio

14:00    The 3rd Sogen Science Fiction Short Story Contest Final Selection Meeting

The final selection meeting of 'The 3rd Sogen Science Fiction Short Story Contest' to select the aspiring new writer will be held at Hal-con, open to Hal-con members. The selection committee Nozomi Oomori, Sanzo Kusaka, and Hirotaka Tobi will evaluate the final nominees and announce the winners.

Program Participants: Nozomi Oomori, Sanzo Kusaka, Hirotaka Tobi, Tetsuya Kohama (Tokyo Sogensha)

Room 7

12:30    Indie publishing with Amazon Createspace - Dome Child, a soft SF adventure novel

Dome Child
Author: Regina Glei
Cover art: Naoyuki Katoh

In this panel, Regina will hold a short reading from her Dome Child novel (in English) and discuss the process of indie publishing with Amazon's Createspace and the pains of marketing an Indie novel (bilingual).
Program Participant: Regina Glei

14:00    Takeda Taicho Program: SF convention of my dreams 2012

I have been working as a staff member of numerous events, including Japan national SF convention. Among these events, Nippon 2007, a Worldcon held in Japan is the one I have most enjoyed. If we run a Worldcon in Japan now, how much will it cost? I would like to look into actual figures. Feel free to join me.
Program Participant: Security Captain Takeda

16:00    Build The World

Ever wanted to play god? Here's your chance! Along with your fellow HAL-CON members, design a world from scratch, from the physical formation of the planet to the civilizations that that evolve there. This year we will have more time to discuss.
Program Participants: Hal-con committee

Room 9

12:30    Let's go to Worldcon 2012

We will show some slides from last year's Worldcon Renovation, and will talk about this year's Worldcon Chicon 7 and all the future Worldcons. We would also want to talk about the possibility to host a Worldcon in Japan again.
Program Participants: Shigeru Hayashida, TBC

14:30    Theater Company Caramelbox and western SF

Last year, Theater Company Caramelbox staged 'The Door into Summer'. This year, they are planning to put 'Flowers for Algernon' and 'Unaccompanied Sonata' on stage. Caramelbox had been staging various western SF stories for years. I will disclose the relationship between Caramelbox and the western SF.
Program Participant: Buchi (Shinichi Oshibuchi)

16:00    Guest of Honor Program: Reading by Alastair Reynolds

Guest of Honor Alastair Reynolds will read an excerpt from his novelettes in Hal-con Books 'At Budokan'. Japanese participant will also read translated Japanese version.
Program Participant: Alastair Reynolds, Noriko Ikeda

Change Log

• 2012-04-11: Changed the Room of "Live Paint". "Room 8" from "Room 5".
• 2012-03-29: Add the program item. --- "Theater Company Caramelbox and western SF"