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世界華人科幻協會、全球華語科幻星云獎組委會委托副理事長、副主席陳楸帆先生全權代表協會和組委會出席將于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。凡參加世界科幻大會的協會會員及組委會委員，均可與陳楸帆先生聯系，共同開展宣傳世界華人科幻協會及全球華語科幻星云獎的活動。

世界華人科幻協會

全球華語科幻星云獎組委會

2017年8月1日

陳楸帆先生出席的部分活動場次安排

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.