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    OCTOCON, the Irish National Science Fiction Convention : Dublin, 9th – 11th of October 2015

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    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.

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    Guests of HonourMaura 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 Ceremony

    Ceremony 15 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats

    6:15 PM

    Icebreaker

    Other 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 Media

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    7:30 PM

    A Drink to Fans

    Event! 30 mins – The C. Central Bar and Bistro

    8:00 PM

    Golden Blasters

    Event! 140 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Bodily Autonomy in YA

    60 mins – C. Gaiety

    9:00 PM

    Your Fave is Problematic 

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    Saturday October 10th 2015

    10:00 AM

    Bad Advice

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    2015 Video Game Round-Up

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Icebreaker

    Other 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    11:00 AM

    Mad Shaming

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Art In Practice

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Study Into the Historical Impact of Time Travel

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    12:00 PM

    Writing RPGs – Roll 20 for Intrigue

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    My Parents Let Me Watch WHAT?!!

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Discovering Mervyn Wall

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    1:00 PM

    They shoot collaborators, don’t they?

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    World War 1 & Speculative Fiction

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    As the creator Intended?

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety
    Getting Unstuck Workshop With Peter Newman

    Workshop 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 Booth

    Other 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 Awaken

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    5:00 PM

    The Psychology of Sci-Fi Horror

    Panel 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 Other

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    6:00 PM

    Late Night Panel: Sex & Sexuality In Games

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Tea and Jeopardy Live Show

    Event! 60 mins – D. Pavillion

    7:00 PM

    The Vault of Horror

    Event! 90 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Late Night Panel: Sex In Fiction/Erotica

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Wibbily Wobbly Timey Wimey [details]

    Event! 120 mins – C. Gaiety

    8:00 PM

    Late Night Panel: Sex Work In Genre Fiction

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey

    9:00 PM

    The Time Traveller’s Ball

    Evening Event 240 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Late night RPG

    60 mins – B. Abbey

    Sunday October 11th 2015

    10:00 AM

    The Sunday Morning Panel

    60 mins – D. Pavillion

    11:00 AM

    Renewal! How Do You Modernise A Genre?

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Bi Representation in SF/F

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Fear and Writing [details]

    Workshop 120 mins – C. Gaiety

    12:00 PM

    Death and The Discworld

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Military SF

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Using Fan Fiction To Explore Marginalised Identities

    Panel 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 Own

    60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Environmental Dystopia

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    I Miss Star Trek

    Panel 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    3:00 PM

    Irish Mythology And Its International Spread

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Transformative Works

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey
    Dublin 2019: Bribing You With Cake

    Event! 60 mins – C. Gaiety

    4:00 PM

    How Old is Young Adult

    Panel 60 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats
    Readings from our Authors featuring Planetfall by Emma Newman

    60 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 Authors

    Panel 60 mins – B. Abbey

    6:00 PM

    Upcoming Events

    Panel 15 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats

    6:15 PM

    Closing Ceremony

    Ceremony 45 mins – A. Tivoli/Yeats

    The Organizing Commitee: Chairperson – Gareth KavanaghTreasurer – JCProgramme – 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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