Monday 30 May, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

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Blocked (2)

8 hours, 0:00 - 8:00

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

2:00

Dawn Patrol (2)

3 hours, 2:00 - 5:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Starshine (Participant)

In the wee small hours of the morning we will honor the fandom tradition of song and companionship to light the darkest hours of the night. Join us...

10:00

I've been framed! (Workshop)

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Solar System Walk

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Let's Hike to Pluto! Dr. MacLaren-Wray leads an outdoor expedition to get a feel for just how big our solar system is. The group will ...

Lest We Forget

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Randy Smith (Participant)

Turning Your Character into Reality

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat Yulo (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)

Tory (Participant)

Virtual Worlds - Second Life's Second Life

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Dario Ciriello (Moderator)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Artistic Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Bay Area's Separated Fandoms- Why?

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Moderator)

Jim Partridge (Participant)

State of Comics

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Moderator)

Tom Galloway (Participant)

Failure of Imagination

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Arthur Bozlee (Participant)

The Crash of Spaceship 2 In October of 2014 the Virgin Galactic Spaceship 2 killing one of its two pilots. What happened? And what does this accide...

11:30

A Chat With Chris Butler

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Crochet Lightsabers Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Historical Costuming- Make it Perfect or Make it Pretty

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Ms Sandra Durbin (Participant)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Jim Partridge (Participant)

Stacy Ferguson (Participant)

Historical costuming frequently runs into a choice between modern aesthetics and precise historical accuracy. Panelists will cover a variety of vie...

How to get started as a voiceover actor

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

The Adult In Young Adult

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Princess B, Charity 2nd (Participant)

J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Moderator)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

YA: no swearing, sex, violence, or drugs. So your hero is a young boy who's just been thrown in among a bunch of space marines; can you really writ...

Building A Personal Brand

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Cody Parcell (Participant)

Jenni Brush (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

Turning a dream and a passion into a career isn't easy. M. Todd Gallowglas and his support team talk about how you go from having a small storytell...

Forget The Glass Slipper...

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Jean Batt (Moderator)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

Beth Barany, YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Mystery (Participant)

Get your creative juices flowing: what inspires you to Art?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Douglas Shepard (Participant)

jaymi elford (Moderator)

Irene Radford (Participant)

Is Serial Fiction Right For You?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Serial fiction has made a resurgence in recent years with the ease of publishing in the digital age. Instant recognition from fans and your writing...

My Favorite Horror

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Laurel Anne Hill (Moderator)

Amy Phillips (Participant)

13:00

A Chat With The Library Bards

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

How To Decorate A Galaxy Cookie

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Someone Else's Space

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Jon Del Arroz (Participant)

Kathleen, Self-employed (Moderator)

David Gerrold (Participant)

St. Michael's Demo

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)

How We End

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Randy Smith (Participant)

Setsu Uzume (Participant)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Big Bang Theory

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Princess B, Charity 2nd (Participant)

Douglas Shepard (Participant)

Tom Galloway (Participant)

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Moderator)

Art Auction

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

New Classics for New Readers

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Sarah Stegall (Participant)

Beth Barany, YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Mystery (Participant)

It's important and relevant to your wish to attract a broader, and younger, audience. Too often, when new readers express an interest, they're give...

Disability representations (or lack thereof) in comics, genre literature, film and television.

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

So You're Ready to Publish

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Moderator)

Kyle Aisteach (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Wasting All The Time: An Improv Comedy Podcast

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:00 - 14:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Join Jon, Dave, and Cody as they explain and explore their process of running an improv comedy podcast; they'll explain their own trials and tribu...

14:30

Artemis: Guest of Honor Exhibition Flight

1 hour, 14:30 - 15:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Monday Reading

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Bret Sweet (Participant)

Sarah Stegall (Participant)

Are Cons Good For Your Health?

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Moderator)

JohnO (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Con crud and con fatigue from improper self-care are real issues. Are there also positive health benefits to being surrounded by your tribe when yo...

Accessorizing Your Adventurer (Steamy or Otherwise)

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Sarah Pugliaresi (Participant)

Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)

Anastasia Hunter (Participant)

Lego and Table Displays

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Inejiro Koizumi (Participant)

Space To Lift Your Voice

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Jim Partridge (Participant)

Cyberpunk Revisited

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Participant)

30 + years ago people started prognosticating about what this time frame would look like. With the advances in technology and new politi...

We Came In Peace For All Mankind

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Kyle Aisteach (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

When did Richard Nixon first sign words like that? What was NASA's original mission and how does that inform the current debate over Earth-looking ...

Home Audio Recording

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Kinky and Geeky

1 hour 30 minutes, 14:30 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jean Batt (Moderator)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

18 AND OVER ONLY, PLEASE! Why do these seem to go together? Is it just a myth? Panel talk about the myths & truths of exploring our ge...

16:00

Closing Ceremonies