BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 11.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN: VEVENT DTSTART:20060720T160000TZ:-06 DTEND:20060720T170000TZ:-06 LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Room 1B UID:20060720-160000-00000000000-0016 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Is SF/fantasy getting too bloody depressing and denying us escape from grim reality? The nature and purpose of SF will be addressed by panelists including eco-gothic fantasy and science fiction writer Elizabeth Bear (Worldwired), multiple award-winning author Greg Bear (Dead Lines), novelist and screenwriter Josh Conviser (Echelon), best-selling novelist and Boba Fett fangirl Karen Traviss (The World Before), best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson (Of Fire and Night), and deep future author Vernor Vinge (Rainbows End), with Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy moderating. SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Through a Glass Darkly: Looking at the Future PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR