Convergence Schedule

I'm going to be at Convergence, with Molly in tow on Friday and Saturday. Here's my schedule:

Thursday, 10 pm: When Should Writers Stop?
Sometimes a novel is good enough. Publishers like series but are writers trapped into writing popular series when they would be creatively challenged far more if they were allowed to explore other worlds?
Panelist(s): Dana Baird, Karl Wolff, Susan Price, Gerald Nordley, Veronica Cummer, Naomi Kritzer

Friday, 11 am: Predicting the Future
Cell phones and Communicators? How do writers and artists predictably create your reality? Where have they gotten it horribly wrong?
Panelist(s): David Walbridge, Naomi Kritzer, Eric Clark, Susan Price, Melissa Gray, Gerald Nordley

12:30 pm: Meet My Invisible Friends
Are you replacing your real friends with virtual ones? What are the RAMifications of social networking websites?
Panelist(s): Annie Lynsen, Naomi Kritzer, Stephanie Zvan

Saturday, 9:30 am: Young Adult fiction
Books that kids will love. Books that parents will love. Titles in the Young Adult section other than "Twilight."
Panelist(s): Sarah Eichhorst, Michael Levy, Naomi Kritzer, Meredith Gillies, Jody Wurl, Kathy Sullivan

12:30 pm: Meet the Wyrdsmiths
GoH Kelly McCullough and other successful Twin Cities Writers talk about their experiences with this local writer's group.
Panelist(s): Kelly McCullough, Lyda Morehouse, Eleanor Arnason, Naomi Kritzer, Sean M. Murphy