You Shall Not Pass!

Writer Guest of Honor was Larry Niven. 

Larry Niven and the One Ringworld to Rule Them All

David Bartell, Jack Hillman, and Larry Niven discuss world building. (Photo by Pete Bullock)

Jeremy Bulloch was the media guest of honor.  He played Boba Fett in the Star Wars movies.  The Boba Babe is a volunteer, who is holding an invisible weapon, and uttering infamous lines with aplomb.

Jeremy Bulloch and Barbara Debarry-Kesner

Bounty Hunter Bouncer

We Want You!

Catherine Asaro and Steve White

R2D2, R2KT, and headless Droid

Kuri

Other high-tech demos included rocketry and podcasting.

“Podcast Pete” Bullock divulges tricks and tips

“I am not Robbie the Robot!”

Cool Costumes

Equally Cool Costumes

Spat

Thadd and Shawn

Okay, here’s the edible, rotating, lit Ringworld Cake, in lo-res. Blair Grimm shows Larry Niven the creation that had both engineers and cooks drooling, while a tight conjunction of the Moon and Venus hung outside until the snow came.

Ringworld Cake

Niven Admires Ringworld Confection

Present Arms

DrummerZ

Recruiting Station

R2 Builders

Danger!

Dance to the Drummers

Musical Enchantment

Opening Ceremony Presentation

 

All photos copyright 2009 by David Bartell, except as noted.  High-res copies available for asking.  If you do not want your photo on display, let me know, and I will remove it ASAP.