Convention Programme
The following is a list of our activities that we will be running at the convention. This page is constantly being updated, keep checking back for new programme items being announced!
Please Note
Some of these activites still require volunteers to make them viable. This can include being a panelist in discussion panels or supervising some activities. If you are interested in helping out here please email deb at ausdwcon dot org.
Session Timetables
Current Version: 4.3 (25th Feb, 2009). Individual session information is found after the timetables.
| Friday | Opera House | Roo Beer Brewery | Room 3B | Room 5B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.30pm | Union Meeting | Miss Susan’s Playtime | Cripple Mr Onion Tutorial | |
| 1.30pm | Competition of Death | Significant Quest | ||
| 2.30pm | A Guide for Con Newbies | |||
| 3.30pm | Future of Discworld | Juggling Workshop | Thud Tutorial | |
| 4.30pm | Planet of the Librarians | Werewolf | ||
| 5.30pm | Change venues to the IBIS (Therry St) | |||
| 6pm | Clearing of the Throat (Opening Ceremony) | |||
| 7pm | Trivia | |||
| 8pm | ||||
| 9pm | Songs of Myth and Legend | |||
| 10pm | Virtual Terry | |||
| 11pm | Bedtime Stories | |||
| Saturday | Opera House | Roo Beer Brewery | Room 3B | Room 5B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.30am | Union Meeting | Terry’s Shorts | Miss Susan’s Playtime | Costuming the Discworld |
| 11.30am | Sword and Armour Demo | Chaos Costuming | Significant Quest | |
| 12.30pm | Ephebian Philosophy | |||
| 1.30pm | Great Debate | Thud | ||
| 2.30pm | Wossnames | Juggling Workshop | B S Johnson’s Inventions | |
| 3.30pm | Folk Songs of Pratchett | Beyond Discworld | CMO | |
| 4.30pm | Troll Bridge | |||
| 5.30pm | Change venues to the IBIS (Therry St) | |||
| 6pm | Gala Dinner | |||
| 7pm | ||||
| 8pm | ||||
| 9pm | ||||
| 10pm | ||||
| 11pm | Late Night Lust Objects | |||
| Sunday | Opera House | Roo Beer Brewery | Room 3B | Room 5B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.30am | Hogwarts vs UU | Miss Susan’s Playtime | Werewolf | |
| 11.30am | Ask Me About Stamps | Significant Quest | ||
| 12.30pm | Sword and Armour Demo | Orangutans | ||
| 1.30pm | Union Meeting | Fencing | Anxietas Continuous | |
| 2.30pm | Fair Go Dibbler’s Charity Auction | CMO | ||
| 3.30pm | Thud | |||
| 4.30pm | The Apocralypse (closing ceremony) |
Session Descriptions
A Guide for Con Newbies
Never been to a convention before? Come along and find out the essential tips and tricks from experienced con-goers.
Anxietas Continuous
See what it takes to run a convention and the possibilities of NA3. Are you ready to take on Anxietas Continuous?
Apocralypse
The Closing Ceremony.
Ask Me About Stamps
Narelle Cairns, Official Discworld Flatalist tells you everything you need to know about the complex world of stamps!
Bed Time Stories
The tradition of late-night stories at a Discworld convention continues. BYO pyjamas.
Beyond Discworld
If you like Terry Pratchett you may also like…
Chaos Costuming
Need to throw together a quick costume? Or make some adjustments to one you’ve prepared earlier? Here we suuply the time and resources to do so.
Clearing of the Throat
Opening Ceremony, featuring Snowgum Films.
Competition of Death
CAN YOU SPEAK LIKE THIS?
Costuming the Discworld
Expert advice on creating costumes from Lynne Cook from the Australian Costumers’ Guild.
Cripple Mr Onion
The card game that often pops up during the Discworld books, now you can learn how to play.
Ephebian Philosophy
Can you shoot a turtle with an arrow?
Fair Go Dibbler’s Charity Auction
A variety of great things to bid on, all proceeds go to charity.
Fencing
The noble sport of Fencing, as taught at the Assassins’ Guild. Have a go, lose a vital organ today!
Foam swords only, foam organs at own risk.
Future of Discworld
Discuss where you think you’d like to see the series go now.
Gala Dinner
Food! Entertainment! More Food! (prior registration required)
Great Debate
Our debaters battle over the important issues, and for your favour.
Juggling Workshops
Train to be a fool.
Late Night Lust Objects
Who is your secret DW crush? Would Vetinari make most eligible bachelor of the year? Turn up for what promises to be an entertaining look at the other side of DW
Martin Pearson
Performing ‘Songs of Myth and Legend’ and ‘Folk Songs of Pratchett’.
Miss Susan’s Play Time
Fun activities for kids young and old.
Orangutans
Our very favourite primate from the disc has brought fame to his kind and a very special treat to our programme.
Planet of the Librarians
Like charades, but with an Ook.
Significant Quest
A fan-made game where you are a Discworld God, battling for belief, moving characters around the Disc as your pawns.
Sword and Armour Demo
Members of the New Varangian Guard demonstrate medieval armour and weapons.
Terry’s Shorts
Short stories, written by Terry Pratchett, read to you by some of our talented members.
Thud
Trolls vs Dwarfs! Learn to play and battle each other in this popular Discworld board game.
Trivia
Pit your Discworld knowledge against each other in teams in one of the geekiest battles ever!
Troll Bridge
Snowgum Films’ adaption of Terry’s short story Troll Bridge.
Unions
Join a Union and do your part for the team. Activities and more on how to gain points at Union meetings during the convention.
Virtual Terry
Despite Terry not being able to attend the convention this time we have managed to organise moving pictures of him speaking!
Werewolf
Werewolves secretly plot to kill off villagers by night and the villagers lynch each other by day.
Wossnames
Like blankety blanks but with… wossnames.
Suggestions?
For any questions or suggestions please go to the ‘Programme and Activities’ section of the forums or contact deb at ausdwcon dot org.