Friday 27 May, 2016

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

12:00

Opening Ceremonies

1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

13:00

Steampunk Lace Mask Workshop

2 hours, 13:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Ms Sandra Durbin (Participant)

**Prior sign up required!** Please email DIY16@baycon.org to secure a spot. Come make a lace mask in the DIY room! (Materials fee of $2...

GoH Interview: Anastasia Hunter

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Moderator)

Anastasia Hunter (Participant)

Are We Alone In The Universe?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

Todd McCaffrey (Participant)

Arthur Bozlee (Moderator)

Tom Saidak, The Royal Manticoran Navy (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

The galaxy is old. Very, very old. So old that if there were other spacefaring civilizations they should have visited every corner many times- yet ...

Connections From The Past and How We Deal With Them

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Ja Shia (Participant)

Colin Fisk (Moderator)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

Hey, that creepy ex-boyfriend just found me on facebook. Wow! That beloved, long lost buddy is at an SCA event. Oh... you're THAT Sally! The good, ...

Applying "Kentucky windage" to technology development.

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Science fiction writers, space mission planners, and civic planers alike can focus too sharply on just one thread of technology development and mak...

Magic Vs. Religion

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Participant)

Teresa Edgerton (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Maria Nieto (Participant)

Costuming with Non-traditional Materials and Skills.

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Denise (Participant)

Jean Batt (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

How to Remember EVERYTHING!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

14:30

Friday Reading

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Star Trek - Why We Still Love It

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Ja Shia (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Moderator)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Irene Radford (Participant)

From The Man Trap to to Star Trek Beyond, the franchise has spanned 50 years and still captures new generations of fans. Our panelists talk about t...

Space for Opera

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

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

Tom Saidak, The Royal Manticoran Navy (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Some consider 'Space Operas' a derogatory term, but there are still plenty of us who love a good, action packed battle in interstellar space. Let's...

Cosplay is Not Consent

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jean Batt (Participant)

Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)

Anastasia Hunter (Participant)

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

What Kind of Planet Do We Want?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Human beings have been part the ecology for so long that a "world without us" would be utterly different than anything that existed in the past. Li...

Space For Our Differences

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

Maria Nieto (Moderator)

Terror in Outerspace: At the Intersection of Horror and Science Fiction

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Participant)

15:00

Greeting Cards

1 hour, 15:00 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

16:00

String Theory

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Sheryl R Hayes (Participant)

Fabric Coloring

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2.

DC v. Marvel

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Ja Shia (Moderator)

Bret Sweet (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

Building a Space Station

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Moderator)

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

Arthur Bozlee (Participant)

Irene Radford (Participant)

The Four Lords Talk Curseborn

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Simon Gatsu Sandoval (Participant)

Trowa D. Cloud (Participant)

Squall D. Ace (Participant)

Elnath D. Shanks (Participant)

Building the Instrumentality

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)

Dario Ciriello (Moderator)

Not Your Typical Superkid

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Moderator)

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

It's A Hat, It's a Brooch, It's a Faucet...

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)

Believable Spaces

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Zombie Apocalypse

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Moderator)

17:30

So You Want to be a Jedi: The 101 on Becoming One with the Force

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat Yulo (Participant)

Mary Boyd-Fisher (Participant)

With the resurgence of Star Wars fandom due to the release of the Force Awakens, more and more people want to create costumes from the Star Wars...

19:00

Meet The Guests

1 hour 30 minutes, 19:00 - 20:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Friday Night Magic

3 hours, 19:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

AE Marling hosts an enchanted evening of mana and mayhem. Learn to play the greatest fantasy card game ever made, or bring your casual deck and sli...

Open Singing - Friday

5 hours, 19:00 - 0:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

20:00

LARP: Garden Station Four (a)

4 hours, 20:00 - 0:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Garden Station 4 is an space station that orbits a previously uncharted, habitable planet. The station was built by a race that no one in the known...

Master of the Universe (A Dramatic Reading)

1 hour 30 minutes, 20:00 - 21:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Jon Del Arroz (Moderator)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Griffin Barber (Participant)

Stacy Ferguson (Participant)

Rhawnie Pino (Participant)

20:30

Alison Stern Concert

45 minutes, 20:30 - 21:15

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Participant)

21:00

Coloring For Adults - Friday

1 hour 30 minutes, 21:00 - 22:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

21:15

Karaoke/Casino

3 hours, 21:15 - 0:15

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Saturday 28 May, 2016

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

10:00

Kumihimo Workshop

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Colonization of Mars

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Kathleen, Self-employed (Participant)

Jay Freeman, Me ... organized? (Moderator)

Monks in Space

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Many monastic traditions stress the importance of silence and solitude. Leaving behind all the material comforts of Earth for the "final frontier" ...

Body Image & Diversity in Comics, Cosplay & Pop Culture

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Lori "lolorashel" Myers (Participant)

Marisa Garcia (Participant)

Gia Bomb (Participant)

Stephanie Otto (Participant)

Biological Sciences in Hard SF

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Costumers and Their Stuff

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Debbie Bretschneider (Moderator)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Jenni Brush (Participant)

The New Adult Coloring Fad

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Beckett Gladney (Participant)

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Writing Collaborations: Are Two (or more) Heads Better Than One?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Moderator)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

Karen Brenchley (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Joe King (Participant)

11:00

Autograph Session: Nieto and Stewart

1 hour, 11:00 - 12:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Maria Nieto (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

11:30

David Gerrold Reading

30 minutes, 11:30 - 12:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

David Gerrold (Participant)

Lightsabers For All Ages Workshop

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Participant)

Magical Mystery Panel

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Dario Ciriello (Participant)

Douglas Shepard (Participant)

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

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Tom Saidak, The Royal Manticoran Navy (Participant)

Tory (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Elnath D. Shanks (Participant)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Ms Sandra Durbin (Participant)

Kathleen, Self-employed (Participant)

JohnO (Participant)

Cody Parcell (Moderator)

Jenni Brush (Moderator)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Sword Fighting Lesson (1)

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

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

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

Women In Science and Engineering

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Eva Carrender, Carrender Robotics (Participant)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Karen Brenchley (Moderator)

Amy Phillips (Participant)

Evil to the Core: Villains in Sci Fi and Fantasy

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Moderator)

Setsu Uzume (Participant)

Christophe Pettus (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Sure, the hero gets the gal (or guy) and all the glory, but it’s the villain that does all the hard work. Where would Batman be without the Joker? ...

Non-biological pets

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Tom Galloway (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)

Dan Shaurette (Participant)

Not virtual pets, but actual walking, (talking?) Robot dogs, cats, and mini dragons? They don't poop and you feed them electricity, or sunlight, an...

Klingon 101

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Divergent Versus Convergent Evolution in Aliens: Which is More Likely?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Moderator)

Josh Powell (Participant)

Considering the possibilities of what aliens will look like if we ever meet them. Will they be bipedal mammals with opposable thumbs such as Star T...

If It's Tuesday, It Must Be A Wheelchair

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Anne Killpack (Moderator)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Not all disabilities have symptoms that are consistent from day to day. Panelists discuss the ups and downs of living with a disability that has it...

New art mediums-What is out there?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Moderator)

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

13:00

Autograph Session: Hartlove and Bohnhoff

1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Comets In Motion, "kids edition"

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Hands-on science activity involving making models and playing with materials to demonstrate how comets move and behave. This session of the DIY wor...

Searching for ET

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Seth Shostak, SETI Institute (Participant)

Black Holes, Space Warps and Time Machines: What the Movie “Interstellar” was Really About

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Andrew Fraknoi, The Fromm Institute (Participant)

Although black holes have become part of our everyday language, few people really understand the exciting science ideas behind the science fiction....

Gearing Up For War

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Setsu Uzume (Moderator)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Griffin Barber (Participant)

Depending on the time period, terrain, and the nature of the fight, you're going to need different kinds of kit. We'll discuss how human beings pre...

How Can Science Fiction and Fantasy Blend Well?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Participant)

Todd McCaffrey (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

Raising Kids In Fandom Culture

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Moderator)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

Playing Dress Up!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Stacy Ferguson (Moderator)

Rhawnie Pino (Participant)

Anastasia Hunter (Participant)

Next Year in New Jeruslaem: Religion and Expansion Into Space

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Randy Smith (Participant)

Tom Saidak, The Royal Manticoran Navy (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

Many religions have specific requirements, such as facing a holy site during prayer, or required pilgramages for the faithful. How do you do that ...

Horroraddicts.net

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Dan Shaurette (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

The most horrible people we love come together to get spooky! Join us as we explore the darkness of fairy tales and our book release Once Upon a Sc...

14:00

Autograph Session: Csernica, MacEwen and Wade

1 hour, 14:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Juliette Wade (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

14:30

Saturday Reading

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Dario Ciriello (Participant)

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Participant)

Andrew Fraknoi, The Fromm Institute (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Finger Loop Braiding Workshop

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Siege Engines For Small People

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2.

GoH Interview: David Gerrold

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Princess B, Charity 2nd (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

JC Arkham, The NerdVana Podcast (Participant)

GoH Interview: The Library Bards

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Jon Del Arroz (Moderator)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Costume in Fiction - Creating the total package

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Denise (Participant)

ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Your hero from another world isn't going to be wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt (most likely), nor will your altermate history ... come discuss the...

Frankenstein at 200: It's Alive!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Sarah Stegall (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Jason Malcolm Stewart (Participant)

Video Gaming Life

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

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

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Darth Solar, TRMN (Participant)

Douglas Shepard (Participant)

Entrepreneurship: How to Turn Your Art Into a Business

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Beckett Gladney (Participant)

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Bret Sweet (Moderator)

Elnath D. Shanks (Participant)

Christophe Pettus (Participant)

What's Your Style?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

jaymi elford (Participant)

Josh Powell (Participant)

Dan Shaurette (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

The good, The Bad, And The WTF of Cover Art

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

Megan O'Keefe (Moderator)

Deirdre Saoirse Moen (Participant)

Kathleen, Self-employed (Participant)

Forget judging the book by its cover, sometimes you can't even identify it. Our panelists discuss highs and lows and just plain weird in the world ...

15:00

Autograph Session: Gelineau and King

1 hour, 15:00 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Joe King (Participant)

16:00

Autograph Session: Ciriello and Powell

1 hour, 16:00 - 17:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Dario Ciriello (Participant)

Josh Powell (Participant)

Treasure Boxes Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Browncoats: Independence War

3 hours, 16:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

It is April in the year 2511. For 6 months, sixteen combat brigades of the Independence Army had held off an Alliance assault on the planet Hera......

Studying Science Fiction- Beyond Literary Analysis

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Moderator)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

Inejiro Koizumi (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Delphic Oracle

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jon Del Arroz (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Sarah Pugliaresi (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

Todd McCaffrey (Moderator)

Stacy Ferguson (Participant)

Marketing Ghettos

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Kyle Aisteach (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Publishing Wishlists

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Participant)

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

The X-Files: We're Back! And Spookier Than Ever!

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

Sarah Stegall (Moderator)

Matt Allair (Participant)

Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Participant)

Fourteen years after it went off the air, the beloved TV series has returned as a six-episode mini-series. Was it all that you expected? Or less? c...

Prospects for Interstellar Flight

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Howard Davidson, Facebook (Participant)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Jay Freeman, Me ... organized? (Moderator)

16:30

Taunya, Beckett and Paul Concert

1 hour, 16:30 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Beckett Gladney (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Paul Kwinn (Participant)

17:30

Candle holders

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Dwarf Planets

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

We made to Pluto AND to Ceres - what did our probes find, and what about all of the other dwarf planets? Does Triton count? What about Planet X? Wh...

Cliff Winnig Concert

30 minutes, 17:30 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Putting Sex In Sci-Fi

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

M Christian, Renaissance E Books/Digital Parchment Services (Moderator)

Christophe Pettus (Participant)

Inejiro Koizumi (Participant)

Todd McCaffrey Hosts, "Are You A Werewolf?"

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Todd McCaffrey (Moderator)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Stacy Ferguson (Participant)

Rhawnie Pino (Participant)

Charity Auction #1

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

18:00

Fred and Robin Capp Concert

45 minutes, 18:00 - 18:45

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

18:45

Margaret Davis and Kristoph Klover Concert

45 minutes, 18:45 - 19:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

19:00

Variety Show

2 hours, 19:00 - 21:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

The BayCon Variety show returns for its 3 rd year! Join our toastmasters The Library Bards on Saturday night. This year will put the V in variety, ...

LARP: Persephone's Gift

5 hours, 19:00 - 0:00

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

The Spacer world Persephone is in trouble. A mutation in the native life led to the collapse of Persephone's carefully managed environment. The atm...

19:30

Theme Circle: Space Ships

1 hour, 19:30 - 20:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

20:30

TRMN Task Group 91.1 Summit

1 hour 30 minutes, 20:30 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association is holding their annual summit of local chapters to conduct Group business, commission new chapters, ...

Open Singing - Saturday

5 hours, 20:30 - 1:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

21:00

Coloring For Adults - Saturday

1 hour 30 minutes, 21:00 - 22:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

21:30

Something Inappropriate With SallyRose

1 hour, 21:30 - 22:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

18 AND OVER ONLY, PLEASE! Dancingbones Productions presents an evening of utterly inappropriate indulgence. Join the Vice Chair and he...

Sunday 29 May, 2016

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

0:00

Eye of Argon

1 hour 30 minutes, 0:00 - 1:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

2:00

Dawn Patrol (1)

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...

8:00

Domestic Sales Of Yak Milk

1 hour, 8:00 - 9:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Participant)

9:00

Craft and Costume Swap

2 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 11:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

The swap is back! Bring your costumes, clothes, craft supplies, books, and other potential treasures you no longer need to the DIY room Friday or S...

10:00

Wooden Masks

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

GoH Interview: Lawrence Schoen

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Fight Choreography

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

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Karen Brenchley (Participant)

Cody Parcell (Moderator)

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

Storytelling In and Around Gaming

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Jon Del Arroz (Moderator)

Dario Ciriello (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Griffin Barber (Participant)

jaymi elford (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

Fantasy Tropes: A Writing Tool or a Story Crutch?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Jennifer L. Carson, Freelance (Moderator)

Kyle Aisteach (Participant)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Joe King (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Tired of princesses and dragons and swarming hordes overrunning fantasy novels? What about the questing orphan turning from farmer to prince? The i...

Truth In History

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

ZM Quỳnh (Participant)

Irene Radford (Participant)

Christian Services

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Randy Smith (Participant)

The Lost Solar System

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Jay Freeman, Me ... organized? (Participant)

Lasers and practical applications for Earth and Space

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Amy Phillips (Participant)

11:00

Autograph Session: Ross

1 hour, 11:00 - 12:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

11:30

Todd McCaffrey Reading

30 minutes, 11:30 - 12:00

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Todd McCaffrey (Participant)

Calligraphy Demo with Margaret Davis

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Strange New Worlds

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Michael Busch (Participant)

Sanjoy Som (Participant)

Keri Bean (Participant)

Spacecraft and telescopes have revealed a large number of strange places in the universe. We will talk about recent discoveries about new worlds, ...

Sword Fighting Lesson (2)

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

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Jeremy Tavan (Participant)

Sydney Thomson (Participant)

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

The Many Faces of A Story

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

David Gerrold (Participant)

Josh Powell (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Moderator)

Martian Law

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Candace Lowe, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

Parody Songwriting Workshop

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Moderator)

Xander Jeanneret (Participant)

Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Paul Kwinn (Participant)

Beyond Olympus and Asgard

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)

Juliette Wade (Participant)

Lance Moore (Participant)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

Bret Sweet (Moderator)

My Favorite Fictional Spaceship

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Arthur Bozlee (Moderator)

Chaz Brenchley (Participant)

Irene Radford (Participant)

Come on, admit it, we all have our favorite spaceship from fiction, whether the Planet Express ship to the Enterprise. What is yours? Audience part...

The Real Lab

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Moderator)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

Wordpress

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jean Martin, Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild (Participant)

Ric Bretschneider, Fanboy Planet (Moderator)

Deirdre Saoirse Moen (Participant)

12:00

Lawrence Schoen Reading

30 minutes, 12:00 - 12:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

Autograph Session: Mix

1 hour, 12:00 - 13:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)

13:00

A Chat With Lawrence Schoen

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

***LIMITED SEATING*** Sign up in Prog Ops to join a small group of attendees in a gathering with GoH Lawrence Schoen. (Who might swear...

Autograph Session: Marling and Radford

1 hour, 13:00 - 14:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)

Irene Radford (Participant)

Comets In Motion, "adults edition":

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Hands-on science activity involving making models and playing with materials to demonstrate how comets move and behave. This session will include "...

Fun With the Library Bards!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Light Saber Training!

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

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

GoH Interview: Chris Butler

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Cody Parcell (Moderator)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

Science Fiction From Scientists

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)

Andrew Fraknoi, The Fromm Institute (Moderator)

Paul Preuss (Participant)

We will review the role that scientists and people with science training have had in writing science fiction in the 20 th and 21 st century, discus...

Does That Come In Vanilla?

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Jean Batt (Participant)

Lance Moore (Moderator)

Heather Rose Jones (Participant)

Tory (Participant)

18 AND OVER ONLY, PLEASE! There's an inherent assumption that polyamory or homosexuality come paired with kink. Why is that and is it ...

Frakking Piece of Shaz-Bat

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Juliette Wade (Participant)

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Moderator)

JohnO (Participant)

Are made up swears and slurs acceptable in speculative fiction, or are they just a form of slipping crude language into stories without offending r...

Facing the Darkness

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Bret Sweet (Participant)

Skye Allen (Participant)

Maria Nieto (Moderator)

***This panel may not be suitable for children or sensitive persons. Strong triggers may be present. Please exercise your judgement in attending. T...

Batman v. Superman and things that make us Wonder

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Moderator)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Participant)

Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)

Evernote

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

ZM Quỳnh (Moderator)

14:00

Autograph Session: Hill and Saulson

1 hour, 14:00 - 15:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Participant)

Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)

14:30

Christian Fan BOF

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

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Randy Smith (Participant)

Daleks and Sonic Screwdrivers Workshop

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Participant)

The Force Awoke!

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Cliff Winnig (Participant)

Sarah Pugliaresi (Participant)

Darth Solar, TRMN (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Wonder Woman After 50

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Denise (Moderator)

Eva Carrender, Carrender Robotics (Participant)

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Space for Everyone

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Anne Killpack (Participant)

Pat MacEwen (Moderator)

Kathleen, Self-employed (Participant)

Is space for the able-bodied and neurotypical only? Or will some physical and mental challenges turn out to be adaptive? Perhaps better-suited to s...

How To Carve Out Time For Writing

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

ZM Quỳnh (Participant)

David Gerrold (Participant)

Josh Powell (Moderator)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)

Joe King (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Social Behavior Within the Fan Community- Stereotypes

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Lance Moore (Moderator)

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Participant)

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

Irene Radford (Participant)

Like with any social group there are forms of behavior that can stigmatize the fan community. Here we can discuss openly acceptable/unacceptable be...

The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System

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

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Andrew Fraknoi, The Fromm Institute (Participant)

Using spectacular images from space probes and the world’s largest telescopes, we will explore the most intriguing future “tourist destinations” am...

15:00

Autograph Session: Stegall and O'Keefe

1 hour, 15:00 - 16:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Sarah Stegall (Participant)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

16:00

A Chat With David Gerrold

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

David Gerrold (Participant)

Autograph Session: Umurhan and Fraknoi

1 hour, 16:00 - 17:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)

Andrew Fraknoi, The Fromm Institute (Participant)

Zombie Make-Up Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Eva Carrender, Carrender Robotics (Participant)

English Country Dance

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)

Kit, Contra Costa College (Participant)

Women In Space

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Pat MacEwen (Participant)

Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)

CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Participant)

Megan O'Keefe (Participant)

Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Participant)

Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)

Skye Alexander Concert

30 minutes, 16:00 - 16:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Skye Allen (Participant)

Costumes for Everyone

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Anne Killpack (Moderator)

Denise (Participant)

Fan Art

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Sumiko Saulson, Iconoclast Productions (Moderator)

Amy-Elyse Neer, The Art of Amy-Elyse Neer (Participant)

Anastasia Hunter (Participant)

Mr. Chris Butler (Participant)

Roosters Have Teeth!

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Moderator)

Elnath D. Shanks (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

The Space To Move Forward

1 hour 30 minutes, 16:00 - 17:30

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Fr John Blaker (Participant)

Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Participant)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

16:30

Mark Horning Concert

45 minutes, 16:30 - 17:15

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

17:15

Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff Concert

45 minutes, 17:15 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Participant)

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

17:30

Charm Bracelets

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Linguistics For The Storyteller

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Juliette Wade (Moderator)

Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)

This is more than a "how to write" panel. Language is everywhere in our stories: it's the vehicle we use to tell them, but also the engine that run...

Remembering Daniel

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Charity Auction #2

1 hour 30 minutes, 17:30 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

18:00

Theme Circle: Planetary Escapes

1 hour, 18:00 - 19:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

19:00

The Mirror's Revenge : SPECIAL EVENT

3 hours, 19:00 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

This year BayCon's annual dance will be home to a special concert of Snow White: The Mirror's Revenge (The Rest Of The Story You Think You Know). J...

Open Singing - Sunday

5 hours, 19:00 - 0:00

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

20:00

LARP: Garden Station Four (b)

4 hours, 20:00 - 0:00

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3

Garden Station 4 is an space station that orbits a previously uncharted, habitable planet. The station was built by a race that no one in the known...

20:30

Let's Pretend We're Famous

1 hour 30 minutes, 20:30 - 22:00

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6

Jon Del Arroz (Participant)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Participant)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Moderator)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

Cody Parcell (Participant)

Jenni Brush (Participant)

M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)

Is Cody a diva? Did Carrie really punch the paparazzi? Who *is* Susie's alter ego? Join our panelists for an evening of celebrity gossip- because w...

21:00

Coloring For Adults - Sunday

1 hour 30 minutes, 21:00 - 22:30

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Monday 30 May, 2016

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

0:00

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

1 hour, 16:00 - 17:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

17:00

Hiss And Purr

1 hour, 17:00 - 18:00

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

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