WBC has excellent facilities to host seminars in the Hopewell Room at the Lancaster Host Resort. In 2011, we will offer several seminars in this room and other locations. We appreciate your support in attending seminars during breaks in your gaming.

	The Development of Axis & Allies Tu14-15 • Hopewell • Joe Angiolill Joe, who played a role in its development, relates the evolution of the best selling wargame of all time. He will display the first edition of the Nova game and his concept 1939 version that included the Chinese and French—a prototype that has never seen the light of day
	Creating Wargames We18-19 • Hopewell • Joe Angiolillo The difference between creators, designers, developers, players and playtesters. Joe has dealt with them all in a lifetime spent in the game industry. Designing (creating the prototype), developing (making it fun, playable, and saleable), and playtesting. He has funny stories about each from his past.
	The Origin of American Wargames Th18-19 • Hopewell • Joe Angiolillo The origin of American wargames is discussed with artifacts from the first mass marketed American wargame: Mahamot & Saladin by W. & S.B. Ives of Salem, Massachusetts in 1847 as well as several Parker Brothers offerings from 1895. The discussion then turns philosophical with comparisons of the Avalon Hill/SPI era as to which was more important: balance or simulation?
	Game Design Q&A Th20 -21 • Hopewell • Dr Lewis Pulsipher Game design doesn’t “just happen”. A designer and teacher describes the process of game design—not just a matter of “creativity”. You’ll be more successful if you structure effort. You need to understand the process in order to design efficiently, and there are helpful methods and software. Dr. Pulsipher (designer of Britannia and other games) teaches game design at the university level.
	Sandman Salute Th23-24 • Good Spirits Bar • David Dockter Join the Doctor and his ragtag assortment of sixth-place fez wearers as they toast what could have been were it not for outrageous fate and lousy dice.
	Career Gamer Fr14-15 • Hopewell • Stuart Wilkes Those same skills that make for a good boardgamer are an asset to many businesses, including the Center for Army Analysis, located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Stuart Wilkes, an analyst at CAA, will provide insight into careers available in operations research, modeling, and analysis. Part of his responsibilities include designing and conducting analytical wargames. He was launched on his present career path when a friend introduced him to SPI’s “Destruction of Army Group Center” in the Fall of 1973.
	Gaming & Ethics Fr18-19 • Hopewell • Joel Tamburo The discussion continues. How do the ethical standards we use in our everyday lives project into our gaming persona? For example, how do our everyday ethics affect the “stab” in games like Diplomacy? Is it okay to lie while playing a game? Should we separate our gaming selves from our selves in the outside world?
	WBC Videos • Lancaster Showroom Daily 23-24 • Debbie Gutermuth Revisit past WBCs with Debbie’s annual photo montage of years past that will help you relive those good times while creating new ones at WBC 2011. There will be no presentation—the video will simply be available for viewing nightly at 11 pm.
		Wits & Wagers Game Show Fr20-22, Sa19-21 • Hopewell • Scot Buckwalter & Rolinda Collinson Take a break for this 90-minute trivia event you can win without knowing any trivia. Seven teams of from 4-10 players compete to win prizes. Bring your own team or form one when you get there.
	B17 After Action Debriefing Fr22-24 • Hopewell • Dave Terry Get a glimpse of the madness or camaraderie (take your pick) that is the WBC B17 phenomenon. 20 years and still growing, this meeting of vicarious airmen rehashes the results of the missions just flown and awards prizes from an assortment of self-supplied theme goodies.
	Charles S. Roberts Awards Presentation Sa18-19 • Hopewell • Allan Rothberg The Charles S. Roberts Awards are presented annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. Allan Rothberg, one of the executive directors for the award committee, will announce the 2010 winners.
	Charles S. Roberts Awards Presentation Sa18-19 • Hopewell • Allan Rothberg The Charles S. Roberts Awards are presented annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. Allan Rothberg, one of the executive directors for the award committee, will announce the 2010 winners.