Sometimes life imitates art, and sometimes you can’t tell the difference. SF authors have created many memorable works about first contact with aliens. Saturday 5-6 pm.
Play an alien fighting to take over the galaxy in the ultimate game of conquest. Demos of this fast & furious boardgame start at 10 & 11am daily at Starbase 1.
What? No Star Wars till the new movies? NOT! Learn from Star Wars authors and editors the latest news from Lucasfilm! Saturday, 11 am-noon. No ticket needed.
Bring your copy of Midshipman’s Hope or Challenger’s Hope to the Bridge at Starbase 1 from 1-2 pm Saturday, for an autograph from the award-winning author.
Last year we cloned a dead author. This year, help us select a noted visionary to clone to further the cause of science and SF. Newton? Einstein? John Lennon? Saturday 6-8 pm.
Beam aboard DS95 for the Star Trek interactive game of the century! Pick up your ticket at the Sci-Fi Saturday window and prepare yourself for a weekend of galactic intrigue.
Here’s your chance to dine with one of Science Fiction Saturday’s celebrities at 8 pm Saturday night! Find out more onsite at Starbase 1, where you bid for the charity dinner.
Who better than James “Scotty” Doohan to lead a panel discussion of future tech? How plausible is a warp drive? Fact and science fiction merge Saturday 2-3 pm.
Join the well-known author of the Amber novels and many other works as he answers questions and entertains fans by reading from his work. Runs 3-4 pm Saturday.
Do movies enhance SF original novels? Do books add to game worlds’ flavor? Learn how the medium can affect the identity of a science-fiction work. Runs 12-1 pm Sat.
James Doohan meets fans and signs from 4-5 pm Saturday at the Bridge at Starbase 1. No pre-registration—to get in line you must get a ticket onsite at the Sci-Fi Saturday window.
What have you always wanted to ask Scotty? The man behind Star Treks famous Scotsman talks with fans Saturday 1-2 pm at the stage. No ticket needed, but arrive early!
How well do you really speak Klingon? You could be the Empire’s next Scrabble champ. Come to the Rec Room in Starbase 1 on Saturday from 4-6 pm. Dictionaries provided.
Dream up an alien people with your team. Then, role-play this new species through its first interstellar contact. We’ll build teams—bring only your imagination!
Science Fiction Saturday’s HQ features SF movie props in the Alien Archives, Klingon magic acts on the Bridge, and games in the Rec Room. Lots more, too.
Try the new UFO RPG from Peregrine Games. Play an plien, abductee, or investigator and outwit federal agents! Sunday 10 am-2 pm at the Rec Room in Starbase 1.
From swordfighting on the holodeck to Klingon “bat-telh” honor duels, The Crossed Swords demonstrate and explain these exciting combat scenes. Saturday 4-5 pm and Sunday 1-2 pm.
Those with the top 5 bids in our silent auction will fight with a Star Wars guest author against the evil Empire! Make your bids at the Bridge at Starbase 1.
Recreate the greatest space fantasy trilogy of all time in this fast-moving role-playing game. Demonstrations are designed for novices. Walk up and play!
Come and play the interstellar combat card game with its creators, Margaret Weis and Don Perrin. It’s a perfect time to learn! Prizes for all, at Starbase 1.
Share your thoughts about the addition of Voyagerto the Star Tre/c universe. Each incarnation of Trek has unique qualities; which is your favorite? Sponsored by the U.S.S. Mudd-Pi. Saturday 2-3 pm.
By permission of Galron, we present Qros, the Klingon home-world’s best magician! See his magic Saturday and Sunday at noon on the stage and other times at the Bridge at Starbase 1.
Shades of Gray creators describe the birth of the UFO-based game, from conception to playtest in under a year. The game is based on actual accounts! 9-10 am Saturday.
Is Scotty a saboteur? Uncover the truth as a Klingon, Romu-lan, or other spacefarer. Runs 7-10 pm Saturday. Get your ticket and register at the Sci-Fi Saturday window.
Is abduction real, or is the media perpetuating UFO hysteria? Hear actual stories of personal experiences, plus details of possible explanations. Runs 4-5 pm Saturday.
Believe UFOs are real? Do you find the stories all too bizarre to take? Either way, find both sides represented in this head-to-head debate on Friday, 10 am-noon.
Come learn all about the physics behind the phenomena! Panelists discuss the latest theories regarding UFOs’ shape, speed, fuel, and more. Sunday 3-4 pm.
It’s no coincidence that The X-Files has set episodes in America’s Dairyland. Learn about a playground of school kids who all shared a sighting, and other stories. Sunday 2-3 pm.
Cyberpunk, space opera, Anne McCaffrey’s books—all are called SF, but why? Our panelists will try to define a genre that seems to defy such rules! Saturday 6-7 pm.