Friday 1 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

4:00 PM

Con Crunch

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Bruce Mai (Speaker)

Les Roth (Speaker)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

5:00 PM

The Journey: Living as a Traveling Artist

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

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...

7:00 PM

Making the Jump: Relocating to Realize Your Ambitions

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

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...

8:00 PM

Casual Costumes

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Moderator)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

Saturday 2 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

The Starting Point

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Speaker)

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

"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...

11:00 AM

Moon or Mars: What's Next in Space Exploration

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Speaker)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

12:00 PM

Space Force or Space Farce?

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Moderator)

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

1:00 PM

Space Elevators for Mars

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

The strength/lightness for the cables for a space elevator for Mars can be met with Kevlar®, a carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen polymer. The two ...

2:00 PM

Your First Masquerade

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Speaker)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

3:00 PM

Bionic Eyes: Science Fiction and Science Fact

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Jared Sies (Moderator)

5:00 PM

Orbital Ring with Space Elevators All Over the Earth

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

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...

6:00 PM

God's Demon Board Game (work in progress) Playtest

4 hours, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Game

You are invited to participate in the first public playtesting of a board game based on Wayne Barlowe's fant...

Sunday 3 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Pros and Cons of Privatization

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Speaker)

Ms Christine Nobbe (Speaker)

11:00 AM

In Our Own Backyard

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Moderator)

Ms Christine Nobbe (Speaker)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Speaker)

12:00 PM

Space Elevator for the Moon

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

The Moon rotates in a month, much ...

1:00 PM

Billionaire Space Race

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Ms Christine Nobbe (Moderator)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Speaker)

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Sessions

Friday 1 October, 2021

Saturday 2 October, 2021

Sunday 3 October, 2021