關(guān)于第75屆世界科幻大會(huì)的通告
世界華人科幻協(xié)會(huì)、全球華語(yǔ)科幻星云獎(jiǎng)組委會(huì)委托副理事長(zhǎng)、副主席陳楸帆先生全權(quán)代表協(xié)會(huì)和組委會(huì)出席將于2017年8月9日在芬蘭赫爾辛基召開的第75屆世界科幻大會(huì)。凡參加世界科幻大會(huì)的協(xié)會(huì)會(huì)員及組委會(huì)委員，均可與陳楸帆先生聯(lián)系，共同開展宣傳世界華人科幻協(xié)會(huì)及全球華語(yǔ)科幻星云獎(jiǎng)的活動(dòng)。
世界華人科幻協(xié)會(huì)
全球華語(yǔ)科幻星云獎(jiǎng)組委會(huì)
2017年8月1日
陳楸帆先生出席的部分活動(dòng)場(chǎng)次安排
Friday, August 11
11:00
Contemporary Chinese science fiction andwhere to find them
203a, 11:00 - 12:00
Track: Literature
Tags: China, sciencefiction, translations
Type: Panel
Summer Xia Jia, Ran Zhang, Ruhan Zhao, Regina Kanyu Wang, Cixin Liu, Qiufan Chen
Chinese science fiction is gaining moreattention in the global world. More and more works have been translated intoEnglish. What's the domestic scene of science fiction in China and what can weexpect?
13:00
Cyberpunk and the Future
101a&b, 13:00 - 14:00
Track: Literature
Tags: sciencefiction
Type: Panel
Pat Cadigan, Walter Jon Williams, Qiufan Chen, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Eileen Gunn, Michael Swanwick
Cyberpunk as not as popular as it used tobe as a genre, but often it feels like we're living in a cyberpunk world. Thepanelists discuss how the lessons taught by the cyberpunk genre might be usedto survive in today's hostile environment.
14:00
The Future is Approaching Quickly: SF As AnAlternative to Future-Oriented Think Tanks
204, 14:00 - 15:00
Track: Literature, Science
Tags: sciencefiction
Type: Panel
Kristina K., Stephanie Saulter, Nick Price, Klaus ?. Mogensen, Qiufan Chen
The Economist recently ran a featureon how people who want to figure out what the tech is heading should read IainM Banks (https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/the-daily/the-novelist-who-inspired-elon-musk).They argue the Culture is "space opera that anticipates some of thechallenges that technology is beginning to pose in the real world" and thatscience fiction serves as an idea library that informs tech industry.
What do you think that the near future willlook like? Do you believe in the singularity? Will we figure out reasonablesecurity? Will big data ruin it all? Would block chains make for good sfmaterial? Will people accept self driving cars?
Saturday, August 12
14:00
Live Short and Prosper : SF Writers in China
216, 14:00 - 15:00
Track: Literature
Tags: China, sciencefiction, fantasy, literature
Type: Panel
Alex Li, Qiufan Chen, NianYu, Gu Shi, Bao Shu, Ms. Crystal Huff
About Chinese science fiction markets andwriters:
What are they writing now ?
How much are they paid ?
What are they hoping for ?
How can foreign writers get published in China?
Sunday, August 13
11:00
Moving Beyond Orientalism in SFF
205, 11:00 - 12:00
Track: Literature
Tags: science fiction, fantasy, Asia
Type: Panel
JY Yang, Aliette de Bodard, Qiufan Chen, Likhain
It's time to move past harmful stereotypes of "exotic" and "Oriental" lands peopled with inscrutable mystics -- towards nuanced stories that respectfully and thoughtfully engage with the incredible breadth and depth of Asia's multitude of cultures. Our panel shares ideas on how to do this without falling into the tired trap of Orientalism.
