Octocon is the name given to the National Irish Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, held (almost) annually in October.
1989/1990: The convention was initiated by members of the Irish Science Fiction Association, and named by artist Peter McCanney who created the convention’s first logo.
The Golden Blasters are the National Irish Science Fiction Awards for short science fiction, fantasy or horror films. Submissions can and have come from anywhere in the world, and the winners are selected by audience vote and a panel of judges. The awards now include the Golden Blaster, The Silver Blaster and the award for the best script.
The next Octocon is scheduled to be held at the Camden Court Hotel in Dublin City Centre on the 9–11 October 2015.
Guests of Honour : Maura McHugh and Emma Newman
Guests : Paul Bolger, Michael Carroll, Rob Curley, Celine Kiernan, Ruth Long , Oisín McGann , C.E. Murphy, Alan Nolan, Peadar Ó Guilín, Paul Anthony Shortt.
Programme
Friday October 9th 2015
6:00 PM
Opening CeremonyCeremony 15 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
6:15 PM
IcebreakerOther 45 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
7:00 PM
Ireland as a location
Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Forced Socialisation: Promotion in the Age of Social MediaPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
7:30 PM
A Drink to FansEvent! 30 mins – The C. Central Bar and Bistro
8:00 PM
Golden BlastersEvent! 140 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Bodily Autonomy in YA60 mins – C. Gaiety
9:00 PM
Your Fave is Problematic Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
Saturday October 10th 2015
10:00 AM
Bad AdvicePanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
2015 Video Game Round-UpPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
IcebreakerOther 60 mins – C. Gaiety
11:00 AM
Mad ShamingPanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Art In PracticePanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Study Into the Historical Impact of Time TravelPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
12:00 PM
Writing RPGs – Roll 20 for IntriguePanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
My Parents Let Me Watch WHAT?!!Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Discovering Mervyn WallPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
1:00 PM
They shoot collaborators, don’t they?Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
World War 1 & Speculative FictionPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
As the creator Intended?Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
Getting Unstuck Workshop With Peter NewmanWorkshop 60 mins – D. Pavillion
2:00 PM
Guest of Honour Interview – Emma Newman Talk 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
3:00 PM
Has Storytelling In Video Games Stagnated?Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Historical Inaccuracies. Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Dublin in 2019: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
Cosplay Photo BoothOther 120 mins – D. Pavillion
4:00 PM
Aural Fiction Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
…I’ll Print My Own Book!Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Star Wars: The Fans AwakenPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
5:00 PM
The Psychology of Sci-Fi HorrorPanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Local Heroes: UK-and-Irish-Made Comics from From Victor to Viz.Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Genderqueerness as a Marker of the OtherPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
6:00 PM
Late Night Panel: Sex & Sexuality In GamesPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Tea and Jeopardy Live ShowEvent! 60 mins – D. Pavillion
7:00 PM
The Vault of HorrorEvent! 90 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Late Night Panel: Sex In Fiction/EroticaPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Wibbily Wobbly Timey Wimey [details]Event! 120 mins – C. Gaiety
8:00 PM
Late Night Panel: Sex Work In Genre FictionPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
9:00 PM
The Time Traveller’s BallEvening Event 240 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Late night RPG60 mins – B. Abbey
Sunday October 11th 2015
10:00 AM
The Sunday Morning Panel60 mins – D. Pavillion
11:00 AM
Renewal! How Do You Modernise A Genre?Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Bi Representation in SF/FPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Fear and Writing [details]Workshop 120 mins – C. Gaiety
12:00 PM
Death and The DiscworldPanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Military SFPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Using Fan Fiction To Explore Marginalised IdentitiesPanel 60 mins – D. Pavillion
1:00 PM
Guest of Honour interview – Maura McHugh Talk 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
2:00 PM
A Fantasy of My Own60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Environmental DystopiaPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
I Miss Star TrekPanel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
3:00 PM
Irish Mythology And Its International SpreadPanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Transformative WorksPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
Dublin 2019: Bribing You With CakeEvent! 60 mins – C. Gaiety
4:00 PM
How Old is Young AdultPanel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Readings from our Authors featuring Planetfall by Emma Newman60 mins – B. Abbey
The Third Golden Age of Television [details]Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
5:00 PM
Octocon @ 25 !Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
Practical Magic: Perspectives of Pagans, Gamers, and Fantasy AuthorsPanel 60 mins – B. Abbey
6:00 PM
Upcoming EventsPanel 15 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
6:15 PM
Closing CeremonyCeremony 45 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
The Organizing Commitee: Chairperson – Gareth Kavanagh, Treasurer – JC, Programme – James Brophy, PRO & Social Media Manager : Janet O’ Sullivan, Venue co ordinator : Pat Maher.
Venue : Camden Court Hotel, Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2
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