Schedule

13:00 Robin Hobb signs autographs

14:00 Toni Jerrman signing

15:00 John Clute signing

16:00 Auction
Buy something wonderful in the auction or bring your items for sale!
Please inform Pasi if you want to sell.

09:45 Opening Ceremony

10:00 Markku Lehto: Jumalaton Fysiikka

11:00 Ecological science fiction panel (eng)
Shall ecological science fiction save the world?
Chairman scifi writer Markku Soikkeli, judge of ecological scifi writing contest Mika-Petri Lauronen, member of parliament Jyrki J. Kasvi, energy consult Cheryl Morgan, writer John Clute

12:00 Robin Hobb: Questions and Answers (eng)
Ask your favourite author all the questions you want!

13:00 Toni Jerrman: Päivä Tähtivaeltajana

14:00 John Clute: Guest of Honour speech (eng)

15:00 Cosplay (costume play, groups)
Costume Play contest. Groups of two or more present characters of certain anime in short shows. The audience will choose the winner by voting.
If you wish to attend, you have to inform us in the form found in Animeconcosplay page.

16:00 Anime Music Video contest
The first Finnish Anime Music Video contest give the makers of the videos to show their talent in three categories - drama, action and comedy. The audience votes the winners!

17:00 Anime Music Video contes continues

10:00 Suomalaisen animeyhteisön uudet tuulet

11:00 Tuomarit-paneeli
Chairman Shimo Suntila

12:00 "Kirjoitin vahingossa scifiä"-paneeli
Chairman Markku Soikkeli, Kanerva Eskola, Juha Ruusuvuori, Vuokko Tolonen

13:00 Feminist science fiction panel (eng)
These ladies really change the world!
Chairwoman Cheryl Morgan, Jenny Kangasvuo, Sofia Sjö

14:00 Stk: novellintunnistuskilpailu
Pasi Karppanen, Sari Peltoniemi

15:00 Fantastik i svenskfinland (swe)
Science fiction- och fantasyfans från olika delar av svenskfinland reflekterar över genrens tillstånd och spekulerar vilt över hur det hela kunde utvecklas i framtiden.
Pj Ben Roimola, Chefredaktör för den finlandssvenska fantastiktidskriften Enhörningen, Sofia Sjö Forskarstuderande, forskar om religion och kvinnor i sf-film, Ylva Wahlström, Sf-fan från Helsingforstrakten, Kenneth Lindholm Sf-fan sedan början av 70-talet, Peter Damlin, Bildkonstnär, samlare av sf och forteansk litteratur.

16:00 Robin Hobb: reading (eng)

17:00 Gwyneth Jones: reading (eng)

10:00 Janne Kemppi: Animen ja mangan historia

11:00 Akateeminen kissatyttöpaneeli
Chairman Markku Mulari, Jenny Kangasvuo, Jari Lehtinen

12:00 Yhteisön perustaminen ja Animeunioni-paneeli
Chairman Kyuu Eturautti, Jouni Holopainen, Simo Simula

13:00 Kristinusko animessa -paneeli
Chairman Jussi Nikander, Otto Martin, Satu Kujala, Jari Lehtinen

14:00 Markku Mulari: Samurai japanilaisessa animaatiossa ja sarjakuvassa.

15:00 Marianna Leikomaa: Aku Ankka ja science fiction

16:00 Kuka päättää mikä on scifiä -paneeli
Chairman Jussi Ahlroth, Vesa Sisättö, J Pekka Mäkelä, Toni Jerrman, Kanerva Eskola

17:00 Definitiivinen erotiikka-paneeli
Chairman Petri Hiltunen, Hannu Blommila, Toni Jerrman, Vesa Sisättö

10:00 Fanzine Panel (eng)
How are fanzines doing today?
Chairwoman Cheryl Morgan (Emerald City), Ben Roimola (Enhörningen), Jouni Jukkala (Alienisti)

11:00 Internet ja scifi-fandom -paneeli
Chairman Kimmo Lehtonen, Sini Neuvonen, Marko Kivelä, Karo Leikomaa, Ben Roimola

12:00 Miksi naiset ovat parempia scifi-kirjailijoita -paneeli
Chairwoman Anne Leinonen, Sari Peltoniemi, Katja Salminen, Jenny Kangasvuo.

13:00 Seksiä? Väkivaltaa! Sukupuoliroolit Xena-sarjassa -paneeli
Chairman Pirkko Uimonen, Pauli Huuhka, Ben Roimola, Mari Kuosmanen, Antti Leimi, Outi Kervinen

14:00 Kehokeskustelu
Chairwoman Helena Sederholm

15:00 Kehokeskustelu jatkuu

16:00 Kehokeskustelu jatkuu

17:00 Bimbo-paneeli
Chairwoman Senja Hirsjärvi, Mari-Pilvi Junikka, Maija Mustonen

11:00 Cat ears workshop
You can make extra pair of furry ears to yourself. There's a material fee of 3e.

12:00 Cat ears workshop continues

13:00 Cat ears workshop continues

13:00 Risingshadow.net-miitti

17:00 Meet of the Finnish Tolkien Society
The Finnish Tolkien Society summer meet. Welcome to meet others and have fun!

14:00 Gosurori-picnic (weather reservation)
A Picnic for everyone interested of Japanese Gosurori/EGL culture and fashion. Dress in your most wonderful lace ruffle dress and enjoy the company! Take you own tea or juice mug and something to eat to share with others. Because of possible bad weather, we will meet at the hall and go to the picnic place from there.

12:00 Gwyneth Jones signing

13:00 yoshitoshi ABe signing

10:00 Suvi Niinisalo: Keijut suomalaisissa kuvissa ja mytologiassa

11:00 Gwyneth Jones: Guest of Honour speech (eng)

12:00 yoshitoshi Abe: Guest of Honour Speech
Mr. ABe speech is translated in to Finnish, but it is possible to ask questions and receive answers in English as well.

13:00 Suomalaisen fandomin historia -paneeli
Chairman Olavi Kanervisto, Harri Kumpulainen, Seppo Harjulehto, Eeva-Liisa Tenhunen, Osmo A. Wiio

14:00 Suomalaisen fandomin historia -paneeli jatkuu

15:00 Group Cosplay Awards, Single Cosplay contes
Welcome to show your cosplay outfit to the audience, which will vote the winner!
Please note that attendants have to contact us before the con! Contact form can be found at Animecon cosplay page.
Kyuu Eturautti

16:00 Ending panel: sex and parallel universes (eng)
Robin Hobb, Gwyneth Jones, John Clute, Toni Jerrman, Cheryl Morgan

17:00 Closing ceremony and individual cosplay awards
Cosplay awards
Drawing contest awards

10:00 Cosplay-paneeli
Chairman Mauno Joukamaa, Susanna Rosenlund, Kaarina Leppälahti, Johannes Honkasalo

11:00 Kääntäjät-paneeli
Chairwoman Marianna Leikomaa, Sauli Santikko, Satu Hlinovsky

12:00 Seurojen onni -paneeli
Chairman Shimo Suntila, Vesa Sisättö

13:00 John Clute: reading (eng)

14:00 Jari Käkelä: Asimov ja amerikkalainen ekspansionismi

15:00 Osmo A. Wiio: Science Fictionista tietotekniikkaan

10:00 Researching Science Fiction (eng)
Researching the fantastic!
Frans Mäyrä, Markku Soikkeli, Gwyneth Jones

11:00 Japani, nuorisomme tuho
Chairman Kyuu Eturautti, Elias Tanni, Jari Lehtinen, Jouko Ruokosenmäki

12:00 The author and translator talking (eng)
The difficulty of telling a story in a different language.
author Robin Hobb, translator Sauli Santikko

13:00 Spekulatiivinen Buffy-paneeli

14:00 Jonathan Clements: Early Anime and manga (eng)
A brief history of black and white anime, from rare wartime propaganda to the early days of TV. Warning: contains death, robot mayhem, and international terrorism.

15:00 Encyclopedia panel (eng)
Chairman Jukka Halme, Vesa Sisättö, John Clute (Science Fiction Encyclopedia), Jonathan Clements (Anime Encyclopedia)

16:00 Kaj Syrjänen: Eeppiset pahikset animessa

10:00 Sirpa Leppänen: Fanfiction

11:00 Pelit fiktiona ja fantasiana -paneeli
Chairman Jouni Holopainen, Frans Mäyrä, Mikael Kasurinen, Mike Pohjola

12:00 Kilpailujen kautta scifi-kentälle
Chairwoman Anne Leinonen, Mika-Petri Lauronen, Jarmo Karonen, Tero Niemi, Mari Saario

13:00 AMV contest awards, AMV panel (in Finnish)
Chairman Kyuu Eturautti, Ville Virta, Sami Juvala, Jani Kauppila

14:00 Tietokilpailu: Valehtelijoiden sf-klubi
Jukka Halme

15:00 Finncon 2006, Swecon 2004, Interaction (Worldcon 2005) and NoFF
Finncon 2006 is in Helsinki.
Swecon 2004 is in Sweden from 20th to 22nd August 2004
Interaction is 4th to 8th of August, 2005, in Glasgow.
NoFF (Nordic Fan Fund) sponsors one person each year to another nordic science fiction convention.

16:00 Star Wars fan films
The Finnish Star Wars FanForce Finland, Pilvikaupunki, presents Star Wars fan films: "The Planet With No Name" and other short ones.
The films are in English.

13:00 Manga drawing workshop
Anna Stenman and Essi Nopanen

14:00 Vuotava noidankattila forum meeting
Meeting of Vuotava noidankattila forum

14:00 Piirustustyöpaja jatkuu

15:00 Piirustustyöpaja jatkuu

12:00 Buffy fan meeting
Come and meet all the other Buffy fans!

13:00 Kontu forum meeting

14:00 Bookcrossing meeting
Find out more about bookcrossing in the meeting or by the info desk in the con!

15:00 Xena fan meeting