10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 14 hours
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM | 11 hours
- Feature
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Fan Lounge Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- Fri 1, 12:00 PM - Sun 3, 03:00 PM | 2 days 3 hours
- Feature
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 12 hours
- Feature
- Pagan Origins of Modern Holidays Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- 12 Angry Fen Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many cons have "juried" art shows or dealers rooms. Should dealers' rooms and art shows be first come, first served or should conventions screen...
- Panel
- The Social Relevance of Star Trek Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Many Faces of Sci-Fi / Fantasy Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Find your niche in this broad genre through an overview of steampunk, urban...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Developing Your Creative Brand Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Do you want to be a creative jack-of-all-trades, or do you want to be known...
- Panel
- Creating and Submitting a Portfolio Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- How does an Artist select the best pieces to represent their work? How much should you tailor your presentation to a specific customer? How is i...
- Panel
- How to Con the Con: Get Noticed in a Sea of Convention Booths Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Your Fannish Style, Or Lack There Of Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Help... My House is Haunted, Now What? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- An interactive discussion with the audience about any experiences they have ha...
- Panel
- Cardboard Minecraft Armor Contest Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Do you like MineCraft? Do you think you can craft that diamond armor in real life? Come make and show off your best armor or even ma...
- Panel
- Editing Without Pain Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Mixing Mainstream with Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Con Crunch Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Give Me That Old Time Religion: Why Are We So Fascinated with Magic? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dr. Slime's Mad Laboratory Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Orville: Love Letter to Star Trek Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- After a rough 2 seasons, is this the perfect time for The Orville? Star Trek love is ramping up again, will it spill over to interest in the Hul...
- Panel
- It’s Never Too Late: Becoming a Successful Writer After 50 Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- If you’re past your 20s and 30s, it may seem like it’s not worth it to tell your stories, but there have been many successful writers who have s...
- Panel
- Art In Black and White Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Paying the Bills: Pop Art, eBay, and What the Public Wants Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many artists need to start somewhere when trying to make it as an artist. Is there anything wrong with creating what the public will buy to help...
- Panel
- Writing Speculative Fiction for Children - Picture Books to Young Adult Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Not sure if you're writing a middle-grade or young adult book? Learn how to...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Lost & Found Studios Meet & Greet Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Journey: Living as a Traveling Artist Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- To fulfill your dreams, you have to do whatever it takes, and for some people “whatever it takes” is traveling extensively in order to promote y...
- Panel
- My World: Is It Sci-Fi or Reality? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Are you an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a nerf gun and try and shoot as many ducks as you can. Be careful though, our dog wil...
- Panel
- Extra, Extra! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Why do they insist on making us sit through the credits? Is there a point or is it just 'the way we've always done it?' Which extra scenes do we...
- Panel
- Merchandise Development for Gaming Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fans of games can be interested in much more than the game, and obviously smart creators will want to capitalize on that. What goes into c...
- Panel
- Adding Depth in Two Dimensions Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- That Wasn't Supposed to Happen! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Event
- Original Songwriting Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Angry Birds Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Filk Concert: The Homebrew Bard Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ryan makes his "Homebrew Debut" playing a mix of original songs, fantasy classics to sing along to, and maybe even some good ol' filk parodies.
- Filk Concert
- Give Me That Crowbar: Breaking Into the Game Industry Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making the Jump: Relocating to Realize Your Ambitions Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Sometimes you can’t make your career a success in your hometown. What do you need to consider when making huge changes like moving to California...
- Panel
- Coming Out of the Transporter Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Archon's Got Talent Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM | 50 minutes
- So you think you can sing? Come join us for a fun time and your favorite songs. There will be no judges, just come enjoy yourself and pick out y...
- Panel
- This is the Way Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- When the Believable Meets the Unbelievable: Weaving the Supernatural into Historical Fiction Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- It’s not easy to make your story set in the past really feel like it is, and then seamlessly incorporate supernatural elements without them feel...
- Panel
- Art As a Form of Protest Gateway Center - Illini A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- My Favorite Writer is a Jerk Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Writing Older Characters Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Deborah Millitello and Stevie Tisius Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Klingon Language 101 Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Klingon is one of the most widely known constructed languages on the planet. Learn pronunciation & the fundamentals of the Klingon language and...
- Panel
- Filk Concert: Cathy McManamon Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Casual Costumes Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- For Better or Worse: DC Movies Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- We've got three DC movies slated for 2022 in addition to the recent rendition of Suicide Squad and the Snyder Cut. Has DC started doing things r...
- Panel
- Designing Weapons for Costuming and Films Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Once and Future Kings Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Meg Elison and Jan Gephardt Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Filk Concert: Ars Arcanum Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Super Duper Heroes Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with Snail Scott Gateway Center - Illini A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Eyes of the Plague: Return of the Mad Poet Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Putting The Words In The Right Order: A "Fifty Shades" Line-Editing Demonstration Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
11:00 PM
11:00 PM
- Open Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- Sat 2, 12:00 AM - Sun 3, 12:00 AM | 1 day
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 15 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 8 hours
- Feature
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
- It's An Art Form! Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Starting Point Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- "Ideas are easy, writing is hard." How do you choose which ideas are worth pursuing? How do you decide when an idea just isn't worki...
- Panel
- My Creative Soundtrack Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Wand Making Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Marvelous: Marvel Shows on on Disney+ Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If...? with many more on the way. What worked, what didn't, and what do we expect from th...
- Panel
- Just a Pen: Creating Extraordinary Art with Simple and Everyday Materials Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Artist Guest of Honor Tai Taeoalli’s favorite medium is a regular ballpoint pen. It’s the imagination and method, not the material that makes so...
- Panel
- Online and Offline Markets for Your Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Mix and Match Mythos Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- As paranormal and urban fantasies have become more popular, writers have dipped into multiple cultures in order to make their stories different ...
- Panel
- Writing Groups: Are They For You? Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Thomas Stratman Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM | 4 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Convention Costuming History Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Moon or Mars: What's Next in Space Exploration Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Pros and Cons of Artistic Gatekeepers Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Mask Making Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Best Served Cold Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- An examination of the action film genre with a break down of key elements. Exa...
- Panel
- Creating and Maintaining a Successful Online Presence Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- After a successful career in the film industry, Media Guest of Honor Evil Ted has focused on sharing his knowledge with the world through the in...
- Panel
- Found Object Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Where do you find the objects? What adhesives or other materials work best for putting different kinds of objects together? How do you make it a...
- Panel
- Planning The Perfect Murder Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Setting Your Novel Within a Historical Event Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- How do you do good research without losing your mind? How deep do you need to go into the event and the background of the event without re...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Elizabeth Donald and Sela Carsen Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- How Game Masters Can Tell Better Stories Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Space Force or Space Farce? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Pioneers in Space and Time Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Would you go on a one way mission to Mars? A generational ship to the stars...
- Panel
- Duct Tape Armor and Instant Costuming Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Persistence of Monsters Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Some of our favorite monsters are remade over and over while others are one shot wonders. What's so special about the Universal Monsters, Godzil...
- Panel
- The Future of Gaming: From Tabletop to NFTs Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Burnout: How to Cope and Get Yourself Back Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Falling in Love While Dodging Assassins, Explosions and Impending Doom Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- How do you craft a believable love story and weave it in bet...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Lettie Prell and Stevie Tisius Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Hallway Costume Contest Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 3 hours
- If you would like to enter the contest, come in costume to our photo area in Center Hall B to have your entry photo taken. Th...
- Event
- Music as Therapy Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- That Guy's a Meme Waiting to Happen Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Space Elevators for Mars Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- The strength/lightness for the cables for a space elevator for Mars can be met with Kevlar®, a carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen polymer. The two ...
- Panel
- The Treasure in the Attic Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Mystery Sock Theatre 3000 Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Fixing The Not-So-Fantastic Four on the Big Screen Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- A Man of Many Talents: The Art of Tai Taeoalii Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Space Races Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Some stories have mankind becoming more and more homogenous until race is no longer an issue. Others have racial, religious and other groups all...
- Panel
- Writing Strong Characters...and We Don't Mean Lifting Barbells Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Learn techniques to make your fictional characters as memorable and unique ...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Jeannie Lin and Cole Gibsen Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- One Shots Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- How to Get Involved With Archon Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Every year, you say "I really want to help plan this awesome convention! I have such great ideas!" but then that's as far as it goes. Are you in...
- Panel
- Your First Masquerade Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Vacations in Time Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Gaming Hour Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Physical Effects vs. Visual Effects Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Guest of Honor Author Reading with Alma Katsu Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Using the Internet to Find Visual References Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- The internet is a vast resource but sometimes it can be too much or too difficult to find exactly what you're looking for. Our panelists will di...
- Panel
- Start Here: The Game Development Process Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Editing: My Way or the Highway Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- You've scored a book contract with a major publisher, but they want changes. Editors can't always be right, can they? Is there a 'li...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Quarter Shots Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- Designing Your Own RPG Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Making all the parts work together so your world runs smoothly. Defining chara...
- Panel
- Bionic Eyes: Science Fiction and Science Fact Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Our Band of Heroes Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- What's the proper balance for a team of heroes, whether they're supers or g...
- Panel
- Making A Better Fan Film Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Staging your own light saber battl...
- Panel
- Working with Massive Hits: How to Keep the Public Wanting More Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- When you are working with a world-wide phenomenon, interest doesn’t always last forever. How can you keep interest alive and the material ...
- Panel
- I've Got All this Great Art: So Now What? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Tarnish On the Golden Age Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- A lot of classic works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction are less than acceptable to current readers, either because of the writing itself ...
- Panel
- Frankly, It Sucks: How to Give Constructive and Kind Criticism Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Sometimes we just don't know what to say to gently break it to an aspiring author that their work is a flaming trash pile. Here's how you ...
- Panel
- Guest of Honor Author Signing with Alma Katsu Session 1 Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff Saturday Session Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have some suggestions? Want to share a great idea? Hated everything? Now's your chance to share your thoughts.There is another sessio...
- Panel
- Filk Concert: Random Fractions Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Avoiding Toxic Leadership in Fandom Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Then and Now: Remakes Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Taking Chances: Riding the Wave of Innovation Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- While it can be intimidating to try something completely different, it can pay off to take chances on new ideas and become a leader in innovatio...
- Panel
- Commercial Art Vs. Fine Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is creating one better than the other? They both might make you money and they both might be fulfilling, but how do you decide which is the one ...
- Panel
- Escape From Reality Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Epic Battles & Fights: How Do You Write That? Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Sela Carsen and Elizabeth Donald Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Art Auction Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- All artwork with at least three bids goes to auction! The Art Show will remain open for one hour after the auction closes to allow for pick up by b...
- Event
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- LARP 101 Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Come learn the basics of Live Action Role Play and debunk common misconceptions of the hobby with Lost & Found Studios, a Missouri-based LARP c...
- Panel
- Filk Concert: The Klingon Pop Warrior Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Orbital Ring with Space Elevators All Over the Earth Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- The conventional space elevator swings around the Earth in a day. It uses a single counterweight out at 60,000 kilometers or so, well past...
- Panel
- Social Media and You: How to Make It Work For You Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Propulsion with the Challenger Learning Center Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Transportation Technology in Kirby’s Fantastic Four Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Jack Kirby's transportation technology is interpreted across his decade-long tenure with Marvel's flagship title, The Fantastic Four, through th...
- Panel
- Just One More Page!: Creating Dynamic Suspense and Tension in Writing Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Keeping the reader excited and wanting more is the goal of every writer, so what are some techniques to help you create suspense and tension in ...
- Panel
- Surrealism for the Modern World Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Originally, Surrealism was a reaction to European culture in the wake of World War I, but many artists still find themselves drawn to and inspir...
- Panel
- Who Wants To Live Forever? Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fiction has depicted many different ways to achieve immortality, usually with some sacrifices required. Why are we drawn to tales of super longe...
- Panel
- Rewriting, Editing, and When to Let it Go Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Jimmy D. Gillentine, Deborah Millitello, and Donna J.W. Munro Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Why Are Dungeons So Fun? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- God's Demon Board Game (work in progress) Playtest Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 4 hours
- You are invited to participate in the first public playtesting of a board game based on Wayne Barlowe's fant...
- Game
- Sustainable Creativity Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Lego My Monster Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 25th Anniversary of First Contact: TNG's Big Screen High Point! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- A Creator in Hollywood: From Model-Making to Directing Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Archon 44’s Media Guest of Honor, Evil Ted, has had an extensive career in the film industry. Find out what his favorite jobs were and the ...
- Panel
- Artist Challenge: The Lightning Round Gateway Center - Illini A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Dead Tree Society Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Luke Skywalker Was a Slytherin: Team Dynamics In Popular Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Characters in teams tend to fall i...
- Panel
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Saturday Night LARP: ARCHONIA! DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours 30 minutes
- The king is dead, and open war is nigh upon Archonia. The crown lies in dispute as the lords of the great houses gath...
- Game
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Improv for RPGs : Interactive! Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have you ever seen Who's Line is it Anyway? Come learn some fun games and warm ups used by professionals to establish characters that can take your...
- Panel
- Shazam! The Marvelous Real Life Story behind the Captains Marvel Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Truth can be as strange as fiction. Author and comic enthusiast Matthew Barron...
- Panel
- My Secret Weapon for Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- There are the traditional drawing tools like squares, compasses and French curves. But maybe you prefer to draw your planet with a Solo cup. Wha...
- Panel
- I Fell In Love With an Alien Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Nobody Bends That Way: Writing Sex Scenes Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Retro Movie Screening: Guardian Of The Realm REMASTERED! Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 3 hours
- In 2006, Archon favorite “Evil” Ted Smith’s first feature film, Guardian Of The Realm, was released. Sadly, this ambitious project, created in t...
- Event
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Virtual Pros and Cons Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- During the shutdown, both individual authors and artists, vendors, and conventions attempted to operate virtually. Who did it well, and what flo...
- Panel
- Star Wars: The End of the Skywalker Saga Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with John Kaufmann Gateway Center - Illini A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Then She Said: Eliminating White Room in Your Prose Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- No white room! How many times have you started reading a book or story only to feel you are listening to a phone conversation because you can’t ...
- Panel
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Filk Theme Circle: "The Future is..." Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Writing the Fight Scene Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- When the action climaxes, you can't pull any punches. Get it right with the...
- Panel
11:00 PM
11:00 PM
- Open Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 18 hours
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Non-Denominational Worship Service Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Event
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 hours
- Feature
- Fannish Traditions Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Pros and Cons of Privatization Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- I Could've Done It Better Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Are you an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a nerf gun and try and shoot as many ducks as you can. Be careful though, our dog wil...
- Panel
- The Mandalorian: Sci Fi or Western? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Personifying Animals in Your Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- My Big Fat Geek Novel Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Guest of Honor Author Signing with Alma Katsu Session 2 Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Is the "Greying of Fandom" Still an Issue? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- For years, fandom worried about where the next generation of fans would come from as convention committees and attendees grew older. Now that ge...
- Panel
- In Our Own Backyard Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Storytime Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Never Give Up: Navigating Unexpected Challenges in the Publishing World Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with Stevie Tisius Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Worldbuilding with World Mythology Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- From selkies to mermaids to nine-tailed foxes, expand the bo...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Jimmy D. Gillentine and Brian Katcher Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Undetectable Alignments IRL: Creating Non-Toxic RPG Environments Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Lost & Found Studios LARP founders Kaylah and Sahil as they discuss common problems in RPG spaces, types of toxic players, and how they co...
- Panel
- Space Elevator for the Moon Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Moon rotates in a month, much ...
- Panel
- After the Bomb Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Angry Birds Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Way of the Samurai Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with Allison Stein Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Promptopolooza! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Grant Carrington and Meg Elison Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Tin Filker Contest DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Subject announced on the Archon website 1 week in advance. Write a song with at least 2 verses and a chorus or bridge. Perform it fo...
- Event
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Narrative Game Design Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Billionaire Space Race Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Rawr: Why Are We So Fascinated with Dinosaurs? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Gaming Hour Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Yes! Do Make A Scene Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Enliven your fiction with effective scene building in this interactive sess...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Kurt Pankau, Jan Gephardt, and Van Plexico Gateway Center - Cahokian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Translating Popular Music Into Klingon DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- A brief history of the Klingon language and the process of turning a song you know into a song worthy of a warrior.Panelists: The Klingon...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Multi-Crisis Of Many Dimensions Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Who handles alternate worlds better, DC or Marvel (or someone else)? Whose ...
- Panel
- Practical Effects and Props for the Stage and Other Live Performances Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Putting Your Money Where Your Art Is Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Lots of collectors justify the expense of their hobbies by saying they can resell what they've collected if they need to. Is that realistic at t...
- Panel
- Dead Dog Filk DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 3 hours
- Event
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Closing Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event