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