The
Helicon 2 Programme
General programme
| Friday 29th March 2002 | |||||
| Auditorium | Golden | Sorel | Gifford | Verclut (TV) | |
| 12:00 | The Terribly Splendid And Worthwhile Opening Ceremony | ||||
| 13:00 | In The First Second Of Forever: The Big Bang | What Is Fandom That Thou Art Mindful Of It? | |||
| 14:00 | Creation Myths | Fandom Before The Second World War | |||
| 15:00 | GoH: Peter Weston | ||||
| 16:00 | Looking Behind: Items Of Interest In The Year Since Paragon | Jersey Local History | |||
| 17:00 | Alternative History: An Overview | Shifting The Paradigm: How Science Changes | |||
| 18:00 | Is Nitpicking A Legitimate Critical Technique In SF? | ||||
| 19:00 | Alternative History: Choosing A Point Of Departure | Jonathon Cowie's Biology Lecture | |||
| 20:00 | Beethoven's Slippery When Wet: What could have been done with modern kit? | United Fan Fund Auction | |||
| 21:00 | Points of Departure: The Reformation | ||||
| 22:00 | Fan Room 101: Harry Turtledove | ||||
| 23:00 | Fanish Readings | Filking 'Til Dawn | Overnight Radio | ||
| Saturday 30th March 2002 | |||||
| Auditorium | Golden | Sorel | Gifford | Verclut (TV) | |
| 10:00 | Can You Hear Me At The Back? A History Of Convention Tech. | Gripe Session | |||
| Film Appreciation Workshop 2 | |||||
| 11:00 | Points of Departure: The American Civil War | Kafe Klatch (However You Spell The Bloody Thing) | |||
| 12:00 | Evaluating Sources | Customs, Traditions And Silly Games. | |||
| 13:00 | George Hay Memorial Lecture | If We Knew Then What We Know Now…: Futures That Are Past It | |||
| 14:00 | Through Poverty To The Stars! Desperation at the root of progress. | Fandom: 40's - 50's | |||
| 15:00 | GoH: Harry Turtledove | ||||
| 16:00 | Fanzines Which Shaped The Age | Bead Workshop | Differences in Gender Reactions To Visual Media | ||
| 17:00 | Assumptions, McGuffins & Dei Ex Machina | Things To Do With Chocolate. | |||
| Book Auction | |||||
| 18:00 | Insufficiently Advanced Science (Is Indistinguishable From Magic) | ||||
| 19:00 | Choosing The Best Of Fannish Writing. | ||||
| 20:00 | Is That Like Star Trek? Archetypes And How To Survive Them | ||||
| 21:00 | Points of Departure: World War II | ||||
| 22:00 | Fan Room 101: Brian Stableford | ||||
| 23:00 | Fanish Readings | Filking 'Til Dawn | Overnight Radio | ||
| Sunday 31st March 2002 | |||||
| Auditorium | Golden | Sorel | Gifford | Verclut (TV) | |
| 10:00 | Gripe Session | ||||
| Film Appreciation Workshop 3 | |||||
| 11:00 | Bid For Eastercon 2004 | Film: Can A Subtle Story Survive A Big Budget? | Kafe Klatch (However You Spell The Bloody Thing) | ||
| 12:00 | Potential Overflow | If This Goes On… "Near Future" Political Fiction | Guitars Before Breakfast: The Growth Of Filking | ||
| 13:00 | The Technobable Quiz | ||||
| Art Auction | |||||
| 14:00 | When It All Changed: Defining Moments And Their Consequences | Do we want to be taken seriously? | |||
| 15:00 | Checking Universal Constants. Build Your Own Reality Detector | The Rise Of Media Fandom (And The Decline Of Everything Else?) | |||
| 16:00 | GoH: Brian Stableford | ||||
| 17:00 | Future History: Reconciling Robots With The Foundation | Babylon5: Sic Transit Vir | |||
| 18:00 | The Consumers Guide To Superfluous Technology | Did Vir Kill The Naan? | |||
| 19:00 | The Shape Of Things To Come: What Went Wrong? | ||||
| Large Amounts Of Masquerade Go Here | |||||
| 20:00 | TV: Can Committees Cope With Consequences? | ||||
| The Bit In The Middle | |||||
| 21:00 | More Masquerade | Future History: Inventing Politics | |||
| 22:00 | BSFA Award Ceremony | FanRoom 101: Peter Weston | |||
| 23:00 | Fanish Readings | Filking 'Till Dawn | Overnight Radio | ||
| Monday 1st April 2002 | |||||
| Auditorium | Golden | Sorel | Gifford | Verclut (TV) | |
| 10:00 | Gripe Session | ||||
| Film Appreciation Workshop 4 | |||||
| 11:00 | Bored Mindless In Utopia | Kafe Klatch (However You Spell The Bloody Thing) | Art Auction 2 | ||
| 12:00 | Future History: Shaping The Universe | Looking Ahead: Items Of Interest In The Year To Come | |||
| 13:00 | Should Scientists write Science Fiction? | ||||
| Book Auction 2 | |||||
| 14:00 | If I Ruled The Universe. | …And The Universe Will Explode For Your Pleasure! | |||
| 15:00 | Tales Of The End Of Days | Coming to a Lounge Bar Near You. Local groups where are they and what do they do? | |||
| 16:00 | GoH: Brian Stableford, Peter Weston & Harry Turtledove | ||||
| 17:00 | |||||
| Is That All There Is?: The Closing Ceremony | |||||
| 18:00 | |||||
| 19:00 | What Do You Want Next Year Then? | ||||
| 20:00 | |||||
| 21:00 | Dancing In The Ruins: The Hour Of Scampering | ||||
| 22:00 | |||||
| 23:00 | |||||
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