OT: Westermeyer Origin Events

I apologize for the off-topic post.

I am running some games and giving some lectures at Origins this year,
as usual.  Some on these lists may be attending Origins and may wish to
play in one of the games or attend one of the lectures.  The specific
events are listed below.

If you wish to learn more about ORIGINS 2005 check out http://www.originsgames.com

Event #1000 Battle of the Yalu, 1895
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2005
Time: 1800
Duration: 3:45
System: Ironclads and Etherflyers
Players (Min/Max): 1/8
Age Requirement: 13
Experience Required: None

The Great Naval Battle of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895! Chinese
Battleships versus Japanese Cruisers! (A straight historical scenario in
1/2400 scale) Sponsor:  HOT

Event #2187  A Very Fairy Christmas
Thursday, 30 Jun 2005
Time: 1800
Duration: 3:45
System: Fairy Meat
Players (Min/Max): 2/6
Age Requirement: 13
Experience Required: None

We must eat that jolly old elf! Cannibalistic Fairies plan to ambush
Santa Claus  Xmas Eve by hiding in the Xmas Tree. But Army Men come to
life to drive them from the tree and save ole St. Nick!

Event#: 2188 Blimps and Dinosaurs on Venus!
Friday, 1 Jul 2005
Time: 1800
Duration: 5:45
System: Space:1889 Soldier's Companion
Players (Min/Max): 2/10
Age Requirement: 13
Experience Required: None

Zounds! The beastly Lizardmen have kidnapped Ms. Abernathy and her maid!
British troops and American adventurers team up to save them before they
are sacrificed!

Event# 2368 First Blood on Mars
Saturday, 2 Jul 2005
Time: 1800
Duration: 5:45
System: Space:1889 Soldier's Companion
Players (Min/Max): 2/10
Age Requirement: 13
Experience Required: None

The Oenotrian Empire invades the British Crown Colony on Mars! The first
strike is against a British Fortress on the frontier.
Sponsor:  HMGS Great Lakes


Origins War College Talks.
Each last approximately 1 hour.

The Battle of Tora Bora, 2001 (Thursday, 8:00 am)
Description: A Vast gulf between Press perceptions and reality.  How
allies, logistics and terrain limited options in this Afghanistan
battle.

Culture, Warfare, and Military Professionalism (Friday, 8:00 am)
Description: Professionalism is a military 'good' , yet it is a cultural
construct.  This shows how culture shapes military decision makers, and
adds a seldom depicted invisible dimension to the battlefield.

Bio:
Paul Westermeyer holds an MA in Military History from the Ohio State
University and taught history for 8 years at Ohio State University and
Columbus State Community College.  He has also worked as a contract
historian for U.S. Special Operations Command.


--
"...How shall a man judge what to do in such times?!"
"As he has ever judged," said Aragorn "Good and evil have not changed since yesteryear..."
J.R.R. Tolkien, _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_

Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer@????????.net