Australian Discworld Conventions

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Programme

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Friday 12:00   Volunteer's Guild Beard Crafting
13:00   Guilds Introduction Witches Tutorial
14:00 Gentleman's Sport   Werewolf
15:00   Lyrical Literature Clacks Tutorial
16:00 Bollywood Dancing Water Orchestra Ankh-Morpork Tutorial
17:00 Martin Pearson    
18:00 Discworld Emporium    
19:00 Trivial Hour   Song Writing Workshop
20:00 Music With Rocks In World Tour Quiz   Sing-along time
21:00    
22:00 Virtual Terry    
23:00 Virtual Bernard    
     
Saturday 9:00 Virtual Ian & Jack    
10:00 Opening Ceremony    
11:00 Rob Wilkins    
12:00   Ephebian Philosophy Bloody Stupid Instruments
13:00 Morris Dancing   Significant Quest
14:00 Belly Dancing  
15:00 Troll Bridge Q&A   Juggling Ball Making
16:00 Juggling Workshop Discworld Broadcasting Company  
17:00   Thank The Gods You're Here Witches
18:00 Madame Threeswords Where's My Cow?  
19:00   Films Games
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Sunday 9:00   Anxietas Continuous Pratchettus Tomus Fanaticus
10:00 Burlesque Dancing Feedback Thud Tutorial
11:00 Charity Auction   Make A Stepper
12:00  
13:00   Desert Island Books Card Workshop
14:00 Fourecks Factor    
15:00    
16:00 Closing Ceremony    

Ankh-Morpork Tutorial
Learn to play Ankh-Morpork, or if you already know how – you’ll want to play anyway – the game’s designer Martin Wallace will be running this one!

Anxietas Continuous
The traditional discussion of what it took to run the convention, and how you could help the next one!

Beard Crafting
Bring out your feminine side and craft your own beard!

Belly Dancing
Dancing, with Bellies In

Bloody Stupid Instruments
Ever banged two frying pans together and made beautiful music? This is kind of like that but more complicated. For those that like to make craft and noise!

Burlesque Dancing
Yes indeed.

Card Workshop
Tania Lewis presents a Discworld card-making workshop

Charity Auction
Hosted by Pat Allan and Nick Heath.
Items from all over the world come together to sell themselves, raising money for alzheimer’s and turtles.

Clacks
The upcoming new Discworld board game by Backspindle Games (makers of Guards! Guards!)

Desert Island Books
Recommended reading for next time you’re stranded on a desert island

Discworld Broadcasting Company
Soul Music – the radio play, performed live!

Discworld Emporium
Reb Voyce, Ian Mitchell and Martin Wallace speak about all things Emporium

Ephebian Philosophy
Philosophical discussions hosted by Lisa Lagergren, Steve Lewis and Ilona Bartsch.

Feedback
Time to meet with the organisers and tell them how you would have done it better.

Films
Catch up on various Discworld related video – stage productions, films and cartoons.

Fourecks Factor
The cumulative event for this convention’s festival theme. There’s still a chance to put together an act and compete at this final extra-ordinary show.

Gentleman’s Sport
or swords for posh types
See a demonstration of fencing, learn about dodging, parrying, thrusting and toucheing.

Guilds Introduction
Gather together to learn the ins and outs of guilds, plot and plan. Arrange further meeting times.

Juggling Ball Making
Make your own juggling balls in preparation for the juggling workshop. If you want to be a real fool you’ve got to have them.

Juggling Workshop
Learn to juggle like a real fool!

Lyrical Literature
A singing challenge. We provide the lyrics – straight from Discworld – you provide the music!

Madame Threeswords
Unfortunately the wax museum couldn’t make it this year, so we’re looking for volunteers to stand in and pose for photos. That’s right this is your chance to imitate real wax dummies!

Make A Stepper
As seen in The Long Earth!

Martin Pearson
Idem vetus cacas, cum aliqua nova cacas

Morris Dancing
Tania Lewis presents a short interview with a UK Morris champion, followed by teaching you how to Morris Dance!

Music With Rocks In World Tour Quiz
Join the Band with Rocks In on their World Tour of Discworld. With your group of like-minded music fans, answer quiz questions about Discworld locations and Roundworld music. No singing required.

Pratchettus Tomus Fanaticus
The book club, based in Dymocks Melbourne, discusses Pyramids.

Quaff ‘n’ Scoff
From 7pm Saturday – in the Ball Room

Rob Wilkins
Terry’s P.A. speaks.

Significant Quest
A board game by Ambivalent Overlord Games where you play as a God of the Disc, playing with the lives of mortals.

Sing A Long Time
Free singing time. Buskers may not fine anyone during this period. BYO earplugs.

Song Writing Workshop
Martin Pearson hosts a class on song writing, satire his speciality.

Thank The Gods You’re Here
Improv theatre – jump in and have a go!

Thud Tutorial
Danny Sag teaches Thud to Trolls and Dwarfs alike.

Trivial Hour
warm up fun and games, time to get seated, meet your team and start your braincells charging.

Troll Bridge Q&A
Daniel Knight brings cast and crew from Troll Bridge to receive questions and discuss their epic film! Moderated by Martin Pearson.
Featuring:
Don Bridges – Cohen the Barbarian
Troy Larkin – Rincewind / Beryl
John Jenkins – Mica / Captain in Run Rincewind Run!
Ahren Morris – Producer of Troll Bridge

Virtual Bernard
Bernard Pearson, the cunning artificer, comes to us by magic of omniscope.

Virtual Ian & Jack
Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, of Science of Discworld fame (and other sciencey things), speak to us from across roundworld.

Virtual Terry
Sir Terry makes his appearance!

Volunteer’s Guild
Want to help out – we’d appreciate it! Or if you’ve Already volunteered, come along to meet with others and organisers.

Water Orchestra
Tania Lewis presents a water orchestra, and gives a tutorial on how to play music on glass yourself!

Werewolf
Pat Allan teaches werewolf – a game of fear and paranoia – a convention favourite!

Where’s My Cow?
Kerry Hughes reads Where’s My Cow? At 6 o’clock, of course.

Witches
Martin Wallace of Treefrog Games presents his brand new Discworld game for the first time in it’s near-to-published state!