OSFest 7 Panels
Saturday August 2
Klingon Culture 201: the paq'batlh - An examination the development of Klingon
society based on the scrolls of the paq'batlh (Book of Honor).
Panelist: Raptor’s Heart
Building a Brand- POD and Videocasting! - Finding you own voice on the web is
more important than ever. Veteran entertainment journalist Greg Reifsteck
(Variety) will teach you how to build your own brand by creating a podcast or
videocast.
Panelist: Greg Reifsteck, Wendy L. Callahan, Bill Cherf, Dead Lantern Pictures
How to Write a Song Parody - Learn what it takes to write Filk
Panelist: Rod Ruff
Crocheting Workshop - Are your hands bored during entertaining panels? Learn
the art of crocheting with a hands-on workshop teaching the basic stitches, and
keep them busy. Hooks, yarn and patterns will be provided. $5 Materials fee
Panelist: Honey Davis
How NOT To Get Published - Laugh along with the panel as they discuss things
not to do when submitting a manuscript or a portfolio.
Panelist: Quincy Allen, Guy Anthony De Marco, Betsy Dornbusch
Lucid Dreaming and Story Captivation - Ever have a dream that would make a
great story? In this panel, you'll learn tips on how to increase your lucid dreaming
ability and help shape your dreams into stories to inspire your writing.
Panelist: Maria Watson
How to Create a Low Budget Horror Film - Discussing what gear and tech you
need to make a horror film on a low budget.
Panelist: Dead Lantern Pictures, Chris Mihm
Hard Rocking SF - Panel discussions on SF in rock music including bands,
lyrics, and cultural influences.
Panelist: David Duncan, Matt Rotundo
Professionalism in the Face of Adversity: Discuss how to maintain professionalism
even when someone else hasn’t.
Panelist: Bill Cherf, Guy Anthony De Marco, Travis Heermann
Law of Space - Staking claims on the Moon? Harvesting asteroids? An overview
of the law of space, discussion and information on the UNL College of Law's
Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Dept.
Panelist: Elsbeth Magilton, Matt McKeever, Gintaras Duda
Artists:The Creative Mind - Two to four attending artist will discuss their creative
process. Influences, inspirations and core ideas.
Panelist: Patrick Kennedy, Drew Baker
Historical Costuming - Living History to Steam Punk. If you want to learn about,
or share your knowledge of historical clothing for costuming purposes, this might
be for you.
Panelist: Shannon Lucky
Klingon Iron Chef - Come and enjoy Iron Chef Klingon Style.
Panelist: Raptor’s Heart
Feminism in the Whedonverse - Elsbeth Magilton (GoH) - A panel discussing
Joss Whedon's female characters and whether or not he pushes feminism forward
or, as several feminist media outlets have recently suggested, sets it back.
Panelist: Elsbeth Magilton
Operation B.O.B.A. - Operation B.O.B.A (Bountyhunters Opposed to Bullying
Alliance) is a anti-bullying campaign of the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club.
Come Learn about bullying and how to stop it. For kids and teens
Panelist: Zachary Flott
Weird Westerns - "Billy the Kid vs. Dracula"? "Spectre of the Gun"? "Mad
Amos"? Science fiction, horror and fantasy have intersected with the frontier on a
regular basis.
Panelist: Shannon Lucky
The Punel - Puns will be said, pain will be had.
Panelist: Rod Ruff, Jay Chladek
Working with others in a group/consortium: learn the ins and outs, advantages and
disadvantages of working on a project together.
Panelist: Kathryn S. Renta, Quincy Allen, Guy Anthony De Marco, Vivian Caethe
On the Set – OSFest GoH s– GoH s Maggie Egan, Chris Mihm and Rachel Caine
talk about the process of making a Film o TV show.
Panelist: Maggie Egan, Chris Mihm, Rachel Caine, John Stanfield
The Nebraska Horror Scene - What's going on in Horror Fandom in Estern
Nebraska
Panelist: Dead Lantern Pictures, Mikey Taylor
Klingon Pin Workshop - Paint your own Klingon Trefoil, make it a pin, and wear it
proudly. Resin trefoils, paint and pins provided.
Panelist: Trudy Myers
Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club - MMCC is a LFL/Disney recognized
international costuming organization whose aim is to raise money for charity
through Star Wars Fandom. Come learn about MMCC and what goes into create a
costume.
Panelist: Zachary Flott
Mining for Story Nuggets: Where and how to get ideas for short stories and novels.
Panelist: Betsy Dornbusch, Matthew Rotundo
Bitcoin: The Future of Money? - Does Bitcoin represent the future of money,
something dangerous or both? A presentation and discussion on what bitcoins are,
how they are used and what money will look like in the future.
Panelist: Matt McKeever, Elsbeth Magilton
Military Science Fiction - A discussion of not just depiction of the military in
science fiction movies and books. Very little is beyond the scope of this
discussion..."The Deadly Mantis" to "Hammer's Slammers."
Panelist: Shannon Lucky, Larry Correia, John Stanfield
Fan Talk: Sons of Anarchy – Just fans getting together and talking about what we
like.
Panelist: Patricia Scott
Fan Talk: The Dresden Files – Just fans getting together and talking about what we
like.
Panelist: Jason Burns
Fan Talk: Supernatural – Just fans getting together and talking about what we like.
Panelist: Patricia Scott
Fan Talk: The Iron Druid Chronicles – Just fans getting together and talking about
what we like.
Panelist: Jason Burns
Young Adult Fiction - A quickly growing genre. What does it mean to write young
adult fiction? Discuss the challenges and rewards for writing YA, middle grade and
children’s fiction.
Panelist: Guy Anthony De Marco, Travis Heermann, Rachel Caine
Writing 101- Learn the basics of what you need to know to get started as a writer.
Panelist: Betsy Dornbusch, Matthew Rotundo
Women of Comedy - Catherine Tate is one we will talk about in Women of
Comedy, touch on history of funny women and show some clips of women who
make our sides hurt and tears roll down from laughter.
Panelist: Heather Stowe
GLBT in Sci-Fiction - A discussion of GLBT chatator in Sci-Fi.
Panelist: Vivian Caethe
World Building - Steps to take when building your world in a novel, manga, or
comic. How much do you need to do? How do you go about it? Our panel will
experts will teach you.
Panelist: Travis Heermann, Betsy Dornbusch, Guy Anthony De Marco, Bill Cherf,
Rachel Caine
Alternate History in Fantasy and Science Fiction - A look at the special appeal of
changing up history and the behind-the-scenes strategies authors use to make it
work.
Panelist: Travis Heermann, Bill Cherf, John Stanfield, Larry Correia
The Art of Gaming - Join Artist GoH Drew Baker as he talks about doing art for
the Gaming World.
Panelist: Drew Baker
Militarization of Space - An OSFest classic returns to include a panel discussion on
current issues. Panel discussion to include the Executive Director for the UNL
College of Law - Department of Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law.
Panelist: Elsbeth Magilton, Matt McKeever, Gintaras Duda
The Pen and the Cog: Writing Steampunk - Got an idea for a steampunk novel?
This two hour panel and workshop will introduce you to many of the elements of
steampunk writing. You'll take part in some creative writing exercises to help put
concepts into practice and spur inspiration.
Panelist: Melissa Ann Conroy, Wendy L. Callahan, Quincy Allen, Guy Anthony De
Marco
Out of This World, with Maggie Egan - Q&A with Maggie Egan, star of Babylon
5, Alien Nation, Sliders, Quantum Leap, and more!
Panelist: Mitch Obrecht, Maggie Egan
Babylon 5: 20 Years Later - An informal discussion for fans of B5. What is
Babylon 5's lasting legacy?
Panelist: Mitch Obrecht, Maggie Egan
Klingon Jeopardy – Come test how much do you know about Klingon Culture and
Language (Hint: There were panels).
Panelist: Raptor’s Heart
NaNoWriMo - What is it, how can it help you and tips to reach your goal. Discuss
the pros and cons of participating.
Panenislt: Quincy Allen, Guy Anthony De Marco
Webcomics 101 - The ins and outs of how to setup and start a webcomic in today’s
age of 1000’s of startups. How to bring in your crowd, set up your site, and what
site will work best.
Panelist: Guy Anthony De Marco
Space Opera - Join our authors as they share the who’s who in space and what it
means to write a space opera.
Panelist: Quincy Allen
Horror and Dark Fiction Writing - Writing on the Dark Side. What makes writing
horror and dark fantasy different from other stories? Where does the inspiration
come from?
Authors: Guy Anthony De Marco, Kathryn S. Renta, Travis Heermann, Tonya L.
De Marco
Writing for the Internet – Come learn what it takes for writing for the internet.
Panelist: Patricia Scott
The Apocalypse - Let's talk about what to do during The Apocalypse
Panelist: John Stanfield, Zombie Research Society
Modesty in Cosplay - Don’t like to show a lot of skin? Modifying costumes for
your comfort level.
Panelist: Tonya L. De Marco
Story Time with Lathan and Marlowe - Lathan Murrell - Lathan and Marlowe
share stories of crazy nerd adventures.
Panelist: Lathan Murrell
Con Horror Stories – Join our GoHs as they talk about how thing can go wrong.
(18+)
Paranormal Romance: Erotic or Porn? – Talk about your favorite Paranormal
Romance and find out when does it cross the line or does it? (18+)
Panelist: Janet Stiles, April Lindoff
Anime you should avoid - A trip through some of the worst anime you could ever
watch. If you are looking for deeper meaning this is not the place. Be prepared and
remember, this is not for the faint of heart. (18+)
Panelist: Tom Ulrick