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9:00 AM		Registration 9:00 AM (14 hours 45 minutes)						Gaming 9:00 AM (15 hours)


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10:00 AM			Autographs with Van Allen Plexico and Deborah Millitello 10:00 AM (30 minutes)	Hucksters Room 10:00 AM (8 hours)		Paranormal 101: The Basics of Paranormal Research 10:00 AM (50 minutes)			Other Voices, Alien Shapes 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Boffer Sword Fighting (Children's) 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Star Trek Discovery: Our First Thoughts 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Robotics Team Challenge 10:00 AM (1 hour 50 minutes)	Moms in Fandom 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Series Reading: Downfalls and Shortcomings 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Working with an Illustrator 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Accessories!: Fleshing Out the Details of Your Costume 10:00 AM (50 minutes)		Author Readings with Dr. Dan Yezbik, Richard White, and Dr. Mike Phoenix 10:00 AM (50 minutes)	Hospitality 10:00 AM (16 hours 30 minutes)


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10:30 AM							Art Show 10:30 AM (4 hours 30 minutes)


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11:00 AM			Autographs with Jimmy D. Gillentine and Elizabeth Donald 11:00 AM (30 minutes)			In Memoriam: An Open Tribute 11:00 AM (50 minutes)			Alternate Religions 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Mask Making (Children's) 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Comic Books As Teaching Tools 11:00 AM (50 minutes)		Fan Run Conventions: Can They Survive in a World of Corporate Cons? 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Where SF Goes - Science Follows 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Editing: A Diamond in the Rough 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Cat Herding 101 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	Live Model Drawing with John Kaufmann 11:00 AM (50 minutes)	In the Name of Originality: Movie Remakes, Sequels, and Adaptations 11:00 AM (50 minutes)


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12:00 PM	Magic Mark and Magical Wanderings in Concert 12:00 PM (1 hour)		Autographs with Sarah Jude and Brian Katcher 12:00 PM (30 minutes)			Where is Everybody?: The Rare Earth Hypothesis 12:00 PM (50 minutes)			The Art of John Kaufmann 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Duct Tape Armor and Instant Costuming (Children's) 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Wonder Woman: Did DC Finally Hit a Home Run? 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Q & A with Archon 41 Media Guests of Honor Mike Zapcic & Ming Chen 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	The History of Pulp 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Major Spacer In The 21st Century 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Writing Modern-Day Monsters 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Cosplay on a Budget 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Quick Fixes for Artistic Mistakes 12:00 PM (50 minutes)	Author Readings with Elizabeth Donald 12:00 PM (50 minutes)


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12:30 PM					Mandatory Masquerade Meeting 12:30 PM (30 minutes)


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1:00 PM	C. S. Marks in Concert (CANCELED: Gary "MoFilker" Hanak Will Fill In) 1:00 PM (45 minutes)					Space Colonies and Planetary Chauvinism 1:00 PM (50 minutes)			Is This Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?: Are We at the Beginning of a Real-Life Dystopian Future? 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	The First Annual Greater Archon Children's Costume Extravaganza!!! (Trademark Pending) 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	British TV - Doctor Who, Class, Orphan Black 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Q & A with Seanan McGuire 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Why Cons Die and What We Can Do to Stop It 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Major Spacer In The 21st Century: How Did They Do It? 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Crafting the Dark Hero 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	How to Turn a 2-D Image Into a 3-D Costume 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Big Ideas: How to Attack Large Projects 1:00 PM (50 minutes)	Author Readings with Cat Greenberg and Walt Boyes 1:00 PM (50 minutes)


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2:00 PM	Cathy McManamon of Random Fractions in Concert 2:00 PM (1 hour)		Autographs with Eddie Wilson 2:00 PM (30 minutes)			Just How Close is The Technological Singularity? 2:00 PM (50 minutes)			Author Reading with Archon 41 Toastmaster Bryan Thomas Schmidt 2:00 PM (50 minutes)		Rick and Morty: Why We Love It 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	Comic Book Men: The Story Behind the Show 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	The History of St. Louis Comic Book Fandom 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	Stephen King: Is He Leaving Horror Behind? 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	Querying and Pitching: How to Track Down Literary Agents and Publishers 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	Masquerade Presentation Tips 2:00 PM (50 minutes)	Animation 101 2:00 PM (50 minutes)


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3:00 PM	Inner Darkness 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Autographs with M.R. Sellars and Cole Gibsen 3:00 PM (30 minutes)			A Moon City: Competition or Collaboration? 3:00 PM (50 minutes)		Give Me That Old-Time Religion: Why Are We So Fascinated with Magic? 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Dr. Slime's Mad Laboratory (Children's) 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	The Creative Process Behind Magic: The Gathering 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Character Creation: Perspective of an Artist and a Writer 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Dads in Fandom 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	The Mystery of H.P. Lovecraft 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Surviving (and Even Thriving) in a New "Cli-Fi" World" 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Costuming History 3:00 PM (50 minutes)	Art Material Snob: What Tools Are You Passionate About? 3:00 PM (50 minutes)


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4:00 PM	The Unusual Suspects 4:00 PM (1 hour)	Autographs with Seanan McGuire I 4:00 PM (50 minutes)				Paranormal Hoaxes: Terrifying Ghost Stories That Are Totally False. 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Percy Jackson: Favorite Greek Gods (Children's) 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Star Wars' 40th Anniversary 4:00 PM (50 minutes)		Travel and Conventions: Seeing the World, One Con at a Time 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Recurring Themes in Speculative Science Fiction 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Diversity in Genre Fiction 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Fitting Skills for Costuming Every Body 4:00 PM (50 minutes)	Comic Book Art 4:00 PM (50 minutes)


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4:30 PM					Art Auction 4:30 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)


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5:00 PM	Random Fractions in Concert 5:00 PM (1 hour)	Autographs with Cathy Hird and John Hornor Jacobs 5:00 PM (30 minutes)				Sexism in Science Fiction & Fantasy: Is it Improving? 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Propulsion with the Challenger Learning Center (Children's) 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Q & A with Archon 41 Gaming Guest of Honor Doug Beyer from Wizards of the Coast 5:00 PM (50 minutes)		Aiming for Kickstarter Glory: Tales from a First Time Game Designer 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Cosplay Contest (Teen) 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Tips For Writing About Things You Know Nothing About 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	The Dark Universe: New Universal Monster Movies 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Home Sweet Home: Setting Up Your Workspace 5:00 PM (50 minutes)	Aikido Demonstration 5:00 PM (50 minutes)


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6:00 PM							The Future of Humankind 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Lego My Monster (Children's) 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Everything You Wanted to Know About Zombification, But Were Infected Before You Could Ask 6:00 PM (50 minutes)		The Golden Age of Horror Comics 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Sex and Controversy in Young Adult Literature 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Promptopolooza Writers Workshop 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Problems and Questions From Young Writers 6:00 PM (50 minutes)	Degrees of Degrees: Formal Art Education 6:00 PM (50 minutes)


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7:00 PM							Our Favorite Board Games 7:00 PM (50 minutes)		Writing Scripts for Comic Books 7:00 PM (50 minutes)		Comparative Mythology 7:00 PM (50 minutes)	Asimov: A Beginner's Guide 7:00 PM (50 minutes)	Writing Death Scenes 7:00 PM (50 minutes)	I, Robot: Artificial Intelligence 7:00 PM (50 minutes)	Visually Vivid: Using Color in Your Art 7:00 PM (50 minutes)


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				Masquerade & Masquerade Overflow Seating Begins 7:20 PM (40 minutes)	Masquerade Overflow Room 7:20 PM (2 hours 40 minutes)

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8:00 PM				The Archon Masquerade 8:00 PM (2 hours)										When RPG Designs Go Rogue: How QAGS 3E Became Cinemechanix 8:00 PM (50 minutes)


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9:00 PM	After Masquerade Jam 9:00 PM (1 hour)													Goodbye to Generic Game Systems, Hello Adaptability 9:00 PM (50 minutes)		Dance 9:00 PM (7 hours)


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10:00 PM					The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening 10:00 PM (2 hours)							Geek Trivia 10:00 PM (2 hours)			Open Filk 10:00 PM (7 hours)


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